Chart: The Trillion Dollar Club of Asset Managers

Visual Capitalist

Jeff Desjardins

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Visual Capitalist examines the dominance of trillion dollar asset managers and why U.S. firms continue to control global capital flows. The piece highlights that American firms oversee 82.9% of assets within the club, reinforcing Wall Street’s influence while showing how few non U.S. players have globally.

Key Takeaways

U.S. Dominance Persists: U.S. firms controlled 82.9% of assets in the trillion dollar club, with BlackRock leading globally at $5.7 trillion in AUM.
Scale Concentration Intensifies: Only 15 asset managers surpassed $1 trillion in AUM, highlighting how industry scale increasingly concentrates investor influence among a small group.
Global Gap Remains: Just four non U.S. firms crossed $1 trillion in AUM, including Amundi at $1.6 trillion and Norges Bank at $1.0 trillion.
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