Form D · Other Investment Fund

Absolute Return Fund, Ltd.

Chicago, IL · CIK 0001567100

Offering snapshot reported Oct 18, 2021 · SEC filing

Reported sold
$275M
Indefinite offering
Investors reported
1
Form D · investor count
Minimum accepted
$5M
Reported outside-investor minimum
First sale
Jan 1, 2013
As reported in this filing

Fundraising history

Reported sold
Reported amount sold by Form D filing date$0$182M$365MJan 16, 2013: $130,000,000.00Jan 16, 2013Aug 6, 2014: $206,000,000.00Jan 22, 2016: $206,000,000.00Aug 23, 2017: $206,000,000.00Nov 13, 2018: $274,900,657.00Nov 12, 2019: $364,951,314.00Nov 6, 2020: $274,900,658.00Oct 18, 2021: $274,900,658.00Oct 18, 2021

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$274,900,657 → $274,900,658
  • Reported investors3 → 1

Filing history

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FiledFiling typeReported soldChange vs linked filingInvestorsSource
Oct 18, 2021Amendment$274,900,658$1vs Nov 13, 20181SEC filing
Nov 6, 2020Amendment$274,900,658$1vs Nov 13, 20181SEC filing
Nov 12, 2019Amendment$364,951,314$90,050,657vs Nov 13, 20181SEC filing
Nov 13, 2018Amendment$274,900,657$68,900,657vs Jan 22, 20163SEC filing
Aug 23, 2017Amendment$206,000,000$0vs Jan 22, 20161SEC filing
Jan 22, 2016Amendment$206,000,000$0vs Aug 6, 20141SEC filing
Aug 6, 2014Amendment$206,000,000$76,000,000vs Jan 16, 20131SEC filing
Jan 16, 2013Initial$130,000,000No comparison1SEC filing

Offering details

Securities
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
021-190369

Source: Form D, filed Oct 18, 2021. 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

ABSOLUTE RETURN FUND, LTD.

Investment adviser: GCM GROSVENOR L.P.

Gross asset value
$19.1M
Beneficial owners
1
ADV minimum commitment
$5M

Reported in Form ADV on Jun 30, 2026. Fund assets and beneficial owners measure different things from Form D sales and investors.

Service providers

Fund administrator BANK OF NEW YORK NEW YORK, New York, United States Investor statements: Yes (provided to all investors) Related to adviser: No
Auditor PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS LLP CHICAGO, Illinois, United States
Custodian THE BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON NEW YORK, New York, United States Related to adviser: No
Provider details
Annual audit
Yes
Prime brokers
No
Custodians
Yes
Administrator other than the adviser
Yes
External marketing
No

PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS LLP
PCAOB 238

Filing source

Form ADV 2116525 · Jun 30, 2026 · Schedule D 7.B.(1), fund 805-2533235051

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
Ivaldo Basso Executive
Pamela Bentley Executive
Dasha S. Dwin Executive
Lilly Farahnakian Executive
Eric A. Felton Executive
N/A Gcm Fiduciary Services, Llc Director
N/A Gcm Grosvenor Holdings, L.L.C. Promoter
N/A Gcm, L.L.C. ("Gcm") Promoter
N/A Grosvenor Capital Management, L.P. ("Grosvenor") Promoter
N/A Grosvenor Holdings, L.L.C. Promoter
Joseph D. Gutman Executive
Sandra Hurse Executive
Francis Idehen Executive
Joseph R. Levin Executive
Jonathan R. Levin Executive
Eric Levin Executive
Paul A. Meister Executive
Burke J. Montgomery Executive
Joseph H. Nesler Executive
Frederick Pollock Executive
Michael J. Sacks Executive
Stacie Selinger Executive

Issuer details

Industry: Pooled Investment Fund (See others in industry)

Address:
900 North Michigan Avenue, Suite 1100
Chicago, IL, 60611