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Money management firms.


EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

REBOUNDING equity markets helped the 25 largest money management firms increase assets under management Assets Under Management (AUM) is a term used by financial services companies in the mutual fund and money management or investment management business to gauge how much money they are managing.  in L.A. County to $1.55 trillion One thousand times one billion, which is 1, followed by 12 zeros, or 10 to the 12th power. See space/time.

(mathematics) trillion - In Britain, France, and Germany, 10^18 or a million cubed.

In the USA and Canada, 10^12.
 as of Dec. 31, up 26.2 percent from a year earlier.

No. 1 Capital Research and Management Co. and its sister company. No. 2 Capital Guardian guardian

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 Trust Co., accounted for more than half the list's total asset value in 2004.

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 Investment Counsel Inc. fell three spots to No. 23 as assets under management dropped by $200 million, to $6 billion.

Two firms saw assets under management more than double. No. 9 NWQ Investment Management Co. LLC (Logical Link Control) See "LANs" under data link protocol.

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 jumped four spots by increasing assets under management by 127.2 percent, to $30.9 billion. The Los Angeles-based firm's portfolio has 94 percent of its assets in equities with the balance in fixed income. Hotchkis and Wiley Wiley may refer to:
  • Wiley, Colorado, a U.S. town
  • Wiley-Kaserne, a district of the city of Neu-Ulm, Germany
  • USS Wiley (DD-597), a U.S. destroyer from the nineteenth century named after William Wiley
  • Wiley College, a college in Texas founded by Isaac Wiley
 Capital Management LLC moved up three spots to No. 13 with $19.9 billion in assets, an increase of more than 100 percent.

Overall, the 25 largest money management firms in L.A. County employ 305 portfolio managers and 392 researchers.

THE PACESETTER

CAPITAL RESEARCH AND MANAGEMENT CO.

THE Los Angeles-based giant remained the largest locally based money management firm, with assets totaling $703.6 billion as of Dec. 31 - a 24.3 percent increase from a year earlier.

Capital Research, part of the Capital Group Cos., is investment adviser to American Funds
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 Group's 29 mutual funds. New investments and a rebounding equity market helped the firm build assets in 2004. "Our conservative investment philosophy helped us during the 2000-2003 stock market downturn Downturn

The transition point between a rising, expanding economy to a falling, contracting one.


downturn

A decline in security prices or economic activity following a period of rising or stable prices or activity.
" said Chuck chuck

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 Freadhoff, director of media relations.

In May, Capital Research hired the former head of the Securities and Exchange Commission's mutual fund oversight
For Oversight in Wikipedia, see Wikipedia:Oversight.


Oversight may refer to:
  • Government regulation — The role of an official authority in regulating a separate authority.
 division, Paul Paul, 1901–64, king of the Hellenes (1947–64), brother and successor of George II. He married (1938) Princess Frederika of Brunswick. During Paul's reign Greece followed a pro-Western policy, and the Cyprus question was temporarily resolved.  F. Roye Roye is the name or part of the name of several communes in France:
  • Roye, in the Haute-Saône département
  • Roye, in the Somme département
  • Roye-sur-Matz, in the Oise département
, to help make sure the firm was in compliance with the Investment Company Act of 1940. American American, river, 30 mi (48 km) long, rising in N central Calif. in the Sierra Nevada and flowing SW into the Sacramento River at Sacramento. The discovery of gold at Sutter's Mill (see Sutter, John Augustus) along the river in 1848 led to the California gold rush of  Funds' revenue-sharing agreements with broker-dealer Broker-Dealer

A person or firm in the business of buying and selling securities operating as both a broker and dealer depending on the transaction.

Notes:
Technically, a broker is only an agent who executes orders on behalf of clients, whereas a dealer acts as a principal
 firms that sell the funds to clients have drawn scrutiny Scrutiny (Fr. scrutin, Late Lat. scrutinium, from scrutari, to search or examine thoroughly) is a careful examination or inquiry (as though there was a mistake).  from the SEC and other regulators. (Roye will not be working on the pending cases.)

Capital Research's portfolio is heavily weighted toward equities, which account for 78 percent of its investments. The balance is made up of fixed-income (12 percent) and cash (10 percent).

The firm has been hiring and continues to look for new talent in the areas of accounting and information technology, Freadhoff said. There are plans for a 520,000-square-foot facility in Mine, although the headquarters will remain in downtown Downtown (called a "city centre" in British English) is a term used in North America when referring to a city's core, usually both in a geographical and commercial / community sense.  L.A.

[GRAPHICS OMITTED]
Rank   Firm (Ranking in 2004)             Assets Managed     Minimum
       * name                             (1) (billions)     Account
       * address                          * Dec. 31, 2004   (millions)
                                          * Dec. 31, 2003

 1     Capital Research and                   $703.6          varies
       Management Co. (1)                     $532.4
       333 S. Hope St.
       Los Angeles 90071

 2     Capital Guardian Trust Co. (2)          162.1         $10-$50
       333 S. Hope St.                         146.1
       Los Angeles 90071

 3     Western Asset Management (3)            150.4            75
       385 E. Colorado Blvd.                   119.2
       Pasadena 91101

 4     TCW Group (4)                            110           varies
       865 S. Figueroa St., Suite 1800          90
       Los Angeles 90017

 5     Dimensional Fund                        65.2            2-10
       Advisors Inc. (6)                       48.3
       1299 Ocean Ave.
       Santa Monica 90401

 6     Payden & Rygel (5)                       54            varies
       333 S. Grand Ave., Suite 3200             5
       Los Angeles 90071

 7     Primecap Management Co. (7)             46.3          N/A (2)
       225 S. Lake Ave., Suite 400             34.3
       Pasadena 91101

 8     Boston Co. Asset Management (8)         33.5             5
       400 S. Hope St., Fifth Floor            30.4
       Los Angeles 90071

 9     NWQ Investment                          30.9             2
       Management Co. LLC (13)                 13.6
       2049 Century Park East,
       16th Floor
       Los Angeles 90067

 10    Wells Fargo & Co. (10)                  23.5            0.1
       333 S. Grand Ave., Suite 540            20.4
       Los Angeles 90071

 11    Oaktree Capital                         22.5            1-3
       Management LLC (9)                       19
       333 S. Grand Ave., 28th Floor
       Los Angeles 90071

 12    First Quadrant L.P. (12)                 21              25
       800 E. Colorado Blvd., Suite 900        17.7
       Pasadena 91101

 13    Hotchkis and Wiley Capital              19.5             15
       Management LLC (16)                      9.6
       725 S. Figueroa St., 39th Floor
       Los Angeles 90017

 14    Pacific Financial Research (11)         18.6           50 (2)
       9601 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 800          17.7
       Beverly Hills 90210

 15    Metropolitan West Asset                 14.1            5-25
       Management LLC (14)                     13.5
       11766 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 1580
       Los Angeles 90025

 16    Kayne Anderson Rudnik Investment        $10.3            $1
       Management LLC (15)                     $10.3
       1800 Avenue of the Stars,
       Second Floor
       Los Angeles 90067

 17    Transamerica Investment                  9.2           10 (4)
       Management LLC (17)                      8.1
       1150 S. Olive St., Suite 2700
       Los Angeles 90015

 18    First Pacific Advisors Inc. (23)         8.4           varies
       11400 W. Olympic Blvd.,                  5.5
       Suite 1200
       Los Angeles 90064

 19    Northern Trust Bank of                   7.5             2
       California N.A. (19)                     7.3
       355 S. Grand Ave., Suite 2600
       Los Angeles 90071

 20    City National Bank (22)                  6.8             1
       400 N. Roxbury Drive                     5.7
       Beverly Hills 90210

 21    Post Advisory Group LLC (24)             6.4             25
       11755 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 1400         4.4
       Los Angeles 90025

 22    CB Richard Ellis                         6.1            N/A
       Investors LLC (21)                       5.8
       865 S. Figueroa St., Suite 3500
       Los Angeles 90017

 23    Provident Investment                      6              5
       Counsel Inc. (20)                        6.2
       300 N. Lake Ave.
       Pasadena 91101

 24    U.S. Trust Co. (25)                       5              2
       515 S. Flower St., Suite 2700            3.7
       Los Angeles 90071

 25    Bradford & Marzec Inc.                   4.5            0.5
       S. Hope St., Suite 4050                  4.4
       Los Angeles 90071

                                               2004 Portfolio Mix

Rank   Firm (Ranking in 2004)              Equity    Fixed     Cash
       * name                                        Income    Equi-
       * address                                              valent

 1     Capital Research and                 78%       12%       10%
       Management Co. (1)
       333 S. Hope St.
       Los Angeles 90071

 2     Capital Guardian Trust Co. (2)       89.1      8.3       2.6
       333 S. Hope St.
       Los Angeles 90071

 3     Western Asset Management (3)          0        100        0
       385 E. Colorado Blvd.
       Pasadena 91101

 4     TCW Group (4)                         47        44        0
       865 S. Figueroa St., Suite 1800
       Los Angeles 90017

 5     Dimensional Fund                      88        12        0
       Advisors Inc. (6)
       1299 Ocean Ave.
       Santa Monica 90401

 6     Payden & Rygel (5)                    4         96        0
       333 S. Grand Ave., Suite 3200
       Los Angeles 90071

 7     Primecap Management Co. (7)           97        0         3
       225 S. Lake Ave., Suite 400
       Pasadena 91101

 8     Boston Co. Asset Management (8)      100        0         0
       400 S. Hope St., Fifth Floor
       Los Angeles 90071

 9     NWQ Investment                        94        6         0
       Management Co. LLC (13)
       2049 Century Park East,
       16th Floor
       Los Angeles 90067

 10    Wells Fargo & Co. (10)                50        40        7
       333 S. Grand Ave., Suite 540
       Los Angeles 90071

 11    Oaktree Capital                       0        58.4       0
       Management LLC (9)
       333 S. Grand Ave., 28th Floor
       Los Angeles 90071

 12    First Quadrant L.P. (12)              33        0         0
       800 E. Colorado Blvd., Suite 900
       Pasadena 91101

 13    Hotchkis and Wiley Capital           100        0         0
       Management LLC (16)
       725 S. Figueroa St., 39th Floor
       Los Angeles 90017

 14    Pacific Financial Research (11)    96.7 (3)     0      3.3 (3)
       9601 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 800
       Beverly Hills 90210

 15    Metropolitan West Asset               0        100        0
       Management LLC (14)
       11766 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 1580
       Los Angeles 90025

 16    Kayne Anderson Rudnik Investment     90%       10%       0%
       Management LLC (15)
       1800 Avenue of the Stars,
       Second Floor
       Los Angeles 90067

 17    Transamerica Investment               16        74       10
       Management LLC (17)
       1150 S. Olive St., Suite 2700
       Los Angeles 90015

 18    First Pacific Advisors Inc. (23)     47.2       28      23.8
       11400 W. Olympic Blvd.,
       Suite 1200
       Los Angeles 90064

 19    Northern Trust Bank of                51        34        8
       California N.A. (19)
       355 S. Grand Ave., Suite 2600
       Los Angeles 90071

 20    City National Bank (22)               52        39        7
       400 N. Roxbury Drive
       Beverly Hills 90210

 21    Post Advisory Group LLC (24)          0        100        0
       11755 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 1400
       Los Angeles 90025

 22    CB Richard Ellis                      0         0         0
       Investors LLC (21)
       865 S. Figueroa St., Suite 3500
       Los Angeles 90017

 23    Provident Investment                 93.5      3.6       2.9
       Counsel Inc. (20)
       300 N. Lake Ave.
       Pasadena 91101

 24    U.S. Trust Co. (25)                  30.9      39.1     26.5
       515 S. Flower St., Suite 2700
       Los Angeles 90071

 25    Bradford & Marzec Inc.                0        100        0
       S. Hope St., Suite 4050
       Los Angeles 90071

                                               2004
                                          Portfolio Mix

Rank   Firm (Ranking in 2004)              Real    Other   L.A. County
       * name                             Estate              Staff
       * address                                           * portfolio
                                                            managers
                                                            * resear-
                                                               chers

 1     Capital Research and                 0%      0%         24
       Management Co. (1)                                      36
       333 S. Hope St.
       Los Angeles 90071

 2     Capital Guardian Trust Co. (2)       0        0         15
       333 S. Hope St.                                         37
       Los Angeles 90071

 3     Western Asset Management (3)         0        0         16
       385 E. Colorado Blvd.                                   26
       Pasadena 91101

 4     TCW Group (4)                        1        8         38
       865 S. Figueroa St., Suite 1800                         90
       Los Angeles 90017

 5     Dimensional Fund                     0        0         13
       Advisors Inc. (6)                                        7
       1299 Ocean Ave.
       Santa Monica 90401

 6     Payden & Rygel (5)                   0        0         28
       333 S. Grand Ave., Suite 3200                           27
       Los Angeles 90071

 7     Primecap Management Co. (7)          0        0          5
       225 S. Lake Ave., Suite 400                              8
       Pasadena 91101

 8     Boston Co. Asset Management (8)      0        0         N/A
       400 S. Hope St., Fifth Floor                            N/A
       Los Angeles 90071

 9     NWQ Investment                       0        0          6
       Management Co. LLC (13)                                 11
       2049 Century Park East,
       16th Floor
       Los Angeles 90067

 10    Wells Fargo & Co. (10)               2        1         26
       333 S. Grand Ave., Suite 540                             5
       Los Angeles 90071

 11    Oaktree Capital                     6.8     34.8         8
       Management LLC (9)                                      62
       333 S. Grand Ave., 28th Floor
       Los Angeles 90071

 12    First Quadrant L.P. (12)             0       67          4
       800 E. Colorado Blvd., Suite 900                        11
       Pasadena 91101

 13    Hotchkis and Wiley Capital           0        0          7
       Management LLC (16)                                      5
       725 S. Figueroa St., 39th Floor
       Los Angeles 90017

 14    Pacific Financial Research (11)      0        0          7
       9601 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 800                           7
       Beverly Hills 90210

 15    Metropolitan West Asset              0        0         12
       Management LLC (14)                                     11
       11766 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 1580
       Los Angeles 90025

 16    Kayne Anderson Rudnik Investment     0%      0%          9
       Management LLC (15)                                      7
       1800 Avenue of the Stars,
       Second Floor
       Los Angeles 90067

 17    Transamerica Investment              0        0          5
       Management LLC (17)                                      3
       1150 S. Olive St., Suite 2700
       Los Angeles 90015

 18    First Pacific Advisors Inc. (23)     0        1          7
       11400 W. Olympic Blvd.,                                  2
       Suite 1200
       Los Angeles 90064

 19    Northern Trust Bank of               4        3         12
       California N.A. (19)                                     0
       355 S. Grand Ave., Suite 2600
       Los Angeles 90071

 20    City National Bank (22)              2        0         21
       400 N. Roxbury Drive                                    10
       Beverly Hills 90210

 21    Post Advisory Group LLC (24)         0        0          5
       11755 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 1400                         8
       Los Angeles 90025

 22    CB Richard Ellis                    100       0          8
       Investors LLC (21)                                       4
       865 S. Figueroa St., Suite 3500
       Los Angeles 90017

 23    Provident Investment                 0        0         12
       Counsel Inc. (20)                                        5
       300 N. Lake Ave.
       Pasadena 91101

 24    U.S. Trust Co. (25)                  0      3.50        12
       515 S. Flower St., Suite 2700                           N/A
       Los Angeles 90071

 25    Bradford & Marzec Inc.               0        0          5
       S. Hope St., Suite 4050                                 10
       Los Angeles 90071

Rank   Firm (Ranking in 2004)             Key Executives
       * name                             * chief investment officer
       * address                          * client connection
                                          * phone

 1     Capital Research and               James F. Rothenberg
       Management Co. (1)                 Chuck Freadhoff
       333 S. Hope St.                    (213) 486-9200
       Los Angeles 90071

 2     Capital Guardian Trust Co. (2)     David Fisher
       333 S. Hope St.                    John Seiter
       Los Angeles 90071                  (213) 486-9200

 3     Western Asset Management (3)       S. Kenneth Leech
       385 E. Colorado Blvd.              Veronica Amici
       Pasadena 91101                     (626) 844-9400

 4     TCW Group (4)                      Robert D. Breyer
       865 S. Figueroa St., Suite 1800    Mark W. Gibello
       Los Angeles 90017                  (213) 244-0000

 5     Dimensional Fund                   David Booth
       Advisors Inc. (6)                  David Schneider
       1299 Ocean Ave.                    (310) 395-8005
       Santa Monica 90401

 6     Payden & Rygel (5)                 Global Policy Committee
       333 S. Grand Ave., Suite 3200      Greg Brown
       Los Angeles 90071                  (213) 625-1900

 7     Primecap Management Co. (7)        Howard B. Schow
       225 S. Lake Ave., Suite 400        Roderick M. Brower
       Pasadena 91101                     (626) 304-9222

 8     Boston Co. Asset Management (8)    Corey Griffin
       400 S. Hope St., Fifth Floor       Robert T. Harkins
       Los Angeles 90071                  (213) 553-9500

 9     NWQ Investment                     Jon D. Bosse
       Management Co. LLC (13)            Patrick M. Schloss
       2049 Century Park East,            (310) 712-4000
       16th Floor
       Los Angeles 90067

 10    Wells Fargo & Co. (10)             Dean A. Junkans
       333 S. Grand Ave., Suite 540       Richard D. Byrd
       Los Angeles 90071                  (800) 464-6027

 11    Oaktree Capital                    Howard Marks
       Management LLC (9)                 Erin Kurutz
       333 S. Grand Ave., 28th Floor      (213) 830-6300
       Los Angeles 90071

 12    First Quadrant L.P. (12)           Max Darnell
       800 E. Colorado Blvd., Suite 900   Rick Roberts
       Pasadena 91101                     (626) 795-8220

 13    Hotchkis and Wiley Capital         N/A
       Management LLC (16)                George Davis
       725 S. Figueroa St., 39th Floor    (213) 430-1000
       Los Angeles 90017

 14    Pacific Financial Research (11)    James H. Gipson
       9601 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 800     Kristin Chirba
       Beverly Hills 90210                (310) 247-3939

 15    Metropolitan West Asset            Tad Rivelle
       Management LLC (14)                Chris Scibelli
       11766 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 1580   (310) 966-8900
       Los Angeles 90025

 16    Kayne Anderson Rudnik Investment   Allan Rudnick
       Management LLC (15)                Steve Rigali
       1800 Avenue of the Stars,          (800) 231-7414
       Second Floor
       Los Angeles 90067

 17    Transamerica Investment            Gary Rolle
       Management LLC (17)                David Lubchenco
       1150 S. Olive St., Suite 2700      (866) 846-1800
       Los Angeles 90015

 18    First Pacific Advisors Inc. (23)   Robert L. Rodriguez
       11400 W. Olympic Blvd.,            A. Maitra/C. Schmitz
       Suite 1200                         (310) 473-0225
       Los Angeles 90064

 19    Northern Trust Bank of             Patrick J. Everett
       California N.A. (19)               M. Clark/D. Berghoff
       355 S. Grand Ave., Suite 2600      (213) 346-1300
       Los Angeles 90071

 20    City National Bank (22)            Richard Weiss
       400 N. Roxbury Drive               Antony Orme
       Beverly Hills 90210                (310) 888-6396

 21    Post Advisory Group LLC (24)       Lawrence A. Post
       11755 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 1400   Lorraine Spurge
       Los Angeles 90025                  (310) 996-9700

 22    CB Richard Ellis                   Robert Zerbst
       Investors LLC (21)                 Michael McMenomy
       865 S. Figueroa St., Suite 3500    (213) 683-4200
       Los Angeles 90017

 23    Provident Investment               WND
       Counsel Inc. (20)                  Brown Windle
       300 N. Lake Ave.                   (626) 449-8500
       Pasadena 91101

 24    U.S. Trust Co. (25)                Harlan Thompson
       515 S. Flower St., Suite 2700      Greg Zappas
       Los Angeles 90071                  (213) 861-5000

 25    Bradford & Marzec Inc.             Ted Bradford
       S. Hope St., Suite 4050            Lee Scholey
       Los Angeles 90071                  (213) 687-9170

N/A--Not Applicable

WND--Would Not Disclose

(1) Out of Los Angeles County offices.

(2) Currently closed to new separately managed accounts.

(3) For 95+ Equity investment strategy.

(4) Institutional; $100,000 for separately managed accounts.

Note: Information for this list provided by representatives of the
firms themselves. Firms are ranked by assets under management in
L.A. County offices as of Dec. 31, 2004.

To the best of our knowledge, this information is accurate as of
press time. While every effort is made to ensure the accuracy and
thoroughness of the list, omissions and typographical errors
sometimes occur. Please send corrections or additions on company
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5700 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 170, Los Angeles 90036. [c] 2005 Los
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