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WP Global Partners LLC is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm in Chicago, IL, registered since 2005, reporting $1 billion to $5 billion in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated August 27, 2026.
Quick answers
From the filingHow is WP Global Partners LLC compensated?
On its Form ADV (Item 5.E, October 2026), WP Global Partners LLC reports these compensation arrangements: a percentage of assets under its management; fixed fees (other than subscription fees); performance-based fees; other.
Where is WP Global Partners LLC located?
WP Global Partners LLC's principal office is in Chicago, IL, according to its Form ADV; the September 2026 filing also lists 2 other offices (Schedule D, Section 1.F).
Is WP Global Partners LLC registered with the SEC or a state?
WP Global Partners LLC is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm, registered since 2005. Status as filed: Approved. CRD 135689.
How much does WP Global Partners LLC manage?
WP Global Partners LLC reports $3,010,853,530 in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated August 27, 2026 (84% discretionary).
How have WP Global Partners LLC's assets and staff changed since 2021?
In the Form ADV data for WP Global Partners LLC: Regulatory assets under management: $3,756,225,038 in the October 2021 data and $3,010,853,530 in the October 2026 data, down 20%. Total employees: 27 in October 2021 and 25 in October 2026. Assets under management move with markets as well as with clients coming and going.
What types of clients does WP Global Partners LLC serve?
By number of clients on Form ADV Item 5.D: pooled investment vehicles (other than investment companies and business development companies) (53).
Does WP Global Partners LLC 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/135689
What changed in WP Global Partners LLC's recent Form ADV filings?
In the September 2026 filing data: Changed its office addresses in New York, NY.
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
- 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 29, 2026) for its fees and any account minimum, on the SEC's IAPD site.
Regulatory assets under management
Item 5.F$3,010,853,530 as of October 2026, filing dated August 27, 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)
- Selection of other advisers (including private fund managers)
Registration and firm details
Items 1, 2, 5- Also doing business as
- WP GLOBAL PARTNERS INC. (RELYING ADVISER)
- Registration
- SEC-registered investment adviser. Status as filed: Approved.
- Registered since
- 2005 (21 years)
- Employees
- Total: 25. Performing investment advisory functions: 14.
- Wrap fee program participation
- No.
- Other offices (Schedule D, Section 1.F)
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2 other offices, as of the September 2026 filing
- States registered or notice-filed
- Not reported.
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 | $3,010,853,530 | 25 | August 27, 2026 |
| October 2025 | $3,143,148,745 | 30 | March 28, 2025 |
| October 2024 | $3,523,354,584 | 32 | July 31, 2024 |
| October 2023 | $3,798,627,715 | 32 | March 30, 2023 |
| October 2022 | $3,890,804,385 | 32 | July 1, 2022 |
| October 2021 | $3,756,225,038 | 27 | March 31, 2021 |
Regulatory assets under management: $3,756,225,038 in the October 2021 data and $3,010,853,530 in the October 2026 data, down 20%.
Total employees: 27 in October 2021 and 25 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- September 2026
- Changed its office addresses in New York, NY.
- May 2026
- Item 11 disclosure answers changed: 0 yes answers, previously 3 (now no: 11.C(2), 11.C(4), 11.C(5)).
- Updated its list of owners and control persons (Schedule A).
- February 2026
- No longer lists an office in Los Angeles, CA.
- 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."
Cite this page
AdvisorCensus. WP Global Partners LLC (CRD 135689): Form ADV filing data as of October 2026. https://advisorcensus.com/firm/wp-global-partners-llc-chicago-il-135689