Northern Trust Investments, Incorporated
Registered investment adviser · Chicago, IL · CRD #105780
Form ADV data as of 2026-09-01Regulatory assets
$1.25 trillion
Total accounts
41,027
Employees
662
Disclosure events
11
Firm details
- Website: https://www.linkedin.com/company/northern-trust-asset-management/
- Telephone: 312-630-6000
- SEC file number: 801-33358
- Most recent Form ADV filing: 2026-06-15
- SEC record: View this firm on the SEC's IAPD site
Disciplinary disclosures
This firm reports 5 disclosure questions answered Yes, covering 11 reported events. Form ADV Item 11 covers charges and pending proceedings as well as findings, so a Yes answer is not itself a finding of wrongdoing. The underlying detail is filed with the SEC.
- SEC or CFTC found a violation of its regulations or statutes
- SEC or CFTC imposed a civil money penalty or a cease-and-desist order
- Another regulator found a violation of investment-related regulations or statutes
- Another regulator entered an order in connection with investment-related activity (past 10 years)
- A self-regulatory organization found a violation of its rules
Assets and accounts
| Provides continuous and regular supervisory or management services | Yes |
| Discretionary regulatory assets under management | $1.25 trillion |
| Non-discretionary regulatory assets under management | $0 |
| Total regulatory assets under management | $1.25 trillion |
| Discretionary accounts | 41,027 |
| Non-discretionary accounts | 0 |
| Total accounts | 41,027 |
| Regulatory assets under management attributable to non-U.S. persons | $22.64 billion |
People
| Total employees (excluding clerical) | 662 |
| Employees performing investment advisory functions (including research) | 219 |
| Employees who are registered representatives of a broker-dealer | 124 |
| Employees registered as investment adviser representatives with a state | 35 |
| Employees registered as IARs for another investment adviser | 2 |
| Employees who are licensed insurance agents | 0 |
| Firms or persons who solicit advisory clients on the firm's behalf | 0 |
Custody
| Has custody of client cash or bank accounts | Yes |
| Has custody of client securities | Yes |
| Client funds and securities held in the firm's custody | $1.07 trillion |
| Clients for whom the firm has custody | 40,588 |
| 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 | $1.07 trillion |
| Clients for whom a related person has custody | 40,588 |
| The firm acts as a qualified custodian | Yes |
| A related person acts as a qualified custodian | Yes |
| Number of persons acting as qualified custodians for the firm's clients | 38 |
How the firm is compensated
Advisory services offered
Other business activities
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 in which it has another proprietary interest
- Executes agency cross transactions involving advisory client securities
- Recommends securities for which it serves as underwriter or general partner
- Recommends securities in which it has another sales interest
- Brokers or dealers selected under 8.C.(3) are related persons
- Recommends brokers or dealers to clients
- Brokers or dealers recommended under 8.E. are related persons
- Receives soft dollar benefits
- Compensates a non-employee for client referrals
- Provides employee compensation specifically for obtaining clients
- Receives compensation from others for client referrals
Client types
| Type of client | Clients | Assets |
|---|---|---|
| Individuals (other than high net worth individuals) | 20,223 | $8.81 billion |
| High net worth individuals | 15,055 | $94.55 billion |
| Investment companies | 104 | $294.53 billion |
| Pooled investment vehicles (other than investment companies and BDCs) | 237 | $509.36 billion |
| Pension and profit sharing plans (not the participants or government plans) | 330 | $110.58 billion |
| Charitable organizations | 1,347 | $38.86 billion |
| Insurance companies | 75 | $46.34 billion |
| Sovereign wealth funds and foreign official institutions | 29 | $30.32 billion |
| Corporations or other businesses not listed above | 3,627 | $111.90 billion |