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Spiderrock Advisors, LLC is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm in Chicago, IL, registered since 2014, reporting over $5 billion in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated March 31, 2026.
Quick answers
From the filingHow is Spiderrock Advisors, LLC compensated?
On its Form ADV (Item 5.E, October 2026), Spiderrock Advisors, LLC reports these compensation arrangements: a percentage of assets under its management.
Where is Spiderrock Advisors, LLC located?
Spiderrock Advisors, LLC's principal office is in Chicago, IL, according to its Form ADV; the April 2026 filing also lists 3 other offices (Schedule D, Section 1.F).
Is Spiderrock Advisors, LLC registered with the SEC or a state?
Spiderrock Advisors, LLC is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm, registered since 2014. Status as filed: Approved. CRD 171992.
How much does Spiderrock Advisors, LLC manage?
Spiderrock Advisors, LLC reports $9,834,015,630 in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated March 31, 2026 (100% discretionary).
How have Spiderrock Advisors, LLC's assets and staff changed since 2021?
In the Form ADV data for Spiderrock Advisors, LLC: Regulatory assets under management: $2,610,907,839 in the October 2021 data and $9,834,015,630 in the October 2026 data, up 277%. Total employees: 19 in October 2021 and 61 in October 2026. Assets under management move with markets as well as with clients coming and going.
What types of clients does Spiderrock Advisors, LLC serve?
By number of clients on Form ADV Item 5.D: individuals (other than high net worth individuals) (2,339); high net worth individuals (1,961); corporations or other businesses not listed above (165).
Which custodians does Spiderrock Advisors, LLC use?
Spiderrock Advisors, LLC's most recent Form ADV filing (Schedule D, Section 5.K(3)) lists Charles Schwab & Co., Inc., Fidelity IWS (institutional Wealth Services), Fidelity NFS (national Financial Services), Morgan Stanley and UBS Securities LLC as custodians holding 10% or more of its separately managed account assets.
Does Spiderrock Advisors, LLC report any disciplinary disclosures?
Reports 6 disclosure items on Form ADV Item 11: yes answers to 11.C(2) (SEC or CFTC finding of a violation), 11.C(4) (SEC or CFTC order), 11.C(5) (SEC or CFTC civil money penalty or cease-and-desist order), 11.D(4) (another regulator's order in the past ten years), 11.G (pending regulatory proceeding), and 11.H(2) (pending civil proceeding). 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/171992
What changed in Spiderrock Advisors, LLC's recent Form ADV filings?
In the April 2026 filing data: Regulatory assets under management went from $5,979,259,343 to $9,834,015,630 (+64%). Employees performing advisory functions went from 36 to 43. Added an office in New York, NY. Added an office in San Francisco, CA. No longer lists an office in Boston, MA. Registered or notice-filed in ND. 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
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 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$9,834,015,630 as of October 2026, filing dated March 31, 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 pooled investment vehicles (other than investment companies)
- Portfolio management for businesses (other than small businesses) or institutional clients
- Other
Registration and firm details
Items 1, 2, 5- Registration
- SEC-registered investment adviser. Status as filed: Approved.
- Registered since
- 2014 (12 years)
- Employees
- Total: 61. Performing investment advisory functions: 43.
- Wrap fee program participation
- Yes.
- 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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3 other offices, as of the April 2026 filing
- States registered or notice-filed
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53 states or jurisdictions
SEC-registered investment advisers are examined by the SEC. SEC, state, and exempt registration
Disclosures
Item 116 Reports 6 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(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.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(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 | $9,834,015,630 | 61 | March 31, 2026 |
| October 2025 | $5,979,259,343 | 50 | July 30, 2025 |
| October 2024 | $4,853,616,658 | 38 | September 18, 2024 |
| October 2023 | $3,016,655,005 | 35 | March 28, 2023 |
| October 2022 | $2,724,457,898 | 26 | March 29, 2022 |
| October 2021 | $2,610,907,839 | 19 | March 29, 2021 |
Regulatory assets under management: $2,610,907,839 in the October 2021 data and $9,834,015,630 in the October 2026 data, up 277%.
Total employees: 19 in October 2021 and 61 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
- Regulatory assets under management went from $5,979,259,343 to $9,834,015,630 (+64%).
- Employees performing advisory functions went from 36 to 43.
- Added an office in New York, NY.
- Added an office in San Francisco, CA.
- No longer lists an office in Boston, MA.
- Registered or notice-filed in ND.
- 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."
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AdvisorCensus. Spiderrock Advisors, LLC (CRD 171992): Form ADV filing data as of October 2026. https://advisorcensus.com/firm/spiderrock-advisors-llc-chicago-il-171992