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    "https://twitter.com/Wellington_Mgmt",
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      "item": "11.D(2)",
      "question": "Has another federal regulator, a state regulator, or a foreign financial regulator ever found that the firm or an advisory affiliate was involved in a violation of investment-related regulations or statutes?"
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  "city_as_filed": "BOSTON",
  "url": "https://advisorcensus.com/firm/wellington-management-company-llp-boston-ma-106595",
  "display_name": "Wellington Management Company LLP",
  "summary": "Wellington Management Company LLP is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm in Boston, MA, registered since 1979, reporting over $5 billion in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated July 9, 2026.",
  "citation": "AdvisorCensus. Wellington Management Company LLP (CRD 106595): 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 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"
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  "quick_answers": [
    {
      "q": "How is Wellington Management Company LLP compensated?",
      "a": "On its Form ADV (Item 5.E, October 2026), Wellington Management Company LLP reports these compensation arrangements: a percentage of assets under its management; fixed fees (other than subscription fees); performance-based fees."
    },
    {
      "q": "Where is Wellington Management Company LLP located?",
      "a": "Wellington Management Company LLP's principal office is in Boston, MA, according to its Form ADV; the August 2026 filing also lists 6 other offices (Schedule D, Section 1.F)."
    },
    {
      "q": "Is Wellington Management Company LLP registered with the SEC or a state?",
      "a": "Wellington Management Company LLP is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm, registered since 1979. Status as filed: Approved. CRD 106595."
    },
    {
      "q": "How much does Wellington Management Company LLP manage?",
      "a": "Wellington Management Company LLP reports $1,428,048,671,402 in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated July 9, 2026 (93% discretionary)."
    },
    {
      "q": "How have Wellington Management Company LLP's assets and staff changed since 2021?",
      "a": "In the Form ADV data for Wellington Management Company LLP: Regulatory assets under management: $1,372,497,306,507 in the October 2021 data and $1,428,048,671,402 in the October 2026 data, up 4%. Total employees: 1,775 in October 2021 and 1,868 in October 2026. Assets under management move with markets as well as with clients coming and going."
    },
    {
      "q": "What types of clients does Wellington Management Company LLP serve?",
      "a": "By number of clients on Form ADV Item 5.D: insurance companies (452); pooled investment vehicles (other than investment companies and business development companies) (408); investment companies (209)."
    },
    {
      "q": "Which custodians does Wellington Management Company LLP use?",
      "a": "Wellington Management Company LLP's most recent Form ADV filing (Schedule D, Section 5.K(3)) lists J.P. Morgan, Northern Trust, State Street and The Bank of New York Mellon as custodians holding 10% or more of its separately managed account assets."
    },
    {
      "q": "Does Wellington Management Company LLP report any disciplinary disclosures?",
      "a": "Reports 1 disclosure item on Form ADV Item 11: yes answers to 11.D(2) (another regulator's finding of a violation). 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/106595"
    },
    {
      "q": "What changed in Wellington Management Company LLP's recent Form ADV filings?",
      "a": "In the August 2026 filing data: Updated its list of owners and control persons (Schedule A)."
    }
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      "period": "2025-10-01",
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      "period": "2026-08-01",
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        "Updated its list of owners and control persons (Schedule A)."
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      "period": "2026-04-01",
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      "notes": [
        "Employees performing advisory functions went from 479 to 497."
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    {
      "period": "2025-12-01",
      "period_label": "December 2025",
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        "Changed its office addresses in San Francisco, CA.",
        "Updated its list of owners and control persons (Schedule A)."
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      "name": "The Bank of New York Mellon",
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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.",
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  "source": {
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    "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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