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Rothschild Investment
Filed as ROTHSCHILD INVESTMENT · Legal name Rothschild Investment LLC
Rothschild Investment is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm in Chicago, IL, registered since 1971, reporting $1 billion to $5 billion in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated March 30, 2026.
Quick answers
From the filingHow is Rothschild Investment compensated?
On its Form ADV (Item 5.E, October 2026), Rothschild Investment reports these compensation arrangements: a percentage of assets under its management; hourly charges; fixed fees (other than subscription fees); performance-based fees.
Where is Rothschild Investment located?
Rothschild Investment's principal office is in Chicago, IL, according to its Form ADV.
Is Rothschild Investment registered with the SEC or a state?
Rothschild Investment is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm, registered since 1971. Status as filed: Approved. CRD 728.
How much does Rothschild Investment manage?
Rothschild Investment reports $2,792,196,229 in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated March 30, 2026 (100% discretionary).
How have Rothschild Investment's assets and staff changed since 2021?
In the Form ADV data for Rothschild Investment: Regulatory assets under management: $1,655,811,017 in the October 2021 data and $2,792,196,229 in the October 2026 data, up 69%. Total employees: 40 in October 2021 and 39 in October 2026. Assets under management move with markets as well as with clients coming and going.
What types of clients does Rothschild Investment serve?
By number of clients on Form ADV Item 5.D: individuals (other than high net worth individuals) (666); high net worth individuals (525); pension and profit sharing plans (but not the plan participants or government pension plans) (22).
Which custodians does Rothschild Investment use?
Rothschild Investment's most recent Form ADV filing (Schedule D, Section 5.K(3)) lists Charles Schwab & Co., Inc. and Pershing LLC as custodians holding 10% or more of its separately managed account assets.
Does Rothschild Investment report any disciplinary disclosures?
Reports 8 disclosure items on Form ADV Item 11: yes answers to 8 questions about regulatory matters (11.C(2), 11.C(4), 11.C(5), 11.D(2), 11.D(4), 11.D(5), 11.E(2), 11.E(4)). 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/728
Does Rothschild Investment state an account minimum?
Its Form ADV Part 2A brochure dated March 30, 2026 says: "Rothschild does not require a minimum dollar value of assets or other conditions for opening or maintaining an account for these types of clients."
What changed in Rothschild Investment's recent Form ADV filings?
In the April 2026 filing data: Employees performing advisory functions went from 18 to 19. Regulatory assets under management went from $2,310,915,581 to $2,792,196,229 (+21%). Registered or notice-filed in AL, DE, IA, ID, KS, MS, NE, RI, SD, WY.
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)
- Performance-based 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 2AThe brochure lists different fees for different services or strategies; see the brochure for them.
Account minimum: None
The brochure's wording
Rothschild does not require a minimum dollar value of assets or other conditions for opening or maintaining an account for these types of clients.
As stated in the firm's Form ADV Part 2A brochure dated March 30, 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$2,792,196,229 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- Financial planning services
- Portfolio management for individuals and/or small businesses
- Portfolio management for businesses (other than small businesses) or institutional clients
- Pension consulting services
- Selection of other advisers (including private fund managers)
- Educational seminars/workshops
Registration and firm details
Items 1, 2, 5- Legal name
- Rothschild Investment LLC
- Registration
- SEC-registered investment adviser. Status as filed: Approved.
- Registered since
- 1971 (55 years)
- Employees
- Total: 39. Performing investment advisory functions: 19.
- Wrap fee program participation
- No.
- Custodians (Schedule D, Section 5.K(3))
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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.
- States registered or notice-filed
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42 states or jurisdictions
SEC-registered investment advisers are examined by the SEC. SEC, state, and exempt registration
Disclosures
Item 118 Reports 8 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.C(2) Has the SEC or the CFTC ever found that the firm or an advisory affiliate was involved in a violation of SEC or CFTC regulations or statutes?
- 11.C(4) Has the SEC or the CFTC ever entered an order against the firm or an advisory affiliate in connection with investment-related activity?
- 11.C(5) Has the SEC or the CFTC ever imposed a civil money penalty on the firm or an advisory affiliate, or ordered the firm or an advisory affiliate to cease and desist from an activity?
- 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?
- 11.D(5) Has another federal regulator, a state regulator, or a foreign financial regulator ever denied, suspended, or revoked the registration or license of the firm or an advisory affiliate, prevented either by order from associating with an investment-related business, or restricted either one's activity?
- 11.E(2) Has a self-regulatory organization or a commodities exchange ever found that the firm or an advisory affiliate was involved in a violation of its rules, other than a minor rule violation under a plan the SEC approved?
- 11.E(4) Has a self-regulatory organization or a commodities exchange ever disciplined the firm or an advisory affiliate by expelling or suspending it from membership, barring or suspending it from association with other members, or otherwise restricting its activities?
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 | $2,792,196,229 | 39 | March 30, 2026 |
| October 2025 | $2,310,915,581 | 41 | April 28, 2025 |
| October 2024 | $2,001,729,602 | 40 | June 20, 2024 |
| October 2023 | $1,633,189,446 | 40 | May 2, 2023 |
| October 2022 | $1,868,779,878 | 38 | April 25, 2022 |
| October 2021 | $1,655,811,017 | 40 | March 30, 2021 |
Regulatory assets under management: $1,655,811,017 in the October 2021 data and $2,792,196,229 in the October 2026 data, up 69%.
Total employees: 40 in October 2021 and 39 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 18 to 19.
- Regulatory assets under management went from $2,310,915,581 to $2,792,196,229 (+21%).
- Registered or notice-filed in AL, DE, IA, ID, KS, MS, NE, RI, SD, WY.
- December 2025
- Registered or notice-filed in TN.
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."
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AdvisorCensus. Rothschild Investment (CRD 728): Form ADV filing data as of October 2026. https://advisorcensus.com/firm/rothschild-investment-chicago-il-728