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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.

Former SEC-registered adviser

Geneva Advisors, LLC

Former SEC-registered adviserChicago, IllinoisCRD 121629SEC 801-61890IAPD
Latest filing Mar 15, 2017
First filing on the tape Feb 10, 2012 · 12 filings
RAUM
$7.9B
reported, Item 5.F
Discretionary
97%
of RAUM
Private clients
0.0%
$0 individuals and HNW
Advisors
0
registered through the firm on IAPD
RAUM per advisor
n/a
derived; firm RAUM over IAPD count
Employees
101
68 advisory (5.B.1)
Offices
n/a
beyond the principal office
Private funds
5
$23.5M gross assets
History
12 filings and snapshots on the tape
RAUM$7.9B as of Mar 6, 2017
Feb 10, 2012$5.1B then
HNW client RAUM: no history
State-registered IARs (5.B.3)68 as of Mar 6, 2017
Mar 27, 201336 then
Employees (5.A)101 as of Mar 6, 2017
Mar 27, 201381 then
Private funds5 as of Mar 6, 2017
Feb 10, 20123 then
RAUM +0.4% over the last fiscal year+2.3% a year over threeIARs 68 to 68
Practice profile
derived from the filing of Mar 15, 2017; every figure names its basis
RAUM per advisor
$116MderivedRAUM over IAPD advisors; not a book size
Clients per advisor
unknownderivedindividual and HNW clients (5.D) over advisors
Average HNW client
unknownderivedHNW RAUM over HNW clients
Average account
$557,661derivedRAUM over accounts (5.F.2.f)
Discretionary
97%derivedof RAUM
Institutional
0.0%derivedpensions, charities, corporations, government, insurance, banks, other advisers
Employees per advisor
1.5derivedItem 5.A over advisors
Advisors per office
17.0derived4 offices incl. principal (1.F.5)
RAUM growth, one year
+0.4%derivedbetween the last two annual amendments
Advisor growth, one year
+0.0%derivedItem 5.B.3 between annual amendments
Client growth, one year
unknownderived
Compensation
percentage of assets, fixed feesreportedItem 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 companiesreportedItem 5.G
Custody
$3.4B, 4,762 clientsreportedItem 9.A
Ownership
no PE, bank or public-company owner found on Schedule Aderived
Advisor book size
not public; not estimatedreported
Also answered yes on Form ADV
  • is a broker-dealer (6.A.1)
  • 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)
  • receives research or other products from a broker-dealer, soft dollars (8.E)
  • compensates persons for client referrals (8.G.1)
  • compensates non-employees for client referrals (8.G.2)
  • has custody of client cash or bank accounts (9.A.1.a)
  • has custody of client securities (9.A.1.b)
  • a related person has custody of client cash (9.B.1.a)
  • a related person has custody of client securities (9.B.1.b)
  • an independent public accountant performs a surprise examination (9.C.1)
Where the RAUM sits
Form ADV Item 5.D, latest filing
This filing has no Item 5.D breakdown (filings before 2017 reported ranges, not amounts).
Individual clients
n/areported
HNW clients
n/areported
Pension plan clients
n/areported
Charitable clients
n/areported
Accounts
14,090reported
Financial planning clients
251-500reported
Wrap fee programs
noreported
Custody of client assets
$3.4B for 4,762 clientsreported
Compensation
% of AUM, fixedreported
Class basis
absent from the latest SEC rosterderived
Advisors registered through the firm
0 on IAPD today, longest tenure first
No representative is registered through this CRD on IAPD.
Advisor movement
Joined, latest
Teams: two or more advisors moving together within fourteen days, from one state
    Private funds
    1 reported on Schedule D 7.B.(1)
    FundTypeGross assetsOwnersFirst reported
    Geneva Advisors Global Equity Income Fund, LdcOther Private Fund$10.4M26Oct 7, 2013
    Owners and control persons
    Schedule A and B, latest filing
    • Douglas Gregg Anderson · Principalcontrol
      since 01/2015 · owns less than 5%
    • Addison James Barasa · Principalcontrol
      since 01/2015 · owns less than 5%
    • Lucia Kathryn Bergin · Principalcontrol
      since 01/2012 · owns less than 5%
    • Steven Michael Brady · Chief Financial Officercontrol
      since 01/2014 · owns less than 5%
    • Campbell Robert Bridges · Principalcontrol
      since 01/2003 · owns less than 5%
    • Shelby Thomas Bridges · Principalcontrol
      since 01/2003 · owns less than 5%
    • M Katherine Brown · Principalcontrol
      since 01/2011 · owns less than 5%
    • Vernon Thomas Bruns · Principalcontrol
      since 01/2015 · owns less than 5%
    • J. Robert Coulton · Principalcontrol
      since 01/2016 · owns less than 5%
    • Philip Daniel Delany · Principalcontrol
      since 01/2013 · owns less than 5%
    • Amit Dhawan · Principalcontrol
      since 01/2005 · owns less than 5%
    • Schornack Erin Dickes · Principalcontrol
      since 01/2012 · owns less than 5%
    • Brady Sean Dobbins · Principalcontrol
      since 01/2014 · owns less than 5%
    • L. James Farrell · Principalcontrol
      since 01/2013 · owns less than 5%
    • Marie Tina Frey · Principalcontrol
      since 01/2014 · owns less than 5%
    • Joseph Kenneth Gimbel · Principalcontrol
      since 01/2012 · owns less than 5%
    • Thomas Kelly Goalby · Principalcontrol
      since 01/2009 · owns less than 5%
    • Marie Michelle Hermann · Principalcontrol
      since 01/2015 · owns less than 5%
    • J Eliezer Hernandez · Principalcontrol
      since 01/2014 · owns less than 5%
    • Patrick John Huber · Principalcontrol
      since 01/2003 · owns less than 5%
    • French Richard Judd · Principalcontrol
      since 12/2009 · owns less than 5%
    • Samuel Richard Kaplan · Principalcontrol
      since 01/2003 · owns less than 5%
    • Lawrence Bruce Klein · Principalcontrol
      since 01/2009 · owns less than 5%
    • James Christopher Lewis · Principalcontrol
      since 07/2008 · owns less than 5%
    • Edward Michael Mortell · Principalcontrol
      since 01/2009 · owns less than 5%
    • Scott Timothy Musial · Principalcontrol
      since 01/2014 · owns less than 5%
    • Michael Kurt Newsom · Principal, General Counsel And Chief Compliance Officercontrol
      since 07/2011 · owns less than 5%
    • David Pierce · Principalcontrol
      since 01/2003 · owns less than 5%
    • Earl Mark Resnik · Principalcontrol
      since 02/2014 · owns less than 5%
    • Kenneth Matthew Scherer · Principalcontrol
      since 01/2012 · owns less than 5%
    Entity owners
    • Geneva Holding Company Of Chicago, LLC · Managing Member
      direct · owns 75% or more
    Related persons
    Schedule D 7.A
    Offices
    Schedule D 1.F, the 25 largest
    • Dallas, TX
    • San Francisco, CA
    • St. Simons Island, GA
    What changed
    consecutive filings, newest first
    • Accounts · 13,564 to 14,090
      Mar 16, 2016 to Mar 6, 2017
    • Advisory employees · 69 to 68
      Mar 16, 2016 to Mar 6, 2017
    • BD registered reps · 53 to 50
      Mar 16, 2016 to Mar 6, 2017
    • Assets in custody · $22.3M to $3.4B
      Mar 16, 2016 to Mar 6, 2017
    • Employees · 102 to 101
      Mar 16, 2016 to Mar 6, 2017
    • Financial planning clients · 101-250 to 251-500
      Mar 16, 2016 to Mar 6, 2017
    • Discretionary RAUM · $7.6B to $7.6B
      Mar 16, 2016 to Mar 6, 2017
    • Non-discretionary RAUM · $235M to $243M
      Mar 16, 2016 to Mar 6, 2017
    • RAUM · $7.8B to $7.9B
      Mar 16, 2016 to Mar 6, 2017
    • Accounts · 13,091 to 13,564
      Jul 8, 2015 to Mar 16, 2016
    • Advisory employees · 63 to 69
      Jul 8, 2015 to Mar 16, 2016
    • BD registered reps · 51 to 53
      Jul 8, 2015 to Mar 16, 2016
    • Assets in custody · $21.1M to $22.3M
      Jul 8, 2015 to Mar 16, 2016
    • Employees · 97 to 102
      Jul 8, 2015 to Mar 16, 2016
    • State-registered IARs · 56 to 68
      Jul 8, 2015 to Mar 16, 2016
    • Private funds · 4 to 5
      Jul 8, 2015 to Mar 16, 2016
    • Discretionary RAUM · $7.5B to $7.6B
      Jul 8, 2015 to Mar 16, 2016
    • Non-discretionary RAUM · $249M to $235M
      Jul 8, 2015 to Mar 16, 2016
    • RAUM · $7.8B to $7.8B
      Jul 8, 2015 to Mar 16, 2016
    • Accounts · 11,881 to 13,091
      Aug 8, 2014 to Mar 11, 2015
    • Advisory employees · 73 to 63
      Aug 8, 2014 to Mar 11, 2015
    • BD registered reps · 46 to 51
      Aug 8, 2014 to Mar 11, 2015
    • Business name · GENEVA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT OF CHICAGO, LLC to GENEVA ADVISORS, LLC
      Aug 8, 2014 to Mar 11, 2015
    • Assets in custody · $38.4M to $21.1M
      Aug 8, 2014 to Mar 11, 2015
    • Employees · 93 to 97
      Aug 8, 2014 to Mar 11, 2015
    • State-registered IARs · 51 to 56
      Aug 8, 2014 to Mar 11, 2015
    • Legal name · GENEVA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT OF CHICAGO, LLC to GENEVA ADVISORS, LLC
      Aug 8, 2014 to Mar 11, 2015
    • Discretionary RAUM · $7.1B to $7.5B
      Aug 8, 2014 to Mar 11, 2015
    • Non-discretionary RAUM · $240M to $249M
      Aug 8, 2014 to Mar 11, 2015
    • RAUM · $7.3B to $7.8B
      Aug 8, 2014 to Mar 11, 2015
    • Accounts · 11,304 to 11,881
      Oct 7, 2013 to Mar 20, 2014
    • Advisory employees · 56 to 73
      Oct 7, 2013 to Mar 20, 2014
    • BD registered reps · 37 to 46
      Oct 7, 2013 to Mar 20, 2014
    • Assets in custody · $54.4M to $38.4M
      Oct 7, 2013 to Mar 20, 2014
    • Employees · 81 to 93
      Oct 7, 2013 to Mar 20, 2014
    • State-registered IARs · 36 to 51
      Oct 7, 2013 to Mar 20, 2014
    • Discretionary RAUM · $5.5B to $7.1B
      Oct 7, 2013 to Mar 20, 2014
    • Non-discretionary RAUM · $220M to $240M
      Oct 7, 2013 to Mar 20, 2014
    • RAUM · $5.7B to $7.3B
      Oct 7, 2013 to Mar 20, 2014
    • Advisory activities · 4 to 5
      Mar 27, 2013 to Oct 7, 2013
    Signals
    No event on the tape.
    Across DFX
    shared identifiers only, never a name match
    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
    Former SEC-registered adviserderiveda rule over Items 5.D and 7.A
    RAUM per advisor
    n/aderivedfirm RAUM over the IAPD count; not a book size
    Loaded
    Sep 14, 2026
    Across the graphs

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