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UBS Asset Management (Americas) LLC

New York, NYSEC-registered investment adviserCRD 106838

Filed as UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT (AMERICAS) LLC

UBS Asset Management (Americas) LLC is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm in New York, NY, registered since 1989, reporting over $5 billion in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated July 31, 2026.

37 years
registered since 1989
$588,219,618,121
assets under management
3 arrangements
Percentage of assets, Fixed fees and more
13
disclosure items (Item 11)

Quick answers

From the filing

How is UBS Asset Management (Americas) LLC compensated?

On its Form ADV (Item 5.E, October 2026), UBS Asset Management (Americas) LLC reports these compensation arrangements: a percentage of assets under its management; fixed fees (other than subscription fees); performance-based fees. The amounts are in Item 5 of its Form ADV Part 2A brochure.

Where is UBS Asset Management (Americas) LLC located?

UBS Asset Management (Americas) LLC's principal office is in New York, NY, according to its Form ADV; the August 2026 filing also lists 15 other offices (Schedule D, Section 1.F).

Is UBS Asset Management (Americas) LLC registered with the SEC or a state?

UBS Asset Management (Americas) LLC is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm, registered since 1989. Status as filed: Approved. CRD 106838.

How much does UBS Asset Management (Americas) LLC manage?

UBS Asset Management (Americas) LLC reports $588,219,618,121 in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated July 31, 2026 (96% discretionary).

How have UBS Asset Management (Americas) LLC's assets and staff changed since 2021?

In the Form ADV data for UBS Asset Management (Americas) LLC: Regulatory assets under management: $269,172,888,864 in the October 2021 data and $588,219,618,121 in the October 2026 data, up 119%. Total employees: 381 in October 2021 and 574 in October 2026. Assets under management move with markets as well as with clients coming and going.

What types of clients does UBS Asset Management (Americas) LLC serve?

By number of clients on Form ADV Item 5.D: individuals (other than high net worth individuals) (326,365); high net worth individuals (88,963); corporations or other businesses not listed above (13,703).

Which custodians does UBS Asset Management (Americas) LLC use?

UBS Asset Management (Americas) LLC's most recent Form ADV filing (Schedule D, Section 5.K(3)) lists State Street Bank and Trust Company, London and UBS Financial Services Inc. (affiliated with the firm) as custodians holding 10% or more of its separately managed account assets.

Does UBS Asset Management (Americas) LLC report any disciplinary disclosures?

Reports 13 disclosure items on Form ADV Item 11: yes answers to 2 questions about criminal matters, 9 questions about regulatory matters, and 2 questions about civil court matters (11.A(1), 11.A(2), 11.C(1), 11.C(2), 11.C(4), 11.C(5), 11.D(1), 11.D(2), 11.D(4), 11.D(5), 11.E(2), 11.H(1)(c), 11.H(2)). 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/106838

What changed in UBS Asset Management (Americas) LLC's recent Form ADV filings?

In the April 2026 filing data: No longer lists the business name O'Connor. Employees performing advisory functions went from 263 to 260. Changed its office addresses in Los Angeles, CA. Changed its office addresses in Washington, DC. Added an office in Munchen. Added an office in Sydney. No longer lists an office in Fort Lauderdale, FL. No longer lists an office in Krakow. No longer lists an office in Nashville, TN. No longer lists an office in Shanghai. 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
  • 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

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
$588,219,618,121

$588,219,618,121 as of October 2026, filing dated July 31, 2026.

Discretionary: $563,949,029,253.Non-discretionary: $24,270,588,868.

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 326,365 Assets $95,925,634,042 (16%)
High net worth individuals
Clients 88,963 Assets $105,170,267,682 (18%)
Banking or thrift institutions
Clients 1,168 Assets $1,420,731,985 (0%)
Investment companies
Clients 62 Assets $96,193,470,097 (16%)
Business development companies
Clients 0 Assets $0 (0%)
Pooled investment vehicles (other than investment companies and business development companies)
Clients 360 Assets $184,407,693,765 (31%)
Pension and profit sharing plans (but not the plan participants or government pension plans)
Clients 14 Assets $3,122,057,066 (1%)
Charitable organizations
Clients 2,743 Assets $4,323,717,908 (1%)
State or municipal government entities (including government pension plans)
Clients 141 Assets $9,412,133,658 (2%)
Other investment advisers
Clients 7 Assets $1,826,368,976 (0%)
Insurance companies
Clients 191 Assets $4,469,634,438 (1%)
Sovereign wealth funds and foreign official institutions
Clients 18 Assets $50,618,053,241 (9%)
Corporations or other businesses not listed above
Clients 13,703 Assets $28,452,781,145 (5%)
Other
Clients 49 Assets $2,877,074,118 (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 individuals and/or small businesses
  • Portfolio management for investment companies (and business development companies)
  • 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)

Registration and firm details

Items 1, 2, 5
Also doing business as
UBS AM, UBS ASSET MANAGEMENT, UBS CREDIT INVESTMENTS GROUP, UBS GLOBAL REAL ASSETS AMERICAS, UBS SUSTAINABLE INVESTORS, UBS UNIFIED GLOBAL ALTERNATIVES
Registration
SEC-registered investment adviser. Status as filed: Approved.
Registered since
1989 (37 years)
Employees
Total: 574. Performing investment advisory functions: 260.
Wrap fee program participation
Yes.
Custodians (Schedule D, Section 5.K(3))
State Street Bank and Trust Company, LondonUBS Financial Services Inc. · affiliated

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)
15 other offices, as of the August 2026 filing
Chicago, ILHong KongLondonLos Angeles, CAMunchenNew York, NYSan Francisco, CASingaporeStamford, CTSydneyTokyoWalnut Creek, CAWashington, DCWeehawken, NJZurich
States registered or notice-filed
53 states or jurisdictions
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SEC-registered investment advisers are examined by the SEC. SEC, state, and exempt registration

Disclosures

Item 11

13 Reports 13 disclosure items on Form ADV Item 11. View on IAPD.

Questions answered yes on this filing

Criminal matters Items 11.A and 11.B

  • 11.A(1) In the past ten years, has the firm or an advisory affiliate been convicted of, or pleaded guilty or no contest to, a felony?
  • 11.A(2) In the past ten years, has the firm or an advisory affiliate been charged with a felony?

Regulatory matters Items 11.C to 11.G

  • 11.C(1) Has the SEC or the CFTC ever found that the firm or an advisory affiliate made a false statement or omission?
  • 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(1) Has another federal regulator, a state regulator, or a foreign financial regulator ever found that the firm or an advisory affiliate made a false statement or omission, or was dishonest, unfair, or unethical?
  • 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?
  • 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.D(5) Has another federal regulator, a state regulator, or a foreign financial regulator ever denied, suspended, or revoked the registration or license of the firm or an advisory affiliate, prevented either by order from associating with an investment-related business, or restricted either one's activity?
  • 11.E(2) Has a self-regulatory organization or a commodities exchange ever found that the firm or an advisory affiliate was involved in a violation of its rules, other than a minor rule violation under a plan the SEC approved?

Civil court matters Item 11.H

  • 11.H(1)(c) Has a domestic or foreign court ever dismissed, under a settlement agreement, an investment-related civil action brought against the firm or an advisory affiliate by a state or foreign financial regulator?
  • 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
$269B 2021 $300B 2022 $301B 2023 $478B 2024 $542B 2025 $588B 2026
Data periodAssets under managementEmployeesFiling dated
October 2026$588,219,618,121574July 31, 2026
October 2025$542,245,991,275792July 1, 2025
October 2024$477,863,691,247823August 27, 2024
October 2023$300,881,452,905380July 11, 2023
October 2022$299,705,759,037372March 31, 2022
October 2021$269,172,888,864381March 31, 2021

Regulatory assets under management: $269,172,888,864 in the October 2021 data and $588,219,618,121 in the October 2026 data, up 119%.

Total employees: 381 in October 2021 and 574 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
    • No longer lists the business name O'Connor.
    • Employees performing advisory functions went from 263 to 260.
    • Changed its office addresses in Los Angeles, CA.
    • Changed its office addresses in Washington, DC.
    • Added an office in Munchen.
    • Added an office in Sydney.
    • No longer lists an office in Fort Lauderdale, FL.
    • No longer lists an office in Krakow.
    • No longer lists an office in Nashville, TN.
    • No longer lists an office in Shanghai.
    • 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
ubs.com/us/en/assetmanagement.html

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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