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TCW Asset Management Company LLC
Los Angeles, CA
CRD 105742
Firm filing updated May 5, 2026 ·
- $81.2BAssets
- 200Clients
- 145Advisory staff
- 218Accounts
Fees and minimums
All fee types on the form
- Percentage of assets under managementYes
- Fixed feesYes
- Performance-based feesYes
- Hourly chargesNo
- Subscription fees (for a newsletter or periodical)No
- CommissionsNo
- OtherNo
Who the firm serves
- Pooled vehicles84
- Pension and profit sharing plans22
- Sovereign funds22
- High net worth individuals19
- State or municipal government entities (including government pension plans)17
- and 5 more36
See the client table
| Client type | Approximate number of clients | Assets |
|---|---|---|
| High net worth individuals | 19 | $637.4 million |
| Banking or thrift institutions | 1 | $434.3 million |
| Business development companies | 5 | $3.2 billion |
| Pooled investment vehicles (other than investment companies and business development companies) | 84 | $30.1 billion |
| Pension and profit sharing plans (but not the plan participants or government pension plans) | 22 | $6.4 billion |
| Charitable organizations | 5 | $327.9 million |
| State or municipal government entities (including government pension plans) | 17 | $9.3 billion |
| Insurance companies | 13 | $8.0 billion |
| Sovereign wealth funds and foreign official institutions | 22 | $21.6 billion |
| Corporations or other businesses not listed above | 12 | $1.2 billion |
What the client labels mean
Here, "individuals" includes trusts, estates, and IRAs of individuals. A "high net worth individual" is a qualified client or qualified purchaser.
Services
- Portfolio management for individuals and/or small businesses
- Portfolio management for investment companies
- Portfolio management for pooled investment vehicles (other than investment companies)
See all 4 services
- Portfolio management for businesses (other than small businesses) or institutional clients
- Portfolio management for individuals and/or small businesses
- Portfolio management for investment companies
- Portfolio management for pooled investment vehicles (other than investment companies)
- Portfolio management for businesses (other than small businesses) or institutional clients
Assets and accounts
- Regulatory assets$81.2 billion
- Accounts218
- Discretionary$81.1 billion · 214 accounts
- Non-discretionary$71.6 million · 4 accounts
People
- Employees431
- Advisory staff145
- Broker-dealer reps87
- Licensed insurance agents0
Registration details
- SEC-registered investment advisor. CRD 105742, SEC file 801-6642.
- Registered with the SEC as an investment advisor (status date on record: June 12, 1970).
Is TCW Asset Management Company LLC a fiduciary?
Short answer: TCW Asset Management Company LLC is registered with the SEC as an investment advisor.
More detail
Some of its people may also act in other roles, such as for a broker-dealer or as insurance agents, where different rules apply. Details below.
The SEC put it this way in 2019: 'Under federal law, an investment adviser is a fiduciary.'
Some of the firm's people may also act for a broker-dealer: 87 staff are broker-dealer representatives and the firm has a related broker-dealer. When someone acts for a broker-dealer, a different SEC standard, Regulation Best Interest, applies to their recommendations. Ask which role they are acting in.
The firm has a related insurance company or agency.
The firm's Form CRS explains its services, fees and conflicts in plain language: Form CRS.
About this data
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