Private fund adviser · Edina, MN
First Light Asset Management, LLC
SEC-registered investment adviser · CRD 168899 · SEC 801-78528
At a glance
First Light Asset Management, LLC is an SEC-registered investment adviser based in Edina, Minnesota, with $1.4 billion in regulatory assets under management as of its Form ADV filed March 24, 2026. Its largest client group by assets is pooled investment vehicles, and it reports 826 individual clients. By Form ADV it is a private fund adviser, ranked 1,986th of 4,686 private fund advisers and 4,435th of 17,210 SEC-registered advisers by assets.
Main office 952-831-6500firstlightam.comLinkedInAs filed on Form ADV
- Regulatory AUM
- $1.4B
- Rank among private fund advisers
- #1,986 of 4,686
- Rank among all SEC RIAs
- #4,435 of 17,210
- Rank in Minnesota
- #71 of 276
- Individual clients
- 826
- High-net-worth clients
- 659
- Accounts
- 861
- Discretionary
- 100% of AUM
- Employees
- 14
- Advisory staff
- 7
- Offices
- 2
Owners and executives on its Form ADV
- Mathew P. ArensManaging Member, CEO, & Senior Portfolio Manager
- Brett T. JohnsonSenior Research Analyst & Founding Principal
- Kurt T. PetersonChief Financial Officer & Chief Compliance Officer
Custody and brokerage
Who it serves
| Client type | Clients | Regulatory AUM | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pooled investment vehicles | 5 | $975M | 69% |
| High-net-worth individuals | 659 | $355M | 25% |
| Individuals | 167 | $41M | 3% |
| Corporations or other businesses | 18 | $26M | 2% |
| Pension and profit sharing plans | 5 | $6M | <1% |
| Charitable organizations | 7 | $4M | <1% |
Private funds
First Light Asset Management, LLC reports 3 private funds with $975M in gross assets: hedge funds (Form ADV Item 7.B).
Disciplinary disclosures
First Light Asset Management, LLC reports no disciplinary disclosures in Item 11 of Form ADV. Read the details on the SEC’s adviser search ↗
Services
- Portfolio management for individuals and small businesses
- Portfolio management for pooled investment vehicles
- Portfolio management for businesses and institutions
How it’s paid
- A percentage of assets under management
- Performance-based fees
Form ADV and brochures on the SEC’s adviser search ↗firstlightam.com ↗
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Questions
How much does First Light Asset Management, LLC manage?
First Light Asset Management, LLC reports $1.4 billion in regulatory assets under management across 861 accounts, 100% of it on a discretionary basis, on its Form ADV filed March 24, 2026.
What kind of firm is First Light Asset Management, LLC?
First Light Asset Management, LLC is a private fund adviser by its Form ADV answers. Private funds are at least half of its business by assets.
Who are First Light Asset Management, LLC’s clients?
By assets, its largest client types are pooled investment vehicles ($975 million, 5 clients); high-net-worth individuals ($355 million, 659 clients); individuals ($41 million, 167 clients).
Does First Light Asset Management, LLC manage private funds?
Yes. It reports 3 private funds with $975 million in gross assets, including hedge funds.
Does First Light Asset Management, LLC have any disciplinary history?
First Light Asset Management, LLC reports no disciplinary disclosures in Item 11 of its Form ADV. Check the SEC’s adviser search for the latest record.
Where these numbers come from
Every figure is First Light Asset Management, LLC’s own answer on its latest Form ADV, from the SEC’s registered-adviser list as of October 1, 2026: regulatory assets and accounts (Item 5.F), clients by type (5.D), employees (5.A and 5.B), compensation (5.E) and services (5.G). Custodians come from Schedule D 5.K(3) of its latest filing (2026-03-24), which lists those holding 10% or more of separately managed account assets and the amount at each. “Hybrid” means some employees are also registered representatives of a broker-dealer (Item 5.B(2)); affiliated broker-dealers are the related persons it lists in Item 7.A and Schedule D. Firm type comes from its own answers: broker-dealer firms are registered broker-dealers themselves (Item 6.A); private fund advisers manage mostly private funds (Item 7.B, 5.D); wealth managers manage at least half their assets for individuals (5.D). Ranks compare it by regulatory assets with every SEC-registered adviser and with firms of its type. Figures are as of the firm’s last annual update, so they can lag recent deals and market moves. Regulatory AUM counts assets the firm continuously supervises and can differ from what a firm markets.
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