Blue Vault is your hub for alternative investments

The question we ask is, “If a nontraded REIT can only significantly shift its sector allocations by growing its assets or selling and reinvesting proceeds from sales, how flexible can it be in re-allocating to anticipated out-performing sectors?”

“We are pleased to win this prestigious award and on behalf of our shareholders, receive recognition from MMI/Barron’s and our peers, for our team’s hard work and dedication in delivering high risk-adjusted returns over the past 11 years in the Bluerock Total Income+ Real Estate Fund,” said Ramin Kamfar, Founder and CEO of Bluerock...

The Fund’s investment objective is to maximize total return, with an emphasis on current income, while seeking to invest in issuers that are helping to address certain United Nations Sustainable Goals through their products and services.

Notably, the Bluerock High Income Institutional Credit Fund’s underlying portfolio is currently comprised of 96% senior secured loans, the highest position in a corporate capital stack and are 99% floating rate in nature.

The history of alternative investments is a story of diversification, innovation, and adaptation to changing financial landscapes. Alternative investments refer to a broad category of assets that extend beyond conventional investments like stocks, bonds, and cash. “Alts” have garnered increased interest over the years as investors seek new ways to boost portfolio returns, reduce risk,…

“Investors can now participate in an indexing strategy previously limited only to institutional investors,” said Greg Stark, CEO of Accordant.

With traditional stock and bond funds having performed poorly in 2022, many advisors are embracing alternative investments with uncorrelated and potentially higher returns. Most so-called “alts” are illiquid private funds that require investors to lock up their money for long periods of time before they can redeem shares, underscoring the investment principle that potential return…

As interest rates continue to rise, investors in Blackstone’s business development company (BDC) and interval fund are seeing a similar spike in distribution payments, reflecting the asset manager’s profit-generating prowess amid extended economic turbulence. On Blue Vault’s July 26 webinar, A Deeper Look at Blackstone, Senior Financial Analyst Luke Schmidt said both funds are performing…