Private company

GOBI CAPITAL LLC

Limited liability company registered in the United States, active since 2009. Summary from the record

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

  • HeadquartersSan Francisco, United States2
  • Legal formLimited Liability Company2
  • LEI549300XW329E30R7RG332
  • StatusActive2
  • LEI statusLapsed (not renewed)2
  • Registered address251 LITTLE FALLS DRIVE, 19808 Wilmington, United States2
  • Registered withDivision of Corporations, Department of State, 47186552

Corporate structure

GOBI CAPITAL LLC sits at the top of its group. 5 entities, 1 country on record. Switch between the flow chart and the network, and select any entity to see its details.

Major holders of GOBI CAPITAL LLC

  • Bo Leilei Shan Owns 75% or more of Gobi Capital LLC, since 08/2009 (Form ADV)
  • GOBI CAPITAL LLC San Francisco, California, United States
    • Karooooo Ltd. Stake · U0
    • DRUID INVESTMENT PARTNERS LP Fund · San Francisco, California, United States
    • Gobi Concentrated Master Fund Ltd. Fund · San Francisco, California, United States
    • Gobi Master Fund Ltd. Fund · Beverly Hills, California, United States

Built from parent and subsidiary links from GLEIF, the Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (CC0); stakes of 5% or more it reported on Schedules 13D and 13G (1 companies); owners and owned firms from Form ADV, the registration investment advisers file with the SEC. Each entity in the chart links to its source.

Investment adviser

GOBI CAPITAL LLC is registered with the SEC as an investment adviser. This is what it reports on Form ADV, the registration every adviser files and keeps current.

  • Assets it manages$2.7B3 8 accounts, all with discretion
  • Employees4 4 in investment advice or research
  • ClientsPooled investment vehicles (other than investment companies and: 7 ($2.4B); Corporations or other businesses not listed above: 1 ($300.8M)
  • How it is paidA percentage of assets under its management; Performance-based fees
  • What it doesPortfolio management for pooled investment vehicles (other than investment companies)
  • Holds client assetsNo
  • RegistrationSEC 801-108076, CRD 151427 IAPD record

Who owns it

Owners of 5% or more as the firm lists them (Schedule A), and the owners of those owners up the chain (Schedule B).

  • Bo Leilei Shanowns 75% or more, since 08/2009

In its own words: the client brochure

Form ADV Part 2A, the plain-English document an adviser must give its clients, quoted as filed 3/31/2026.4 It covers the firm’s services, fees, investment strategies and their risks, and its conflicts of interest.

Item 4: Advisory business Services

Structure; History and Ownership Gobi Capital LLC is an investment advisory firm with its principal place of business in Beverly Hills, California. Gobi Capital LLC will also be referred to in this brochure as “Gobi Capital,” “we” or “the firm.” Gobi Capital is organized as a Delaware limited liability company that was established in 2010. Types of Advisory Services We provide investment advisory services to seven private investment funds (referred to in this brochure as the “funds”) and a separately managed account (collectively with the funds referred to in this brochure as the “clients”) as general partner and/or investment adviser. Bo Shan is the portfolio manager with respect to the client portfolios. Our investment objective is to generate attractive long-term risk-adjusted returns, by investing primarily on a long basis and short basis in a select number of publicly-traded equity securities and other investments that we identify as mispriced by the marketplace relative to their intrinsic values. Our primary investment methodology is value-oriented, employing extensive fundamental research and analysis to identify investments that are materially undervalued (or, in the case of short positions, overvalued) by the marketplace. In addition to our core investment strategies, we may employ other investment strategies on behalf of the clients as we deem appropriate and may invest in and trade a variety of securities and instruments, including for hedging and other purposes. Except as otherwise agreed upon, we may cause the clients to employ leverage as we deem appropriate. The funds to which we currently provide investment advisory services are as follows:

Gobi Investment Partners LP, a Delaware limited partnership (the “Flagship onshore feeder fund”);

Gobi Investment Fund Ltd., a Cayman Islands exempted company (the “Flagship offshore feeder fund”); and

Gobi Master Fund Ltd. a Cayman Islands exempted company (the “Flagship master fund”).

Gobi Concentrated Partners LP, a Delaware limited partnership (the “Concentrated onshore feeder fund,” and together with the Flagship onshore feeder fund, the “onshore feeder funds”);

Gobi Concentrated Fund Ltd, a British Virgin Islands exempted company (the “Concentrated offshore feeder fund,” together with the Flagship offshore feeder fund, the “offshore feeder funds,” and together with the onshore feeder funds and the Flagship offshore feeder fund, the “feeder funds”);

Gobi Concentrated Master Fund Ltd., a British Virgin Islands exempted company (the “Concentrated master fund,” together with the Flagship master fund, the “master funds”); and

Druid Investment Partners LP, a Delaware limited partnership (the “Druid fund”).

The Flagship onshore feeder fund and the Flagship offshore feeder fund invest substantially all of their available capital in the Flagship master fund. The Concentrated onshore feeder fund and the Concentrated offshore feeder fund invest substantially all of their available capital in the Concentrated master fund. As a consequence of the master-feeder investment structures, the feeder funds will implement their investment strategy indirectly, through their respective master funds. The master funds will have the same investment objective and employ the same investment strategy as their respective feeder funds. The Druid fund is a standalone private investment fund that employs substantially the same investment strategy as the Flagship master fund. The funds do not offer their interests to the public. Fund interests are offered only in private placements to qualified investors. Interests in the Concentrated onshore feeder fund are offered to U.S. investors that are “accredited investors,” within the meaning of SEC Regulation D promulgated under the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”); and “qualified clients,” within the meaning of SEC Rule 205-3 promulgated under the Advisers Act. Shares of the offshore feeder funds generally are only offered to U.S. tax-exempt investors who meet the investor suitability criteria for U.S. investors and non-U.S. investors. Interests in the Druid fund and the Flagship onshore feeder fund are offered to U.S. investors that are “accredited investors,” within the meaning of SEC Regulation D promulgated under the Securities Act; and “qualified purchasers,” within the meaning of Section 2(a)(51) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended. The terms applicable to investors in the funds are detailed in the funds’ organizational documents and described in each fund’s offering memorandum or explanatory memorandum. The investment strategies we employ on behalf of the clients are described in greater detail below at Item 8 and in the offering documents of the funds or the investment management agreement of the separately managed account. We do not tailor the funds’ strategies to the needs of individual fund investors. Assets Under Management As of December 31, 2025, we managed $2,689,434,344 of client assets on a discretionary basis.

Item 5: Fees and compensation Fees

Compensation We are generally entitled to two types of fees and other compensation from the funds: (i) an asset-based management fee, which is payable by the feeder funds and the Druid fund; and (ii) an incentive allocation based upon fund performance. Our incentive compensation from the feeder funds takes the form of an allocation from the investor’s underlying interest in the applicable master fund to the firm or an affiliate of the firm. Our incentive compensation from the Druid fund takes the form of a partnership allocation from the limited partners to the firm or an affiliate of the firm. The management fee is typically a weighted average annual rate determined by applying: (a) a rate of 1.5% per annum with respect to the first $100 million or portion thereof of the Firm AUM (as defined herein); (b) a rate of 1.25% per annum with respect to the next $100 million or portion thereof of the Firm AUM; and (c) a rate of 1.00% per annum with respect to all incremental amounts in excess of $200 million of the Firm AUM. As used herein “Firm AUM” means aggregate assets under management of the clients, calculated on a “net” basis. The incentive allocation of a master fund is typically 20% of the net profits of an investor’s underlying interest in the applicable master fund (“master fund share”) for the relevant period. The incentive

allocation is typically determined and allocated on an annual basis, but may be determined and allocated for shorter periods under certain circumstances (such as with respect to amounts withdrawn/redeemed from a fund). The incentive allocation is subject to a loss carry forward or high water mark provision that generally requires that any losses suffered by a master fund share (adjusted to reflect withdrawals/redemptions) be offset by subsequent net profits before we are entitled to subsequent incentive allocations. In addition, we are only entitled to receive an incentive allocation from an investor of a feeder fund if the net profits of the master fund share attributable to such investor exceed a “hurdle amount” equal to the net asset value of such master fund share as of the beginning of the calendar year multiplied by the MSCI Index (Bloomberg Ticker Symbol MXWO) rate of return for the calendar year (or partial calendar year, if applicable). Detailed information regarding fees and other compensation is included in the Druid fund’s offering memorandum. Because Druid fund investors who receive this brochure must be “qualified purchasers” as defined in section 2(a)(51) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, a complete description of the Druid fund’s compensation arrangements is not required to be included in this brochure. Fees paid for services provided to separately managed accounts are determined on a client-by-client basis and may, but are not required to, be substantially similar to those paid by funds. Separately managed accounts will typically pay the firm’s management and performance fees in consideration of the services to be provided by the firm. These fees are subject to negotiation and are outlined in the relevant investment management agreement. The details of how the compensation is calculated for the clients can be found in their respective offering documents or investment management agreements, which are provided to potential investors. The compensation described above is our typical compensation rates. However, management fee and incentive allocation rates may be negotiable. We have the right to enter into agreements with one or more fund investors to waive or modify certain terms of the offering of a fund’s interests, or certain rights and obligations of fund investors, including compensation, otherwise applicable to such interest(s), in each case without notice to the funds’ other investors. The compensation payable by the funds is deducted from the assets of the funds and paid to us or, in the case of incentive allocations, are reallocated from the capital accounts of investors and into our capital account or to the account of a designated affiliate, in accordance with the procedures described in Item 15. Separately managed accounts are typically invoiced for any fees. As noted above, management fees payable by the funds are payable quarterly in advance. In the event that a fund investor was permitted to make a subscription to the fund other than at the beginning of a month or a withdrawal/redemption other than at the end of a month, the investor would be subject to a pro rated management fee with respect to the relevant assets based upon the portion of the month for which the assets were invested. Expenses Each fund pays, or reimburses us or the funds’ administrator for, all operating expenses and other costs of the fund that we are not required to bear including, but not limited to:

all trading expenses and transaction costs, including, but not limited to, fees and expenses of securities and commodities brokers, dealers or merchants, brokerage commissions and expenses relating to short sales, clearing and settlement charges, interest on loans and debit balances, margin interest, broker service fees and other clearing and custodial expenses;

all custodial fees, bank service fees, fees or expenses associated with insuring the funds’

assets;

the management fees;

all applicable federal, state and foreign taxes payable by the funds; and

any extraordinary expenses, such as indemnification and litigation expenses.

Notwithstanding the foregoing, we may elect to bear some or all of the above expenses of the funds. Other than the Druid fund, we bore the organizational expenses of the funds. Expenses associated with separately managed accounts are as set forth in the relevant investment management agreement. As we consider appropriate, we may invest a portion of a client’s assets in one or more money market funds, mutual funds or exchange-traded funds. When any such investments are made, the client will be paying, in addition to the compensation payable to us, the client’s proportionate share of any management fees charged by the manager of such money market fund, mutual fund or exchange-traded fund. A description of the brokerage and other transaction costs that will be borne by the clients are described in more detail in Item 12 (Brokerage Practices) in this brochure.

Item 8: Methods of analysis, investment strategies and risk of loss Investment strategies and risks

Our investment objective for the clients is to generate attractive long-term risk-adjusted returns, by investing primarily on a long basis and short basis in a select number of publicly-traded equity securities and other investments identified by us as mispriced by the marketplace relative to their intrinsic values.

Any or all of the investments, investment strategies and activities described below may be pursued by each client directly, including by each feeder or master fund, or by affiliated or third-party investment advisers, if any, engaged by us to manage client capital. Our primary investment methodology is value-oriented, employing extensive fundamental research and analysis to identify investments that are materially undervalued (or, in the case of short positions, overvalued) by the marketplace. The research and analysis we perform with respect to a prospective investment may involve, without limitation, one or more of the following: review of the business model; analysis of financial statements; analysis of the dynamics of the company’s industry; and evaluation of the management team. We will ordinarily review publicly available regulatory filings and other publicly available information regarding candidate companies. Our investment methodology is flexible and opportunistic. As such, there will be no limitation on portfolio companies’ market capitalizations, industries or sectors, or countries of organization or domicile. Further, while the clients are expected to invest a majority of their assets in equity securities that are publicly traded, the clients may also invest and trade in any other securities, derivatives or investments. Hedging techniques (such as, without limitation, options) may be employed from time to time to varying degrees to reduce certain market, economic and/or investment-specific risks. The clients’ net market exposure may vary significantly depending on our assessment of shifting economic and market conditions as well as particular long and short investing opportunities; consequently, the clients have neither a long nor short bias. If we believe that investment opportunities are limited or we otherwise deem it appropriate, a portion (which may be substantial) of the clients’ assets may be held in cash or cash equivalents (such as U.S. Treasury and agency securities, commercial paper, bankers’ acceptances, certificates of deposit and short-term money-market obligations). In a typical market, the master funds’ investment portfolio is expected to consist primarily of a combination of long and short positions in a limited number of companies. We expect that the Flagship master fund and the Druid fund will each ordinarily hold between 15 and 25 long positions and that the Concentrated master fund will ordinarily hold 10 long positions, subject in each case to variation at the discretion of the firm. The number of short positions is likely to vary. We may cause the master funds to employ leverage (through traditional margin or loan arrangements, or through derivatives or other synthetic methods) on a selective basis for investment or liquidity purposes. The Druid fund will not employ leverage but may enter into traditional margin or loan arrangements, or utilize derivatives or other synthetic methods. In addition to our core investment strategies, we may employ other investment strategies on behalf of the clients as we deem appropriate. Our investment strategies inherently involve certain significant risks. There can be no assurance that our investment objective will be realized or that any account will be profitable in the future. See the section titled “Risks Associated with Our Investment Strategies” below. Investments Common Stock. It is anticipated that a major portion of the clients’ capital will be invested in publiclytraded common stocks of a limited number of U.S. companies.

As a general principle, the firm intends to select common stocks for investment on the basis of its investment methodology, and without any fixed requirements as to capitalization, revenues, earnings or other specific fundamentals. Accordingly, the clients could have positions in issuers of various capitalizations, in positions of limited liquidity or varying degrees of speculative quality. It is possible that certain of the clients’ portfolio securities may not be widely traded and that the clients’ positions in

such securities may be substantial in relation to the public market (“float”) for such securities. Other Securities and Instruments. Although the clients will invest primarily in common stock, the clients may also invest in and trade a variety of securities, instruments and other investments, whether traded on exchanges, over-the-counter or negotiated or electronic markets. As a result, the clients’ investments, in the discretion of the firm, may also include:

preferred stock;

fixed income securities;

convertible and hybrid stocks and debt securities, including high-yield securities;

warrants and options (including “market-basket options”), structured and other synthetic securities and related derivative instruments, such as swaps (including, but not limited to, credit default swaps and total return swaps), forwards, options, futures, caps and floors;

other derivatives, including those relating to equity securities, equity indices, exchange-traded funds (“ETFs”), interest rate products;

corporate and government securities, money market instruments, foreign currencies and interests in currencies, such as options, spot, swap and forward contracts;

certificates of deposit, banker’s acceptances, trust receipts and trade and commercial obligations, loans, bridge loans, advances, loan participations and creditor claims, whether secured or unsecured, performing or nonperforming, and irrespective of ranking;

any other instruments or other evidences of indebtedness, and any other securities, instruments, derivatives and investments deemed appropriate by the firm; and

the securities of foreign issuers, including both those traded overseas as well as those traded in the United States (such as American Depository Receipts).

The clients may also make the investments listed above through third-party investment advisers and socalled “funds of funds.” Long and Short Positions. In a typical market, the clients’ investment portfolio is expected to consist

primarily of a combination of long and short positions in a limited number of companies. The firm expects that the Flagship master fund and the Druid fund will each ordinarily hold between 15 and 25 long positions and that the Concentrated master fund will ordinarily hold 10 long positions, subject in each case to variation in the discretion of the firm. The number of short positions is likely to vary.

At any particular time, the clients’ portfolio may be “net long” (i.e., the value of long positions, at cost, will be greater than the net exposure on short positions) or “net short” (i.e., the exposure on short positions will be greater than the value of long positions, at cost). However, the firm expects that the portfolio will be “net long” a majority of the time. The amount invested long and short at any particular time will depend upon a variety of factors, including relative attractiveness of long and short positions, exposure considerations, overall market direction and risk considerations. Concentration. The firm is of the belief that while diversification may reduce investment risk, it may also dilute investment return. Accordingly, there are no fixed limitations as to the amount of client assets which may be invested in a single industry or company. The Flagship master fund’s and the Druid fund’s investment portfolios may therefore be expected at times to be significantly concentrated and the Concentrated master fund’s investment portfolio will be significantly concentrated at all times, in all cases both as to industries and possibly with respect to particular companies as well. In the view of the firm, such concentration offers a greater potential for capital appreciation as well as increased risk of loss. Such concentration may also be expected to increase the volatility of the clients’ investment portfolio.

Holding Periods. In view of the clients’ investment strategies, the typical holding periods for the clients’ positions may vary substantially, with anticipated holding periods for core positions ranging from several months to possibly as long as five years or more. In instances where investment criteria are not being met, positions (including core positions) may be liquidated earlier than originally anticipated. The clients’ portfolio turnover will reflect the foregoing and may result in transaction costs which could be significant. Restricted Securities. The funds may invest in so-called “restricted securities,” i.e., securities as to which the public resale is currently restricted under the Securities Act, and which are not immediately convertible into freely tradable securities. The funds may purchase restricted securities where pricing and growth characteristics justify the limited liquidity and which provide the means of achieving eventual marketability, such as registration rights under the Securities Act or the right to convert into marketable securities. Initial Public Offerings. A portion of the clients’ portfolio may include stocks purchased in initial public offerings (“IPOs”), in situations when such companies satisfy the firm’s investment methodology. Equity securities issued in an IPO (so-called “new issues”) are subject to certain investment restrictions imposed by the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (“FINRA”). Investors which are “restricted persons,” within the meaning of FINRA Rule 5130, will be limited to an aggregate 10% participation in profits and losses resulting from the funds’ investment in any new issues. In the event that beneficial interest in a fund by executive officers and directors of a public company or a covered non-public company under FINRA Rule 5131, and persons materially supported by such executive officers and directors, exceeds 25% of the fund, such persons would generally be excluded from allocations of items of cost, expense, profit, gain, income or loss with respect to new issues to the extent deemed necessary by us for the fund to be permitted to participate in new issues. Foreign Issuers. The clients may invest in the securities of foreign issuers, including both those traded overseas as well as those traded in the United States. Trading in securities of foreign issuers often involves additional risks (such as those associated with unfavorable changes in exchange rates). Cash Positions. As a defensive strategy, or pending the identification of companies meeting the firm’s methodology, the clients may hold or invest in cash, U.S. government securities, commercial obligations, bankers’ acceptances, certificates of deposit, money-market instruments and other cash equivalents. Such holdings may be significant at certain times. Accordingly, the clients may not be fully invested at all times. Other Investments. The firm will be authorized to invest in all types of investments in furtherance of the clients’ investment strategies, including, but not limited to, those described above. Accordingly, such possible investments to be utilized by the clients will not necessarily be limited to those described herein. Investment Techniques

We are authorized to employ a broad variety of specified investment techniques in furtherance of our investment strategies. Short Selling. Short selling will be employed where the firm believes the security sold short is likely to decline in price, and may also be employed in hedging situations, where the position is intended to wholly or partially offset another position in a related security. Selling securities short involves selling securities that the funds do not own. In order to make delivery to its purchaser, the funds must borrow securities from a third-party lender. The funds subsequently return the borrowed securities to the lender by delivering to the lender securities purchased in the open market. The funds must generally pledge cash with the lender equal to the sales proceeds of the borrowed securities as well as any additional cash or securities required as collateral under applicable margin regulations. In addition to lending the securities, the lender generally pays the funds a fee (or rebate of interest) for the use of the funds’ cash. The funds will generally realize a profit (or a loss) as a result of a short sale if the price of the security decreases (or increases) between the date of the short sale and the date on which the funds cover a short position, i.e.,

purchases the security to replace the borrowed security, at a cost less than (or greater than) its cost of establishing and maintaining its short position. Hedging. Where the firm believes that it is both prudent and cost-effective to do so, the firm may seek to

hedge certain market and macroeconomic risks on a portfolio-wide basis and/or risks related to certain individual positions. However, it may be expected that some or all market and other risks will be unhedged.

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Item 7: Types of clients

We generally provide investment advice to private investment funds and separately managed accounts. The types of investors in the funds we advise include the following: pension and profit sharing plans; trusts, estates and charitable organizations, institutional investors, funds of hedge funds (whether organized as partnerships, corporations or other entity types), high net worth individuals and family offices. The funds each have a minimum initial investment amount of $1,000,000. Additional investments to any of the funds must be in increments of $100,000. Subject to applicable statutory minimums, such minimum investment amounts are negotiable.

Item 6: Performance-based fees and side-by-side management Conflicts of interest

As described in Item 5 above, we receive part of our compensation from the clients in the form of performance-based allocations.

Item 10: Other financial industry activities and affiliations Conflicts of interest

Conflicts of Interest Other Investment Vehicles or Clients. Bo Shan is the managing member of Gobi Capital LLC and serves as the sole portfolio manager with respect to the client portfolios. In addition to the clients, we may in the future participate in or sponsor other investment vehicles, and possibly have other advisory accounts or clients. Such investment vehicles and accounts may employ investment strategies similar to those of the clients. The existence of such present and future multiple investment vehicles and accounts, or other businesses, and any other material conflicts of interest which might reasonably be expected to impair the rendering of unbiased or objective investment advice by the firm, are disclosed to the firm’s clients. Allocation Issues. It is likely that other investment vehicles, accounts and/or clients managed by the firm or its affiliates may invest in the same securities as the clients. The firm intends to allocate investment opportunities among the clients and such other investment vehicles, accounts and clients by applying such considerations as it deems appropriate, including:

relative size of such investment vehicles, accounts and clients,

amount of available capital,

size of existing positions in the same or similar securities,

impact of leverage,

investment objective and strategy considerations, including, without limitation, concentration parameters and tax considerations and

other factors.

As a result of such considerations, allocations among the clients and other such investment vehicles, accounts and clients will not necessarily be pro rata. No account will be entitled to investment priority, and accounts may not necessarily participate in every investment opportunity. In cases where a limited amount of a security or other instrument is available for purchase, the allocation of such security among the accounts may necessarily reduce the amount thereof available for purchase by any participating account.

Although accounts managed by the firm and its affiliates may generally invest in the same securities, the net performance of the accounts may vary materially from each other as a result of the allocation policies described above, as well as differing expenses, tax considerations, the impact of leverage and other factors. Balancing Transactions. Other accounts of the firm that employ similar or substantially similar

investment strategies to those of the funds and/or other firm accounts may invest and trade on a pari passu basis; however, certain differences in the specific investment strategies employed (including, applicable investment parameters, eligibility criteria with respect to various clients or investors, applicable expenses, available capital, the relative use of leverage and other factors), may result in nonpari passu treatment of specific clients with respect to some or all of their investment and trading activities. The firm may, from time to time in its discretion, be expected to adjust (or “rebalance”) the portfolio holdings of one or more of its clients so as to eliminate or minimize variations among the portfolio holdings of such clients that employ the same or similar investment strategies or otherwise to maintain, in the view of the firm, a desirable portfolio composition for each of such clients, subject to the applicable client differences. With respect to any rebalancing transactions, different broker-dealers will generally be used to effect buy orders, on one hand, and sell orders, on the other hand, in the same security. Rebalancing transactions will be effected at the next publicly quoted price on the trading day on which securities are rebalanced among clients. Rebalancing transactions may, or may not, be subject to commissions. Time Commitments. The portfolio manager intends to devote his primary efforts (i.e., substantially all of

his time during business hours) to management of the client portfolios. However, should he have additional clients or other business responsibilities in the future, such commitments may have the effect of reducing the time he devotes to the investment activities of the clients. The firm may retain additional personnel as the portfolio manager deems necessary.

Valuation Risk. The net asset value of the funds will be calculated by the funds’ administrator based on prices obtained from the firm and/or independent third-party sources including exchanges. The fair market value of those assets of the funds for which third-party prices are not available, or with respect to which the firm believes third-party pricing does not accurately reflect fair value, will be valued based on other sources deemed reliable by the firm, and may be based on internal valuation analysis, such as a discounted cash-flow valuation. In order to value the assets and liabilities of the funds, the firm or its designee may rely on information provided by employees of the firm or its affiliates or outside parties, and such persons may provide inaccurate, incomplete, outdated or otherwise unreliable information. In the case of employees of the firm who receive compensation based on the performance of certain investments, such employees may be motivated to provide incorrect valuation information in order to receive increased compensation. The firm may be unable to detect every error contained in the valuation information. To the extent the information received by the funds is inaccurate or unreliable, the valuation of the funds’ assets and liabilities may be inaccurate.

There is a risk that an investor that effects a withdrawal from the funds may be paid an amount less or more than it would otherwise be paid if the actual value of such assets is higher or lower than the value calculated by the funds’ administrator. In addition, there is a risk that additional contributions could dilute the underlying value of such assets for the other investors if the actual value of such assets is higher than the value calculated by the funds’ administrator. There is also a risk that greater management fees and incentive allocations may be paid by the funds than would have been paid if the actual value of such assets or liabilities is lower or higher than the value determined for the purposes of calculating those fees.

The firm will not be liable to the funds if a price reasonably believed by it to be an accurate valuation of a particular asset of the funds is found to be misvalued and/or mispriced. Conflicts Regarding Advisory Fees. As a general matter, the incentive allocation payable to the firm or an affiliate of the firm for the funds will be determined and paid annually, based upon the increase, if any, in the aggregate net asset value of a master fund share attributable to each investor in a feeder fund during the year, subject to satisfying a “hurdle amount” and after reduction for any unrecovered prior period losses. The incentive allocation payable to the firm or an affiliate of the firm for the Druid fund will be determined and paid annually (as described in greater detail in the offering memorandum of the Druid fund). Performance fees (if any) payable to the firm or an affiliate of the firm from separately managed accounts will be determined as set forth in the applicable investment management agreement. Since incentive allocations and/or performance fees will generally be determined on both realized and unrealized gains, the firm may receive an incentive allocation and/or performance fee reflecting unrealized gains at the end of a year that are not subsequently recognized by the applicable clients. In general, the fact that an advisory fee is based on capital appreciation of the investments held by the funds or other clients may create an incentive for the firm to make investments that are more speculative than would be the case in the absence of such a performance-based advisory fee. The firm has the right to agree to reductions in the incentive allocation, performance fee and/or management fee chargeable to particular investors or clients, for such consideration it deems appropriate, without notice or offering any similar opportunity to other investors or clients. Agreements with Certain Investors. The funds and the firm have entered into, and may from time to

time enter into, agreements with one or more investors whereby in consideration for agreeing to invest certain amounts in one or more funds or other consideration deemed material by the firm, such investors may be granted favorable rights not afforded to other fund investors. Such rights include, without limitation, one or more of the following:

special rights to make future investments in the funds and/or other investment vehicles or managed accounts managed by the firm and its affiliates;

special withdrawal or redemption rights relating to frequency, notice and/or other terms;

rights to receive reports from the funds on a more frequent basis or that include information not provided to other investors (including, without limitation, more detailed information regarding investment transactions and positions);

rights to limit subscription amounts to the funds;

rights to receive reduced rates of the incentive allocation and/or management fee; and

such other rights as may be negotiated between the funds and such investors.

In addition, the firm and its affiliates have entered into, and may from time to time in the future enter into, similar agreements with respect to one or more funds or managed account clients, without the consent of or notice to other fund investors (unless explicitly agreed to in writing otherwise). In addition, the firm may issue additional classes of interests or shares in a fund with offering terms that differ from the fund interests offered pursuant to the funds’ offering documents (including, with respect to participation in certain investments of the funds, withdrawal or redemption rights and compensation payable to the firm) without the consent of, or notice to, the existing fund investors (unless explicitly agreed to in writing otherwise).

It is possible that, under certain circumstances, one or more of the favorable rights granted to certain fund investors may have a material adverse effect on fund investors not receiving those benefits. Factual information contained in this brochure, including without limitation, the investment strategy and policies, and certain other information, has been furnished largely by the firm and its affiliates and in general has not been independently confirmed or verified. Therefore, investors should seek to confirm such information, acquire additional information or conduct further investigation as they deem appropriate in connection with a decision to invest in one or more of the funds.

Item 11: Code of ethics, participation or interest in client transactions and personal trading Conflicts of interest

Personal Trading Code of Ethics We have adopted a written code of ethics that applies to the firm, our employees and any other persons who provide investment advice on behalf of the firm and are subject to the firm’s supervision and control. Our code of ethics is administered by our Chief Compliance Officer and/or his designees. Each client or fund investor may obtain a copy of our code of ethics by submitting a written request to Steven Chen at Gobi Capital LLC, 8820 Wilshire Boulevard, Suite 320, Beverly Hills, California 90211 or by contacting Mr. Chen at (415) 288-7288 or steven.chen@gobicap.com. The following general principles and standards of conduct are established by our code of ethics:

the interests of the firm’s clients must be placed first at all times;

employees should adhere to the fundamental standard that he or she should not take inappropriate advantage of his or her positions;

employees should avoid actual or potential conflicts of interest;

employees should conduct all personal securities transactions in a manner consistent with the code of ethics;

employees should use reasonable care and exercise independent, professional judgement when conducting investment analyses, making investment recommendations, taking investment actions and engaging in other professional activities;

employees should maintain and improve their professional competence; and

employees must comply with all applicable provisions of the Federal securities laws and the terms of the code of ethics.

Our code of ethics deals with a range of topics including, without limitation, the following:

oversight;

gifts and entertainment;

anti-bribery policy and procedures;

political contributions and the firm’s pay to play policy;

employee investment policy;

insider trading; and

research communications.

Each firm employee is required to acknowledge that he or she has received and reviewed, and understands the Code of Ethics. Interested Transactions The firm will not be engaged as an investment adviser to advise clients as to the appropriateness of investing in the funds, and the firm will not receive any compensation for doing so or for selling interests in the funds. The firm may, from time to time, recommend a security in which the firm, directly or indirectly, has an interest. For instance, fund assets may be invested in securities of issuers in which one or more other funds or accounts managed by the firm hold positions. Given the likely frequency of such occurrence, clients will not be provided with notification of such occurrences. This may represent a conflict of interest for the firm. This and any other material conflict of interest which might reasonably be expected to impair the rendering of unbiased or objective investment advice by the firm will be disclosed to any clients.

Item 12: Brokerage practices Conflicts of interest

Selection of Brokers The firm has full investment discretion with respect to the initiation of all portfolio securities transactions for the funds as well as full authority to select broker-dealers to execute such transactions. The firm has engaged prime brokers for the funds that will have certain administrative responsibilities, including the issuance of account statements and information with respect to securities transactions effected through other broker-dealers. The prime brokers will be allocated a portion of the funds’ securities transactions, subject to principles of best execution. None of the funds are committed to continue their prime brokerage relationship with any of the prime brokers for any minimum period, and the firm, in its sole discretion, may select other or additional brokers to act as prime broker(s) of the funds at any time. The firm intends to allocate a portion of the funds’ brokerage business to additional brokers, other than the prime brokers, on the basis of certain considerations, which may include:

the amount of commission,

quality of execution,

the reputation, experience and financial stability of the broker-dealer involved,

the quality of service,

familiarity with the securities markets and investment techniques employed by the funds,

research and analytic services,

clearing and settlement capabilities,

the availability of margin or other leverage,

block positioning or other special execution capabilities or

other services provided to the funds.

In allocating brokerage to the prime brokers or such other broker-dealers, the commissions the funds will pay to such broker-dealers will not necessarily represent the lowest commission rates available, but will

reflect the firm’s evaluation of the research and other brokerage-related services supplied by such brokerdealers and which benefit such funds, either alone or together with the other clients of the firm or its affiliates. In each case, the firm will make a determination that the amount of any increased commission costs on account of such research or other services is reasonable relative to the value of services so provided. Subject to the considerations described above, the selection of a broker (including a prime broker) to execute transactions, provide financing and securities on loan, hold cash and short balances and provide other services may be influenced by, among other things, the provision by the broker-dealer of the following:

capital introduction services,

marketing assistance,

consulting services with respect to technology,

operational assistance,

equipment and office space,

commitment of capital,

access to company management and

access to deal flow.

In general, any and all brokerage allocations are subject to principles of best execution and the other allocation policies described above, as well as any restrictions imposed by applicable law. To the extent that securities are purchased in non-U.S. markets, it is anticipated that the prime brokers will transfer funds to sub-custodians located in the countries in which the respective securities are purchased. Such sub-custodians will maintain custody of the securities until such time as they are sold, at which point uninvested proceeds will be transferred back to the funds’ accounts at the applicable prime broker. In connection with derivatives activities of the funds, the prime brokers may transfer assets to fund counterparties. Because securities of the funds held by the prime brokers and other broker-dealers will generally not be held in a fund’s name and may not be held on a fiduciary basis or segregated from other assets of the relevant prime broker or other broker-dealer, a failure of a prime broker or other broker-dealer may put such securities at risk and is likely to have a greater adverse impact on such fund(s) than if such securities were registered in a fund’s name. Brokerage for Referrals The firm may place transactions with a broker-dealer that (i) provides the firm (or an affiliate) with the opportunity to participate in capital introduction events sponsored by the broker-dealer or (ii) refers investors to the funds or other products advised by the firm (or an affiliate), if otherwise consistent with seeking best execution; provided, however, that the firm is not selecting the broker-dealer in recognition of the opportunity to participate in such capital introduction events or the referral of investors. Soft Dollars Section 28(e) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, provides a “safe harbor” to investment advisers who use commission dollars of their advisory accounts (so-called “soft-dollars”) to obtain investment research, brokerage and other services that provide lawful and appropriate assistance to investment

advisers in performing investment decision-making responsibilities, provided, that the amount of any increased commission costs on account of such research or other services is reasonable relative to the value of the services so provided. Any such arrangement will be confined to the products or services that qualify as “research and brokerage services” within the meaning of Section 28(e) and that meet the other requirements of that Section. The firm does not believe that it has accepted any “soft dollars” on behalf of the clients in the past, and does not generally expect to do so in the future. However, the investment advisory agreements by and between the firm (with respect to each offshore feeder, master fund, and the separately managed account) and each limited partnership agreement (with respect to each onshore feeder fund and the Druid fund) contain provisions expressly authorizing the use of brokerage allocations and commissions for the purposes described in this paragraph. The research obtained through the clients’ brokerage allocations, whether or not directly useful to them, may be useful to the firm in connection with services rendered by the firm and its affiliates to other clients. Since any particular research obtained by the firm may be useful to any of its clients, the firm, in considering the reasonableness of brokerage commissions paid by the clients, will not attempt to allocate the relative costs or benefits of research as between the clients except in limited circumstances where appropriate. Accordingly, brokerage allocations from the clients may also have the effect of indirectly benefiting other clients managed by the firm or its affiliates. If we use the funds’ brokerage commissions (or markups or markdowns) to obtain research or other products or services, we may receive a benefit because we do not have to produce or pay for the research, products or services for which we would have otherwise been responsible. We may, therefore, have an incentive to select or recommend a broker-dealer based on our interest in receiving the research or other products or services, rather than on the funds’ interest in receiving most favorable execution. In our last fiscal year, we did not use soft dollars. Directed Brokerage Investors in the funds may include funds of funds and/or clients of investment advisers and consultants, in each case that are affiliated with broker-dealers or, possibly, brokerage firms themselves; and, such funds of funds, investment advisers and consultants may recommend to the firm that it direct investment transactions to such broker-dealers from time to time. Separately managed account clients may also recommend to the firm that it direct investment transactions to certain broker-dealers. The firm will be subject to a conflict of interest in determining whether to select such brokers-dealers to execute transactions on behalf of the clients because such a brokerage allocation might conflict with principles of best execution and the firm’s other allocation policies. Aggregation of Orders When the firm and its affiliates deem the purchase or sale of securities to be in the best interest of the funds and any other managed entities or accounts, the firm and its affiliates may aggregate the securities to be purchased or sold by all such managed entities and accounts in order to obtain superior execution or lower brokerage expenses. In particular, execution prices for identical securities purchased or sold on behalf of multiple entities and/or accounts in any one business day may be averaged. In such events, allocation of the securities purchased or sold, as well as expenses incurred in the transaction, will be made among the funds and any other participating entities or accounts by applying such considerations as the firm and its affiliates deem appropriate, including:

relative account size of such entities and clients,

amount of available capital,

size of existing positions in the same or similar securities,

impact of leverage,

investment objective and strategy considerations, including, without limitation, concentration parameters, tax considerations and other factors.

As a result of such considerations, allocations among the firm’s accounts will not necessarily be pro rata. No account is entitled to investment priority over any other accounts, and each account may not necessarily participate in every investment opportunity. The firm will endeavor to make all investment allocations in a manner that it considers to be the most equitable to all managed entities and accounts. The clients’ securities transactions can be expected to generate a substantial amount of brokerage commissions and other compensation, all of which the clients, not the firm, will be obligated to pay. The firm will have complete discretion in deciding what brokers and dealers the funds will use and in negotiating the rates of compensation the funds will pay.

Item 14: Client referrals and other compensation Conflicts of interest

We do not currently have any formal arrangements directly or indirectly with any person for client referrals. However, we may on occasion compensate individuals for client referrals. All such compensation will be fully disclosed to each client consistent with applicable law. The client will incur no additional costs or expenses as a result of any such compensation arrangements. Any such referred activities will be conducted in accordance with SEC Rule 206(4)-3 under the Advisers Act.

Item 9: Disciplinary information

The firm has no information applicable to this Item.

Item 13: Review of accounts

Mr. Shan reviews all securities transactions for the clients on a daily basis. After the end of each fiscal month, each investor in a fund is provided with an unaudited account statement that details the fund’s investment performance. After the end of each fiscal year, each investor in a fund is provided with audited financial information with respect to the performance of the fund, as well as information regarding the status of the investor’s capital account and certain tax reporting information. The firm also provides certain quarterly and annual reports to its separately managed account.

Item 15: Custody

Gobi Capital does not serve as the qualified custodian of any of the assets owned by the clients and does not maintain physical custody of any securities or cash owned by the funds (other than certain privately offered securities to the extent permitted by the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, as amended, and related SEC interpretive guidance). We are deemed to have custody, as defined in Rule 206(4)-2 under the Advisers Act, of the assets of the funds as a result of our role as the general partner of some of the funds we manage and our ability to remove the directors of some of the funds we manage. The funds are audited annually by an independent accounting firm that is registered and examined by the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board, and audited financial statements are delivered to investors within 120 days of the applicable fiscal year-end.

Item 16: Investment discretion

Item 4 includes a description of the investment discretion that we exercise with respect to the funds. Fund investors generally do not have any ability to restrict the investment of the fund, although under limited circumstances we may agree with a particular investor that such investor will not participate in certain categories of investment made by the fund. We generally exercise investment discretion pursuant to a power of attorney that is granted by each fund as part of the investment advisory agreement or limited partnership agreement relating to each such fund. Separately managed account clients may set limits on the firm’s investment discretion with regard to such clients.

Item 17: Voting client securities

We vote proxy proposals on a “case-by-case” analysis in the best interests of the clients and will apply the following guidelines, as applicable. As a general matter, our clients may not direct our vote in a particular proxy solicitation. The firm will: (i) attempt to consider all aspects of the vote that could affect the value of the issuer or that of the client; (ii) vote in a manner that it believes is consistent with the client’s stated objectives; and (iii) generally vote in accordance with the recommendation of the issuing company’s management on routine and administrative matters, unless the firm has a particular reason to vote to the contrary. If at any time the firm becomes aware of an actual conflict of interest relating to a particular proxy proposal, we will refer that vote to an outside service for independent consideration. Each investor in a fund or client may obtain information on how we voted with respect to the securities of such fund or client by submitting a written request to Steven Chen at Gobi Capital LLC, 8820 Wilshire Boulevard, Suite 320, Beverly Hills, California 90211 or by contacting Mr. Chen at (415) 288-7288.

Item 18: Financial information

Gobi Capital has no financial condition that is reasonably likely to impair its ability to meet contractual commitments to clients, and has not been the subject of a bankruptcy proceeding.

Timeline

  1. Aug 9, 2009Founded GOBI CAPITAL LLC is founded2

Filings

25 filings to the SEC since October 2021: 25 other. The latest 20:

  1. Aug 28, 2026N-PX EDGAR
  2. Aug 14, 202613F-HR EDGAR
  3. May 15, 202613F-HR EDGAR
  4. Feb 17, 202613F-HR EDGAR
  5. Nov 14, 202513F-HR EDGAR
  6. Aug 29, 2025N-PX EDGAR
  7. Aug 14, 202513F-HR EDGAR
  8. May 15, 202513F-HR EDGAR
  9. Feb 14, 202513F-HR EDGAR
  10. Nov 14, 202413F-HR EDGAR
  11. Aug 29, 2024N-PX EDGAR
  12. Aug 14, 202413F-HR EDGAR
  13. May 15, 202413F-HR EDGAR
  14. Feb 14, 202413F-HR EDGAR
  15. Nov 14, 202313F-HR EDGAR
  16. Aug 14, 202313F-HR EDGAR
  17. May 15, 202313F-HR EDGAR
  18. Feb 14, 202313F-HR EDGAR
  19. Nov 14, 202213F-HR EDGAR
  20. Aug 15, 202213F-HR EDGAR

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Every filing from the last five years, summarized. The full record is on SEC EDGAR.

Stakes it holds

GOBI CAPITAL LLC has told the SEC it owns more than 5% of 1 company, latest first (Schedules 13D and 13G).