Form D · Hedge Fund

DEF Associates Ltd.

Road Town, Tortola, D8 · CIK 0000754094

Offering snapshot reported Aug 13, 2026 · SEC filing

Reported sold
$213M
Indefinite offering
Investors reported
39
Form D · investor count
Minimum accepted
$100K
Reported outside-investor minimum
First sale
Jan 1, 1985
As reported in this filing

Fundraising history

Reported sold
Reported amount sold by Form D filing date$0$107M$213MMar 11, 2009Mar 10, 2010: $50,000,000.00Mar 10, 2011: $50,000,000.00Mar 12, 2012: $151,197,363.00Aug 21, 2018: $211,251,215.00Aug 20, 2019: $211,251,215.00Aug 19, 2020: $211,851,215.00Aug 17, 2022: $213,051,215.00Aug 16, 2023: $213,051,215.00Aug 15, 2024: $213,051,215.00Aug 13, 2026: $213,051,215.00Aug 13, 2026

Dates are filing dates, not cash receipt dates. Decreases are reported revisions, not evidence of withdrawals. Separate offering histories are not added together.

What changed?

Latest filing versus its linked predecessor, where available.

  • Reported sold$151,197,363 → $213,051,215
  • Reported investors38 → 39

Filing history

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FiledFiling typeReported soldChange vs linked filingInvestorsSource
Aug 13, 2026Amendment$213,051,215$61,853,852vs Mar 12, 201239SEC filing
Aug 14, 2025Amendment$213,051,215No comparisonNot reportedSEC filing
Aug 15, 2024Amendment$213,051,215$61,853,852vs Mar 12, 201239SEC filing
Aug 16, 2023Amendment$213,051,215$61,853,852vs Mar 12, 201239SEC filing
Aug 17, 2022Amendment$213,051,215$61,853,852vs Mar 12, 201239SEC filing
Aug 18, 2021Amendment$213,051,215No comparisonNot reportedSEC filing
Aug 19, 2020Amendment$211,851,215$60,653,852vs Mar 12, 201239SEC filing
Aug 20, 2019Amendment$211,251,215$60,053,852vs Mar 12, 201239SEC filing
Aug 21, 2018Amendment$211,251,215$60,053,852vs Mar 12, 201239SEC filing
Mar 12, 2012Amendment$151,197,363$101,197,363vs Mar 10, 201138SEC filing
Mar 10, 2011Amendment$50,000,000$0vs Mar 10, 201037SEC filing
Mar 10, 2010Amendment$50,000,000No comparison37SEC filing
Mar 11, 2009PaperNot reportedNo comparisonNot reportedSEC filing

Offering details

Securities
Pooled investment fund
Exemptions
06b, 3C, 3C.1
Duration over one year
Yes
Business combination
No
Sales commissions
$0
Finders' fees
$0
Form D file number
021-17869

Source: Form D, filed Aug 13, 2026. Minimum accepted may differ from a standard advertised minimum.

Fund connections

The linked fund shows its most recently reported ADV details.

Matched by reported Form D file number

DEF ASSOCIATES LTD

Investment adviser: ARNHOLD LLC

Gross asset value
$591M
Beneficial owners
16
ADV minimum commitment
$100K

Reported in Form ADV on Mar 25, 2026. Fund assets and beneficial owners measure different things from Form D sales and investors.

Service providers

Fund administrator SS&C TECHNOLOGIES INC HARRISON, New York, United States Investor statements: Yes (provided to all investors) Related to adviser: No
Auditor BAKER TILLY US. LLP CHICAGO, Illinois, United States
Custodian GOLDMAN SACHS & CO. LLC NEW YORK, New York, United States Related to adviser: No
Custodian J.P. MORGAN SECURITIES LLC NEW YORK, New York, United States Related to adviser: No
Custodian U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota, United States Related to adviser: No
Prime broker GOLDMAN SACHS & CO. LLC NEW YORK, New York, United States
Provider details
Annual audit
Yes
Prime brokers
Yes
Custodians
Yes
Administrator other than the adviser
Yes
External marketing
No

BAKER TILLY US. LLP
PCAOB 23

GOLDMAN SACHS & CO. LLC
SEC 8-129

J.P. MORGAN SECURITIES LLC
SEC 8-35008 · LEI ID7H6GLXDRUGQFU57RNE

U.S. BANK NATIONAL ASSOCIATION
LEI 6BYL5QZYBDK8S7L73M02

GOLDMAN SACHS & CO. LLC
CRD 361 · SEC 8-129

Filing source

Form ADV 2072272 · Mar 25, 2026 · Schedule D 7.B.(1), fund 805-9283843756

Official IAPD profile (latest public filing). Values are the most recently reported in our imported data; the public profile may show a newer filing.

People & organizations

Current and past Form D appearances. These existing records do not establish a person's current role or uniquely identify them across issuers.

People and organizations reported in Form D filings
NameReported role
Henry H Arnhold Director
John P Arnhold Director
N/A Arnhold Llc Executive
Edgar Astaire Director
Martin Byrne Director
Nicolas Lowell Director
Curtis Lowell, Jr. Director
William H Salomon Director
Steven Schaefer Director
A. J. Stocks Director
Peter G Wodtke Director
Harry Wolf Director

Issuer details

Industry: Pooled Investment Fund (See others in industry)

Address:
Citco B.V.I. Limited Flemming House, Wickhams Cay, Po Box 662
Road Town, Tortola, D8, VG1110