GUGGENHEIM FUNDS DISTRIBUTORS, LLC

C19
CRD 39805·SEC 801-54810·CHICAGO, IL
AUM
$7.80B
$1B+
Est. Revenue
$78.0M
@ 1% on AUM
Est. EBITDA
$23.4M
@ 30% margin
Est. Deal Value
$187.2M
@ 8× EBITDA

Identity

Registrations & legal identity

Legal name
GUGGENHEIM FUNDS DISTRIBUTORS, LLC
CRD
39805
SEC file #
801-54810
EIN
371759695
DBA names

Economics

AUM
$7.80B
AUM band
$1B+
AUM trajectory
'20'26
$4.72B → $7.80B▲ +65%
Client mix
Investment Companies1

Operations

Employees (total)
245
Advisory staff (per ADV)
8
Advisory staff (5-yr trend)
'20'26
8 advisors → 8 advisors▬ 0%
Primary office
CHICAGO IL
Branches

Custodian & Brokerage

Primary custodian
E*Tradelow confidence
Services offered
Portfolio mgmt — investment companies
Fee basis
% of AUMOther Compensation

Filings

Latest ADV filing
03/31/2026
ADV-W filed at

Compliance

Disclosures (firm)
0
Trademark
Additional signalsExpand ▾

Ownership & succession ★

Who controls the firm + pre-computed succession flags

Top Owner Name
GUGGENHEIM FUNDS SERVICES,
Top Owner Pct
87.5
Top Owner Entity Kind
DE
Owner Count
8
Control Persons
GUGGENHEIM FUNDS SERVICES,
CHAN, YING
Solo Advisor Indicator
No
Succession Risk Solo Owner
No
Is Parent Owned Subsidiary
Yes

Availability / M&A ★

Already-acquired = skip; deal comps

Adv W Filed
No

Web presence ★

Stale website = winding down

Web Signal Quality
ok
Rdap Domain
GUGGENHEIMINVESTMENTS.COM
Rdap Domain Creation Date
2000-07-06T19:33:34Z
Rdap Firm Age Years
26
Rdap Firm Age Band
20+y
Rdap Registrar
MarkMonitor Inc.

Retirement-plan book (Form 5500) ★

401(k)/plan business — cross-sell value

Retirement Plan Book
No

SEC EDGAR

Edgar Cik
0001647291
Edgar Registered
Yes
Edgar Filing Count
7
Edgar First Filing Date
2015-09-10
Edgar Last Filing Date
2021-08-24
Edgar Form D Count
7
Edgar Form D Offerings
2021-08-242021-08-24 · 0000899140-21-000611
2020-08-252020-08-25 · 0000899140-20-000370

Compliance & brand

Firm Registration Status
active

All other collected signals (16)

Everything else we've pulled for this record, not yet curated into a section.

Adv W Recently Filed
No
Bc Firm Active Bc Count
50
Bc Firm Active IA Count
18
Bc Firm IAR Count
50
Custodian Candidates
Full
E*trade4
Edgar Addresses
Mailing
100 WILSHIRE BLVD., SUITE 500SANTA MONICA, CA 90401
Business
100 WILSHIRE BLVD., SUITE 500SANTA MONICA, CA 90401
Edgar EIN
371759695
Edgar Recent Filings
D/A2021-08-24 · 0000899140-21-000611
D/A2020-08-25 · 0000899140-20-000370
Firm Has Custody
No
Mailing Office Differs
Yes
Rdap Domain Expiration Date
2027-07-06T19:33:34Z
Rdap Domain Last Changed
2025-11-17T14:20:04Z
Rdap Nameservers
Blue.foundationdns.comBlue.foundationdns.netBlue.foundationdns.org
Rdap Secure Dns Enabled
No
Rdap Status
Client Delete ProhibitedClient Transfer ProhibitedClient Update Prohibited
Trust Company Affiliate
Yes

People (52)

52
METZGER, DENNIS RYAN
IAR · Executive Officer · 2.5%
4888899
MILLER, ELISABETH ANN
IAR · Executive Officer · 2.5%
4381813
PARISI, CHRISTOPHER VITO
IAR · Executive Officer · 2.5%
2410528
LEE, AMY, JO
IAR · Executive Officer · 2.5%
1161869
COGLIANDRO, DOMINICK NMN
IAR · Executive Officer · 2.5%
1490945
YING CHAN
Executive Officer · 2.5%
4956885
DILORENZO, DINA, MARIE
Executive Officer · 2.5%
2664787
ANTHONY JOSEPH SENDRA
IAR
4360806
SHARON MONICA WELLS
IAR
1503177
MISANTONE, MARGAUX, MARIE
IAR
4949669
MICHAEL RUSSELL EPPERSON
IAR
3227795
MATTHEW ERIC CHEN
IAR
4855061
KATRINA CODDINGTON
IAR
5829062
DAWN ROSE KAHLER
IAR
1818784
DEBRA WYNN LANDSMAN-YAROS
IAR
1434744
SUSIE MARY JANKOWSKI
IAR
2750343
SUSAN MARIE PITTNER
IAR
2802331
CATHERINE JUNELL NETTLES
IAR
5002294
PETER VLAGOS
IAR
2745734
WILLIAM F BLATTNER
IAR
4822516
JOHN FREDERIC CHISHOLM
IAR
2820356
JUSTIN JOSEPH DOYAGA
IAR
5463100
CHRISTOPHER GEORGE BRADLEY
IAR
2347582
JEFFREY DUANE KEELE
IAR
2070700
Ryan Wales Busey
IAR
7639037
Stone, Suzanne
IAR
5558728
Stratton Brown
IAR
7231566
SHANE MICHAEL BAUER
IAR
6170707
BINDER, BRIAN, EDWARD
IAR
2466834
MICHAEL JOSEPH SCHWAGER
IAR
1556099
ALEX JUANITO LOPEZ
IAR
3235129
JASON GREGORY JONES
IAR
5443622
STEVEN TODD STARKOVICH
IAR
2762589
Usman Rahman Khan
IAR
6987861
MICHAEL EDWARD BIELSKI
IAR
2251317
LAUREN ASHLEY ANDERSON
IAR
6270224
WILLIAM TODD KORVER
IAR
4639288
ROBERT EMMET COYNE
IAR
2208404
LEIGH ANN POGGIO
IAR
2660890
MATTHEW V BUCCIGROSSO
IAR
5216820
DENNIS JEROME DUNLEAVY
IAR
1960220
REBECCA NEWTON BOWLER
IAR
5053781
CHARLES EDWARD KEPPLER
IAR
5476130
Melissa K Jagdharry
IAR
6613360
ANNMARIE WOODS
IAR
1503842
CORY JOHN KUSHION
IAR
4810268
ADAM JOSEPH GODLEWSKI
IAR
6535696
MONICA JENNIFER BIENIEWSKI
IAR
5595253
JULIE ANN JACQUES
IAR
5212910
Kevin Michael Burke
IAR
4486623
DRU FRANCIS GIRARD
IAR
5338959
NICHOLAS DANIEL ORSI
IAR
5567647