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Apollo S3 Private Markets IDF, LP

A Delaware limited partnership organised in 2024 that Apollo Global Management runs for insurance company separate accounts, following a private equity strategy. This file sets out what the fund and its adviser have filed with the SEC.

AdviserApollo Global Management
StrategyPrivate equity
StructureDelaware limited partnership, 2024
Gross assetsNot yet in a Form ADV
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Reviewed 4 November 2026 · Q4 2026 edition
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In brief

Apollo S3 Private Markets IDF, LP at a glance

The fund relies on Section 3(c)(7) of the Investment Company Act and Rule 506(b), so its interests go only to qualified purchasers in a private offering. As an insurance-dedicated fund it is held through insurance company separate accounts, alongside the few other holders the Treasury rules allow, and a family reaches it through a policy whose insurer offers it.

The fund has not yet been found in any adviser's Form ADV, so its controls, service providers and gross assets are not yet documented here. The research file is updated when a filing appears.

The rating

The rating of Apollo S3 Private Markets IDF, LP

The rating looks only at the areas below, which matter to a family holding the fund through a private placement policy. Past returns play no part: these funds do not report them in their SEC filings, and they say little about what a policy will earn.

Conduct and regulatory record

What regulators and courts have recorded against the manager, and for platform series against the platform, as the advisers report it to the SEC. Several proceedings on one set of facts count as one matter. Recent and serious matters count most, matters of other companies in the group count for less, matters of individuals are weighed by the person's role and their bearing on the business, and the size of the firm is taken into account.

Reported controls

What the adviser reports to the SEC for the fund: whether the accounts are audited every year by an accountant registered with the PCAOB and subject to its regular inspection, whether audited statements go to investors and what the audit opinion says, whether the administrator and custodian are outside the adviser's group, and what share of the assets was valued last year by a person not related to the adviser.

Depth and experience of the manager

The assets the manager runs, its investment staff and how long it has been registered with the SEC.

Fund scale and investor base

The fund's gross assets, the number of its owners and how long it has been offered.

Reporting and filings

Whether the fund and its adviser keep their SEC filings current and consistent with each other.

Fit for a life insurance policy

Whether the fund is insurance-dedicated, so that a policy can hold it, and the minimum it asks. Liquidity terms join this element as they are documented.

Investor experience. What policyholders, insurers and advisers tell us is shown separately and never changes the stars. A factual point they raise is checked against the filings, and if it holds, the data is corrected. We never publish names. Tell us about yours

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The fund at a glance

Identity, offering and service providers

Identity

Legal nameApollo S3 Private Markets IDF, LP
OrganisedDelaware limited partnership, 2024
SEC CIK0002046249  EDGAR
Private fund IDNot yet found in a Form ADV
Investment managerApollo Global Management

Offering, as filed on Form D

ExemptionsRule 506(b); Investment Company Act s. 3(c)(7)
First sale31 December 2024
Minimum investmentUSD 1 as filed (nominal)
Amount soldUSD 100.3 million to date
Investors in the offering2
Sales commissionsNone reported
Latest filingForm D/A, 22 January 2026  Source

Size and ownership, as filed on Form ADV

The fund has not yet been found in a Form ADV, so size, ownership and service providers are not yet documented.

Figures are shown as filed, with their dates. Form D counts investors in the offering and Form ADV counts beneficial owners, so the two numbers need not match. Gross asset value counts total assets without deducting borrowings or other liabilities, so it is not a net asset value. The minimum on Form D can be nominal; the amount a family actually needs is set by the insurer and the policy.

Inside a policy

What to check before this fund goes into a policy

Why the wrapper matters here

Private equity returns arrive as gains when companies are sold, often years apart, and as distributions along the way. Inside a policy that meets the tax rules neither is taxed as it arrives, and the policy's death benefit passes to the beneficiaries free of income tax under section 101(a), subject to the policy's terms.

Liquidity

The fund's redemption terms are not in its public filings. Read them in the offering documents and set them against the way the policy will need cash: loans, withdrawals and the insurer's own rules for moving between funds.

Who chooses the investments

The policyholder can choose this fund from the insurer's menu but cannot direct what the fund buys. That line comes from the investor control rules, and it is the reason the fund exists in a separate insurance-only form.

Diversification

A policy's separate account must meet the diversification test of section 817(h). Because the fund is reached only through insurance policies, the test can look through to its assets if the fund meets the conditions of the Treasury rules; whether a given account passes is a question for the insurer, not something these filings show.

Valuation

The share of assets valued by a person outside the adviser's group is not yet documented for this fund. Ask the insurer who values the positions and how often.

Fees

Management and performance fees are set in the offering documents and are not shown in these filings. They come on top of the policy's own charges.

This is research, not an offer of the fund or advice to buy it. Interests in the fund are available only through an insurance company, and only to investors who qualify.

The adviser's record

Regulatory and legal record

Apollo Global Management is not matched to an active SEC investment adviser registration in our database, so its Form ADV record is not read here. Banks and trust companies that manage insurance-dedicated series are not required to register as advisers; their record is read from bank regulators as the file is completed.

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Sources

  1. Form D/A of Apollo S3 Private Markets IDF, LP, filed 22 January 2026: sec.gov EDGAR, CIK 0002046249
  2. All Form D filings of the fund: sec.gov EDGAR filing index

About this file

Prepared by PPLI.com Fund Intelligence from the public filings listed, checked on 4 November 2026. The rating makes no judgment of the fund's returns. Facts and ratings are updated every quarter, or sooner when a new filing appears.

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If a fact here is wrong or out of date, write to [email protected] with the filing that shows it. We correct what we can verify and record the date of the change.

Important. Educational research only. Nothing here is an offer, a solicitation or a recommendation to invest in any fund or to buy any policy. Interests in insurance-dedicated funds are available to the public only through insurance policies. Tax results depend on a policy meeting the tax rules and on each family's circumstances; take advice in the countries concerned.

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