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Tallwoods Partners, LLC

Chicago, ILSEC-registered investment adviserCRD 168865

Filed as TALLWOODS PARTNERS, LLC

Tallwoods Partners, LLC is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm in Chicago, IL, registered since 2014, reporting $500 million to $1 billion in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated March 31, 2026.

12 years
registered since 2014
$569,438,290
assets under management
3 arrangements
Percentage of assets, Fixed fees and more
None
disclosure items (Item 11)

Quick answers

From the filing

How is Tallwoods Partners, LLC compensated?

On its Form ADV (Item 5.E, October 2026), Tallwoods Partners, LLC reports these compensation arrangements: a percentage of assets under its management; fixed fees (other than subscription fees); performance-based fees.

Where is Tallwoods Partners, LLC located?

Tallwoods Partners, LLC's principal office is in Chicago, IL, according to its Form ADV.

Is Tallwoods Partners, LLC registered with the SEC or a state?

Tallwoods Partners, LLC is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm, registered since 2014. Status as filed: Approved. CRD 168865.

How much does Tallwoods Partners, LLC manage?

Tallwoods Partners, LLC reports $569,438,290 in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated March 31, 2026 (28% discretionary).

How have Tallwoods Partners, LLC's assets and staff changed since 2021?

In the Form ADV data for Tallwoods Partners, LLC: Regulatory assets under management: $218,174,318 in the October 2021 data and $569,438,290 in the October 2026 data, up 161%. 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 Tallwoods Partners, LLC serve?

By number of clients on Form ADV Item 5.D: high net worth individuals (8).

Which custodians does Tallwoods Partners, LLC use?

Tallwoods Partners, LLC's most recent Form ADV filing (Schedule D, Section 5.K(3)) lists Johnson Financial Group LLC DB JFG Family Office as a custodian holding 10% or more of its separately managed account assets.

Does Tallwoods Partners, LLC 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/168865

Does Tallwoods Partners, LLC state an account minimum?

Its Form ADV Part 2A brochure dated March 31, 2026 says: "Tallwoods typically requires a minimum initial account size of $10,000,000.00 but reserves the right to accept client accounts that do not meet these minimum conditions."

What changed in Tallwoods Partners, LLC's recent Form ADV filings?

In the April 2026 filing data: Regulatory assets under management went from $310,710,759 to $569,438,290 (+83%).

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
  • 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 2A

Account minimum: $10,000,000

The brochure's wording
Tallwoods typically requires a minimum initial account size of $10,000,000.00 but reserves the right to accept client accounts that do not meet these minimum conditions.

As stated in the firm's Form ADV Part 2A brochure dated March 31, 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
$569,438,290

$569,438,290 as of October 2026, filing dated March 31, 2026.

Discretionary: $157,486,133.Non-discretionary: $411,952,157.

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
High net worth individuals
Clients 8 Assets $459,866,416 (81%)
Charitable organizations
Clients Fewer than 5 Assets $109,571,874 (19%)

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
2014 (12 years)
Employees
Total: 2. Performing investment advisory functions: 2.
Wrap fee program participation
No.
Custodians (Schedule D, Section 5.K(3))
Johnson Financial Group LLC DB JFG Family Office

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
1 state or jurisdiction
IL

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
$218M 2021 $266M 2022 $243M 2023 $248M 2024 $311M 2025 $569M 2026
Data periodAssets under managementEmployeesFiling dated
October 2026$569,438,2902March 31, 2026
October 2025$310,710,7592May 2, 2025
October 2024$247,764,2412March 29, 2024
October 2023$242,523,7452March 31, 2023
October 2022$266,104,8261March 31, 2022
October 2021$218,174,3182March 31, 2021

Regulatory assets under management: $218,174,318 in the October 2021 data and $569,438,290 in the October 2026 data, up 161%.

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 $310,710,759 to $569,438,290 (+83%).

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
tallwoods.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. Tallwoods Partners, LLC (CRD 168865): Form ADV filing data as of October 2026.
https://advisorcensus.com/firm/tallwoods-partners-llc-chicago-il-168865