No. 1
AlllianceBernstein
A story of excellence and authenticity
The Top 100 Industry Leaders
Top ranked firms
Each of the 100 firms was rated through the eyes of an intermediary and measured against 100+ criteria, including several new metrics covering engagement (website functionality and the social media channels used) and evidence (brand and content on website and social media).
Below reveals each asset manager’s engagement, evidence and total score, along with their ranking and classification.
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No. 1
AllianceBernstein
Overall score: 81.85%
- = Engagement
- = Evidence
No. 2
State Street IM
Overall score: 79.92%
- = Engagement
- = Evidence
No. 3
Aviva Investors
Overall score: 79.62%
- = Engagement
- = Evidence
Key
| 2025 Rankings | Firm name | 2024 Rankings | IPE, 2025 | Score /1200 | Overall % score | Category |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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4
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Nuveen | 2 | 23 | 1020 | 78.46% |
D
|
|
5
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Janus Henderson Investors | 8 | 78 | 1014 | 78.00% |
D
|
|
6
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Allspring Global Investments | 20 | 57 | 1010 | 77.69% |
D
|
|
7
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BlackRock | 1 | 1 | 1007 | 77.46% |
D
|
|
8
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Capital Group | 7 | 6 | 1006 | 77.38% |
D
|
|
9
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Invesco | 9 | 11 | 906 | 69.69% |
F
|
|
10
|
Apollo Global Management | 70 | 38 | 889 | 68.38% |
E
|
|
11
|
T. Rowe Price | 17 | 14 | 888 | 68.31% |
F
|
|
12
|
American Century Investments | 13 | 109 | 877 | 67.46% |
F
|
|
13
|
Wellington Management International | 18 | 22 | 875 | 67.31% |
E
|
|
14
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J.P. Morgan Asset Management | 35 | 5 | 867 | 66.69% |
F
|
|
15
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Franklin Templeton | 11 | 15 | 865 | 66.54% |
F
|
|
16
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Dimensional Fund Advisors | 22 | 36 | 863 | 66.38% |
F
|
|
17
|
Northern Trust Asset Management | 21 | 21 | 862 | 66.31% |
F
|
|
18
|
PIMCO | 31 | 10 | 856 | 65.85% |
F
|
|
19
|
Russell Investments | 30 | 85 | 855 | 65.77% |
F
|
|
20
|
Aberdeen Investments | 15 | 65 | 853 | 65.62% |
E
|
|
21
|
Goldman Sachs Asset Management International | 10 | 7 | 850 | 65.38% |
E
|
|
22
|
Schroder Investment Management | 6 | 30 | 849 | 65.31% |
F
|
|
23
|
Baillie Gifford & Co. | 12 | 102 | 848 | 65.23% |
E
|
|
24
|
UBS Asset Management | 26 | 12 | 836 | 64.31% |
F
|
|
25
|
Brookfield Asset Management | 94 | 28 | 831 | 63.92% |
F
|
|
26
|
Robeco | 19 | 127 | 828 | 63.69% |
E
|
|
27
|
TD Asset Management | 39 | 71 | 822 | 63.23% |
F
|
|
28
|
Blue Owl | N/A | 117 | 814 | 62.62% |
E
|
|
29
|
BNP Paribas Asset Management | 43 | 37 | 809 | 62.23% |
F
|
|
30
|
Blackstone | 23 | 24 | 800 | 61.54% |
E
|
|
31
|
Neuberger Berman | 64 | 59 | 796 | 61.23% |
F
|
|
32
|
BNY Investments | 50 | 9 | 795 | 61.15% |
F
|
|
33
|
MFS Investment Management | 45 | 49 | 788 | 60.62% |
F
|
|
34
|
Allianz Global Investors | 27 | 51 | 783 | 60.23% |
F
|
|
35
|
Columbia Threadneedle Investments | 36 | 44 | 779 | 59.92% |
L
|
|
36
|
Vanguard Asset Management | 24 | 2 | 773 | 59.46% |
L
|
|
37
|
Mercer | 48 | 48 | 772 | 59.38% |
L
|
|
38
|
Pictet Asset Management | 40 | 95 | 765 | 58.85% |
L
|
|
39
|
RBC BlueBay Asset Management | N/A | 64 | 763 | 58.69% |
L
|
|
40
|
Eastspring Investments (Singapore) | 42 | 111 | 761 | 58.54% |
L
|
|
41
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Fidelity International | 77 | 55 | 760 | 58.46% |
L
|
|
42
|
Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. | 62 | 47 | 756 | 58.15% |
L
|
|
43
|
New York Life Investments | 29 | 41 | 755 | 58.08% |
L
|
|
44
|
Vontobel | 38 | 116 | 754 | 58.00% |
L
|
|
45
|
Legal & General Investment Management | 66 | 18 | 752 | 57.85% |
L
|
|
46
|
PGIM Investments | 80 | 145= | 749 | 57.62% |
L
|
|
47
|
Guggenheim Investments | 49 | 124 | 744 | 57.23% |
L
|
|
48
|
HSBC Asset Management | 57 | 39 | 742 | 57.08% |
L
|
|
49
|
M&G Investments | 33 | 77 | 735 | 56.54% |
L
|
|
50
|
Amundi | 59 | 8 | 732 | 56.31% |
L
|
|
51
|
Nordea Asset Management | 46 | 94 | 727 | 55.92% |
L
|
|
52
|
PGIM Fixed Income | 54 | 32 | 725 | 55.77% |
L
|
|
53
|
Carlyle Group | 51 | 67 | 724 | 55.69% |
L
|
|
54
|
Aegon Asset Management | 44 | 81 | 719 | 55.31% |
L
|
|
55
|
Macquarie Asset Management | 84 | 53 | 712 | 54.77% |
L
|
|
56
|
Fidelity Investments | 58 | 3 | 709 | 54.54% |
L
|
|
57
|
Swiss Life Asset Managers | 28 | 89 | 708 | 54.46% |
L
|
|
58
|
Lord, Abbett & Co. | 56 | 133 | 696 | 53.54% |
L
|
|
59
|
Charles Schwab Investment Management | 34 | 17 | 695 | 53.46% |
L
|
|
60
|
DWS Group | 16 | 25 | 683 | 52.54% |
L
|
|
61
|
Principal Global Investors | 72 | 56 | 681 | 52.38% |
L
|
|
62
|
Oaktree Capital Management | N/A | 142 | 680 | 52.31% |
L
|
|
63
|
Swisscanto - Managed by Zürcher Kantonalbank | 67 | 86 | 675 | 51.92% |
L
|
|
64
|
Insight Investment | 78 | 35 | 672 | 51.69% |
L
|
|
65
|
Union Investment | 69 | 58 | 664 | 51.08% |
L
|
|
66
|
TCW Group | 83 | 145= | 662 | 50.92% |
L
|
|
67
|
Voya Investment Management | 37 | 84 | 655 | 50.38% |
L
|
|
68
|
Manulife Investment Management | 32 | 40 | 654 | 50.31% |
L
|
|
69
|
Ares Management | 61 | 62 | 653 | 50.23% |
L
|
|
70
|
Federated Hermes | 14 | 31 | 635 | 48.85% |
L
|
|
71
|
Natixis Investment Managers | 64 | 20 | 633 | 48.69% |
L
|
|
72
|
NISA Investment Advisors | 91 | 100 | 610 | 46.92% |
L
|
|
73
|
MEAG Munich Ergo | 81 | 79 | 601 | 46.23% |
L
|
|
74
|
Jennison Associates | N/A | 139 | 596 | 45.85% |
L
|
|
75
|
Barings | 52 | 69 | 591 | 45.46% |
L
|
|
76
|
Loomis Sayles & Company | 53 | 76 | 589 | 45.31% |
L
|
|
77
|
Royal London Asset Management | 82 | 132 | 583 | 44.85% |
L
|
|
78
|
Ostrum Asset Management | 68 | 68 | 573 | 44.08% |
L
|
|
79
|
CVC Capital Partners | N/A | 140 | 566 | 43.54% |
L
|
|
80
|
Santander Asset Management | 95 | 120 | 551 | 42.38% |
L
|
|
81
|
APG Asset Management | 87 | 45 | 550 | 42.31% |
L
|
|
82
|
Morgan Stanley Investment Management | 41 | 13 | 549 | 42.23% |
L
|
|
83
|
Affiliated Managers Group | 86 | 42 | 548 | 42.15% |
L
|
|
84
|
Stifel | 71 | 60 | 547 | 42.08% |
L
|
|
85
|
Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec | 55 | 87 | 546 | 42.00% |
L
|
|
86
|
Eurizon Asset Management | 75 | 70 | 545 | 41.92% |
L
|
|
87
|
TPG - Texas Pacific Group | 85 | 119 | 544 | 41.85% |
L
|
|
88
|
Generali Asset Management | 89 | 74 | 543 | 41.77% |
L
|
|
89
|
SLC Management | 60 | 97 | 537 | 41.31% |
L
|
|
90
|
Dodge & Cox | 63 | 72 | 520 | 40.00% |
L
|
|
91
|
Mesirow | 74 | 137 | 517 | 39.77% |
L
|
|
92
|
Western Asset Management Co. | 78 | 98 | 492 | 37.85% |
L
|
|
93
|
MetLife Investment Management | 73 | 50 | 488 | 37.54% |
L
|
|
94
|
Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Asset Management (SuMi TRUST AM) | 88 | 27 | 478 | 36.77% |
L
|
|
95
|
Mirae Asset Global Investments | 99 | 112 | 439 | 33.77% |
L
|
|
96
|
Geode Capital Management | 92 | 19 | 403 | 31.00% |
L
|
|
97
|
Nissay Asset Management Co. | 96 | 104 | 379 | 29.15% |
L
|
|
98
|
Asset Management One International | 93 | 66 | 371 | 28.54% |
L
|
|
99
|
Nomura Asset Management Co. | 100 | 54 | 366 | 28.15% |
L
|
|
100
|
MUFG Asset Management | 90 | 46 | 309 | 23.77% |
L
|
Note: Mellon and Dreyfus Cash Investment Strategies have been excluded from our analysis as BNY Investments was rated instead. Generali Investments was also excluded as Generali Asset Management was rated. AXA Investment Managers was excluded due to its acquisition by BNP Paribas. PGIM was excluded as PGIM Investments and PGIM Fixed Income were reviewed. At the time of rating, Nikko Asset Management was rebranding as Amova Asset Management and was excluded from review. NYL Investors was excluded as New York Life Investments was rated instead. A further 40 firms were excluded due to no website presence or site not secure.
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