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Registered investment advisers, the advisors registered through them, the capital they report, the private vehicles they run and the people who own them, as a graph with a filing date behind every number. RAUM is what the adviser filed, a move is two registration dates, and a class is a rule you can read.

SEC-registered adviser

Zacks Investment Management, Inc.

Wealth manager with institutional or fund businessChicago, IllinoisCRD 110897SEC 801-40592websiteIAPD
Latest filing May 29, 2026
First filing on the tape Mar 30, 2012 · 22 filings
SEC status approved since Jan 17, 1992
RAUM
$15B
reported, Item 5.F
Discretionary
100%
of RAUM
Private clients
31%
$4.5B individuals and HNW
Advisors
81
registered through the firm on IAPD
RAUM per advisor
$180M
derived; firm RAUM over IAPD count
Employees
132
11 advisory (5.B.1)
Offices
19
beyond the principal office
Private funds
2
reported on Schedule D
History
22 filings and snapshots on the tape
RAUM$15B as of May 29, 2026
May 24, 2012$2.0B then
HNW client RAUM$3.5B as of May 29, 2026
May 29, 2018$959M then
State-registered IARs (5.B.3)78 as of May 29, 2026
May 24, 20120 then
Employees (5.A)132 as of May 29, 2026
May 29, 201372 then
Private funds2 as of May 29, 2026
May 24, 20124 then
RAUM +74% over the last fiscal year+33% a year over threeIARs 67 to 78offices 20 to 19
Practice profile
derived from the filing of May 29, 2026; every figure names its basis
Archetypes, each a printed rule
  • Broker-dealer affiliated · Item 7.A.1 (broker-dealer affiliate) and at least 50 registered representatives (Item 5.B.2), or the adviser is itself a broker-dealer (6.A.1)
  • Wrap program sponsor · sponsors a wrap fee program (5.I) with at least $100M of wrap assets
RAUM per advisor
$180MderivedRAUM over IAPD advisors; not a book size
Clients per advisor
41derivedindividual and HNW clients (5.D) over advisors
Average HNW client
$2.7MderivedHNW RAUM over HNW clients
Average account
$1.2MderivedRAUM over accounts (5.F.2.f)
Discretionary
100%derivedof RAUM
Institutional
1.7%derivedpensions, charities, corporations, government, insurance, banks, other advisers
Employees per advisor
1.6derivedItem 5.A over advisors
Advisors per office
4.0derived20 offices incl. principal (1.F.5)
RAUM growth, one year
+26%derivedbetween the last two annual amendments
Advisor growth, one year
+4.5%derivedItem 5.B.3 between annual amendments
Client growth, one year
+5.9%derived
Compensation
percentage of assets, fixed fees, performance-basedreportedItem 5.E
Advisory activities
financial planning, portfolio management for individuals, portfolio management for businesses and institutions, portfolio management for pooled vehicles, portfolio management for investment companies, otherreportedItem 5.G
Wrap fee program
$4.6BreportedItem 5.I
Ownership
controlled by a public reporting companyderived
Advisor book size
not public; not estimatedreported
Also answered yes on Form ADV
  • buys or sells securities as principal to or from clients (8.A.2)
  • has discretionary authority over which securities are bought or sold (8.C.1)
  • a related person has custody of client cash (9.B.1.a)
  • a related person has custody of client securities (9.B.1.b)
  • controlled by a public reporting company (10.A)
Where the RAUM sits
Form ADV Item 5.D, latest filing
  • High-net-worth individuals$3.5B43%
  • Other investment advisers$2.4B30%
  • Individuals$1.0B12%
  • Investment companies$809M10.0%
  • Pension and profit-sharing plans$175M2.2%
  • Corporations and businesses$130M1.6%
  • State and municipal entities$42.5M0.5%
  • Charitable organizations$28.5M0.4%
  • Pooled investment vehicles$14.1M0.2%
Individual clients
2,051reported
HNW clients
1,293reported
Pension plan clients
111reported
Charitable clients
2reported
Accounts
12,368reported
Financial planning clients
26-50reported
Wrap fee programs
$0 sponsored, $6.5B managedreported
Custody of client assets
noreported
Compensation
% of AUM, fixed, performancereported
Class basis
private_client_share=0.31 fund_share=0.22 institutional_share=0.02 related_bd=true related_bank=false bd_reps=53.0derived
Advisors registered through the firm
81 on IAPD today, longest tenure first
NameBranchHere sinceIn industryPrior firms
Michael Aurelio JazoChicago, IlMay 31, 200138 y0
Christian Shaun WhittemoreChicago, IlApr 25, 200225 y0
Brian Gordon LangenkampChicago, IlApr 30, 200429 y1
Paula Jayne SauerChicago, IlDec 14, 200436 y0
Herbert Lawrence BrownOrinda, Ca Apr 21, 200627 y1
Matthew SchaefferHoboken, Nj Jun 1, 200623 y2
Joseph Bernard PeckJacksonville Beach, Fl Oct 2, 200629 y1
Wayne Edward LockwoodUnion, Wa Oct 16, 200630 y4
Randy Herman LeclairChicago, Il Nov 10, 200636 y2
Gregory Curtis HuffmanChicago, IlMar 30, 200733 y2
Manish JainChicago, IlOct 9, 200731 y1
David Allen KecskesCincinnati, Oh Jan 28, 200833 y3
Frank Christopher LanzaChicago, IlFeb 11, 200818 y0
Jay Kevin FaliniHaddonfield, Nj Sep 16, 200832 y1
Alexander Wallace InsleyChicago, IlJan 15, 200932 y2
Timothy Carter HarperMaitland, Fl Apr 22, 200925 y2
Christopher Michael GlassChicago, Il Apr 27, 200920 y1
Gregory Charles MurphyChicago, IlJul 10, 200927 y1
Hugh Edward KetchieRaleigh, Nc Jul 5, 201017 y0
Jeffrey Clinton HaskinChicago, IlJan 12, 201119 y1
David Alan KotyFranklin, Tn Aug 22, 201130 y2
Richard Stone DelioFort Lauderdale, Fl Feb 28, 201240 y1
Gregory John KarolichChicago, IlOct 18, 201214 y1
Roman KobrinChicago, IlJan 9, 201514 y2
David MeyersChicago, IlMay 20, 201512 y0
Brian Ray VandenheuvelChicago, IlJul 1, 201527 y0
Scott D SprandelChicago, IlAug 12, 201513 y0
Stephen Scott PhilipChicago, IlJun 3, 201623 y1
Brian J LevyChicago, IlDec 12, 201617 y0
Edward Ryan KippChicago, IlApr 6, 201712 y0
Charles Kenneth SherburneChicago, IlMay 18, 201729 y5
Brian Nielsen MulberryLittleton, Co Jan 22, 201818 y4
Danielle DaleChicago, IlMay 1, 201810 y0
Kevin Louis AntoszChicago, IlMay 9, 201813 y1
Wayne Andrew HoffmanChicago, IlJun 7, 201827 y1
Mitchell Francis ConleyHermosa Beach, Ca Jan 10, 201913 y0
Koffi Antoine ToulaboeChicago, IlApr 2, 201916 y0
Jared Wayne NapperChicago, IlJun 13, 201911 y0
Noah RifeChicago, IlSep 9, 201911 y0
Tracy K MartinChicago, IlOct 15, 201911 y0
All 81 advisors at Zacks Investment Management, Inc.
Advisor movement
11 left, 14 joined in 12 months
net +3 in 12 months0 left in 90 days2 joined in 90 daysdeparture rate 14% of current headcount18 left over 36 months
Left, latest
Joined, latest
Private funds
6 reported on Schedule D 7.B.(1)
FundTypeGross assetsOwnersFirst reported
Zacks Strategies IIHedge Fund$7.5M3Mar 30, 2012
Zacks Panther Fund LPHedge Fund$6.5M2May 29, 2015
Zacks Limited Partnershipno longer reportedHedge Fund$5.1M3Mar 30, 2012
Zacks Market Neutral Limited Partnership 2008no longer reportedHedge Fund$4.9M1Mar 30, 2012
Zacks Limited Partnershipno longer reportedHedge Fund$4.5M1May 29, 2018
Zacks Long Shortno longer reportedHedge Fund$793,6991Mar 30, 2012
Owners and control persons
Schedule A and B, latest filing
  • Christopher Frank Lanza · Chief Compliance Officercontrol
    since 09/2008 · owns less than 5%
  • Eugene Donald Ralph · Chief Financial Officercontrol
    since 01/2011 · owns less than 5%
  • Harvey Leonard Zacks · Directorcontrol
    since 02/1995 · owns less than 5%
  • Ethan Mitchel Zacks · Presidentcontrol
    since 07/2019 · owns less than 5%
  • Ina Francine Zacks · Trustee
    since 06/2000 · owns F of The Greenwood Trust
Entity owners
  • Zacks Investment Research, Inc. · Sole Shareholder
    direct · owns 75% or more
  • The Greenwood Trust · Shareholder
    indirect · owns 75% or more of Zacks Investment Research, Inc.
Related persons
Schedule D 7.A
  • Lbmz Securities, Inc.
    broker-dealern
  • Zacks & Associates LLC
    insurancen
  • Zacks Investment Research
    pooled vehicle sponsory
  • Zacks Panther Fund Gp, LLC
    pooled vehicle sponsorn
Advisers that list Zacks Investment Management, Inc. as a related person
Office movement
IAPD branch city; joins and departures in 12 months
OfficeAdvisorsJoinedLeftTeams outForming
Chicago, Il · principal81167
Fort Lauderdale, Fl210
St Louis, Mo111
Houston, Tx001
Mckinney, Tx001
Maple Grove, Mn001
Offices
Schedule D 1.F, the 25 largest
  • Alexandria, VA
  • Atlanta, GA
  • Boca Raton, FL
  • Boston, MA
  • Cincinnati, OH
  • Dallas, TX
  • Denver, CO
  • Houston, TX
  • Indianapolis, IN
  • La Jolla, CA
  • Los Angeles, CA
  • Minneapolis, MN
  • New York, NY
  • Omaha, NE
  • Orlando, FL
  • Phoenix, AZ
  • Salt Lake City, UT
  • San Francisco, CA
  • Seattle, WA
What changed
consecutive filings, newest first
  • Accounts · 12,050 to 12,368
    May 29, 2025 to May 29, 2026
  • BD registered reps · 42 to 53
    May 29, 2025 to May 29, 2026
  • Charity clients · 1 to 2
    May 29, 2025 to May 29, 2026
  • Corporate clients · 92 to 79
    May 29, 2025 to May 29, 2026
  • HNW clients · 1,246 to 1,293
    May 29, 2025 to May 29, 2026
  • Individual clients · 2,072 to 2,051
    May 29, 2025 to May 29, 2026
  • Pension plan clients · 161 to 111
    May 29, 2025 to May 29, 2026
  • Pooled vehicle clients · 5 to 2
    May 29, 2025 to May 29, 2026
  • Employees · 122 to 132
    May 29, 2025 to May 29, 2026
  • State-registered IARs · 75 to 78
    May 29, 2025 to May 29, 2026
  • Discretionary RAUM · $12B to $15B
    May 29, 2025 to May 29, 2026
  • HNW RAUM · $3.1B to $3.5B
    May 29, 2025 to May 29, 2026
  • Individual RAUM · $914M to $1.0B
    May 29, 2025 to May 29, 2026
  • Pension RAUM · $282M to $175M
    May 29, 2025 to May 29, 2026
  • Pooled vehicle RAUM · $23.0M to $14.1M
    May 29, 2025 to May 29, 2026
  • RAUM · $12B to $15B
    May 29, 2025 to May 29, 2026
  • Wrap assets (manager) · $5.6B to $6.5B
    May 29, 2025 to May 29, 2026
  • Accounts · 11,373 to 12,050
    May 29, 2024 to May 29, 2025
  • BD registered reps · 48 to 42
    May 29, 2024 to May 29, 2025
  • Corporate clients · 81 to 92
    May 29, 2024 to May 29, 2025
  • HNW clients · 1,134 to 1,246
    May 29, 2024 to May 29, 2025
  • Individual clients · 2,067 to 2,072
    May 29, 2024 to May 29, 2025
  • Pension plan clients · 235 to 161
    May 29, 2024 to May 29, 2025
  • Pooled vehicle clients · 6 to 5
    May 29, 2024 to May 29, 2025
  • Employees · 111 to 122
    May 29, 2024 to May 29, 2025
  • Financial planning clients · 26-50 to 26-50
    May 29, 2024 to May 29, 2025
  • State-registered IARs · 70 to 75
    May 29, 2024 to May 29, 2025
  • Discretionary RAUM · $11B to $12B
    May 29, 2024 to May 29, 2025
  • HNW RAUM · $2.5B to $3.1B
    May 29, 2024 to May 29, 2025
  • Individual RAUM · $938M to $914M
    May 29, 2024 to May 29, 2025
  • Pension RAUM · $394M to $282M
    May 29, 2024 to May 29, 2025
  • Pooled vehicle RAUM · $23.2M to $23.0M
    May 29, 2024 to May 29, 2025
  • RAUM · $11B to $12B
    May 29, 2024 to May 29, 2025
  • Wrap assets (manager) · $3.4B to $5.6B
    May 29, 2024 to May 29, 2025
  • Accounts · 7,545 to 11,373
    May 25, 2023 to May 29, 2024
  • Advisory employees · 15 to 11
    May 25, 2023 to May 29, 2024
  • BD registered reps · 46 to 48
    May 25, 2023 to May 29, 2024
  • Charity clients · 2 to 1
    May 25, 2023 to May 29, 2024
  • Corporate clients · 5 to 81
    May 25, 2023 to May 29, 2024
  • HNW clients · 885 to 1,134
    May 25, 2023 to May 29, 2024
Signals
29 dated events
  • William Cady Edwards left Zacks Investment Management, Inc. for Realta Investment Advisors, Inc (registered 2026-05-29)
    May 20, 2026 · Advisor changed firm · fact
  • William Robert Pearce left Zacks Investment Management, Inc. for Cibc Private Wealth Advisors, Inc. (registered 2026-05-29)
    May 20, 2026 · Advisor changed firm · fact
  • James Scott Rose left Zacks Investment Management, Inc. for Mercer Global Advisors Inc. (registered 2026-04-28)
    Apr 13, 2026 · Advisor changed firm · fact
  • James Bondar left Zacks Investment Management, Inc. for Mercer Global Advisors Inc. (registered 2026-04-09)
    Mar 18, 2026 · Advisor changed firm · fact
  • Adam Michael Millman left Zacks Investment Management, Inc. for Mariner (registered 2026-03-31)
    Mar 12, 2026 · Advisor changed firm · fact
  • Briana-Capri Thadison left Zacks Investment Management, Inc. for Assetmark, Inc. (registered 2026-02-17)
    Feb 11, 2026 · Advisor changed firm · fact
  • Kevin Jordan Graham left Zacks Investment Management, Inc. for Cibc Private Wealth Advisors, Inc. (registered 2026-02-04)
    Feb 6, 2026 · Advisor changed firm · fact
  • Nicholas James Coccio left Zacks Investment Management, Inc. for Virtus Investment Advisers, Llc (registered 2026-01-20)
    Jan 15, 2026 · Advisor changed firm · fact
  • Cort Leo Wagenberg left Zacks Investment Management, Inc. for Oppenheimer & Co. Inc. (registered 2026-01-21)
    Jan 9, 2026 · Advisor changed firm · fact
  • Donald Richard Frank left Zacks Investment Management, Inc. for Edelman Financial Engines (registered 2025-11-13)
    Nov 4, 2025 · Advisor changed firm · fact
  • Casper Merle Terpinski left Zacks Investment Management, Inc. for Steward Partners Investment Advisory, Llc (registered 2025-08-28)
    Sep 26, 2025 · Advisor changed firm · fact
  • Jake Solesky left Zacks Investment Management, Inc. for Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated (registered 2025-10-28)
    Sep 12, 2025 · Advisor changed firm · fact
  • Christian John Horcher left Zacks Investment Management, Inc. for Assetmark, Inc. (registered 2025-04-23)
    Apr 4, 2025 · Advisor changed firm · fact
  • Zacks Investment Management, Inc. reported RAUM $10.6B, up 26% from $8.4B (2023-05-25 to 2024-05-29)
    May 29, 2024 · RAUM change · derived
  • Trent Allen Thorbahn left Zacks Investment Management, Inc. for The Invictus Collective, Llc (registered 2024-02-21)
    Mar 14, 2024 · Advisor changed firm · fact
  • Edwin A Janeczek left Zacks Investment Management, Inc. for Altus Wealth Group, Llc (registered 2024-01-10)
    Feb 29, 2024 · Advisor changed firm · fact
  • Jacob Thomas Jablonski left Zacks Investment Management, Inc. for Creekmur Asset Management, Llc (registered 2023-11-22)
    Nov 29, 2023 · Advisor changed firm · fact
  • Michael Stuart Petrucelli left Zacks Investment Management, Inc. for Advisors Asset Management, Inc. (registered 2023-09-20)
    Nov 7, 2023 · Advisor changed firm · fact
  • Alexander M Przybylo left Zacks Investment Management, Inc. for Morgan Stanley (registered 2023-09-01)
    Oct 5, 2023 · Advisor changed firm · fact
  • Bryan Matthew Bach left Zacks Investment Management, Inc. for Churchill Management Group (registered 2023-10-02)
    Aug 10, 2023 · Advisor changed firm · fact
  • Dylan Frank Patrick Younce left Zacks Investment Management, Inc. for Mariner (registered 2023-05-19)
    May 18, 2023 · Advisor changed firm · fact
  • Joseph Glenn Maxey left Zacks Investment Management, Inc. for Trademark Capital Management Inc. (registered 2022-11-22)
    Dec 6, 2022 · Advisor changed firm · fact
  • Zacks Investment Management, Inc. reported RAUM $7.8B, up 26% from $6.2B (2021-08-02 to 2022-05-27)
    May 27, 2022 · RAUM change · derived
  • Kelly G Hammond left Zacks Investment Management, Inc. for Northern Trust Investments, Incorporated (registered 2022-04-25)
    Apr 27, 2022 · Advisor changed firm · fact
  • Charles R Miller left Zacks Investment Management, Inc. for Orion Portfolio Solutions, Llc (registered 2022-02-08)
    Jan 7, 2022 · Advisor changed firm · fact
  • Zacks Investment Management, Inc. reported 20 offices beyond its principal office, up from 0 (2021-05-28 to 2021-08-02)
    Aug 2, 2021 · Office count change · derived
  • Zacks Investment Management, Inc. reported RAUM $6.2B, up 37% from $4.5B (2020-06-30 to 2021-05-28)
    May 28, 2021 · RAUM change · derived
  • Ethan Mitchel Zacks (President) appeared on Schedule A of Zacks Investment Management, Inc.
    May 29, 2020 · Control person joined · fact
  • Laib Benjamin Zacks (President) no longer on Schedule A of Zacks Investment Management, Inc. (listed 2019-05-29, absent 2020-05-29)
    May 29, 2020 · Control person left · inference
Across DFX
shared identifiers only, never a name match
No identifier-backed link to the venture, private equity, family office or sponsor graphs.
How to reach
public business contact points only, each with its source
Business email
support@zacksintelligence.comreportedpublished by the firm, firm site, Sep 17, 2026
Firm profile
linkedin.com/company/zacks-investment-management/aboutreportedpublic record, Form ADV, Sep 17, 2026
Website
zacksintelligence.comreportedpublic record, Form ADV, Sep 17, 2026
Principal office phone
312-265-9266reportedpublic record, Form ADV, May 29, 2026
Provenance
Form ADV
SEC filing data 2011 to 2024 and the monthly roster 2025 onreportedadviserinfo.sec.gov
Advisors
IAPD individual compilation feed, dailyreportedadviserinfo.sec.gov
Class
Wealth manager with institutional or fund businessderiveda rule over Items 5.D and 7.A
RAUM per advisor
$180Mderivedfirm RAUM over the IAPD count; not a book size
Loaded
Sep 14, 2026