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Evanston Capital Management, Llc

SEC-registered Private Fund Manager · Mid-sized ($1B–$10B) CRD 120338 · SEC file 801-61115 · Evanston, IL · www.linkedin.com
☆ Save with Pro ADV data as of Mar 27, 2026
Regulatory AUM
$4.5B
Discretionary
$4.5B
Clients
10
Avg AUM / client
$449M
Accounts
10
Employees
28

AUM over time

$3.4B $5.4B
Dec 2011 Dec 2025

Annual snapshots from Form ADV filings · as of Mar 27, 2026

Who they serve

Client typeClientsAUM% of AUM
Investment companies 1 $94.0M 2.09%
Pooled investment vehicles (non-investment companies) 9 $4.4B 97.9%

Private funds (7)

Reported in Form ADV Section 7.B.(1), filing of Mar 2024 · $4.2B combined gross assets

FundTypeDomicileGross assetsOwners
The Weatherlow Fund I L.P. master Hedge Fund Delaware $3.7B 530
Poetic License Partners, Lp Other Private Fund Delaware $187M 56
Evanston Alpha Strategies Fund L.P. master Hedge Fund Delaware $138M 37
Ecm Blockchain Fund I Lp Private Equity Fund Delaware $58.2M 127
Evanston Hedge Partners L.P. Hedge Fund Delaware $56.6M 45
Clearwater Fund L.P. Hedge Fund Delaware $42.1M 9
Evanston Credit Opportunities Fund, Ltd. Hedge Fund Cayman Islands $24.7M 5

Nonprofit clients

Charities that reported this firm as a top-paid contractor (investment services) on Form 990.

Charity Location Period
Methodist Healthcare Ministries Of South Texas Inc EIN 741287016 San Antonio, TX 12/31/2024

People (10)

NameRole / titleCredentialsWith firm sinceOwnership
Zimmerman, Scott, Ryan General Counsel Jan 2006 (21y) Less than 5%
Blitz, Adam, B Founding Partner Ceo / Cio Feb 2010 (17y) Less than 5%
Blitz, Erin Trustee Feb 2010 (17y) GP / trustee / elected manager of Adam B. Blitz Revocable Trust And Blitz Gst Insurance Trust (indirect)
Lorenzo, Melanie, Leslie Chief Compliance Officer And Associate General Counsel Dec 2010 (16y) Less than 5%
Meister, Kenneth, Alan Founding Partner President And Coo Jan 2013 (14y) Less than 5%
Donenberg, Lance, Ari Head Of Strategic Business Development Oct 2014 (12y) Less than 5%
Kim, Kristen, Vangelder Deputy Cio Jan 2015 (12y) Less than 5%
Cahill, Ryan, Duffecy Founding Partner Business Development And Client Service Jan 2021 (6y) Less than 5%
Lease, Brian, L Cfo Jan 2021 (6y) Less than 5%
Amboian, John, Peter Chairman Apr 2023 (3y) Less than 5%

Entity owners (Schedule A/B)

EntityTitle / statusSinceSch.Ownership
Evanston Capital Management, L.P. Member Mar 2020 A 75% or more
Adam B. Blitz Revocable Trust And Blitz Gst Insurance Trust Limited Partner Mar 2020 B ≈ 18.75% – 50% via Evanston Capital Management, L.P.
Ecm Holdco, Llc General Partner Feb 2020 B GP / trustee / elected manager of Evanston Capital Management, L.P. (indirect)

Undisclosed: 0% – 25% of the firm is not attributable from the filed Schedule A bands.

Estimated effective ownership (look-through of filed bands):

  • Adam B. Blitz Revocable Trust And Blitz Gst Insurance Trust: 25% – 50% of Evanston Capital Management, L.P. × 75% – 100% direct ≈ 18.75% – 50% of the firm

Roster from the IAPD representatives feed; ownership and acquisition dates from Form ADV Schedule A/B. "Since" is the earliest filed registration or acquisition date.

Private funds (7, $4.2B gross assets)

FundTypeGross assetsMin. investmentOwners
The Weatherlow Fund I L.P. Hedge Fund $3.7B $250K 530
Poetic License Partners, Lp Other Private Fund $187M $100K 56
Evanston Alpha Strategies Fund L.P. Hedge Fund $138M $250K 37
Ecm Blockchain Fund I Lp Private Equity Fund $58.2M $250K 127
Evanston Hedge Partners L.P. Hedge Fund $56.6M $100K 45
Clearwater Fund L.P. Hedge Fund $42.1M $250K 9
Evanston Credit Opportunities Fund, Ltd. Hedge Fund $24.7M $100K 5

From Form ADV Section 7.B private fund reporting.

Foundations & charities (1)

OrganizationTypeAssetsAs of
Methodist Healthcare Ministries Of South Texas Inc Public charity $2.2B 12/31/2024

From IRS Form 990 investment-management-fee disclosures.

Documents (1 archived)

FormPeriodSize
Form ADV (full filing) 03/27/2026 2.43 MB View · PDF · Source ↗

Archived copies of the firm's regulatory filings, versioned by content hash.

Disciplinary disclosures

No disciplinary events reported on the firm's latest Form ADV filing.

How they charge

  • Percentage of assets under management
  • Performance-based fees

Services

  • Portfolio management for investment companies
  • Portfolio management for pooled investment vehicles
  • Selection of other advisers

Custody

Firm reports having custody of client funds or securities (Item 9.A).

No custodian data reported or mined yet.

Source

All data on this page comes from this firm's Form ADV filings, reproduced without modification. Latest filing: Mar 27, 2026.

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