Capital raise for interval funds and nontraded CEFs was well over $3 billion so far in 2017. You’ve probably never heard of the number one capital raiser. Find out who… Answer: Stone Ridge Alternative Lending raised $1.9 billion in its Fiscal Year 2017. *Capital raise has not been reported by nearly one-third of funds, due…

How many different categories of commercial real estate were in the Blackstone Real Estate Income Trust property portfolio as of June 27, 2017? Answer: Four categories including Hotel (2) Retail (1) Industrial (39) Multifamily (7)  

Which nontraded REIT program broke escrow as of January 1, 2017, and already owns at least 55 properties as of June 27, 2017? Answer: Blackstone Real Estate Income Trust

There’s an app fund for that… At Blue Vault, we’ve identified 15 or more different strategies or asset classes that interval funds and nontraded CEFs invest in, including but not limited to: Real estate private equity Real estate lending Corporate credit Venture capital Private equity fund of funds Hedge funds Personal online lending Insurance-linked securities…

Which five nontraded REITs raised a combined capital of $980.5 Million in Q1 2017?   Blackstone Real Estate Income Trust, Inc. $482.8 Million Carey Watermark Investors 2 Inc. $210.0 Million Strategic Storage Growth Trust, Inc. $134.1 Million Carter Validus Mission Critical REIT II, Inc. $76.9 Million Griffin-American Healthcare REIT IV, Inc. $76.7 Million  

Which REIT was formed in June 2005 and approved a plan of liquidation on January 27, 2017, to sell all of the company’s assets, pay the company’s debts and distribute the net proceeds to shareholders? Answer: KBS Real Estate Investment Trust, Inc. Learn more about KBS Capital Markets Group on our Sponsor Focus page.  Click…

What BDC is the largest by assets under management that is still open to new investors in the independent broker dealer community? Answer: CION Investment Corporation has over $1.5 billion in assets under management, and is the largest open BDC in the industry. Learn more about CION Investment Group on our Sponsor Focus page.  Click Here

Which nontraded REIT Sponsors have raised the most capital since 1990?   AR Global (American Realty Capital) Inland Real Estate Investment Corporation Cole Capital Wells Real Estate Funds CNL Financial Group Learn more about the sponsors above by clicking our Sponsor Focus page.  Click Here

5 BDC Sponsors either manage or have registered an interval fund or nontraded closed-end fund. Find out which sponsors: • CION Investments • FS Investments • Griffin Capital • NexPoint / Highland Capital Management • Sierra / Medley Management