Form D · Hedge Fund

HARD ASSET PARTNERS L P

New York, NY · CIK 0001278006

Offering snapshot reported Jan 20, 2012 · SEC filing

Reported sold: $145M
Investors reported: 112
Minimum accepted: $0
First sale: Jan 1, 1998

Fundraising history

Reported sold

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$144,081,823 → $145,184,128
Reported investors107 → 112

Filing history

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Filed	Filing type	Reported sold	Change vs linked filing	Investors	Source
Jan 20, 2012	Amendment	$145,184,128	$1,102,305vs Jan 25, 2011	112	SEC filing
Jan 25, 2011	Amendment	$144,081,823	$0vs Jul 13, 2010	107	SEC filing
Jul 13, 2010	Amendment	$144,081,823	$40,577,744vs Mar 16, 2009	107	SEC filing
Jul 31, 2009	Amendment	$136,831,823	$33,327,744vs Mar 16, 2009	104	SEC filing
Jun 24, 2009	Amendment	$103,504,079	$0vs Mar 16, 2009	88	SEC filing
Mar 16, 2009	Amendment	$103,504,079	No comparison	Not reported	SEC filing

Offering details

Securities: Equity, Pooled investment fund
Exemptions: 06, 3C, 3C.1
Duration over one year: Yes
Business combination: No

Sales commissions: $30K (estimated)
Finders' fees: $0
Form D file number: 021-62409

Sales compensation payments to the entity listed in Item 12, to the extent applicable, consist of a percentage of the fees paid to the General Partner by the Issuer and/or a placement fee.

Sales compensation recipients

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Recipient	CRD	Associated broker-dealer
Brookstreet Securities Corp.	14667

Source: Form D, filed Jan 20, 2012. 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

HARD ASSET PARTNERS LP

Investment adviser: VAN ECK ABSOLUTE RETURN ADVISERS CORPORATION

Gross asset value: $20.5M
Beneficial owners: 20
ADV minimum commitment: $1M

Reported in Form ADV on Mar 30, 2012. Fund assets and beneficial owners measure different things from Form D sales and investors.

Service providers

Fund administrator PRIME MANAGEMENT LIMITED HAMILTON, Bermuda Investor statements: Yes (provided to all investors) Related to adviser: No

Auditor KPMG LLP NEW YORK, New York, United States

Custodian CITI GLOBAL MARKETS NEW YORK, New York, United States Related to adviser: No

Custodian INVESCO AIM MANAGEMENT CO LTD LONDON, United Kingdom Related to adviser: No

Prime broker BNP PARIBAS PRIME BROKERAGE, INC. NEW YORK, New York, United States

Prime broker CREDIT SUISSE SECURITIES (USA) 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

BNP PARIBAS PRIME BROKERAGE, INC.
CRD 24962 · SEC 8-40490

CREDIT SUISSE SECURITIES (USA) LLC
CRD 816 · SEC 8-422

Filing source

Form ADV 635576 · Mar 30, 2012 · Schedule D 7.B.(1), fund 805-6596167979

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
Name	Reported role
Joseph J. Mc Brien	Director
Jonathan R. Simon	Executive
Bruce J. Smith	Director
Derek S. Van Eck	Director
Jan F. Van Eck	Director

Issuer details

Industry: Pooled Investment Fund (See others in industry)

Address:

C/O Van Eck Absolute Return Advisers Corp 335 Madison Avenue, 19 Th Floor
New York, NY, 10017