"When we launched the Fund four years ago, we recognized that iPERE had been proven to enhance the risk/return profile of diversified portfolios by providing equity-like returns with the volatility profile of fixed income," explains Ramin Kamfar

FS Investments Files Energy-Related Interval Fund October 28, 2016 | Blue Vault On October 25, 2016 FS Investments filed a prospectus to the SEC for a new energy interval fund. The fund, named FS Energy Total Return Fund, is anticipated to be sub-advised by Magnetar Capital. Magnetar manages an estimated $13.5 billion in assets directed…

Are Interval Funds the Next Big Thing in Real Estate Investment? October 5, 2016 | Beth Mattson-Teig | National Real Estate Investor Griffin Capital Corp. is celebrating a $1 billion milestone for its Griffin Institutional Access Real Estate Fund (GIREX). The fund hit that mark in total assets under management well ahead of expectations, a little more…

Versus Capital Multi-Manager Real Estate Income Fund Surpasses $1 Billion in Assets October 3, 2016 GREENWOOD VILLAGE, Colo.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Versus Capital Advisors LLC, an asset management firm that specializes in distinctive real asset investment strategies, announced today that their flagship fund, the Versus Capital Multi-Manager Real Estate Income Fund (Tickers: VCMIX/VCMRX; “the Fund”), exceeded $1…

You may have heard the term “interval fund” frequently over the past couple years. Many broker dealers have recently brought interval funds onto their platform as of late. Much more education needs to happen in the marketplace to understand interval funds and how they work. We will delve into the terminology surrounding these newly popular…

    Griffin Institutional Access Real Estate Fund Announces Second Quarter Distribution   EL SEGUNDO, Calif., June 24, 2016 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Griffin Capital Corporation announced today on behalf of Griffin Institutional Access Real Estate Fund (NASDAQ:GIREX) (NASDAQ:GCREX) (NASDAQ:GRIFX) the second quarter distribution of $0.350 for Class A, $0.348 for Class C, and $0.351 for…

A business development company (BDC) is an SEC-registered investment company that invests in primarily private U.S.-based businesses. This form of company was created by Congress in 1980 as amendments to the Investment Company Act of 1940. BDCs are typically taxed as regulated investment companies (RICs). Similar to REITs, BDCs are required to distribute at least…