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Pacific Investment Management

SEC-registered adviser since 1994Newport Beach, CACRD 104559

41,699
Clients
628
Advisory staff

From Form ADV filed 28 August 2026 · data retrieved 15 October 2026SEC record

Pacific Investment Management is an investment adviser headquartered in Newport Beach, California, and registered with the SEC since 1994. Its clients include pooled investment vehicles, investment companies and insurance companies. High-net-worth individuals account for 0% of its regulatory assets under management.

Its services include portfolio management for individuals and small businesses, portfolio management for investment companies, portfolio management for pooled vehicles, portfolio management for institutions, pension consulting, and selecting other managers. Fee arrangements include a percentage of assets under management and performance-based fees. Allianz Asset Management of America LLC owns 75% or more of Pacific Investment Management, and Emmanuel Roman is its CEO.

Clients

Pacific Investment Management serves 41,699 clients, 33,080 of them other clients. The average client has about $88 million with the firm, and high-net-worth clients hold 0% of its $3666.9 billion in assets.

Regulatory assets by client type
  • Investment companies186 clients34%
  • Pooled investment vehicles818 clients39%
  • Pension and profit-sharing plans436 clients5%
  • State or municipal government entities108 clients3%
  • Insurance companies601 clients9%
  • OtherSovereign wealth funds and foreign official institutions, Individuals, High-net-worth individuals, Banking or thrift institutions, Charitable organizations, Other investment advisers, Corporations and other businesses, Other11%
Show client breakdown
Individuals (other than HNW)
Clients
5,833
Regulatory AUM
$50,456,477,693
Share
1.4%
Avg. per client
$8.65M
High-net-worth individuals
Clients
17
Regulatory AUM
$3,214,798,547
Share
0.1%
Avg. per client
$189.1M
Banking or thrift institutions
Clients
35
Regulatory AUM
$66,175,498,164
Share
1.8%
Avg. per client
$1.89B
Investment companies
Clients
186
Regulatory AUM
$1,236,710,692,427
Share
33.7%
Avg. per client
$6.65B
Pooled investment vehicles
Clients
818
Regulatory AUM
$1,420,593,013,430
Share
38.7%
Avg. per client
$1.74B
Pension and profit-sharing plans
Clients
436
Regulatory AUM
$193,201,641,866
Share
5.3%
Avg. per client
$443.1M
Charitable organizations
Clients
71
Regulatory AUM
$27,502,887,779
Share
0.8%
Avg. per client
$387.4M
State or municipal government entities
Clients
108
Regulatory AUM
$95,274,200,219
Share
2.6%
Avg. per client
$882.2M
Other investment advisers
Clients
5
Regulatory AUM
$15,580
Share
0.0%
Avg. per client
$3K
Insurance companies
Clients
601
Regulatory AUM
$335,453,671,674
Share
9.1%
Avg. per client
$558.2M
Sovereign wealth funds and foreign official institutions
Clients
104
Regulatory AUM
$153,333,286,634
Share
4.2%
Avg. per client
$1.47B
Corporations and other businesses
Clients
405
Regulatory AUM
$55,445,473,336
Share
1.5%
Avg. per client
$136.9M
Other
Clients
33,080
Regulatory AUM
$29,573,443,898
Share
0.8%
Avg. per client
$894K

Total

Clients
41,699
Regulatory AUM
$3,666,935,101,247
Share
100%
Avg. per client
$87.9M

What it does

Pacific Investment Management provides portfolio management for individuals and small businesses, portfolio management for investment companies, portfolio management for pooled vehicles, portfolio management for institutions, pension consulting, selecting other managers and other activities. It is paid through a percentage of assets and performance-based fees.

Pacific Investment Management provided financial planning to 0 clients last fiscal year and advises 208 private funds.

Nearly all assets ($3666.48B across 2,829 accounts) are managed with discretion; $456.6M across 6 accounts are not. $29.03B sits in a wrap fee program the firm both sponsors and manages. 3% of clients are outside the U.S., and 5 clients received advice without assets under management last fiscal year.

What the accounts hold

Separately managed account assets by class, year end
  • Stocks1%
  • Funds6%
    • Registered funds5%
    • Pooled vehicles1%
  • Bonds69%
    • Investment grade corporate bonds27%
    • U.S. government and agency bonds23%
    • Sovereign bonds12%
    • State and local bonds5%
    • High-yield corporate bonds2%
  • Cash14%
  • Other10%
    • Asset backed securities, bank loans, collateralized debt obligations, collateralized loan obligations, collateralized mortgage obligations, commodities, defaulted counterparty, mortgage pass throughs, real estate, rights, schuldschein loans, whole loans10%

Custodians

Pacific Investment Management’s client accounts are held mainly at The Bank of New York Mellon, with 7% of managed assets, and State Street Bank and Trust, with 4%. Pacific Investment Management has custody of $9.33B for 27 clients.

Managed account assets by custodian
  • The Bank of New York MellonThe Bank of New York Mellon · New York, NY · $243.95B7%
  • State Street Bank and TrustState Street Bank and Trust Company · Boston, MA · $153.88B4%
  • Northern TrustNorthern Trust Company · Chicago, IL · $153.47B4%
  • All other custodians$3115.64B85%

Ownership and leadership

Allianz Asset Management of America LLC owns 75% or more of Pacific Investment Management, and Emmanuel Roman is its CEO.

Who owns the firm
Pacific Investment Management Company LLC· the adviser
  • Allianz Asset Management of America LLC

    Control person · since December 2006

    Owns 75% or more of Pacific Investment Management Company LLC

Leadership

  • Emmanuel Roman
    Managing Director - Executive Committee and Chief Executive Officer
  • Thibault Stracke
    Managing Director - President and Executive Committee
  • John Kirkowski
    Managing Director - Chief Financial Officer
  • Robin Shanahan
    Managing Director - Co-Chief Operating Officer
  • Peter Strelow
    Managing Director - Co-Chief Operating Officer
  • Nadia Zakir
    Managing Director - Global Head of Compliance and Chief Compliance Officer
  • Mangala Ananthanarayanan
    Managing Director - Executive Committee
  • Andrew Balls
    Managing Director - Chief Investment Officer (global)
  • Stephen Chang
    Managing Director - Executive Committee
  • Gregory Hall
    Managing Director - Executive Committee
  • Daniel Ivascyn
    Managing Director - Executive Committee and Group Chief Investment Officer
  • Kimberley Korinke
    Managing Director - Executive Committee
  • Jason Mandinach
    Managing Director - Executive Committee
  • Mohit Mittal
    Managing Director - Chief Investment Officer (core Strategies) and Executive Committee
  • Alfred Murata
    Managing Director - Executive Committee
  • Marc Seidner
    Managing Director - Chief Investment Officer (non-Traditional Strategies)
  • Jason Steiner
    Managing Director - Executive Committee
  • Sung-Hee Suh
    Managing Director - Global General Counsel
  • Qi Wang
    Managing Director - Chief Investment Officer (portfolio Implementation)
  • Candice Whitten
    Managing Director - Executive Committee

Staff

  • 1,968 employees
  • 628 in advisory functions
  • 508 broker-dealer reps
  • 2 soliciting firms

Fees

Pacific Investment Management is paid through a percentage of assets under management and performance-based fees.

Pacific Investment Management’s fee rates are not included in this profile. Find its brochure on the SEC’s site.

Offices and registrations

Besides its headquarters, Pacific Investment Management has 6 offices, with 7 listed addresses across 5 states.

Listed office addresses by state

California · 3 listed addresses

  • 650 Newport Center Drive, Newport BeachHQ
  • 1901 Avenue of the Stars, Los Angeles
  • 4747 Executive Drive, San Diego

Other business names

Pacific Investment Management has reported 1 other business name to the SEC.

  • Pimco

Registration details

Legal name
Pacific Investment Management Company LLC
Headquarters
650 Newport Center Drive, Newport Beach, CA 92660
Website
Not reported
SEC file
801-48187
Structure
Delaware LLC
Fiscal year end
December

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Common questions

How many clients does Pacific Investment Management have?

Pacific Investment Management has 41,699 clients and manages $3666.9 billion for them, as of August 2026. They include 33,080 other clients, 5,833 other individuals and 818 pooled investment vehicles.

Source: Form ADV Part 1A, Items 5.D and 5.F, filed 28 August 2026

What services does Pacific Investment Management offer?

Pacific Investment Management provides portfolio management for individuals and small businesses, portfolio management for investment companies, portfolio management for pooled vehicles, portfolio management for institutions, pension consulting, selecting other managers and other activities.

Source: Form ADV Part 1A, Item 5.G, from the SEC's 2 October 2026 data file

Which custodians does Pacific Investment Management use?

Pacific Investment Management’s separately managed account assets are held at The Bank of New York Mellon (New York, NY), with $243,948,272,163, State Street Bank and Trust Company (Boston, MA), with $153,875,331,898 and Northern Trust Company (Chicago, IL), with $153,472,694,254. Only custodians holding at least a tenth of those assets are named.

Source: Form ADV Part 1A, Schedule D, Section 5.K.(3), filed 28 August 2026

How many financial advisors does Pacific Investment Management have?

Pacific Investment Management has 0 investment adviser representatives registered with state securities authorities, out of 1,968 employees, and 628 perform investment advisory functions. 508 are registered representatives of a broker-dealer and 0 are licensed insurance agents.

Source: Form ADV Part 1A, Items 5.A and 5.B, from the SEC's 2 October 2026 data file

What does Pacific Investment Management invest in?

At the end of its last fiscal year, Pacific Investment Management’s separately managed accounts held 27% investment grade corporate bonds, 23% U.S. government and agency bonds, 14% cash and equivalents, 12% sovereign bonds, 10% asset backed securities, bank loans, collateralized debt obligations, collateralized loan obligations, collateralized mortgage obligations, commodities, defaulted counterparty, mortgage pass throughs, real estate, rights, schuldschein loans, whole loans, 5% state and local bonds, 5% registered funds (mutual funds, ETFs, BDCs), 2% high-yield corporate bonds, 1% exchange-traded equities and 1% pooled vehicles (private funds and similar). It advises 208 private funds.

Source: Form ADV Part 1A, Items 5.K.(1) and 7.B, from the SEC's 2 October 2026 data file

Who owns Pacific Investment Management?

Pacific Investment Management is owned through a chain of holding companies by Allianz Se. Its direct owner is Allianz Asset Management of America LLC (75% or more).

Source: Form ADV Part 1A, Schedules A and B, filed 28 August 2026

How does Pacific Investment Management get paid?

Pacific Investment Management is paid through a percentage of assets under management and performance-based fees. Its Form ADV lists no commissions among how it is paid.

Source: Form ADV Part 1A, Item 5.E, from the SEC's 2 October 2026 data file

Sources

  1. Form ADV Part 1A, amendment filed 28 August 2026. Items 1, 5, 9, 11 and Schedules A, B and D.
  2. IAPD firm record, CRD 104559.

Retrieved 15 October 2026. All are published by the SEC and may have been amended since.

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