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Absolute Investment Advisers, LLC

CIK:0001316187
Investment Adviser
$808M AUM
107 holdings
Rosemary Beach, FL, United States
Founded:2004
16 employees
Latest filing:Sep 30, 2025

Absolute Investment Advisers, LLC is a SEC-registered investment adviser founded in 2004 and headquartered in Rosemary Beach, Florida. The firm manages assets for institutional clients, including investment companies and pooled investment vehicles, and focuses on absolute return strategies. As of 2025, it employs approximately 15-16 staff and is known for its role as an adviser to mutual funds and alternative strategies for investors seeking diversification options.

Investment Strategy

Absolute Investment Advisers, LLC primarily utilizes multi-manager and absolute return strategies, allocating capital across a range of asset classes and investment approaches. The firm seeks to provide positive returns regardless of the direction of traditional markets by employing both traditional and alternative investment techniques, with an emphasis on risk management and capital preservation. They offer expertise in portfolio construction, manager allocation, and flexible mandates tailored to a variety of investor risk profiles and needs.

Latest 13F Filing Activity

Absolute Investment Advisers, LLC filed their most recent 13F report on Sep 30, 2025 disclosing 27 equity positions with a total 13F market value of $796M. The fund increased holdings in Pioneer Floating Rate Fund I, Abrdn Japan Equity Fund Inc., Reaves Util Income FD among other positions. Absolute Investment Advisers, LLC reduced exposure to Cornerstone Strategic Invest, Cornerstone Total Return FD, Nuveen CR Strategies Income among others.

Top Buys
P
PHDPIONEER FLOATING RATE FUND I
+$13.5M
J
JEQABRDN JAPAN EQUITY FUND INC
+$8.5M
U
UTGREAVES UTIL INCOME FD
+$5.1M
S
SCDLMP CAP & INCOME FD INC
+$2.7M
U
USALIBERTY ALL STAR EQUITY FD
+$2.3M
Top Sells
C
CLMCORNERSTONE STRATEGIC INVEST
-$10.0M
C
CRFCORNERSTONE TOTAL RETURN FD
-$9.9M
J
JQCNUVEEN CR STRATEGIES INCOME
-$4.7M
A
AVKADVENT CONV & INCOME FD
-$4.2M
E
EHIWESTERN ASSET GBL HIGH INC F
-$3.6M

Top Holdings

P
PHDPIONEER FLOATING RATE FUND I
+1.8%$14.2M
J
JEQABRDN JAPAN EQUITY FUND INC
+1.1%$8.5M
Z
ZTRVIRTUS TOTAL RETURN FD INC
+0.7%$5.4M
J
JQCNUVEEN CR STRATEGIES INCOME
+0.7%$5.3M
U
UTGREAVES UTIL INCOME FD
+0.6%$5.1M

Equity Positions (27)

TickerSecurityWeightMarket ValueSharesAvg CostPriceChange (QoQ)
PIONEER FLOATING RATE FUND I1.78%$14.2M1,421,772$9.95$9.96+$13.5M
ABRDN JAPAN EQUITY FUND INC1.07%$8.5M1,078,380$7.88$7.88+$8.5M
VIRTUS TOTAL RETURN FD INC0.68%$5.4M844,838$5.81$6.45-$2.4M
NUVEEN CR STRATEGIES INCOME0.67%$5.3M1,005,905$5.39$5.27-$4.7M
REAVES UTIL INCOME FD0.65%$5.1M129,661$39.62$39.62+$5.1M

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