N-CSR 1 tm2210756d1_ncsr.htm N-CSR

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

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FORM N-CSR

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CERTIFIED SHAREHOLDER REPORT OF REGISTERED MANAGEMENT

INVESTMENT COMPANIES

Investment Company Act File Number 811-21061

Aetos Multi-Strategy Arbitrage Fund, LLC

(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)

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c/o Aetos Alternatives Management, LP

875 Third Avenue, 6^th Floor

New York, NY 10022

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)

Harold Schaaff

Aetos Alternatives Management, LP

875 Third Avenue, 6^th Floor

New York, NY 10022

(Name and address of agent for service)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: 1-212-201-2500

Date of fiscal year end: January 31

Date of reporting period: January 31, 2022

Item 1. Reports to Stockholders.

AETOS MULTI-STRATEGY ARBITRAGE FUND, LLC

AETOS DISTRESSED INVESTMENT STRATEGIES FUND, LLC

AETOS LONG/SHORT STRATEGIES FUND, LLC

(Delaware Limited Liability Companies)

Financial Statements

January 31, 2022

Table of Contents

Fund Commentaries	1
Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm	4
Schedules of Investments	5
Statements of Assets and Liabilities	14
Statements of Operations	15
Statements of Changes in Members’ Capital	16
Statements of Cash Flows	18
Financial Highlights	19
Notes to Financial Statements	20
Managers and Officers of the Funds	33

The Funds file their complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the Securities and Exchange Commission for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year on Form N-PORT within sixty days after the end of each period. The Funds’ Forms N-PORT are available on the Commission's web site at http://www.sec.gov, and may be reviewed and copied at the Commission's Public Reference Room in Washington, DC. Information on the operation of the Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling 1-800-SEC-0330.

A description of the policies and procedures that the Funds use to determine how to vote proxies relating to portfolio securities, as well as information relating to how the Funds voted proxies relating to portfolio securities during the most recent 12-month period ended June 30, is available (i) without charge, upon request, by calling 1-212-201-2500; and (ii) on the Commission's website at http://www.sec.gov, and may be reviewed and copied at the commission’s Public Reference Room in Washington, DC. Information on the operation of the Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling 1-800-SEC-0330.

INFORMATION ABOUT THE FUNDS' MANAGERS

The Funds' Statement of Additional Information includes information about the Funds'Managers and is available without charge, upon request, by calling 1-212-201-2500 and by visiting the Commission’s website at www.sec.gov.

Aetos Multi-Strategy Arbitrage Fund, LLC

Fund Commentary

For the year ended January 31, 2022

(Unaudited)

The Aetos Multi-Strategy Arbitrage Fund, LLC (the “Fund”) allocates its assets among a select group of portfolio managers that utilize a variety of arbitrage strategies while seeking to produce an attractive absolute return on invested capital, largely independent of the various benchmarks associated with traditional asset classes.

The Fund includes allocations to event arbitrage, fixed income arbitrage, convertible arbitrage, and quantitative strategies. Event arbitrage managers seek to identify mispricings in securities that will be resolved through an anticipated event, which can include mergers, acquisitions, spinoffs, recapitalizations and bankruptcies (either entering into or emerging from them). Fixed income arbitrage managers seek to identify discrepancies in the prices of securities that are very closely related and arbitrage that discrepancy. Convertible arbitrage managers seek to capture options mispricings imbedded in convertibles by investing in convertibles and hedging out equity exposure. Quantitative managers pursue a variety of model-driven strategies, including trend-following strategies.

For the year ended January 31, 2022, the Fund had a total return of +3.81%.¹ For the period from commencement of investment activities on September 1, 2002 through January 31, 2022, the Fund had an annualized return of +4.41%.

The Fund delivered positive performance for the period despite sustaining a slight loss during the fourth quarter. Each of the Fund’s underlying managers generated profits, as event-driven strategies, fixed income arbitrage, convertible arbitrage and trend following all contributed to performance. Merger arbitrage was not a meaningful contributor amid heightened regulatory uncertainty.

The Fund generated significant gains from event-driven equities, with contributions from multiple industries including Japanese industrials, European telecoms and US healthcare. Distressed investments were also profitable, including a set of positions in a restructuring furniture and household goods company. Merger arbitrage was mixed as increased regulatory activity, deal-specific developments and spread widening were headwinds.

Fixed income arbitrage generated gains across a diverse set of situations including European structured credit, RMBS and corporate capital structures. In addition, hedged positions across the UK, Australian, and US yield curves contributed gains as our manager traded around distortions in the curves.

Other contributors included convertible arbitrage, where managers took advantage of periods of robust primary issuance volumes and benefited from widespread richening, and special purpose acquisition companies (SPACs) – especially early in the year – as several announced acquisitions were well-received by the market.

¹ Returns are net of expenses and fees incurred at the Fund level and do not reflect investment management fees paid outside of the Fund.

Aetos Distressed Investment Strategies Fund, LLC

Fund Commentary

For the year ended January 31, 2022

(Unaudited)

The Aetos Distressed Investment Strategies Fund, LLC (the “Fund”) allocates its assets among a select group of portfolio managers across a variety of credit and distressed investment strategies while seeking to produce an attractive absolute return on invested capital, largely independent of the various benchmarks associated with traditional asset classes.

The Fund allocates to investment managers that buy the securities (generally bonds and bank loans) of companies that are in bankruptcy or in danger of bankruptcy, as well as other assets, such as structured products (including RMBS and CMBS) and post-reorganization equities. Managers seek to identify situations where they can buy these securities at a discount to their eventual value because traditional fixed income managers may not want to or be able to own them once they have been downgraded or are in default. The sellers may also not have the expertise and patience to go through a restructuring process. This kind of investing involves credit analysis, legal expertise and (often) negotiating ability, as the manager must determine the value of the underlying securities, the likely timing and resolution of a restructuring/refinancing process and also may need to negotiate with other creditors. Additionally, certain managers express their company-specific and market views through shorting, often with credit default swaps.

For the year ended January 31, 2022, the Fund had a total return of +10.33%.¹ For the period from commencement of investment activities on September 1, 2002 through January 31, 2022, the Fund had an annualized return of +6.81%.

All underlying managers generated positive performance over the period, as the portfolio benefited from a variety of situation-specific developments across distressed credit and post-reorganization equity positions. Default activity was muted as corporate credit markets remained very accommodative, and the par-weighted default rate on high-yield debt fell to a record-low 0.3%.

One of the most significant contributors was the post-reorganization equity position in a media company. During the second quarter, the company agreed to sell itself at a substantial premium to a mega-cap internet company with a sizable media streaming and content creation business. Regulators are still reviewing the deal, and our managers remain large shareholders in the company.

Consumer-related positions were also sizable contributors. The most notable of these was a restructuring furniture and household goods company, which made progress resolving outstanding litigation, experienced a material recovery in its businesses, moved toward public listings of a few significant subsidiaries, and continued to sell assets to repay debt. Other contributors included a restructured retailer, a European automotive rental company and a US automotive rental company that emerged from bankruptcy.

Detractors included a long position in a telecommunications company, post-reorganization positions in a utility and a satellite company, and portfolio hedges.

¹ Returns are net of expenses and fees incurred at the Fund level and do not reflect investment management fees paid outside of the Fund.

Aetos Long/Short Strategies Fund, LLC

Fund Commentary

For the year ended January 31, 2022

(Unaudited)

The Aetos Long/Short Strategies Fund, LLC (the “Fund”) allocates its assets among a select group of portfolio managers across a variety of long/short strategies while seeking to produce an attractive absolute return on invested capital, largely independent of the various benchmarks associated with traditional asset classes. The Fund comprises managers of primarily stock portfolios that are constructed on a bottom-up, fundamental basis.

For the year ended January 31, 2022, the Fund had a total return of +11.41%.¹ For the period from commencement of investment activities on September 1, 2002 through January 31, 2022, the Fund had an annualized return of +5.26%.

The Fund’s performance modestly exceeded the return expected from its beta to equity markets. Most managers generated gains, but several managers did sustain losses. The most notable underperformer was the Fund’s technology-focused sector specialist, which was negatively impacted by both the tough short-selling environment in early 2021 and the selloff in high-growth names in the fourth quarter.

Mega-cap internet companies were among the largest contributors. These companies continued to profit from ongoing secular growth in their verticals and strong competitive positioning. These contributors included an internet services company and a software company continuing to benefit from corporate migration to the cloud.

Corporate events benefited many positions in our managers’ portfolios. One of the largest contributors in this category was a hedged position in a technology company that benefited as it enacted a tax-free spinoff of a large subsidiary and began an accelerated return of capital to shareholders. Other contributors included a Japanese materials company, a specialty retailer and a US automotive rental company.

Cyclical positions in specialty chemicals, luxury goods, financials and real-estate related names also contributed positively. Notably, the Fund generated profits from the energy sector despite net neutral positioning, as our sector specialist manager generated a sizable long/short spread.

Some of the largest detractors were long positions in high-growth technology companies which experienced multiple contraction during the fourth quarter. Biotechnology-related positions were also a drag on the portfolio, as the sector underperformed amid concerns about potential legislative action on drug pricing and the effects of increased discount rates.

¹ Returns are net of expenses and fees incurred at the Fund level and do not reflect investment management fees paid outside of the Fund.

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

To the Board of Managers and Members of Aetos Multi-Strategy Arbitrage Fund, LLC, Aetos Distressed Investment Strategies Fund, LLC and Aetos Long/Short Strategies Fund, LLC

Opinions on the Financial Statements

We have audited the accompanying statements of assets and liabilities, including the schedules of investments, of Aetos Multi-Strategy Arbitrage Fund, LLC, Aetos Distressed Investment Strategies Fund, LLC, and Aetos Long/Short Strategies Fund, LLC (hereafter collectively referred to as the "Funds") as of January 31, 2022, the related statements of operations and cash flows for the year ended January 31, 2022, the statements of changes in members’ capital for each of the two years in the period ended January 31, 2022, including the related notes, and the financial highlights for each of the five years in the period ended January 31, 2022 (collectively referred to as the “financial statements”). In our opinion, the financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of each of the Funds as of January 31, 2022, the results of each of their operations and each of their cash flows for the year then ended, the changes in each of their members’ capital for each of the two years in the period ended January 31, 2022 and each of the financial highlights for each of the five years in the period ended January 31, 2022 in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

Basis for Opinions

These financial statements are the responsibility of the Funds’ management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on the Funds’ financial statements based on our audits. We are a public accounting firm registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (PCAOB) and are required to be independent with respect to the Funds in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.

We conducted our audits of these financial statements in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud.

Our audits included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. Our audits also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements. Our procedures included confirmation of securities owned as of January 31, 2022 by correspondence with the portfolio funds, custodian, and transfer agent. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinions.

March 30, 2022

We have served as the auditor of one or more investment companies in the Aetos Funds since 2002.

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, PricewaterhouseCoopers Center, 300 Madison Avenue, New York, NY 10017 T: (646) 471 3000, www.pwc.com/us

Aetos Multi-Strategy Arbitrage Fund, LLC

Schedule of Investments

January 31, 2022

Investments	Date(s) of Acquisition	Cost		Fair Value		Percentage of Members' Capital ⁽¹⁾			Liquidity
Investments in Portfolio Funds ⁽²⁾
Convertible Arbitrage ⁽⁴⁾
CNH CA II, Ltd.	04/01/21 - 07/01/21	$	15,000,000	$	15,431,989		3.25	%	Quarterly ⁽⁹⁾
Total Convertible Arbitrage			15,000,000		15,431,989		3.25

Credit - Convertible Arbitrage ⁽⁵⁾
Aequim Arbitrage Fund LP	03/01/19 - 01/01/21		30,031,906		43,371,101		9.14		Quarterly ⁽⁸⁾
Total Credit - Convertible Arbitrage			30,031,906		43,371,101		9.14

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements

Aetos Multi-Strategy Arbitrage Fund, LLC

Schedule of Investments

January 31, 2022

Investments	Date(s) of Acquisition	Cost		Fair Value		Percentage of Members' Capital ⁽¹⁾			Liquidity
Event Driven Arbitrage ⁽⁶⁾
Davidson Kempner Partners	07/01/06 - 07/01/12		46,589,481		90,335,351		19.04		Semi-Annual
Farallon Capital Offshore Investors, Inc.	02/01/07 - 04/01/12		42,458,561		87,760,840		18.49		Semi-Annual ⁽⁸⁾
Governors Lane Onshore Fund LP	08/01/15 - 08/01/16		35,000,000		47,609,981		10.03		Quarterly ⁽⁸⁾
Luxor Capital Partners Liquidating SPV, LLC	07/01/16		279,527		195,208		0.04		In Liquidation ⁽¹⁰⁾
Oceanwood Opportunities Fund L.P.	02/01/12 - 07/01/16		29,828,789		48,202,463		10.16		Quarterly
Total Event Driven Arbitrage			154,156,358		274,103,843		57.76

Fixed Income Arbitrage ⁽⁷⁾
FFIP, L.P.	07/01/07 - 04/01/12		31,240,835		67,203,841		14.16		Annual ⁽⁸⁾
Parsec Onshore Partners, L.P.	04/01/08 - 04/01/12		30,757,405		53,610,896		11.30		Monthly
Total Fixed Income Arbitrage			61,998,240		120,814,737		25.46

Total investments in Portfolio Funds			261,186,504		453,721,670		95.61

Money Market Investment
JPMorgan U.S. Government Money Market Fund,
Agency Shares, 0.006%⁽³⁾ (Shares 23,927,190)			23,927,190		23,927,190		5.04

Total investments		$	285,113,694	$	477,648,860		100.65	%

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements

Aetos Multi-Strategy Arbitrage Fund, LLC

Schedule of Investments

January 31, 2022

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Percentages are based on Members’ Capital of $474,554,688.

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Non-income producing investments.

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Rate disclosed is the 7-day effective yield as of 01/31/22.

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Portfolio Funds in this strategy generally look to exploit relative mispricings between securities in a company’s capital structure where the manager can go long the undervalued security and hedge out resulting equity and/or credit betas. In convertible bonds, opportunities can be found where sellers do not properly assess the value of the embedded credit and equity option components, resulting in convertibles that trade either cheap or expensive to their fundamental value. In other corporate credit situations, opportunities arise when different components of a company’s capital structure imply very different fundamental outcomes (i.e. equity near zero and debt near par), creating the opportunity to structure long and short positions that have favorable payoff profiles. Both of these strategies are implemented with the use of leverage.

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Portfolio Funds in this strategy invest in securities of companies involved in certain special situations, including mergers, acquisitions, asset sales, spin-offs, balance sheet restructuring, bankruptcy and other situations. These special situations constitute an “event” which the Portfolio Managers believe will trigger a change in the price of securities relative to their current price or close the gap between securities that are being arbitraged.

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Portfolio Funds in this strategy look to exploit mispricings between related fixed income instruments, including sovereign debt, corporate debt and derivative instruments such as futures, options and swaps. Exploitable opportunities may be found in closely related securities trading at different prices, in the value between fixed income instruments and related derivative instruments, in the shape of yield curves and in credit spreads. These strategies typically require leverage in order to exploit relatively small mispricings.

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Portfolio Fund subject to investor-level percentage limitations on redemptions.

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Portfolio Fund subject to lock-up provision up to one year.

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Portfolio Fund in liquidation. Mandatory distributions are expected to be received when underlying investments of the Portfolio Fund are realized.

The aggregate cost of investments for tax purposes was $447,362,448. Net unrealized appreciation on investments for tax purposes was $30,286,412 consisting of $30,286,412 of gross unrealized appreciation and $0 of gross unrealized depreciation.

The investments in Portfolio Funds shown above, representing 95.61% of Members’ Capital, have been fair valued using NAV as a practical expedient.

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements

Aetos Distressed Investment Strategies Fund, LLC

Schedule of Investments

January 31, 2022

Investments	Date(s) of Acquisition	Cost		Fair Value		Percentage of Members' Capital ⁽¹⁾			Liquidity
Investments in Portfolio Funds ⁽²⁾
Distressed - Long Biased ⁽⁴⁾
AG Mortgage Value Partners, L.P.	05/01/13	$	1,092,381	$	2,100,919		1.19	%	Side Pockets Only ⁽¹⁰⁾
Centerbridge Credit Partners, L.P.	06/01/10 - 11/01/20		26,219,871		42,839,709		24.32		Bi-Annual ⁽⁹⁾
Davidson Kempner Distressed Opportunities Fund LP	11/01/09 - 11/01/20		18,260,212		35,343,570		20.06		Annual ⁽⁷⁾
Marble Ridge LP	02/01/17 - 06/01/20		3,367,396		2,924,993		1.66		In Liquidation ⁽¹¹⁾
Total Distressed - Long Biased			48,939,860		83,209,191		47.23

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements

Aetos Distressed Investment Strategies Fund, LLC

Schedule of Investments

January 31, 2022

Investments	Date(s) of Acquisition	Cost		Fair Value		Percentage of Members' Capital ⁽¹⁾			Liquidity
Distressed - Variable Biased ⁽⁵⁾
Anchorage Capital Partners, L.P.	09/01/08 - 11/01/20		26,754,951		49,846,078		28.29		Annual ⁽⁷⁾
Carronade Capital Partners, LP	02/01/21 - 07/01/21		10,000,000		10,296,745		5.84		Quarterly ^(6) (8)
King Street Capital, L.P.	07/01/08		12,615,623		27,444,040		15.58		Quarterly ⁽⁶⁾
Total Distressed - Variable Biased			49,370,574		87,586,863		49.71

Total investments in Portfolio Funds			98,310,434		170,796,054		96.94

Money Market Investment
JPMorgan U.S. Government Money Market Fund,
Agency Shares, 0.006%⁽³⁾ (Shares 7,561,366)			7,561,366		7,561,366		4.29

Total investments		$	105,871,800	$	178,357,420		101.23	%

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements

Aetos Distressed Investment Strategies Fund, LLC

Schedule of Investments

January 31, 2022

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Percentages are based on Members’ Capital of $176,185,842.

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Non-income producing investments.

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Rate disclosed is the 7-day effective yield as of 01/31/22.

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Portfolio Funds in this strategy invest in securities of companies in various levels of financial distress, including bankruptcy, exchange offers, workouts, financial reorganizations and other credit-related situations. Corporate bankruptcy or distress often causes a company’s securities to trade at a discounted value. The Portfolio Funds will tend to run their investment portfolios with a long bias net exposure.

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Portfolio Fund subject to investor-level percentage limitations on redemptions.

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Portfolio Fund subject to lock-up provision up to one year.

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Portfolio Fund subject to lock-up provision up to eighteen months.

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Portfolio Fund subject to lock-up provision up to three years.

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See Note 5.

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Portfolio Fund in liquidation. Mandatory distributions are expected to be received when underlying investments of the Portfolio Fund are realized.

The aggregate cost of investments for tax purposes was $136,922,318. Net unrealized appreciation on investments for tax purposes was $41,435,102 consisting of $44,584,835 of gross unrealized appreciation and $3,149,733 of gross unrealized depreciation.

The investments in Portfolio Funds shown above, representing 96.94% of Members’ Capital, have been fair valued using NAV as a practical expedient.

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements

Aetos Long/Short Strategies Fund, LLC

Schedule of Investments

January 31, 2022

Investments	Date(s) of Acquisition	Cost		Fair Value		Percentage of Members' Capital ⁽¹⁾			Liquidity
Investments in Portfolio Funds ⁽²⁾
Directional Equity ⁽⁴⁾
Egerton Capital Partners, L.P.	07/01/11 - 05/01/15	$	24,724,341	$	56,017,124		10.20	%	Monthly
Sachem Head LP	08/01/16 - 09/01/17		13,388,555		26,891,200		4.90		Quarterly ⁽⁸⁾
The Children's Investment Fund LP	05/01/20		5,000,000		7,564,000		1.38		Monthly
Total Directional Equity			43,112,896		90,472,324		16.48

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements

Aetos Long/Short Strategies Fund, LLC

Schedule of Investments

January 31, 2022

Investments	Date(s) of Acquisition	Cost		Fair Value		Percentage of Members' Capital ⁽¹⁾			Liquidity
Equity Hedged - Generalist ⁽⁵⁾
Junto Capital Partners LP	01/01/19 - 10/01/19		45,000,000		58,250,347		10.61		Quarterly ⁽⁸⁾
Lakewood Capital Partners, LP	07/01/17 - 05/01/19		37,552,909		50,655,848		9.23		Quarterly
MW Market Neutral TOPS Fund	10/01/20		10,492,447		19,757,568		3.60		Monthly
MW TOPS Fund	05/01/15 - 05/01/19		26,143,993		35,931,976		6.55		Monthly
Naya Fund LP	02/01/19 - 07/01/19		27,360,072		37,637,827		6.86		Quarterly
Nitorum Fund, L.P.	12/01/17 - 06/01/19		33,401,078		37,099,787		6.76		Annual ⁽¹⁰⁾
Viking Global Equities LP	08/01/06 - 03/01/11		14,706,335		60,129,921		10.95		Annual
Total Equity Hedged - Generalist			194,656,834		299,463,274		54.56

Equity Hedged - Sector Specialist ⁽⁶⁾
Cadian Fund LP	05/01/10 - 11/01/13		12,657,376		33,282,075		6.06		Quarterly ⁽⁸⁾
Encompass Capital Fund L.P.	07/01/16		9,320,981		22,609,960		4.12		Quarterly ⁽⁸⁾
Long Pond Capital QP Fund, LP	02/01/14		14,555,718		25,826,107		4.71		Quarterly ⁽⁸⁾
North River Partners, L.P.	11/01/13		16,000,533		27,605,337		5.03		Quarterly
Woodline Fund LP	08/01/20 - 04/01/21		25,000,000		28,855,328		5.26		Quarterly ^(8) (9)
Total Equity Hedged - Sector Specialist			77,534,608		138,178,807		25.18

Short-Biased Equity ⁽⁷⁾
Ursus International Limited	05/01/13 - 11/01/18		31,110,435		13,496,279		2.46		Quarterly
Total Short-Biased Equity			31,110,435		13,496,279		2.46

Total investments in Portfolio Funds			346,414,773		541,610,684		98.68

Money Market Investment
JPMorgan U.S. Government Money Market Fund,
Agency Shares, 0.006%⁽³⁾ (Shares 12,281,182)			12,281,182		12,281,182		2.24

Total investments		$	358,695,955	$	553,891,866		100.92	%

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements

Aetos Long/Short Strategies Fund, LLC

Schedule of Investments

January 31, 2022

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Percentages are based on Members’ Capital of $548,842,090.

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Non-income producing investments.

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Rate disclosed is the 7-day effective yield as of 01/31/22.

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Portfolio Funds in this strategy make investments that combine long positions in undervalued common stocks or corporate bonds and short positions in overvalued common stocks or corporate bonds in order to focus on generating positive returns through the Portfolio Managers’ ability to select securities through fundamental analysis, while hedging out some portion of market risk. The Portfolio Funds will tend to run their investment portfolios with a relatively high or variable net exposure.

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Portfolio Funds in this strategy make investments in short positions in overvalued common stocks or corporate bonds in order to focus on generating positive returns through the Portfolio Managers’ ability to select securities through fundamental analysis, while hedging out some portion of market risk. The Portfolio Funds will tend to run their investment portfolios with a permanent net short or short-only exposure.

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Portfolio Fund subject to investor-level percentage limitations on redemptions.

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Portfolio Fund subject to lock-up provision up to one year.

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Portfolio Fund subject to lock-up provision up to three years.

The aggregate cost of investments for tax purposes was $504,114,816. Net unrealized appreciation on investments for tax purposes was $49,777,050 consisting of $131,339,595 of gross unrealized appreciation and $81,562,545 of gross unrealized depreciation.

The investments in Portfolio Funds shown above, representing 98.68% of Members’ Capital, have been fair valued using NAV as a practical expedient.

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements

Statements of Assets and Liabilities

January 31, 2022

			Aetos
	Aetos		Distressed		Aetos
	Multi-Strategy		Investment		Long/Short
	Arbitrage		Strategies		Strategies
	Fund, LLC		Fund, LLC		Fund, LLC
Assets
Investments in Portfolio Funds and Money Market
Investment, at cost	$	285,113,694	$	105,871,800	$	358,695,955
Investments in Portfolio Funds and Money Market
Investment, at value	$	477,648,860	$	178,357,420	$	553,891,866
Accrued income		145		149		105
Receivable for sale of investments		267,921		4,059,115		—
Receivable for Subscriptions		—		—		16,200
Withholding Tax Refund receivable		9,905		32,349		54,263
Total assets		477,926,831		182,449,033		553,962,434

Liabilities
Redemptions of Interests payable		2,729,502		5,715,418		4,256,878
Investment management fees payable		217,604		80,789		251,668
Professional fees payable		300,344		372,850		214,050
Board of Managers’ fees payable		21,392		21,392		21,392
Withholding Tax payable		77,963		59,487		347,539
Other accrued expenses		25,338		13,255		28,817
Total liabilities		3,372,143		6,263,191		5,120,344

Commitments and contingencies (see Note 7)

Net Members’ Capital	$	474,554,688	$	176,185,842	$	548,842,090

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements

Statements of Operations

For the year ended January 31, 2022

				Aetos
	Aetos			Distressed			Aetos
	Multi-Strategy			Investment			Long/Short
	Arbitrage			Strategies			Strategies
	Fund, LLC			Fund, LLC			Fund, LLC
Investment income:
Dividends from money market funds	$	1,319		$	1,196		$	1,394
Total investment income		1,319			1,196			1,394

Expenses:
Investment management fees		2,872,215			1,531,273			3,292,134
Administration fees		409,729			226,693			461,885
Board of Managers’ fees		85,567			85,567			85,567
Professional fees		266,787			502,595			305,555
Custodian fees		107,436			64,950			127,794
Registration fees		26,231			30,991			34,316
Printing fees		7,867			7,867			7,867
Other expenses		15,911			15,547			16,627
Total expenses		3,791,743			2,465,483			4,331,745
Net investment loss		(3,790,424	)		(2,464,287	)		(4,330,351	)

Net realized gain on Portfolio Funds sold		29,421,525			73,489,180			50,679,064

Net change in unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on investments in Portfolio Funds		(5,792,957	)		(40,365,933	)		19,155,505
Net increase in Members’ Capital derived from investment activities	$	19,838,144		$	30,658,960		$	65,504,218

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements

Statements of Changes in Members’ Capital

For the year ended January 31, 2022 and January 31, 2021

	Aetos Multi-Strategy Arbitrage Fund, LLC						Aetos Distressed Investment Strategies Fund, LLC
	2/1/21–			2/1/20–			2/1/21–			2/1/20–
	1/31/22			1/31/21			1/31/22			1/31/21
From investment activities:
Net investment loss	$	(3,790,424	)	$	(3,702,033	)	$	(2,464,287	)	$	(2,453,729	)
Net realized gain/(loss) on Portfolio Funds sold		29,421,525			10,943,124			73,489,180			(18,442	)
Net change in unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on investments in Portfolio Funds		(5,792,957	)		26,368,243			(40,365,933	)		13,122,441
Net increase in Members’ Capital derived from investment activities		19,838,144			33,609,334			30,658,960			10,650,270

Distributions:
Tax withholding on behalf of foreign investors		(400,649	)		(128,902	)		(373,272	)		(534,456	)
Refund of tax withholding on behalf of foreign investors		12,733			77,221			190,835			158,167
Total distributions		(387,916	)		(51,681	)		(182,437	)		(376,289	)

Members’ Capital transactions:
Proceeds from sales of Interests ⁽¹⁾		70,211,900			5,030,965			26,910,400			3,515,942
Repurchase of Interests⁽²⁾		(133,957,805	)		(18,587,821	)		(192,532,641	)		(8,817,142	)
Net decrease in Members’ Capital derived from capital transactions		(63,745,905	)		(13,556,856	)		(165,622,241	)		(5,301,200	)
Net increase/(decrease) in Members’ Capital		(44,295,677	)		20,000,797			(135,145,718	)		4,972,781
Members’ Capital at beginning of year		518,850,365			498,849,568			311,331,560			306,358,779
Members’ Capital at end of year	$	474,554,688		$	518,850,365		$	176,185,842		$	311,331,560

⁽¹⁾ Proceeds from sales of Interests during the year 2/1/21 – 1/31/22 include transfers amongst the Funds.

⁽²⁾ Repurchase of Interests during the year 2/1/21 - 1/31/22 include transfers amongst the Funds.

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements

Statements of Changes in Members’ Capital (Continued)

For the year ended January 31, 2022 and January 31, 2021

	Aetos Long/Short Strategies Fund, LLC
	2/1/21–			2/1/20–
	1/31/22			1/31/21
From investment activities:
Net investment loss	$	(4,330,351	)	$	(5,053,793	)
Net realized gain on Portfolio Funds sold		50,679,064			103,136,129
Net change in unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on investments in Portfolio Funds		19,155,505			(91,791,178	)
Net increase in Members’ Capital derived from investment activities		65,504,218			6,291,158

Distributions:
Tax withholding on behalf of foreign investors		(2,060,012	)		(910,557	)
Refund of tax withholding on behalf of foreign investors		54,263			—
Total distributions		(2,005,749	)		(910,557	)

Members’ Capital transactions:
Proceeds from sales of Interests ⁽¹⁾		111,953,100			8,328,866
Repurchase of Interests ⁽²⁾		(206,168,054	)		(347,576,302	)
Net decrease in Members’ Capital derived from capital transactions		(94,214,954	)		(339,247,436	)
Net decrease in Members’ Capital		(30,716,485	)		(333,866,835	)
Members’ Capital at beginning of year		579,558,575			913,425,410
Members’ Capital at end of year	$	548,842,090		$	579,558,575

⁽¹⁾ Proceeds from sales of Interests during the year 2/1/21 – 1/31/22 include transfers amongst the Funds.

⁽²⁾ Repurchase of Interests during the year 2/1/21 - 1/31/22 include transfers amongst the Funds.

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements

Statements of Cash Flows

For the year ended January 31, 2022

				Aetos
	Aetos			Distressed			Aetos
	Multi-Strategy			Investment			Long/Short
	Arbitrage			Strategies			Strategies
	Fund, LLC			Fund, LLC			Fund, LLC
Cash flows from operating activities
Net increase in Members’ Capital derived from investment activities	$	19,838,144		$	30,658,960		$	65,504,218
Adjustments to reconcile net increase in Members’ Capital derived from investment activities to net cash provided by operating activities
Purchases of Portfolio Funds		(15,000,000	)		(5,000,000	)		(10,000,000	)
Net (Purchases)/Sales of Money Market Investments		(7,687,613	)		29,708,453			12,158,112
Sales of Portfolio Funds		89,370,174			138,568,862			128,288,591
Net realized gain on Portfolio Funds sold		(29,421,525	)		(73,489,180	)		(50,679,064	)
Net change in unrealized (appreciation)/depreciation on investments in Portfolio Funds		5,792,957			40,365,933			(19,155,505	)
(Increase)/decrease in accrued income		(73	)		32			16
Decrease in investment management fees payable		(20,311	)		(61,970	)		(14,085	)
Increase/(decrease) in professional fees payable and other accrued expenses		(30,993	)		35,078			(20,529	)
Net cash provided by operating activities		62,840,760			160,786,168			126,081,754

Cash flows from financing activities
Tax withholding on behalf of foreign investors		(329,612	)		(330,478	)		(1,816,566	)
Refund of tax withholding on behalf of foreign investors		2,828			158,486			—
Proceeds from sales of Interests		70,211,900			26,910,400			111,936,900
Repurchases of Interests		(132,725,876	)		(187,524,576	)		(236,202,088	)
Net cash used in financing activities		(62,840,760	)		(160,786,168	)		(126,081,754	)

Net change in cash		—			—			—
Cash, beginning of year		—			—			—
Cash, end of year	$	—		$	—		$	—

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements

Financial Highlights

Aetos Multi-Strategy Arbitrage Fund, LLC

	2/1/21 - 01/31/22			2/1/20 - 1/31/21			2/1/19 - 1/31/20			2/1/18 - 1/31/19			2/1/17 - 1/31/18
Total return⁽¹⁾		3.81	%		6.86	%		7.45	%		0.40	%		7.35	%
Net assets, end of period (000's)	$	474,555		$	518,850		$	498,850		$	469,087		$	511,439
Ratios to average net assets:
Expenses⁽²⁾⁽³⁾		0.73	%		0.76	%		0.77	%		0.77	%		0.94	%
Net investment loss		(0.73	)%		(0.75	)%		(0.70	)%		(0.66	)%		(0.90	)%
Portfolio turnover rate		2.98	%		0.22	%		10.48	%		3.70	%		0.00	%

Aetos Distressed Investment Strategies Fund, LLC

	2/1/21 - 01/31/22			2/1/20 - 1/31/21			2/1/19 - 1/31/20			2/1/18 - 1/31/19			2/1/17 - 1/31/18
Total return⁽¹⁾		10.33	%		3.58	%		1.88	%		(0.19	)%		3.66	%
Net assets, end of period (000's)	$	176,186		$	311,332		$	306,359		$	299,724		$	321,895
Ratios to average net assets:
Expenses⁽²⁾⁽³⁾		0.88	%		0.84	%		0.84	%		0.84	%		0.98	%
Net investment loss		(0.88	)%		(0.83	)%		(0.71	)%		(0.71	)%		(0.93	)%
Portfolio turnover rate		3.75	%		10.39	%		1.72	%		0.66	%		5.88	%

Aetos Long/Short Strategies Fund, LLC

	2/1/21 - 01/31/22			2/1/20 - 1/31/21			2/1/19 - 1/31/20			2/1/18 - 1/31/19			2/1/17 - 1/31/18
Total return⁽¹⁾		11.41	%		3.35	%		10.66	%		(2.08	)%		9.17	%
Net assets, end of period (000's)	$	548,842		$	579,559		$	913,425		$	917,411		$	969,108
Ratios to average net assets:
Expenses⁽²⁾⁽³⁾		0.73	%		0.70	%		0.70	%		0.69	%		0.87	%
Net investment loss		(0.73	)%		(0.70	)%		(0.64	)%		(0.62	)%		(0.84	)%
Portfolio turnover rate		1.70	%		2.82	%		9.95	%		2.97	%		14.10	%

⁽¹⁾

Total return is calculated as the geometrically linked monthly returns of the Fund for each month during the fiscal year. The Fund’s monthly returns are calculated as the change in the Fund’s value during the month, which is determined by comparing the aggregate ending value of the Fund with the aggregate beginning value of the Fund, adjusted for cash flows related to capital contributions or withdrawals during the month. Tax withholding on behalf of certain Investors is treated as a reinvested distribution.

⁽²⁾

Expense ratios do not reflect the Fund’s proportionate share of expenses of the Portfolio Funds.

⁽³⁾

The expense ratios do not include the Program Fees charged separately to investors as described in Note 3 in the Notes to Financial Statements.

The accompanying notes are an integral part of the financial statements

Notes to Financial Statements

January 31, 2022

1. Organization

The Aetos Multi-Strategy Arbitrage Fund, LLC, the Aetos Distressed Investment Strategies Fund, LLC, and the Aetos Long/Short Strategies Fund, LLC (collectively the “Funds” or “Master Funds” and individually a “Fund” or “Master Fund”) were formed in the state of Delaware as limited liability companies. The Funds are registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”), as closed-end, non-diversified, management investment companies. The Funds are investment companies and, accordingly, follow the investment company accounting and reporting guidance of the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) Topic 946 - Financial Services - Investment Companies, which is part of U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”). Each Fund is a fund-of-funds. The Funds seek capital appreciation by allocating their assets among a select group of private investment funds (commonly known as hedge funds) (“Portfolio Funds”) that utilize a variety of alternative investment strategies that seek to produce an attractive absolute return on invested capital, largely independent of the various benchmarks associated with traditional asset classes. Aetos Alternatives Management, LP serves as the Investment Manager to the Funds.

The Funds operate under a master fund/feeder fund structure. The Feeder Funds (as defined below) invest substantially all of their investable assets in the Master Funds. As of January 31, 2022 the Feeder Funds’ beneficial ownership of their corresponding Master Funds’ members’ capital are 84%, 83%, 84%, 0.3%, 0.2% and 0.3%, for the Aetos Capital Multi-Strategy Arbitrage Cayman Fund, Aetos Capital Distressed Investment Strategies Cayman Fund, Aetos Capital Long/Short Strategies Cayman Fund, Aetos Capital Multi-Strategy Arbitrage Cayman Fund II, Aetos Capital Distressed Investment Strategies Cayman Fund II and Aetos Capital Long/Short Strategies Cayman Fund II (collectively the “Feeder Funds” and individually a “Feeder Fund”) respectively. The Investment Manager may receive an additional management fee and/or an incentive fee at the feeder fund level.

The principal investment objective of each Fund is as follows:

Aetos Multi-Strategy Arbitrage Fund, LLC seeks to produce an attractive absolute return on invested capital, largely independent of the various benchmarks associated with traditional asset classes, by allocating its assets among a select group of portfolio managers that utilize a variety of arbitrage strategies.

Aetos Distressed Investment Strategies Fund, LLC seeks to produce an attractive absolute return on invested capital, largely independent of the various benchmarks associated with traditional asset classes, by allocating its assets among a select group of portfolio managers across a variety of distressed investment strategies.

Aetos Long/Short Strategies Fund, LLC seeks to produce an attractive absolute return on invested capital, largely independent of the various benchmarks associated with traditional asset classes, by allocating its assets among a select group of portfolio managers across a variety of long/short strategies.

Notes to Financial Statements (continued)

1. Organization (continued)

The Funds may offer, from time to time, to repurchase outstanding members’ interests (“Interests”) pursuant to written tenders by members. The Funds may offer to repurchase Interests four times each year, as of the last business day of March, June, September and December. However, repurchase offers will only be made at such times and on such terms as may be determined by the Funds’ Board of Managers (the “Board”) in its sole discretion.

Interests may be purchased on the first business day of each calendar month or at such other times as may be determined by the Board.

The following table presents the repurchase offers that occurred during the year ended January 31, 2022:

Aetos Multi-Strategy Arbitrage Fund, LLC

Repurchase Offer #1

Repurchase Offer #2

Repurchase Offer #3

Repurchase Offer #4

Commencement Date

March 1, 2021

June 1, 2021

September 1, 2021

December 1, 2021

Repurchase Request Deadline

March 31, 2021

June 30, 2021

September 30, 2021

December 31, 2021

Repurchase Pricing Date

March 31, 2021

June 30, 2021

September 30, 2021

December 31, 2021

Amount Repurchased

8,765,828

33,182,624

38,046,175

53,963,178

Aetos Distressed Investment Strategies Fund, LLC

Repurchase Offer #1

Repurchase Offer #2

Repurchase Offer #3

Repurchase Offer #4

Commencement Date

March 1, 2021

June 1, 2021

September 1, 2021

December 1, 2021

Repurchase Request Deadline

March 31, 2021

June 30, 2021

September 30, 2021

December 31, 2021

Repurchase Pricing Date

March 31, 2021

June 30, 2021

September 30, 2021

December 31, 2021

Amount Repurchased

33,463,410

49,453,787

25,624,627

83,990,817

Aetos Long/Short Strategies Fund, LLC

Repurchase Offer #1

Repurchase Offer #2

Repurchase Offer #3

Repurchase Offer #4

Commencement Date

March 1, 2021

June 1, 2021

September 1, 2021

December 1, 2021

Repurchase Request Deadline

March 31, 2021

June 30, 2021

September 30, 2021

December 31, 2021

Repurchase Pricing Date

March 31, 2021

June 30, 2021

September 30, 2021

December 31, 2021

Amount Repurchased

11,893,777

59,038,780

71,691,237

63,544,260

2. Significant Accounting Policies

The Funds’ financial statements are prepared in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America. The following is a summary of the significant accounting policies followed by the Funds:

Notes to Financial Statements (continued)

2. Significant Accounting Policies (continued)

A. Use of Estimates

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America requires the Investment Manager to make estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported in the financial statements and accompanying notes. Actual results could differ from these estimates, and such differences could be material.

B. Portfolio Valuation and Security Transactions

The net asset values of the Funds are determined as of the close of business at the end of each month in accordance with the valuation principles set forth below or as may be determined from time to time pursuant to policies established by the Board.

The Investment Manager has established a Valuation Committee that has oversight responsibility for the valuation of each of the Funds’ investments in Portfolio Funds. Members of the Valuation Committee include key members of the Investment Manager’s Senior Management, Compliance, Due Diligence and Risk Management teams.

Investments in Portfolio Funds are presented in the accompanying financial statements at fair value, as determined by the Funds’ Investment Manager under the general supervision of the Board. Such fair value generally represents a Fund’s pro-rata interest in the net assets of a Portfolio Fund as provided by the Portfolio Funds. As a general matter, the fair value of the Funds’ interests in Portfolio Funds will represent the amount that the Funds could reasonably expect to receive from the Portfolio Funds if the Funds’ interests were redeemed at the time of the valuation, based on information reasonably available at the time the valuation is determined and that the Funds believe to be reliable.

The Investment Manager considers information provided by the Portfolio Funds regarding the methods they use to value underlying investments in the Portfolio Funds and any restrictions on or illiquidity of the interests in the Portfolio Funds, in determining fair value.

Considerable judgment is required to interpret the factors used to develop estimates of fair value. Accordingly, the estimates may not be indicative of the amounts a Fund could realize in a current market exchange and the differences could be material to the financial statements. The use of different factors or estimation methodologies could have a significant effect on the estimated fair value.

Investments in open-end registered investment companies are valued at net asset value (“NAV”).

Notes to Financial Statements (continued)

2. Significant Accounting Policies (continued)

B. Portfolio Valuation and Security Transactions (continued)

The FASB issued ASC Topic 820, Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures which establishes a fair value hierarchy and specifies that a valuation technique used to measure fair value shall maximize the use of observable inputs and minimize the use of unobservable inputs. The objective of a fair value measurement is to determine the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date (an exit price). Accordingly, the fair value hierarchy gives the highest priority to valuations based upon unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities and the lowest priority to valuations based upon unobservable inputs that are significant to the valuation. The levels of the fair value hierarchy under FASB ASC Topic 820-10-35-39 to 55 are as follows:

Level 1 – Inputs that reflect unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical, unrestricted assets or liabilities that the Funds have the ability to access at the measurement date;

Level 2 – Inputs other than quoted prices that are observable for the asset or liability either directly or indirectly, including inputs in markets that are not considered to be active.

Level 3 – Inputs that are unobservable.

Inputs broadly refer to assumptions that market participants use to make valuation decisions, including assumptions about risk. ASC Topic 820-10-35-59 permits the Investment Manager to estimate the fair value of the investments in the Portfolio Funds at the net asset value reported by the Portfolio Funds if the net asset value is calculated in a manner consistent with the measurement principles of ASC Topic 946. The Investment Manager evaluates each Portfolio Fund individually to determine that its net asset value is calculated in a manner consistent with ASC Topic 946.

The Investment Manager also considers whether an adjustment to the net asset value reported by the Portfolio Fund is necessary based upon various factors, including, but not limited to, the attributes of the interest in the Portfolio Fund held, including the rights and obligations, and any restrictions on or illiquidity of such interests, and the fair value of such Portfolio Fund’s investment portfolio or other assets and liabilities. The net asset value reported by the Portfolio Funds may be based upon unobservable inputs and a significant change in those unobservable inputs could result in a significantly lower or higher reported net asset value reported for such Portfolio Funds.

Valuations reflected in this report are as of the report date. As a result, changes in the valuation due to market events and/or issuer related events after the report date and prior to the issuance of the report are not reflected herein.

Notes to Financial Statements (continued)

2. Significant Accounting Policies (continued)

B. Portfolio Valuation and Security Transactions (continued)

The following table presents information about the level within the fair value hierarchy at which the Funds’ investments are measured as of January 31, 2022:

Aetos Multi-Strategy Arbitrage Fund, LLC
Strategy	Level 1		Level 2		Level 3		Total
Investments in Portfolio Funds ⁽¹⁾	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	453,721,670
Money Market Investment		23,927,190		—		—		23,927,190
Total Investments	$	23,927,190	$	—	$	—	$	477,648,860

Aetos Distressed Investment Strategies Fund, LLC
Strategy	Level 1		Level 2		Level 3		Total
Investments in Portfolio Funds ⁽¹⁾	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	170,796,054
Money Market Investment		7,561,366		—		—		7,561,366
Total Investments	$	7,561,366	$	—	$	—	$	178,357,420

Aetos Long/Short Strategies Fund, LLC
Strategy	Level 1		Level 2		Level 3		Total
Investments in Portfolio Funds ⁽¹⁾	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	541,610,684
Money Market Investment		12,281,182		—		—		12,281,182
Total Investments	$	12,281,182	$	—	$	—	$	553,891,866

⁽¹⁾ In accordance with ASC 820-10-35-54B investments in Portfolio Funds that are measured at fair value using the net asset value per share (or its equivalent) as a practical expedient have not been classified in the fair value hierarchy. The fair value amounts presented in this table are intended to permit reconciliation of the fair value hierarchy to the amounts presented in the Statements of Assets and Liabilities.

Realized gains and losses from Portfolio Fund transactions are calculated on the identified cost basis. Investments are recorded on the effective date of the subscription in the Portfolio Fund.

C. Fund Income and Expenses

Expenses are recorded on an accrual basis. Each Fund bears its own expenses including, but not limited to, any taxes and investment-related expenses incurred by the Funds (e.g., fees and expenses charged by the Portfolio Managers and Portfolio Funds, professional fees, custody and administrative fees). Most expenses of the Funds can be directly attributed to a particular Fund. Expenses which cannot be directly attributed are apportioned among the Funds based upon relative net assets or on another reasonable basis.

Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date.

Notes to Financial Statements (continued)

2. Significant Accounting Policies (continued)

D. Income Taxes

Each Fund intends to continue to be treated as a partnership for Federal income tax purposes. Each Member is responsible for the tax liability or benefit relating to the Member’s distributive share of taxable income or loss. Accordingly, no provision for Federal income taxes is reflected in the accompanying financial statements. The Funds withhold and pay taxes on foreign Members’ share of U.S. source income and U.S. effectively connected income, if any, allocated from Portfolio Funds to the extent such income is not exempted from withholding under the Internal Revenue Code and Regulations thereunder. The actual amount of such taxes is not known until all Form K-1s and Form K-3s from Portfolio Funds are received, usually in the following tax year. Prior to the final determination, the amount of tax is estimated based on information available. The final tax could be different from the estimated tax and the difference could be significant. Such withholdings are recorded as distributions in the Statements of Changes in Members’ Capital, and are allocated to the individual Members’ Capital accounts to which they apply and are not an expense of the Funds.

The Investment Manager applies the authoritative guidance on accounting for and disclosure of uncertainty in tax positions, which requires the Investment Manager to determine whether a tax position of the Funds is more likely than not to be sustained upon examination, including resolution of any related appeals or litigation processes, based on the technical merits of the position. However, the Investment Manager's conclusions regarding Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes may be subject to review and adjustment at a later date based on on-going analyses of tax laws, regulations and interpretations thereof and other factors. Each of the Fund's federal, state and local tax returns for all open tax years remains subject to examination by the Internal Revenue Service and local tax authorities.

E. Distribution Policy

The Funds have no present intention of making periodic distributions of their net investment income or capital gains, if any, to Members. The amount and frequency of distributions, if any, will be determined in the sole discretion of the Board.

F. Distributions from Portfolio Funds

Distributions from Portfolio Funds will be classified as investment income or realized gains in the Statements of Operations, or alternatively, as a decrease to the cost of the investments based on the U.S. income tax characteristics of the distribution if such information is available. In cases where the tax characteristics are not available, such distributions are generally classified as investment income.

G. Cash

Cash is defined as cash on deposit at financial institutions.

Notes to Financial Statements (continued)

3. Investment Manager Fee, Related Party Transactions and Other

The Funds paid the Investment Manager a monthly management fee (the “Management Fee”) at the annual rate of 0.55% of the net asset value of each Fund as of the last day of the month (before any repurchases of Interests). The Investment Manager is responsible for providing day-to-day investment management services to the Funds, and for providing various administrative services to the Funds.

The Investment Manager may also be paid a Program Fee outside of the Funds for services rendered to investors. The Program Fee is paid directly by the investors at an annual rate of up to 0.60% of an investor’s assets in the Funds. The Program Fee may also include an annual performance-based incentive fee outside of the Funds based on the return of an investor’s account with the Investment Manager.

HedgeServ (Cayman) Ltd., a limited company incorporated in the Cayman Islands, (the “Administrator”) provides administration, accounting and investor services to the Funds. In consideration for such services, the Funds pay the Administrator a monthly fee based on their combined prior month-end net assets at an annual rate of 0.12% on the first $250 million of net assets, 0.10% on net assets between $250 million and $500 million, 0.07% on net assets between $500 million and $750 million and 0.06% on net assets over $750 million, and will reimburse the Administrator for certain out-of-pocket expenses. Each Fund is allocated its pro-rata share of the monthly fee based upon its prior month-end members’ capital adjusted for capital activity.

JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. acts as the custodian (the “Custodian”) for the Funds’ assets. In consideration for such services, the Funds pay the Custodian a monthly fee, based on their combined month-end portfolio market values, at an annual rate of 0.025% on the first $500 million of portfolio market value, 0.02% on portfolio market value between $500 million and $1 billion and 0.015% on portfolio market value over $1 billion. Each Fund is allocated its pro-rata share of the monthly fee based upon its month-end portfolio market value.

Each Member of the Board who is not an “interested person” of the Funds as defined by the 1940 Act receives an annual retainer of $60,000 and regular quarterly meeting fees of $6,000 per meeting (additional meeting fees are $500 per meeting). The chairman of the audit committee receives an additional annual retainer of $4,700. Any Member of the Board of Managers who is an “interested person” does not receive any annual or other fee from the Funds. All Members of the Board of Managers are reimbursed by the Funds for reasonable out-of-pocket expenses.

Net profits or net losses of the Funds for each fiscal period are allocated among and credited to or debited against the capital accounts of Members as of the last day of each fiscal period in accordance with each Member’s respective investment percentage for each Fund. Net profits or net losses are measured as the net change in the value of the net assets of a Fund during a fiscal period, before giving effect to any repurchases of Interests in the Fund, and excluding the amount of any items to be allocated among the capital accounts of the Members of the Fund, other than in accordance with the Members’ respective investment percentages.

Notes to Financial Statements (continued)

4. Financial Instruments with Off-Balance Sheet Risk

In the normal course of business, the Portfolio Funds in which the Funds invest trade various financial instruments and enter into various investment activities with off-balance sheet risk. These include, but are not limited to, short selling activities, writing option contracts, use of leverage and swap contracts. The Funds’ risk of loss in these Portfolio Funds is limited to the value of their investments in the Portfolio Funds.

5. Risk Factors

Limitations on the Funds’ ability to withdraw their assets from Portfolio Funds may limit the Funds’ ability to repurchase their Interests. For example, many Portfolio Funds impose lock-up periods prior to allowing withdrawals, which can be two years or longer. After expiration of the lock-up period, withdrawals typically are permitted only on a limited basis, such as daily, monthly, quarterly, semi-annually, annually or biannually. Many Portfolio Funds may also indefinitely suspend redemptions or establish restrictions on the ability to fully receive proceeds from redemptions through the application of a redemption restriction or “gate.” In instances where the primary source of funds to repurchase Interests will be withdrawals from Portfolio Funds, the application of these lock-ups and withdrawal limitations may significantly limit the Funds’ ability to repurchase their Interests.

The Funds invest primarily in Portfolio Funds that are not registered under the 1940 Act and invest in and actively trade securities and other financial instruments using different strategies and investment techniques that may involve significant risks. Such risks include those related to the volatility of the equity, credit, and currency markets, the use of leverage associated with certain fixed income strategies, derivative contracts and in connection with short positions, the potential illiquidity of certain instruments and counterparty and broker arrangements.

Some of the Portfolio Funds in which the Funds invest may invest all or a portion of their assets in securities which are illiquid or are subject to an anticipated event. These Portfolio Funds may create “side pockets” in which to hold these securities. Side pockets are series or classes of shares which are not redeemable by the investors but which are automatically redeemed or converted back into the Portfolio Fund’s regular series or classes of shares upon the realization of those securities or the happening of some other liquidity event with respect to those securities.

These “side pockets” can often be held for long periods before they are realized, and may therefore be much less liquid than the general liquidity offered on the Portfolio Fund’s regular series or classes of shares. Should the Funds seek to liquidate their investment in a Portfolio Fund that maintains investments in a side pocket arrangement or that holds a substantial portion of its assets in illiquid securities, the Funds might not be able to fully liquidate their investments without delay, which could be considerable. In such cases, during the period until the Funds are permitted to fully liquidate the investment in the Portfolio Fund, the value of the investment could fluctuate.

Notes to Financial Statements (continued)

5. Risk Factors (continued)

The Portfolio Funds may utilize leverage in pursuit of achieving a potentially greater investment return. The use of leverage exposes a Portfolio Fund to additional risk including (i) greater losses from investments than would otherwise have been the case had the Portfolio Fund not used leverage to make the investments; (ii) margin calls or interim margin requirements may force premature liquidations of investment positions; and (iii) losses on investments where the investment fails to earn a return that equals or exceeds the Portfolio Fund’s cost of leverage related to such investment. In the event of a sudden, precipitous drop in the value of a Portfolio Fund’s assets, the Portfolio Fund might not be able to liquidate assets quickly enough to repay its borrowings, further magnifying the losses incurred by the Portfolio Fund.

The Portfolio Funds may invest a higher percentage of their assets in specific sectors of the market in order to achieve a potentially greater investment return. As a result, the Portfolio Funds may be more susceptible to economic, political and regulatory developments in a particular sector of the market, positive or negative, and may experience increased volatility of the Portfolio Fund's net asset value.

The Portfolio Funds may invest in securities of foreign companies that involve special risks and considerations not typically associated with investments in the United States of America, due to concentrated investments in a limited number of countries or regions, which may vary throughout the year depending on the Portfolio Fund. Such concentrations may subject the Portfolio Funds to additional risks resulting from political or economic conditions in such countries or regions and the possible imposition of adverse governmental laws or currency exchange restrictions could cause the securities and their markets to be less liquid and their prices to be more volatile than those of comparable U.S. securities.

On February 24, 2022, Russia launched a large-scale invasion of Ukraine and, in response, the United States and other governments have imposed economic sanctions on certain Russian individuals, including Russian government officials and other government-linked individuals, and Russian corporate entities and financial institutions, banned certain Russian financial institutions from global payments systems that facilitate cross-border payments and have taken other economic and political measures. It is possible that such governments could institute broader sanctions or impose other economic and political measures on Russia, which could result in the immediate freeze of Russian securities and/or funds invested in prohibited assets and/or other consequences. The extent and duration of the military action, the possibility of the conflict expanding beyond Ukraine and Russia, and resulting sanctions and other economic and political measures and future market disruptions in the region and worldwide are impossible to predict, but could be significant and have a severe adverse effect on the region and collateral effects globally, including significant negative impacts on the global economy and the markets for certain securities and commodities, such as oil and natural gas, as well as other sectors.

The Funds invest in a limited number of Portfolio Funds and such concentrations may result in additional risk. Various risks are also associated with an investment in the Funds, including risks relating to the multi-manager structure of the Funds, risks relating to compensation arrangements and risks related to limited liquidity of the Interests.

Notes to Financial Statements (continued)

5. Risk Factors (continued)

The Funds and Portfolio Funds are also subject to the risk of losses arising in connection with cybersecurity incidents.

The outbreak of the novel coronavirus disease 2019 (“COVID-19”) globally continues to adversely impact global commercial activity and has contributed to significant volatility in financial markets. While, due to the evolving and highly uncertain nature of this event, it currently is not possible to estimate its impact precisely, the COVID-19 pandemic may continue to impact the performance and liquidity of the Funds’ underlying managers and their investments and therefore the financial performance and liquidity of the Funds themselves. Moreover, changes in interest rates, inflation, reduced liquidity or a slowdown in the United States or deterioration of global economic conditions may also adversely affect the financial performance of the Funds and their underlying managers. Further, extreme market volatility may leave the Funds and/or the underlying managers unable to react to market events in a prudent manner consistent with historical practices in dealing with more orderly markets.

In the normal course of business, the Funds enter into contracts that contain a variety of representations which provide general indemnifications. Each Fund’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown as this would involve future claims that may be made against each Fund that have not yet occurred. However, based on experience, the Funds expect the risk of loss to be remote.

6. Investment Transactions

For the year ended January 31, 2022, purchases and sales of Portfolio Funds were as follows:

Fund	Purchases		Sales
Aetos Multi-Strategy Arbitrage Fund, LLC	$	15,000,000	$	89,669,377
Aetos Distressed Investment Strategies Fund, LLC		10,000,000		142,763,770
Aetos Long/Short Strategies Fund, LLC		10,000,000		124,635,380

7. Investments in Portfolio Funds

As of January 31, 2022, collectively the Funds had investments in thirty-two Portfolio Funds, none of which were related parties. The agreements related to investments in Portfolio Funds provide for compensation to the general partners/managers in the form of management fees of 0.50% to 2.0% (per annum) of the net assets and incentive fees or allocations of 0% to 25% of net profits earned. The Portfolio Funds generally provide for periodic redemptions, with lock-up provisions ranging up to 3 years from initial investment.

The liquidity provisions shown in the following tables apply after any applicable lock-up provisions. Further liquidity detail is also provided in the Schedules of Investments.

Notes to Financial Statements (continued)

7. Investments in Portfolio Funds (continued)

	Number of Portfolio Funds		% of Total Portfolio Funds
Aetos Multi-Strategy Arbitrage Fund, LLC
Funds allowing monthly withdrawals (notice period of 30 days)		1		11.82	%
Funds allowing quarterly withdrawals (notice periods ranging from 60 to 90 days)		4		34.08	%
Funds allowing semi-annual withdrawals (notice periods ranging from 60 to 65 days)		2		39.25	%
Funds allowing annual withdrawals (notice period of 60 days)		1		14.81	%
Funds in liquidation		1		0.04	%

	Number of Portfolio Funds		% of Total Portfolio Funds
Aetos Distressed Investment Strategies Fund, LLC
Funds allowing quarterly withdrawals (notice period of 65 days)		2		22.10	%
Funds allowing annual withdrawals (notice periods ranging from 65 to 90 days)		2		49.88	%
Funds allowing bi-annual withdrawals (notice period of 90 days)		1		25.08	%
Funds fully comprised of side-pocket investments		1		1.23	%
Funds in liquidation		1		1.71	%

	Number of Portfolio Funds		% of Total Portfolio Funds
Aetos Long/Short Strategies Fund, LLC
Funds allowing monthly withdrawals (notice periods ranging from 30 to 90 days)		4		22.02	%
Funds allowing quarterly withdrawals (notice periods ranging from 30 to 65 days)		10		60.03	%
Funds allowing annual withdrawals (notice periods ranging from 45 to 60 days)		2		17.95	%

Notes to Financial Statements (continued)

7. Investments in Portfolio Funds (continued)

At January 31, 2022, the Funds had made the following commitment to purchase Portfolio Funds and made the following redemption requests from Portfolio Funds, which are effective February 28, 2022 through March 31, 2022:

Fund Purchases	Amount
Aetos Long/Short Strategies Fund, LLC
GMO Equity Dislocation Fund, L.P.	$	10,000,000


Fund Redemptions	Amount
Aetos Multi-Strategy Arbitrage Fund, LLC
CNH CA II, Ltd.	$	5,000,000
Parsec Onshore Partners, L.P.		2,500,000

Aetos Distressed Investment Strategies Fund, LLC
Centerbridge Credit Partners, L.P.	$	5,337,425

Aetos Long/Short Strategies Fund, LLC
Junto Capital Partners LP	$	2,500,000
Viking Global Equities LP		6,421,774

8. Subsequent Events

Through March 1, 2022, the Funds received the following commitments from investors:

Fund	Amount
Aetos Multi-Strategy Arbitrage Fund, LLC	$	1,670,000
Aetos Distressed Investment Strategies Fund, LLC		415,000
Aetos Long/Short Strategies Fund, LLC		2,085,000

Notes to Financial Statements (continued)

8. Subsequent Events (continued)

The following table summarizes the repurchase requests received by the Funds subsequent to January 31, 2022, all of which are effective from March 31, 2022 to June 30, 2022:

Fund	Number of Investors	Estimated Redemption Amount Subsequent to 01/31/2022		% of Members’ Capital
Aetos Multi-Strategy Arbitrage Fund, LLC	8	$	23,367,364		4.92	%
Aetos Distressed Investment Strategies Fund, LLC	8		1,119,675		0.64	%
Aetos Long/Short Strategies Fund, LLC	10		40,331,849		7.35	%

The Funds have evaluated the need for additional disclosures and/or adjustments resulting from subsequent events through the date the financial statements were issued. Based on this evaluation, no additional disclosures or adjustments were required to the financial statements as of January 31, 2022.

Managers and Officers of the Funds (unaudited)

Name, Address⁽¹⁾, Age	Position(s) Held with Funds	Length of Time Served⁽²⁾	Principal Occupation(s) During the Past 5 Years/Other Directorships⁽³⁾ Held by Board Member	Number of Funds in the Fund Complex Overseen by Manager⁽⁴⁾
Independent Managers:
Ellen Harvey 67	Manager	Since 2002	Principal, Lindsey Criswell LLC, July 2008-Present; Managing Director, Miller Investment Management, September 2008-June 2018; Trustee of Cutwater Select Income Fund, March 2010-Present; Trustee of Managed Duration Investment Grade Municipal Fund, November 2016-September 2018	3
Pierre de Saint Phalle 73	Manager	Since 2002	Managing Director, Promontory Financial Group, May 2006-November 2016; Senior Consultant, Promontory Financial Group, December 2016-Present	3
Warren J. Olsen 65	Manager	Since 2003	Director, The Taiwan Fund, Inc., April 2018-Present; Chairman and Chief Investment Officer, SCB Global Capital Management, July 2014-Present; Chairman and Chief Investment Officer, First Western Investment Management, September 2002-July 2014	3
Interested Managers:
Michael Klein⁽⁵⁾ 63	Manager and President	Since 2003	Co-President and Chief Risk Officer, Aetos Alternatives Management, LP; Co-Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director, Aetos Capital, LLC, until July 2018; Director/Trustee of certain funds in the Morgan Stanley Fund Complex, August 2006-Present	3
Officers:
Anne Casscells 63	Chief Investment Officer	Since 2002	Co-President and Chief Investment Officer, Aetos Alternatives Management, LP; Co-Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director, Aetos Capital, LLC until July 2018	N/A
Scott Sawyer 53	Treasurer	Since 2004	Chief Financial Officer, Aetos Alternatives Management, LP; Director and Chief Financial Officer, Aetos Capital, LLC until July 2018	N/A
Harold J. Schaaff 61	Vice President and Secretary	Since 2001	General Counsel and Secretary, Aetos Alternatives Management, LP; General Counsel, Managing Director and Secretary, Aetos Capital, LLC until July 2018	N/A

	(1)	Each Manager can be contacted by writing to Aetos Alternatives Management, LP 875 Third Avenue, New York, NY 10022.
	(2)	Each Manager holds office until the next meeting of members at which Managers are elected following his or her election or appointment and until his successor has been elected and qualified.
	(3)	Directorships of companies required to report to the Securities and Exchange Commission under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (i.e., “public companies”) or other investment companies registered under the 1940 Act.
	(4)	The “Fund Complex” consists of all registered investment companies for which Aetos Alternatives Management, LP or any of its affiliates serves as investment adviser.
	(5)	Mr. Klein is considered to be an “interested person” of the Fund as defined in the 1940 Act because he is a Co-President of Aetos Alternatives Management, LP.

Item 2. Code of Ethics.

The registrant has adopted a code of ethics that applies to the registrant’s President and Treasurer. The registrant has not granted any waivers from any provisions of the code of ethics during the covered period.

Item 3. Audit Committee Financial Expert.

(a)(1) The registrant’s Board of Managers has determined that the registrant has at least one audit committee financial expert serving on the audit committee.

(a)(2) The audit committee financial expert is Warren J. Olsen. Mr. Olsen is independent as defined in Form N-CSR Item 3(a)(2).

Item 4. Principal Accountant Fees and Services.

Fees billed by PricewaterhouseCoopers (“PwC”) related to the Fund.

PwC billed the Fund aggregate fees for services rendered to the Fund for the last two fiscal years as follows:

		Fiscal 2022			Fiscal 2021
		All fees and services to the Fund that were pre-approved	All fees and services to service affiliates that were pre-approved	All other fees and services to service affiliates that did not require pre-approval	All fees and services to the Fund that were pre-approved	All fees and services to service affiliates that were pre-approved	All other fees and services to service affiliates that did not require pre-approval
(a)	Audit Fees(1)	$51,300	$0	$0	$44,280	$0	$0
(b)	Audit-Related Fees	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
(c)	Tax Fees (2)	$51,900	$0	$0	$241,900	$0	$0
(d)	All Other Fees	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0

Notes:

(1)

Audit fees include amounts related to the audit of the registrant’s annual financial statements and services normally provided by the accountant in connection with statutory and regulatory filings.

(2)

Tax fees relate to preparation of federal and state tax returns.

(e)(1)

The audit committee has adopted pre-approval policies and procedures that require the audit committee to pre-approve all audit and non-audit services (including tax services) to be provided to the Fund and all non-auditing services to be provided to the Fund’s investment adviser (or any affiliate thereof that provides ongoing services to the Fund) if such services relate directly to operations and financial reporting of the Fund.

(e)(2)

Percentage of fees billed applicable to non-audit services pursuant to waiver of pre-approval requirement were as follows:

	Fiscal 2022	Fiscal 2021
Audit-Related Fees	0%	0%
Tax Fees	0%	0%
All Other Fees	0%	0%

(f)

Not applicable.

(g)

The aggregate amount of non-audit fees and services billed by PwC to: (i) the Fund, and (ii) Aetos Alternatives Management, LP, the Fund’s investment adviser (the “Investment Manager”) and any entity controlling, controlled by, or under common control with the Investment Manager that provides ongoing services to the Fund for the last two fiscal years were $576,600 and $781,300 for Fiscal 2022 and Fiscal 2021, respectively.

(h)

During the past fiscal year no non-audit services were provided by the registrant’s principal accountant to either the registrant’s investment adviser or to any entity controlling, controlled by, or under common control with the registrant’s investment adviser that provides ongoing services to the registrant, that were not pre-approved by the audit committee.

Item 5. Audit Committee of Listed Registrants.

Not applicable.

Item 6. Schedule of Investments

Included as part of the report to shareholders filed under Item 1 of this Form.

Item 7. Disclosure of Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures for Closed-End Management Investment Companies.

Aetos Alternatives Management, LP

Proxy Voting Policy

Introduction

This policy sets forth Aetos Alternatives Management, LP (“AAM”) policies and procedures for voting proxies with respect to portfolio securities held in the accounts for which AAM provides discretionary investment management services and for which AAM has the explicit authority to vote their proxies. The policy will be reviewed and, if necessary, updated periodically to address new or revised proxy voting issues as they arise.

As an investment manager for various clients, including clients governed by the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, as amended (“ERISA”), AAM may vote proxies as part of its authority to manage, acquire and dispose of client account assets, unless the “named fiduciary” for an ERISA account has explicitly reserved the authority for itself, or in the case of an account not governed by ERISA, the client investment management agreement does not provide that AAM will vote proxies. When voting proxies for client accounts, AAM will make voting decisions solely in the best interests of its clients and its ERISA plan clients and beneficiaries and participants, considering all relevant factors and without undue influence from individuals or groups who may have an economic interest in the outcome of a proxy vote. In fulfilling its obligations to its clients, AAM will act in a manner it deems prudent and diligent and which is intended to enhance the economic value of the underlying portfolio securities held in its clients’ accounts.

II.

Routine Corporate Matters

AAM will generally, although not always, vote in support of management on matters which are common management-sponsored initiatives, provided that, in AAM’s opinion, approval of such initiatives will not detract from the economic value of the company’s securities held in AAM client accounts. These matters are set out below:

(i)

Appointment or election of auditors;

(ii)

Routine elections or re-elections of directors;

(iii)

Director’s liability and indemnification;

(iv)

General updating/corrective amendments to charter;

(v)

Name changes;

(vi)

Elimination of cumulative voting; and

(vii)

Elimination of preemptive rights.

III.

Issues Having the Potential for Major Economic Impact

A. AAM will generally, although not always, vote in support of management initiatives which may have a substantive financial or best interest impact, provided that, in AAM’s opinion, approval of such initiatives will not detract from the economic value of the company’s securities held in AAM client accounts. These matters are set out below:

(i)

Capitalization changes which eliminate other classes of stock and voting rights;

(ii)

Changes in capitalization authorization for stock splits, stock dividends, and other specified needs which are no more than 50% of the existing authorization;

(iii)

Stock purchase plans with an exercise price of not less than 85% of fair market value;

(iv)

Stock option plans that are incentive based and not excessive;

(v)

Other stock-based plans which are appropriately structured;

(vi)

Reductions in supermajority vote requirements; and

(vii)

Adoption of anti-greenmail provisions.

AAM will generally not vote in support of management on certain issues which have a potential substantive financial or best interest impact when AAM believes that approval of the proposal may negatively impact the economic value of the company’s securities held in AAM client accounts. These matters are set out below:

(i)

Capitalization changes which add classes of stock which are blank check in nature or that dilute the voting interests of existing shareholders;

(ii)

Changes in capitalization authorization where management does not offer an appropriate rationale or that are contrary to the best interest of existing shareholders;

(iii)

Anti-takeover and related provisions which serve to prevent the majority of shareholders from exercising their rights or effectively deter appropriate tender offers and other offers;

(iv)

Amendments to by-laws which would require supermajority shareholder votes to pass or repeal certain provisions;

(v)

Classified boards of directors;

(vi)

Reincorporation into a state which has more stringent anti-takeover and related provisions;

(vii)

Shareholder rights plans which allow appropriate offers to shareholders to be blocked by the board or trigger provisions which prevent legitimate offers from proceeding;

(viii)

Excessive compensation or non-salary compensation related proposals;

(ix)

Change-in-control provisions in non-salary compensation plans, employment contracts and severance agreements that benefit management and would be costly to shareholders if triggered; and

(x)

“Other business as properly comes before the meeting” proposals which give a blank check to those acting as proxy.

IV.

Social and Corporate Responsibility Issues

AAM, believing that management’s job is to handle ordinary business matters, and not wanting to arbitrarily impose a judgment on such matters, usually votes with management on these proposals. Third party analyses of these issues are taken into account. If an issue will, in our view negatively impact the investment merits of a company, we will oppose it.

Conflict of Interests

Situations may arise where there are material conflicts between AAM’s interest and those of its advisory clients. AAM may resolve potential conflicts by using any of the following methods: (1) adopting a policy of disclosing the conflict to clients and obtaining their consent before voting: (2) basing the proxy vote on pre-determined voting guidelines if the application of the guidelines to the matter do not involve the exercise of discretion on the part of AAM; or (3) using the recommendations of an independent third party.

VI.

Proxy Voting Record Retention

AAM retains the following records: (1) proxy voting policies and procedures; (2) proxy statements; (3) records of votes cast on behalf of clients; (4) records of clients’ requests for proxy voting information; and (5) any documents prepared by or on behalf of AAM that were material in making decisions on how to vote. AAM retains the above-mentioned records for a minimum of five years.

VII.

Proxy Administration

The decision on how to vote a proxy will generally be made by the investment professional responsible for the security requesting a shareholder vote. The investment professional will consult with the Compliance Officer prior to making any such determination, and the Compliance Officer will determine if the proposed vote is consistent with the policies set forth in II-IV above, in which case no further action is required, or the proposed vote is not in compliance with these guidelines or presents a conflict, in which case the proxy will be reviewed with senior management, who will determine the appropriate vote.

Item 8. Portfolio Managers of Closed-End Management Investment Companies

(a)(1)

Investment Management Team

Name & Title (Years of Service)

Jonathan Bishop Managing Director and Portfolio Manager, Aetos Alternatives Management, LP (formerly Aetos Alternatives Management, LLC) (8)		Managing Director and Portfolio Manager, Aetos Alternatives Management LP (formerly Aetos Alternatives Management, LLC); Director, Aetos Capital, LLC, until July 2018.

Anne Casscells Co-President and Chief Investment Officer, Aetos Alternatives Management, LP (formerly Aetos Alternatives Management, LLC) (20)		Co-President and Chief Investment Officer, Aetos Alternatives Management, LP (formerly Aetos Alternatives Management, LLC); Co-Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director, Aetos Capital, LLC, until July 2018.

Abby Chen Managing Director and Portfolio Manager, Aetos Alternatives Management, LP (formerly Aetos Alternatives Management, LLC) (2)		Managing Director and Portfolio Manager, Aetos Alternatives Management LP (formerly Aetos Alternatives Management, LLC), April 2021 to Present; Managing Director, Aetos Alternatives Management LP, January 2020 to March 2021; Director, Aetos Alternatives Management LP, until December 2019.

Filbert Cua Managing Director and Portfolio Manager, Aetos Alternatives Management, LP (formerly Aetos Alternatives Management, LLC) (2)		Managing Director and Portfolio Manager, Aetos Alternatives Management LP (formerly Aetos Alternatives Management, LLC), April 2021 to Present; Managing Director, Aetos Alternatives Management LP, January 2020 to March 2021; Director, Aetos Alternatives Management LP, until December 2019.

James Gibbons Managing Director and Portfolio Manager, Aetos Alternatives Management, LP (formerly Aetos Alternatives Management, LLC) (20)		Managing Director and Portfolio Manager, Aetos Alternatives Management LP (formerly Aetos Alternatives Management, LLC); Managing Director, Aetos Capital, LLC, until July 2018.

Michael Klein Co-President and Chief Risk Officer, Aetos Alternatives Management, LP (formerly Aetos Alternatives Management, LLC) (20)		Co-President and Chief Risk Officer, Aetos Alternatives Management, LP (formerly Aetos Alternatives Management, LLC); Co-Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director, Aetos Capital, LLC, until July 2018.

The information provided in response to this Item 8(a)(1) is provided as of April 04, 2022.

(a)(2)(i), (ii), (iii)

The following tables show information regarding accounts (other than the Fund) managed by each named portfolio manager as of January 31, 2022.

Jonathan Bishop Anne Casscells Abby Chen Filbert Cua James Gibbons Michael Klein	Number of Accounts	Total Assets in Accounts ($ million)	Number of Accounts where Advisory Firm’s Fee is Based on Account Performance	Total Assets in Accounts where Advisory Firm’s Fee is Based on Account Performance ($ million)
Registered Investment Companies	2	$725	N/A	N/A
Other Pooled Investment Vehicles	2	$24	1	$20
Other Accounts	14	$6,526	3	$643

(a)(2)(iv)

Material Conflicts of Interest

The Investment Manager manages multiple accounts for multiple clients. The Investment Manager has adopted compliance procedures that are designed to ensure that each client is treated equitably with respect to the presentation of investment opportunities. In practice, the Investment Manager allocates investment opportunities across client relationships generally on a pro-rata basis among accounts for which such investments are suitable, subject to a number of factors, including cash availability, each client’s investment objectives and risk tolerance, the make-up of each client’s remaining portfolio at the time of investment and the size of the potential investment relative to the client’s portfolio size. As a result of the application of these and other considerations, opportunities will not always be allocated to all portfolios and allocations across portfolios will not always be made on a pro-rata basis. The Investment Manager endeavors to allocate investment opportunities to client portfolios in a fair and equitable manner over time. The Investment Manager’s Chief Compliance Officer reviews all trade allocations in order to ensure that accounts are treated fairly. Additionally, a written policy governs the allocation of investment capacity and a formal allocation report is submitted to the Chief Compliance Officer.

(a)(3)

Description of Compensation

Each of the Portfolio Managers identified in response to Item 8(a)(1) above receives compensation that includes a fixed base salary, a discretionary bonus and an allocation of the firm’s net profits based on such Portfolio Manager’s percentage ownership interest in the firm. Each Portfolio Manager's fixed base salary is based on the level of their position. Bonuses, which are awarded in the form of cash, are variable and are determined based on an evaluation of a number of factors, including, primarily, the individual’s performance during the year, the firm’s profitability and financial condition and market compensation levels. Bonuses are not determined formulaically with reference to any specific performance benchmarks or criteria and no single factor in determining bonuses is necessarily weighted more than any other factor; rather they are determined based on a general evaluation of the above and other factors determined to be appropriate by the firm’s Co-Chief Executive Officers. The information provided in response to this Item 8(a)(3) is provided as of January 31, 2022.

(a)(4)

Ownership of Securities

As of January 31, 2022 the portfolio managers owned Interests (either directly or indirectly) of the Fund as follows:

Jonathan Bishop	None
Anne Casscells	$100,001-500,000
Abby Chen	None
Filbert Cua	None
James Gibbons	$500,001-1,000,000
Michael Klein	$100,001-500,000

(b) Not applicable

Item 9. Purchases of Equity Securities by Closed-End Management Company and Affiliated Purchasers.

Not applicable as Interests of the Fund are not registered pursuant to Section 12 of the Exchange Act.

Item 10. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

There have been no material changes to the procedures by which shareholders may recommend nominees to the registrant’s board of directors since the registrant’s last proxy solicitation.

Item 11. Controls and Procedures.

(a) The certifying officers, whose certifications are included herewith, have evaluated the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures within 90 days of the filing date of this report. In their opinion, based on their evaluation, the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures are adequately designed, and are operating effectively to ensure, that information required to be disclosed by the registrant in the reports it files or submits under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the Securities and Exchange Commission’s rules and forms.

(b) There were no significant changes in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s last fiscal half-year that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

Items 12. Disclosure of Securities Lending Activities for Closed-End Management Investment Companies.

Not applicable as the Fund does not engage in securities lending activities.

Items 13. Exhibits.

(a)(1) Code of Ethics attached hereto.

(a)(2) A separate certification for the principal executive officer and the principal financial officer of the registrant as required by Rule 30a-2(a) under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (17 CFR 270.30a-2(a)), are filed herewith.

(b) Officer certifications as required by Rule 30a-2(b) under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (17 CFR 270.30a-2(b)) also accompany this filing as an Exhibit.

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

(Registrant)	Aetos Multi-Strategy Arbitrage Fund, LLC


By (Signature and Title)*	/s/ Michael F. Klein
	Michael F. Klein, President

Date: 04/04/22

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.

By (Signature and Title)*	/s/ Michael F. Klein
	Michael F. Klein, President

Date: 04/04/22


By (Signature and Title)*	/s/ Scott D. Sawyer
	Scott D. Sawyer, Treasurer

Date: 04/04/22

* Print the name and title of each signing officer under his or her signature.