Form D · Other Investment Fund

DEFENSIVE U.S. EQUITY FUND

Seattle, WA · CIK 0001440781

Offering snapshot reported Jan 24, 2025 · SEC filing

Reported sold
$347M
Indefinite offering
Investors reported
3
Form D · investor count
Minimum accepted
$0
Reported outside-investor minimum
First sale
Jul 1, 2008
As reported in this filing

Fundraising history

Reported sold
Reported amount sold by Form D filing date$0$967M$1.93BDec 30, 2009: $716,286,657.00Dec 30, 2009Dec 17, 2010: $910,066,740.00Nov 14, 2011: $1,058,706,671.00Oct 22, 2012: $1,307,234,705.00Oct 21, 2013: $1,484,415,727.00Jul 11, 2014: $1,595,145,226.00Jul 9, 2015: $1,871,548,214.00Jul 8, 2016: $1,933,752,686.00Nov 30, 2016: $1,933,752,686.00Nov 30, 2017: $280,411,278.00Nov 29, 2018: $271,674,758.00Nov 27, 2019: $235,150,183.00Dec 7, 2020: $244,952,149.00Dec 17, 2021: $254,079,306.00Dec 21, 2022: $266,007,612.00Dec 21, 2023: $319,018,396.00Jan 24, 2025: $346,715,985.00Jan 24, 2025

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$266,007,612 → $346,715,985
  • Reported investors4 → 3

Filing history

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FiledFiling typeReported soldChange vs linked filingInvestorsSource
Jan 24, 2025Amendment$346,715,985$80,708,373vs Dec 21, 20223SEC filing
Dec 21, 2023Amendment$319,018,396$53,010,784vs Dec 21, 20223SEC filing
Dec 21, 2022Amendment$266,007,612$11,928,306vs Dec 17, 20214SEC filing
Dec 17, 2021Amendment$254,079,306$9,127,157vs Dec 7, 20205SEC filing
Dec 7, 2020Amendment$244,952,149$9,801,966vs Nov 27, 20195SEC filing
Nov 27, 2019Amendment$235,150,183-$36,524,575vs Nov 29, 20186SEC filing
Nov 29, 2018Amendment$271,674,758-$8,736,520vs Nov 30, 20178SEC filing
Nov 30, 2017Amendment$280,411,278-$1,653,341,408vs Nov 30, 201686SEC filing
Nov 30, 2016Amendment$1,933,752,686$62,204,472vs Jul 9, 201586SEC filing
Jul 8, 2016Amendment$1,933,752,686$62,204,472vs Jul 9, 201586SEC filing
Jul 9, 2015Amendment$1,871,548,214$276,402,988vs Jul 11, 201486SEC filing
Jul 11, 2014Amendment$1,595,145,226$110,729,499vs Oct 21, 201383SEC filing
Oct 21, 2013Amendment$1,484,415,727$177,181,022vs Oct 22, 201283SEC filing
Oct 22, 2012Amendment$1,307,234,705$248,528,034vs Nov 14, 201178SEC filing
Nov 14, 2011Amendment$1,058,706,671$148,639,931vs Dec 17, 201066SEC filing
Dec 17, 2010Amendment$910,066,740$193,780,083vs Dec 30, 200934SEC filing
Dec 30, 2009Amendment$716,286,657No comparison24SEC filing
Jul 21, 2008PaperNot reportedNo comparisonNot reportedSEC filing

Offering details

Securities
Pooled investment fund
Exemptions
3C.7, 06b, 3C
Duration over one year
Yes
Business combination
No
Sales commissions
$0
Finders' fees
$0
Form D file number
021-120695
Russell Investments Implementation Services, LLC is not compensated for its services in connection with this offering out of the offering proceeds or Issuer's assets, or by the Issuer's investors.

Sales compensation recipients

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RecipientCRDAssociated broker-dealer
Russell Investments Implementation Services, LLC21771

Source: Form D, filed Jan 24, 2025. 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

DEFENSIVE U.S. EQUITY FUND

Investment adviser: RUSSELL INVESTMENTS CAPITAL, LLC

Gross asset value
$227M
Beneficial owners
3
ADV minimum commitment
$0

Reported in Form ADV on Mar 31, 2026. Fund assets and beneficial owners measure different things from Form D sales and investors.

Service providers

Fund administrator RUSSELL INVESTMENTS FUND SERVICES, LLC SEATTLE, Washington, United States Investor statements: Yes (provided to all investors) Related to adviser: Yes
Auditor PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS LLP SEATTLE, Washington, United States
Custodian STATE STREET BANK & TRUST COMPANY BOSTON, Massachusetts, 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

STATE STREET BANK & TRUST COMPANY
LEI 571474TGEMMWANRLN572

Filing source

Form ADV 2072368 · Mar 31, 2026 · Schedule D 7.B.(1), fund 805-4058604283

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
Ross Erickson Director
Sole Member Frank Russell Company Promoter
Peter Gunning Director
Issuer Russell Institutional Funds, Llc Promoter
Managing Member Russell Institutional Funds Management, Llc Promoter
Investment Manager Russell Investment Management Company Promoter
Investment Manager Russell Investments Capital, Llc Promoter
Russell Investments Capital, Llc Promoter
Managing Member Russell Investments Funds Management, Llc Promoter
Russell Investments Funds Management, Llc Promoter
Issuer Russell Investments Institutional Funds, Llc Promoter
Russell Investments Institutional Funds, Llc Promoter
Russell Investments Us Institutional Holdco, Inc. Promoter
Sole Member Russell Investments Us Institutional Holdco, Inc. Promoter
Mark Swanson Director

Issuer details

Industry: Pooled Investment Fund (See others in industry)

Address:
C/O Russell Investments Funds Mgmt Llc 1301 Second Avenue, 18 Th Floor
Seattle, WA, 98101