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Clearbridge Investments, LLC

New York, NYSEC-registered investment adviserCRD 137028

Filed as CLEARBRIDGE INVESTMENTS, LLC

Clearbridge Investments, LLC is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm in New York, NY, registered since 2005, reporting over $5 billion in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated August 28, 2026.

21 years
registered since 2005
$184,809,812,930
assets under management
2 arrangements
Percentage of assets, Performance-based
3
disclosure items (Item 11)

Quick answers

From the filing

How is Clearbridge Investments, LLC compensated?

On its Form ADV (Item 5.E, October 2026), Clearbridge Investments, LLC reports these compensation arrangements: a percentage of assets under its management; performance-based fees. The amounts are in Item 5 of its Form ADV Part 2A brochure.

Where is Clearbridge Investments, LLC located?

Clearbridge Investments, LLC's principal office is in New York, NY, according to its Form ADV; the September 2026 filing also lists 8 other offices (Schedule D, Section 1.F).

Is Clearbridge Investments, LLC registered with the SEC or a state?

Clearbridge Investments, LLC is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm, registered since 2005. Status as filed: Approved. CRD 137028.

How much does Clearbridge Investments, LLC manage?

Clearbridge Investments, LLC reports $184,809,812,930 in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated August 28, 2026 (77% discretionary).

How have Clearbridge Investments, LLC's assets and staff changed since 2021?

In the Form ADV data for Clearbridge Investments, LLC: Regulatory assets under management: $178,667,619,458 in the October 2021 data and $184,809,812,930 in the October 2026 data, up 3%. Total employees: 206 in October 2021 and 210 in October 2026. Assets under management move with markets as well as with clients coming and going.

What types of clients does Clearbridge Investments, LLC serve?

By number of clients on Form ADV Item 5.D: individuals (other than high net worth individuals) (122,494); corporations or other businesses not listed above (659); pension and profit sharing plans (but not the plan participants or government pension plans) (469).

Which custodians does Clearbridge Investments, LLC use?

Clearbridge Investments, LLC's most recent Form ADV filing (Schedule D, Section 5.K(3)) lists Morgan Stanley as a custodian holding 10% or more of its separately managed account assets.

Does Clearbridge Investments, LLC report any disciplinary disclosures?

Reports 3 disclosure items on Form ADV Item 11: yes answers to 11.C(2) (SEC or CFTC finding of a violation), 11.C(4) (SEC or CFTC order), and 11.C(5) (SEC or CFTC civil money penalty or cease-and-desist order). Each question covers the firm and its advisory affiliates, and one event can produce several yes answers. The detail of any item is on the firm's SEC record: https://adviserinfo.sec.gov/firm/summary/137028

What changed in Clearbridge Investments, LLC's recent Form ADV filings?

In the September 2026 filing data: Updated its list of owners and control persons (Schedule A).

From the Form ADV filing

Every figure below is as the firm filed it with regulators, as of October 2026.

How the firm is compensated

Item 5.E
  • A percentage of assets under your management
  • Performance-based fees

Item 5.E lists how the firm is compensated for its advice; Items 5.B, 6.A, and 7.A show whether its people or related companies can also earn commissions. Percentage of assets, fixed, hourly, subscription, and performance-based fees come from clients (a performance-based fee depends on investment results); commissions come with a sale or a trade, often from the company behind the product. How fees, commissions, and other arrangements differ

Fees and minimums

Form ADV Part 2A

The brochure lists different fees for different services or strategies. See the firm's brochure (dated December 18, 2025) for its fees and any account minimum, on the SEC's IAPD site.

Regulatory assets under management

Item 5.F
$184,809,812,930

$184,809,812,930 as of October 2026, filing dated August 28, 2026.

Discretionary: $141,544,336,360.Non-discretionary: $43,265,476,570.

A measure of scale, not skill or returns. Discretionary means the firm decides trades; non-discretionary means clients approve each one. What assets under management means

Who the firm serves

Item 5.D
Individuals (other than high net worth individuals)
Clients 122,494 Assets $47,400,706,326 (26%)
High net worth individuals
Clients 452 Assets $1,315,287,880 (1%)
Banking or thrift institutions
Clients 33 Assets $313,927,095 (0%)
Investment companies
Clients 44 Assets $74,573,109,468 (40%)
Business development companies
Clients 0 Assets $0 (0%)
Pooled investment vehicles (other than investment companies and business development companies)
Clients 47 Assets $11,012,705,365 (6%)
Pension and profit sharing plans (but not the plan participants or government pension plans)
Clients 469 Assets $2,633,923,657 (1%)
Charitable organizations
Clients 244 Assets $1,534,944,648 (1%)
State or municipal government entities (including government pension plans)
Clients 17 Assets $276,255,643 (0%)
Other investment advisers
Clients 68 Assets $42,802,647,874 (23%)
Insurance companies
Clients 3 Assets $445,393,178 (0%)
Sovereign wealth funds and foreign official institutions
Clients 0 Assets $0 (0%)
Corporations or other businesses not listed above
Clients 659 Assets $2,500,911,796 (1%)

A firm with no individual clients is an institutional manager even if it manages billions; the mix tells you whom the practice is built around.

Advisory services

Item 5.G
  • Portfolio management for individuals and/or small businesses
  • Portfolio management for investment companies (and business development companies)
  • Portfolio management for pooled investment vehicles (other than investment companies)
  • Portfolio management for businesses (other than small businesses) or institutional clients

Registration and firm details

Items 1, 2, 5
Registration
SEC-registered investment adviser. Status as filed: Approved.
Registered since
2005 (21 years)
Employees
Total: 210. Performing investment advisory functions: 71.
Wrap fee program participation
Yes.
Custodians (Schedule D, Section 5.K(3))

Custodians holding 10% or more of the firm's separately managed account assets, as filed on Form ADV (Schedule D, Section 5.K(3)). A custodian holds client assets; it does not endorse or supervise the firm. AdvisorCensus has no relationship with any custodian.

Other offices (Schedule D, Section 1.F)
8 other offices, as of the September 2026 filing
Baltimore, MDCalgaryEdinburghFort Lauderdale, FLLeedsLondonMelbourneSydney
States registered or notice-filed
53 states or jurisdictions
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SEC-registered investment advisers are examined by the SEC. SEC, state, and exempt registration

Disclosures

Item 11

3 Reports 3 disclosure items on Form ADV Item 11. View on IAPD.

Questions answered yes on this filing

Regulatory matters Items 11.C to 11.G

  • 11.C(2) Has the SEC or the CFTC ever found that the firm or an advisory affiliate was involved in a violation of SEC or CFTC regulations or statutes?
  • 11.C(4) Has the SEC or the CFTC ever entered an order against the firm or an advisory affiliate in connection with investment-related activity?
  • 11.C(5) Has the SEC or the CFTC ever imposed a civil money penalty on the firm or an advisory affiliate, or ordered the firm or an advisory affiliate to cease and desist from an activity?

Each question covers the firm and its advisory affiliates: its current employees other than clerical staff, its officers, partners, and directors, and anyone who controls the firm or is controlled by it. One event can produce yes answers to several questions. SEC-registered advisers and exempt reporting advisers may leave out events more than ten years old, and may answer 11.A(2) and 11.B(2) for pending charges only. What happened, and who was involved, is on the Disclosure Reporting Pages of the IAPD record. Reading a firm's disclosures

Assets and staff over time

Items 5.A, 5.F
$179B 2021 $190B 2022 $138B 2023 $148B 2024 $181B 2025 $185B 2026
Data periodAssets under managementEmployeesFiling dated
October 2026$184,809,812,930210August 28, 2026
October 2025$180,788,611,945214April 22, 2025
October 2024$148,243,821,271216May 23, 2024
October 2023$138,284,448,096218July 10, 2023
October 2022$189,672,708,179216December 10, 2021
October 2021$178,667,619,458206June 28, 2021

Regulatory assets under management: $178,667,619,458 in the October 2021 data and $184,809,812,930 in the October 2026 data, up 3%.

Total employees: 206 in October 2021 and 210 in October 2026.

As filed in each year's data for the same month. Assets under management move with markets as well as with clients coming and going; they measure scale, not skill or returns. Most firms update these figures once a year.

Changes in the filing

Last 12 months
  1. September 2026
    • Updated its list of owners and control persons (Schedule A).
  2. February 2026
    • Updated its list of owners and control persons (Schedule A).
  3. January 2026
    • Employees performing advisory functions went from 62 to 71.
    • Added an office in Edinburgh.
    • Added an office in Leeds.
    • Added an office in Melbourne.
    • No longer lists an office in San Mateo, CA.

Compared month to month from the SEC's monthly adviser data and the state compilation feed. Owners and control persons are summarized, never named.

Websites listed on Form ADV

Item 1.I
clearbridge.compodcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/clearbridge-investments/id1098322760

Source: Form ADV, as of October 2026. Values appear as filed; a value the firm did not report is shown as "Not reported."

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AdvisorCensus. Clearbridge Investments, LLC (CRD 137028): Form ADV filing data as of October 2026.
https://advisorcensus.com/firm/clearbridge-investments-llc-new-york-ny-137028