Form D · Hedge Fund

DEF Associates LP

New York, NY · CIK 0001506964

Offering snapshot reported Feb 11, 2026 · SEC filing

Reported sold
$670M
Indefinite offering
Investors reported
58
Form D · investor count
Minimum accepted
$100K
Reported outside-investor minimum
First sale
Jan 1, 2011
As reported in this filing

Fundraising history

Reported sold
Reported amount sold by Form D filing date$0$335M$670MFeb 17, 2011: $103,614,212.00Feb 17, 2011Feb 17, 2012: $116,028,073.00Feb 15, 2013: $236,114,048.00Feb 18, 2014: $371,923,677.00Feb 18, 2015: $382,804,677.00Feb 18, 2016: $508,703,677.00Feb 17, 2017: $566,569,677.00Feb 20, 2018: $594,039,677.00Feb 19, 2019: $622,639,677.00Feb 18, 2020: $633,839,677.00Feb 17, 2021: $650,627,677.00Feb 16, 2022: $667,527,677.00Feb 15, 2023: $669,653,518.00Feb 13, 2024: $669,653,518.00Feb 12, 2025: $669,803,518.00Feb 11, 2026: $669,903,518.00Feb 11, 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$594,039,677 → $669,903,518
  • Reported investors54 → 58

Filing history

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FiledFiling typeReported soldChange vs linked filingInvestorsSource
Feb 11, 2026Amendment$669,903,518$75,863,841vs Feb 20, 201858SEC filing
Feb 12, 2025Amendment$669,803,518$75,763,841vs Feb 20, 201858SEC filing
Feb 13, 2024Amendment$669,653,518$75,613,841vs Feb 20, 201858SEC filing
Feb 15, 2023Amendment$669,653,518$75,613,841vs Feb 20, 201858SEC filing
Feb 16, 2022Amendment$667,527,677$73,488,000vs Feb 20, 201858SEC filing
Feb 17, 2021Amendment$650,627,677$56,588,000vs Feb 20, 201857SEC filing
Feb 18, 2020Amendment$633,839,677$39,800,000vs Feb 20, 201856SEC filing
Feb 19, 2019Amendment$622,639,677$28,600,000vs Feb 20, 201856SEC filing
Feb 20, 2018Amendment$594,039,677$27,470,000vs Feb 17, 201754SEC filing
Feb 17, 2017Amendment$566,569,677$57,866,000vs Feb 18, 201647SEC filing
Feb 18, 2016Amendment$508,703,677$125,899,000vs Feb 18, 201544SEC filing
Feb 18, 2015Amendment$382,804,677$10,881,000vs Feb 18, 201441SEC filing
Feb 18, 2014Amendment$371,923,677$135,809,629vs Feb 15, 201338SEC filing
Feb 15, 2013Amendment$236,114,048$120,085,975vs Feb 17, 201232SEC filing
Feb 17, 2012Amendment$116,028,073$12,413,861vs Feb 17, 201129SEC filing
Feb 17, 2011Initial$103,614,212No comparison38SEC 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
021-155536

Source: Form D, filed Feb 11, 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 LP

Investment adviser: ARNHOLD LLC

Gross asset value
$1.2B
Beneficial owners
43
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 805-7673883163

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
John Arnhold Executive
... Arnhold Llc Executive
Christa Dorrego Executive
First Eagle Investment Management, Llc Executive
Tim Tabor Executive
Timothy Tabor Executive

Issuer details

Industry: Pooled Investment Fund (See others in industry)

Address:
C/O Arnhold Llc 1370 Avenue Of The Americas, Floor 31
New York, NY, 10019