Form D · Other Investment Fund

BlackRock Absolute Return Fund, Ltd.

Seattle, WA · CIK 0001806252

Offering snapshot reported Jun 4, 2026 · SEC filing

Reported sold
$187M
Indefinite offering
Investors reported
1
Form D · investor count
Minimum accepted
$100K
Reported outside-investor minimum
First sale
Feb 26, 2020
As reported in this filing

Fundraising history

Reported sold
Reported amount sold by Form D filing date$0$93.7M$187MMar 12, 2020: $116,450,188.00Mar 12, 2020Mar 12, 2021: $187,303,680.00Mar 14, 2022: $187,303,680.00Mar 15, 2023: $187,303,680.00May 8, 2024: $187,303,680.00May 29, 2025: $187,303,680.00Jun 4, 2026: $187,303,680.00Jun 4, 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.

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Filing history

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FiledFiling typeReported soldChange vs linked filingInvestorsSource
Jun 4, 2026Amendment$187,303,680$0vs May 29, 20251SEC filing
May 29, 2025Amendment$187,303,680$0vs May 8, 20241SEC filing
May 8, 2024Amendment$187,303,680$0vs Mar 15, 20231SEC filing
Mar 15, 2023Amendment$187,303,680$0vs Mar 14, 20221SEC filing
Mar 14, 2022Amendment$187,303,680$0vs Mar 12, 20211SEC filing
Mar 12, 2021Amendment$187,303,680$70,853,492vs Mar 12, 20201SEC filing
Mar 12, 2020Initial$116,450,188No comparison1SEC filing

Offering details

Securities
Equity, Pooled investment fund
Exemptions
06b, 3C, 3C.7
Duration over one year
Yes
Business combination
No
Sales commissions
$0
Finders' fees
$0
Form D file number
021-362692
This is a continuous offering.

Source: Form D, filed Jun 4, 2026. Minimum accepted may differ from a standard advertised minimum.

Fund connections

Each card uses that adviser's latest imported filing. Filing dates can differ; these disclosures do not confirm a current relationship.

Matched by reported Form D file number

BLACKROCK ABSOLUTE RETURN FUND, LTD.

Investment adviser: BLACKROCK FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT, INC

Gross asset value
$16.2M
Beneficial owners
1
ADV minimum commitment
$180M

Reported in Form ADV on Aug 27, 2026. Fund assets and beneficial owners measure different things from Form D sales and investors.

Service providers

Fund administrator MUFG ALTERNATIVE FUND SERVICES (CAYMAN), LTD. GRAND CAYMAN, Cayman Islands Investor statements: Yes (provided to all investors) Related to adviser: No Other funds reporting this name →
Auditor DELOITTE & TOUCHE GRAND CAYMAN, Cayman Islands Other funds reporting this name →
Custodian MUFG ALTERNATIVE FUND SERVICES (CAYMAN), LTD. GRAND CAYMAN, Cayman Islands Related to adviser: No Other funds reporting this name →
Marketer BLACKROCK INVESTMENTS, LLC NEW YORK, New York, United States Related to adviser: Yes Other funds reporting this name →
Prime broker BNY MELLON SECURITIES CORPORATION NEW YORK, New York, United States Other funds reporting this name →
Provider details
Annual audit
Yes
Prime brokers
Yes
Custodians
Yes
Administrator other than the adviser
Yes
External marketing
Yes

DELOITTE & TOUCHE
PCAOB 1096

BLACKROCK INVESTMENTS, LLC
CRD 38642 · SEC 8-48436

BNY MELLON SECURITIES CORPORATION
CRD 231 · SEC 8-13801

Fund asset history · 5 annual observations Gross asset value by annual ADV filing$0$118M$236MFY 2021: $235,745,887.00FY 2021FY 2022: $229,456,916.00FY 2022FY 2023: $226,225,028.00FY 2023FY 2024: $226,225,028.00FY 2024FY 2025: $16,239,091.00FY 2025

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Fiscal yearGross assetsBeneficial ownersADV filed
2021$235,745,8871Mar 30, 2022
2022$229,456,9161Mar 30, 2023
2023$226,225,0281Mar 28, 2024
2024$226,225,0281Mar 31, 2025
2025$16,239,0911Mar 31, 2026
Filing source

Form ADV 2128806 · Aug 27, 2026 · Schedule D 7.B.(1), fund 805-4099544719

Reported by BLACKROCK FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT, INC (CRD 107105).

Other-Than Anual Amendment For Registered Adviser.

Official IAPD profile (latest public filing). Historical values on this page come from the SEC/IAPD filing archive; 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
Karla Bodden Director
Carol Reynolds Director

Issuer details

Industry: Pooled Investment Fund (See others in industry)

Address:
601 Union Street 56 Th Floor
Seattle, WA, 98101
Phone: 206-613-6700