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Why Alts
The why, what and how of bringing alts to the forefront of your practice.
Industry Access
The asset managers behind the investments, and the service providers who make offering alts easier.
Research
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Learning
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Learning Opportunities
DSTs in Focus: Portfolio Solutions for Today’s Advisor
Roth Conversion Strategies
Alts and Answers Atlanta Luncheon
The Blue Vault Minute
Perspectives on alts for wealth advisors from wealth advisors.
Market Conditions Impact on Full-Cycle Events
Chad Clark: Alts Differentiate Your Practice
Brian Evans: Alternatives Are a True Diversification Class
Stacy Chitty: When Dividend Yields Can Be Deceptive
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THE BLUE VAULT MINUTE
Insights for advisors from advisors

Webinars
Asset managers, service providers and Blue Vault on alts topics

Podcasts
Breaking down alts one-on-one with asset managers and service providers

Videos
Short, impactful video clips from webinars, podcasts and events
News

Greenwood Star Acquires Two New Multifamily Communities for GSREIT Near Atlanta
Both properties include attractive 3.63% assumable loans.

Essential Income REIT Achieves Blue Vault’s Top Performance Profile Ratings in Q2 2025
The REIT recorded one of the five lowest redemption rates in Q2 2025, with redemptions totaling 1.28% of weighted average shares outstanding.

Austin: Cottonwood Group Backs BillionToOne Expansion with $105M Construction Loan
Upon completion, the facility is projected to support up to 1,000 new jobs in the region.

CIM Real Assets & Credit Fund Announces Monthly Dividends
Based on current estimates, the Fund expects a portion of the distributions to be a return of capital.

Argus Professional Storage Management, LLC to Combine with SmartStop Self Storage REIT, Inc.
The transaction is expected to close in October 2025, subject to customary closing conditions.

Essential Income REIT Achieves Blue Vault’s Top Performance Profile Ratings in Q2 2025
The REIT recorded one of the five lowest redemption rates in Q2 2025, with redemptions totaling 1.28% of weighted average shares outstanding.

Austin: Cottonwood Group Backs BillionToOne Expansion with $105M Construction Loan
Upon completion, the facility is projected to support up to 1,000 new jobs in the region.
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Blue Vault Insights & Announcements
Based on the offerings tracked by Blue Vault, what was the average distribution rate for interval funds in the first half of 2025?
Based on the offerings that Blue Vault tracks, what was the median debt ratio for all open nontraded REITs in the second quarter of 2025?
September 30 Filing Timeline: What’s Coming Up
Of the nontraded BDCs that Blue Vault tracks, Blackstone Private Credit Fund raised the most capital in Q2 2025 ($2.2 billion). How much has it raised in its public offering since being introduced in 2021?
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The alternative investments industry is expected to grow to $30 trillion by 2030.
Alts Strength in Numbers
$178.0B
Total Nontraded REIT AUM
$212.2B
Total Nontraded BDC AUM
$140.0B
Total Interval Fund AUM
$270.6B
Nontraded REIT Capital Raise
(Since 1990)