Data & Directories


December 22, 2008, 3:50 PM ET

Top managers assigning assets to others
Ranked by U.S. institutional, tax-exempt assets assigned to other firms, in millions, as of Dec. 31, 2007.
RankPrev. rank*ManagerAssets
12General Motors Asset Mgmt.$139,061
23Vanguard Group$109,998
31SEI Investments$64,000
44Prudential Financial$59,674
5Russell Investments$52,600
66Commonfund$43,082
77Fidelity Investments$42,290
8Diversified Investment$38,900
98ING$38,205
109Northern Trust Global$36,826
1110MassMutual Financial$36,374
1211AIG Investments$28,171
1313Hartford Financial$25,071
1412American Beacon Advisors$16,235
1515Nationwide Financial$15,580
1618Harbor Capital Advisors$15,190
1720Dwight Asset Mgmt.$14,600
1817GE Asset Mgmt.$13,034
1919ICMA Retirement$12,706
2016Goldman Sachs Group$10,803
21Blackstone Alternative$10,700
2221Strategic Investment Group$10,659
2323Putnam Investments$9,243
2424Fiduciary Asset Mgmt.$9,219
2522Amalgamated Bank$9,012
2625Adams Street Partners$8,723
2735Wilshire Funds Mgmt.$8,438
28Morgan Stanley$8,324
2926Hirtle, Callaghan$8,100
30ICM Asset Mgmt.$7,500
31Pacific Alternative Asset$7,357
3231Waddell & Reed$6,838
3327Progress Investment$6,465
3430Mesirow Financial$5,748
3528UBS Fiduciary Trust$5,723
36Union Bancaire Privee$5,650
37Deutsche Asset Mgmt.$5,559
38American United Life$5,539
3936Aetos Capital$5,530
40TIAA-CREF$5,249
4129State Street Global$5,022
42Rock Creek Group$5,000
4334Delaware Investments$4,570
4433Christian Brothers$4,209
4537MetLife$3,700
4638Independence Capital$3,174
47Harris Alternatives$3,100
4846Cornerstone Partners$3,050
4939Sierra Investment$2,944
50Crestline Investors$2,918
51EnTrust Capital$2,798
52Attalus Capital$2,522
5341AmalgaTrust$2,425
54Private Advisors$2,090
5542Aston Asset Mgmt.$1,997
5649Galliard Capital$1,923
5743MFS Investment$1,784
58Evanston Capital$1,683
5950FIS Group$1,672
60Lighthouse Partners$1,520
6140Calvert Asset Mgmt.$1,476
6247Dearborn Partners$1,474
63BNY Mellon Asset Mgmt.$1,311
6448Trust Fund Advisors$1,252
6552Meridian Capital Partners$1,192
* Previous rank from the 2007 P&I Databook, Dec. 24, 2007, non-adjusted for retroactive corrections.

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