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

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Overview

Western Asset Management Company is a long-established investment manager organized as an LLC and registered with the SEC since 1971. The firm positions itself as a multi-strategy manager with large exposure to securitized and fixed-income markets while also running hedge fund strategies and pooled vehicles. It serves both individual/family and institutional clients and charges both asset-based and performance fees. Western Asset acts in sponsor/GP roles for pooled vehicles and is active as a CPO/CTA. The firm identifies as an active ESG investor, and its advisory work spans portfolio management for individuals, investment companies, pooled vehicles and institutional clients.

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Investment profile

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Alternative investments used

Active ESG investor

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Clients

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Asset composition

Asset composition: Investment Grade Corp Bonds 33%, Cash & Cash Equivalents 22%, Other 17%, US Government Bonds 11%, Non-Investment Grade Corp Bonds 6%, State & Local Bonds 5%, Private Funds 3%, Sovereign Bonds 2%, Public Funds/Mutual Funds 1%33%
  • Investment Grade Corp Bonds33%
  • Cash & Cash Equivalents22%
  • Other17%
  • US Government Bonds11%
  • Non-Investment Grade Corp Bonds6%

Owners & executives

3 of 3
  • Jennifer Johnson

    Jennifer Johnson

    President, Chief Executive OfficerCRD 1712844

  • Kim Stout

    Chief Compliance OfficerCRD 1334964

  • Michael Buchanan

    Deputy Chief Investment OfficerCRD 3084703

Contacts

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  • Matthew Nicholls

    Elected ManagerCRD 4707836

  • Jeffrey Masom

    Jeffrey Masom

    Head of DistributionCRD 2870966

  • Courtney Hoffmann

    Courtney Hoffmann

    General CounselCRD 7605606

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Wealth teams

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Recent M&A activity

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Recent filings

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Awards

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ETF holdings

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Active vs passive

$17.8M in ETFs

Passive

100%

$17.8M

Active

0%

$0

ETFProviderStyleCategoryValueShares% of portfolio
SPDR BLOOMBERG SHORT TERM HIGH YIELD BOND ETF (SJNK)State StreetPassiveHigh Yield Bond$6.4M251,33036.19%
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Location

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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