Absolute Investment Advisers, Llc
- Regulatory AUM
- $2.2B
- Discretionary
- $2.1B
- Clients
- 7
- Avg AUM / client
- $319M
- Accounts
- 9
- Employees
- 16
AUM over time
Annual snapshots from Form ADV filings · as of Mar 27, 2026
Investments (13F portfolio — 122 positions, $852,099,358)
13F period Mar 31, 2026| # | Issuer | Class | Value | Shares | % of 13F | % of AUM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Granite Constr Inc | NOTE 3.250% 6/1 | $24,677,599 | 15,000,000 | 2.9% | 1.1% |
| 2 | Mks Inc. | NOTE 1.250% 6/0 | $20,242,200 | 12,268,000 | 2.38% | 0.91% |
| 3 | Patrick Inds Inc | NOTE 1.750%12/0 | $18,941,770 | 10,949,000 | 2.22% | 0.85% |
| 4 | Osi Systems Inc | NOTE 2.250% 8/0 | $18,447,945 | 12,028,000 | 2.17% | 0.83% |
| 5 | Tetra Tech Inc New | DBCV 2.250% 8/1 | $18,407,519 | 17,526,000 | 2.16% | 0.82% |
| 6 | Halozyme Therapeutics Inc | NOTE 1.000% 8/1 | $17,955,000 | 14,000,000 | 2.11% | 0.8% |
| 7 | Century Alum Co | NOTE 2.750% 5/0 | $17,698,625 | 5,650,000 | 2.08% | 0.79% |
| 8 | Fluor Corp | NOTE 1.125% 8/1 | $17,077,524 | 13,889,000 | 2.0% | 0.76% |
| 9 | Greenbrier Cos Inc | NOTE 2.875% 4/1 | $15,919,474 | 13,795,000 | 1.87% | 0.71% |
| 10 | Akamai Technologies Inc | NOTE 1.125% 2/1 | $15,762,780 | 13,827,000 | 1.85% | 0.71% |
| 11 | Parsons Corp Del | NOTE 2.625% 3/0 | $15,584,731 | 15,833,000 | 1.83% | 0.7% |
| 12 | Applied Optoelectronics Inc | NOTE 2.750% 1/1 | $15,527,080 | 7,000,000 | 1.82% | 0.7% |
| 13 | Lemaitre Vascular Inc | NOTE 2.500% 2/0 | $14,612,766 | 13,000,000 | 1.71% | 0.65% |
| 14 | Ani Pharmaceuticals Inc | NOTE 2.250% 9/0 | $14,209,310 | 11,473,000 | 1.67% | 0.64% |
| 15 | Encore Cap Group Inc | NOTE 4.000% 3/1 | $14,182,875 | 11,250,000 | 1.66% | 0.63% |
| 16 | Liberty All Star Equity Fd | SH BEN INT | $13,403,838 | 2,415,106 | 1.57% | 0.6% |
| 17 | On Semiconductor Corp | NOTE 0.500% 3/0 | $12,845,384 | 13,168,000 | 1.51% | 0.58% |
| 18 | Lantheus Hldgs Inc | NOTE 2.625%12/1 | $12,706,220 | 10,600,000 | 1.49% | 0.57% |
| 19 | Freshpet Inc | NOTE 3.000% 4/0 | $12,677,500 | 11,000,000 | 1.49% | 0.57% |
| 20 | Wisdomtree Inc | NOTE 3.250% 8/1 | $12,478,651 | 9,308,000 | 1.46% | 0.56% |
| 21 | Fluence Energy Inc | NOTE 2.250% 6/1 | $12,108,000 | 12,000,000 | 1.42% | 0.54% |
| 22 | Alphatec Hldgs Inc | NOTE 0.750% 3/1 | $12,043,750 | 11,750,000 | 1.41% | 0.54% |
| 23 | Bentley Sys Inc | NOTE 0.375% 7/0 | $11,900,564 | 12,500,000 | 1.4% | 0.53% |
| 24 | Jazz Investments I Ltd | NOTE 3.125% 9/1 | $11,815,522 | 8,350,000 | 1.39% | 0.53% |
| 25 | Nutanix Inc | NOTE 0.500%12/1 | $11,753,477 | 13,000,000 | 1.38% | 0.53% |
Top 25 of 122 positions from the manager's latest Form 13F · source filing (EDGAR) ↗. 13F covers long US-listed positions only. "% of AUM" is share of the firm's total regulatory AUM (Form ADV Item 5.F).
Who they serve
| Client type | Clients | AUM | % of AUM |
|---|---|---|---|
| Investment companies | 5 | $2.0B | 91.4% |
| Pooled investment vehicles (non-investment companies) | 2 | $130M | 5.83% |
| Other | Fewer than 5 clients | $62.8M | 2.81% |
Private funds (1)
Reported in Form ADV Section 7.B.(1), filing of Mar 2024 · $37.1M combined gross assets
| Fund | Type | Domicile | Gross assets | Owners |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Absolute Finn Investment Partners, L.P. | Hedge Fund | Delaware | $37.1M | 25 |
People (8)
roster as of Jul 20, 2026| Name | Role / title | Credentials | With firm since | Ownership |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brian Drake Hlidek | Managing Member, Sales And Marketing | Jul 2004 (22y) | 10% – 25% | |
| Christopher Allen Ward | Member, Sales And Marketing | Jul 2004 (22y) | 10% – 25% | |
| Compson, James, Phillip | Managing Member, Chief Investment Officer | Jul 2004 (22y) | 25% – 50% | |
| Kristian, Neil, Howard | Member, Chief Operations Officer | Sep 2005 (21y) | 5% – 10% | |
| Wannamaker, Whitfield, Claude | Member | Sep 2006 (20y) | 10% – 25% | |
| Faherty, David, Long | Member, General Counsel, Chief Compliance Officer | Feb 2018 (9y) | 5% – 10% | |
| Christopher Scott O'grady | Registered representative | Jul 2024 (2y) | ||
| Janielle Lucas | Registered representative | Mar 2025 (1y) |
Undisclosed: 0% – 35% of the firm is not attributable from the filed Schedule A bands.
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 (1, $37.1M gross assets)
| Fund | Type | Gross assets | Min. investment | Owners |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Absolute Finn Investment Partners, L.P. | Hedge Fund | $37.1M | $500K | 25 |
From Form ADV Section 7.B private fund reporting.
Documents (1 archived)
| Form | Period | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Form ADV (full filing) | 03/27/2026 | 1.19 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
Services
- • Portfolio management for investment companies
- • Portfolio management for pooled investment vehicles
- • Portfolio management for businesses/institutional clients
Custody
Reported custodians
- Fidelity Prime Services $62.8M (3% of AUM) Mar 2026
Amounts as reported in ADV Item 5.K.(3) (custodians holding 10%+ of SMA assets).
Firm reports it does not have custody of client funds or securities (Item 9.A).
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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