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Wellington Management vs Lexington Partners

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

Scale comparison

Wellington Management$1.33T
Lexington Partners$84B
Insight

Wellington Management manages roughly 15.9× the assets of the other firm.

Asset-class exposure

Fixed Income
Other
Left bar: Wellington ManagementRight bar: Lexington 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 — 15.87× Lexington Partners ($84B).
  • • Wellington Management is the most established (founded 1928), 66 years before Lexington Partners (1994).
  • • Wellington Management has the broadest mandate — active across 7 asset classes vs 3 for Lexington Partners.
  • • All 2 firms invest in Venture Capital, Secondaries, Private Equity.
  • • Wellington Management is the only one here in Fixed Income & Other, +2 more.
  • • All 2 are headquartered in United States.
  • • Wellington Management's network is more connected (36/100 vs 23/100), indicating broader relationship diversity.
  • • Strategy overlap is 11% (Jaccard) — 2 shared: GP-led Secondaries, LP-led Secondaries.
  • • Overall similarity is 19%, driven by 2 shared strategies, 3 shared asset classes, adjacent AUM band.
19%Similarity score2 shared strategies · 3 shared asset classes · adjacent AUM band · same country
Wellington ManagementLexington Partners
Basics
Firm typeAsset ManagerAsset Manager
CountryUnited StatesUnited States
Founded19281994
Firm age98 yrs32 yrs
RolesLp, Gp, Service Provider, Advisor, LenderLp, Gp
Scale & AUM
AUM$1.33T$84B
Market positionMega ($500B+)Large ($20–100B)
AUM ratio15.9× larger
Strategy & Focus
Investment styleMulti-assetMulti-asset
DiversificationBroadBroad
Strategies10 — CLOs, Private Placings, Commercial Real Estate Debt, Seed10 — LP-led Secondaries, GP-led Secondaries, Continuation Vehicles, Co-investment
Asset classesfixed income, other, private credit, venture capital, hedge funds, secondaries, private equitysecondaries, private equity, venture capital
Shared strategies2: GP-led Secondaries, LP-led Secondaries
Shared asset classes3: venture capital, secondaries, private equity
Geography
Geographic biasNorth AmericaUnited States
RegionsNorth America, Europe, Asia Pacific, North America
Fund Portfolio
Published funds101
Largest fundWellington Hadley Harbor IVLexington Capital Partners X
Vintage range2019–20262023
Fund statusesFundraising (3), Closed (7)Closed (1)
Team
Total contacts2250
Team-to-AUM ratio0.0 per $B0.6 per $B
Network & Relationships
Connectivity36/10023/100
Network strength5/1003/100
Relationships52
Relationship densityModerateLow
Network maturityEmergingEmerging
Similarity
Overall similarity19%
Strategy overlap11%
Asset class overlap43%

Frequently asked

What is the difference between Wellington Management and Lexington Partners?

Wellington Management is a asset manager based in United States, while Lexington 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 Lexington Partners?

By reported AUM, Wellington Management is larger ($1.33T vs $84B).

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