Private fund adviser · Bethesda, MD
RLJ Equity Partners, LLC
SEC-registered investment adviser · CRD 162006 · SEC 801-74617
At a glance
RLJ Equity Partners, LLC is an SEC-registered investment adviser based in Bethesda, Maryland, with $109 million in regulatory assets under management as of its Form ADV filed April 30, 2026. Its largest client group by assets is pooled investment vehicles. By Form ADV it is a private fund adviser, ranked 4,449th of 4,686 private fund advisers and 15,140th of 17,210 SEC-registered advisers by assets.
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- Regulatory AUM
- $109M
- Rank among private fund advisers
- #4,449 of 4,686
- Rank among all SEC RIAs
- #15,140 of 17,210
- Rank in Maryland
- #214 of 227
- Clients
- 2
- Accounts
- 2
- Discretionary
- 100% of AUM
- Employees
- 3
- Advisory staff
- 1
- Offices
- 1
Owners and executives on its Form ADV
- Ernita F. ThomasCCO
- Rufus H. RiversManaging Partner
- Jerron B. HarewoodChief Financial Officer
Custody and brokerage
Custodian
RLJ Equity Partners, LLC’s Form ADV lists no custodian for separately managed accounts. Firms report one only when they manage $10 million or more in those accounts.
Who it serves
| Client type | Clients | Regulatory AUM | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pooled investment vehicles | 2 | $109M | 100% |
Private funds
RLJ Equity Partners, LLC reports 2 private funds with $98M in gross assets: private equity funds (Form ADV Item 7.B).
Disciplinary disclosures
RLJ Equity Partners, LLC answers yes to 2 disclosure items in Item 11 of Form ADV (criminal, regulatory or civil matters involving the firm or its advisory affiliates). Read the details on the SEC’s adviser search ↗
Services
- Portfolio management for pooled investment vehicles
How it’s paid
- A percentage of assets under management
- Performance-based fees
Form ADV and brochures on the SEC’s adviser search ↗rljequitypartners.com ↗
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Questions
How much does RLJ Equity Partners, LLC manage?
RLJ Equity Partners, LLC reports $109 million in regulatory assets under management across 2 accounts, 100% of it on a discretionary basis, on its Form ADV filed April 30, 2026.
What kind of firm is RLJ Equity Partners, LLC?
RLJ Equity Partners, LLC is a private fund adviser by its Form ADV answers. Private funds are at least half of its business by assets.
Who are RLJ Equity Partners, LLC’s clients?
By assets, its largest client types are pooled investment vehicles ($109 million, 2 clients).
Does RLJ Equity Partners, LLC manage private funds?
Yes. It reports 2 private funds with $98 million in gross assets, including private equity funds.
Does RLJ Equity Partners, LLC have any disciplinary history?
RLJ Equity Partners, LLC answers yes to 2 disclosure items in Item 11 of Form ADV, which covers criminal, regulatory and civil matters involving the firm or its advisory affiliates. The details are on the SEC’s adviser search.
Where these numbers come from
Every figure is RLJ Equity Partners, 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 (2026-04-30), 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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