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SEC-registered adviser

H•••• A••••••• L••

Asset manager (funds and pooled vehicles)Berkeley, CaliforniaCRD 308341SEC 801-119254website IAPD

Latest filing Apr 9, 2026

First filing on the tape Jul 10, 2020 · 12 filings

SEC status approved since Aug 10, 2020

RAUM

$418M

reported, Item 5.F

Discretionary

100%

of RAUM

Private clients

0.0%

$0 individuals and HNW

Advisors

registered through the firm on IAPD

RAUM per advisor

n/a

derived; firm RAUM over IAPD count

Employees

3 advisory (5.B.1)

Offices

beyond the principal office

Private funds

reported on Schedule D

History

12 filings and snapshots on the tape

RAUM$418M as of Apr 9, 2026

Mar 30, 2021$159M then

HNW client RAUM: no history

State-registered IARs (5.B.3)0 as of Apr 9, 2026

Mar 30, 20210 then

Employees (5.A)7 as of Apr 9, 2026

Mar 30, 20218 then

Private funds1 as of Apr 9, 2026

Mar 30, 20211 then

RAUM -41% over the last fiscal year+35% a year over threeIARs 0 to 0

Practice profile

derived from the filing of Apr 9, 2026; every figure names its basis

RAUM per advisor: unknownderivedRAUM over IAPD advisors; not a book size
Clients per advisor: unknownderivedindividual and HNW clients (5.D) over advisors
Average HNW client: unknownderivedHNW RAUM over HNW clients
Average account: $209MderivedRAUM over accounts (5.F.2.f)
Discretionary: 100%derivedof RAUM
Institutional: 0.0%derivedpensions, charities, corporations, government, insurance, banks, other advisers
Employees per advisor: unknownderivedItem 5.A over advisors
Advisors per office: unknownderived1 offices incl. principal (1.F.5)
RAUM growth, one year: -41%derivedbetween the last two annual amendments
Advisor growth, one year: unknownderivedItem 5.B.3 between annual amendments
Client growth, one year: unknownderived
Compensation: percentage of assets, performance-based, otherreportedItem 5.E
Advisory activities: portfolio management for pooled vehiclesreportedItem 5.G
Ownership: no PE, bank or public-company owner found on Schedule Aderived
Advisor book size: not public; not estimatedreported

Also answered yes on Form ADV

buys or sells securities as principal to or from clients (8.A.2)
has discretionary authority over which securities are bought or sold (8.C.1)
compensates persons for client referrals (8.G.1)
compensates non-employees for client referrals (8.G.2)
a related person has custody of client cash (9.B.1.a)
a related person has custody of client securities (9.B.1.b)
marketing includes hypothetical performance (5.L.3)

Where the RAUM sits

Form ADV Item 5.D, latest filing

Pooled investment vehicles$418M100%

Individual clients: n/areported
HNW clients: n/areported
Pension plan clients: n/areported
Charitable clients: n/areported
Accounts: 2reported
Financial planning clients: reported
Wrap fee programs: noreported
Custody of client assets: noreported
Compensation: % of AUM, performancereported
Class basis: private_client_share=0.0 fund_share=1.0 institutional_share=0.0 related_bd=false related_bank=false bd_reps=0.0derived

Advisors registered through the firm

0 on IAPD today, longest tenure first

No representative is registered through this CRD on IAPD.

Advisor movement

Left, latest

none on the tape

Joined, latest

none on the tape

Every departure Every arrival

Private funds

1 reported on Schedule D 7.B.(1)

Fund	Type	Gross assets	Owners	First reported
H•••• L• M•••• M••••• F•••• L•	Hedge Fund	$140M	17	Jul 10, 2020

Owners and control persons

Schedule A and B, latest filing

B••••••••• K•••••• M• · Chief Financial Officer, Directorcontrol
since 06/2022 · owns less than 5%
G•••••••• A••• · Founder, Chief Investment Officercontrol
since 07/2015 · owns less than 5%
S••••••••• J•••• · Chief Compliance Officer, Director Of Operationscontrol
since 06/2022 · owns less than 5%
Z••• Q•• · Chief Operating Officer, Chief Risk Officer, Managing Directorcontrol
since 06/2022 · owns less than 5%
G•••••••• A••• · Managing Membercontrol
since 07/2015 · owns 75% or more of H•••• I••••••••• L••

Entity owners

H•••• I••••••••• L•• · Managing Member
direct · owns 75% or more

Related persons

Schedule D 7.A

H•••• C•••••• P••••••• L••
pooled vehicle sponsorn

Offices

Schedule D 1.F, the 25 largest

No branch office listed.

ADV anomalies

1 against comparable advisers; where to look, not conclusions

RAUM down 25 %Change between filings · filing Apr 9, 2026
RAUM (Item 5.F) moved from $703,765,000 to $417,664,646 (-41.0%) between the annual amendments of 2025-04-24 and 2026-04-09; the peer median change was +4.0% (1145 comparable advisers, 6.0th percentile of changes)
peers: asset managers, $100M to $500M (1,145) · 5.5% percentile

How anomalies are measured

What changed

consecutive filings, newest first

Discretionary RAUM · $669M to $418M
Mar 11, 2026 to Apr 9, 2026
Pooled vehicle RAUM · $669M to $418M
Mar 11, 2026 to Apr 9, 2026
RAUM · $669M to $418M
Mar 11, 2026 to Apr 9, 2026
Discretionary RAUM · $704M to $669M
Apr 24, 2025 to Mar 11, 2026
Pooled vehicle RAUM · $704M to $669M
Apr 24, 2025 to Mar 11, 2026
RAUM · $704M to $669M
Apr 24, 2025 to Mar 11, 2026
Financial planning clients · unset to
Mar 4, 2025 to Apr 24, 2025
Discretionary RAUM · $1.2B to $704M
Mar 4, 2025 to Apr 24, 2025
Pooled vehicle RAUM · $1.2B to $704M
Mar 4, 2025 to Apr 24, 2025
RAUM · $1.2B to $704M
Mar 4, 2025 to Apr 24, 2025
Accounts · 3 to 2
Feb 14, 2024 to Mar 4, 2025
Advisory activities · 2 to 1
Feb 14, 2024 to Mar 4, 2025
Pooled vehicle clients · 3 to 2
Feb 14, 2024 to Mar 4, 2025
Discretionary RAUM · $214M to $1.2B
Feb 14, 2024 to Mar 4, 2025
Pooled vehicle RAUM · $214M to $1.2B
Feb 14, 2024 to Mar 4, 2025
RAUM · $214M to $1.2B
Feb 14, 2024 to Mar 4, 2025
Discretionary RAUM · $170M to $214M
Oct 2, 2023 to Feb 14, 2024
Pooled vehicle RAUM · $170M to $214M
Oct 2, 2023 to Feb 14, 2024
RAUM · $170M to $214M
Oct 2, 2023 to Feb 14, 2024
HQ city · SAN FRANCISCO to BERKLEY
Feb 23, 2023 to Oct 2, 2023
HQ city · BERKLEY to BERKELEY
Oct 2, 2023 to Oct 2, 2023
Employees · 8 to 7
Jun 30, 2022 to Feb 23, 2023
Discretionary RAUM · $297M to $170M
Jun 30, 2022 to Feb 23, 2023
Pooled vehicle RAUM · $297M to $170M
Jun 30, 2022 to Feb 23, 2023
RAUM · $297M to $170M
Jun 30, 2022 to Feb 23, 2023
Accounts · 2 to 3
Mar 30, 2021 to Mar 28, 2022
Advisory employees · 4 to 3
Mar 30, 2021 to Mar 28, 2022
Pooled vehicle clients · 2 to 3
Mar 30, 2021 to Mar 28, 2022
Discretionary RAUM · $159M to $297M
Mar 30, 2021 to Mar 28, 2022
Pooled vehicle RAUM · $159M to $297M
Mar 30, 2021 to Mar 28, 2022
RAUM · $159M to $297M
Mar 30, 2021 to Mar 28, 2022
Assets in custody · 129508978.0 to unset
Jul 10, 2020 to Mar 30, 2021
Custody of client assets · true to false
Jul 10, 2020 to Mar 30, 2021
Discretionary RAUM · $130M to $159M
Jul 10, 2020 to Mar 30, 2021
Pooled vehicle RAUM · $130M to $159M
Jul 10, 2020 to Mar 30, 2021
RAUM · $130M to $159M
Jul 10, 2020 to Mar 30, 2021

Signals

10 dated events

H•••• A••••••• L•• reported RAUM $417.7M, down 38% from $668.5M (2026-03-11 to 2026-04-09)
Apr 9, 2026 · RAUM change · derived
H•••• A••••••• L•• reported RAUM $703.8M, down 43% from $1.2B (2025-03-04 to 2025-04-24)
Apr 24, 2025 · RAUM change · derived
H•••• A••••••• L•• reported RAUM $1.2B, up 480% from $213.9M (2024-02-14 to 2025-03-04)
Mar 4, 2025 · RAUM change · derived
H•••• A••••••• L•• reported RAUM $170.0M, down 43% from $296.8M (2022-06-30 to 2023-02-23)
Feb 23, 2023 · RAUM change · derived
Qin Zhu (Chief Operating Officer, Chief Risk Officer, Managing Director) appeared on Schedule A of H•••• A••••••• L••
Jun 30, 2022 · Control person joined · fact
J•••• S•••••••• (Chief Compliance Officer, Director Of Operations) appeared on Schedule A of H•••• A••••••• L••
Jun 30, 2022 · Control person joined · fact
M. Kushan Balasooriya (Chief Financial Officer, Director) appeared on Schedule A of H•••• A••••••• L••
Jun 30, 2022 · Control person joined · fact
Christopher Lutton (Co-Founder, Ceo, Cco) no longer on Schedule A of H•••• A••••••• L•• (listed 2022-03-28, absent 2022-06-30)
Jun 30, 2022 · Control person left · inference
H•••• A••••••• L•• reported RAUM $296.8M, up 87% from $159.1M (2021-03-30 to 2022-03-28)
Mar 28, 2022 · RAUM change · derived
H•••• A••••••• L•• filed its initial SEC registration (Form ADV)
Jul 10, 2020 · First SEC registration · fact

Across DFX

shared identifiers only, never a name match

No identifier-backed link to the venture, private equity, family office or sponsor graphs.

How to reach

public business contact points only, each with its source

Website: honteinv.comreportedpublic record, Form ADV, Sep 21, 2026
Principal office phone: 415-801-4250reportedpublic record, Form ADV, Apr 9, 2026

Provenance

Form ADV: SEC filing data 2011 to 2024 and the monthly roster 2025 onreportedadviserinfo.sec.gov
Advisors: IAPD individual compilation feed, dailyreportedadviserinfo.sec.gov
Class: Asset manager (funds and pooled vehicles)deriveda rule over Items 5.D and 7.A
RAUM per advisor: n/aderivedfirm RAUM over the IAPD count; not a book size
Loaded: Sep 14, 2026