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Oaktree Capital Management, L.P. is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm in Los Angeles, CA, registered since 1995, reporting over $5 billion in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated August 17, 2026.
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From the filingHow is Oaktree Capital Management, L.P. compensated?
On its Form ADV (Item 5.E, October 2026), Oaktree Capital Management, L.P. reports these compensation arrangements: a percentage of assets under its management; performance-based fees.
Where is Oaktree Capital Management, L.P. located?
Oaktree Capital Management, L.P.'s principal office is in Los Angeles, CA, according to its Form ADV; the September 2026 filing also lists 16 other offices (Schedule D, Section 1.F).
Is Oaktree Capital Management, L.P. registered with the SEC or a state?
Oaktree Capital Management, L.P. is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm, registered since 1995. Status as filed: Approved. CRD 106793.
How much does Oaktree Capital Management, L.P. manage?
Oaktree Capital Management, L.P. reports $183,286,850,212 in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated August 17, 2026 (99% discretionary).
How have Oaktree Capital Management, L.P.'s assets and staff changed since 2021?
In the Form ADV data for Oaktree Capital Management, L.P.: Regulatory assets under management: $125,326,918,259 in the October 2021 data and $183,286,850,212 in the October 2026 data, up 46%. Total employees: 830 in October 2021 and 905 in October 2026. Assets under management move with markets as well as with clients coming and going.
What types of clients does Oaktree Capital Management, L.P. serve?
By number of clients on Form ADV Item 5.D: pooled investment vehicles (other than investment companies and business development companies) (275); pension and profit sharing plans (but not the plan participants or government pension plans) (37); insurance companies (30).
Which custodians does Oaktree Capital Management, L.P. use?
Oaktree Capital Management, L.P.'s most recent Form ADV filing (Schedule D, Section 5.K(3)) lists Bank of New York Mellon Corporation, JP Morgan Chase & Co. and State Street Bank and Trust Company as custodians holding 10% or more of its separately managed account assets.
Does Oaktree Capital Management, L.P. 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/106793
What changed in Oaktree Capital Management, L.P.'s recent Form ADV filings?
In the September 2026 filing data: Added an office in Los Angeles, CA. 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 2ASee the firm's brochure (dated August 17, 2026) for its fees and any account minimum, on the SEC's IAPD site.
Regulatory assets under management
Item 5.F$183,286,850,212 as of October 2026, filing dated August 17, 2026.
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.DA 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 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
- 1995 (31 years)
- Employees
- Total: 905. Performing investment advisory functions: 282.
- Wrap fee program participation
- No.
- Custodians (Schedule D, Section 5.K(3))
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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)
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16 other offices, as of the September 2026 filing
- States registered or notice-filed
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4 states or jurisdictions
SEC-registered investment advisers are examined by the SEC. SEC, state, and exempt registration
Disclosures
Item 113 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| Data period | Assets under management | Employees | Filing dated |
|---|---|---|---|
| October 2026 | $183,286,850,212 | 905 | August 17, 2026 |
| October 2025 | $170,989,440,364 | 875 | May 15, 2025 |
| October 2024 | $161,477,442,132 | 853 | September 27, 2024 |
| October 2023 | $151,313,799,778 | 908 | August 24, 2023 |
| October 2022 | $147,452,182,548 | 850 | August 25, 2022 |
| October 2021 | $125,326,918,259 | 830 | August 16, 2021 |
Regulatory assets under management: $125,326,918,259 in the October 2021 data and $183,286,850,212 in the October 2026 data, up 46%.
Total employees: 830 in October 2021 and 905 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- September 2026
- Added an office in Los Angeles, CA.
- Updated its list of owners and control persons (Schedule A).
- August 2026
- Updated its list of owners and control persons (Schedule A).
- April 2026
- Employees performing advisory functions went from 271 to 282.
- Changed its office addresses in Central.
- Changed its office addresses in Houston, TX.
- Changed its office addresses in London.
- Changed its office addresses in Sydney.
- Changed its office addresses in Tokyo.
- Added an office in Dubai.
- Added an office in Gift City.
- Added an office in Mumbai.
- No longer lists an office in New York, NY.
- Updated its list of owners and control persons (Schedule A).
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.ISource: Form ADV, as of October 2026. Values appear as filed; a value the firm did not report is shown as "Not reported."
Cite this page
AdvisorCensus. Oaktree Capital Management, L.P. (CRD 106793): Form ADV filing data as of October 2026. https://advisorcensus.com/firm/oaktree-capital-management-l-p-los-angeles-ca-106793