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Shankervalleau Wealth Advisors, Inc.

Skokie, ILSEC-registered investment adviserCRD 117527

Filed as SHANKERVALLEAU WEALTH ADVISORS, INC.

Shankervalleau Wealth Advisors, Inc. is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm in Skokie, IL, registered since 2004, reporting $500 million to $1 billion in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated March 24, 2026.

22 years
registered since 2004
$645,254,680
assets under management
1 arrangement
Percentage of assets
None
disclosure items (Item 11)

Quick answers

From the filing

How is Shankervalleau Wealth Advisors, Inc. compensated?

On its Form ADV (Item 5.E, October 2026), Shankervalleau Wealth Advisors, Inc. reports these compensation arrangements: a percentage of assets under its management.

Where is Shankervalleau Wealth Advisors, Inc. located?

Shankervalleau Wealth Advisors, Inc.'s principal office is in Skokie, IL, according to its Form ADV.

Is Shankervalleau Wealth Advisors, Inc. registered with the SEC or a state?

Shankervalleau Wealth Advisors, Inc. is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm, registered since 2004. Status as filed: Approved. CRD 117527.

How much does Shankervalleau Wealth Advisors, Inc. manage?

Shankervalleau Wealth Advisors, Inc. reports $645,254,680 in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated March 24, 2026 (100% discretionary).

How have Shankervalleau Wealth Advisors, Inc.'s assets and staff changed since 2021?

In the Form ADV data for Shankervalleau Wealth Advisors, Inc.: Regulatory assets under management: $372,676,052 in the October 2021 data and $645,254,680 in the October 2026 data, up 73%. Total employees: 7 in October 2021 and 8 in October 2026. Assets under management move with markets as well as with clients coming and going.

What types of clients does Shankervalleau Wealth Advisors, Inc. serve?

By number of clients on Form ADV Item 5.D: high net worth individuals (130); individuals (other than high net worth individuals) (73); charitable organizations (4).

Which custodians does Shankervalleau Wealth Advisors, Inc. use?

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

Does Shankervalleau Wealth Advisors, 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/117527

What changed in Shankervalleau Wealth Advisors, Inc.'s recent Form ADV filings?

In the April 2026 filing data: Regulatory assets under management went from $549,903,956 to $645,254,680 (+17%).

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 2A

See the firm's brochure (dated March 24, 2026) for its fees and any account minimum, on the SEC's IAPD site.

Regulatory assets under management

Item 5.F
$645,254,680

$645,254,680 as of October 2026, filing dated March 24, 2026.

Discretionary: $642,566,605.Non-discretionary: $2,688,075.

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 73 Assets $21,359,141 (3%)
High net worth individuals
Clients 130 Assets $613,334,417 (95%)
Pension and profit sharing plans (but not the plan participants or government pension plans)
Clients 1 Assets $2,688,075 (0%)
Charitable organizations
Clients 4 Assets $7,873,047 (1%)

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
  • 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
2004 (22 years)
Employees
Total: 8. Performing investment advisory functions: 6.
Wrap fee program participation
Yes.
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.

States registered or notice-filed
7 states or jurisdictions
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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
$373M 2021 $448M 2022 $411M 2023 $496M 2024 $550M 2025 $645M 2026
Data periodAssets under managementEmployeesFiling dated
October 2026$645,254,6808March 24, 2026
October 2025$549,903,9567March 21, 2025
October 2024$495,663,6838July 3, 2024
October 2023$410,501,8566September 28, 2023
October 2022$447,923,1127February 22, 2022
October 2021$372,676,0527February 11, 2021

Regulatory assets under management: $372,676,052 in the October 2021 data and $645,254,680 in the October 2026 data, up 73%.

Total employees: 7 in October 2021 and 8 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 $549,903,956 to $645,254,680 (+17%).

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
shankervalleau.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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