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Registered Investment Companies Statistics

April 9, 2025

These data highlights visualize data reported in Annual Registered Investment Company Update, a periodic report produced by the Division of Investment Management Analytics Office. Please see the latest PDF report, and the downloadable Excel file, for additional information on the underlying data sources, methodologies, and key definitions.

These visualizations provide statistics and trends for SEC-Registered Investment Companies (“RICs”) that file annual reports on Form N-CEN, reflecting data collected through February 25, 2025 for reporting periods from December 2019 through December 2024.

RIC Statistics at a Glance

13,702
Registered Funds in 2024

-2.8%
Year-over-Year Change (2023–2024)

This visualization relies on Form N-CEN, Item C.3. Some Fund categories are not mutually exclusive. The total represents the total number of unique Funds, irrespective of fund type.



$41.5 Trillion (USD)
Aggregate Aggregate Average Total Net Assets in 2024

+5.4%
Year-over-Year Change (2023–2024)

This visualization relies on Form N-CEN, Item C.3. Some Fund categories are not mutually exclusive. The total represents total Aggregate Average Total Net Assets for all Funds, irrespective of fund type.



Fund Categories

N1-A. Open end management investment company registered under the Act on Form N-1A

N-2. Closed-end management investment company registered under the Act on Form N-2.

N-3. Separate account offering variable annuity contracts which is registered under the Act as a management investment company on Form N-3.

N-4. Separate account offering variable annuity contracts which is registered under the Act as a unit investment trust on Form N-4.

N-6. Separate account offering variable life insurance contracts which is registered under the Act as a unit investment trust on Form N-6.

N8B-2. Unit investment trust registered under the Act on Form N-8B-2.

RIC Statistics

Last Reviewed or Updated: April 9, 2025