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RLJ Equity Partners, LLC

Bethesda, MDSEC-registered investment adviserCRD 162006

Filed as RLJ EQUITY PARTNERS, LLC

RLJ Equity Partners, LLC is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm in Bethesda, MD, registered since 2012, reporting $100 million to $500 million in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated April 30, 2026.

14 years
registered since 2012
$109,129,886
assets under management
2 arrangements
Percentage of assets, Performance-based
2
disclosure items (Item 11)

Quick answers

From the filing

How is RLJ Equity Partners, LLC compensated?

On its Form ADV (Item 5.E, October 2026), RLJ Equity Partners, LLC reports these compensation arrangements: a percentage of assets under its management; performance-based fees.

Where is RLJ Equity Partners, LLC located?

RLJ Equity Partners, LLC's principal office is in Bethesda, MD, according to its Form ADV.

Is RLJ Equity Partners, LLC registered with the SEC or a state?

RLJ Equity Partners, LLC is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm, registered since 2012. Status as filed: Approved. CRD 162006.

How much does RLJ Equity Partners, LLC manage?

RLJ Equity Partners, LLC reports $109,129,886 in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated April 30, 2026 (100% discretionary).

How have RLJ Equity Partners, LLC's assets and staff changed since 2021?

In the Form ADV data for RLJ Equity Partners, LLC: Regulatory assets under management: $318,332,945 in the October 2021 data and $109,129,886 in the October 2026 data, down 66%. Total employees: 7 in October 2021 and 3 in October 2026. Assets under management move with markets as well as with clients coming and going.

What types of clients does RLJ Equity Partners, LLC serve?

By number of clients on Form ADV Item 5.D: pooled investment vehicles (other than investment companies and business development companies) (2).

Does RLJ Equity Partners, LLC report any disciplinary disclosures?

Reports 2 disclosure items on Form ADV Item 11: yes answers to 11.C(2) (SEC or CFTC finding of a violation) and 11.C(5) (SEC or CFTC civil money penalty or cease-and-desist order). Each question covers the firm and its advisory affiliates, and one event can produce several yes answers. The detail of any item is on the firm's SEC record: https://adviserinfo.sec.gov/firm/summary/162006

Does RLJ Equity Partners, LLC state an account minimum?

Its Form ADV Part 2A brochure dated April 30, 2026 says: "Generally, investors must invest a minimum dollar amount of $5,000,000 in the Fund. The General Partner of the Fund may waive the minimum investment amount in its sole discretion."

What changed in RLJ Equity Partners, LLC's recent Form ADV filings?

In the April 2026 filing data: Employees performing advisory functions went from 6 to 1. Regulatory assets under management went from $155,091,983 to $112,978,516 (-27%).

From the Form ADV filing

Every figure below is as the firm filed it with regulators, as of October 2026.

How the firm is compensated

Item 5.E
  • A percentage of assets under your management
  • Performance-based fees

Item 5.E lists how the firm is compensated for its advice; Items 5.B, 6.A, and 7.A show whether its people or related companies can also earn commissions. Percentage of assets, fixed, hourly, subscription, and performance-based fees come from clients (a performance-based fee depends on investment results); commissions come with a sale or a trade, often from the company behind the product. How fees, commissions, and other arrangements differ

Fees and minimums

Form ADV Part 2A

Account minimum: $5,000,000 (the brochure says it may be waived or negotiated)

The brochure's wording
Generally, investors must invest a minimum dollar amount of $5,000,000 in the Fund. The General Partner of the Fund may waive the minimum investment amount in its sole discretion.

As stated in the firm's Form ADV Part 2A brochure dated April 30, 2026. Fees can differ by service and may be negotiable; the brochure is the complete statement. Read the brochure on the SEC's IAPD site

Regulatory assets under management

Item 5.F
$109,129,886

$109,129,886 as of October 2026, filing dated April 30, 2026.

Discretionary: $109,129,886.Non-discretionary: $0.

A measure of scale, not skill or returns. Discretionary means the firm decides trades; non-discretionary means clients approve each one. What assets under management means

Who the firm serves

Item 5.D
Individuals (other than high net worth individuals)
Clients 0 Assets $0 (0%)
High net worth individuals
Clients 0 Assets $0 (0%)
Banking or thrift institutions
Clients 0 Assets $0 (0%)
Investment companies
Clients 0 Assets $0 (0%)
Business development companies
Clients 0 Assets $0 (0%)
Pooled investment vehicles (other than investment companies and business development companies)
Clients 2 Assets $109,129,886 (100%)
Pension and profit sharing plans (but not the plan participants or government pension plans)
Clients 0 Assets $0 (0%)
Charitable organizations
Clients 0 Assets $0 (0%)
State or municipal government entities (including government pension plans)
Clients 0 Assets $0 (0%)
Other investment advisers
Clients 0 Assets $0 (0%)
Insurance companies
Clients 0 Assets $0 (0%)
Sovereign wealth funds and foreign official institutions
Clients 0 Assets $0 (0%)
Corporations or other businesses not listed above
Clients 0 Assets $0 (0%)
Other
Clients Not reported Assets $0 (0%)

A firm with no individual clients is an institutional manager even if it manages billions; the mix tells you whom the practice is built around.

Advisory services

Item 5.G
  • Portfolio management for pooled investment vehicles (other than investment companies)

Registration and firm details

Items 1, 2, 5
Registration
SEC-registered investment adviser. Status as filed: Approved.
Registered since
2012 (14 years)
Employees
Total: 3. Performing investment advisory functions: 1.
Wrap fee program participation
No.
States registered or notice-filed
1 state or jurisdiction
MD

SEC-registered investment advisers are examined by the SEC. SEC, state, and exempt registration

Disclosures

Item 11

2 Reports 2 disclosure items on Form ADV Item 11. View on IAPD.

Questions answered yes on this filing

Regulatory matters Items 11.C to 11.G

  • 11.C(2) Has the SEC or the CFTC ever found that the firm or an advisory affiliate was involved in a violation of SEC or CFTC regulations or statutes?
  • 11.C(5) Has the SEC or the CFTC ever imposed a civil money penalty on the firm or an advisory affiliate, or ordered the firm or an advisory affiliate to cease and desist from an activity?

Each question covers the firm and its advisory affiliates: its current employees other than clerical staff, its officers, partners, and directors, and anyone who controls the firm or is controlled by it. One event can produce yes answers to several questions. SEC-registered advisers and exempt reporting advisers may leave out events more than ten years old, and may answer 11.A(2) and 11.B(2) for pending charges only. What happened, and who was involved, is on the Disclosure Reporting Pages of the IAPD record. Reading a firm's disclosures

Assets and staff over time

Items 5.A, 5.F
$318M 2021 $332M 2022 $218M 2023 $230M 2024 $155M 2025 $109M 2026
Data periodAssets under managementEmployeesFiling dated
October 2026$109,129,8863April 30, 2026
October 2025$155,091,9836April 15, 2025
October 2024$230,309,0668April 5, 2024
October 2023$217,592,2958March 30, 2023
October 2022$332,171,3878March 29, 2022
October 2021$318,332,9457March 29, 2021

Regulatory assets under management: $318,332,945 in the October 2021 data and $109,129,886 in the October 2026 data, down 66%.

Total employees: 7 in October 2021 and 3 in October 2026.

As filed in each year's data for the same month. Assets under management move with markets as well as with clients coming and going; they measure scale, not skill or returns. Most firms update these figures once a year.

Changes in the filing

Last 12 months
  1. April 2026
    • Employees performing advisory functions went from 6 to 1.
    • Regulatory assets under management went from $155,091,983 to $112,978,516 (-27%).

Compared month to month from the SEC's monthly adviser data and the state compilation feed. Owners and control persons are summarized, never named.

Websites listed on Form ADV

Item 1.I
rljequitypartners.com

Source: Form ADV, as of October 2026. Values appear as filed; a value the firm did not report is shown as "Not reported."

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AdvisorCensus. RLJ Equity Partners, LLC (CRD 162006): Form ADV filing data as of October 2026.
https://advisorcensus.com/firm/rlj-equity-partners-llc-bethesda-md-162006