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The Mather Group, LLC

Chicago, ILSEC-registered investment adviserCRD 156005

Filed as THE MATHER GROUP, LLC

The Mather Group, LLC is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm in Chicago, IL, registered since 2011, reporting over $5 billion in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated September 4, 2026.

15 years
registered since 2011
$13,446,388,872
assets under management
4 arrangements
Percentage of assets, Hourly and more
1
disclosure items (Item 11)

Quick answers

From the filing

How is The Mather Group, LLC compensated?

On its Form ADV (Item 5.E, October 2026), The Mather Group, LLC reports these compensation arrangements: a percentage of assets under its management; hourly charges; fixed fees (other than subscription fees); other.

Where is The Mather Group, LLC located?

The Mather Group, LLC's principal office is in Chicago, IL, according to its Form ADV; the October 2026 filing also lists 62 other offices (Schedule D, Section 1.F).

Is The Mather Group, LLC registered with the SEC or a state?

The Mather Group, LLC is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm, registered since 2011. Status as filed: Approved. CRD 156005.

How much does The Mather Group, LLC manage?

The Mather Group, LLC reports $13,446,388,872 in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated September 4, 2026 (94% discretionary).

How have The Mather Group, LLC's assets and staff changed since 2021?

In the Form ADV data for The Mather Group, LLC: Regulatory assets under management: $5,613,688,137 in the October 2021 data and $13,446,388,872 in the October 2026 data, up 140%. Total employees: 96 in October 2021 and 186 in October 2026. Assets under management move with markets as well as with clients coming and going.

What types of clients does The Mather Group, LLC serve?

By number of clients on Form ADV Item 5.D: high net worth individuals (2,876); individuals (other than high net worth individuals) (1,897).

Which custodians does The Mather Group, LLC use?

The Mather Group, LLC's most recent Form ADV filing (Schedule D, Section 5.K(3)) lists Charles Schwab & Co., Inc. and Fidelity Brokerage Services LLC as custodians holding 10% or more of its separately managed account assets.

Does The Mather Group, LLC report any disciplinary disclosures?

Reports 1 disclosure item on Form ADV Item 11: yes answers to 11.D(2) (another regulator's finding of a violation). 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/156005

What changed in The Mather Group, LLC's recent Form ADV filings?

In the August 2026 filing data: Item 11 disclosure answers changed: 1 yes answer, previously 0 (now yes: 11.D(2)).

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)
  • 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 2A

See the firm's brochure (dated April 7, 2026) for its fees and any account minimum, on the SEC's IAPD site.

Regulatory assets under management

Item 5.F
$13,446,388,872

$13,446,388,872 as of October 2026, filing dated September 4, 2026.

Discretionary: $12,590,501,660.Non-discretionary: $855,887,212.

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 1,897 Assets $1,223,098,554 (9%)
High net worth individuals
Clients 2,876 Assets $12,215,350,695 (91%)
Pension and profit sharing plans (but not the plan participants or government pension plans)
Clients Fewer than 5 Assets $1,477,609 (0%)
Charitable organizations
Clients Fewer than 5 Assets $1,670,842 (0%)
Corporations or other businesses not listed above
Clients Fewer than 5 Assets $4,791,172 (0%)

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
  • Selection of other advisers (including private fund managers)
  • Publication of periodicals or newsletters
  • Educational seminars/workshops

Registration and firm details

Items 1, 2, 5
Also doing business as
LEGACY AT TMG (FAMILY OFFICE)
Registration
SEC-registered investment adviser. Status as filed: Approved.
Registered since
2011 (15 years)
Employees
Total: 186. Performing investment advisory functions: 97.
Wrap fee program participation
No.
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.

Other offices (Schedule D, Section 1.F)
62 other offices, as of the October 2026 filing
Albuquerque, NMAtlanta, GAAustin, TXBaton Rouge, LABeaverton, ORBellevue, WABirmingham, ALBoise, IDBoston, MABrentwood, TNBridgewater, NJCharlotte, NCCincinnati, OHClayton, MOCleveland, OHColumbus, OHDallas, TXDenver, CODetroit, MIGrand Rapids, MIHartford, CTHouston, TXIndianapolis, INJacksonville, FLKansas City, MOKnoxville, TNLafayette, CALos Angeles, CALouisville, KYMemphis, TNMill Valley, CAMilwaukee, WIMinneapolis, MNMinnetonka, MNNapa, CANashville, TNNew York, NYOmaha, NEPalm Beach Gardens, FLPasadena, CAPhiladelphia, PAPhoenix, AZPittsburgh, PAPortland, ORPortsmouth, NHProvidence, RIRed Bank, NJRichmond, VARobinson, ILSalt Lake City, UTSan Antonio, TXSan Diego, CASouth Bend, INSpring, TXStroudsburg, PATampa, FLTucson, AZTulsa, OKWalnut Creek, CAWashington, DCWest Palm Beach, FLWilmington, DE
States registered or notice-filed
51 states or jurisdictions
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SEC-registered investment advisers are examined by the SEC. SEC, state, and exempt registration

Disclosures

Item 11

1 Reports 1 disclosure item on Form ADV Item 11. View on IAPD.

Questions answered yes on this filing

Regulatory matters Items 11.C to 11.G

  • 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?

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
$5.61B 2021 $8.58B 2022 $8.72B 2023 $10.5B 2024 $11.7B 2025 $13.4B 2026
Data periodAssets under managementEmployeesFiling dated
October 2026$13,446,388,872186September 4, 2026
October 2025$11,710,038,016186March 21, 2025
October 2024$10,508,543,012163August 9, 2024
October 2023$8,718,717,623167June 5, 2023
October 2022$8,579,759,071128September 16, 2022
October 2021$5,613,688,13796March 9, 2021

Regulatory assets under management: $5,613,688,137 in the October 2021 data and $13,446,388,872 in the October 2026 data, up 140%.

Total employees: 96 in October 2021 and 186 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. August 2026
    • Item 11 disclosure answers changed: 1 yes answer, previously 0 (now yes: 11.D(2)).
  2. March 2026
    • Employees performing advisory functions went from 86 to 97.
    • Regulatory assets under management went from $11,710,038,016 to $13,446,388,872 (+15%).
    • Changed its office addresses in Atlanta, GA.
    • Added an office in Napa, CA.
    • Added an office in Red Bank, NJ.
    • No longer lists an office in Brentwood, TN.
    • 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.I
themathergroup.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. The Mather Group, LLC (CRD 156005): Form ADV filing data as of October 2026.
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