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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: 09-30-2016
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: UNITED CAPITAL FINANCIAL ADVISERS, LLC
Address: 620 NEWPORT CENTER DRIVE
SUITE 500
NEWPORT BEACH, CA  92660
Form 13F File Number: 028-13508

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: Phila Lee
Title: Director of Compliance
Phone: 9499998500
Signature, Place, and Date of Signing:
Phila Lee Newport BeachCA 11-14-2016
[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
028-13399 ADVISOR PARTNERS LLC
028-12578 Advisors Asset Management, Inc.
028-12131 American Assets Investment Management, LLC
028-12016 BlackRock Investment Management, LLC
028-05775 Brown Advisory LLC
028-05029 CHURCHILL MANAGEMENT Corp
028-11611 Clearbridge Investments, LLC
028-10477 COLUMBIA MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT ADVISERS, LLC
028-13023 Dana Investment Advisors, Inc.
028-13411 ENVESTNET ASSET MANAGEMENT INC
028-10991 FAYEZ SAROFIM & CO
028-00126 GLENMEDE TRUST CO NA
028-14862 Granite Investment Partners, LLC
028-00255 Invesco Advisers, Inc.
028-06810 KEELEY ASSET MANAGEMENT CORP
028-00398 LOOMIS SAYLES & CO L P
028-03692 MILLER HOWARD INVESTMENTS INC /NY
028-00288 MONTAG & CALDWELL, LLC
028-00454 NEUBERGER BERMAN LLC
028-13466 NorthCoast Asset Management LLC
028-14498 Nuveen Asset Management, LLC
028-04558 PARAMETRIC PORTFOLIO ASSOCIATES LLC
028-14013 PAYDEN & RYGEL
028-01549 PRINCIPAL GLOBAL INVESTORS
028-12234 Redwood Investments, LLC
028-16475 SEI INVESTMENTS MANAGEMENT CORP
028-03489 SOUTHERNSUN ASSET MANAGEMENT, LLC
028-06451 STERLING CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC
028-10245 WESTERN ASSET MANAGEMENT CO
028-03676 Winslow Capital Management, LLC
028-01666 EAGLE ASSET MANAGEMENT INC
028-10469 LAZARD ASSET MANAGEMENT LLC
028-05621 SANTA BARBARA ASSET MANAGEMENT, LLC
028-02757 DALTON GREINER HARTMAN MAHER & CO
Form 13F Summary Page
Report Summary:
Number of Other Included Managers: 0
Form 13F Information Table Entry Total: 1,256
Form 13F Information Table Value Total: 10,298,245
(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