| Rank | Firm | Assets (in millions) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Morgan Stanley | $68,686.4 |
| 2 | J.P. Morgan Asset Management | $46,900.0 |
| 3 | Northern Trust Global Investments | $31,500.0 |
| 4 | Schroders | $25,390.0 |
| 5 | PNC Financial Services Group Inc. | $19,552.0 |
| 6 | Pacific Investment Management Co. LLC | $15,253.0 |
| 7 | Brown Brothers Harriman & Co. | $11,563.0 |
| 8 | Parametric Portfolio Associates | $10,167.9 |
| 9 | BlackRock Inc. | $7,300.0 |
| 10 | Federated Investors Inc. | $4,419.0 |
| 11 | Pictet Asset Management Ltd. | $4,363.0 |
| 12 | State Street Global Advisors | $3,987.0 |
| 13 | BNY Mellon Asset Management | $3,582.0 |
| 14 | Income Research & Management | $3,150.0 |
| 15 | Hines | $2,574.0 |
| 16 | Gresham Investment Management LLC | $2,337.0 |
| 17 | T. Rowe Price Associates Inc. | $2,316.0 |
| 18 | Davis Selected Advisers LP | $2,000.0 |
| 19 | Paulson & Co. Inc. | $1,998.7 |
| 20 | Oaktree Capital Management LP | $1,831.0 |
| 21 | Martin Currie Ltd. | $1,719.0 |
| 22 | Baring Asset Management | $1,628.0 |
| 23 | Lighthouse Partners | $1,570.0 |
| 24 | Sit Investment Associates Inc. | $1,108.0 |
| 25 | Samson Capital Advisors LLC | $971.9 |
| 26 | McDonnell Investment Management LLC | $777.0 |
| 27 | Beacon Capital Partners LLC | $745.0 |
| 28 | Mesirow Financial | $739.7 |
| 29 | JER Partners | $696.0 |
| 29 | Axa Investment Managers | $696.0 |
| 31 | Boston Advisors LLC | $663.0 |
| 32 | Grantham Mayo Van Otterloo & Co. LLC | $639.0 |
| 33 | Shorenstein Properties LLC | $629.0 |
| 34 | Landmark Partners LLC | $620.7 |
| 35 | Vaughan Nelson Investment Management LP | $602.0 |
| 36 | Babson Capital Management LLC | $577.0 |
| 37 | First Reserve Corp. | $560.0 |
| 38 | Oak Hill Advisors LP | $530.0 |
| 39 | Cantillon Capital Management | $481.0 |
| 40 | Loomis Sayles & Co. LP | $440.9 |
| 41 | Anchor Capital Advisors LLC | $433.0 |
| 42 | L&B Realty Advisors LLP | $423.0 |
| 43 | Sage Advisory Services Ltd. Co. | $399.0 |
| 44 | Aberdeen Asset Management Inc. | $397.0 |
| 45 | Mastholm Asset Management LLC | $375.8 |
| 46 | TCW Group | $365.0 |
| 47 | Kingdon Capital Management LLC | $362.0 |
| 48 | Colony Capital LLC | $350.0 |
| 48 | Crestline Investors Inc. | $350.0 |
| 50 | Prime Advisors Inc. | $320.0 |
| Total | $289,037.9 | |
| As of Dec. 31. Data based on responses of 711 asset management firms in the May 2011 directory of the largest money managers. | ||
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