Private fund adviser · Chicago, IL
Gillson Capital
Gillson Capital LP · SEC-registered investment adviser · CRD 284079 · SEC 801-107929
At a glance
Gillson Capital is an SEC-registered investment adviser based in Chicago, Illinois, with $2.1 billion in regulatory assets under management as of its Form ADV filed March 27, 2026. Its largest client group by assets is pooled investment vehicles. By Form ADV it is a private fund adviser, ranked 1,627th of 4,686 private fund advisers and 3,546th of 17,210 SEC-registered advisers by assets.
Main office 312-667-8920gillsoncapital.comAs filed on Form ADV
- Regulatory AUM
- $2.1B
- Rank among private fund advisers
- #1,627 of 4,686
- Rank among all SEC RIAs
- #3,546 of 17,210
- Rank in Illinois
- #176 of 684
- Clients
- 7
- Accounts
- 7
- Discretionary
- 100% of AUM
- Employees
- 16
- Advisory staff
- 12
- Offices
- 2
Owners and executives on its Form ADV
- Martin F. KalishChief Compliance Officer/ Chief Operating Officer
- Daniel B. JohnsonFounder and Portfolio Manager
- Kirt A. HartmanChief Financial Officer
Custody and brokerage
Custodian
Gillson Capital’s Form ADV lists no custodian for separately managed accounts. Firms report one only when they manage $10 million or more in those accounts.
Who it serves
| Client type | Clients | Regulatory AUM | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pooled investment vehicles | 7 | $2.1B | 100% |
Private funds
Gillson Capital reports 1 private funds with $85M in gross assets: hedge funds (Form ADV Item 7.B).
Disciplinary disclosures
Gillson Capital reports no disciplinary disclosures in Item 11 of Form ADV. Read the details on the SEC’s adviser search ↗
Services
- Portfolio management for pooled investment vehicles
How it’s paid
- A percentage of assets under management
- Performance-based fees
Form ADV and brochures on the SEC’s adviser search ↗gillsoncapital.com ↗
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Questions
How much does Gillson Capital manage?
Gillson Capital reports $2.1 billion in regulatory assets under management across 7 accounts, 100% of it on a discretionary basis, on its Form ADV filed March 27, 2026.
What kind of firm is Gillson Capital?
Gillson Capital is a private fund adviser by its Form ADV answers. Private funds are at least half of its business by assets.
Who are Gillson Capital’s clients?
By assets, its largest client types are pooled investment vehicles ($2.1 billion, 7 clients).
Does Gillson Capital manage private funds?
Yes. It reports 1 private funds with $85 million in gross assets, including hedge funds.
Does Gillson Capital have any disciplinary history?
Gillson Capital reports no disciplinary disclosures in Item 11 of its Form ADV. Check the SEC’s adviser search for the latest record.
Where these numbers come from
Every figure is Gillson Capital’s own answer on its latest Form ADV, from the SEC’s registered-adviser list as of October 1, 2026: regulatory assets and accounts (Item 5.F), clients by type (5.D), employees (5.A and 5.B), compensation (5.E) and services (5.G). Custodians come from Schedule D 5.K(3) of its latest filing (2026-03-27), which lists those holding 10% or more of separately managed account assets and the amount at each. “Hybrid” means some employees are also registered representatives of a broker-dealer (Item 5.B(2)); affiliated broker-dealers are the related persons it lists in Item 7.A and Schedule D. Firm type comes from its own answers: broker-dealer firms are registered broker-dealers themselves (Item 6.A); private fund advisers manage mostly private funds (Item 7.B, 5.D); wealth managers manage at least half their assets for individuals (5.D). Ranks compare it by regulatory assets with every SEC-registered adviser and with firms of its type. Figures are as of the firm’s last annual update, so they can lag recent deals and market moves. Regulatory AUM counts assets the firm continuously supervises and can differ from what a firm markets.
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