Allianz Global Investors U.S. LLC is a large advisory firm based in New York. It manages $126.16 billion of regulatory assets for 3,554 client accounts. It has been registered with the SEC as an adviser since 2013 and has operated in the jurisdictions of Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, and 49 other states.
Allianz Global Investors U.S provides portfolio management for individuals and small businesses, portfolio management for investment companies, portfolio management for pooled investment vehicles, portfolio management for businesses and institutional clients, selection of other advisers, and investment model delivery services, research and consulting services, portfolio management for collateralized debt obligations. It doesn't provide financial planning services to its clients. On top of advisory services, the firm doesn't engage in other business activities.
The assets under management (AUM) of Allianz Global Investors U.S. LLC is $126.16 billion. The firm's AUM has grown by 338% since the beginning of its operation, and $54.26 billion of the total AUM is attributable to clients outside of the United States.
The advisory firm has several streams of revenue. Clients pay Allianz Global Investors U.S. LLC for their services and products based on a percentage of assets under management, fixed fees, and performance-based fees. Flat-fee based compensation is the most transparent and the one you can safely predict in advance. These fees don’t include brokerage commissions, interest, taxes, and other account expenses.
The firm provides services to investment companies, charitable organizations, high net worth individuals, pooled investment vehicles, corporations or other businesses, pension and profit sharing plans, and state or municipal government entities. The largest group of clients of Allianz Global Investors U.S is investment companies with 174 clients and $74.94 billion of assets under management. Among the 9 most similar advisory firms, Allianz Global Investors U.S has the 3rd highest percentage of investment companies out of all clients.
The amount of regulatory assets under management is $118.68 billion for 345 clients that can include trusts, estates, and 401(k) plans and IRAs of individuals and their family members. 30% of the firm’s clients are foreign persons or businesses.
Allianz Global Investors U.S also advises several private funds. Namely, twenty one hedge funds, four other private funds, and two private equity funds. The minimum investment commitment required of non-related persons ranges from $0 to $10,000,000.
The company employs 288 people that are either part- or full-time employees. 63 percent of the employees work as investment advisers or researchers. 36 employees are registered as investment adviser representatives with the state securities authorities.
There are 9 people with the role of looking for and bringing in new clients on behalf of the firm. The firm compensates employees in addition to the salary for bringing in new clients. Employees don’t receive compensation from other entities for client referrals.
The principal office where Allianz Global Investors U.S. LLC performs its advisory services is located at 1633 Broadway, New York, NY 10019, which is also the mailing address of the firm. An additional office of the firm is in Dallas, TX. It doesn’t run an office outside of the United States.
You can reach the main office by calling the phone number 212-739-3000 or by fax 212-739-3948. The normal business hours are 9:00 am to 5:00 pm est on Monday - Friday. You can find more information about the New York firm at us.allianzgi.com.