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Schroders vs IFM Investors

A side-by-side comparison of Schroders and IFM Investors across firm type, scale, strategy, and geography.

Scale comparison

SchrodersEUR 766.7B
IFM Investors$204.8B
Insight

Schroders manages roughly 3.7× the assets of the other firm.

Asset-class exposure

Private Equity
Real Estate
Infrastructure
Private Credit
Left bar: SchrodersRight bar: IFM Investors
Insight

Both firms are active in 1 shared asset class out of 4 tracked between them.

Key observations

  • • Schroders is the largest by AUM at $766.7B — 3.74× IFM Investors ($204.8B).
  • • Schroders is the most established (founded 1804), 190 years before IFM Investors (1994).
  • • Schroders has the broadest mandate — active across 8 asset classes vs 4 for IFM Investors.
  • • All 2 firms invest in Private Equity, Real Estate, Infrastructure, +1 more.
  • • Schroders is the only one here in Fixed Income & Cash, +2 more.
  • • Each firm is in a different country: United Kingdom, Australia.
  • • Schroders's network is more connected (70/100 vs 32/100), indicating broader relationship diversity.
  • • Strategy overlap is 16% (Jaccard) — 7 shared: Growth Equity, Infrastructure Debt, Structured Credit and 4 more.
  • • Overall similarity is 29%, driven by 7 shared strategies, 4 shared asset classes, same AUM band.
29%Similarity score7 shared strategies · 4 shared asset classes · same AUM band
SchrodersIFM Investors
Basics
Firm typeAsset ManagerAsset Manager
CountryUnited KingdomAustralia
Founded18041994
Firm age222 yrs32 yrs
RolesLp, GpGp
Scale & AUM
AUMEUR 766.7B$204.8B
Market positionMega ($500B+)Giant ($100–500B)
AUM ratio3.7× larger
Strategy & Focus
Investment styleMulti-assetMulti-asset
DiversificationBroadBroad
Strategies28 — Mid-Market Buyout, Buyout, Growth Equity, Co-investment23 — Core, Evergreen / Open-ended Fund, Renewables, Digital Infrastructure
Asset classesprivate equity, real estate, infrastructure, fixed income, cash, private credit, venture capital, otherinfrastructure, private credit, private equity, real estate
Shared strategies7: Growth Equity, Infrastructure Debt, Structured Credit
Shared asset classes4: private equity, real estate, infrastructure, private credit
Geography
Geographic biasUnited KingdomAustralia
RegionsUnited Kingdom, United States, Europe, AsiaNorth America, Europe, United Kingdom, Australia
Shared geographiesUnited Kingdom, Europe
Fund Portfolio
Published funds288
Largest fundSchroders Capital Private Equity Global Direct IVIFM Net Zero Infrastructure Fund
Vintage range2023–20261995–2022
Fund statusesFundraising (26), Closed (2)Investing (7), Harvesting (1)
Team
Total contacts3843
Team-to-AUM ratio0.0 per $B0.2 per $B
Network & Relationships
Connectivity70/10032/100
Network strength32/1002/100
Relationships233
Relationship densityHighHigh
Network maturityEmergingEmerging
Similarity
Overall similarity29%
Strategy overlap16%
Asset class overlap50%
Geography overlap25%

Frequently asked

What is the difference between Schroders and IFM Investors?

Schroders is a asset manager based in United Kingdom, while IFM Investors is a asset manager based in Australia. This page compares their firm type, assets under management, strategies, and geographic focus.

Which is larger, Schroders or IFM Investors?

By reported AUM, Schroders is larger (EUR 766.7B vs $204.8B).

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