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Nuveen Fund Advisors, LLC is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm in Chicago, IL, registered since 1978, reporting over $5 billion in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated March 30, 2026.
Quick answers
From the filingHow is Nuveen Fund Advisors, LLC compensated?
On its Form ADV (Item 5.E, October 2026), Nuveen Fund Advisors, LLC reports these compensation arrangements: a percentage of assets under its management.
Where is Nuveen Fund Advisors, LLC located?
Nuveen Fund Advisors, LLC's principal office is in Chicago, IL, according to its Form ADV; the April 2026 filing also lists 5 other offices (Schedule D, Section 1.F).
Is Nuveen Fund Advisors, LLC registered with the SEC or a state?
Nuveen Fund Advisors, LLC is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm, registered since 1978. Status as filed: Approved. CRD 104626.
How much does Nuveen Fund Advisors, LLC manage?
Nuveen Fund Advisors, LLC reports $186,250,952,275 in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated March 30, 2026 (100% discretionary).
How have Nuveen Fund Advisors, LLC's assets and staff changed since 2021?
In the Form ADV data for Nuveen Fund Advisors, LLC: Regulatory assets under management: $156,522,830,283 in the October 2021 data and $186,250,952,275 in the October 2026 data, up 19%. Total employees: 113 in October 2021 and 137 in October 2026. Assets under management move with markets as well as with clients coming and going.
What types of clients does Nuveen Fund Advisors, LLC serve?
By number of clients on Form ADV Item 5.D: investment companies (142); pooled investment vehicles (other than investment companies and business development companies) (93).
Does Nuveen Fund Advisors, LLC report any disciplinary disclosures?
Reports 2 disclosure items on Form ADV Item 11: yes answers to 11.D(2) (another regulator's finding of a violation) and 11.D(4) (another regulator's order in the past ten years). Each question covers the firm and its advisory affiliates, and one event can produce several yes answers. The detail of any item is on the firm's SEC record: https://adviserinfo.sec.gov/firm/summary/104626
What changed in Nuveen Fund Advisors, LLC's recent Form ADV filings?
In the April 2026 filing data: Employees performing advisory functions went from 26 to 25. Regulatory assets under management went from $162,627,163,218 to $186,250,952,275 (+15%). Updated its list of owners and control persons (Schedule A).
From the Form ADV filing
Every figure below is as the firm filed it with regulators, as of October 2026.
How the firm is compensated
Item 5.E- A percentage of assets under your management
Item 5.E lists how the firm is compensated for its advice; Items 5.B, 6.A, and 7.A show whether its people or related companies can also earn commissions. Percentage of assets, fixed, hourly, subscription, and performance-based fees come from clients (a performance-based fee depends on investment results); commissions come with a sale or a trade, often from the company behind the product. How fees, commissions, and other arrangements differ
Fees and minimums
Form ADV Part 2ASee the firm's brochure (dated March 30, 2026) for its fees and any account minimum, on the SEC's IAPD site.
Regulatory assets under management
Item 5.F$186,250,952,275 as of October 2026, filing dated March 30, 2026.
A measure of scale, not skill or returns. Discretionary means the firm decides trades; non-discretionary means clients approve each one. What assets under management means
Who the firm serves
Item 5.DA firm with no individual clients is an institutional manager even if it manages billions; the mix tells you whom the practice is built around.
Advisory services
Item 5.G- Portfolio management for investment companies (and business development companies)
- Portfolio management for pooled investment vehicles (other than investment companies)
- Selection of other advisers (including private fund managers)
Registration and firm details
Items 1, 2, 5- Registration
- SEC-registered investment adviser. Status as filed: Approved.
- Registered since
- 1978 (47 years)
- Employees
- Total: 137. Performing investment advisory functions: 25.
- Wrap fee program participation
- No.
- Other offices (Schedule D, Section 1.F)
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5 other offices, as of the April 2026 filing
- States registered or notice-filed
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53 states or jurisdictions
SEC-registered investment advisers are examined by the SEC. SEC, state, and exempt registration
Disclosures
Item 112 Reports 2 disclosure items on Form ADV Item 11. View on IAPD.
Questions answered yes on this filing
Regulatory matters Items 11.C to 11.G
- 11.D(2) Has another federal regulator, a state regulator, or a foreign financial regulator ever found that the firm or an advisory affiliate was involved in a violation of investment-related regulations or statutes?
- 11.D(4) In the past ten years, has another federal regulator, a state regulator, or a foreign financial regulator entered an order against the firm or an advisory affiliate in connection with investment-related activity?
Each question covers the firm and its advisory affiliates: its current employees other than clerical staff, its officers, partners, and directors, and anyone who controls the firm or is controlled by it. One event can produce yes answers to several questions. SEC-registered advisers and exempt reporting advisers may leave out events more than ten years old, and may answer 11.A(2) and 11.B(2) for pending charges only. What happened, and who was involved, is on the Disclosure Reporting Pages of the IAPD record. Reading a firm's disclosures
Assets and staff over time
Items 5.A, 5.F| Data period | Assets under management | Employees | Filing dated |
|---|---|---|---|
| October 2026 | $186,250,952,275 | 137 | March 30, 2026 |
| October 2025 | $162,627,163,218 | 138 | March 28, 2025 |
| October 2024 | $150,368,021,677 | 146 | March 28, 2024 |
| October 2023 | $147,653,381,466 | 146 | September 19, 2023 |
| October 2022 | $193,585,929,896 | 125 | July 21, 2022 |
| October 2021 | $156,522,830,283 | 113 | March 30, 2021 |
Regulatory assets under management: $156,522,830,283 in the October 2021 data and $186,250,952,275 in the October 2026 data, up 19%.
Total employees: 113 in October 2021 and 137 in October 2026.
As filed in each year's data for the same month. Assets under management move with markets as well as with clients coming and going; they measure scale, not skill or returns. Most firms update these figures once a year.
Changes in the filing
Last 12 months- April 2026
- Employees performing advisory functions went from 26 to 25.
- Regulatory assets under management went from $162,627,163,218 to $186,250,952,275 (+15%).
- Updated its list of owners and control persons (Schedule A).
Compared month to month from the SEC's monthly adviser data and the state compilation feed. Owners and control persons are summarized, never named.
Websites listed on Form ADV
Item 1.ISource: Form ADV, as of October 2026. Values appear as filed; a value the firm did not report is shown as "Not reported."
Cite this page
AdvisorCensus. Nuveen Fund Advisors, LLC (CRD 104626): Form ADV filing data as of October 2026. https://advisorcensus.com/firm/nuveen-fund-advisors-llc-chicago-il-104626