PIMCO is a global leader in active fixed income investment management, operating for over 50 years with deep expertise across public and private markets. Founded in 1971 in Newport Beach, California, the firm pioneered the total return approach to fixed income investing and has grown to manage $2.26 trillion in assets, including $1.84 trillion in third-party client assets as of December 31, 2025. PIMCO serves institutions, financial intermediaries, and millions of individual investors worldwide through its global platform.
The firm employs over 3,195 professionals across 24 offices throughout the Americas, Europe, and Asia. PIMCO's investment philosophy combines a consistent, disciplined approach with quantitative rigor, scale and access, and the ability to navigate complex markets. The firm actively manages strategies across core bonds, income, credit, real estate, private credit, and alternative investments, leveraging its time-tested investment process tested through virtually every market environment.