Which basis for calculating Asset Management Fees results in higher costs to the nontraded REIT for the percentage rate: Cost of investments less debt or aggregate market value? Answer: Aggregate market value

Which has more impact on the average rate of return for a stockholder in a nontraded REIT, assuming an eight-year holding period, an elimination of acquisition fees of 1.00% or a reduction of asset management fees of 0.20%? Answer: The reduction in asset management fees has more impact, increasing average shareholder returns by roughly 0.20%…

What investment beat the S&P 500 in total return for the year of 2016? Answer: Nontraded BDCs, which posted an average 12.95% return vs. the 12.44% return of the S&P 500 (if dividends were reinvested).

In an informal poll of 42 top personnel from leading Broker Dealer and Sponsor attendees of the Blue Vault 2017 Broker Dealer Educational Summit, what percent believe the Trump administration have a positive impact on the IBD industry during the next four years? Answer: 90%, or 38 of 42, believe that Yes, Trump's administration will…

If a nontraded REIT gives shareholders a 1% stock dividend in a particular year and has a 5.00% distribution yield based upon the original offering price prior to the distribution, by how much does the effective distribution yield increase for stockholders following the stock distribution? Answer: 0.07% annualized

Three funds that Blue Vault tracks invest in online peer-to-peer lending. What funds?  Answer: These funds invest in online lending (peer-to-peer lending networks) Prospect Marketplace Lending Fund, a nontraded CEF GuideMark Alternative Lending Income Fund, an interval fund RiverNorth Marketplace Lending Fund, an interval fund

Which two nontraded REITs from the same sponsor approved a merger in February? Answer: American Finance Trust, Inc. (“AFIN”) and American Realty Capital—Retail Centers of America, Inc. (“RCA”) became effective February 16, 2017 Learn more about AR Global on our Sponsor Focus page.  Click Here

Which two nontraded REITs from the same sponsor are proposing to merge if shareholders approve? Answer:  Moody National REITs I and II Learn more about Moody National Companies on our Sponsor Focus page.  Click Here

What do PIMCO, Invesco, BlackRock, Principal, Blackstone and Apollo have in common? Answer: They all currently have registered either a nontraded CEF or interval fund. Learn more about Blue Vault’s Interval Fund and Nontraded CEF research Click Here