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Wellington Management Japan Pte.

SEC-registered adviser since 2013Tokyo, JapanCRD 165192

49
Clients
9
Advisory staff

From Form ADV filed 31 March 2026 · data retrieved 15 October 2026SEC record

Wellington Management Japan Pte. is an investment adviser headquartered in Tokyo, Japan, and registered with the SEC since 2013. Its clients include banking or thrift institutions, sovereign wealth funds and foreign official institutions, and pooled investment vehicles.

Its services include portfolio management for individuals and small businesses, portfolio management for pooled vehicles, and portfolio management for institutions. Fee arrangements include a percentage of assets under management, fixed fees and performance-based fees. Wellington Management Global Holdings, LTD. owns 75% or more of Wellington Management Japan Pte..

Clients

Wellington Management Japan Pte. serves 49 clients, 15 of them pension and profit-sharing plans. The average client has about $362 million with the firm.

Regulatory assets by client type
  • Banking or thrift institutions12 clients58%
  • Pooled investment vehicles7 clients11%
  • Pension and profit-sharing plans15 clients3%
  • Other investment advisers2 clients5%
  • Sovereign wealth funds and foreign official institutions13 clients22%
Show client breakdown
Banking or thrift institutions
Clients
12
Regulatory AUM
$10,307,054,914
Share
58.1%
Avg. per client
$858.9M
Pooled investment vehicles
Clients
7
Regulatory AUM
$2,004,445,546
Share
11.3%
Avg. per client
$286.3M
Pension and profit-sharing plans
Clients
15
Regulatory AUM
$559,693,102
Share
3.2%
Avg. per client
$37.3M
Other investment advisers
Clients
2
Regulatory AUM
$910,162,549
Share
5.1%
Avg. per client
$455.1M
Sovereign wealth funds and foreign official institutions
Clients
13
Regulatory AUM
$3,965,507,029
Share
22.3%
Avg. per client
$305.0M

Total

Clients
49
Regulatory AUM
$17,746,863,140
Share
100%
Avg. per client
$362.2M

What it does

Wellington Management Japan Pte. provides portfolio management for individuals and small businesses, portfolio management for pooled vehicles and portfolio management for institutions. It is paid through a percentage of assets, fixed fees and performance-based fees.

Wellington Management Japan Pte. advises no private funds.

95.9% of assets ($17.02B across 48 accounts) are managed with discretion; $725.0M across 1 account is not. 96% of clients are outside the U.S., and 0 clients received advice without assets under management last fiscal year.

What the accounts hold

Separately managed account assets by class, year end
  • Stocks32%
  • Funds2%
  • Bonds60%
    • Investment grade corporate bonds49%
    • High-yield corporate bonds11%
  • Cash5%
  • Other1%
    • Derivatives1%

Custodians

Wellington Management Japan Pte.’s client accounts are held mainly at Brown Brothers Harriman &, with 58% of managed assets, and The Master Trust Bank of Japan, with 11%. Wellington Management Japan Pte. has custody of client assets.

Managed account assets by custodian
  • Brown Brothers Harriman &Brown Brothers Harriman & Co. · Boston, MA · $10.31B58%
  • The Master Trust Bank of JapanThe Master Trust Bank of Japan, LTD. · Tokyo · $1.95B11%
  • Japan Trustee Services BankJapan Trustee Services Bank, LTD. · Tokyo · $1.83B10%
  • All other custodians$3.66B21%

Ownership and leadership

Wellington Management Global Holdings, LTD. owns 75% or more of Wellington Management Japan Pte..

Who owns the firm
Wellington Management Japan Pte. LTD.· the adviser
  • Wellington Management Global Holdings, LTD.

    Control person · since September 1998

    Owns 75% or more of Wellington Management Japan Pte. LTD.

Leadership

  • Kar on Karen Au
    Chief Compliance Officer
  • Elizabeth Chisholm
    Director
  • David Eikenberry
    Director
  • Scott Lopez
    Director
  • Janet Perumal
    Director

Staff

  • 65 employees
  • 9 in advisory functions
  • 1 soliciting firm

Fees

Wellington Management Japan Pte. is paid through a percentage of assets under management, fixed fees (other than subscription fees) and performance-based fees.

Wellington Management Japan Pte.’s fee rates are not included in this profile. Find its brochure on the SEC’s site.

Offices and registrations

Besides its headquarters, Wellington Management Japan Pte. has 0 offices, with 1 listed address with no US state reported.

Registration details

Legal name
Wellington Management Japan Pte. LTD.
Headquarters
Palace Building 7f, 1-1-1 Marunouchi, Chiyoda-Ku, Tokyo, Japan 100-0005
SEC file
801-77317
Structure
other (specify) organized in Singapore
Fiscal year end
December

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Common questions

How many clients does Wellington Management Japan Pte. have?

Wellington Management Japan Pte. has 49 clients and manages $17.7 billion for them, as of March 2026. They include 15 pension and profit-sharing plans, 13 sovereign wealth funds and foreign official institutions and 12 banking or thrift institutions.

Source: Form ADV Part 1A, Items 5.D and 5.F, filed 31 March 2026

What services does Wellington Management Japan Pte. offer?

Wellington Management Japan Pte. provides portfolio management for individuals and small businesses, portfolio management for pooled vehicles and portfolio management for institutions.

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

Which custodians does Wellington Management Japan Pte. use?

Wellington Management Japan Pte.’s separately managed account assets are held at Brown Brothers Harriman & Co. (Boston, MA), with $10,307,054,914, The Master Trust Bank of Japan, LTD. (Tokyo), with $1,947,918,908 and Japan Trustee Services Bank, LTD. (Tokyo), with $1,828,178,967. Only custodians holding at least a tenth of those assets are named.

Source: Form ADV Part 1A, Schedule D, Section 5.K.(3), filed 31 March 2026

How many financial advisors does Wellington Management Japan Pte. have?

Wellington Management Japan Pte. has 0 investment adviser representatives registered with state securities authorities, out of 65 employees, and 9 perform investment advisory functions. None are registered representatives of a broker-dealer or 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 Wellington Management Japan Pte. invest in?

At the end of its last fiscal year, Wellington Management Japan Pte.’s separately managed accounts held 49% investment grade corporate bonds, 32% exchange-traded equities, 11% high-yield corporate bonds, 5% cash and equivalents, 2% pooled vehicles (private funds and similar) and 1% derivatives. It advises no private funds of its own.

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

Who owns Wellington Management Japan Pte.?

Wellington Management Japan Pte. is owned through a chain of holding companies by Wellington Management Group LLP. Its direct owner is Wellington Management Global Holdings, LTD. (75% or more).

Source: Form ADV Part 1A, Schedules A and B, filed 31 March 2026

How does Wellington Management Japan Pte. get paid?

Wellington Management Japan Pte. is paid through a percentage of assets under management, fixed fees 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 31 March 2026. Items 1, 5, 9, 11 and Schedules A, B and D.
  2. IAPD firm record, CRD 165192.

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

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