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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 13F

FORM 13F COVER PAGE
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OMB Number: 3235-0006
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Report for the Calendar Year or Quarter Ended: 06-30-2020
Check here if Amendment    Amendment Number:
This Amendment (Check only one.):    is a restatement.
   adds new holdings entries.
Institutional Investment Manager Filing this Report:
Name: HighTower Advisors, LLC
Address: 200 W. MADISON ST.
SUITE 2500
CHICAGO, IL  60606
Form 13F File Number: 028-13510

The institutional investment manager filing this report and the person by whom it is signed hereby represent that the person signing the report is authorized to submit it, that all information contained herein is true, correct and complete, and that it is understood that all required items, statements, schedules, lists, and tables, are considered integral parts of this form.

Person Signing this Report on Behalf of Reporting Manager:
Name: Timothy Woods
Title: Chief Compliance Officer
Phone: 312-962-3800
Signature, Place, and Date of Signing:
/s/ Timothy Woods Chicago,  IL 08-07-2020
[Signature] [City, State] [Date]
Report Type (Check only one.):
   13F HOLDINGS REPORT. (Check here if all holdings of this reporting manager are reported in this report.)
   13F NOTICE. (Check here if no holdings reported are in this report, and all holdings are reported by other reporting manager(s).)
X 13F COMBINATION REPORT. (Check here if a portion of the holdings for this reporting manager are reported in this report and a portion are reported by other reporting manager(s).)
List of Other Managers Reporting for this Manager:
[If there are no entries in this list, omit this section.]
Form 13F File Number Name
028-10562 ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P.
028-13991 Allianz Global Investors U.S. LLC
028-14059 ACR Alpine Capital Research, LLC
028-05119 ALTA CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC/
028-11962 AMI ASSET MANAGEMENT CORP
028-01880 ANCHOR CAPITAL ADVISORS LLC
028-11964 Aperio Group, LLC
028-02634 Aristotle Capital Management, LLC
028-12481 Ashfield Capital Partners, LLC
028-01162 ATALANTA SOSNOFF CAPITAL, LLC
028-05936 ATLANTA CAPITAL MANAGEMENT CO L L C
028-02825 BAHL & GAYNOR INC
028-12016 BlackRock Investment Management, LLC
028-05620 BRANDES INVESTMENT PARTNERS, LP
028-14438 Brookmont Capital Management
028-13997 BROWN ADVISORY INC
028-01398 CAMBIAR INVESTORS LLC
028-02903 CAMPBELL NEWMAN ASSET MANAGEMENT INC
028-15733 Capital Innovations LLC
028-03434 CONGRESS ASSET MANAGEMENT CO /MA
028-13023 Dana Investment Advisors, Inc.
028-04121 DAVIS SELECTED ADVISERS
028-05267 MACQUARIE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT BUSINESS TRUST
028-10309 DSM CAPITAL PARTNERS LLC
028-01666 EAGLE ASSET MANAGEMENT INC
028-05269 EARNEST PARTNERS LLC
028-04139 EATON VANCE MANAGEMENT
028-10606 JFB Holdings Corp
028-10991 FAYEZ SAROFIM & CO
028-04375 FEDERATED HERMES, INC.
028-00734 FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC
028-00869 FRED ALGER MANAGEMENT, LLC
028-00126 GLENMEDE TRUST CO NA
028-14929 Glovista Investments LLC
028-04145 GW&K Investment Management, LLC
028-04434 HARDING LOEVNER LP
028-02013 HARRIS ASSOCIATES L P
028-01321 HGK ASSET MANAGEMENT INC
028-06986 HORIZON KINETICS ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC
028-12835 Horizon Investment Services, LLC
028-11246 Invesco Ltd.
028-16855 ISTHMUS PARTNERS, LLC
028-00694 JPMORGAN CHASE & CO
028-11445 Karpus Management, Inc.
028-05792 KAYNE ANDERSON RUDNICK INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC
028-03133 KENNEDY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, INC.
028-10975 Laffer Investments
028-05358 LATEEF INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, L.P.
028-10469 LAZARD ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC
028-01701 CLEARBRIDGE, LLC
028-00398 LOOMIS SAYLES & CO L P
028-00413 LORD, ABBETT & CO. LLC
028-03477 MADISON INVESTMENT HOLDINGS INC
028-04057 M.D. SASS INVESTORS SERVICES, INC.
028-04968 MASSACHUSETTS FINANCIAL SERVICES CO /MA/
028-03692 MILLER HOWARD INVESTMENTS INC /NY
028-00288 MONTAG & CALDWELL, LLC
028-00454 NEUBERGER BERMAN LLC
028-03871 NEWGATE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC
028-05788 NATIXIS ADVISORS, L.P.
028-13833 NUANCE INVESTMENTS, LLC
028-14498 Nuveen Asset Management, LLC
028-01474 NWQ INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT COMPANY, LLC
028-06668 OAK RIDGE INVESTMENTS LLC
028-12966 O'SHAUGHNESSY ASSET MANAGEMENT, LLC
028-10952 PACIFIC INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT CO LLC
028-04558 PARAMETRIC PORTFOLIO ASSOCIATES LLC
028-03687 POLEN CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC
028-01549 PRINCIPAL GLOBAL INVESTORS
028-03791 PZENA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC
028-04879 REINHART PARTNERS, INC.
028-04884 RENAISSANCE GROUP LLC
028-14643 Richard Bernstein Advisors LLC
028-05655 RIVERBRIDGE PARTNERS LLC
028-12484 Boston Partners
028-05621 SANTA BARBARA ASSET MANAGEMENT, LLC
028-04691 SCHAFER CULLEN CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC
028-16000 Select Equity Group, L.P.
028-05709 SHELTON CAPITAL MANAGEMENT
028-03489 SOUTHERNSUN ASSET MANAGEMENT, LLC
028-10030 STRATEGY ASSET MANAGERS LLC
028-06683 TCW INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT Co LLC
028-10665 LONDON CO OF VIRGINIA
028-05601 THOMAS WHITE INTERNATIONAL LTD
028-04041 THOMPSON SIEGEL & WALMSLEY LLC
028-06605 THORNBURG INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC
028-04171 TODD ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC
028-02924 TURNER INVESTMENTS LLC
028-06408 VANGUARD GROUP INC
028-06354 VICTORY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC
028-07292 VOYA INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC
028-01347 REAVES W H & CO INC
028-18951 Wakefield Asset Management LLLP
028-07104 WCM INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT, LLC
028-05973 WEDGEWOOD PARTNERS INC
028-14868 Wellesley Asset Management
028-11741 WestEnd Advisors, LLC
028-03676 Winslow Capital Management, LLC
Form 13F Summary Page
Report Summary:
Number of Other Included Managers: 0
Form 13F Information Table Entry Total: 2,457
Form 13F Information Table Value Total: 18,328,368
(thousands)
List of Other Included Managers:
Provide a numbered list of the name(s) and Form 13F file number(s) of all institutional investment managers with respect to which this report is filed, other than the manager filing this report.
[If there are no entries in this list, state “NONE” and omit the column headings and list entries.]
NONE