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  "primary_business_name": "METZLER-PAYDEN, LLC",
  "legal_name": "METZLER-PAYDEN, LLC",
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  "country": "United States",
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  "period": "2026-10-01",
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  "raum_band": "1b_5b",
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  "iapd_url": "https://adviserinfo.sec.gov/firm/summary/108870",
  "city_as_filed": "LOS ANGELES",
  "url": "https://advisorcensus.com/firm/metzler-payden-llc-los-angeles-ca-108870",
  "display_name": "Metzler-Payden, LLC",
  "summary": "Metzler-Payden, LLC is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm in Los Angeles, CA, registered since 1998, reporting $1 billion to $5 billion in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated March 31, 2026.",
  "citation": "AdvisorCensus. Metzler-Payden, LLC (CRD 108870): Form ADV filing data as of October 2026.",
  "registration_type_label": "SEC-registered investment adviser",
  "compensation_labels": [
    "A percentage of assets under your management"
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    "Portfolio management for businesses (other than small businesses) or institutional clients",
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  "quick_answers": [
    {
      "q": "How is Metzler-Payden, LLC compensated?",
      "a": "On its Form ADV (Item 5.E, October 2026), Metzler-Payden, LLC reports these compensation arrangements: a percentage of assets under its management."
    },
    {
      "q": "Where is Metzler-Payden, LLC located?",
      "a": "Metzler-Payden, LLC's principal office is in Los Angeles, CA, according to its Form ADV."
    },
    {
      "q": "Is Metzler-Payden, LLC registered with the SEC or a state?",
      "a": "Metzler-Payden, LLC is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm, registered since 1998. Status as filed: Approved. CRD 108870."
    },
    {
      "q": "How much does Metzler-Payden, LLC manage?",
      "a": "Metzler-Payden, LLC reports $1,264,589,316 in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated March 31, 2026 (100% discretionary)."
    },
    {
      "q": "How have Metzler-Payden, LLC's assets and staff changed since 2021?",
      "a": "In the Form ADV data for Metzler-Payden, LLC: Regulatory assets under management: $1,005,447,223 in the October 2021 data and $1,264,589,316 in the October 2026 data, up 26%. Total employees: 0 in October 2021 and 187 in October 2026. Assets under management move with markets as well as with clients coming and going."
    },
    {
      "q": "Which custodians does Metzler-Payden, LLC use?",
      "a": "Metzler-Payden, LLC's most recent Form ADV filing (Schedule D, Section 5.K(3)) lists Dekabank Deutsche Girozentrale, HSBC Trinkaus & Burkhardt GMBH and State Street Bank Luxembourg S.C.A. as custodians holding 10% or more of its separately managed account assets."
    },
    {
      "q": "Does Metzler-Payden, LLC report any disciplinary disclosures?",
      "a": "Reports no disclosure items on Form ADV Item 11. The detail of any item is on the firm's SEC record: https://adviserinfo.sec.gov/firm/summary/108870"
    },
    {
      "q": "What changed in Metzler-Payden, LLC's recent Form ADV filings?",
      "a": "In the April 2026 filing data: Employees performing advisory functions went from 111 to 112."
    }
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      "period": "2024-10-01",
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    {
      "period": "2025-10-01",
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      "period": "2026-04-01",
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      "notes": [
        "Employees performing advisory functions went from 111 to 112."
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      "name": "Dekabank Deutsche Girozentrale",
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      "affiliated": false
    },
    {
      "name": "HSBC Trinkaus & Burkhardt GMBH",
      "name_as_filed": "HSBC TRINKAUS & BURKHARDT GMBH",
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    {
      "name": "State Street Bank Luxembourg S.C.A.",
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  "custodians_note": "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.",
  "markdown_url": "https://advisorcensus.com/firm/metzler-payden-llc-los-angeles-ca-108870.md",
  "clients": [
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  "disclosure_line": "Reports no disclosure items on Form ADV Item 11.",
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  "suppressed": false,
  "claimed": false,
  "enhanced": false,
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  "source": {
    "name": "Form ADV",
    "as_of": "2026-10-01",
    "iapd_url": "https://adviserinfo.sec.gov/firm/summary/108870",
    "operator": "BH Monitor Services, LLC",
    "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
    "credit": "AdvisorCensus (advisorcensus.com), from SEC Form ADV data"
  }
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