Nuveen Fund Advisors, LLC (Chicago)


Nuveen Fund Advisors, LLC is a large advisory firm based in Chicago. It manages $135.33 billion of regulatory assets for 174 client accounts. It has been registered with the SEC as an adviser since 2013 and has operated in the jurisdictions of Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, and 49 other states.

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Nuveen Fund Advisors provides portfolio management for investment companies, portfolio management for pooled investment vehicles, selection of other advisers, and evaluator and supervisor for nuveen uits. It doesn't provide financial planning services to its clients. On top of advisory services, the firm doesn't engage in other business activities.

Nuveen Fund Advisors: assets under management

The assets under management (AUM) of Nuveen Fund Advisors, LLC is $135.33 billion, all of which is managed in discretionary accounts. The firm's AUM has grown by 33% since the beginning of its operation, and $569.72 million of the total AUM is attributable to clients outside of the United States.


The firm manages $135.33 billion in discretionary accounts. On average, the discretionary accounts where all decisions are made on behalf of the client hold $777.78 million each.

Fees & Commissions

The advisory firm has a single stream of revenue. Clients pay Nuveen Fund Advisors, LLC for their services and products based on a percentage of assets under management. Compensation based on assets under management promotes a long-term relationship between a client and the adviser and helps align mutual interests. These fees don’t include brokerage commissions, interest, taxes, and other account expenses.

What kind of clients Nuveen Fund Advisors serves?

The firm provides services to investment companies and pooled investment vehicles. The largest group of clients of Nuveen Fund Advisors is investment companies with 161 clients and $133.58 billion of assets under management. Among the 9 most similar advisory firms, Nuveen Fund Advisors has the 2nd highest percentage of investment companies out of all clients.


The amount of regulatory assets under management is $135.33 billion for 174 clients. 5% of the firm’s clients are foreign persons or businesses.

Nuveen Fund Advisors doesn't advise any private funds.

Careers at Nuveen Fund Advisors, LLC

The company employs 100 people that are either part- or full-time employees. 24 percent of the employees work as investment advisers or researchers. 7 employees are registered as investment adviser representatives with the state securities authorities.

There isn’t anyone with the role of looking for and bringing in new clients on behalf of the firm. The firm compensates employees in addition to the salary for bringing in new clients. Employees don’t receive compensation from other entities for client referrals.

Direct owners and executive officers



Name Entity Date acquired Ownership Employer ID
Inc. Nuveen Investments Managing member 1 Jan 1997 75% - 100% 36-3817266
Gifford Ross Zimmerman Co-general counsel 1 May 2002 Other 1850029
Mary Elizabeth Keefe Chief compliance officer 1 Jun 2004 Other 4755249
Sherri A Hlavacek Controller 1 Oct 2006 Other 3172686
William Adams Co-president 1 Dec 2010 Other 1061251
Thomas Stephen Schreier Co-president 1 Dec 2010 Other 2801855
Margo L Cook Executive vice president investment services 1 Dec 2010 Other 4719274
Kevin J Mccarthy Co-general counsel 1 Jan 2011 Other 5294053
Kathleen Ann Prudhomme Co-general counsel 1 Jan 2011 Other 5883928
Diane S Meggs Chief compliance officer 1 Apr 2013 Other 4111164
Joseph T Castro Chief compliance officer 1 Jun 2013 Other 1146941
Diane M Whelan Executive vice president 1 Feb 2017 Other 3128177
Michelle Mccarthy Beck Executive vice president 1 Feb 2017 Other 1565509
Michael A Perry Executive vice president 1 Feb 2017 Other 2688179
Anthony E Ciccarone Executive vice president 1 Feb 2017 Other 2510725
Austin Penn Wachter Controller 1 Mar 2017 Other 6629077
Erik Mogavero Chief compliance officer 1 Aug 2017 Other 2540210
Cedric Henry Antosiewicz Senior managing director 1 Mar 2018 Other 2021500
Martin Yves Gerard Kremenstein Senior managing director 1 Mar 2018 Other 5237616
Greg Andrew Bottjer Senior managing director 1 Mar 2018 Other 2598349
Holly Hylton Miller Head of global investment operations 1 Mar 2018 Other 1825978

Indirect Owners

The SEC currently registers 15 indirect owners.

Name Entity Date acquired Ownership Employer ID
Inc. Nuveen Holdings Shareholder 1 Nov 2007 75% - 100% 26-0373324
L.P. Madison Dearborn Partners V A&C Manager & gp of other managers 1 Nov 2007 Other 20-3771466
Llc Mdcp Holdco (Windy) Member majority manager 1 Nov 2007 25% - 50% 26-1187203
Llc Windy City Investments Holdings Owner 1 Nov 2007 75% - 100% 26-0373462
Inc. Windy City Investments Owner 1 Nov 2007 75% - 100% 26-0373324
Madison Dearborn Partners Managing member 1 Nov 2007 Other 157349
Llc Tiaa Asset Management Finance Company Shareholder 1 Oct 2014 75% - 100% 47-1563437
Llc Tiaa Asset Management Member 1 Oct 2014 75% - 100% 47-1595484
Teachers Insurance And Annuity Association Of America Member 1 Oct 2014 75% - 100% 13-1624203
Tiaa Board Of Overseers Shareholder 1 Oct 2014 75% - 100% 13-6110585
Llc Tiaa Global Asset Management Member 1 Oct 2014 75% - 100% 47-1595484
Llc Nuveen Member 1 Oct 2014 75% - 100% 47-1595484
Llc Tam Finance Company Shareholder 1 Oct 2014 75% - 100% 47-1563437
Llc Nuveen Finance Shareholder 1 Jan 2017 75% - 100% 47-1563437
Inc. Nuveen Holdings 1 Shareholder 1 Jan 2017 75% - 100% 81-3425820

Based in Chicago

The principal office where Nuveen Fund Advisors, LLC performs its advisory services is located at 333 West Wacker Drive, Chicago, IL 60606, which is also the mailing address of the firm. An additional office of the firm is in New York, NY. It doesn’t run an office outside of the United States.

You can reach the main office by calling the phone number 312-917-7700 or by fax 312-917-6912. The normal business hours are 8:00 am - 5:00 pm cst on Monday - Friday. You can find more information about the New York firm at nuveen.com.