The following table summarizes the valuation techniques and significant unobservable inputs used for the Fund’s investments that are categorized in Level 3 of the fair value hierarchy at December 31, 2021:
Category | Total Fair Value at 12/31/2021 | Valuation Technique | Unobservable Inputs | Input Range |
Private Investment Funds
| $ 52,618,933 | Appraised Value | Discount Rate | 7.0% - 8.0% |
| | | Price Per Net Acre | $2,400-$2,600 |
Private Investment Funds
| 60,633,475 | Appraised Value | Discount Rate | 7.0% - 9.5% |
| | | Price Per Net Acre | $18,000-$24,000 |
Balance as of 12/31/2021
| $113,252,408 | | | |
Foreign Currency - Foreign currencies, investments and other assets and liabilities are translated into U.S. dollars at the exchange rates at 4:00 p.m. U.S. ET (Eastern Time). Fluctuations in the value of the foreign currencies and other assets and liabilities resulting from changes in exchange rates are recorded as unrealized foreign currency gains (losses).
Market Risk Factors - The Fund’s investments in securities and/or financial instruments may expose the Fund to various market risk factors including, but not limited to the following:
General Market Fluctuations Will Affect the Fund’s Returns. At times, the Fund’s investments in Institutional Investment Funds and Real Asset Related Investments will be negatively affected by the broad investment environment in the timberland, agriculture/farmland or infrastructure markets, the debt market and/or the equity securities market.
Risks of Investing in Infrastructure. An investment in the Fund is subject to certain risks associated with the ownership of infrastructure and infrastructure-related assets in general, including: the burdens of ownership of infrastructure; local, national and international economic conditions; the supply and demand for services from and access to infrastructure; the financial condition of users and suppliers of infrastructure assets; changes in interest rates and the availability of funds which may render the purchase, sale or refinancing of infrastructure assets difficult or impracticable; changes in environmental laws and regulations, and planning laws and other governmental rules; environmental claims arising in respect of infrastructure acquired with undisclosed or unknown environmental problems or as to which inadequate reserves have been established; changes in energy prices; changes in fiscal and monetary policies; negative developments in the economy that depress travel; uninsured casualties; force majeure acts, terrorist events, under-insured or uninsurable losses; and other factors which are beyond the reasonable control of the Fund or the Private Institutional Investment Funds.
Risks of Investing in Timberland. An investment in the Fund is subject to certain risks associated with the ownership of timberland, timber and timber-related assets in general, including: the volatility of forest product prices; changes in foreign and U.S. trade and tariff policies; general market forces, such as regional growth rates, construction activity, changes in currency exchange rates and capital spending; competition from the use of alternative building materials and other decreases in demand; forestry regulations restricting timber harvesting or other aspects of business; the illiquidity of timber related asset investments; losses from fire and other causes; uninsured casualties; force majeure acts, terrorist events, underinsured or uninsurable losses; and other factors which are beyond the reasonable control of the Fund or the Institutional Investment Funds.
Risks of Investing in Agriculture/Farmland. Investments in agriculture/farmland are subject to various risks, including adverse changes in national or international economic conditions, adverse local market conditions, adverse natural conditions such as storms, floods, drought, windstorms, hail, temperature extremes, frosts, soil erosion, infestations and blights, failure of irrigation or other mechanical systems used to cultivate the land, financial conditions of tenants, marketability of any particular kind of crop that may be influenced, among other things, by changing consumer tastes and preferences, import and export restrictions or tariffs, casualty or condemnation losses, government subsidy or production programs, buyers and sellers of properties, availability of excess supply of property relative to demand, changes in availability of debt financing, changes in interest rates, real estate tax rates and other operating expenses, environmental laws and regulations, governmental regulation of and risks associated with the use of fertilizers, pesticides, herbicides and other chemicals used in commercial agriculture, zoning laws and other governmental rules and fiscal policies, energy prices, changes in the relative popularity of properties, risk due to dependence on cash flow, as well as acts of God, uninsurable losses and other factors which are beyond the control of an Institutional Investment Fund.
Risks of Investing in Equity Securities. The prices of equity and preferred securities fluctuate based on changes in a company’s financial condition and overall market and economic conditions. Preferred securities may be subject to additional risks, such as risks of deferred distributions, liquidity risks, and differences in shareholder rights associated with such securities.
Risks of Investing in Debt Securities. The Fund will invest in real asset related debt securities. Other factors may materially and adversely affect the market price and yield of such debt securities, including investor demand, changes in the financial condition of the borrower, government fiscal policy and domestic or worldwide economic conditions. The Fund’s debt securities will be subject to credit risk, which is the risk that an issuer will be unable to make principal and interest payments on its outstanding debt obligations when due.
Risks Relating to Current Interest Rate Environment. A wide variety of factors can cause interest rates or yields of U.S. Treasury securities (or yields of other types of bonds) to rise (e.g., central bank monetary policies, inflation rates, general economic conditions, reduced market demand for low yielding