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Vertex Partners
Filed as VERTEX PARTNERS · Legal name Vertex Planning Partners, LLC
Vertex Partners is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm in Downers Grove, IL, registered since 2022, reporting $1 billion to $5 billion in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated March 30, 2026.
Quick answers
From the filingHow is Vertex Partners compensated?
On its Form ADV (Item 5.E, October 2026), Vertex Partners reports these compensation arrangements: a percentage of assets under its management; fixed fees (other than subscription fees).
Where is Vertex Partners located?
Vertex Partners' principal office is in Downers Grove, IL, according to its Form ADV; the April 2026 filing also lists 1 other office (Schedule D, Section 1.F).
Is Vertex Partners registered with the SEC or a state?
Vertex Partners is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm, registered since 2022. Status as filed: Approved. CRD 316839.
How much does Vertex Partners manage?
Vertex Partners reports $1,011,939,498 in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated March 30, 2026 (100% discretionary).
How have Vertex Partners' assets and staff changed since 2022?
In the Form ADV data for Vertex Partners: Regulatory assets under management: $478,601,234 in the October 2022 data and $1,011,939,498 in the October 2026 data, up 111%. Total employees: 13 in October 2022 and 20 in October 2026. Assets under management move with markets as well as with clients coming and going.
What types of clients does Vertex Partners serve?
By number of clients on Form ADV Item 5.D: individuals (other than high net worth individuals) (552); high net worth individuals (284); pension and profit sharing plans (but not the plan participants or government pension plans) (4).
Which custodians does Vertex Partners use?
Vertex Partners' most recent Form ADV filing (Schedule D, Section 5.K(3)) lists Charles Schwab & Co., Inc. and LPL Financial LLC as custodians holding 10% or more of its separately managed account assets.
Does Vertex Partners 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/316839
What changed in Vertex Partners' recent Form ADV filings?
In the April 2026 filing data: Regulatory assets under management went from $827,936,305 to $1,011,939,498 (+22%). 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)
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 March 30, 2026) for its fees and any account minimum, on the SEC's IAPD site.
Regulatory assets under management
Item 5.F$1,011,939,498 as of October 2026, filing dated March 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- Financial planning services
- Portfolio management for individuals and/or small businesses
- 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- Legal name
- Vertex Planning Partners, LLC
- Registration
- SEC-registered investment adviser. Status as filed: Approved.
- Registered since
- 2022 (4 years)
- Employees
- Total: 20. Performing investment advisory functions: 13.
- Wrap fee program participation
- Yes.
- 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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1 other office, as of the April 2026 filing
- States registered or notice-filed
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18 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 | $1,011,939,498 | 20 | March 30, 2026 |
| October 2025 | $827,936,305 | 20 | March 26, 2025 |
| October 2024 | $671,193,121 | 14 | March 28, 2024 |
| October 2023 | $481,067,168 | 14 | March 28, 2023 |
| October 2022 | $478,601,234 | 13 | May 3, 2022 |
Regulatory assets under management: $478,601,234 in the October 2022 data and $1,011,939,498 in the October 2026 data, up 111%.
Total employees: 13 in October 2022 and 20 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
- Regulatory assets under management went from $827,936,305 to $1,011,939,498 (+22%).
- 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. Vertex Partners (CRD 316839): Form ADV filing data as of October 2026. https://advisorcensus.com/firm/vertex-partners-downers-grove-il-316839