Gw&k Investment Management, LLC
Registered investment adviser · Boston, MA · CRD #121942
Form ADV data as of 2026-09-01Regulatory assets
$52.78 billion
Total accounts
48,710
Employees
177
Disclosure events
0
Firm details
- Website: https://www.gwkinvest.com/
- Telephone: 617-236-8900
- SEC file number: 801-61559
- Most recent Form ADV filing: 2026-03-26
- SEC record: View this firm on the SEC's IAPD site
Disciplinary disclosures
This firm answered No to every Item 11 disciplinary question on its most recent Form ADV filing.
Assets and accounts
| Provides continuous and regular supervisory or management services | Yes |
| Discretionary regulatory assets under management | $52.78 billion |
| Non-discretionary regulatory assets under management | $0 |
| Total regulatory assets under management | $52.78 billion |
| Discretionary accounts | 48,710 |
| Non-discretionary accounts | 0 |
| Total accounts | 48,710 |
| Regulatory assets under management attributable to non-U.S. persons | $1.80 billion |
People
| Total employees (excluding clerical) | 177 |
| Employees performing investment advisory functions (including research) | 63 |
| Employees who are registered representatives of a broker-dealer | 39 |
| Employees registered as investment adviser representatives with a state | 10 |
| Employees registered as IARs for another investment adviser | 0 |
| Employees who are licensed insurance agents | 0 |
| Firms or persons who solicit advisory clients on the firm's behalf | 4 |
Custody
| Has custody of client cash or bank accounts | No |
| Has custody of client securities | No |
| A related person has custody of client cash or bank accounts | Yes |
| A related person has custody of client securities | Yes |
| Client funds and securities held in a related person's custody | $204.7 million |
| Clients for whom a related person has custody | 23 |
| The firm acts as a qualified custodian | No |
| A related person acts as a qualified custodian | No |
| Number of persons acting as qualified custodians for the firm's clients | 53 |
How the firm is compensated
Advisory services offered
Affiliated related persons
Reported conflicts of interest
Form ADV Items 8 asks advisers to disclose arrangements that may create a conflict with client interests. This firm answered Yes to:
- Buys or sells for itself securities it also recommends to clients
- Recommends securities for which it serves as underwriter or general partner
- Receives soft dollar benefits
- Compensates a non-employee for client referrals
- Provides employee compensation specifically for obtaining clients
Client types
| Type of client | Clients | Assets |
|---|---|---|
| High net worth individuals | 47,749 | $40.39 billion |
| Banking or thrift institutions | 17 | $312.2 million |
| Investment companies | 17 | $4.93 billion |
| Pooled investment vehicles (other than investment companies and BDCs) | 14 | $3.00 billion |
| Pension and profit sharing plans (not the participants or government plans) | 123 | $707.7 million |
| State or municipal government entities (including government pension plans) | 13 | $294.3 million |
| Sovereign wealth funds and foreign official institutions | 1 | $20.4 million |
| Corporations or other businesses not listed above | 776 | $3.12 billion |