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Gw&K Investment Management, LLC
Boston, MA
CRD 121942
Firm filing updated March 26, 2026 ·
- $52.8BAssets
- 63Advisory staff
- 48,710Accounts
Fees and minimums
All fee types on the form
- Percentage of assets under managementYes
- Fixed feesYes
- Performance-based feesYes
- Hourly chargesNo
- Subscription fees (for a newsletter or periodical)No
- CommissionsNo
- OtherNo
Who the firm serves
- High net worth individuals47,749
- Corporations or other businesses776
- Pension and profit sharing plans123
- Banks17
- Investment companies17
- and 2 more27
See the client table
| Client type | Approximate number of clients | Assets |
|---|---|---|
| High net worth individuals | 47,749 | $40.4 billion |
| Banking or thrift institutions | 17 | $312.2 million |
| Investment companies | 17 | $4.9 billion |
| Pooled investment vehicles (other than investment companies and business development companies) | 14 | $3.0 billion |
| Pension and profit sharing plans (but not the plan participants or government pension plans) | 123 | $707.7 million |
| State or municipal government entities (including government pension plans) | 13 | $294.3 million |
| Sovereign wealth funds and foreign official institutions | Fewer than 5 clients | $20.4 million |
| Corporations or other businesses not listed above | 776 | $3.1 billion |
What the client labels mean
Here, "individuals" includes trusts, estates, and IRAs of individuals. A "high net worth individual" is a qualified client or qualified purchaser.
Services
- Financial planning services
- Portfolio management for individuals and/or small businesses
- Portfolio management for investment companies
See all 6 services
- Portfolio management for pooled investment vehicles (other than investment companies)
- Portfolio management for businesses (other than small businesses) or institutional clients
- Selection of other advisors (including private fund managers)
- Financial planning services
- Portfolio management for individuals and/or small businesses
- Portfolio management for investment companies
- Portfolio management for pooled investment vehicles (other than investment companies)
- Portfolio management for businesses (other than small businesses) or institutional clients
- Selection of other advisors (including private fund managers)
Assets and accounts
- Regulatory assets$52.8 billion
- Accounts48,710
- DiscretionaryAll accounts
People
- Employees177
- Advisory staff63
- Broker-dealer reps39
- Licensed insurance agents0
- Planning clients51 to 100
Advisors
6 advisors with a profile on Advisable
Listed A to Z by last name. Not a ranking.
Registration details
- SEC-registered investment advisor. CRD 121942, SEC file 801-61559.
- Registered with the SEC as an investment advisor (status date on record: November 18, 2002).
Is Gw&K Investment Management, LLC a fiduciary?
Short answer: Gw&K Investment Management, LLC is registered with the SEC as an investment advisor.
More detail
Some of its people may also act in other roles, such as for a broker-dealer or as insurance agents, where different rules apply. Details below.
The SEC put it this way in 2019: 'Under federal law, an investment adviser is a fiduciary.'
Some of the firm's people may also act for a broker-dealer: 39 staff are broker-dealer representatives and the firm has a related broker-dealer. When someone acts for a broker-dealer, a different SEC standard, Regulation Best Interest, applies to their recommendations. Ask which role they are acting in.
The firm's Form CRS explains its services, fees and conflicts in plain language: Form CRS.
About this data
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