Citadel Advisors LLC (Chicago)


Citadel Advisors LLC is a large advisory firm based in Chicago. It manages $194.06 billion of regulatory assets for 21 client accounts. It has been registered with the SEC as an adviser since 2008 and has operated in the jurisdictions of California, Connecticut, Illinois, Minnesota, and Texas.

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Citadel Advisors provides portfolio management for pooled investment vehicles. It doesn't provide financial planning services to its clients. On top of advisory services, the firm doesn't engage in other business activities.

Citadel Advisors: assets under management

The assets under management (AUM) of Citadel Advisors LLC is $194.06 billion, all of which is managed in discretionary accounts. The firm's AUM has grown by 1138% since the beginning of its operation, and $139.64 billion of the total AUM is attributable to clients outside of the United States.


The firm manages $194.06 billion in discretionary accounts. On average, the discretionary accounts where all decisions are made on behalf of the client hold $9.24 billion each.
Citadel Advisors has custody of $27.38 billion in cash and securities for 21 clients in total and its related person acts as a qualified custodian.

Fees & Commissions

The advisory firm has several streams of revenue. Clients pay Citadel Advisors LLC for their services and products based on a percentage of assets under management and performance-based fees. 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 Citadel Advisors serves?

The only and largest group of clients of Citadel Advisors is pooled investment vehicles with 21 clients and $194.06 billion of assets under management. Among the 10 most similar advisory firms, Citadel Advisors has the 2nd highest percentage of pooled investment vehicles out of all clients.


The amount of regulatory assets under management is $194.06 billion for 21 clients. 48% of the firm’s clients are foreign persons or businesses.

Citadel Advisors also advises several private funds. Namely, twenty six hedge funds. The minimum investment commitment required of non-related persons ranges from $0 to $200,000,000.

Careers at Citadel Advisors LLC

The company employs 1,736 people that are either part- or full-time employees. 53 percent of the employees work as investment advisers or researchers. No 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 doesn’t compensate employees in addition to the salary for bringing in new clients. Employees don’t receive compensation from other entities for client referrals.

David Andrew Glockner joined the executive team most recently as the Chief Compliance Officer.

Direct owners and executive officers



Name Entity Date acquired Ownership Employer ID
Citadel Holdings I Lp Member of citadel structured finance advisory llc 1 Jan 2001 75% - 100% 39-2061651
Citadel Llc Shareholder of citadel (hong kong) limited 1 Jul 2005 75% - 100% 36-4108019
Kenneth Cordele Griffin Chief executive officer 1 Aug 2007 Other 1985894
Gerald Albert Beeson Chief financial officer, chief operating officer; director of citadel (hong kong) limited 1 Aug 2007 Other 2349125
Adam Charles Cooper Chief legal officer; director of citadel (hong kong) limited 1 Aug 2007 Other 3194595
Citadel Holdings Ii Lp Member 1 Aug 2007 75% - 100% 34-2061652
John Charles Nagel Managing director and deputy general counsel, head of global compliance (chief compliance officer) 1 Aug 2007 Other 4755239
Citadel Investment Group (Europe) Limited General partner of citadel europe llp 1 Jan 2009 75% - 100% 36-4108019
Darin Scott Sadow Chief compliance officer 1 Sep 2009 Other 4972993
Andrew Ka Wing Fong Director and responsible officer of citadel (hong kong) limited; chief administrative officer, general counsel of citadel asia 1 Dec 2009 Other 6048219
John Charles Nagel Chief compliance officer 1 Mar 2011 Other 4755239
Esq. Mark Andrew Polemeni Chief compliance officer 1 Jun 2011 Other 5070584
Citadel Advisors Holdings Lp Member of citadel advisors llc and citadel advisors ii llc 1 Dec 2012 75% - 100% 46-1648666
Citadel Advisors Holdings Ii Lp Member of citadel advisors llc and citadel advisors ii llc 1 Dec 2013 75% - 100% 46-4802712
Steven William Atkinson Director of citadel investment consulting (shenzhen) company limited 1 Apr 2014 Other 6514590
Andrew Ka Wing Fong Director of citadel investment consulting (shenzhen) company limited 1 Apr 2014 Other 6048219
Citadel Advisors Holdings Iii Lp Member of citadel advisors llc and citadel advisors ii llc 1 Feb 2015 75% - 100% 47-2988189
Jiarui Han Director of citadel investment consulting (shenzhen) company limited 1 May 2015 Other 6514602
Clp Holdings Four Llc Shareholder of citadel investment consulting (shenzhen) company limited 1 Jun 2015 75% - 100% 46-2655611
Citadel Advisors Holdings Ii Lp Member of citadel advisors llc and citadel advisors ii llc 1 Dec 2015 75% - 100% 46-4802712
Shawn F Fagan Chief legal officer; director of citadel (hong kong) limited 1 Jan 2017 Other 4925973
Citadel Advisors Holdings Lp Member of citadel advisors llc and citadel advisors ii llc 1 Oct 2017 75% - 100% 46-1648666
Noah Charles Goldberg Chief compliance officer; senior deputy general counsel 1 Oct 2017 Other 4898522
David Andrew Glockner Chief compliance officer 1 Dec 2017 Other 6895674

Indirect Owners

The SEC currently registers 33 indirect owners.

Name Entity Date acquired Ownership Employer ID
Kenneth Cordele Griffin Member 1 Oct 1996 75% - 100% 1985894
Citadel Llc Shareholder 1 Nov 1998 75% - 100% 36-4108019
Kenneth Cordele Griffin Member 1 Sep 2002 75% - 100% 1985894
Gfh Family Office Inc. General partner 1 Sep 2002 Other 36-4514051
Gfh Limited Partnership Limited partner 1 Apr 2003 75% - 100% 47-0809133
L.L.C. Citadel Investment Group General partner 1 Dec 2004 Other 36-4108019
Citadel Llc General partner 1 Dec 2004 Other 36-4108019
Citadel Gp Llc General partner 1 Aug 2007 Other 87-0810795
Citadel Limited Partnership Limited partner 1 Aug 2007 75% - 100% 36-4111741
L.L.C. Citadel Investment Group Ii General partner 1 Aug 2007 Other 87-0810795
Citadel Investment Group Ii L.L.C. General partner 1 Aug 2007 Other 87-0810795
Citadel Holdings Iii Lp Limited partner 1 Dec 2009 25% - 50% 80-0659440
L.L.C. Citadel Investment Group Ii General partner 1 Dec 2009 Other 87-0810795
Citadel Limited Partnership Limited partner 1 Dec 2009 75% - 100% 36-4111741
L.P. Global Equities Partners Equity Participants Limited partner 1 Dec 2009 25% - 50% 80-0663753
Gfh Llc Member 1 Sep 2012 75% - 100% 76-0724726
Gfh Family Office Inc. General partner 1 Oct 2012 Other 36-4514051
Kenneth Cordele Griffin Limited partner 1 Oct 2012 75% - 100% 1985894
Citadel Gp Llc General partner 1 Nov 2012 Other 87-0810795
Citadel Group Holdings Lp Member 1 Dec 2012 75% - 100% 36-4108019
Citadel Holdings Ii Lp Limited partner 1 Dec 2012 75% - 100% 39-2061652
Citadel Investment Group Ii Llc General partner 1 Dec 2012 Other 87-0810795
Citadel Limited Partnership Limited partner 1 Jan 2013 75% - 100% 36-4111741
Kenneth Cordele Griffin Limited partner 1 Mar 2013 75% - 100% 1985894
Citadel Gp Llc General partner 1 Aug 2013 Other 87-0810795
Gfh Ii Llc (F/K/A Gfh Ii Limited Partnership) Limited partner 1 Aug 2013 75% - 100% 46-3677309
Citadel Limited Partnership Limited partner 1 Aug 2013 75% - 100% 36-4111741
Gfh Ii Llc Limited partner 1 Aug 2013 75% - 100% 46-3677309
Gfh Ii Limited Partnership Limited partner 1 Aug 2013 75% - 100% 46-3677309
Citadel Advisors Holdings Lp Limited partner 1 Dec 2013 75% - 100% 46-1648666
Citadel Gp Llc General partner 1 Dec 2013 Other 87-0810795
Calc Iv Lp Manager 1 Dec 2013 Other 39-2061651
Citadel Advisors Holdings Ii Lp Limited partner 1 Jan 2015 75% - 100% 46-4802712

Based in Chicago

The principal office where Citadel Advisors LLC performs its advisory services is located at Attn: Compliance, Chicago, IL 60603, which is also the mailing address of the firm. An additional office of the firm is in Greenwich, CT. It doesn’t run an office outside of the United States.

You can reach the main office by calling the phone number 312-395-2100 or by fax 312-267-7100. The normal business hours are 8:00 am to 5:00 pm on Monday - Friday. You can find more information about the New York firm at citadel.com and its LinkedIn profile.