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Cypress Investment Management

Private funds

Oakbrook Terrace, ILCRD 327810Updated

Cypress Investment Management is an investment adviser based in Oakbrook Terrace, IL, registered with the SEC since 2023. It provides investment management. Its clients include pooled investment vehicles. Its regulatory assets under management total $302 million, as filed on 25 March 2026.

127
Clients
Not reported
AUM per individual client
2
Advisory staff
1
Offices

From Form ADV filed 25 March 2026SEC record

Services and clients

Cypress Investment Management provides portfolio management for pooled vehicles. The firm advises 127 private funds.

Cypress Investment Management reports 127 pooled investment vehicles. These counts refer to investment vehicles, rather than the individual investors in them. Of its assets, 100.0% ($302M across 127 accounts) are managed with discretion.

Clients and assets by client type
Clients127 clients
Assets$302M
Share of clients and assets by client type
Client typeClientsAssets
Pooled investment vehicles100%100%
Client breakdown and activity details
Pooled investment vehicles
Clients
127
Regulatory AUM
$302M
AUM share
100.0%
Avg. per client
$2.38M

Total

Clients
127
Regulatory AUM
$302M
AUM share
100%
Avg. per client
$2.38M
Clients outside the U.S.
0%
Clients advised without assets under management last fiscal year
0
Private funds advised
127

Fees and minimums

Cypress Investment Management is paid through a percentage of assets under management and performance-based fees; its fees and minimums are set out in its brochures on the SEC website.

Ownership and people

Wislim Investments LLC owns 50% to 75% of Cypress Investment Management and is in turn owned by Christopher Hughes (75% or more). The leadership team of Cypress Investment Management includes Chief Compliance Officer Kimberly Carlini. It has 6 employees, 2 of them in advisory roles.

Leadership

  • Kimberly Carlini
    Chief Compliance Officer
  • Christopher Hughes
    Managing Principal
  • John Staab
    Principal

Staff

  • 6 employees
  • 2 in advisory functions
Who owns the firm
Cypress Investment Management, LLC· the adviser
  • Wislim Investments LLC

    Control person · since December 2022

    Owns 50% to 75% of Cypress Investment Management, LLC
    • Christopher Hughes

      Control person · since January 2004

      Owns 75% or more of Wislim Investments LLC
  • Mawo Capital I LLC

    Control person · since December 2022

    Owns 25% to 50% of Cypress Investment Management, LLC
    • John Staab

      Control person · since February 2011

      Owns 75% or more of Mawo Capital I LLC

Growth and acquisitions

Cypress Investment Management’s regulatory assets grew from $272M (July 2024) to $302M (March 2026); clients rose from 108 to 127 and employees from 5 to 6.

By annual filing
Measure
Figures from each annual filing
Cypress Investment Management figures from each annual Form ADV filing
FiledRegulatory AUMClientsStaffEmployeesOffices
Mar 2026March 2026$302M12761
Jul 2025July 2025$292M11751
Jul 2024July 2024$272M10851

Offices and registration details

Besides its headquarters, Cypress Investment Management has 0 offices, with 1 listed address in 1 state.

Listed office addresses in Illinois
Oakbrook Terrace

Illinois · 1 listed address

  • 18w140 Butterfield RD, Suite 1110, Oakbrook TerraceHQ

Contact and registration details

Legal name
Cypress Investment Management, LLC
Headquarters
18w140 Butterfield RD, Suite 1110, Oakbrook Terrace, IL 60181
SEC file
801-129079
Structure
Delaware LLC
Fiscal year end
December

Custodians

Cypress Investment Management has custody of $302M for 127 clients.

Common questions

How many clients does Cypress Investment Management have?

Cypress Investment Management has 127 clients and manages $302 million for them, as of March 2026. They include 127 pooled investment vehicles.

Source: Form ADV Part 1A, Items 5.D and 5.F, filed 25 March 2026

What services does Cypress Investment Management offer?

Cypress Investment Management provides portfolio management for pooled vehicles.

Source: Form ADV Part 1A, Item 5.G, from the SEC's 2 October 2026 data file

How many financial advisors does Cypress Investment Management have?

Cypress Investment Management has 0 investment adviser representatives registered with state securities authorities, out of 6 employees, and 2 perform investment advisory functions. None are registered representatives of a broker-dealer or licensed insurance agents.

Source: Form ADV Part 1A, Items 5.A and 5.B, from the SEC's 2 October 2026 data file

Who owns Cypress Investment Management?

Cypress Investment Management is owned through holding companies by Christopher Hughes and John Staab. Its direct owners are Wislim Investments LLC (50% to 75%) and Mawo Capital I LLC (25% to 50%).

Source: Form ADV Part 1A, Schedules A and B, filed 25 March 2026

How does Cypress Investment Management get paid?

Cypress Investment Management is paid through a percentage of assets under management and performance-based fees. Its Form ADV lists no commissions among how it is paid.

Source: Form ADV Part 1A, Item 5.E, from the SEC's 2 October 2026 data file

How do I contact Cypress Investment Management?

Cypress Investment Management’s main office is at 18w140 Butterfield RD, Suite 1110, Oakbrook Terrace, IL 60181. Its phone number is 331-307-7444. Its website is cypressholdings.com.

Source: Form ADV Part 1A, Item 1.F, filed 25 March 2026

Sources and methodology

  1. Form ADV Part 1A, amendment filed 25 March 2026. Items 1, 5, 9, 11 and Schedules A, B and D.
  2. IAPD firm record, CRD 327810.
  3. SEC registered adviser data, annual Form ADV amendments filed 29 July 2024 to 25 March 2026. Items 1.F and 5.

Retrieved 15 October 2026. All are published by the SEC and may have been amended since. Disciplinary history is not yet shown here. The SEC publishes the complete record, including any disciplinary events, and it is the authoritative place to check one.

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