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Lighthouse Investment Partners

SEC-registered adviser since 2005Palm Beach Gardens, FLCRD 136591

139
Clients
203
Advisory staff

From Form ADV filed 28 September 2026 · data retrieved 15 October 2026SEC record

Lighthouse Investment Partners is an investment adviser headquartered in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida, and registered with the SEC since 2005. Its clients include pooled investment vehicles and sovereign wealth funds and foreign official institutions.

Its services include portfolio management for pooled vehicles and selecting other managers. Fee arrangements include a percentage of assets under management, fixed fees, performance-based fees and other arrangements. LHP Investments, LLC owns 75% or more of Lighthouse Investment Partners, and Sean McGould is its CEO.

Clients

Lighthouse Investment Partners serves 139 clients. The average client has about $773 million with the firm.

Regulatory assets by client type
  • Pooled investment vehicles139 clients98%
  • Sovereign wealth funds and foreign official institutions2%
Show client breakdown
Pooled investment vehicles
Clients
139
Regulatory AUM
$105,626,896,014
Share
98.3%
Avg. per client
$759.9M
Sovereign wealth funds and foreign official institutions
Clients
Not reported
Regulatory AUM
$1,821,948,272
Share
1.7%
Avg. per client
—

Total

Clients
139
Regulatory AUM
$107,448,844,286
Share
100%
Avg. per client
$773.0M

What it does

Lighthouse Investment Partners provides portfolio management for pooled vehicles and selecting other managers. It is paid through a percentage of assets, fixed fees, performance-based fees and other arrangements.

Lighthouse Investment Partners advises 139 private funds.

64.0% of assets ($68.74B across 137 accounts) are managed with discretion; $38.70B across 3 accounts are not. 82% of clients are outside the U.S., and 0 clients received advice without assets under management last fiscal year.

What the accounts hold

Separately managed account assets by class, year end
  • Funds100%

Custodians

Lighthouse Investment Partners’ client accounts are held mainly at Royal Bank of Canada (channel Islands) Limited, with 2% of managed assets. Lighthouse Investment Partners has custody of $76.36B for 114 clients.

Managed account assets by custodian
  • Royal Bank of Canada (channel Islands) LimitedRoyal Bank of Canada (channel Islands) Limited · Saint Peter Port · $1.82B2%
  • All other custodians$105.63B98%

Ownership and leadership

LHP Investments, LLC owns 75% or more of Lighthouse Investment Partners, and Sean McGould is its CEO.

Who owns the firm
Lighthouse Investment Partners, LLC· the adviser
  • LHP Investments, LLC

    Control person · since January 2006

    Owns 75% or more of Lighthouse Investment Partners, LLC
  • Hfa Lighthouse Holdings Corp.

    Control person · since January 2008

    Owns 10% to 25% of Lighthouse Investment Partners, LLC

Leadership

  • Sean McGould
    Chief Executive Officer, Chief Investment Officer
  • Benjamin Browning
    President
  • Robert Swan
    Vice President and Chief Operating Officer
  • Cesar Alvarez
    Chief Compliance Officer
  • David Pollok
    Chief Legal Officer / Chief Administrative Officer

Staff

  • 449 employees
  • 203 in advisory functions
  • 17 soliciting firms

Reported holdings

Lighthouse Investment Partners’ reported 13F holdings total $3.66B across 703 positions, and the ten largest make up 16.8% of it.

$3.66B
Reported 13F value
703
Positions
16.8%
In the 10 largest
+27.3%
Value vs. prior quarter
Ten largest positions, share of reported value
  1. State Str SPDR S&P 500 ETF T · TR UnitPut5.9%
  2. Space Exploration Techn Corp. · Class A Com Stk3.2%
  3. Mastercard Incorporated · CL A1.1%
  4. Digital Rlty TR Inc.1.0%
  5. Walmart Inc.1.0%
  6. Take-two Interactive Softwar1.0%
  7. Cerebras Systems Inc. · Com CL A0.9%
  8. Warner Bros Discovery Inc. · Com Ser APut0.9%
  9. Ventas Inc.0.9%
  10. Norfolk Southn Corp.0.9%

Together, the ten largest are 16.8% of reported value.

The 50 largest positions and quarterly changesQuarter ended 30 June 2026 · filed 14 August 2026

A 13F covers only exchange-traded long positions the firm holds with discretion, so this $3.66B is not its $107.45B in regulatory assets and does not represent any individual client's portfolio.

Fees

Lighthouse Investment Partners is paid through a percentage of assets under management, fixed fees (other than subscription fees), performance-based fees and other.

Lighthouse Investment Partners’ fee rates are not included in this profile. Find its brochure on the SEC’s site.

Offices and registrations

Besides its headquarters, Lighthouse Investment Partners has 20 offices (10 private residences, listed without an address), with 4 listed addresses across 4 states.

Listed office addresses by state

Florida · 1 listed address

  • 3801 Pga BLVD., Suite 604, Palm Beach GardensHQ

Other business names

Lighthouse Investment Partners has reported 2 other business names to the SEC.

  • Lighthouse Group
  • Lighthouse Partners

Registration details

Legal name
Lighthouse Investment Partners, LLC
Headquarters
3801 Pga BLVD., Suite 604, Palm Beach Gardens, FL 33410
Website
Not reported
SEC file
801-64978
Structure
Delaware LLC
Fiscal year end
June

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Common questions

How many clients does Lighthouse Investment Partners have?

Lighthouse Investment Partners has 139 clients and manages $107.4 billion for them, as of September 2026.

Source: Form ADV Part 1A, Items 5.D and 5.F, filed 28 September 2026

What services does Lighthouse Investment Partners offer?

Lighthouse Investment Partners provides portfolio management for pooled vehicles and selecting other managers.

Source: Form ADV Part 1A, Item 5.G, from the SEC's 2 October 2026 data file

Which custodians does Lighthouse Investment Partners use?

Lighthouse Investment Partners’ separately managed account assets are held at Royal Bank of Canada (channel Islands) Limited (Saint Peter Port), with $1,821,948,272. Only custodians holding at least a tenth of those assets are named.

Source: Form ADV Part 1A, Schedule D, Section 5.K.(3), filed 28 September 2026

How many financial advisors does Lighthouse Investment Partners have?

Lighthouse Investment Partners has 0 investment adviser representatives registered with state securities authorities, out of 449 employees, and 203 perform investment advisory functions. None are registered representatives of a broker-dealer or licensed insurance agents.

Source: Form ADV Part 1A, Items 5.A and 5.B, from the SEC's 2 October 2026 data file

What does Lighthouse Investment Partners invest in?

At the end of its last fiscal year, Lighthouse Investment Partners’ separately managed accounts held 100% pooled vehicles (private funds and similar). It advises 139 private funds.

Source: Form ADV Part 1A, Items 5.K.(1) and 7.B, from the SEC's 2 October 2026 data file

Who owns Lighthouse Investment Partners?

Lighthouse Investment Partners is owned through a chain of holding companies by Blue Owl GP Stakes I (C)-II LP and Blue Owl Capital Inc. Its direct owners are LHP Investments, LLC (75% or more) and Hfa Lighthouse Holdings Corp. (10% to 25%).

Source: Form ADV Part 1A, Schedules A and B, filed 28 September 2026

How does Lighthouse Investment Partners get paid?

Lighthouse Investment Partners is paid through a percentage of assets under management, fixed fees, performance-based fees and other arrangements. Its Form ADV lists no commissions among how it is paid.

Source: Form ADV Part 1A, Item 5.E, from the SEC's 2 October 2026 data file

Sources

  1. Form ADV Part 1A, amendment filed 28 September 2026. Items 1, 5, 9, 11 and Schedules A, B and D.
  2. IAPD firm record, CRD 136591.
  3. Form 13F-HR, filed 14 August 2026 for the quarter ended 30 June 2026.

Retrieved 15 October 2026. All are published by the SEC and may have been amended since.

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