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Top 25 Specialist investment managers based in Chicago, United States

Name: Specialist investment managers based in Chicago, United States
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Compiled by the RevenueBase Data Team Data refreshed Sep 22, 2026 270 companies tracked

RevenueBase identified 270 specialist investment managers headquartered in Chicago, United States as of September 2026 and tracks 39,664 professional contacts across them, including 10,309 with verified work emails. New York is the largest hub.

This list covers specialist investment managers headquartered in Chicago, United States, matched on what each company actually does as described in its own words. Ranked by team size, largest first. Every row shows the company's own description, its RevenueBase Smart Search rating, and when it was last checked. Data refreshed September 22, 2026.

Published by RevenueBase, a B2B data infrastructure company. This list was built with RevenueBase Smart Search, the natural-language company search RevenueBase customers use to build their own targeted lists and unlock verified emails and direct dials at the companies on them. How these lists are built and judged.

How to read this list HQ checked on every row RevenueBase Smart Search rating on every row Refreshed Sep 22, 2026 86% judged on-target in blind review

270Companies

39,664Contacts tracked

10,309Verified emails

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The 25 largest specialist investment managers based in Chicago, United States

Ranked by team size

Top 25 of 270 specialist investment managers based in Chicago, United States, ranked by team size, largest first. Data refreshed Sep 22, 2026. RevenueBase Smart Search rates how each company's information relates to specialist investment managers: strong evidence (its own description names it), partial (names part of it), indirect (matched on the rest of its profile rather than the description shown). Click a contact count to view that company's people.
#	Company	RevenueBase Smart Search	Headquarters	Employees	Contacts
1	Northern Trust	Strong evidence	Chicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 22, 2026	10001+	27,212 contacts →
	Strong evidence “As a global leader in innovative wealth management, asset servicing and investment solutions, Northern Trust (Nasdaq: NTRS) is proud to guide the world’s most successful…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 22, 2026
2	Balyasny Asset Management L.P	Strong evidence	Chicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 22, 2026	1,001-5,000	2,253 contacts →
	Strong evidence “Balyasny Asset Management (BAM) is a diversified global investment firm founded in 2001 by Dmitry Balyasny, Scott Schroeder, and Taylor O'Malley.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 22, 2026
3	Lasalle Investment Management	Strong evidence	Chicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 22, 2026	501-1,000	985 contacts →
	Strong evidence “LaSalle is one of the world's leading investment managers.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 22, 2026
4	Hightower Advisors	Strong evidence	Chicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 22, 2026	1,001-5,000	575 contacts →
	Strong evidence “Hightower is a wealth management firm that provides investment, financial, and retirement planning services to individuals, families, and institutions, as well as 401(k)…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 22, 2026
5	BMO Wealth Management - U.S	Partial evidence	Chicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 22, 2026	5,001-10,000	534 contacts →
	Partial evidence “At BMO Wealth Management, you and your family are at the center of our approach.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 22, 2026
6	Cresset	Indirect evidence	Chicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 22, 2026	501-1,000	472 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Cresset is a firm built by clients, for clients.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 22, 2026
7	Harrison Street Asset Management	Strong evidence	Chicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 22, 2026	501-1,000	381 contacts →
	Strong evidence “Harrison Street Asset Management is a leading global alternative investment management firm with over $108 billion in assets under management through highly differentiated assets…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 22, 2026
8	PPM America, INC	Strong evidence	Chicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 22, 2026	201-500	292 contacts →
	Strong evidence “PPM America, Inc.(PPM) is a client-focused investment manager.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 22, 2026
9	Harbor Capital Advisors, INC	Partial evidence	Chicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 22, 2026	51-200	272 contacts →
	Partial evidence “We’re an asset manager focused on curating an intentionally select suite of active ETFs that we believe have the potential to produce compelling, risk-adjusted returns within a…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 22, 2026
10	Ariel Investments	Strong evidence	Chicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 22, 2026	51-200	189 contacts →
	Strong evidence “Ariel Investments is a premier, boutique asset management firm, with three primary lines of business: Ariel Investments, LLC, Ariel Alternatives, LLC, and Project Level Management…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 22, 2026
11	Wintrust Wealth Management	Partial evidence	Chicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 22, 2026	201-500	140 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Wintrust Wealth Management provides a broad range of financial services to private clients and institutions.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 22, 2026
12	Zacks Investment Management	Strong evidence	Chicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 22, 2026	51-200	130 contacts →
	Strong evidence “In 1992, Zacks Investment Management was established as a wholly owned subsidiary of Zacks Investment Research.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 22, 2026
13	Kovitz	Partial evidence	Chicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 22, 2026	201-500	110 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Kovitz connects high net worth individuals, institutions and financial professionals to customized asset management and advisory strategies.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 22, 2026
14	Rothschild Wealth Partners	Indirect evidence	Chicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 22, 2026	51-200	110 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Established in 1908, Rothschild Wealth Partners has grown from a regional brokerage firm into an employee-owned, full-spectrum boutique firm with over $6 billion in assets under…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 22, 2026
15	Segall Bryant & Hamill	Partial evidence	Chicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 22, 2026	51-200	107 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Founded in 1994, Segall Bryant & Hamill (SBH) provides professional portfolio management of domestic and international equity and fixed income portfolios, as well as alternative…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 22, 2026
16	Driehaus Capital Management LLC	Strong evidence	Chicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 22, 2026	51-200	92 contacts →
	Strong evidence “Driehaus Capital Management LLC is a privately held investment management boutique based in Chicago, Illinois.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 22, 2026
17	Gresham Partners	Strong evidence	Chicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 22, 2026	51-200	88 contacts →
	Strong evidence “Gresham Partners is an independent investment and wealth management firm that has been serving select families and family offices as a multi-family office and an outsourced chief…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 22, 2026
18	WHI	Indirect evidence	Chicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 22, 2026	11-50	78 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Family office” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 22, 2026
19	Altair Advisers	Strong evidence	Chicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 22, 2026	51-200	77 contacts →
	Strong evidence “Altair Advisers is an independent wealth advisory firm providing investment management, financial planning and client education services.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 22, 2026
20	Great Lakes Advisors	Indirect evidence	Chicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 22, 2026	51-200	76 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Founded in 1981, Great Lakes Advisors® is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois with offices in Tampa, FL and Stamford, CT.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 22, 2026
21	Victory Park Capital Advisors	Strong evidence	Chicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 22, 2026	51-200	74 contacts →
	Strong evidence “Victory Park Capital Advisors, LLC (“VPC” or the “Firm”) is a global alternative asset manager that specializes in private asset-backed credit.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 22, 2026
22	Arete Wealth	Partial evidence	Chicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 22, 2026	11-50	69 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Arete Wealth is a diversified financial services firm with more than $6.8B in assets under management.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 22, 2026
23	First Trust Capital Management L.P	Partial evidence	Chicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 22, 2026	11-50	63 contacts →
	Partial evidence “We offer a curated spectrum of alternative investments across private equity, venture capital, hedge funds, real estate, and private credit.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 22, 2026
24	Duff & Phelps Investment Management CO	Strong evidence	Chicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 22, 2026	51-200	63 contacts →
	Strong evidence “Duff & Phelps Investment Management pursues specialized investment strategies with exceptional depth of resources and expertise.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 22, 2026
25	Chicago Partners Wealth Advisors	Indirect evidence	Chicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 22, 2026	51-200	62 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Chicago Partners Wealth Advisors focuses on optimizing each aspect of a client's wealth, creating comprehensive financial plans for high-net-worth individuals, corporations…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 22, 2026

RevenueBase Smart Search

RevenueBase Smart Search assesses information from a company’s LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website, and other publicly available sources. It uses that information to rate how closely the company relates to this list’s category: specialist investment managers. Every row carries its rating and the description the rating was read from, so each one can be checked rather than taken on trust.

Strong evidence: The company's own public description of its business names specialist investment managers.
Partial evidence: Its own public description names part of specialist investment managers, so it works in or next to the category without describing itself that way.
Indirect evidence: The description shown does not name specialist investment managers. The match rests on the rest of the company's public profile rather than the one sentence quoted here, so this is the rating to check first.

RevenueBase Smart Search is how these lists are built: RevenueBase's data engine and AI assemble the companies that match a category defined in a user's own words, so a list can be about what companies actually do rather than about whichever industry code they were filed under.

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Specialist investment managers based in Chicago, United States at a glance

As of Sep 22, 2026

26.0%Verified-email coverage

146.9Average contacts per company

1-10Median size (employees)

378.1%Largest-city concentration · New York

Sep 22, 2026Page data refreshed

Companies by employee count

1-10

147

11-50

51-200

201-500

501-1,000

1,001-5,000

5,001-10,000

10001+

Email recency for this list is measured across the whole United States list rather than for Chicago, so it is reported there. Company counts and contact totals on this page are exact for Chicago, over 270 companies.

How this list was built

Company categories are rarely black and white. RevenueBase reads each company's own description of its business to decide whether it belongs among specialist investment managers, so some rows will be adjacent to the category rather than pure plays. The description and RevenueBase Smart Search rating on every row are there so you can check each match yourself.

Source: The RevenueBase company graph: 60 million companies and 398.9 million professional contacts resolved from primary sources, queried with RevenueBase Smart Search, the natural-language company search available to every RevenueBase user.
What qualifies: Companies headquartered in Chicago, United States whose own description of what they do matches “specialist investment managers”. Matching reads each company's description, not its industry code or its name.
RevenueBase Smart Search: RevenueBase Smart Search is how this list is assembled and how each row is rated. RevenueBase's data engine and AI assess a company's LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website and other publicly available information, then relate it to a category defined in a user's own words. Each row is rated strong evidence (its own description names specialist investment managers), partial evidence (it names part of the category) or indirect evidence (the description shown names none of it and the match rests on the rest of the company's profile). The description supporting each rating is quoted on the row.
What we exclude: Companies whose own description does not clearly place them among specialist investment managers, and records with no verified work email. Companies headquartered outside Chicago are excluded even when they keep an office there.
Match quality: In blind human judging of this matching method, 86% of matched companies were on target. Expect roughly 1 in 7 rows to be adjacent to the category rather than a pure play. Every row shows the company's own description and its RevenueBase Smart Search rating so you can judge each match yourself. Read the full methodology: how the lists are built, how the judging worked, and what the figure means.
Ranking: Team size, largest first: companies are ordered by the number of professionals RevenueBase tracks at each one. Employee ranges shown are reported bands, for context.
Verification: Every listed company carries at least one verified work email, 10,309 across the full list. Contacts re-verify on a rolling cadence, and each contact's own verification date is shown inside RevenueBase.
Refresh: This page's figures were pulled from the company graph on September 22, 2026. Lists refresh periodically as the graph is re-checked.
Corrections: Wrong category, wrong headquarters, or a company that has closed? Use “Report an issue” on any row. Reports go to the RevenueBase Data Team and feed back into the company graph.

Specialist investment managers by metro in the United States

Frequently asked

What is RevenueBase Smart Search?

RevenueBase Smart Search is how RevenueBase decides which companies belong on this list and how strongly each one fits. Its data engine and AI assess a company's LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website and other publicly available information, then relate it to the category the list is about. Each row is rated strong evidence when the company's own description names specialist investment managers, partial evidence when it names part of the category, and indirect evidence when the description shown names none of it and the match rests on the rest of the company's profile.

How many specialist investment managers are there based in Chicago, United States?

RevenueBase identified 270 specialist investment managers headquartered in Chicago, United States as of September 2026, matched on each company's own description of what it does rather than its industry code.

What is the largest company on this list?

Northern Trust, headquartered in Chicago, tops this list with the largest team on record.

Which city has the most specialist investment managers?

New York leads with 1021 headquartered companies, followed by Chicago (270) and Miami (238).

How do I get contact information for these companies?

A free RevenueBase account lets you run this exact search and work the top results, verified emails and direct dials included. Upgrading unlocks all 10,309 verified decision-maker contacts tracked across these 270 companies.

How current is this list?

The list refreshes periodically as the company graph is re-checked. This page's figures were pulled on September 22, 2026.

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About this data

RevenueBase is a B2B data infrastructure company. Its company graph covers 60 million companies and 398.9 million professional contacts, with emails verified on a rolling cadence rather than scraped once and left to decay. These company lists are generated directly from that graph with RevenueBase Smart Search, the same natural-language company search every RevenueBase user has: describe a market in plain words, get the companies that match, and add verified emails and direct dials for the people at them. It is the same data that powers RevenueBase's B2B data products, and a free account includes 500 credits to start. How these lists are built and judged.