Western Asset Management Company

RIASEC RegisteredEst. 1971

Total AUM

$185B

Discretionary

$181B

98% of AUM

Avg account

$5.8M

Accounts

31,897

Employees

137

Advisory reps

7

Firm details

Headquarters: Pasadena, California
CRD number: 110441
Registered since: December 17, 1971
Website: www.westernasset.com
Custodians: THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON
Fee structure: Percentage of AUM, Performance Based Fees
Client types: Investment Companies44.36%
Pooled Investment Vehicles14.94%
Insurance Companies13.78%
State / Municipal Government6.29%
Pension & Profit Sharing Plans5.33%
Services: Portfolio Management for IndividualsPortfolio Management for Investment CompaniesPortfolio Management for Pooled Investment VehiclesPortfolio Management for Institutional Clients

Firm profile

FINTRX

Overview

Western Asset Management Company operates as a multi-strategy asset manager with a long SEC-registered history (since 1971). The firm functions as a limited liability company and combines portfolio management for individuals, pooled vehicles, investment companies and institutional clients with commodity pool/operator (CPO/CTA) activity. Its client base spans individual and family investors as well as institutional mandates. Compensation structures include both percentage-of-AUM and performance-based fees. The firm identifies as an active ESG investor and maintains affiliations across the industry spectrum — including broker-dealer relationships, other investment adviser roles, CPO/CTA activity and sponsor or GP responsibilities for pooled vehicles.

Assets & Accounts

Public Holdings

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Investment profile

Traditional investments used

Alternative investments used

Active ESG investor

Technology & operations

CRM & tech providers

TAMPs used

Clients

Client base

Client personas

Asset composition

Investment Grade Corp Bonds33%
Cash & Cash Equivalents22%
Other17%
US Government Bonds11%
Non-Investment Grade Corp Bonds6%

Owners & executives

3 of 3

Michael Buchanan
Deputy Chief Investment OfficerCRD 3084703
Jennifer Johnson
President, Chief Executive OfficerCRD 1712844
Kim Stout
Chief Compliance OfficerCRD 1334964

Contacts

3 of 4

Matthew Nicholls
Elected ManagerCRD 4707836
Jeffrey Masom
Head of DistributionCRD 2870966
Connie Fischer
Director of Portfolio OperationsCRD 2102624

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Newly hired reps

Recent M&A activity

Recent filings

Awards

ETF holdings

1 of 3

Active vs passive

$17.8M in ETFs

Passive

100%

$17.8M

Active

0%

$0

ETF	Provider	Style	Category	Value	Shares	% of portfolio
SPDR BLOOMBERG SHORT TERM HIGH YIELD BOND ETF (SJNK)	State Street	Passive	High Yield Bond	$6.4M	251,330	36.19%

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Primary office

Pasadena, CA

Los Angeles

Location

Pasadena, CA

Headquartered in Pasadena, CA, anchoring the Los Angeles-Long Beach, CA metro in the West.

Metro area: Los Angeles-Long Beach, CA
Region: West
County: Los Angeles
Address: 385 E Colorado Blvd
Time zone: PT (UTC-8)
Office locations

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