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Los Angeles directory · 170 firms

Asset management firms in Los Angeles

LA manages serious money without making noise about it. Beyond the giant bond houses the city is famous for sits a quieter layer: 170 genuinely independent managers - founder-led equity boutiques, credit specialists, quant shops and multi-asset managers spun out of the big platforms by people who wanted their own name on the door. FirmScope verified each one by hand as active, LA-based and independent, with its strategy recorded the way the firm itself describes it.

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54
Generalist
26
Hedge Fund
20
Private Credit
15
Long Only

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25 of the 170 firms on the list

FirmFocusTeam size
Center Street CompaniesPrivate Credit51-200
Crabel Capital Management, LLCQuant / Systematic51-200
FPA (FPA Funds)Long Only51-200
Fremont Private Investments-51-200
Genter Capital ManagementLong Only51-200
Hotchkis & Wiley Capital ManagementLong Only51-200
Los Angeles Capital ManagementQuant / Systematic51-200
Ocean Park Asset ManagementLong Only51-200
Pasaca Capital Inc.Multi-Asset51-200
Rimrock Capital Management, LLCHedge Fund51-200
RRG Capital Management (RRG)Infrastructure51-200
Sierra Investment ManagementGeneralist51-200
TGS Management CompanyQuant / Systematic51-200
Turner Impact CapitalGeneralist51-200
300 North Capital, LLCHedge Fund11-50
Advan CapitalMulti-Asset11-50
Allrise CapitalHedge Fund11-50
AMI Asset Management Corp.Generalist11-50
Anthos Capital-11-50
Arena Capital AdvisorsGeneralist11-50
Ascendant Capital PartnersPrivate Credit11-50
Bellco CapitalGeneralist11-50
Bison CapitalGeneralist11-50
BoCG Ventures-11-50
Cambria Investment ManagementQuant / Systematic11-50

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What counts as a boutique here

Independent fund managers with real Los Angeles operations: specialist equity, credit and multi-asset boutiques whose ownership sits with the founders rather than a bank or insurer - the firms running funds, not just private client books.

The giant LA bond and index houses and pure wealth managers are excluded on purpose - they recruit through structured programs. This list covers the investment boutiques that hire one person at a time, quietly.

Full detail on sourcing and verification is on the methodology page.

Common questions

How many boutique asset managers are in Los Angeles?

FirmScope currently tracks 170 across the LA metro. The city's asset management industry is far larger by AUM, but this list maps independent boutiques specifically - and it updates as the market consolidates.

Why are the famous LA names missing?

Because the famous names are institutional giants and this directory maps independent boutiques. A manager owned by a bank or running hundreds of billions recruits like one; the firms listed here hire directly and quietly.

Do LA asset managers hire juniors?

Boutiques here hire in ones and twos, usually off-cycle. Research the strategy, find the right principal, and write something that proves you understand what the firm actually runs.

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