Steven Michael Ayer

Financial advisor at Hightower Advisors, LLC · Chicago, IL

Last updated 2026-10-10

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Steven Michael Ayer is a financial advisor at Hightower Advisors, LLC in Chicago, IL, CRD 2520471. Licenses and exams on the registration: Series 63, Series 65. IAPD registration began 2009-10-23.

Registration

CRD number
2520471
Registration status
Active
IAPD registration
2009-10-23
Industry Experience
16 years
Work Experience
16 years
States registered
CT

Licenses and exams

  • Series 63
  • Series 65

Work history

  • 2010-02 to Present · Hightower Advisors LLC · Chicago, IL

Current employment

SEC IAPD record for Steven Michael Ayer

Hightower Advisors, LLC

Regulatory AUM
$198,577,009,283
Registered advisors
1,046
Offices
399
Clients per advisor
61.2 (Moderate)
Average AUM per client
$3.1M (Low)
High-net-worth client ratio
45.6% (Moderate)

Hightower Advisors, LLC: advisors, services and reported ETF investments

About

Steven Michael Ayer is a financial advisor at Hightower Advisors, LLC in Chicago, IL. Reported securities licenses include Series 63 and Series 65. The latest record indicates 16 years of industry experience and 16 years of reported work history.

SEC disclosures list additional business and community activities: Fc Dev 1: And will not have any functioning purpose beyond segregating businesses within fc development, corp; July 2011 - radio show host, voiceamerica, 4 hours per month during trading hours, 16 hours per month total.

Hightower Advisors, LLC's firm-level Form ADV reports 1,046 advisors across 399 offices; approximately 61.2 clients per advisor, average assets per client of $3,101,070, and regulatory AUM of $198.6B; client categories including Individuals (non-HNW), High net worth individuals, Banking or thrift institutions, Pooled investment vehicles, Pension and profit-sharing plans, Charitable organizations; services including Financial Planning Services, Portfolio Management: Individuals and Small Businesses, Portfolio Management: Pooled Investment Vehicles, Portfolio Management: Businesses or Institutional Clients, Pension Consulting Services.

PortfolioFuture's firm-level 13F analysis covers $48.9B across 1,325 reported ETF positions for the 2026-06-30 reporting period. These are firm-level disclosures, not investments attributed to Steven Michael Ayer personally.

Reported ETF positions

Hightower Advisors reports 1,325 ETF positions worth $48.9B on Form 13F; the largest are listed.

Largest ETF positions reported by Hightower Advisors
FundReported value
IVV — iShares Core S&P 500 ETF$2.5B
SPY — SPDR S&P 500 ETF TRUST$2B
VOO — Vanguard S&P 500 ETF$1.9B
QQQ — Invesco QQQ Trust, Series 1$906.3M
VEA — Vanguard FTSE Developed Markets ETF$897.4M

Source: SEC Form 13F. These are institution-level reported positions; they do not establish that any individual advisor or their clients hold a fund.

What this firm offers

Filed by Hightower Advisors, LLC on Form ADV.

Client services

  • Financial Planning Services
  • Individuals and Small Businesses
  • Pooled Investment Vehicles
  • Businesses or Institutional Clients
  • Pension Consulting Services
  • Selection of Other Advisers
  • Other Advisory Service

Fee options

  • Percentage of Assets Under Management
  • Hourly Charges
  • Fixed Fees (Other Than Subscription)
  • Other

Business and affiliations

  • Broker-Dealer or Municipal Securities Dea
  • Other Investment Adviser (Incl. Financial
  • Trust Company
  • Accountant or Accounting Firm
  • Insurance Company or Agency
  • Sponsor or GP of Pooled Investment Vehicl
  • Adviser to Any Private Fund

Location

200 W. Madison St., Chicago, IL 60606

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Contact

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Official record

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