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: 09-30-2018

Check here if Amendment	Amendment Number:
This Amendment (Check only one.):	is a restatement.
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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	11-08-2018
[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
	028-14467	AFFINITY INVESTMENT ADVISORS, LLC
	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
	028-10518	BELMONT ASSET MANAGEMENT
	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
	028-10477	COLUMBIA MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT ADVISERS, 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
	028-12170	Energy Income Partners, LLC
	028-10606	JFB Holdings Corp
	028-10991	FAYEZ SAROFIM & CO
	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
	028-10649	HAYS ADVISORY LLC
	028-01321	HGK ASSET MANAGEMENT INC
	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
	028-04057	MD SASS INVESTORS SERVICES INC
	028-03477	MADISON INVESTMENT HOLDINGS 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.
	028-00290	NORTHERN TRUST CORP
	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
	028-05015	SYSTEMATIC FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT LP
	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
	028-03125	TRILLIUM 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
		ADDITIONAL MANAGERS DO NOT FIT TEMPLATE

Form 13F Summary Page
	Report Summary:
	Number of Other Included Managers:	0
	Form 13F Information Table Entry Total:	2,300
	Form 13F Information Table Value Total:	13,872,938
		(thousands)

List of Other Included Managers:

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