Bridgewater Associates, LP
Registered investment adviser · Westport, CT · CRD #105129
Form ADV data as of 2026-09-01Regulatory assets
$150.16 billion
Total accounts
133
Employees
1,135
Disclosure events
0
Firm details
- Website: https://soundcloud.com/bridgewater-associates
- Telephone: 203-226-3030
- SEC file number: 801-35875
- Most recent Form ADV filing: 2026-08-18
- SEC record: View this firm on the SEC's IAPD site
Disciplinary disclosures
This firm answered No to every Item 11 disciplinary question on its most recent Form ADV filing.
Assets and accounts
| Provides continuous and regular supervisory or management services | Yes |
| Discretionary regulatory assets under management | $150.16 billion |
| Non-discretionary regulatory assets under management | $0 |
| Total regulatory assets under management | $150.16 billion |
| Discretionary accounts | 133 |
| Non-discretionary accounts | 0 |
| Total accounts | 133 |
| Regulatory assets under management attributable to non-U.S. persons | $104.86 billion |
People
| Total employees (excluding clerical) | 1,135 |
| Employees performing investment advisory functions (including research) | 255 |
| Employees who are registered representatives of a broker-dealer | 0 |
| Employees registered as investment adviser representatives with a state | 0 |
| Employees registered as IARs for another investment adviser | 0 |
| Employees who are licensed insurance agents | 0 |
| Firms or persons who solicit advisory clients on the firm's behalf | 0 |
Custody
| Has custody of client cash or bank accounts | Yes |
| Has custody of client securities | Yes |
| Client funds and securities held in the firm's custody | $121.94 billion |
| Clients for whom the firm has custody | 83 |
| A related person has custody of client cash or bank accounts | Yes |
| A related person has custody of client securities | Yes |
| Client funds and securities held in a related person's custody | $5.28 billion |
| Clients for whom a related person has custody | 9 |
| The firm acts as a qualified custodian | No |
| A related person acts as a qualified custodian | No |
| Number of persons acting as qualified custodians for the firm's clients | 20 |
How the firm is compensated
Advisory services offered
Other business activities
Affiliated related persons
Reported conflicts of interest
Form ADV Items 8 asks advisers to disclose arrangements that may create a conflict with client interests. This firm answered Yes to:
- Buys securities from or sells securities to advisory clients (principal transactions)
- Buys or sells for itself securities it also recommends to clients
- Recommends securities for which it serves as underwriter or general partner
- Recommends brokers or dealers to clients
- Receives soft dollar benefits
- Provides employee compensation specifically for obtaining clients
Client types
| Type of client | Clients | Assets |
|---|---|---|
| Banking or thrift institutions | Not reported | $11.7 million |
| Pooled investment vehicles (other than investment companies and BDCs) | 73 | $114.73 billion |
| Pension and profit sharing plans (not the participants or government plans) | 7 | $5.32 billion |
| Charitable organizations | Not reported | $683.4 million |
| State or municipal government entities (including government pension plans) | Not reported | $7.96 billion |
| Sovereign wealth funds and foreign official institutions | 6 | $8.85 billion |
| Other | 7 | $12.60 billion |