Following are the top 35 largest asset managers in the world ranked by total AUM as of June 30, 2012. BlackRock, Inc. (NYSE: BLK) is the largest asset manager in the world with assets under management of US$3.56 trillion. BlackRock was founded in 1988 and is headquartered in New York City, United States. The company acquired Barclays Global Investors (BGI) in December 2009.
| Rank | Asset Management Company | Country | Assets under management (US$bn) | Date |
| 1 | BlackRock Inc. | US | $3,560 | 30/06/2012 |
| 2 | UBS | Switzerland | $2,280 | 30/06/2012 |
| 3 | Allianz Group | Germany | $2,213 | 30/06/2012 |
| 4 | Vanguard Group Inc. | US | $2,080 | 30/06/2012 |
| 5 | State Street Global Advisors (SSGA) | US | $1,908 | 30/06/2012 |
| 6 | PIMCO (Pacific Investment Management Company) | US | $1,820 | 30/06/2012 |
| 7 | Fidelity Investments | US | $1,576 | 30/06/2012 |
| 8 | Deutsche Bank | Germany | $1,433 | 30/06/2012 |
| 9 | AXA Group | France | $1,393 | 30/06/2012 |
| 10 | J.P. Morgan Asset Management | US | $1,347 | 30/06/2012 |
| 11 | Credit Suisse | Switzerland | $1,279 | 30/06/2012 |
| 12 | BNY Mellon Asset Management | US | $1,299 | 30/06/2012 |
| 13 | HSBC | UK | $1,230 | 30/06/2012 |
| 14 | BNP Paribas | France | $1,106 | 30/06/2012 |
| 15 | Capital Research & Management Company | US | $1,071 | 30/06/2012 |
| 16 | Prudential Financial | US | $961.0 | 30/06/2012 |
| 17 | Amundi 2 | France | $880.0 | 30/06/2012 |
| 18 | Goldman Sachs Group | US | $836.0 | 30/06/2012 |
| 19 | Wellington Management Company, LLP | US | $719.8 | 30/06/2012 |
| 20 | Natixis Global Asset Management | France | $710.9 | 30/06/2012 |
| 21 | Franklin Resources, Inc. (Franklin Templeton Investments) | US | $707.1 | 30/06/2012 |
| 22 | Northern Trust | US | $704.3 | 30/06/2012 |
| 23 | Bank of America | US | $682.2 | 30/06/2012 |
| 24 | Invesco Ltd. | US | $646.6 | 30/06/2012 |
| 25 | Legg Mason, Inc. | US | $631.8 | 30/06/2012 |
| 26 | Nippon Life Insurance | Japan | $600.0 | 31/03/2012 |
| 27 | Legal & General Investment Management (LGIM) | UK | $598.5 | 30/06/2012 |
| 28 | Generali Group | Italy | $581.5 | 30/06/2012 |
| 29 | Prudential plc | UK | $570.2 | 30/06/2012 |
| 30 | Ameriprise Financial | US | $543.6 | 30/06/2012 |
| 31 | T. Rowe Price | US | $541.7 | 30/06/2012 |
| 32 | Wells Fargo | US | $534.9 | 31/12/2011 |
| 33 | Manulife Financial | Canada | $513.8 | 30/06/2012 |
| 34 | Sun Life Financial | Canada | $496.3 | 30/06/2012 |
| 35 | TIAA-CREF | US | $481.0 | 30/06/2012 |
News:
- Legg Mason reports November AUM of $691.4 bln, down from $697 bln in October 2015.
**** By market cap
Company name Mkt Cap▼
- WFC Wells Fargo 236.83B
- BAC Bank of America 166.66B
- GS Goldman Sachs 79.44B
- UBS UBS AG (US listing) 70.61B
- BLK BlackRock, Inc. 53.46B
- PRU Prudential Financial 42.37B
- BEN Franklin Resources (Franklin Templeton Investments) 35.48B
- STT State Street Global Advisors (State Street) 31.41B
- TROW T. Rowe Price 21.62B
- IVZ Invesco Ltd. 15.88B
- NTRS Northern Trust 14.53B
- LM Legg Mason 5.24B
- Allianz Group - Germany - trades on Deutsche Börse. Within the Asset Management operations, the Company manages mainly PIMCO and AllianzGI under Allianz Asset Management (AAM).
- Vanguard Group ?? US $2,080
- Fidelity Investments - HQ Boston, MA - privately owned
6
PIMCO (Pacific Investment Management Company) 1
US
$1,820
30/06/2012
8
Deutsche Bank
Germany
$1,433
30/06/2012
9
AXA Group
France
$1,393
30/06/2012
10
J.P. Morgan Asset Management
US
$1,347
30/06/2012
11
Credit Suisse
Switzerland
$1,279
30/06/2012
12
BNY Mellon Asset Management
US
$1,299
30/06/2012
13
HSBC
UK
$1,230
30/06/2012
14
BNP Paribas
France
$1,106
30/06/2012
15
Capital Research & Management Company
US
$1,071
30/06/2012
17
Amundi 2
France
$880.0
30/06/2012
19
Wellington Management Company, LLP
US
$719.8
30/06/2012
20
Natixis Global Asset Management
France
$710.9
30/06/2012
26
Nippon Life Insurance
Japan
$600.0
31/03/2012
27
Legal & General Investment Management (LGIM)
UK
$598.5
30/06/2012
28
Generali Group
Italy
$581.5
30/06/2012
29
Prudential plc
UK
$570.2
30/06/2012
30
Ameriprise Financial
US
$543.6
30/06/2012
33
Manulife Financial
Canada
$513.8
30/06/2012
34
Sun Life Financial
Canada
$496.3
30/06/2012
35
TIAA-CREF
US
$481.0
30/06/2012
