Franklin Templeton and Benefit Street Partners are teaming up to launch a new interval fund: Franklin BSP Private Credit Fund filed an initial draft registration statement on November 18.
Interval fund net assets topped $30 billion in the most recent quarter. Over 75% of active funds reported net asset increases in their most recent public filings
73% of active funds reported increases in total net assets. Fastest growing funds included offerings from Silverbay, Griffin, Bluerock, and Versus Capital.
Total interval fund net assets equaled $27.3 billion as of the most recent public filings, up 27.1% compared to the prior year, but down 0.8% compared to the prior quarter. In late 2018 and early 2019, new fund launches were offset by stock market volatility, and redemptions at funds focused on reinsurance and insurance linked securities.
In the most recent quarter, 34 active interval funds reported net asset increases, and 20 reported net asset declines. Additionally, 11 funds recently launched and have not yet filed their first financial statements. Click here for current AUM data on all 64 active interval funds. Premium members also have access to historical AUM data
The following list shows the five fastest growing interval funds, based on net asset growth in the most recent reported quarter:
Tender offer and interval funds have become the structure of choice for alternative asset managers. Nonetheless, a small group of REITs and BDCS continues to raise capital and play an important role in investor’s portfolios.
(Note: this chart includes only new funds registering shares for the first time, and excludes follow-on offerings. Additionally, funds that offer multiple share classes via a master feeder structure are treated as a single fund)
Fundraising in NT REITs and BDCs has mainly consisted of a small group of legacy funds, rather than newly launched funds. Non-Traded REIT fundraising has been dominated by Blackstone, which as over 50% market share. Many legacy non-traded REITs and BDCs have also continued to raise capital through follow on offerings. Yet new fund’s have been few and far between. In contrast, more and more asset managers are launching tender offer and interval funds. As more financial advisers and asset allocators get comfortable with these structures, the trend is likely to continue.
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