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Zacks Investment Management, Inc.

Chicago, ILSEC-registered investment adviserCRD 110897

Filed as ZACKS INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, INC.

Zacks Investment Management, Inc. is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm in Chicago, IL, registered since 1992, reporting over $5 billion in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated May 29, 2026.

34 years
registered since 1992
$14,589,556,613
assets under management
3 arrangements
Percentage of assets, Fixed fees and more
None
disclosure items (Item 11)

Quick answers

From the filing

How is Zacks Investment Management, Inc. compensated?

On its Form ADV (Item 5.E, October 2026), Zacks Investment Management, Inc. 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 Zacks Investment Management, Inc. located?

Zacks Investment Management, Inc.'s principal office is in Chicago, IL, according to its Form ADV; the June 2026 filing also lists 19 other offices (Schedule D, Section 1.F).

Is Zacks Investment Management, Inc. registered with the SEC or a state?

Zacks Investment Management, Inc. is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm, registered since 1992. Status as filed: Approved. CRD 110897.

How much does Zacks Investment Management, Inc. manage?

Zacks Investment Management, Inc. reports $14,589,556,613 in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated May 29, 2026 (100% discretionary).

How have Zacks Investment Management, Inc.'s assets and staff changed since 2021?

In the Form ADV data for Zacks Investment Management, Inc.: Regulatory assets under management: $6,216,317,967 in the October 2021 data and $14,589,556,613 in the October 2026 data, up 135%. Total employees: 96 in October 2021 and 132 in October 2026. Assets under management move with markets as well as with clients coming and going.

What types of clients does Zacks Investment Management, Inc. serve?

By number of clients on Form ADV Item 5.D: individuals (other than high net worth individuals) (2,051); high net worth individuals (1,293); other investment advisers (179).

Which custodians does Zacks Investment Management, Inc. use?

Zacks Investment Management, Inc.'s most recent Form ADV filing (Schedule D, Section 5.K(3)) lists Charles Schwab & Co., Inc., Fidelity Brokerage Services LLC, LPL Financial LLC and Wells Fargo Securities, LLC as custodians holding 10% or more of its separately managed account assets.

Does Zacks Investment Management, 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/110897

What changed in Zacks Investment Management, Inc.'s recent Form ADV filings?

In the June 2026 filing data: Regulatory assets under management went from $12,414,372,511 to $14,589,556,613 (+18%).

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

The brochure lists different fees for different services or strategies. See the firm's brochure (dated May 29, 2026) for its fees and any account minimum, on the SEC's IAPD site.

Regulatory assets under management

Item 5.F
$14,589,556,613

$14,589,556,613 as of October 2026, filing dated May 29, 2026.

Discretionary: $14,589,556,613.Non-discretionary: $0.

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 2,051 Assets $1,005,943,572 (7%)
High net worth individuals
Clients 1,293 Assets $3,482,463,714 (24%)
Investment companies
Clients 8 Assets $809,077,560 (6%)
Pooled investment vehicles (other than investment companies and business development companies)
Clients 2 Assets $14,118,114 (0%)
Pension and profit sharing plans (but not the plan participants or government pension plans)
Clients 111 Assets $175,196,937 (1%)
Charitable organizations
Clients 2 Assets $28,546,062 (0%)
State or municipal government entities (including government pension plans)
Clients 2 Assets $42,487,474 (0%)
Other investment advisers
Clients 179 Assets $2,405,164,681 (16%)
Corporations or other businesses not listed above
Clients 79 Assets $130,151,898 (1%)
Other
Clients 14 Assets $6,496,406,601 (45%)

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
  • Financial planning services
  • 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
  • Other

Registration and firm details

Items 1, 2, 5
Registration
SEC-registered investment adviser. Status as filed: Approved.
Registered since
1992 (34 years)
Employees
Total: 132. Performing investment advisory functions: 11.
Wrap fee program participation
Yes.
Custodians (Schedule D, Section 5.K(3))

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)
19 other offices, as of the June 2026 filing
Alexandria, VAAtlanta, GABoca Raton, FLBoston, MACincinnati, OHDallas, TXDenver, COHouston, TXIndianapolis, INLa Jolla, CALos Angeles, CAMinneapolis, MNNew York, NYOmaha, NEOrlando, FLPhoenix, AZSalt Lake City, UTSan Francisco, CASeattle, WA
States registered or notice-filed
52 states or jurisdictions
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SEC-registered investment advisers are examined by the SEC. SEC, state, and exempt registration

Disclosures

Item 11

None 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
$6.22B 2021 $7.83B 2022 $8.37B 2023 $10.6B 2024 $12.4B 2025 $14.6B 2026
Data periodAssets under managementEmployeesFiling dated
October 2026$14,589,556,613132May 29, 2026
October 2025$12,414,372,511122May 29, 2025
October 2024$10,555,925,107111May 29, 2024
October 2023$8,373,508,701114May 25, 2023
October 2022$7,830,959,23896August 11, 2022
October 2021$6,216,317,96796August 2, 2021

Regulatory assets under management: $6,216,317,967 in the October 2021 data and $14,589,556,613 in the October 2026 data, up 135%.

Total employees: 96 in October 2021 and 132 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. June 2026
    • Regulatory assets under management went from $12,414,372,511 to $14,589,556,613 (+18%).

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
zacksadvantage.comzackscustomassets.comzacksetf.comzacksfunds.comzacksim.comzacksindexservices.comzacksintelligence.comzackspcg.comzimwealth.com

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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AdvisorCensus. Zacks Investment Management, Inc. (CRD 110897): Form ADV filing data as of October 2026.
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