Los Angeles Capital

What Los Angeles Capital does

Los Angeles Capital Management (LACM) is a privately held, 100% employee-owned global quantitative equity manager founded in 2002 that manages $31.5 billion in assets for institutional investors. The firm serves pension funds, endowments, foundations, and other institutional allocators across the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, Continental Europe, and Australia through a multi-vehicle platform spanning separately managed accounts, Collective Investment Trusts, UCITS Funds via its Irish and UK affiliates, and sub-advised ETFs. The firm employs 51-100 staff across headquarters in Los Angeles and offices in London, organized to maintain a flat, research-driven structure under 100% employee ownership through LACM Holdings Inc. and LACM Equity LLC.

The firm's investment process is anchored by three registered intellectual property assets: the Dynamic Alpha Stock Selection Model®, Investor Preference Theory®, and Forward Attribution®, developed over 24 years and continuously extended through proprietary research factors including the Analyst Insight Model (a ~70-component signal), ESG Model, Climate Opportunities and Climate Resilience Factors, Peer Momentum, the Success Factor, and a 2024-launched Impact Model. Supporting technology includes a proprietary cloud-based platform integrating factor research, alpha generation, portfolio construction, and trading execution; NLP pipelines that process earnings calls and ESG news; and machine-learning techniques for industry-specific signal identification and climate leadership classification. The firm trades equities across more than 40 global markets and today offers over 20 equity strategies across Global, US, Non-US, Emerging Markets, Active Extension, Global Long/Short, and ESG categories.

The business model is a pure institutional asset-management fee structure on AUM, with pricing negotiated bilaterally per strategy and mandate. Distribution runs through a dedicated institutional relationship management team covering North America, Benelux & Nordic regions, and global institutional clients, supported by a quarterly newsletter, responsible-investing reports, conference participation, and earned media. Compliance and regulatory coverage span SEC investment adviser registration (file 119033), FCA registration for LACM Global, Ltd., UN PRI, TCFD, TNFD, SFDR Article 8, GDPR, CCPA, Japan's Stewardship Code, and other frameworks that enable institutional mandates across multiple jurisdictions.

Name

Los Angeles Capital

Legal name

Los Angeles Capital Management LLC

Website

https://lacapm.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2002

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Los Angeles Capital Management is a 100% employee-owned, Los Angeles-headquartered global quantitative equity manager founded in 2002, managing $31.5 billion for pension funds, endowments, foundations, and other institutional investors across the US, Canada, the UK, Continental Europe, and Australia through over 20 proprietary equity strategies.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Institutional Asset Management

NAICS

Portfolio Management and Investment Advice (523940), Portfolio Management and Investment Advice (52394), Other Financial Vehicles (52599), Open-End Investment Funds (52591)

SIC

Investment Advice (6282)

akta.pro primary industry

Large-Cap Equity (Active) (FSAAAIAA)

Keywords

• Quantitative equity management
• Institutional asset management
• Global equity strategies
• ESG investment solutions
• Active extension portfolios

Headquarters

HQ city

Los Angeles

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure, Others

Revenue model

1. Institutional Asset Management Fees: LACM generates revenue through management fees charged on assets under management. As a quantitative equity manager, the firm manages $31.5 billion in assets on behalf of institutional investors globally. The firm offers over 20 equity strategies including Global Equity, U.S. Equity, Non-U.S. Equity, Emerging Markets Equity, Active Extension, Global Long/Short, and ESG strategies. Revenue is primarily driven by AUM levels and the fee structures agreed upon with institutional clients.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Los Angeles Capital is a global quantitative equity manager that runs $31.5 billion in assets for institutional investors using its proprietary Dynamic Alpha Stock Selection Model® and Forward Attribution® technology. The firm offers more than 20 equity strategies across Global, U.S., Non-U.S., Emerging Markets, Active Extension, Global Long/Short, and ESG categories, and delivers them through Separately Managed Accounts, Collective Investment Trusts, UCITS Funds, and sub-advised ETF solutions.

Product overview

Los Angeles Capital is a global quantitative equity manager offering a platform of over 20 proprietary equity strategies built around its Dynamic Alpha Stock Selection Model and Forward Attribution technology. The firm's core product is its Dynamic Alpha Stock Selection Model, a multi-factor stock selection system underpinned by Investor Preference Theory that seeks to capture forward-looking market views rather than historical biases. The platform includes various equity strategy categories (Global, U.S., Non-U.S., Emerging Markets, Active Extension, Global Long/Short, and ESG) offered through multiple investment vehicles including Separately Managed Accounts, Collective Investment Trusts, UCITS Funds, and ETF Solutions. Supporting the core model are proprietary research factors including the Analyst Insight Model (with ~70 components), ESG Model, Climate Opportunities Factor, Climate Resilience Factor, and the recently launched Impact Model (2024). The firm operates exclusively through institutional channels, managing $31.5 billion in assets for clients in the US, Canada, UK, Continental Europe, and Australia.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Global Equity Strategies Equity investment strategies covering global developed markets, managed according to the firm's Investor Preference Theory and Dynamic Alpha model for institutional investors.
• U.S. Equity Strategies Equity investment strategies focused on the U.S. market, including Large Cap, Microcap, and other market-cap segments, for institutional investors.
• Non-U.S. Equity Strategies Equity investment strategies covering international developed markets including EAFE and World ex-US mandates for institutional investors.
• Emerging Markets Equity Strategies Equity investment strategies covering emerging markets securities for institutional investors, with capabilities in State-Owned Enterprise and China factor views.
• Active Extension Strategies (130/30) 130/30 long-short equity strategies that allow managers to take leveraged short positions to capture higher information ratios in large cap portfolios.
• Global Long/Short Strategies Long-short equity strategies providing market-neutral or enhanced return exposures across global equity markets for institutional investors.
• ESG Strategies Responsible investing strategies that integrate ESG criteria through factors within the proprietary investment model, including sustainability-focused, climate-focused, impact-oriented, and exclusionary screening approaches for institutional mandates.
• World Small Cap Strategy Quantitative global small-cap equity strategy using the Dynamic Alpha model for institutional investors.
• US Microcap Equity Strategy Quantitative U.S. microcap equity strategy using the Dynamic Alpha model for institutional investors.
• Separately Managed Accounts Customized investment accounts managed individually for institutional clients with portfolios tailored to specific benchmarks, risk budgets, and investment restrictions.
• Collective Investment Trusts (CITs) Commingled investment vehicles including US Large Cap, World ex-US, and Global Sustainable CITs for institutional investors including 401K markets.
• UCITS Funds UCITS-compliant pooled funds registered in Ireland, managed by the firm's wholly-owned subsidiary LACM Global, Ltd. for non-U.S. clients.
• Sub-advised ETF Solutions Exchange-traded fund solutions, including the firm's first sub-advised ETF for an ACWI ex-US mandate, expanding into the ETF vehicle space.

Quantifiable outcome

• $31.5 billion in assets under management as of March 31, 2026
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers5 records

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration1 record

AI capability6 records

Feature9 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Glass LewiscoreTechnology or IntegrationGlass, Lewis & Co., LLC serves as LACM's independent third-party proxy voting agent with offices globally including Tokyo. Provides proxy analysis, voting recommendations, administration, recordkeeping, and manages operational and reporting matters of the proxy voting process.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves11 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Dimensional Fund Advisors: One of the largest systematic/quantitative active equity managers globally, serving institutional and intermediary clients with multi-factor equity strategies — the closest comparable to LACM in philosophy, client mix, and global reach.
• AQR Capital Management: Major quantitative asset manager offering multi-factor equity, long-short, and alternatives strategies to institutions globally. Overlaps directly with LACM in systematic equity, factor investing, and institutional distribution.
• Acadian Asset Management: Boston-based quantitative equity manager serving institutional clients globally with multifactor models across developed, emerging, and global mandates — directly comparable to LACM in approach, scale, and client base.
• Arrowstreet Capital: Quantitative equity manager focused on global active equity and long-only mandates for institutional investors. Notable as a prior employer of LACM's London-based relationship MD, reinforcing its direct comparability in product and approach.
• PanAgora Asset Management: Quantitative active equity manager (a Nippon Life subsidiary) offering multi-factor global equity strategies to institutional clients. Directly comparable in factor-based philosophy and global institutional focus.
• Analytic Investors: Quantitative equity manager specializing in active extension (130/30) and risk-controlled strategies for institutions. Direct peer in active extension products, with prior employee overlap to LACM's portfolio operations leadership.
• Parametric Portfolio Associates: Systematic investment manager offering customized direct-indexed equity, factor strategies, and overlays to institutional clients. Highly comparable in systematic active equity and institutional customization model.

Broad incumbents

• Mellon Investments Corporation: BNY Mellon subsidiary providing systematic active equity and multi-asset strategies to institutions globally. Larger scale and broader asset-class coverage than LACM but overlapping quantitative equity capabilities.
• Russell Investments: Global multi-asset manager offering quantitative equity, OCIO, and manager-of-manager solutions to institutions. Overlaps with LACM in systematic equity strategies and the institutional relationship management MD who previously worked at Russell.
• Northern Trust Asset Management: Large institutional asset manager offering quantitative equity, factor, and ESG strategies globally. Overlaps with LACM in systematic equity and ESG mandates, but operates at materially greater scale and across multiple asset classes.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/los-angeles-capital-management

Compliance12 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles13 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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