9AT: BLUE GROTTO CAPITAL, LLC

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BLUE GROTTO CAPITAL, LLC

Adviser Profile

As of Date	03/28/2025
Adviser Type - Large advisory firm
Number of Employees	5 -17%
of those in investment advisory functions	4 33%
Registration	SEC, Approved, 09/27/2019
Other registrations (1)	SEC, ERA - Withdrawn, 08/30/2019
Former registrations	BLUE GROTTO CAPITAL, LLC

AUM^*	1,163,937,572 48%
of that, discretionary	1,163,937,572 48%
Private Fund GAV^*	466,083,176 -1%
Avg Account Size	232,787,514 48%
SMA’s	Yes
Private Funds	3 2
Contact Info	404 xxxxxxx
Websites

Client Types

- Pooled investment vehicles
- Charitable organizations

Advisory Activities

- Portfolio management for pooled investment vehicles

Compensation Arrangments

- A percentage of assets under your management
- Performance-based fees

Fund Type	Count	GAV
Fund TypeHedge Fund	Count3	GAV$466,083,176

Adviser	Hedge Fund	Liquidity Fund	Private Equity Fund	Real Estate Fund	Securitized Asset Fund	Venture Capital Fund	Other Fund	Total Private Fund GAV	AUM	#Funds
Adviser FORT BAKER CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LP	Hedge Fund109.8m	Liquidity Fund-	Private Equity Fund-	Real Estate Fund-	Securitized Asset Fund-	Venture Capital Fund-	Other Fund-	Total Private Fund GAV109.8m	AUM820.9m	#Funds3
Adviser ARCTIS GLOBAL LLC	Hedge Fund121.0m	Liquidity Fund-	Private Equity Fund-	Real Estate Fund-	Securitized Asset Fund-	Venture Capital Fund-	Other Fund-	Total Private Fund GAV121.0m	AUM121.0m	#Funds3
Adviser ARDSLEY PARTNERS	Hedge Fund763.3m	Liquidity Fund-	Private Equity Fund-	Real Estate Fund-	Securitized Asset Fund-	Venture Capital Fund-	Other Fund-	Total Private Fund GAV763.3m	AUM1.1b	#Funds5
Adviser KETTLE HILL CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC	Hedge Fund68.3m	Liquidity Fund-	Private Equity Fund-	Real Estate Fund-	Securitized Asset Fund-	Venture Capital Fund-	Other Fund-	Total Private Fund GAV68.3m	AUM616.6m	#Funds3
Adviser ARCHON PARTNERS LLC	Hedge Fund1.1b	Liquidity Fund-	Private Equity Fund-	Real Estate Fund-	Securitized Asset Fund-	Venture Capital Fund-	Other Fund-	Total Private Fund GAV1.1b	AUM1.1b	#Funds1
Adviser CARTENNA CAPITAL	Hedge Fund164.8m	Liquidity Fund-	Private Equity Fund-	Real Estate Fund-	Securitized Asset Fund-	Venture Capital Fund-	Other Fund-	Total Private Fund GAV164.8m	AUM1.6b	#Funds4
Adviser FERNBRIDGE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LP	Hedge Fund1.9b	Liquidity Fund-	Private Equity Fund-	Real Estate Fund-	Securitized Asset Fund-	Venture Capital Fund-	Other Fund-	Total Private Fund GAV1.9b	AUM1.9b	#Funds3
Adviser H PARTNERS MANAGEMENT LLC	Hedge Fund639.9m	Liquidity Fund-	Private Equity Fund-	Real Estate Fund-	Securitized Asset Fund-	Venture Capital Fund-	Other Fund-	Total Private Fund GAV639.9m	AUM639.9m	#Funds2
Adviser THE CYPRESS FUNDS LLC	Hedge Fund804.5m	Liquidity Fund-	Private Equity Fund-	Real Estate Fund-	Securitized Asset Fund-	Venture Capital Fund-	Other Fund-	Total Private Fund GAV804.5m	AUM804.5m	#Funds3
Adviser MOON CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LP	Hedge Fund758.0m	Liquidity Fund-	Private Equity Fund-	Real Estate Fund-	Securitized Asset Fund-	Venture Capital Fund-	Other Fund-	Total Private Fund GAV758.0m	AUM758.0m	#Funds13

Stock Ticker	Stock Name	$ Position	% Position	$ Change	# Change
Stck Ticker199908104	Stock NameCOMFORT SYS USA INC	$ Position$78,892,985	% Position9.00%	$ Change10.00%	# Change-29.00%
Stck Ticker144285103	Stock NameCARPENTER TECHNOLOGY CORP	$ Position$56,234,799	% Position7.00%	$ Change27.00%	# Change43.00%
Stck Ticker81141R100	Stock NameSEA LTD	$ Position$64,640,206	% Position7.00%	$ Change-15.00%	# Change-24.00%
Stck Ticker87256C101	Stock NameTKO GROUP HOLDINGS INC	$ Position$64,466,036	% Position7.00%	$ Change2.00%	# Change-8.00%
Stck Ticker127190304	Stock NameCACI INTL INC	$ Position$50,889,526	% Position6.00%	$ Change23.00%	# Change17.00%
Stck Ticker023135106	Stock NameAMAZON COM INC	$ Position$55,949,730	% Position6.00%	$ Change-3.00%	# Change-3.00%
Stck TickerG25508105	Stock NameCRH PLC	$ Position$43,068,920	% Position5.00%	$ Change24.00%	# Change-5.00%
Stck TickerG8068L108	Stock NameSHARKNINJA INC	$ Position$42,342,663	% Position5.00%	$ Change71.00%	# Change64.00%
Stck Ticker874039100	Stock NameTAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MFG LTD	$ Position$39,408,378	% Position5.00%	$ Change13.00%	# Change-8.00%
Stck Ticker90138F102	Stock NameTWILIO INC	$ Position$42,474,291	% Position5.00%	$ Change-20.00%	# Change-1.00%

Brochure Summary

Overview

Blue Grotto Capital, LLC (“Blue Grotto”, “we” and “us”) was founded in June 2018 by Benjamin Gordon, the firm’s principal owner. Blue Grotto provides investment advisory services to pooled investment vehicles, certain single-investor investment vehicles, and separately managed accounts. We seek to achieve high absolute returns on behalf of our clients through a selection of individual equity securities for both long and short positions rather than relying on options or indexes. We look for unrecognized situations in the market to generate alpha on the long side. On the short side, we short companies with unsustainable business models where we have a line of sight to impairment. We believe a few key issues determine whether we are right or wrong on each idea. Our research process centers on these issues rather than unrelated, extraneous information. While we invest with a 3-year horizon, we believe returns are usually achieved when short-term fundamentals are on our side. We seek improving situations on the long side and deteriorating

situations on shorts. We believe returns can be improved by actively managing investment behaviors. We utilize Bayesian updating to build and size positions methodically in an effort to avoid bias. Our firm tailors our advisory services to the individual needs and specified investment mandate of our clients. Our firm strictly adheres to the investment strategy set forth in each client’s private placement memorandum or other governing documents, as applicable. We do not, however, tailor our advisory services to the individual needs or any specified investment mandates of the investors in any private commingled funds and investors may not impose restrictions on investing in certain securities or types of securities in such funds. Separately managed account clients receive tailored advisory services and are able to impose such restrictions on the management of their account. We do not participate in any wrap fee programs. As of December 31, 2023, we had discretion over $743,390,536 in regulatory assets under management.

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