{"id":19825,"date":"2018-03-22T09:59:51","date_gmt":"2018-03-22T13:59:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/qa.bluevaultpartners.com\/?post_type=news&p=19825"},"modified":"2018-03-22T09:59:51","modified_gmt":"2018-03-22T13:59:51","slug":"exploring-blackstone-reits-monthly-nav-increase","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/qa.bluevaultpartners.com\/exploring-blackstone-reits-monthly-nav-increase\/","title":{"rendered":"Exploring Blackstone REIT\u2019s Monthly NAV Increase"},"content":{"rendered":"
March 22, 2018 | James Sprow | Blue Vault<\/p>\n
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\n In a March 20 filing with the SEC, Blackstone Real Estate Income Trust announced higher transaction prices for their four share classes for subscriptions accepted as of April 1, 2018. The new prices are as follows:<\/p>\n
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\u00a0<\/td>\n | \u00a0<\/td>\n | NAV February 28, 2018<\/span><\/td>\n | NAV January 31, 2018<\/span><\/td>\n | Change<\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n\u00a0<\/td>\n | Class S<\/td>\n | $ 10.6714<\/td>\n | $ 10.6339<\/td>\n | +0.353%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | \u00a0<\/td>\n | Class T<\/td>\n | $ 10.4985<\/td>\n | $ 10.4684<\/td>\n | +0.288%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | \u00a0<\/td>\n | Class D<\/td>\n | $ 10.5539<\/td>\n | $ 10.5217<\/td>\n | +0.306%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | \u00a0<\/td>\n | Class I<\/td>\n | $ 10.6602<\/td>\n | $ 10.6236<\/td>\n | +0.345%<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n | \u00a0<\/td>\n | \u00a0<\/td>\n | \u00a0<\/td>\n | \u00a0<\/td>\n | \u00a0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n | The April 1 transaction price for each share class will be equal to the NAV per share as of February 28, 2018. The purchase price for common stock for each share class equals the transaction price plus applicable upfront selling commissions and dealer manager fees.<\/p>\n The total net asset value for the REIT increased to $2.167 billion at February 28 from a January 31 total of $1.989 billion. The total outstanding shares increased 8.6% to 203,318,000 from the previous total of 187,236,000. The value of investments in real properties increased from $4.023 billion to $4.031 billion, or just 0.19%. Therefore, the change in NAV was due to additional factors, including a decrease in the value of the REIT\u2019s debt obligations from $2.939 billion to $2.823 billion, or 3.95%. This decrease explains over 65% of the month-to-month change in the REIT\u2019s total NAV.<\/p>\n Comparing the assumptions used in the January 31 NAV calculation to those in the February 28 calculation, three changes are noted. The discount rate used in February for industrial assets increased from 7.20% to 7.30%, while the discount rate used for retail assets increased from 7.50% to 7.70%. The exit capitalization rate assumption for retail decreased from 6.20% to 6.10%. A 0.10% discount rate increase can reduce the estimated values of assets by roughly 0.7%, while a 0.10% decrease in exit capitalization rate assumptions can increase asset value estimates by roughly 0.9%. Discount rates for industrial assets and retail assets have increased 0.20% and 0.10% since the December 31 NAV calculations, respectively. Exit capitalization rate assumptions have decreased for industrial and retail assets since the December 31 NAV calculations by 0.20% and 0.10%, respectively. Overall, the effects that the changes in these assumptions have had on the REIT\u2019s asset valuations are, on a net basis, relatively minor.<\/p>\n Since the decrease in the REIT\u2019s debt obligations is the most significant contributor to the increase in total NAV between January 31 and February 28, it is interesting to note that the REIT\u2019s offering prospectus states the following:\u00a0<\/p>\n \n |