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      "item": "11.C(1)",
      "question": "Has the SEC or the CFTC ever found that the firm or an advisory affiliate made a false statement or omission?"
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      "item": "11.C(2)",
      "question": "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?"
    },
    {
      "item": "11.C(4)",
      "question": "Has the SEC or the CFTC ever entered an order against the firm or an advisory affiliate in connection with investment-related activity?"
    },
    {
      "item": "11.C(5)",
      "question": "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?"
    },
    {
      "item": "11.E(2)",
      "question": "Has a self-regulatory organization or a commodities exchange ever found that the firm or an advisory affiliate was involved in a violation of its rules, other than a minor rule violation under a plan the SEC approved?"
    },
    {
      "item": "11.E(4)",
      "question": "Has a self-regulatory organization or a commodities exchange ever disciplined the firm or an advisory affiliate by expelling or suspending it from membership, barring or suspending it from association with other members, or otherwise restricting its activities?"
    }
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  "city_as_filed": "NEWPORT BEACH",
  "url": "https://advisorcensus.com/firm/pacific-investment-management-company-llc-newport-beach-ca-104559",
  "display_name": "Pacific Investment Management Company LLC",
  "summary": "Pacific Investment Management Company LLC is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm in Newport Beach, CA, registered since 1994, reporting over $5 billion in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated August 28, 2026.",
  "citation": "AdvisorCensus. Pacific Investment Management Company LLC (CRD 104559): Form ADV filing data as of October 2026.",
  "registration_type_label": "SEC-registered investment adviser",
  "compensation_labels": [
    "A percentage of assets under your management",
    "Performance-based fees"
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    "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",
    "Pension consulting services",
    "Selection of other advisers (including private fund managers)",
    "Other"
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  "quick_answers": [
    {
      "q": "How is Pacific Investment Management Company LLC compensated?",
      "a": "On its Form ADV (Item 5.E, October 2026), Pacific Investment Management Company 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."
    },
    {
      "q": "Where is Pacific Investment Management Company LLC located?",
      "a": "Pacific Investment Management Company LLC's principal office is in Newport Beach, CA, according to its Form ADV; the September 2026 filing also lists 6 other offices (Schedule D, Section 1.F)."
    },
    {
      "q": "Is Pacific Investment Management Company LLC registered with the SEC or a state?",
      "a": "Pacific Investment Management Company LLC is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm, registered since 1994. Status as filed: Approved. CRD 104559."
    },
    {
      "q": "How much does Pacific Investment Management Company LLC manage?",
      "a": "Pacific Investment Management Company LLC reports $3,666,935,101,247 in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated August 28, 2026 (100% discretionary)."
    },
    {
      "q": "How have Pacific Investment Management Company LLC's assets and staff changed since 2021?",
      "a": "In the Form ADV data for Pacific Investment Management Company LLC: Regulatory assets under management: $2,921,889,722,276 in the October 2021 data and $3,666,935,101,247 in the October 2026 data, up 25%. Total employees: 2,042 in October 2021 and 1,968 in October 2026. Assets under management move with markets as well as with clients coming and going."
    },
    {
      "q": "What types of clients does Pacific Investment Management Company LLC serve?",
      "a": "By number of clients on Form ADV Item 5.D: other (33,080); individuals (other than high net worth individuals) (5,833); pooled investment vehicles (other than investment companies and business development companies) (818)."
    },
    {
      "q": "Which custodians does Pacific Investment Management Company LLC use?",
      "a": "Pacific Investment Management Company LLC's most recent Form ADV filing (Schedule D, Section 5.K(3)) lists Northern Trust Company, State Street Bank and Trust Company and The Bank of New York Mellon as custodians holding 10% or more of its separately managed account assets."
    },
    {
      "q": "Does Pacific Investment Management Company LLC report any disciplinary disclosures?",
      "a": "Reports 6 disclosure items on Form ADV Item 11: yes answers to 11.C(1) (SEC or CFTC finding of a false statement or omission), 11.C(2) (SEC or CFTC finding of a violation), 11.C(4) (SEC or CFTC order), 11.C(5) (SEC or CFTC civil money penalty or cease-and-desist order), 11.E(2) (self-regulatory organization's finding of a rule violation), and 11.E(4) (self-regulatory organization's expulsion, suspension, bar, or restriction). 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/104559"
    },
    {
      "q": "What changed in Pacific Investment Management Company LLC's recent Form ADV filings?",
      "a": "In the April 2026 filing data: Its Item 11 disclosure answers changed. Employees performing advisory functions went from 564 to 628. Regulatory assets under management went from $2,990,162,012,917 to $3,666,935,101,247 (+23%)."
    }
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      "period": "2025-10-01",
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        "Its Item 11 disclosure answers changed.",
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        "Regulatory assets under management went from $2,990,162,012,917 to $3,666,935,101,247 (+23%)."
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    {
      "period": "2026-03-01",
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      "notes": [
        "Updated its list of owners and control persons (Schedule A)."
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      "period": "2025-12-01",
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