HighTower Advisors 13F-HR Quarterly holdings report by institutional manager

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

FORM 13F COVER PAGE

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Report for the Calendar Year or Quarter Ended: 12-31-2016

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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	02-09-2017
[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
	028-16737	12th Street Asset Management Company, LLC
	028-14467	AFFINITY INVESTMENT ADVISORS, LLC
	028-10562	ALLIANCEBERNSTEIN L.P.
	028-13991	Allianz Global Investors U.S. LLC
	028-05119	ALTA CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC/
	028-11395	AMG Funds LLC
	028-11962	AMI ASSET MANAGEMENT CORP
	028-01880	ANCHOR CAPITAL ADVISORS LLC
	028-11964	Aperio Group, LLC
	028-11050	Apex Capital Management
	028-12481	Ashfield Capital Partners, LLC
	028-13903	Astor Asset Management, LLC
	028-01162	ATALANTA SOSNOFF CAPITAL, LLC
	028-05936	ATLANTA CAPITAL MANAGEMENT CO L L C
	028-02825	BAHL & GAYNOR INC
	028-10518	BELMONT ASSET MANAGEMENT
	028-13740	BlackRock (Isle of Man) Ltd
	028-10210	BLACKROCK CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC
	028-12016	BlackRock Investment Management, LLC
	028-12019	BlackRock Inc.
	028-04871	BLAIR WILLIAM & CO/IL
	028-12484	Boston Partners
	028-05620	BRANDES INVESTMENT PARTNERS, LP
	028-11434	BRC Investment Management LLC
	028-14438	Brookmont Capital Management
	028-13997	BROWN ADVISORY INC
	028-05775	Brown Advisory LLC
	028-01398	CAMBIAR INVESTORS LLC
	028-02903	CAMPBELL NEWMAN ASSET MANAGEMENT INC
	028-15733	Capital Innovations LLC
	028-15439	Capital Wealth Planning, LLC
	028-11611	Clearbridge Investments, LLC
	028-10477	COLUMBIA MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT ADVISERS, LLC
	028-03434	CONGRESS ASSET MANAGEMENT CO /MA
	028-04242	CORBYN INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT INC/MD
	028-01203	CS MCKEE LP
	028-11051	CUMBERLAND ADVISORS INC
	028-04121	DAVIS SELECTED ADVISERS
	028-05416	DENVER INVESTMENT ADVISORS LLC
	028-03691	DF DENT & CO INC
	028-10309	DSM CAPITAL PARTNERS LLC
	028-01666	EAGLE ASSET MANAGEMENT INC
	028-06213	EAGLE GLOBAL ADVISORS LLC
	028-05269	EARNEST PARTNERS LLC
	028-04139	EATON VANCE MANAGEMENT
	028-12170	Energy Income Partners, LLC
	028-13411	ENVESTNET ASSET MANAGEMENT INC
	028-10606	JFB Holdings Corp
	028-04375	FEDERATED INVESTORS INC /PA/
	028-00734	FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC
	028-00869	FRED ALGER MANAGEMENT INC
	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
	028-11678	Haverford Financial Services, Inc.
	028-02396	Haverford Trust Co
	028-10649	HAYS ADVISORY LLC
	028-12002	HEITMAN LLC
	028-01321	HGK ASSET MANAGEMENT INC
	028-06986	HORIZON ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC
	028-12835	Horizon Investment Services, LLC
	028-14519	Horizon Kinetics LLC
	028-05685	Invesco Global Asset Management (N.A.), Inc.
	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.
	028-15118	Lattice Strategies LLC
	028-10469	LAZARD ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC
	028-01701	CLEARBRIDGE, LLC
	028-10665	LONDON CO OF VIRGINIA
	028-00398	LOOMIS SAYLES & CO L P
	028-00413	LORD, ABBETT & CO. LLC
	028-16888	Mariner Wealth Advisors-NYC, LLC
	028-04057	MD SASS INVESTORS SERVICES INC
	028-04968	MASSACHUSETTS FINANCIAL SERVICES CO /MA/
	028-03692	MILLER HOWARD INVESTMENTS INC /NY
	028-00288	MONTAG & CALDWELL, LLC
	028-12482	NATIXIS
	028-13573	Neuberger Berman Group LLC
	028-00454	NEUBERGER BERMAN LLC
	028-05406	NEW AMSTERDAM PARTNERS LLC/NY
	028-03871	NEWGATE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC
	028-05788	NGAM ADVISORS, L.P.
	028-00290	NORTHERN TRUST CORP
	028-13833	NUANCE INVESTMENTS, LLC
	028-14498	Nuveen Asset Management, LLC
	028-11405	NUVEEN INVESTMENTS, INC
	028-01474	NWQ INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT COMPANY, LLC
	028-02338	OAK ASSOCIATES LTD /OH/
	028-06668	OAK RIDGE INVESTMENTS LLC
		ADDITIONAL MANAGERS DO NOT FIT TEMPLATE

Form 13F Summary Page
	Report Summary:
	Number of Other Included Managers:	0
	Form 13F Information Table Entry Total:	1,951
	Form 13F Information Table Value Total:	9,204,583
		(thousands)

List of Other Included Managers:

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