Asset manager · Seattle, WA
Russell Investments
Russell Investment Management, LLC · SEC-registered investment adviser · CRD 105734 · SEC 801-17141
At a glance
Russell Investments is an SEC-registered investment adviser based in Seattle, Washington, with $68.6 billion in regulatory assets under management as of its Form ADV filed April 1, 2026. Its largest client group by assets is investment companies. By Form ADV it is a asset manager, ranked 174th of 3,218 asset managers and 352nd of 17,210 SEC-registered advisers by assets.
Main office 206-505-7877russellinvestments.comLinkedInAs filed on Form ADV
- Regulatory AUM
- $69B
- Rank among asset managers
- #174 of 3,218
- Rank among all SEC RIAs
- #352 of 17,210
- Rank in Washington
- #3 of 271
- Clients
- 72
- Accounts
- 6,599
- Discretionary
- 100% of AUM
- Employees
- 569
- Advisory staff
- 115
- Offices
- 3
Owners and executives on its Form ADV
- Katherine Anne El-HillowDirector; President; Chief Investment Officer
- Vernon R. BarbackDirector
- Howard Brian SurloffDirector
- Amy Elizabeth CurranChief Compliance Officer
- Scott S. BowenChief Financial Officer
- 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 affiliated broker-dealers: Russell Investments Financial Services, LLC and Russell Investments Implementation 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
- Russell Investments Implementation Services, LLC ↗CRD 329
Who it serves
| Client type | Clients | Regulatory AUM | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Investment companies | 58 | $62B | 91% |
| Other investment advisers | 11 | $4.4B | 6% |
| Pooled investment vehicles | 1 | $1.7B | 3% |
| Pension and profit sharing plans | 1 | $65M | <1% |
| Insurance companies | 1 | $0M | 0% |
Private funds
Russell Investments reports 1 private funds with $1.7B in gross assets: liquidity funds (Form ADV Item 7.B).
Disciplinary disclosures
Russell Investments answers yes to 1 disclosure item in Item 11 of Form ADV (criminal, regulatory or civil matters involving the firm or its advisory affiliates). Read the details on the SEC’s adviser search ↗
Services
- Portfolio management for investment companies
- Portfolio management for pooled investment vehicles
- Portfolio management for businesses and institutions
- Selecting other advisers
How it’s paid
- A percentage of assets under management
- Fixed fees
- 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 $68.6 billion in regulatory assets under management across 6,599 accounts, 100% of it on a discretionary basis, on its Form ADV filed April 1, 2026.
What kind of firm is Russell Investments?
Russell Investments is a asset manager by its Form ADV answers. Most of its assets are managed for funds, institutions or other businesses rather than individuals. It reports a bank or thrift among its related persons.
Who are Russell Investments’s clients?
By assets, its largest client types are investment companies ($62.5 billion, 58 clients); other investment advisers ($4.4 billion, 11 clients); pooled investment vehicles ($1.7 billion, 1 clients).
Does Russell Investments manage private funds?
Yes. It reports 1 private funds with $1.7 billion in gross assets, including liquidity funds.
Does Russell Investments have any disciplinary history?
Russell Investments answers yes to 1 disclosure item in Item 11 of Form ADV, which covers criminal, regulatory and civil matters involving the firm or its advisory affiliates. The details are on the SEC’s adviser search.
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 (2026-04-01), 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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