{ "crd_number": 132436, "slug": "absolute-investment-advisers-llc-rosemary-beach-fl-132436", "primary_business_name": "ABSOLUTE INVESTMENT ADVISERS, LLC", "legal_name": "ABSOLUTE INVESTMENT ADVISERS, LLC", "dbas": [], "city": "Rosemary Beach", "state": "FL", "country": "United States", "cbsa_code": "18880", "metro": { "cbsa_code": "18880", "common_name": "Crestview", "msa_name": "Crestview-Fort Walton Beach-Destin, FL", "path": "/advisors/fl/crestview" }, "registration_type": "sec", "registration_status": "Approved", "registration_date": "2004-09-02", "years_registered": 22, "period": "2026-10-01", "filing_date": "2026-03-27", "carried_forward": false, "raum_total": 2233935045.0, "raum_discretionary": 2142349263.0, "raum_non_discretionary": 91585782.0, "raum_band": "1b_5b", "raum_band_label": "$1 billion to $5 billion", "total_employees": 16, "advisory_employees": 7, "client_count_bucket": "fewer_than_5_in_some_types", "clients_by_type": { "other": { "raum": 62834902.0, "count": null, "description": "FAMILY OFFICES", "fewer_than_5": true }, "investment_companies": { "raum": 2040774800.0, "count": 5 }, "pooled_investment_vehicles": { "raum": 130325343.0, "count": 2 } }, "compensation_types": [ "percentage_of_aum" ], "advisory_activities": [ "portfolio_management_businesses_institutional", "portfolio_management_investment_companies", "portfolio_management_pooled_vehicles" ], "wrap_fee_participant": false, "disclosure_yes_count": 0, "states_registered": [ "CT", "FL" ], "websites": [ "https://absoluteadvisers.com", "https://linkedin.com/company/absolute-investment-advisers-llc" ], "iapd_url": "https://adviserinfo.sec.gov/firm/summary/132436", "city_as_filed": "ROSEMARY BEACH", "url": "https://advisorcensus.com/firm/absolute-investment-advisers-llc-rosemary-beach-fl-132436", "display_name": "Absolute Investment Advisers, LLC", "summary": "Absolute Investment Advisers, LLC is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm in Rosemary Beach, FL, registered since 2004, reporting $1 billion to $5 billion in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated March 27, 2026.", "citation": "AdvisorCensus. Absolute Investment Advisers, LLC (CRD 132436): Form ADV filing data as of October 2026.", "registration_type_label": "SEC-registered investment adviser", "compensation_labels": [ "A percentage of assets under your management" ], "advisory_activity_labels": [ "Portfolio management for investment companies (and business development companies)", "Portfolio management for pooled investment vehicles (other than investment companies)", "Portfolio management for businesses (other than small businesses) or institutional clients" ], "quick_answers": [ { "q": "How is Absolute Investment Advisers, LLC compensated?", "a": "On its Form ADV (Item 5.E, October 2026), Absolute Investment Advisers, LLC reports these compensation arrangements: a percentage of assets under its management. The amounts are in Item 5 of its Form ADV Part 2A brochure." }, { "q": "Where is Absolute Investment Advisers, LLC located?", "a": "Absolute Investment Advisers, LLC's principal office is in Rosemary Beach, FL, according to its Form ADV; the April 2026 filing also lists 3 other offices (Schedule D, Section 1.F)." }, { "q": "Is Absolute Investment Advisers, LLC registered with the SEC or a state?", "a": "Absolute Investment Advisers, LLC is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm, registered since 2004. Status as filed: Approved. CRD 132436." }, { "q": "How much does Absolute Investment Advisers, LLC manage?", "a": "Absolute Investment Advisers, LLC reports $2,233,935,045 in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated March 27, 2026 (96% discretionary)." }, { "q": "How have Absolute Investment Advisers, LLC's assets and staff changed since 2021?", "a": "In the Form ADV data for Absolute Investment Advisers, LLC: Regulatory assets under management: $1,032,961,631 in the October 2021 data and $2,233,935,045 in the October 2026 data, up 116%. Total employees: 13 in October 2021 and 16 in October 2026. Assets under management move with markets as well as with clients coming and going." }, { "q": "What types of clients does Absolute Investment Advisers, LLC serve?", "a": "By number of clients on Form ADV Item 5.D: investment companies (5); pooled investment vehicles (other than investment companies and business development companies) (2)." }, { "q": "Which custodians does Absolute Investment Advisers, LLC use?", "a": "Absolute Investment Advisers, LLC's most recent Form ADV filing (Schedule D, Section 5.K(3)) lists Fidelity Prime Services as a custodian holding 10% or more of its separately managed account assets." }, { "q": "Does Absolute Investment Advisers, LLC report any disciplinary disclosures?", "a": "Reports no disclosure items on Form ADV Item 11. The detail of any item is on the firm's SEC record: https://adviserinfo.sec.gov/firm/summary/132436" }, { "q": "What changed in Absolute Investment Advisers, LLC's recent Form ADV filings?", "a": "In the April 2026 filing data: Regulatory assets under management went from $1,778,812,688 to $2,233,935,045 (+26%). Changed its office addresses in Wilton, CT." } ], "filing_history": [ { "period": "2021-10-01", "regulatory_assets_under_management": 1032961631.0, "total_employees": 13, "filing_date": "2021-09-14" }, { "period": "2022-10-01", "regulatory_assets_under_management": 1254724775.0, "total_employees": 13, "filing_date": "2022-03-31" }, { "period": "2023-10-01", "regulatory_assets_under_management": 1678846528.0, "total_employees": 12, "filing_date": "2023-03-21" }, { "period": "2024-10-01", "regulatory_assets_under_management": 1625721283.0, "total_employees": 15, "filing_date": "2024-03-28" }, { "period": "2025-10-01", "regulatory_assets_under_management": 1778812688.0, "total_employees": 16, "filing_date": "2025-03-25" }, { "period": "2026-10-01", "regulatory_assets_under_management": 2233935045.0, "total_employees": 16, "filing_date": "2026-03-27" } ], "recent_changes": [ { "period": "2026-04-01", "period_label": "April 2026", "notes": [ "Regulatory assets under management went from $1,778,812,688 to $2,233,935,045 (+26%).", "Changed its office addresses in Wilton, CT." ] }, { "period": "2026-01-01", "period_label": "January 2026", "notes": [ "No longer registered or notice-filed in NH." ] } ], "fees_from_brochure": null, "custodians": [ { "name": "Fidelity Prime Services", "name_as_filed": "FIDELITY PRIME SERVICES", "affiliated": false } ], "custodians_note": "Custodians holding 10% or more of the firm's separately managed account assets, as filed on Form ADV (Schedule D, Section 5.K(3)). A custodian holds client assets; it does not endorse or supervise the firm. AdvisorCensus has no relationship with any custodian.", "markdown_url": "https://advisorcensus.com/firm/absolute-investment-advisers-llc-rosemary-beach-fl-132436.md", "clients": [ { "type": "investment_companies", "label": "Investment companies", "count": 5, "fewer_than_5": false, "raum": 2040774800.0 }, { "type": "pooled_investment_vehicles", "label": "Pooled investment vehicles (other than investment companies and business development companies)", "count": 2, "fewer_than_5": false, "raum": 130325343.0 }, { "type": "other", "label": "Other", "count": null, "fewer_than_5": true, "raum": 62834902.0 } ], "disclosure_line": "Reports no disclosure items on Form ADV Item 11.", "disclosure_items": [], "indexable": true, "suppressed": false, "claimed": false, "enhanced": false, "provided_by_the_firm": null, "source": { "name": "Form ADV", "as_of": "2026-10-01", "iapd_url": "https://adviserinfo.sec.gov/firm/summary/132436", "operator": "BH Monitor Services, LLC", "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/", "credit": "AdvisorCensus (advisorcensus.com), from SEC Form ADV data" } }