Payden & Rygel

Registered investment adviser · Los Angeles, CA · CRD #107160

Form ADV data as of 2026-09-01

Regulatory assets

$158.23 billion

Total accounts

895

Employees

194

Disclosure events

Firm details

Website: https://www.payden.com
Telephone: 213-625-1900
SEC file number: 801-19762
Most recent Form ADV filing: 2026-07-15
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	$158.22 billion
Non-discretionary regulatory assets under management	$7.8 million
Total regulatory assets under management	$158.23 billion
Discretionary accounts	865
Non-discretionary accounts	30
Total accounts	895
Regulatory assets under management attributable to non-U.S. persons	$26.65 billion

People

Total employees (excluding clerical)	194
Employees performing investment advisory functions (including research)	122
Employees who are registered representatives of a broker-dealer	50
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	No
Has custody of client securities	No
A related person has custody of client cash or bank accounts	No
A related person has custody of client securities	No
The firm acts as a qualified custodian	No
A related person acts as a qualified custodian	No

How the firm is compensated

A percentage of assets under managementFixed fees (other than subscription fees)Performance-based fees

Advisory services offered

Portfolio management for individuals and/or small businessesPortfolio management for investment companiesPortfolio management for pooled investment vehiclesPortfolio management for businesses or institutional clientsOther

Other business activities

Commodity pool operator or commodity trading advisor

Affiliated related persons

Broker-dealer, municipal securities dealer, or government securities broker or dealerOther investment adviser (including financial planners)

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:

Receives soft dollar benefits
Compensates a non-employee for client referrals

Client types

Type of client	Clients	Assets
Individuals (other than high net worth individuals)	5	$687,161
High net worth individuals	82	$1.79 billion
Banking or thrift institutions	Not reported	$2.03 billion
Investment companies	21	$9.86 billion
Pooled investment vehicles (other than investment companies and BDCs)	27	$11.52 billion
Pension and profit sharing plans (not the participants or government plans)	36	$26.11 billion
Charitable organizations	105	$18.21 billion
State or municipal government entities (including government pension plans)	42	$39.39 billion
Insurance companies	49	$19.83 billion
Sovereign wealth funds and foreign official institutions	10	$3.37 billion
Corporations or other businesses not listed above	85	$25.59 billion
Other	20	$533.0 million