Snapshot as of October 3, 2026. Ranked by publicly posted portfolio manager, investment/research analyst, and investment associate seats on firm career pages. Keyword counts are inflated by product, tech, and ops roles, so ranks use distinct investment seats, not raw search totals. Campus programs are noted separately.

1. BlackRock — most seats
Search: research analyst (58 hits) and portfolio manager (189 hits, noisy).

• Financials Equity Research Analyst, VP – US Equities, New York — base $155k–$210k
• Director, Fundamental Equities Research Analyst – Taiwan Team, Taipei
• Associate, Multi-Asset Portfolio Manager, San Francisco
• Associate, Portfolio Manager, Sausalito / San Francisco
• Index Fixed Income – Portfolio Management, Associate, San Francisco / Atlanta
• VP, Model Portfolio Manager, Multi-Asset Strategies & Solutions, New York / San Francisco — base $155k–$210k
• Core Portfolio Manager, Associate – Fundamental Equities, Mexico City
• Japan Fixed Income & Credit Portfolio Manager, MD, Tokyo
• Associate, Model Portfolio Strategist, MASS, New York / San Francisco — base $110k–$150k

2. T. Rowe Price
Equity research platform is the densest pure research bench after BlackRock. Indeed still shows Small-Cap Growth, Large-Cap Growth, Technology, and Natural Resources associate-analyst seats in Baltimore at $110k–$140k, plus SMID and financials investment-analyst seats at $175k–$275k.

• Associate Analyst – Investment Analyst – Equity Research
• Equity Research – Associate Analyst, Global Equity Strategy, London
• Associate Analyst – TRPIM Equity Research, Baltimore — $110k–$140k

3. J.P. Morgan Asset Management

• DMAS Equity Portfolio Manager, Executive Director, New York — posted Sep 18, base $220k–$350k
• Investment Grade Credit Portfolio Manager, Executive Director, New York — posted Sep 18, base $247k–$350k
• Family Office Multi-Asset Portfolio Manager, New York — base $220k–$350k
• Quantitative Portfolio Manager, Equities CIO, VP, New York — base $161.5k–$260k
• EMAP Portfolio Manager (India funds), VP/ED, London
• 2027 Asset Management Investments Full-Time Analyst Program, New York — base $100k–$110k, closes Oct 23

4. PIMCO
Career site shows portfolio and credit seats, not a large PM slate. Visible matches: Portfolio Analyst/Associate – SMA/Municipals (San Diego, posted Sep 22); Portfolio Analyst/Associate – Credit Desk (Newport Beach, Sep 15); Investment Analyst, Opportunistic Credit (Newport Beach, Aug 26). Apply via PIMCO careers.

5. Fidelity

• Equity Institutional Portfolio Manager, Boston — req 2122949, base $100k–$185k, 10+ years
• Quantitative Investment Analyst, Boston — base $100k–$200k, 7+ years

6. Goldman Sachs Asset & Wealth Management

• Multi-Asset Solutions, Portfolio Management, Analyst, New York — posted Sep 30, base $90k–$125k. Apply on the Goldman careers site.

7. Capital Group

• Equity Research Associate / FRG Associate, San Francisco (onsite) — listed base about $165k–$264k; Southern California about $142k–$227k. Capital careers
• Capital Associates Program (up to 10 globally per year) is the associate intake, not a live experienced-hire slate. CAP

8. Invesco

• Associate Portfolio Manager, Global Equities, New York — listed range $250k–$280k, 10+ years equity research or PM. Confirm on Invesco careers; LinkedIn copies go stale.

9. Wellington Management
Fewer pure PM seats on the public board. Visible investment seats are mostly product/coverage investment analysts (New York, London), not fundamental research coverage. Wellington careers

10. Neuberger Berman

• SMA Portfolio Manager, taxable fixed income, New York — 5–7+ years, IG SMA trading and management. Confirm on Neuberger careers; third-party copies date to spring 2026.

NY Life Investment Management has one live seat worth a look outside the top 10: MD / Lead Multi Asset Portfolio Manager, New York, posted Oct 1.

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