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Patrick M. Sweeney & Associates, Inc

Libertyville, ILSEC-registered investment adviserCRD 112802

Filed as PATRICK M. SWEENEY & ASSOCIATES, INC

Patrick M. Sweeney & Associates, Inc is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm in Libertyville, IL, registered since 2020, reporting $100 million to $500 million in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated March 25, 2026.

6 years
registered since 2020
$252,538,390
assets under management
3 arrangements
Percentage of assets, Hourly and more
None
disclosure items (Item 11)

Quick answers

From the filing

How is Patrick M. Sweeney & Associates, Inc compensated?

On its Form ADV (Item 5.E, October 2026), Patrick M. Sweeney & Associates, Inc reports these compensation arrangements: a percentage of assets under its management; hourly charges; fixed fees (other than subscription fees).

Where is Patrick M. Sweeney & Associates, Inc located?

Patrick M. Sweeney & Associates, Inc's principal office is in Libertyville, IL, according to its Form ADV; the April 2026 filing also lists 1 other office (Schedule D, Section 1.F).

Is Patrick M. Sweeney & Associates, Inc registered with the SEC or a state?

Patrick M. Sweeney & Associates, Inc is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm, registered since 2020. Status as filed: Approved. CRD 112802.

How much does Patrick M. Sweeney & Associates, Inc manage?

Patrick M. Sweeney & Associates, Inc reports $252,538,390 in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated March 25, 2026 (100% discretionary).

How have Patrick M. Sweeney & Associates, Inc's assets and staff changed since 2021?

In the Form ADV data for Patrick M. Sweeney & Associates, Inc: Regulatory assets under management: $136,661,067 in the October 2021 data and $252,538,390 in the October 2026 data, up 85%. Total employees: 2 in October 2021 and 2 in October 2026. Assets under management move with markets as well as with clients coming and going.

What types of clients does Patrick M. Sweeney & Associates, Inc serve?

By number of clients on Form ADV Item 5.D: high net worth individuals (55); individuals (other than high net worth individuals) (31).

Which custodians does Patrick M. Sweeney & Associates, Inc use?

Patrick M. Sweeney & Associates, Inc's most recent Form ADV filing (Schedule D, Section 5.K(3)) lists Charles Schwab & Co. as a custodian holding 10% or more of its separately managed account assets.

Does Patrick M. Sweeney & Associates, Inc report any disciplinary disclosures?

Reports no disclosure items on Form ADV Item 11. The detail of any item is on the firm's SEC record: https://adviserinfo.sec.gov/firm/summary/112802

Does Patrick M. Sweeney & Associates, Inc state an account minimum?

Its Form ADV Part 2A brochure dated March 25, 2026 says: "The minimum new account size is $500,000 of assets under management. Patrick M. Sweeney & Associates, Inc. has the discretion to waive the account minimum."

What changed in Patrick M. Sweeney & Associates, Inc's recent Form ADV filings?

In the April 2026 filing data: Regulatory assets under management went from $217,183,226 to $252,538,390 (+16%). Added an office in Arlington Heights, IL. Registered or notice-filed in FL.

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
  • Hourly charges
  • Fixed fees (other than subscription fees)

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 brochure for them.

Account minimum: $500,000 (the brochure says it may be waived or negotiated)

The brochure's wording
The minimum new account size is $500,000 of assets under management. Patrick M. Sweeney & Associates, Inc. has the discretion to waive the account minimum.

As stated in the firm's Form ADV Part 2A brochure dated March 25, 2026. Fees can differ by service and may be negotiable; the brochure is the complete statement. Read the brochure on the SEC's IAPD site

Regulatory assets under management

Item 5.F
$252,538,390

$252,538,390 as of October 2026, filing dated March 25, 2026.

Discretionary: $251,351,930.Non-discretionary: $1,186,460.

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
Individuals (other than high net worth individuals)
Clients 31 Assets $14,546,742 (6%)
High net worth individuals
Clients 55 Assets $237,991,648 (94%)
Banking or thrift institutions
Clients 0 Assets $0 (0%)
Investment companies
Clients 0 Assets $0 (0%)
Business development companies
Clients 0 Assets $0 (0%)
Pooled investment vehicles (other than investment companies and business development companies)
Clients 0 Assets $0 (0%)
Pension and profit sharing plans (but not the plan participants or government pension plans)
Clients 0 Assets $0 (0%)
Charitable organizations
Clients 0 Assets $0 (0%)
State or municipal government entities (including government pension plans)
Clients 0 Assets $0 (0%)
Other investment advisers
Clients 0 Assets $0 (0%)
Insurance companies
Clients 0 Assets $0 (0%)
Sovereign wealth funds and foreign official institutions
Clients 0 Assets $0 (0%)
Corporations or other businesses not listed above
Clients 0 Assets $0 (0%)
Other
Clients 0 Assets $0 (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
  • Financial planning services
  • Portfolio management for individuals and/or small businesses

Registration and firm details

Items 1, 2, 5
Registration
SEC-registered investment adviser. Status as filed: Approved.
Registered since
2020 (6 years)
Employees
Total: 2. Performing investment advisory functions: 2.
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)
1 other office, as of the April 2026 filing
Arlington Heights, IL
States registered or notice-filed
4 states or jurisdictions
FLILLATX

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

Disclosures

Item 11

None Reports no disclosure items on Form ADV Item 11. View on IAPD.

Item 11 asks about criminal, regulatory, and civil events involving the firm and its advisory personnel. The detail of each yes answer is on the IAPD record. Reading a firm's disclosures

Assets and staff over time

Items 5.A, 5.F
$137M 2021 $161M 2022 $137M 2023 $185M 2024 $217M 2025 $253M 2026
Data periodAssets under managementEmployeesFiling dated
October 2026$252,538,3902March 25, 2026
October 2025$217,183,2263March 3, 2025
October 2024$184,591,4963February 26, 2024
October 2023$137,417,9922March 21, 2023
October 2022$161,031,7722March 1, 2022
October 2021$136,661,0672March 12, 2021

Regulatory assets under management: $136,661,067 in the October 2021 data and $252,538,390 in the October 2026 data, up 85%.

Total employees: 2 in October 2021 and 2 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
    • Regulatory assets under management went from $217,183,226 to $252,538,390 (+16%).
    • Added an office in Arlington Heights, IL.
    • Registered or notice-filed in FL.

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
patrickmsweeney.com

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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AdvisorCensus. Patrick M. Sweeney & Associates, Inc (CRD 112802): Form ADV filing data as of October 2026.
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