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Towers Watson Investment Services, Inc.

Chicago, ILSEC-registered investment adviserCRD 110473

Filed as TOWERS WATSON INVESTMENT SERVICES, INC.

Towers Watson Investment Services, Inc. is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm in Chicago, IL, registered since 1994, reporting over $5 billion in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated July 30, 2026.

32 years
registered since 1994
$62,667,567,768
assets under management
4 arrangements
Percentage of assets, Hourly and more
None
disclosure items (Item 11)

Quick answers

From the filing

How is Towers Watson Investment Services, Inc. compensated?

On its Form ADV (Item 5.E, October 2026), Towers Watson Investment Services, Inc. reports these compensation arrangements: a percentage of assets under its management; hourly charges; fixed fees (other than subscription fees); other. The amounts are in Item 5 of its Form ADV Part 2A brochure.

Where is Towers Watson Investment Services, Inc. located?

Towers Watson Investment Services, Inc.'s principal office is in Chicago, IL, according to its Form ADV; the August 2026 filing also lists 12 other offices (Schedule D, Section 1.F).

Is Towers Watson Investment Services, Inc. registered with the SEC or a state?

Towers Watson Investment Services, Inc. is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm, registered since 1994. Status as filed: Approved. CRD 110473.

How much does Towers Watson Investment Services, Inc. manage?

Towers Watson Investment Services, Inc. reports $62,667,567,768 in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated July 30, 2026 (87% discretionary).

How have Towers Watson Investment Services, Inc.'s assets and staff changed since 2021?

In the Form ADV data for Towers Watson Investment Services, Inc.: Regulatory assets under management: $48,877,818,316 in the October 2021 data and $62,667,567,768 in the October 2026 data, up 28%. Total employees: 182 in October 2021 and 239 in October 2026. Assets under management move with markets as well as with clients coming and going.

What types of clients does Towers Watson Investment Services, Inc. serve?

By number of clients on Form ADV Item 5.D: pension and profit sharing plans (but not the plan participants or government pension plans) (106); pooled investment vehicles (other than investment companies and business development companies) (1).

Which custodians does Towers Watson Investment Services, Inc. use?

Towers Watson Investment Services, Inc.'s most recent Form ADV filing (Schedule D, Section 5.K(3)) lists Northern Trust and State Street as custodians holding 10% or more of its separately managed account assets.

Does Towers Watson Investment Services, 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/110473

What changed in Towers Watson Investment Services, Inc.'s recent Form ADV filings?

In the April 2026 filing data: Employees performing advisory functions went from 236 to 233. Regulatory assets under management went from $52,220,039,039 to $62,667,567,768 (+20%). Changed its office addresses in Atlanta, GA. Changed its office addresses in Cincinnati, OH. Changed its office addresses in Philadelphia, PA. Changed its office addresses in Short Hills, NJ. Changed its office addresses in Stamford, CT. Changed its office addresses in Tampa, FL.

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 15, 2026) for its fees and any account minimum, on the SEC's IAPD site.

Regulatory assets under management

Item 5.F
$62,667,567,768

$62,667,567,768 as of October 2026, filing dated July 30, 2026.

Discretionary: $54,443,056,487.Non-discretionary: $8,224,511,281.

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 0 Assets $0 (0%)
High net worth individuals
Clients 0 Assets $0 (0%)
Banking or thrift institutions
Clients 0 Assets $0 (0%)
Investment companies
Clients 0 Assets $0 (0%)
Business development companies
Clients 0 Assets $0 (0%)
Pooled investment vehicles (other than investment companies and business development companies)
Clients 1 Assets $872,485,137 (1%)
Pension and profit sharing plans (but not the plan participants or government pension plans)
Clients 106 Assets $61,795,082,631 (99%)
Charitable organizations
Clients 0 Assets $0 (0%)
State or municipal government entities (including government pension plans)
Clients 0 Assets $0 (0%)
Other investment advisers
Clients 0 Assets $0 (0%)
Insurance companies
Clients 0 Assets $0 (0%)
Sovereign wealth funds and foreign official institutions
Clients 0 Assets $0 (0%)
Corporations or other businesses not listed above
Clients 0 Assets $0 (0%)
Other
Clients 0 Assets $0 (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
  • Portfolio management for pooled investment vehicles (other than investment companies)
  • Portfolio management for businesses (other than small businesses) or institutional clients
  • Pension consulting services
  • Selection of other advisers (including private fund managers)
  • Publication of periodicals or newsletters
  • Market timing services
  • Educational seminars/workshops
  • Other

Registration and firm details

Items 1, 2, 5
Registration
SEC-registered investment adviser. Status as filed: Approved.
Registered since
1994 (32 years)
Employees
Total: 239. Performing investment advisory functions: 233.
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)
12 other offices, as of the August 2026 filing
Atlanta, GABoston, MACharlotte, NCCincinnati, OHNew York, NYPhiladelphia, PAPittsburgh, PASeattle, WAShort Hills, NJSouthfield, MIStamford, CTTampa, FL
States registered or notice-filed
21 states or jurisdictions
CACOCTFLGAILKYMAMIMNMONCNJNYOHPASCTNTXVAWA

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
$48.9B 2021 $56.2B 2022 $63.3B 2023 $51.4B 2024 $52.2B 2025 $62.7B 2026
Data periodAssets under managementEmployeesFiling dated
October 2026$62,667,567,768239July 30, 2026
October 2025$52,220,039,039242June 30, 2025
October 2024$51,371,522,113208September 19, 2024
October 2023$63,288,614,312198July 18, 2023
October 2022$56,206,287,652173September 19, 2022
October 2021$48,877,818,316182June 15, 2021

Regulatory assets under management: $48,877,818,316 in the October 2021 data and $62,667,567,768 in the October 2026 data, up 28%.

Total employees: 182 in October 2021 and 239 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
    • Employees performing advisory functions went from 236 to 233.
    • Regulatory assets under management went from $52,220,039,039 to $62,667,567,768 (+20%).
    • Changed its office addresses in Atlanta, GA.
    • Changed its office addresses in Cincinnati, OH.
    • Changed its office addresses in Philadelphia, PA.
    • Changed its office addresses in Short Hills, NJ.
    • Changed its office addresses in Stamford, CT.
    • Changed its office addresses in Tampa, FL.
  2. 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.I
bsky.app/profile/wtwcorporate.bsky.socialthinkingaheadinstitute.orgwtwco.com/en-US/Solutions/investments

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. Towers Watson Investment Services, Inc. (CRD 110473): Form ADV filing data as of October 2026.
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