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PIMCO

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American investment management firm

Pacific Investment Management Company LLC (PIMCO) is an American investment management firm. While it has a specific focus on active fixed income management worldwide, it manages investments in many asset classes, including fixed income, equities and other financial assets across public and private markets. PIMCO is one of the largest investment managers, actively managing more than $2 trillion in assets for central banks, sovereign wealth funds, pension funds, corporations, foundations and endowments, as well as individual investors around the world.2 It was founded by Bill H. Gross.1 It employed 2,462 people.1 It is part of Allianz SE.1 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 20, 2026.

Overview

1971Founded1
  • Industryfinancial services1
  • HeadquartersNewport Beach1
  • Founded inNewport Beach1
  • Websitewww.pimco.com
  • Legal formsubsidiary company1

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Pacific Investment Management Company LLC (PIMCO) is an American investment management firm. While it has a specific focus on active fixed income management worldwide, it manages investments in many asset classes, including fixed income, equities and other financial assets across public and private markets. PIMCO is one of the largest investment managers, actively managing more than $2 trillion in assets for central banks, sovereign wealth funds, pension funds, corporations, foundations and endowments, as well as individual investors around the world. According to the Sovereign Wealth Fund Institute, PIMCO is the 6th-largest asset manager in the world by managed AUM.2

Corporate structure

PIMCO is part of a group headed by Allianz SE. 1,192 entities, 46 countries on record. Switch between the flow chart and the network, and select any entity to see its details.

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The story

Founded by Bill H. Gross in 1971, in Newport Beach.1

PIMCO initially functioned as a unit of Pacific Life Insurance Co., managing separate accounts for that insurer's clients. The firm was founded in 1971, launching with $12 million of assets. In 2000, PIMCO was acquired by Allianz SE, a large global financial services company based in Munich, Germany, but the firm continues to operate as an autonomous subsidiary of Allianz.

On September 26, 2014, it was announced that Bill Gross, co-founder and former chief investment officer (dubbed the "Bond King" in the investment arena), was stepping down to join Janus Capital Group. In April 2015, PIMCO announced the hire of former Federal Reserve Chairman Dr. Ben Bernanke as a senior advisor, following in the footsteps of predecessor Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan.

From Wikipedia’s article on PIMCO, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.4

Leadership

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Products and brands

  • investment management

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Subsidiaries and ownership

Parent company

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Timeline

  1. 1971Founded Founded in Newport Beach1

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