Note: Premium Subscribers can access an ad free PDF of this article by logging in and going to “Research Reports.” According to the latest Mercer Investments Large Asset Owner Barometer report, infrastructure is the leading asset class that the most respondents plan to target for increased investment in 2024. Infrastructure is a component of real […]
Two new interval funds filed registration statements in January 2024: Catalyst Strategic Income Opportunities Fund, and Fidelity Floating Rate Opportunities Fund. Additionally, the Meketa Infrastructure Fund, which filed an initial registration statement in September 2023, was declared effective by the SEC in January. Catalyst Strategic Income Opportunities Fund Catalyst Strategic Income Opportunities Fund filed a […]
New fund registrations are a forward-looking indicator that we can use to predict future market trends. When a new fund is preparing to launch it will first file a draft registration statement, either on form N-2(NT BDCs, interval funds, and tender offer funds), or form S-11(NT REITs). If the fund is raising capital via a […]
Net assets in unlisted closed end funds (unlisted CEFs) reached $129.7 billion at the end of 2023, up 15.6% from the prior year. Interval funds, with $72.9 billion in net assets accounted for 56% of unlisted CEF assets. Tender offer funds, with $56.8 billion, accounted for 44%. The following chart shows the growth in unlisted […]
Note: this article has been updated to include First Eagle Real Estate Lending Fund, which filed its registration statement at around 5:00 PM EST on the last business day of the year. In the final month of 2023, five new interval funds filed draft registration statements. Fund Name Strategy Registration Date First Eagle Real Estate […]