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Rreef America L.L.C. is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm in Chicago, IL, registered since 1998, reporting over $5 billion in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated September 17, 2026.
Quick answers
From the filingHow is Rreef America L.L.C. compensated?
On its Form ADV (Item 5.E, October 2026), Rreef America L.L.C. reports these compensation arrangements: a percentage of assets under its management; performance-based fees; other.
Where is Rreef America L.L.C. located?
Rreef America L.L.C.'s principal office is in Chicago, IL, according to its Form ADV; the October 2026 filing also lists 9 other offices (Schedule D, Section 1.F).
Is Rreef America L.L.C. registered with the SEC or a state?
Rreef America L.L.C. is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm, registered since 1998. Status as filed: Approved. CRD 109596.
How much does Rreef America L.L.C. manage?
Rreef America L.L.C. reports $34,340,065,747 in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated September 17, 2026 (100% discretionary).
How have Rreef America L.L.C.'s assets and staff changed since 2021?
In the Form ADV data for Rreef America L.L.C.: Regulatory assets under management: $38,099,691,088 in the October 2021 data and $34,340,065,747 in the October 2026 data, down 10%. Total employees: 166 in October 2021 and 175 in October 2026. Assets under management move with markets as well as with clients coming and going.
What types of clients does Rreef America L.L.C. serve?
By number of clients on Form ADV Item 5.D: pooled investment vehicles (other than investment companies and business development companies) (58); pension and profit sharing plans (but not the plan participants or government pension plans) (20); other (19).
Which custodians does Rreef America L.L.C. use?
Rreef America L.L.C.'s most recent Form ADV filing (Schedule D, Section 5.K(3)) lists JPMorgan Chase & Co., Northern Trust Corporation and State Street Bank and Trust Company as custodians holding 10% or more of its separately managed account assets.
Does Rreef America L.L.C. report any disciplinary disclosures?
Reports 15 disclosure items on Form ADV Item 11: yes answers to 1 question about criminal matters, 10 questions about regulatory matters, and 4 questions about civil court matters (11.A(2), 11.C(1), 11.C(2), 11.C(4), 11.C(5), 11.D(1), 11.D(2), 11.D(4), 11.D(5), 11.E(2), 11.G, 11.H(1)(a), 11.H(1)(b), 11.H(1)(c), 11.H(2)). 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/109596
What changed in Rreef America L.L.C.'s recent Form ADV filings?
In the May 2026 filing data: 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
- 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 2ASee the firm's brochure (dated March 31, 2026) for its fees and any account minimum, on the SEC's IAPD site.
Regulatory assets under management
Item 5.F$34,340,065,747 as of October 2026, filing dated September 17, 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 individuals and/or small businesses
- 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
- Selection of other advisers (including private fund managers)
Registration and firm details
Items 1, 2, 5- Also doing business as
- DWS, DWS-AMERICAS REAL ESTATE, DWS-LIQUID REAL ASSETS
- Registration
- SEC-registered investment adviser. Status as filed: Approved.
- Registered since
- 1998 (28 years)
- Employees
- Total: 175. Performing investment advisory functions: 132.
- 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.
- Other offices (Schedule D, Section 1.F)
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9 other offices, as of the October 2026 filing
- States registered or notice-filed
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10 states or jurisdictions
SEC-registered investment advisers are examined by the SEC. SEC, state, and exempt registration
Disclosures
Item 1115 Reports 15 disclosure items on Form ADV Item 11. View on IAPD.
Questions answered yes on this filing
Criminal matters Items 11.A and 11.B
- 11.A(2) In the past ten years, has the firm or an advisory affiliate been charged with a felony?
Regulatory matters Items 11.C to 11.G
- 11.C(1) Has the SEC or the CFTC ever found that the firm or an advisory affiliate made a false statement or omission?
- 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(1) Has another federal regulator, a state regulator, or a foreign financial regulator ever found that the firm or an advisory affiliate made a false statement or omission, or was dishonest, unfair, or unethical?
- 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.G Is the firm or an advisory affiliate now the subject of a regulatory proceeding that could result in a yes answer to any part of 11.C, 11.D, or 11.E?
Civil court matters Item 11.H
- 11.H(1)(a) In the past ten years, has a domestic or foreign court issued an injunction against the firm or an advisory affiliate in connection with investment-related activity?
- 11.H(1)(b) Has a domestic or foreign court ever found that the firm or an advisory affiliate was involved in a violation of investment-related statutes or regulations?
- 11.H(1)(c) Has a domestic or foreign court ever dismissed, under a settlement agreement, an investment-related civil action brought against the firm or an advisory affiliate by a state or foreign financial regulator?
- 11.H(2) Is the firm or an advisory affiliate now the subject of a civil proceeding that could result in a yes answer to any part of 11.H(1)?
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 | $34,340,065,747 | 175 | September 17, 2026 |
| October 2025 | $29,465,081,622 | 170 | July 30, 2025 |
| October 2024 | $31,829,902,745 | 149 | August 30, 2024 |
| October 2023 | $46,482,529,936 | 144 | August 9, 2023 |
| October 2022 | $50,892,496,579 | 166 | August 30, 2022 |
| October 2021 | $38,099,691,088 | 166 | September 28, 2021 |
Regulatory assets under management: $38,099,691,088 in the October 2021 data and $34,340,065,747 in the October 2026 data, down 10%.
Total employees: 166 in October 2021 and 175 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- May 2026
- Updated its list of owners and control persons (Schedule A).
- April 2026
- Employees performing advisory functions went from 135 to 132.
- Regulatory assets under management went from $29,465,081,622 to $34,340,065,747 (+17%).
- January 2026
- Updated its list of owners and control persons (Schedule A).
- December 2025
- 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. Rreef America L.L.C. (CRD 109596): Form ADV filing data as of October 2026. https://advisorcensus.com/firm/rreef-america-l-l-c-chicago-il-109596