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Sixth Street Advisers

SEC-registered adviser since 2011Dallas, TXCRD 159014

177
Clients
338
Advisory staff

From Form ADV filed 14 May 2026 · data retrieved 15 October 2026SEC record

Sixth Street Advisers is an investment adviser headquartered in Dallas, Texas, and registered with the SEC since 2011. Its clients include pooled investment vehicles, insurance companies and state or municipal government entities.

Its services include portfolio management for pooled vehicles and portfolio management for institutions. Fee arrangements include a percentage of assets under management, performance-based fees and other arrangements. Sixth Street Opportunities Advisers Holdings, LLC owns 75% or more of Sixth Street Advisers, and Alan Waxman is its CEO.

Clients

Sixth Street Advisers serves 177 clients, 162 of them pooled investment vehicles. The average client has about $574 million with the firm.

Regulatory assets by client type
  • Pooled investment vehicles162 clients90%
  • Insurance companies13 clients9%
  • OtherState or municipal government entities, Corporations and other businesses1%
Show client breakdown
Pooled investment vehicles
Clients
162
Regulatory AUM
$91,199,187,168
Share
89.8%
Avg. per client
$563.0M
State or municipal government entities
Clients
1
Regulatory AUM
$684,910,867
Share
0.7%
Avg. per client
$684.9M
Insurance companies
Clients
13
Regulatory AUM
$9,315,732,142
Share
9.2%
Avg. per client
$716.6M
Corporations and other businesses
Clients
1
Regulatory AUM
$411,121,022
Share
0.4%
Avg. per client
$411.1M

Total

Clients
177
Regulatory AUM
$101,610,951,199
Share
100%
Avg. per client
$574.1M

What it does

Sixth Street Advisers provides portfolio management for pooled vehicles and portfolio management for institutions. It is paid through a percentage of assets, performance-based fees and other arrangements.

Sixth Street Advisers advises 160 private funds.

100.0% of assets ($101.61B across 177 accounts) are managed with discretion. 31% of clients are outside the U.S., and 0 clients received advice without assets under management last fiscal year.

What the accounts hold

Separately managed account assets by class, year end
  • Funds66%
    • Pooled vehicles62%
    • Registered funds4%
  • Cash4%
  • Other29%
    • Investments in privately structured or arranged direct loans or securities, or commercial mortgage loans29%

Filed values cover 99%. The neutral 1% gap has no reported category.

Custodians

Sixth Street Advisers’ client accounts are held mainly at Bank of New York Mellon, with 3% of managed assets, and Citibank, N.A., with 2%. Sixth Street Advisers has custody of client assets.

Managed account assets by custodian
  • State StreetState Street Corporation · Boston, MA · $843.3M1%
  • Bank of New York MellonBank of New York Mellon · New York, NY · $3.29B3%
  • Citibank, N.A.Citibank, N.A. · New York, NY · $2.41B2%
  • J.P. MorganJP Morgan Chase & Co · New York, NY · $1.26B1%
  • Computershare Trust Company, N.A.Computershare Trust Company, N.A. · Minneapolis, MN · $2.17B2%
  • OtherU.S. Bank, NA, Northern Trust, All other custodians90%

Ownership and leadership

Sixth Street Opportunities Advisers Holdings, LLC owns 75% or more of Sixth Street Advisers, and Alan Waxman is its CEO.

Who owns the firm
Sixth Street Advisers, LLC· the adviser
  • Sixth Street Opportunities Advisers Holdings, LLC

    Control person · since May 2020

    Owns 75% or more of Sixth Street Advisers, LLC

Leadership

  • Alan Waxman
    Chief Executive Officer & Co-Chief Investment Officer
  • Matthew Dillard
    Co-President and Co-Chief Investment Officer
  • Julian Salisbury
    Co-President and Co-Chief Investment Officer
  • David Stiepleman
    Co-President
  • Mark Feldman
    Chief Financial Officer
  • Adam Korn
    Chief Operating Officer
  • Jennifer Gordon
    Chief Compliance Officer
  • Bornah Moghbel
    Co-Chief Investment Officer
  • Anthony Muscolino
    Vice Chairman and Chief Strategy Officer
  • Joshua Peck
    General Counsel
  • Steven Pluss
    Chief Risk Officer

Staff

  • 703 employees
  • 338 in advisory functions
  • 41 broker-dealer reps

Fees

Sixth Street Advisers is paid through a percentage of assets under management, performance-based fees and other.

Sixth Street Advisers’ fee rates are not included in this profile. Find its brochure on the SEC’s site.

Offices and registrations

Besides its headquarters, Sixth Street Advisers has 11 offices, with 8 listed addresses across 5 states.

Listed office addresses by state

Texas · 3 listed addresses

  • 2100 McKinney Avenue, Suite 1500, DallasHQ
  • 1000 Louisiana Street, Houston
  • 405 Colorado Street, Austin

Registration details

Legal name
Sixth Street Advisers, LLC
Headquarters
2100 McKinney Avenue, Suite 1500, Dallas, TX 75201
SEC file
801-72845
Structure
Delaware LLC
Fiscal year end
December

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Common questions

How many clients does Sixth Street Advisers have?

Sixth Street Advisers has 177 clients and manages $101.6 billion for them, as of May 2026. They include 162 pooled investment vehicles, 13 insurance companies and 1 state or municipal government entities.

Source: Form ADV Part 1A, Items 5.D and 5.F, filed 14 May 2026

What services does Sixth Street Advisers offer?

Sixth Street Advisers provides portfolio management for pooled vehicles and portfolio management for institutions.

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

Which custodians does Sixth Street Advisers use?

Sixth Street Advisers’ separately managed account assets are held at Bank of New York Mellon (New York, NY), with $3,291,637,988, Citibank, N.A. (New York, NY), with $2,406,806,567, Computershare Trust Company, N.A. (Minneapolis, MN), with $2,166,338,969, JP Morgan Chase & Co (New York, NY), with $1,263,378,395, State Street Corporation (Boston, MA), with $843,287,435, U.S. Bank, NA (Houston, TX), with $411,121,022 and Northern Trust Corporation (Chicago, IL), with $29,193,655. Only custodians holding at least a tenth of those assets are named.

Source: Form ADV Part 1A, Schedule D, Section 5.K.(3), filed 14 May 2026

How many financial advisors does Sixth Street Advisers have?

Sixth Street Advisers has 0 investment adviser representatives registered with state securities authorities, out of 703 employees, and 338 perform investment advisory functions. 41 are registered representatives of a broker-dealer and 0 are licensed insurance agents.

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

What does Sixth Street Advisers invest in?

At the end of its last fiscal year, Sixth Street Advisers’ separately managed accounts held 62% pooled vehicles (private funds and similar), 29% investments in privately structured or arranged direct loans or securities, or commercial mortgage loans, 4% registered funds (mutual funds, ETFs, BDCs) and 4% cash and equivalents. It advises 160 private funds.

Source: Form ADV Part 1A, Items 5.K.(1) and 7.B, from the SEC's 2 October 2026 data file

Who owns Sixth Street Advisers?

Sixth Street Advisers is owned through a chain of holding companies by Alan Waxman. Its direct owner is Sixth Street Opportunities Advisers Holdings, LLC (75% or more).

Source: Form ADV Part 1A, Schedules A and B, filed 14 May 2026

How does Sixth Street Advisers get paid?

Sixth Street Advisers is paid through a percentage of assets under management, performance-based fees and other arrangements. 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

Sources

  1. Form ADV Part 1A, amendment filed 14 May 2026. Items 1, 5, 9, 11 and Schedules A, B and D.
  2. IAPD firm record, CRD 159014.

Retrieved 15 October 2026. All are published by the SEC and may have been amended since.

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