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Oaktree Capital Management, L.P.

Los Angeles, CASEC-registered investment adviserCRD 106793

Filed as OAKTREE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, L.P.

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.

31 years
registered since 1995
$183,286,850,212
assets under management
2 arrangements
Percentage of assets, Performance-based
3
disclosure items (Item 11)

Quick answers

From the filing

How 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 2A

See 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

$183,286,850,212 as of October 2026, filing dated August 17, 2026.

Discretionary: $181,380,866,313.Non-discretionary: $1,905,983,899.

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 0 Assets $0 (0%)
High net worth individuals
Clients 0 Assets $0 (0%)
Banking or thrift institutions
Clients 0 Assets $0 (0%)
Investment companies
Clients 0 Assets $0 (0%)
Business development companies
Clients 0 Assets $0 (0%)
Pooled investment vehicles (other than investment companies and business development companies)
Clients 275 Assets $149,308,760,002 (81%)
Pension and profit sharing plans (but not the plan participants or government pension plans)
Clients 37 Assets $9,896,506,054 (5%)
Charitable organizations
Clients 1 Assets $309,226,416 (0%)
State or municipal government entities (including government pension plans)
Clients 12 Assets $5,491,981,365 (3%)
Other investment advisers
Clients 2 Assets $394,430,968 (0%)
Insurance companies
Clients 30 Assets $15,604,642,469 (9%)
Sovereign wealth funds and foreign official institutions
Clients 1 Assets $283,121,682 (0%)
Corporations or other businesses not listed above
Clients 12 Assets $1,604,238,576 (1%)
Other
Clients 3 Assets $393,942,680 (0%)

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 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))

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)
16 other offices, as of the September 2026 filing
CentralDallas, TXDubaiFrankfurtGift CityHouston, TXLondonLos Angeles, CAMadridMumbaiNew York, NYRomeSingaporeStamford, CTSydneyTokyo
States registered or notice-filed
4 states or jurisdictions
CACTTXWA

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
$125B 2021 $147B 2022 $151B 2023 $161B 2024 $171B 2025 $183B 2026
Data periodAssets under managementEmployeesFiling dated
October 2026$183,286,850,212905August 17, 2026
October 2025$170,989,440,364875May 15, 2025
October 2024$161,477,442,132853September 27, 2024
October 2023$151,313,799,778908August 24, 2023
October 2022$147,452,182,548850August 25, 2022
October 2021$125,326,918,259830August 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
  1. September 2026
    • Added an office in Los Angeles, CA.
    • Updated its list of owners and control persons (Schedule A).
  2. August 2026
    • Updated its list of owners and control persons (Schedule A).
  3. 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.I
brookfieldoaktreeholdings.comoaktreeacquisitioncorp.comoaktreecapital.comoaktreereif.comoaktreesicav.com

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. Oaktree Capital Management, L.P. (CRD 106793): Form ADV filing data as of October 2026.
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