Valuation of Investments
The Hatteras Master Fund, L.P. (the “Fund”) classifies its assets and liabilities that are reported at fair value, not valued using net asset value (“NAV”) as the practical expedient into three levels based on the lowest level of input that is significant to the fair value measurement. Estimated values may differ from the values that would have been used if a ready market existed or if the investments were liquidated at the valuation date.
The three-tier hierarchy distinguishes between (1) inputs that reflect the assumptions market participants would use in pricing an asset or liability developed based on market data obtained from sources independent of the reporting entity (observable inputs) and (2) inputs that reflect the reporting entity’s own assumptions about the assumptions market participants would use in pricing an asset or liability developed based on the best information available in the circumstances (unobservable inputs) and to establish classification of fair value measurements for disclosure purposes. Various inputs may be used in determining the value of the Master Fund’s investments. The inputs are summarized in the three broad levels listed below:
Level 1 — quoted prices (unadjusted) in active markets for identical assets and liabilities.
Level 2 — Inputs to the valuation methodology include quoted prices for similar assets and liabilities in active markets and inputs that are observable for the asset or liability, either directly or indirectly.
Level 3 — Inputs to the valuation methodology are unobservable and significant to the fair value measurement. This includes situations where there is little, if any, market activity for the asset or liability.
The following table presents the Fund’s fair value hierarchy for those assets and liabilities measured at fair value as of December 31, 2023.
| Investments at Value | | Level 1 | | | Level 2 | | | Level 3 | | | Investments Valued at NAV | | | Total | |
| Investment Type | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Common Stock | | $ | 19,437,635 | | | $ | - | | | $ | - | | | $ | - | | | $ | 19,437,635 | |
| Total Investments | | $ | 19,437,635 | | | $ | - | | | $ | - | | | $ | - | | | $ | 19,437,635 | |
The following is a reconciliation of investments in which significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) were used in determining fair value on recurring basis:
| Level 3 Investments | | Balances as of March 31, 2023 | | | Transfers into/ (out of) | | | Net Realized Gain/(Loss) | | | Change in Unrealized Appreciation/ (Depreciation) | | | Distributions | | | Gross Purchases | | | Gross Sales | | | Balances as of December 31, 2023 | |
| Private Preferred Equity | | $ | 327,430,767 | | | $ | (327,430,767 | ) | | $ | - | | | $ | - | | | $ | - | | | $ | - | | | $ | - | | | $ | - | |
| Total Level 3 Investments | | $ | 327,430,767 | | | $ | (327,430,767 | ) | | $ | - | | | $ | - | | | $ | - | | | $ | - | | | $ | - | | | $ | - | |
Should a transfer between Levels occur, it is the Fund’s policy to recognize transfers in and out of all Levels at the beginning of reporting period.
The change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation from Level 3 investments held at December 31, 2023 is $0.
