No. 1
AlllianceBernstein
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Our sub-categories
Our sub-categories illustrate how the Top 100 perform when benchmarked against their direct peers. The sub-categories include by geographies, such as Top 20 USA & Canada, Top 20 UK & Europe and also by segment, such as Private Equity & Alternatives, Bank Affiliated and Insurance Affiliated.
Top 20 USA & Canada
Key
| Country | 2025 Rank | Firm name | IPE 100. 2025 | Score / 1300 | Overall % score | Category |
| USA | 1 | AllianceBernstein | 34 | 1064 | 81.85% | Determined |
| USA | 2 | State Street Investment Management | 4 | 1039 | 79.92% | Determined |
| USA | 3 | Nuveen | 23 | 1020 | 78.46% | Determined |
| USA | 4 | Allspring Global Investments | 57 | 1010 | 77.69% | Determined |
| USA | 5 | BlackRock | 1 | 1007 | 77.46% | Determined |
| USA | 6 | Capital Group | 6 | 1006 | 77.38% | Determined |
| USA | 7 | Invesco | 11 | 906 | 69.69% | Determined |
| USA | 8 | T. Rowe Price | 14 | 903 | 69.46% | Focused |
| USA | 9 | Apollo Global Management | 38 | 889 | 68.38% | Energetic |
| USA | 10 | American Century Investments | 109 | 877 | 67.46% | Focused |
| USA | 11 | Wellington Management International | 22 | 875 | 67.31% | Focused |
| USA | 12 | J.P. Morgan Asset Management | 5 | 867 | 66.69% | Energetic |
| USA | 13 | Franklin Templeton | 15 | 865 | 66.54% | Focused |
| USA | 14 | Dimensional Fund Advisors | 36 | 863 | 66.38% | Focused |
| USA | 15 | Northern Trust Asset Management | 21 | 862 | 66.31% | Focused |
| USA | 16 | PIMCO | 10 | 856 | 65.85% | Focused |
| USA | 17 | Russell Investments | 85 | 855 | 65.77% | Focused |
| USA | 18 | Goldman Sachs Asset Management International | 7 | 850 | 65.38% | Focused |
| CAN | 19 | Brookfield Asset Management | 28 | 831 | 63.92% | Energetic |
| CAN | 20 | TD Asset Management | 71 | 822 | 63.23% | Energetic |
Top 20 UK & Europe
| Country / HQ | 2025 Rank | Firm name | IPE 100. 2025 | Score / 1300 | Overall % score | Category |
| UK | 1 | Aviva Investors | 92 | 1035 | 79.62% | Determined |
| UK | 2 | Janus Henderson Investors | 78 | 1014 | 78.00% | Determined |
| UK | 3 | Aberdeen Investments | 65 | 853 | 65.62% | Energetic |
| UK | 4 | Schroder Investment Management | 30 | 849 | 65.31% | Focused |
| UK | 5 | Baillie Gifford & Co. | 102 | 848 | 65.23% | Energetic |
| CH | 6 | UBS Asset Management | 12 | 836 | 64.31% | Focused |
| NL | 7 | Robeco | 127 | 828 | 63.69% | Energetic |
| FRA | 8 | BNP Paribas Asset Management | 37 | 809 | 62.23% | Focused |
| GER | 9 | Allianz Global Investors | 51 | 783 | 60.23% | Focused |
| US/UK | 10 | Mercer | 48 | 772 | 59.38% | Lackluster |
| CH | 11 | Pictet Asset Management | 95 | 765 | 58.85% | Lackluster |
| UK | 12 | RBC BlueBay Asset Management | 64 | 763 | 58.69% | Lackluster |
| UK | 13 | Fidelity International | 55 | 760 | 58.46% | Lackluster |
| CH | 14 | Vontobel | 116 | 754 | 58.00% | Lackluster |
| UK | 15 | Legal & General Investment Management | 18 | 752 | 57.85% | Lackluster |
| UK | 16 | HSBC Asset Management | 39 | 742 | 57.08% | Lackluster |
| UK | 17 | M&G Investments | 77 | 735 | 56.54% | Lackluster |
| FRA | 18 | Amundi | 8 | 732 | 56.31% | Lackluster |
| SWE | 19 | Nordea Asset Management | 94 | 727 | 55.92% | Lackluster |
| NL | 20 | Aegon Asset Management | 81 | 719 | 55.31% | Lackluster |
Private Equity & Alternatives
| 2025 Rank | Firm Name | IPE 100. 2025 | Score / 1300 | Overall % score | Category |
| 1 | Apollo Global Management | 38 | 889 | 68.38% | Energetic |
| 2 | Brookfield Asset Management | 28 | 831 | 63.92% | Focused |
| 3 | Blue Owl | 117 | 814 | 62.62% | Energetic |
| 4 | Blackstone | 24 | 800 | 61.54% | Energetic |
| 5 | Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. | 47 | 756 | 58.15% | Lackluster |
| 6 | Carlyle Group | 67 | 724 | 55.69% | Lackluster |
| 7 | Oaktree Capital Management | 142 | 680 | 52.31% | Lackluster |
| 8 | Ares Management | 62 | 653 | 50.23% | Lackluster |
| 9 | CVC Capital Partners | 140 | 566 | 43.54% | Lackluster |
| 10 | TPG - Texas Pacific Group | 119 | 544 | 41.85% | Lackluster |
Bank Affiliated
| 2025 Rank | Firm Name | IPE 100. 2025 | Score / 1300 | Overall % score | Category |
| 1 | State Street Investment Management | 4 | 1039 | 79.92% | Determined |
| 2 | J.P. Morgan Asset Management | 5 | 867 | 66.69% | Focused |
| 3 | Northern Trust Asset Management | 21 | 862 | 66.31% | Focused |
| 4 | Goldman Sachs Asset Management International | 7 | 850 | 65.38% | Energetic |
| 5 | UBS Asset Management | 12 | 836 | 64.31% | Energetic |
| 6 | TD Asset Management | 71 | 822 | 63.23% | Focused |
| 7 | BNP Paribas Asset Management | 37 | 809 | 62.23% | Focused |
| 8 | BNY Investments | 9 | 795 | 61.15% | Focused |
| 9 | RBC BlueBay Asset Management | 64 | 763 | 58.69% | Lackluster |
| 10 | HSBC Asset Management | 39 | 742 | 57.08% | Lackluster |
| 11 | Amundi | 8 | 732 | 56.31% | Lackluster |
| 12 | Nordea Asset Management | 94 | 727 | 55.92% | Lackluster |
| 13 | DWS Group | 25 | 683 | 52.54% | Lackluster |
| 14 | Swisscanto - Managed by Zürcher Kantonalbank | 86 | 675 | 51.92% | Lackluster |
| 15 | Insight Investment | 35 | 672 | 51.69% | Lackluster |
| 16 | Union Investment | 58 | 664 | 51.08% | Lackluster |
| 17 | Natixis Investment Managers | 20 | 633 | 48.69% | Lackluster |
| 18 | Santander Asset Management | 120 | 551 | 42.38% | Lackluster |
| 19 | Morgan Stanley Investment Management | 13 | 549 | 42.23% | Lackluster |
| 20 | Eurizon Asset Management | 70 | 545 | 41.92% | Lackluster |
| 21 | Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Asset Management (SuMi TRUST AM) | 27 | 478 | 36.77% | Lackluster |
| 22 | Nomura Asset Management Co. | 54 | 366 | 28.15% | Lackluster |
| 23 | MUFG Asset Management | 46 | 309 | 23.77% | Lackluster |
'Bank Affiliated' includes asset managers owned by investment banks, commercial banks or custody banks.
Insurance Affiliated
| 2025 Rank | Firm Name | IPE 100. 2025 | Score / 1300 | Overall % score | Category |
| 1 | Aviva Investors | 92 | 1035 | 79.62% | Determined |
| 2 | Nuveen | 23 | 1020 | 78.46% | Determined |
| 3 | Allianz Global Investors | 51 | 783 | 60.23% | Focused |
| 4 | Columbia Threadneedle Investments | 44 | 779 | 59.92% | Lackluster |
| 5 | New York Life Investments | 41 | 755 | 58.08% | Lackluster |
| 6 | Legal & General Investment Management | 18 | 752 | 57.85% | Lackluster |
| 7 | PGIM Investments | 145= | 749 | 57.62% | Lackluster |
| 8 | M&G Investments | 77 | 735 | 56.54% | Lackluster |
| 9 | PGIM Fixed Income | 32 | 725 | 55.77% | Lackluster |
| 10 | Aegon Asset Management | 81 | 719 | 55.31% | Lackluster |
| 11 | Swiss Life Asset Managers | 89 | 708 | 54.46% | Lackluster |
| 12 | Principal Global Investors | 56 | 681 | 52.38% | Lackluster |
| 13 | Voya Investment Management | 84 | 655 | 50.38% | Lackluster |
| 14 | Manulife Investment Management | 40 | 654 | 50.31% | Lackluster |
| 15 | MEAG Munich Ergo | 79 | 601 | 46.23% | Lackluster |
| 16 | Barings | 69 | 591 | 45.46% | Lackluster |
| 17 | Generali Asset Management | 74 | 543 | 41.77% | Lackluster |
| 18 | SLC Management | 97 | 537 | 41.31% | Lackluster |
| 19 | MetLife Investment Management | 50 | 488 | 37.54% | Lackluster |
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