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FIRM PROFILE

Assets Under Management:$ 14,417,827,726
Clients per Registered Employee:52
Total Number of Employees:178
Clients per Employee:43
Total Number of Individual Clients:5,211
Total Number of HNWI Clients:2,444
Average Individual Client Account Size:$ 300,924
Average HNWI Account Size:$ 940,781

Overview

WINTRUST INVESTMENTS LLC is located at 231 South Lasalle Street 13th Floor, Chicago, IL 60604 and was first established at Chicago, Delaware in 01/31/1996. After operating for 30 years, WINTRUST INVESTMENTS LLC has amassed assets under management in the amount of $14,417,827,726 spanning over 7,655 clients at the firm. A breakdown of these figures indicates that 68% of WINTRUST INVESTMENTS LLC’s clients are individuals and 32% of their clients are high net worth individuals. WINTRUST INVESTMENTS LLC has 178 total employees and of those employees, 147 can be registered with one or both FINRA and the SEC. 83% percentage at WINTRUST INVESTMENTS LLC are registered to handle securities or provide financial advice. The firm has 5 disclosures, 5 being regulatory events, 0 being client events, and 0 events that have led to arbitration. Firm disclosures can occur for a number of reasons and we encourage every investor to review and perform their due diligence, as appropriate, before moving forward. You will be able to access WINTRUST INVESTMENTS LLC‘s brochures, the Form ADV, the Customer Relationship Summary (CRS), Accountant Surprise Examination Reports, and direct owners and executive officers. You will also see a list of services offered, fees & costs, conflicts of interest, and any and all related websites to the firm. In addition to these data points, our database will allow you to find every registered employee at WINTRUST INVESTMENTS LLC. Using your dashboard, you can access advisor disclosures (if any), run background checks, save, compare, and monitor your advisor for the life of your relationship. If you are still deciding which financial advisor would be best suited for your needs, our free members get access to our comparison tool which allows anyone to see relevant data points for each financial advisor and their firms in a side-by-side comparison.

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Understanding the Statistics for WINTRUST INVESTMENTS LLC and How They Compare to Other Firms Through Our Analysis

Average Account Value
Individuals
$ 300,924
HNWI
$ 940,781
Breakdown of Assets Under Management
Total Client Assets:
$ 3,867,385,840
Individuals
$ 1,568,117,138 (10.88 % of total AUM)
HNWI
$ 2,299,268,702 (15.95 % of total AUM)
MISC
$ 10,550,441,886 (73.18 % of total AUM)
Employees
Total
178
Registered
147 (82.58% of the firm's employees are registered)
Client Ratios
52 Clients per Registered Employee
43 Clients per Employee
Clients
Total
7,655
Individuals
5,211 (68.07 %)
HNWI
2,444 (31.93 %)
Firm Disclosures
Regulatory Event
5

FIRM INFORMATION

Main Address
231 South Lasalle Street 13th Floor, Chicago, IL 60604
Mailing Address
Po Box 750, Chicago, IL 60606-0750
Firm Size
Small
Phone Number
(312) 431-1700
Established
Delaware since 01/31/1996
Firm Type
Limited Liability Company
Fiscal year end
December
# of Employees
178
Services offered
Selection of other advisers (including private fund managers)
Portfolio management for businesses (other than small businesses) or institutional clients (other than registered investment companies and other pooled investment vehicles)
Portfolio management for individualss and/or small businesss
Financial planning services
Fees & costs
Hourly charges
A percentage of assets under your management
Fixed fees (other than subscription fees)
Conflict of interest - Other Business Activities
Broker-dealer (registered or unregistered)
Insurance broker or agent
Related websites
https://www.linkedin.com/company/wintrust-wealth-management/
Participation or Interest in Client Transactions

Proprietary Interest in Client Transactions
A. Do you or any related person:
(1) buy securities for yourself from advisory clients, or sell securities you own to advisory clients (principal transactions)? NO
(2) buy or sell for yourself securities (other than shares of mutual funds) that you also recommend to advisory clients? YES
(3) recommend securities (or other investment products) to advisory clients in which you or any related person has some other proprietary (ownership) interest (other than those mentioned in Items 8.A.(1) or (2))? NO

Sales Interest in Client Transactions
B. Do you or any related person:
(1) as a broker-dealer or registered representative of a broker-dealer, execute securities trades for brokerage customers in which advisory client securities are sold to or bought from the brokerage customer (agency cross transactions)? NO
(2) recommend to advisory clients, or act as a purchaser representative for advisory clients with respect to, the purchase of securities for which you or any related person serves as underwriter or general or managing partner? NO
(3) recommend purchase or sale of securities to advisory clients for which you or any related person has any other sales interest (other than the receipt of sales commissions as a broker or registered representative of a broker-dealer)? NO

Investment or Brokerage Discretion
C. Do you or any related person have discretionary authority to determine the:
(1) securities to be bought or sold for a client's account? YES
(2) amount of securities to be bought or sold for a client's account? YES
(3) broker or dealer to be used for a purchase or sale of securities for a client's account? YES
(4) commission rates to be paid to a broker or dealer for a client's securities transactions? YES
D. If you answer "yes" to C.(3) above, are any of the brokers or dealers related persons? YES
E. Do you or any related person recommend brokers or dealers to clients? YES
F. If you answer "yes" to E. above, are any of the brokers or dealers related persons? YES
G. (1) Do you or any related person receive research or other products or services other than execution from a broker-dealer or a third party ("soft dollar benefits") in connection with client securities transactions? NO
G. (2) If "yes" to G.(1) above, are all the "soft dollar benefits" you or any related persons receive eligible "research or brokerage services" under section 28(e) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934? NO
H. (1) Do you or any related person, directly or indirectly, compensate any person that is not an employee for client referrals? YES
H. (2) Do you or any related person, directly or indirectly, provide any employee compensation that is specifically related to obtaining clients for the firm (cash or non-cash compensation in addition to the employee's regular salary)? NO
I. Do you or any related person, including any employee, directly or indirectly, receive compensation from any person (other than you or any related person) for client referrals? NO

Self-custody

A. (1) Do you have custody of any advisory clients':
(a) cash or bank accounts? YES
(b) securities? YES
(2) If you checked "yes" to Item 9.A.(1)(a) or (b), what is the approximate amount of client funds and securities and total number of clients for which you have custody:
(a) U.S. Dollar Amount $ 4,093,360,528
(b) Total Number of Clients 7,655

B. (1) In connection with advisory services you provide to clients, do any of your related persons have custody of any of your advisory clients':
(a) cash or bank accounts? YES
(b) securities? NO
(2) If you checked "yes" to Item 9.B.(1)(a) or (b), what is the approximate amount of client funds and securities and total number of clients for which your related persons have custody:
(a) U.S. Dollar Amount $ 7,655
(b) Total Number of Clients

C. If you or your related persons have custody of client funds or securities in connection with advisory services you provide to clients, check all the following that apply:
(1) A qualified custodian(s) sends account statements at least quarterly to the investors in the pooled investment vehicle(s) you manage. NO
(2) An independent public accountant audits annually the pooled investment vehicle(s) that you manage and the audited financial statements are distributed to the investors in the pools. NO
(3) An independent public accountant conducts an annual surprise examination of client funds and securities. YES
(4) An independent public accountant prepares an internal control report with respect to custodial services when you or your related persons are qualified custodians for client funds and securities. YES

D. Do you or your related person(s) act as qualified custodians for your clients in connection with advisory services you provide to clients?
(1) you act as a qualified custodian NO
(2) your related person(s) act as qualified custodian(s) YES

E. If you are filing your annual updating amendment and you were subject to a surprise examination by an independent public accountant during your last fiscal year, provide the date (MM/YYYY) the examination commenced: 2023-09

F. If you or your related persons have custody of client funds or securities, how many persons, including, but not limited to, you and your related persons, act as qualified custodians for your clients in connection with advisory services you provide to clients? 16


FIRM DOCUMENTS

Latest Form ADV
Part 2 Brochures
WFA WRAP PROGRAMS BROCHURE (5/20/2024)
Accountant Surprise Examination Report
Accounting Firm NameFiling DateForm ADV-E CoverForm ADV-E Report
ERNST & YOUNG LLP09/25/2024
ERNST & YOUNG LLP09/27/2023
ERNST & YOUNG LLP12/09/2022

DIRECT OWNERS & EXECUTIVE OFFICERS

NameTitleAquiredCRD#
SILVER, ELLIOTT JOSEPHCHIEF COMPLIANCE OFFICER03/20051594446
WINTRUST BANKSOLE DIRECT OWNER10/2002
KIERNAN, THOMAS JOSEPHMUNICIPAL PRINCIPAL03/1998714859
SOMMERFIELD, JAMES ALFRED JRSR. COMPLIANCE OFFICER, INSURANCE PRINCIPAL03/20052841304
GETZ, BERT ATWATER JRDIRECTOR01/20054588181
ZIDAR, THOMAS PATRICKCHAIRMAN & CEO09/20062128329
HEITMANN, SCOTT KEITHDIRECTOR07/20082351200
GLABE, MARLA FRIEDMANDIRECTOR09/20092339176
HUGHES, TERRANCE GREGORYDIRECTOR OF SALES01/20132823480
CARLISLE, PAUL CLAYTONDIRECTOR01/20146314743
CORBETT, JAMES EDWARDCHIEF OPERATIONS OFFICER06/20182371982
KAMRADT, MICHAEL PAULDIRECTOR01/20191562014
MCKINNEY, SUZET MEYLIEUDIRECTOR01/20197069598
SARILLO, CELENA ROLDANDIRECTOR01/20197069597
SMYTH, MICHAEL JCHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER03/20192802717
STAFFORD, INGRID S.DIRECTOR07/20217497076

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