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WCM Investment Management
WCM Investment Management is an employee-owned asset manager with offices in nine US cities, including San Francisco, New York, Austin, and Chicago.
WCM Investment Management
WCM Investment Management is an SEC-registered investment adviser in LAGUNA BEACH, CA, registered since 1976. The firm manages $96.8 billion in assets. It has 102 employees and 44 investment advisers.
General information
Firm type
Asset Manager
Year founded
—
AUM
Undisclosed
Location
Region
North America
Country
United States
City
Laguna Beach
Corporate office
Laguna Beach, CA, United States
Additional offices
San Francisco, CA · Menlo Park, CA · Austin, TX · New York, NY · Cambridge, MA · Pittsburgh, PA · Arlington, VA · Chicago, IL
Frequently asked questions
Who owns WCM Investment Management?
WCM is organized around a philosophy of broad-based employee ownership, as stated on its website. This suggests equity participation extends beyond a small group of founding partners, though the exact ownership percentages and number of employee-owners are not publicly disclosed.
Where is WCM Investment Management headquartered?
The firm does not designate a single headquarters. It lists offices in nine US cities: San Francisco, Menlo Park, Austin, New York, Cambridge, Pittsburgh, Laguna Beach, Arlington, and Chicago. This distributed structure is a deliberate part of the firm's identity.
What is WCM's investment philosophy?
The firm's public materials emphasize cultural principles and the benefits of an employee-owned partnership structure. Specific investment philosophy details, such as style, benchmark orientation, or research process, are not detailed in its primary outward-facing communications.
What is WCM Investment Management's AUM?
WCM does not publicly disclose a current assets under management figure. No regulatory filing or publication with a verifiable AUM number was identified, and the firm's website makes no reference to the scale of its assets.
How many employees does WCM have?
A specific headcount is not publicly available. The firm's multicity footprint suggests a team distributed across nine offices, but the number of investment professionals or total staff is not disclosed on its website.
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