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Wellington Management vs HarbourVest Partners

A side-by-side comparison of Wellington Management and HarbourVest Partners across firm type, scale, strategy, and geography.

Scale comparison

Wellington Management$1.33T
HarbourVest Partners$125B
Insight

Wellington Management manages roughly 10.7× the assets of the other firm.

Asset-class exposure

Fixed Income
Other
Left bar: Wellington ManagementRight bar: HarbourVest Partners
Insight

No overlapping asset classes — these firms operate in entirely separate markets.

Key observations

  • • Wellington Management is the largest by AUM at $1.33T — 10.66× HarbourVest Partners ($125B).
  • • Wellington Management is the most established (founded 1928), 54 years before HarbourVest Partners (1982).
  • • Wellington Management has the broadest mandate — active across 7 asset classes vs 4 for HarbourVest Partners.
  • • All 2 firms invest in Private Credit, Secondaries, Private Equity.
  • • Wellington Management is the only one here in Fixed Income & Other, +2 more.
  • • All 2 are headquartered in United States.
  • • HarbourVest Partners's network is more connected (38/100 vs 36/100), indicating broader relationship diversity.
  • • Strategy overlap is 11% (Jaccard) — 2 shared: GP-led Secondaries, LP-led Secondaries.
  • • Overall similarity is 29%, driven by 2 shared strategies, 3 shared asset classes, 50% geo overlap.
29%Similarity score2 shared strategies · 3 shared asset classes · 50% geo overlap · same AUM band · same country
Wellington ManagementHarbourVest Partners
Basics
Firm typeAsset ManagerAsset Manager
CountryUnited StatesUnited States
Founded19281982
Firm age98 yrs44 yrs
RolesLp, Gp, Service Provider, Advisor, LenderLp, Gp
Scale & AUM
AUM$1.33T$125B
Market positionMega ($500B+)Giant ($100–500B)
AUM ratio10.7× larger
Strategy & Focus
Investment styleMulti-assetMulti-asset
DiversificationBroadBroad
Strategies10 — CLOs, Private Placings, Commercial Real Estate Debt, Seed11 — LP-led Secondaries, GP-led Secondaries, Continuation Vehicles, Fund-of-Funds
Asset classesfixed income, other, private credit, venture capital, hedge funds, secondaries, private equitysecondaries, private equity, private credit, infrastructure
Shared strategies2: GP-led Secondaries, LP-led Secondaries
Shared asset classes3: private credit, secondaries, private equity
Geography
Geographic biasNorth AmericaNorth America
RegionsNorth America, Europe, Asia Pacific, North AmericaNorth America, Europe, North America, Western Europe
Shared geographiesNorth America, Europe, North America
Fund Portfolio
Published funds105
Largest fundWellington Hadley Harbor IVHarbourVest Partners Co-Investment Fund VII Program (HCF VII)
Vintage range2019–2026—
Fund statusesFundraising (3), Closed (7)Closed (5)
Team
Total contacts2225
Team-to-AUM ratio0.0 per $B0.2 per $B
Network & Relationships
Connectivity36/10038/100
Network strength5/1005/100
Relationships54
Relationship densityModerateLow
Network maturityEmergingEmerging
Similarity
Overall similarity29%
Strategy overlap11%
Asset class overlap38%
Geography overlap50%

Frequently asked

What is the difference between Wellington Management and HarbourVest Partners?

Wellington Management is a asset manager based in United States, while HarbourVest Partners is a asset manager based in United States. This page compares their firm type, assets under management, strategies, and geographic focus.

Which is larger, Wellington Management or HarbourVest Partners?

By reported AUM, Wellington Management is larger ($1.33T vs $125B).

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