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Towers Watson Investment Services, Inc.
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.
Quick answers
From the filingHow 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 2ASee 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 as of October 2026, filing dated July 30, 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 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))
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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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12 other offices, as of the August 2026 filing
- States registered or notice-filed
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21 states or jurisdictions
SEC-registered investment advisers are examined by the SEC. SEC, state, and exempt registration
Disclosures
Item 11None 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| Data period | Assets under management | Employees | Filing dated |
|---|---|---|---|
| October 2026 | $62,667,567,768 | 239 | July 30, 2026 |
| October 2025 | $52,220,039,039 | 242 | June 30, 2025 |
| October 2024 | $51,371,522,113 | 208 | September 19, 2024 |
| October 2023 | $63,288,614,312 | 198 | July 18, 2023 |
| October 2022 | $56,206,287,652 | 173 | September 19, 2022 |
| October 2021 | $48,877,818,316 | 182 | June 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- 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.
- 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.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. Towers Watson Investment Services, Inc. (CRD 110473): Form ADV filing data as of October 2026. https://advisorcensus.com/firm/towers-watson-investment-services-inc-chicago-il-110473