{ "crd_number": 160632, "slug": "waud-capital-partners-chicago-il-160632", "primary_business_name": "WAUD CAPITAL PARTNERS", "legal_name": "WAUD CAPITAL PARTNERS, LLC", "dbas": [], "city": "Chicago", "state": "IL", "country": "United States", "cbsa_code": "16980", "metro": { "cbsa_code": "16980", "common_name": "Chicago", "msa_name": "Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN", "path": "/advisors/il/chicago" }, "registration_type": "sec", "registration_status": "Approved", "registration_date": "2012-03-29", "years_registered": 14, "period": "2026-10-01", "filing_date": "2026-03-31", "carried_forward": false, "raum_total": 4560711481.0, "raum_discretionary": 4560711481.0, "raum_non_discretionary": 0.0, "raum_band": "1b_5b", "raum_band_label": "$1 billion to $5 billion", "total_employees": 65, "advisory_employees": 59, "client_count_bucket": null, "clients_by_type": { "pooled_investment_vehicles": { "raum": 4560711481.0, "count": 24 } }, "compensation_types": [ "other", "percentage_of_aum", "performance_based" ], "advisory_activities": [ "other", "portfolio_management_pooled_vehicles" ], "wrap_fee_participant": false, "disclosure_yes_count": 0, "states_registered": [ "IL" ], "websites": [ "https://linkedin.com/company/waudcapitalpartners", "https://waudcapital.com" ], "iapd_url": "https://adviserinfo.sec.gov/firm/summary/160632", "city_as_filed": "CHICAGO", "url": "https://advisorcensus.com/firm/waud-capital-partners-chicago-il-160632", "display_name": "Waud Capital Partners", "summary": "Waud Capital Partners is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm in Chicago, IL, registered since 2012, reporting $1 billion to $5 billion in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated March 31, 2026.", "citation": "AdvisorCensus. Waud Capital Partners (CRD 160632): Form ADV filing data as of October 2026.", "registration_type_label": "SEC-registered investment adviser", "compensation_labels": [ "A percentage of assets under your management", "Performance-based fees", "Other" ], "advisory_activity_labels": [ "Portfolio management for pooled investment vehicles (other than investment companies)", "Other" ], "quick_answers": [ { "q": "How is Waud Capital Partners compensated?", "a": "On its Form ADV (Item 5.E, October 2026), Waud Capital Partners reports these compensation arrangements: a percentage of assets under its management; performance-based fees; other. The amounts are in Item 5 of its Form ADV Part 2A brochure." }, { "q": "Where is Waud Capital Partners located?", "a": "Waud Capital Partners' principal office is in Chicago, IL, according to its Form ADV." }, { "q": "Is Waud Capital Partners registered with the SEC or a state?", "a": "Waud Capital Partners is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm, registered since 2012. Status as filed: Approved. CRD 160632." }, { "q": "How much does Waud Capital Partners manage?", "a": "Waud Capital Partners reports $4,560,711,481 in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated March 31, 2026 (100% discretionary)." }, { "q": "How have Waud Capital Partners' assets and staff changed since 2021?", "a": "In the Form ADV data for Waud Capital Partners: Regulatory assets under management: $3,262,778,269 in the October 2021 data and $4,560,711,481 in the October 2026 data, up 40%. Total employees: 67 in October 2021 and 65 in October 2026. Assets under management move with markets as well as with clients coming and going." }, { "q": "What types of clients does Waud Capital Partners serve?", "a": "By number of clients on Form ADV Item 5.D: pooled investment vehicles (other than investment companies and business development companies) (24)." }, { "q": "Does Waud Capital Partners report any disciplinary disclosures?", "a": "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/160632" }, { "q": "What changed in Waud Capital Partners' recent Form ADV filings?", "a": "In the April 2026 filing data: Employees performing advisory functions went from 64 to 59." } ], "filing_history": [ { "period": "2021-10-01", "regulatory_assets_under_management": 3262778269.0, "total_employees": 67, "filing_date": "2021-03-31" }, { "period": "2022-10-01", "regulatory_assets_under_management": 4081833031.0, "total_employees": 71, "filing_date": "2022-03-31" }, { "period": "2023-10-01", "regulatory_assets_under_management": 4639591423.0, "total_employees": 72, "filing_date": "2023-03-31" }, { "period": "2024-10-01", "regulatory_assets_under_management": 4561699151.0, "total_employees": 70, "filing_date": "2024-04-16" }, { "period": "2025-10-01", "regulatory_assets_under_management": 4621551040.0, "total_employees": 68, "filing_date": "2025-03-31" }, { "period": "2026-10-01", "regulatory_assets_under_management": 4560711481.0, "total_employees": 65, "filing_date": "2026-03-31" } ], "recent_changes": [ { "period": "2026-04-01", "period_label": "April 2026", "notes": [ "Employees performing advisory functions went from 64 to 59." ] } ], "fees_from_brochure": null, "custodians": [], "custodians_note": null, "markdown_url": "https://advisorcensus.com/firm/waud-capital-partners-chicago-il-160632.md", "clients": [ { "type": "pooled_investment_vehicles", "label": "Pooled investment vehicles (other than investment companies and business development companies)", "count": 24, "fewer_than_5": false, "raum": 4560711481.0 } ], "disclosure_line": "Reports no disclosure items on Form ADV Item 11.", "disclosure_items": [], "indexable": true, "suppressed": false, "claimed": false, "enhanced": false, "provided_by_the_firm": null, "source": { "name": "Form ADV", "as_of": "2026-10-01", "iapd_url": "https://adviserinfo.sec.gov/firm/summary/160632", "operator": "BH Monitor Services, LLC", "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/", "credit": "AdvisorCensus (advisorcensus.com), from SEC Form ADV data" } }