{ "crd_number": 332802, "slug": "tcw-asset-backed-finance-management-company-llc-los-angeles-ca-332802", "primary_business_name": "TCW ASSET BACKED FINANCE MANAGEMENT COMPANY LLC", "legal_name": "TCW ASSET BACKED FINANCE MANAGEMENT COMPANY LLC", "dbas": [], "city": "Los Angeles", "state": "CA", "country": "United States", "cbsa_code": "31080", "metro": { "cbsa_code": "31080", "common_name": "Los Angeles", "msa_name": "Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA", "path": "/advisors/ca/los-angeles" }, "registration_type": "sec", "registration_status": "Approved", "registration_date": "2024-10-07", "years_registered": 1, "period": "2026-10-01", "filing_date": "2026-05-05", "carried_forward": false, "raum_total": 424957601.0, "raum_discretionary": 424957601.0, "raum_non_discretionary": 0.0, "raum_band": "100m_500m", "raum_band_label": "$100 million to $500 million", "total_employees": 315, "advisory_employees": 24, "client_count_bucket": null, "clients_by_type": { "investment_companies": { "raum": 424957601.0, "count": 1 } }, "compensation_types": [ "percentage_of_aum", "performance_based" ], "advisory_activities": [ "portfolio_management_investment_companies" ], "wrap_fee_participant": false, "disclosure_yes_count": 0, "states_registered": [], "websites": [ "https://linkedin.com/company/thetcwgroup", "https://tcw.com", "https://x.com/tcwgroup", "https://youtube.com/@TCWGroup" ], "iapd_url": "https://adviserinfo.sec.gov/firm/summary/332802", "city_as_filed": "LOS ANGELES", "url": "https://advisorcensus.com/firm/tcw-asset-backed-finance-management-company-llc-los-angeles-ca-332802", "display_name": "TCW Asset Backed Finance Management Company LLC", "summary": "TCW Asset Backed Finance Management Company LLC is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm in Los Angeles, CA, registered since 2024, reporting $100 million to $500 million in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated May 5, 2026.", "citation": "AdvisorCensus. TCW Asset Backed Finance Management Company LLC (CRD 332802): 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" ], "advisory_activity_labels": [ "Portfolio management for investment companies (and business development companies)" ], "quick_answers": [ { "q": "How is TCW Asset Backed Finance Management Company LLC compensated?", "a": "On its Form ADV (Item 5.E, October 2026), TCW Asset Backed Finance 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 TCW Asset Backed Finance Management Company LLC located?", "a": "TCW Asset Backed Finance Management Company LLC's principal office is in Los Angeles, CA, according to its Form ADV; the June 2026 filing also lists 1 other office (Schedule D, Section 1.F)." }, { "q": "Is TCW Asset Backed Finance Management Company LLC registered with the SEC or a state?", "a": "TCW Asset Backed Finance Management Company LLC is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm, registered since 2024. Status as filed: Approved. CRD 332802." }, { "q": "How much does TCW Asset Backed Finance Management Company LLC manage?", "a": "TCW Asset Backed Finance Management Company LLC reports $424,957,601 in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated May 5, 2026 (100% discretionary)." }, { "q": "How have TCW Asset Backed Finance Management Company LLC's assets and staff changed since 2025?", "a": "In the Form ADV data for TCW Asset Backed Finance Management Company LLC: Total employees: 321 in October 2025 and 315 in October 2026. Assets under management move with markets as well as with clients coming and going." }, { "q": "What types of clients does TCW Asset Backed Finance Management Company LLC serve?", "a": "By number of clients on Form ADV Item 5.D: investment companies (1)." }, { "q": "Does TCW Asset Backed Finance Management Company 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/332802" }, { "q": "What changed in TCW Asset Backed Finance Management Company LLC's recent Form ADV filings?", "a": "In the June 2026 filing data: Updated its list of owners and control persons (Schedule A)." } ], "filing_history": [ { "period": "2025-10-01", "regulatory_assets_under_management": null, "total_employees": 321, "filing_date": "2025-03-28" }, { "period": "2026-10-01", "regulatory_assets_under_management": 424957601.0, "total_employees": 315, "filing_date": "2026-05-05" } ], "recent_changes": [ { "period": "2026-06-01", "period_label": "June 2026", "notes": [ "Updated its list of owners and control persons (Schedule A)." ] }, { "period": "2026-04-01", "period_label": "April 2026", "notes": [ "Employees performing advisory functions went from 29 to 24.", "Updated its list of owners and control persons (Schedule A)." ] } ], "fees_from_brochure": null, "custodians": [], "custodians_note": null, "markdown_url": "https://advisorcensus.com/firm/tcw-asset-backed-finance-management-company-llc-los-angeles-ca-332802.md", "clients": [ { "type": "investment_companies", "label": "Investment companies", "count": 1, "fewer_than_5": false, "raum": 424957601.0 } ], "disclosure_line": "Reports no disclosure items on Form ADV Item 11.", "disclosure_items": [], "indexable": true, "suppressed": false, "claimed": false, "enhanced": false, "provided_by_the_firm": null, "source": { "name": "Form ADV", "as_of": "2026-10-01", "iapd_url": "https://adviserinfo.sec.gov/firm/summary/332802", "operator": "BH Monitor Services, LLC", "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/", "credit": "AdvisorCensus (advisorcensus.com), from SEC Form ADV data" } }