Broker-dealer firm · Seattle, WA
Russell Investments
Russell Investments Implementation Services, LLC · SEC-registered investment adviser · CRD 329 · SEC 801-60335
At a glance
Russell Investments is an SEC-registered investment adviser based in Seattle, Washington, with $81.1 billion in regulatory assets under management as of its Form ADV filed September 2, 2026. Its largest client group by assets is state or municipal government entities. By Form ADV it is a broker-dealer firm, ranked 23rd of 391 broker-dealer firms and 310th of 17,210 SEC-registered advisers by assets.
Main office 206-505-7877russellinvestments.comLinkedInAs filed on Form ADV
- Regulatory AUM
- $81B
- Rank among broker-dealer firms
- #23 of 391
- Rank among all SEC RIAs
- #310 of 17,210
- Rank in Washington
- #2 of 271
- Clients
- 118
- Accounts
- 146
- Discretionary
- 100% of AUM
- Employees
- 569
- Advisory staff
- 115
- Offices
- 2
Owners and executives on its Form ADV
- Katherine Anne El-HillowDirector; President; Chief Investment Officer
- Howard Brian SurloffChief Legal Officer
- David Andrew SiegelFinancial and Operations Principal
- Cheryl Beth WichersBroker-Dealer Chief Compliance Officer
- Aaron Alexander OstrovskyDirector
- Amy Elizabeth CurranUS Adviser Chief Compliance Officer
- Jason Abram LenzoDirector
- Mark David PaltrowitzChief Risk Officer
Custody and brokerage
Broker-dealer
Hybrid RIA
Russell Investments is a hybrid RIA: 205 of its employees are also registered representatives of a broker-dealer. It names an affiliated broker-dealer: Russell Investments Financial Services, LLC.
- Russell Investments Financial Services, LLC ↗CRD 21771
It doesn’t hold client accounts or customer funds itself. Its annual audited report filed with the SEC, March 2026
Who it serves
| Client type | Clients | Regulatory AUM | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| State or municipal government entities | 24 | $52B | 64% |
| Pension and profit sharing plans | 30 | $19B | 23% |
| Charitable organizations | 14 | $9.6B | 12% |
| Other investment advisers | 10 | $232M | <1% |
| Pooled investment vehicles | 38 | $231M | <1% |
| Insurance companies | 2 | $203M | <1% |
Disciplinary disclosures
Russell Investments 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
- Portfolio management for businesses and institutions
- Other services
How it’s paid
- A percentage of assets under management
- Fixed fees
- Commissions
- Performance-based fees
- Other
Form ADV and brochures on the SEC’s adviser search ↗russellinvestments.com ↗
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Questions
How much does Russell Investments manage?
Russell Investments reports $81.1 billion in regulatory assets under management across 146 accounts, 100% of it on a discretionary basis, on its Form ADV filed September 2, 2026.
What kind of firm is Russell Investments?
Russell Investments is a broker-dealer firm by its Form ADV answers. The firm is itself registered as a broker-dealer as well as an investment adviser. It reports a bank or thrift among its related persons.
Who are Russell Investments’s clients?
By assets, its largest client types are state or municipal government entities ($52.1 billion, 24 clients); pension and profit sharing plans ($18.8 billion, 30 clients); charitable organizations ($9.6 billion, 14 clients).
Does Russell Investments have any disciplinary history?
Russell Investments 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 Russell Investments’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 (2026-09-02), 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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