Capital Research And Management Company (Los Angeles)


Capital Research And Management Company is a large advisory firm based in Los Angeles. It manages $2.18 trillion of regulatory assets for 4,323 client accounts. It has been registered with the SEC as an adviser since 2002 and has operated in the jurisdictions of Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, and 49 other states.

Capital Research And Management Company provides portfolio management for individuals and small businesses, portfolio management for investment companies, portfolio management for pooled investment vehicles, and portfolio management for sma and wrap fee programs. It doesn't provide financial planning services to its clients. On top of advisory services, the firm doesn't engage in other business activities.

Capital Research And Management Company: assets under management

The assets under management (AUM) of Capital Research And Management Company is $2.18 trillion. The firm's AUM has grown by 488% since the beginning of its operation, and $21.41 billion of the total AUM is attributable to clients outside of the United States.

The firm manages $2.17 trillion in discretionary accounts and $6.1 billion in non-discretionary accounts. On average, the discretionary accounts where all decisions are made on behalf of the client hold $513.1 million each. Non-discretionary accounts, where clients actively manage their portfolios, generally hold around $70.09 million.
Capital Research And Management Company has custody of $187.67 million in cash and securities for 110 clients in total but doesn’t act as a qualified custodian.

Investments

The firm invests in non-exchange traded securities the most. They account for 46% of the total AUM. The second-largest asset type is exchange traded securities, which make up 44% of the firm’s portfolio. Investments in cash and cash equivalents form 7% of the total invested assets.

Fees & Commissions

The advisory firm has a single stream of revenue. Clients pay Capital Research And Management Company for their services and products based on a percentage of assets under management. Compensation based on assets under management promotes a long-term relationship between a client and the adviser and helps align mutual interests. These fees don’t include brokerage commissions, interest, taxes, and other account expenses.

What kind of clients Mark Edward Denning serves?

The firm provides services to individuals, investment companies, pooled investment vehicles, and corporations or other businesses. The largest group of clients of Mark Edward Denning is investment companies with 95 clients and $2.15 trillion of assets under management. Among the 11 most similar advisory firms, Capital Research And Management Company has the 2nd highest percentage of investment companies out of all clients.

The amount of regulatory assets under management is $2.17 trillion for 4,226 clients that can include trusts, estates, and 401(k) plans and IRAs of individuals and their family members. 2% of the firm’s clients are foreign persons or businesses.

Capital Research And Management Company also advises several private funds. Namely, twenty two other private funds. The minimum investment commitment required of non-related persons is $1,000 for each fund.

Careers at Capital Research And Management Company

The company employs 1,174 people that are either part- or full-time employees. 24 percent of the employees work as investment advisers or researchers. Only one employee is registered as an investment adviser representative with the state securities authorities.

There isn’t anyone with the role of looking for and bringing in new clients on behalf of the firm. The firm compensates employees in addition to the salary for bringing in new clients. Employees don’t receive compensation from other entities for client referrals.

Mark Edward Denning has been acting as President since 1 Sep 1997. Herbert Yungtai Poon joined the executive team most recently as the Chief Compliance Officer.

Direct owners and executive officers


Name Entity Date acquired Ownership Employer ID
Jon Bell Lovelace Chairman emeritus 1 Aug 1955 Other 1482077
Inc. The Capital Group Companies Stockholder 1 Feb 1967 75% - 100% 86-0206507
Robert Michael Shanahan Director, chairman, and peo 1 Oct 1967 Other 419788
Abner D Goldstine Director and senior vice president 1 Aug 1968 Other 4393757
David Isador Fisher Director / stockholder 1 Jun 1970 Other 1895282
Larry Paul Clemmensen Director and senior vice president 1 Oct 1985 Other 1868857
James Kegebein Dunton Director and senior vice president 1 Jun 1990 Other 4393754
Paul Galarneaux Haaga Director, executive v.p., and chairman of executive committee 1 Jan 1991 Other 2092945
Robert G O'donnell Director and senior vice president 1 Aug 1993 Other 4393761
James F Rothenberg Director and president 1 Jan 1994 Other 2847929
Michael Josef Downer Director, senior vice president and secretary 1 Aug 1994 Other 2092948
Gordon Crawford Director and senior vice president 1 Feb 1996 Other 1291225
John Kelly Webb Director, senior v.p., treasurer,and pfo 1 Feb 1996 Other 2285398
Timothy D Armour Director, chairman,and peo 1 Nov 1996 Other 4393732
Mark Edward Denning Director 1 Sep 1997 Other 2553149
Mark David Denning Director 1 Sep 1997 Other 2553149
Janet Mckinley Director 1 Sep 1997 Other 4393760
Thierry Vandeventer Director 1 Dec 1997 Other 4393792
Andrew Francis Barth Director 1 Oct 1999 Other 4360066
David Wright Short Director 1 Oct 1999 Other 1069520
David C Barclay Director and senior vice president 1 Sep 2000 Other 1283294
Catherine May Ward Director and senior vice president 1 Sep 2000 Other 4393764
Darcy Kopcho Director 1 Oct 2000 Other 2246533
Richard Mark Beleson Director 1 Sep 2001 Other 4459837
James Brian Lovelace Director and senior vice president 1 Sep 2001 Other 4459868
Cindy Michie Omiya Controller 1 Nov 2002 Other 2228187
James Ernest Drasdo Director and senior vice president 1 Sep 2004 Other 4460686
Joyce E. Gordon Director 1 Sep 2004 Other 4862427
Mark R. Macdonald Director and senior vice president 1 Sep 2004 Other 4862428
Thomas M. Rowland Chief compliance officer 1 Oct 2004 Other 4866969
Bruce Eugene Meikle Chief compliance officer 1 Jun 2006 Other 4882126
Robert Whitney Lovelace Director and president 1 Sep 2006 Other 1601952
Kevin Gerard Clifford Director 1 Sep 2006 Other 1018026
Darcy Black Kopcho Director and senior vice president 1 Sep 2006 Other 2246533
Donald Darby O'neal Director and senior vice president 1 Sep 2006 Other 4391734
Dina N. Perry Director and senior vice president 1 Sep 2006 Other 1448491
Martin Romo Director 1 Sep 2006 Other 2509975
Bradley Johnston Vogt Director 1 Sep 2006 Other 2159594
Carl Michael Kawaja Director 1 Sep 2007 Other 4460694
Michael Kerr Director 1 Sep 2007 Other 5428238
Gregory Westin Wendt Director 1 Sep 2007 Other 4489008
John Hugh Phelan Director 1 Nov 2008 Other 2272073
Eugene Paul Stein Director 1 Dec 2008 Other 4360399
Carmelo Spinella Director, treasurer 1 Jul 2009 Other 5561286
Claudia P. Huntington Director 1 Sep 2009 Other 5849991
David C Barclay Director 1 Sep 2010 Other 1283294
Jonathan Oscar Knowles Director 1 Sep 2010 Other 4551937
John Hugh Phelan Director, senior vice president 1 Mar 2011 Other 2272073
James Patrick Ryan Director 1 Sep 2011 Other 2488429
Donald Darby O'neal Director 1 Sep 2011 Other 4391734
Martin Romo Director 1 Sep 2011 Other 2509975
Bradley Johnston Vogt Director 1 Sep 2011 Other 2159594
Donald Harold Rolfe Chief compliance officer 1 Jan 2012 Other 4823562
Joanna Fowler Jonsson Director 1 Dec 2012 Other 2210256
James Brian Lovelace Director 1 Dec 2012 Other 4459868
John Henry Smet Director 1 Sep 2013 Other 4864430
Julie St. John Director 1 Sep 2013 Other 6251001
Karl John Zeile Director 1 Sep 2013 Other 3011111
Paul Frederick Roye Chief legal officer 1 Oct 2013 Other 5228352
Michael Cohen Director 1 Sep 2014 Other 2296356
Carl Michael Kawaja Director 1 Sep 2014 Other 4460694
Joyce E. Gordon Director 1 Sep 2014 Other 4862427
Bruce Eugene Meikle Principal financial officer 1 Sep 2014 Other 4882126
Noriko Honda Chen Director 1 Sep 2015 Other 1848339
Michael Craig Gitlin Director 1 Sep 2015 Other 3223640
Matthew Philip O'connor Director 1 Sep 2015 Other 2427203
Anne Marie Friberg Peterson Director 1 Sep 2015 Other 4436992
Paul Frederick Roye Director 1 Sep 2015 Other 5228352
Gregory D Johnson Director 1 Sep 2015 Other 2248392
Canise Marie Arredondo Chief compliance officer 1 Oct 2015 Other 5604781
Cheryl Elizabeth Frank Director 1 Oct 2016 Other 2846253
Steven Guida Director 1 Oct 2016 Other 4496633
Julie St. John Director 1 Oct 2016 Other 6251001
Tara Lynn Torrens Director 1 Oct 2016 Other 6006037
Alan N. Berro Director 1 Oct 2016 Other 6717722
Diana Wagner Director 1 Oct 2016 Other 2653708
Brady Lee Enright Director 1 Oct 2016 Other 2039225
John Myers Renfro Director 1 Sep 2017 Other 6324713
Herbert Yungtai Poon Chief compliance officer 1 Mar 2019 Other 2528144
Robert Christopher Klausner Director 1 Mar 2019 Other 5859655
Carl Michael Kawaja Director and chairman 1 Mar 2019 Other 4460694
Michael Craig Gitlin Director and vice chairman 1 Mar 2019 Other 3223640
David Keith Hummelberg Director 1 Mar 2019 Other 2652864
Simon Mendelson Director 1 Mar 2019 Other 6636379
Chad Michael Rach Director 1 Mar 2019 Other 2365370
Michael James Triessl Director 1 Mar 2019 Other 3060797
Philip De Toledo Director 1 Mar 2019 Other 2222500
Christopher Thomsen Director 1 Mar 2019 Other 7082981

Based in Los Angeles

The principal office where Capital Research And Management Company performs its advisory services is located at 333 S Hope Street, Los Angeles, CA 90071 1406, which is also the mailing address of the firm. An additional office of the firm is in Irvine, CA. It doesn’t run an office outside of the United States.

You can reach the main office by calling the phone number 213-486-9200. The normal business hours are 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. on Monday - Friday. You can find more information about the New York firm at americanfunds.com/ and its LinkedIn profile.