SEC Form 5

FORM 5		UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 ANNUAL STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940	OMB APPROVAL OMB Number: 3235-0362 Estimated average burden hours per response: 1.0
X	Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).
	Form 3 Holdings Reported.
	Form 4 Transactions Reported.

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* NexPoint Credit Strategies Fund (Last) (First) (Middle) 300 CRESCENT COURT, SUITE 700 (Street) DALLAS TX 75201 (City) (State) (Zip)	2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol NexPoint Residential Trust, Inc. [ NXRT ]	5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) Director X 10% Owner Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)
	3. Statement for Issuer's Fiscal Year Ended (Month/Day/Year) 12/31/2015
	4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)	6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line) X Form filed by One Reporting Person Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)	4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed Of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)			5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned at end of Issuer's Fiscal Year (Instr. 3 and 4)	6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
				Amount	(A) or (D)	Price
Common Stock	03/23/2015		J(1)	21,293,824	D	$0.00	0	D

Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)	5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)		6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4)		8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)	9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)	10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
					(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares

Explanation of Responses:

1. In connection with the spin-off (the "Spin-Off") of NexPoint Residential Trust, Inc. (the "Company") by NexPoint Credit Strategies Fund ("NHF"), pursuant to the terms of Section 4 of the Separation and Distribution Agreement, dated March 11, 2015, between NHF and the Company (the "Agreement"), and an exemptive relief order granting exemption from Section 17(a) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, NHF effected the Distribution (as defined in the Agreement) on March 31, 2015. NHF distributed to each holder of record of shares of beneficial interest in NHF ("NHF Common Shares") as of March 23, 2015, the record date for the Distribution (the "Record Date"), all of the shares of common stock of the Company by means of a pro rata distribution of one share of common stock of the Company for every three NHF Common Shares held of record by such holder as of the Record Date.

Remarks:

	/s/ Brian Mitts	02/10/2016
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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