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NYL Investors LLC

New York, NYSEC-registered investment adviserCRD 169553

Filed as NYL INVESTORS LLC

NYL Investors LLC is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm in New York, NY, registered since 2013, reporting over $5 billion in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated August 6, 2026.

12 years
registered since 2013
$329,199,595,529
assets under management
4 arrangements
Percentage of assets, Fixed fees and more
2
disclosure items (Item 11)

Quick answers

From the filing

How is NYL Investors LLC compensated?

On its Form ADV (Item 5.E, October 2026), NYL Investors LLC reports these compensation arrangements: a percentage of assets under its management; fixed fees (other than subscription fees); performance-based fees; other. The amounts are in Item 5 of its Form ADV Part 2A brochure.

Where is NYL Investors LLC located?

NYL Investors LLC's principal office is in New York, NY, according to its Form ADV; the September 2026 filing also lists 6 other offices (Schedule D, Section 1.F).

Is NYL Investors LLC registered with the SEC or a state?

NYL Investors LLC is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm, registered since 2013. Status as filed: Approved. CRD 169553.

How much does NYL Investors LLC manage?

NYL Investors LLC reports $329,199,595,529 in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated August 6, 2026 (100% discretionary).

How have NYL Investors LLC's assets and staff changed since 2021?

In the Form ADV data for NYL Investors LLC: Regulatory assets under management: $268,952,440,050 in the October 2021 data and $329,199,595,529 in the October 2026 data, up 22%. Total employees: 301 in October 2021 and 301 in October 2026. Assets under management move with markets as well as with clients coming and going.

What types of clients does NYL Investors LLC serve?

By number of clients on Form ADV Item 5.D: insurance companies (14); pooled investment vehicles (other than investment companies and business development companies) (11); investment companies (9).

Which custodians does NYL Investors LLC use?

NYL Investors LLC's most recent Form ADV filing (Schedule D, Section 5.K(3)) lists JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. and The Bank of New York Mellon as custodians holding 10% or more of its separately managed account assets.

Does NYL Investors 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/169553

What changed in NYL Investors LLC's recent Form ADV filings?

In the April 2026 filing data: Its Item 11 disclosure answers changed. Changed its office addresses in Chicago, IL. Changed its office addresses in Dallas, TX. Changed its office addresses in London. Registered or notice-filed in IA. 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
  • Fixed fees (other than subscription fees)
  • Performance-based fees
  • Other

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 2A

The brochure lists different fees for different services or strategies. See the firm's brochure (dated August 6, 2026) for its fees and any account minimum, on the SEC's IAPD site.

Regulatory assets under management

Item 5.F
$329,199,595,529

$329,199,595,529 as of October 2026, filing dated August 6, 2026.

Discretionary: $328,074,248,110.Non-discretionary: $1,125,347,419.

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.D
Investment companies
Clients 9 Assets $5,807,751,591 (2%)
Pooled investment vehicles (other than investment companies and business development companies)
Clients 11 Assets $4,261,985,391 (1%)
Charitable organizations
Clients Fewer than 5 Assets $74,062,324 (0%)
Insurance companies
Clients 14 Assets $318,720,022,200 (97%)
Corporations or other businesses not listed above
Clients Fewer than 5 Assets $9,451,685 (0%)
Other
Clients Fewer than 5 Assets $326,322,338 (0%)

A 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)
  • Portfolio management for businesses (other than small businesses) or institutional clients

Registration and firm details

Items 1, 2, 5
Registration
SEC-registered investment adviser. Status as filed: Approved.
Registered since
2013 (12 years)
Employees
Total: 301. Performing investment advisory functions: 189.
Wrap fee program participation
No.
Custodians (Schedule D, Section 5.K(3))

Custodians holding 10% or more of the firm's separately managed account assets, as filed on Form ADV (Schedule D, Section 5.K(3)). A custodian holds client assets; it does not endorse or supervise the firm. AdvisorCensus has no relationship with any custodian.

Other offices (Schedule D, Section 1.F)
6 other offices, as of the September 2026 filing
Atlanta, GAChicago, ILDallas, TXLebanon, NJLondonSan Francisco, CA
States registered or notice-filed
11 states or jurisdictions
AZCADEGAIAILNJNYOKPATX

SEC-registered investment advisers are examined by the SEC. SEC, state, and exempt registration

Disclosures

Item 11

2 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
$269B 2021 $277B 2022 $292B 2023 $301B 2024 $312B 2025 $329B 2026
Data periodAssets under managementEmployeesFiling dated
October 2026$329,199,595,529301August 6, 2026
October 2025$312,155,849,243304July 10, 2025
October 2024$300,897,738,311312March 28, 2024
October 2023$291,885,443,528307July 5, 2023
October 2022$277,176,221,883297May 9, 2022
October 2021$268,952,440,050301March 31, 2021

Regulatory assets under management: $268,952,440,050 in the October 2021 data and $329,199,595,529 in the October 2026 data, up 22%.

Total employees: 301 in October 2021 and 301 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
  1. April 2026
    • Its Item 11 disclosure answers changed.
    • Changed its office addresses in Chicago, IL.
    • Changed its office addresses in Dallas, TX.
    • Changed its office addresses in London.
    • Registered or notice-filed in IA.
    • Updated its list of owners and control persons (Schedule A).
  2. February 2026
    • 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.I
newyorklifeinvestments.com/who-we-are/our-global-boutiques/nyl-investors

Source: Form ADV, as of October 2026. Values appear as filed; a value the firm did not report is shown as "Not reported."

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