10-Q 1 belrose10qfinal.htm BELROSE CAPITAL FUND LLC FORM 10-Q 6-30-10 belrose10qfinal.htm - Generated by SEC Publisher for SEC Filing

UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 10-Q

[X] Quarterly Report Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the Act)

For the quarterly period ended June 30, 2010

[ ] Transition Report Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Act

For the transition period from __________to ____________

Commission File Number 000-50258

Belrose Capital Fund LLC
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

Delaware 04-3613468
(State of Organization) (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
 
Two International Place  
Boston, Massachusetts 02110
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
 
Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code: 617-482-8260

 

None
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  Belrose Capital Fund LLC
  Index to Form 10-Q
PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION Page
Item 1. Financial Statements (Unaudited).  3
  Condensed Consolidated Statements of Assets and Liabilities as of June 30, 2010 and  3
  December 31, 2009
  Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations for the Three Months 4
  Ended June 30, 2010 and 2009 and for the Six Months Ended June 30, 2010 and 2009        
  Condensed Consolidated Statements of Changes in Net Assets for the Six Months                6
  Ended June 30, 2010 and the Year Ended December 31, 2009
  Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the Six Months Ended                        7
  June 30, 2010 and 2009
                  Financial Highlights for the Six Months Ended June 30, 2010 and the Year Ended                     9
  December 31, 2009
  Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements as of June 30, 2010 10
Item2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition 23
  and Results of Operations (MD&A).
Item3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk. 27
Item4. Controls and Procedures. 29
PART II. OTHER INFORMATION
Item 1. Legal Proceedings. 29
Item 1A. Risk Factors. 29
Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds. 29
Item 3. Defaults Upon Senior Securities. 30
Item 4. (Reserved). 30
Item 5. Other Information. 30
Item 6. Exhibits. 31
SIGNATURES 32
EXHIBIT INDEX 33

 

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PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION        
Item 1. Financial Statements.        
 
BELROSE CAPITAL FUND LLC        
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Assets and Liabilities (Unaudited)        
 
    June 30, 2010   December 31, 2009


Assets:        
   Investment in Belvedere Capital Fund Company LLC        
     (Belvedere Company) $ 579,424,409 $ 790,300,146
   Investment in Partnership Preference Units   84,166,258   82,033,291
   Investment in Real Estate Joint Ventures   35,641,618   31,530,169
   Investment in Wholly Owned and Co-owned Properties   74,411,671   77,519,828
   Affiliated investment   2,288,395   1,712,911


Total investments, at value $ 775,932,351 $ 983,096,345
   Cash   770,428   2,259,971
   Interest receivable from affiliated investment   432   -
   Other assets   2,671,938   5,173,837


Total assets $ 779,375,149 $ 990,530,153


 
Liabilities:        
   Loan payable – Credit Facility $ 200,000,000 $ 200,000,000
   Mortgage note payable   58,845,133   59,406,285
   Payable for Fund shares redeemed   1,311,139   13,563,513
   Special Distributions payable   -   52,879
   Interest payable for open interest rate swap agreements   14,459   34,391
   Open interest rate swap agreements, at value   3,182,144   4,433,777
   Payable to affiliate for investment advisory and administrative fees   167,918   225,568
   Payable to affiliate for distribution and servicing fees   168,696   214,925
   Other accrued expenses:        
        Interest expense   137,095   136,693
      Other expenses and liabilities   798,664   4,447,496


Total liabilities $ 264,625,248 $ 282,515,527


 
Net assets $ 514,749,901 $ 708,014,626


 
Shareholders’ capital $ 514,749,901 $ 708,014,626


 
Shares outstanding (unlimited number of shares authorized)   7,201,993   9,090,634


 
Net asset value and redemption price per share $ 71.47 $ 77.88


 

See notes to unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements

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BELROSE CAPITAL FUND LLC                        
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations (Unaudited)                        
 
    Three Months Ended     Six Months Ended  


    June 30, 2010     June 30, 2009     June 30, 2010     June 30, 2009  


Investment Income:                        
   Dividends allocated from Belvedere Company                        
        (net of foreign taxes, $114,950, $186,564, $147,914                        
        and $205,038, respectively) $ 3,435,837   $ 5,461,242   $ 6,862,162   $ 11,632,477  
   Interest allocated from Belvedere Company   2,402     20,951     4,663     50,422  
   Expenses allocated from Belvedere Company   (1,070,064 )   (1,322,359 )   (2,248,827 )   (2,749,911 )




   Net investment income allocated from Belvedere Company $ 2,368,175   $ 4,159,834   $ 4,617,998   $ 8,932,988  
   Rental income from Wholly Owned Properties   3,094,638     3,696,808     6,259,450     7,766,432  
   Distributions from Partnership Preference Units   1,845,703     1,928,383     3,691,406     3,774,086  
   Net investment income allocated from Real Estate Joint Ventures   639,419     1,459,540     1,187,182     2,875,242  
   Net investment income allocated from Co-owned Property   181,857     170,677     366,843     344,087  
   Interest   229     340     697     985  
   Interest allocated from affiliated investments   1,344     4,071     2,353     7,637  
   Expenses allocated from affiliated investments   (112 )   (3,579 )   (704 )   (6,074 )




Total investment income $ 8,131,253   $ 11,416,074   $ 16,125,225   $ 23,695,383  




 
Expenses:                        
   Investment advisory and administrative fees $ 715,911   $ 1,055,089   $ 1,530,003   $ 2,187,601  
   Distribution and servicing fees   273,779     339,102     586,720     682,652  
   Interest expense on Credit Facility   1,192,127     531,614     1,745,946     1,198,208  
   Interest expense on mortgage notes   799,036     1,206,209     1,593,193     2,402,933  
   Expenses of Wholly Owned Properties   1,185,645     1,326,596     2,433,911     2,760,355  
   Custodian and transfer agent fee   23,153     18,720     32,240     38,742  
   Miscellaneous   256,486     136,853     537,892     361,842  




Total expenses $ 4,446,137   $ 4,614,183   $ 8,459,905   $ 9,632,333  
Deduct –                        
   Reduction of investment advisory and administrative fees $ 150,609   $ 187,579   $ 321,486   $ 382,499  
   Reduction of custodian and transfer agent fee   19     -     19     -  




Total expense reductions $ 150,628   $ 187,579   $ 321,505   $ 382,499  




Net expenses $ 4,295,509   $ 4,426,604   $ 8,138,400   $ 9,249,834  




 
Net investment income $ 3,835,744   $ 6,989,470   $ 7,986,825   $ 14,445,549  




 

See notes to unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements

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BELROSE CAPITAL FUND LLC                        
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations (Unaudited) (Continued)                      
 
    Three Months Ended     Six Months Ended  


    June 30, 2010     June 30, 2009     June 30, 2010     June 30, 2009  


Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss)                        
Net realized gain (loss) –                        
     Investments and foreign currency transactions allocated                        
        from Belvedere Company (identified cost basis)(1) $ (783,116 ) $ (14,647,161 ) $ 899,151   $ (76,224,267 )
     Investment transactions in Partnership Preference Units                        
        (identified cost basis)   15,291     (153,826 )   25,526     (2,524,912 )
     Investment transactions in Real Estate Joint Ventures   (64,607,113 )   -     (64,607,113 )   -  
     Investment transactions allocated from affiliated investments   21     -     350     -  
     Interest rate swap agreements(2)   (1,137,616 )   (1,674,209 )   (2,331,827 )   (3,296,678 )




Net realized loss $ (66,512,533 ) $ (16,475,196 ) $ (66,013,913 ) $ (82,045,857 )




 
Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) –                        
     Investments and foreign currency allocated from                        
        Belvedere Company (identified cost basis) $ (92,109,406 ) $ 121,744,130   $ (54,975,234 ) $ 49,048,213  
     Investment in Partnership Preference Units                        
        (identified cost basis)   908,721     11,148,643     2,431,505     9,370,466  
     Investment in Real Estate Joint Ventures   71,193,843     (26,721,105 )   69,508,531     (53,797,477 )
     Investment in Wholly Owned Properties   1,104,183     (37,537,737 )   (2,495,817 )   (42,707,413 )
     Investment in Co-owned Property   (406,250 )   (1,037,500 )   (875,000 )   (2,500,000 )
     Interest rate swap agreements   626,386     1,341,647     1,251,633     1,765,852  




Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) $ (18,682,523 ) $ 68,938,078   $ 14,845,618   $ (38,820,359 )




 
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) $ (85,195,056 ) $ 52,462,882   $ (51,168,295 ) $ (120,866,216 )




 
Net increase (decrease) in net assets from operations $ (81,359,312 ) $ 59,452,352   $ (43,181,470 ) $ (106,420,667 )




 

(1)      Amounts include net realized gain (loss) from redemptions in-kind of $(581,183), $(11,453,376), $592,124 and $(19,985,361), respectively.
(2)      Amounts represent net interest incurred in connection with periodic settlement of interest rate swap agreements (Note 8).

See notes to unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements

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BELROSE CAPITAL FUND LLC            
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Changes in Net Assets (Unaudited)            
 
    Six Months Ended     Year Ended  
    June 30, 2010     December 31, 2009  


Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets:            
From operations –            
   Net investment income $ 7,986,825   $ 22,037,603  
   Net realized loss from investment transactions, foreign            
        currency transactions and interest rate swap agreements   (66,013,913 )   (100,415,258 )
   Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of investments,            
        foreign currency and interest rate swap agreements   14,845,618     145,089,251  


Net increase (decrease) in net assets from operations $ (43,181,470 ) $ 66,711,596  


 
Transactions in Fund shares –            
     Net asset value of Fund shares issued to Shareholders            
        in payment of distributions declared $ 669,290   $ 6,126,121  
     Net asset value of Fund shares redeemed   (148,668,157 )   (264,742,502 )


Net decrease in net assets from Fund share transactions $ (147,998,867 ) $ (258,616,381 )


 
Distributions –            
     Distributions to Shareholders $ (2,084,388 ) $ (18,686,119 )
     Special Distributions   -     (52,879 )


Total distributions $ (2,084,388 ) $ (18,738,998 )


 
Net decrease in net assets $ (193,264,725 ) $ (210,643,783 )
 
Net assets:            
     At beginning of period $ 708,014,626   $ 918,658,409  


     At end of period $ 514,749,901   $ 708,014,626  


 

See notes to unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements

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BELROSE CAPITAL FUND LLC            
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (Unaudited)            
 
    Six Months Ended  

Increase (Decrease) in Cash:   June 30, 2010     June 30, 2009  


Cash Flows From Operating Activities –            
Net decrease in net assets from operations $ (43,181,470 ) $ (106,420,667 )
Adjustments to reconcile net decrease in net assets from operations            
   to net cash flows provided by operating activities –            
     Net investment income allocated from Belvedere Company   (4,617,998 )   (8,932,988 )
     Net investment income allocated from Real Estate Joint Ventures   (1,187,182 )   (2,875,242 )
     Payments from Real Estate Joint Ventures   1,977,151     2,403,088  
     Net investment income allocated from Co-owned Property   (366,843 )   (344,087 )
     Amortization of deferred loan costs - Credit Facility   157,303     -  
     Increase in affiliated investment and interest receivable from affiliated investment   (575,566 )   (1,780 )
     (Increase) decrease in other assets   2,344,596     (30,669 )
     Increase (decrease) in interest payable for open interest rate swap agreements   (19,932 )   49,978  
     Decrease in payable to affiliate for investment advisory and administrative fees   (57,650 )   (53,750 )
     Decrease in payable to affiliate for distribution and servicing fees   (46,229 )   (55,273 )
     Increase (decrease) in accrued interest and other accrued expenses and liabilities   (3,060,930 )   4,203,981  
     Increases in Partnership Preference Units   (13,219 )   (1,174 )
     Proceeds from sales of Partnership Preference Units   337,283     5,125,410  
     Improvements to Wholly Owned Properties   104,183     (4,565,424 )
      Decreases in investment in Belvedere Company   500,000     102,600,000  
     Net interest incurred on interest rate swap agreements   (2,331,827 )   (3,296,678 )
     Net realized loss from investment transactions, foreign currency            
         transactions and interest rate swap agreements   66,013,913     82,045,857  
      Net change in unrealized (appreciation) depreciation of investments,            
         foreign currency and interest rate swap agreements   (14,845,618 )   38,820,359  


Net cash flows provided by operating activities $ 1,129,965   $ 108,670,941  


 
Cash Flows From Financing Activities –            
     Proceeds from Credit Facility (Note 9) $ 200,000,000   $ -  
     Repayments of Credit Facility (Note 9)   (200,000,000 )   (93,900,000 )
     Payment for deferred loan costs - Credit Facility   (587,500 )   -  
     Repayments of mortgage note   (561,152 )   (533,246 )
     Payments for Fund shares redeemed   (2,879 )   (350,307 )
     Distributions paid to Shareholders   (1,415,098 )   (12,559,998 )
     Payments of Special Distributions   (52,879 )   (438,782 )


Net cash flows used in financing activities $ (2,619,508 ) $ (107,782,333 )


 
Net increase (decrease) in cash $ (1,489,543 ) $ 888,608  
 
Cash at beginning of period $ 2,259,971   $ 2,443,973  


Cash at end of period $ 770,428   $ 3,332,581  


 

See notes to unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements

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BELROSE CAPITAL FUND LLC        
Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (Unaudited) (Continued)        
 
    Six Months Ended

    June 30, 2010   June 30, 2009


Supplemental Disclosure and Non-cash Operating and        
Financing Activities –        
Interest paid on loan – Credit Facility $ 1,588,241 $ 1,248,910
Interest paid on mortgage notes $ 1,549,214 $ 2,354,487
Interest paid on interest rate swap agreements, net $ 2,351,759 $ 3,246,700
Reinvestment of distributions paid to Shareholders $ 669,290 $ 6,126,121
Market value of securities distributed in payment of redemptions $ 160,917,652 $ 101,056,982

 

See notes to unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements

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BELROSE CAPITAL FUND LLC            
Financial Highlights (Unaudited)            
 
    Six Months Ended     Year Ended  
    June 30, 2010     December 31, 2009  

Net asset value – Beginning of period $ 77.880   $ 71.160  

Income (loss) from operations            

Net investment income(1) $ 0.981   $ 1.942  
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss)   (7.161 )   6.233  

Total income (loss) from operations $ (6.180 ) $ 8.175  

Distributions            

Distributions to Shareholders $ (0.230 ) $ (1.450 )
Special Distributions(1)   -     (0.005 )

Total distributions $ (0.230 ) $ (1.455 )

Net asset value – End of period $ 71.470   $ 77.880  

Total Return(2)   (8.00 )% (3)   11.97 %

Ratios as a percentage of average net assets            

Investment advisory and administrative fees, distribution and            
     servicing fees and other operating expenses(4)(5)   1.44 % (9)   1.44 %
Interest and other borrowing costs(4)(6)   0.55 % (9)   0.27 %
Expenses of Wholly Owned Properties(7)   1.27 % (9)   1.27 %


Total expenses   3.26 % (9)   2.98 %
Net investment income(6)   2.51 % (9)   2.93 %
Ratios as a percentage of average gross assets(8)            
Investment advisory and administrative fees, distribution and            
servicing fees and other operating expenses(4)(5)   0.88 % (9)   0.81 %
Interest and other borrowing costs(4)(6)   0.34 % (9)   0.15 %
Expenses of Wholly Owned Properties(7)   0.77 % (9)   0.72 %


Total expenses   1.99 % (9)   1.68 %
Net investment income(6)   1.53 % (9)   1.65 %

Supplemental Data            

Net assets, end of period (000’s omitted) $ 514,750   $ 708,015  
Portfolio turnover of Tax-Managed Growth Portfolio(10)   0% (3)(11)     2 %

 

(1) Calculated using average shares outstanding.
(2)      Returns are historical and are calculated by determining the percentage change in net asset value with all distributions reinvested (except for Special Distributions).
(3)      Not annualized.
(4)      Includes the expenses of Belrose Capital Fund LLC (Belrose Capital) and Belrose Realty Corporation (Belrose Realty). Does not include expenses of Belrose Realty's Wholly Owned Properties (Note 3).
(5)      Includes Belrose Capital's share of Belvedere Capital Fund Company LLC's (Belvedere Company) allocated expenses, including those expenses allocated from Tax-Managed Growth Portfolio (the Portfolio).
(6)      Ratios do not include net interest earned or incurred in connection with interest rate swap agreements. Had such amounts been included, ratios would be lower or higher.
(7)      Represents expenses incurred by Belrose Realty's Wholly Owned Properties (Note 3).
(8)      Average gross assets means the average daily amount of the value of all assets of Belrose Capital (including Belrose Capital's interest in Belvedere Company and Belrose Capital's ratable share of the assets of its direct and indirect subsidiaries, real estate joint ventures and co-owned real property investments), without reduction by any liabilities.
(9)      Annualized.
(10)      Excludes the value of portfolio securities contributed or distributed as a result of in-kind shareholder transactions. The portfolio turnover rate of the Portfolio including in-kind contributions and distributions was 1% and 3% for the six months ended June 30, 2010 and the year ended December 31, 2009, respectively.
(11)      Amounts to less than 1%.

See notes to unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements

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BELROSE CAPITAL FUND LLC as of June 30, 2010

Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)

1 Basis of Presentation

The condensed consolidated interim financial statements of Belrose Capital Fund LLC (Belrose Capital) and its subsidiaries (collectively, the Fund) have been prepared, without audit, in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (GAAP) for interim financial information and with the instructions to Form 10-Q and Article 10 of Regulation S-X. Accordingly, certain information and footnote disclosures normally included in annual financial statements prepared in accordance with GAAP have been condensed or omitted as permitted by such rules and regulations. All adjustments, consisting of normal recurring adjustments, have been included. Management believes that the disclosures are adequate to present fairly the financial position, results of operations, cash flows and financial highlights as of the dates and for the periods presented. It is suggested that these interim financial statements be read in conjunction with the annual consolidated financial statements and notes for the year ended December 31, 2009 included in the Fund’s Annual Report on Form 10-K dated March 1, 2010. Results for interim periods are not necessarily indicative of those to be expected for the full fiscal year.

The condensed consolidated statement of assets and liabilities at December 31, 2009 and the condensed consolidated statement of changes in net assets and the financial highlights for the year then ended have been derived from the December 31, 2009 audited financial statements but do not include all of the information and footnotes required by GAAP for complete financial statements as permitted by the instructions to Form 10-Q and Article 10 of Regulation S-X.

2 Recently Issued Accounting Pronouncement

In January 2010, the Financial Accounting Standards Board issued authoritative guidance on improving disclosures about fair value measurements that is effective for annual or interim reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2009. Under the new guidance, significant transfers in and/or out of Level 1 and Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy, and the reasons for the transfers should be disclosed. The guidance has an additional requirement that is effective for reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2010. This requirement states that information about certain purchases, sales, issuances, and settlements should be disclosed on a gross basis rather than on a net basis. The adoption of the new guidance requires new disclosure to the Fund’s financial statements, as applicable, but will not have an impact on the Fund’s net asset value, financial condition or results of operations.

3 Investment and Other Valuations

The Fund invests in shares of Belvedere Capital Fund Company LLC (Belvedere Company). Belvedere Company’s only investment is an interest in Tax-Managed Growth Portfolio (the Portfolio), a diversified, open-end management investment company registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the 1940 Act), the value of which is derived from a proportional interest therein. Valuation of the Portfolio’s securities is discussed in Note 1A of the Portfolio’s Notes to Financial Statements, which are included in the Fund’s Annual Report on Form 10-K dated March 1, 2010. The Fund also invests in real estate investments through a controlled subsidiary, Belrose Realty Corporation (Belrose Realty). Such investments include preferred equity interests in real estate operating partnerships (Partnership Preference Units) affiliated with publicly traded real estate investment trusts (REITs), investments in real estate joint ventures (Real Estate Joint Ventures), an investment in wholly owned real property (Wholly Owned Property) and a tenancy-in-common interest in real property (Co-owned Property). The Real Estate Joint Ventures, Wholly Owned Property and Co-owned Property are referred to herein collectively as Subsidiary Real Estate Investments. Belrose Realty sold an investment in Wholly Owned Property held through Bel

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Larimer, LLC in November 2009. The Fund may also invest cash on a temporary basis in Eaton Vance Cash Reserves Fund, LLC (Cash Reserves Fund). Prior to February 2010, the Fund invested in Cash Management Portfolio (Cash Management). Cash Reserves Fund and Cash Management are affiliated investment companies managed by Eaton Vance Management (Eaton Vance) and Boston Management and Research (Boston Management), respectively. Boston Management is an indirect subsidiary of Eaton Vance Corp., a Maryland corporation and publicly-held holding company. Additionally, Belrose Capital has interest rate swap agreements (Note 8). Boston Management makes valuation determinations in accordance with the Fund’s policies. The valuation policies followed by the Fund are as follows:

Market prices for the Fund’s investments in Partnership Preference Units and Subsidiary Real Estate Investments are not readily available. Such investments are stated in the Fund’s condensed consolidated financial statements at fair value which represents the amount at which Boston Management, as manager of Belrose Realty, believes would be received to sell an asset in an orderly transaction (that is, not a forced liquidation or distressed sale) between market participants under current market conditions. In valuing these investments, Boston Management considers relevant factors, data and information.

Valuations of the Fund’s Partnership Preference Units and Subsidiary Real Estate Investments are inherently uncertain because they involve the use of assumptions and estimates. If the assumptions and estimates used in the valuations were to change, it could materially impact the fair value of the Fund’s holdings of Partnership Preference Units and Subsidiary Real Estate Investments.

The fair value of property held by the Fund’s Subsidiary Real Estate Investments is based on appraisals provided by independent, licensed appraisers (Appraisers) and valuations, if applicable, prepared by Boston Management.

The appraisals of properties are conducted by Appraisers on at least an annual basis. Appraisals of properties may be conducted more frequently than once a year if Boston Management determines that significant changes in economic circumstances, that may materially impact fair values, have occurred since the most recent appraisal. Each appraisal is conducted in accordance with the Uniform Standards of Professional Appraisal Practices (as well as other relevant standards). Boston Management reviews the appraisal of each property and generally relies on the assumptions and estimates made by the Appraiser when determining fair value.

In deriving the fair value of a property, an Appraiser considers numerous factors, including the expected future cash flows from the property, recent sale prices for similar properties and, if applicable, the replacement cost of the property, in order to derive an indication of the amount that a prudent, informed purchaser-investor would pay for the property.

For those properties not appraised by Appraisers in a given quarter, Boston Management will review the fair values of such properties and, if Boston Management believes it is warranted based on the appraisals of appraised properties or for other reasons, Boston Management may prepare a valuation of such properties considering results of operations, market conditions, significant changes in economic circumstances, recent independent appraisals of similar properties and/or other relevant facts or circumstances. In determining valuations, Boston Management follows a process consistent with industry practice and the practice of Appraisers, as described above. Valuations may occur more frequently than quarterly if it is determined by Boston Management that the current property valuation has changed materially since the most recent appraisal or valuation.

Boston Management determines the fair value of the Fund’s equity interest in a Real Estate Joint Venture based on an estimate of the allocation of equity interests between Belrose Realty and the unaffiliated minority investor of the Real Estate Joint Venture (the Operating Partner). This allocation is generally

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calculated by a third party specialist, using current valuations of the properties owned by the Real Estate Joint Venture. The specialist uses a financial model that considers (i) the terms of the joint venture agreement relating to allocation of distributable cash flow, (ii) the expected duration of the joint venture, and (iii) the projected property values and cash flows from the properties based on estimates used in the property valuations. The estimated allocation of equity interests between Belrose Realty and the Operating Partner of a Real Estate Joint Venture is prepared quarterly and reviewed by Boston Management. Interim allocations of equity interests may be conducted more frequently than quarterly if Boston Management determines that significant changes in economic circumstances that may materially impact the allocation of equity interests have occurred since the most recent allocation.

Boston Management determines the fair value of the Fund’s interest in Co-owned Property by applying the Fund’s ownership interest to the net asset value of the Co-owned Property.

Mortgage notes payable, which are generally without recourse to Belrose Capital and Belrose Realty, are generally stated at the amounts payable. A mortgage note payable may be adjusted to the fair value of the real property securing the mortgage note if the fair value of the real property is less than the outstanding principal balance.

The fair value of the Partnership Preference Units is based on analysis and calculations performed on at least a monthly basis by a third party service provider. The service provider calculates an estimated price and yield (before accrued distributions) for each issue of Partnership Preference Units based on descriptions of such issue provided by Boston Management and certain publicly available information including, but not limited to, the trading prices of publicly issued debt and/or preferred stock instruments of the same or similar issuers, which may be adjusted to reflect the illiquidity and other structural characteristics of the Partnership Preference Units (such as call provisions). Daily valuations of Partnership Preference Units are determined by adjusting prices from the service provider to account for accrued distributions under the terms of the Partnership Preference Units. If changes in relevant markets, events that materially affect an issuer or other events that have a significant effect on the price or yield of Partnership Preference Units occur, relevant prices or yields may be adjusted to take such occurrences into account. Boston Management reviews the analysis and calculations performed by the service provider. Boston Management generally relies on the assumptions and estimates made by the service provider when determining the fair value of the Partnership Preference Units.

Cash Reserves Fund and Cash Management generally value their investment securities utilizing the amortized cost valuation technique in accordance with Rule 2a-7 under the 1940 Act, pursuant to which Cash Reserves Fund and Cash Management must comply with certain conditions. This technique involves initially valuing a portfolio security at its cost and thereafter assuming a constant amortization to maturity of any discount or premium. If amortized cost is determined not to approximate fair value, Cash Reserves Fund and Cash Management may value their investment securities based on available market quotations provided by a third party pricing service.

Interest rate swap agreements are normally valued on the basis of valuations furnished daily by a third party pricing service. The valuations are based on the present value of fixed and projected floating rate cash flows over the term of the agreement. Future cash flows are discounted to their present value using swap quotations provided by electronic data services or by broker-dealers.

Changes in the fair value of the Fund’s investments are recorded as unrealized appreciation (depreciation) in the condensed consolidated statements of operations.

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4 Fair Value Measurements

GAAP establishes a three-tier hierarchy to prioritize the assumptions, referred to as inputs, used in valuation techniques to measure fair value. The three levels of the fair value hierarchy are described below.

  • Level 1 – Unadjusted quoted prices in active markets that are accessible at the measurement date for identical, unrestricted assets or liabilities;
  • Level 2 – Quoted prices in markets that are not considered to be active or financial instruments for which all significant inputs are observable, either directly or indirectly;
  • Level 3 – Prices or valuations that require inputs that are both significant to the fair value measurement and unobservable.

In determining the fair value of its investments, the Fund uses appropriate valuation techniques based on available inputs. The Fund maximizes its use of observable inputs and minimizes the use of unobservable inputs when measuring fair value. If market data is not readily available, fair value is based upon other significant unobservable inputs such as inputs that reflect the Fund’s own assumptions about the inputs market participants would use in valuing the investment. Investments valued using unobservable inputs are classified to the lowest level of any input that is most significant to the valuation. Thus, a valuation may be classified as Level 3 even though the valuation may include significant inputs that are readily observable. The Fund’s assets classified as Level 3 as of June 30, 2010 and December 31, 2009 represent 24.9% and 19.3%, respectively, of the Fund’s total assets.

The following tables present for each of the hierarchy levels, the Fund’s assets and liabilities that are measured at fair value as of June 30, 2010 and December 31, 2009.

    Fair Value Measurements at June 30, 2010  

Description   Total   Level 1   Level 2   Level 3

Assets                
Investment in Belvedere Company(1) $ 579,424,409 $ - $ 579,424,409 $ -
Partnership Preference Units   84,166,258   -   -   84,166,258
Real Estate Joint Ventures   35,641,618   -   -   35,641,618
Wholly Owned and Co-owned Properties   74,411,671   -   -   74,411,671
Affiliated Investment   2,288,395   -   2,288,395   -

Total $ 775,932,351 $ - $ 581,712,804 $ 194,219,547

 
Liabilities                
Interest Rate Swap Agreements $ 3,182,144 $ - $ 3,182,144 $ -

 

(1)      Belvedere Company’s only investment is an interest in the Portfolio, a management investment company registered under the 1940 Act that invests primarily in a diversified portfolio of equity securities. Belvedere Company’s investment in the Portfolio is classified as Level 1. However, because the Fund invests in the Portfolio through Belvedere Company, which is not registered under the 1940 Act, the Fund’s investment in Belvedere Company is classified as Level 2. The Fund’s investment in Belvedere Company is redeemable on a daily basis at its net asset value subject to certain restrictions of the Belvedere Company operating agreement. The fair value of the Fund’s investment in Belvedere Company is the Fund’s pro rata share of the net asset value of Belvedere Company. The transfer of the Fund’s investment in Belvedere Company from Level 1 to Level 2 for the six months ended June 30, 2010 takes into consideration these items along with accounting guidance regarding fair value measurements.

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    Fair Value Measurements at December 31, 2009

Description   Total   Level 1   Level 2   Level 3

Assets                
Investment in Belvedere Company $ 790,300,146 $ 790,300,146 $ - $ -
Partnership Preference Units   82,033,291   -   -   82,033,291
Real Estate Joint Ventures   31,530,169   -   -   31,530,169
Wholly Owned and Co-owned Properties   77,519,828   -   -   77,519,828
Affiliated Investment   1,712,911   1,712,911   -   -

Total $ 983,096,345 $ 792,013,057 $ - $ 191,083,288

Liabilities                
Interest Rate Swap Agreements $ 4,433,777 $ - $ 4,433,777 $ -

 

The following tables present the changes in the Level 3 fair value category for the three months and six months ended June 30, 2010 and 2009.

    Level 3 Fair Value Measurements for the        
    Three Months Ended June 30, 2010        

    Partnership           Wholly Owned        
    Preference     Real Estate     and Co-owned        
    Units     Joint Ventures     Properties     Total  

Beginning balance as of March 31, 2010 $ 83,398,894   $ 29,750,420   $ 73,636,064   $ 186,785,378  
Net realized gain (loss)   15,291     (64,607,113 )   -     (64,591,822 )
Net change in unrealized appreciation                        
   (depreciation)   908,721     71,193,843     697,933     72,800,497  
Net sales   (156,648 )   -     -     (156,648 )
Net investment income(1)   -     639,419     181,857     821,276  
Other(2)   -     (1,334,951 )   (104,183 )   (1,439,134 )
Net transfers in and/or out of Level 3   -     -     -     -  

Ending balance as of June 30, 2010 $ 84,166,258   $ 35,641,618   $ 74,411,671   $ 194,219,547  

Net change in unrealized appreciation                        
   (depreciation) from investments still held                        
   at June 30, 2010 $ 918,450   $ 5,926,730   $ 697,933   $ 7,543,113  

 

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    Level 3 Fair Value Measurements for the        
    Three Months Ended June 30, 2009        

    Partnership         Wholly Owned        
    Preference     Real Estate     and Co-owned        
    Units   Joint Ventures     Properties     Total  

Beginning balance as of March 31, 2009 $ 56,970,349   $ 77,946,946   $ 147,037,827   $ 281,955,122  
Net realized loss   (153,826 )   -     -     (153,826 )
Net change in unrealized appreciation                        
   (depreciation)   11,148,643     (26,721,105 )   (42,075,237 )   (57,647,699 )
Net purchases (sales)   (73,235 )   -     4,437,737     4,364,502  
Net investment income(1)   -     1,459,540     170,677     1,630,217  
Other(2)   -     (937,404 )   -     (937,404 )
Net transfers in and/or out of Level 3   -     -     -     -  

Ending balance as of June 30, 2009 $ 67,891,931   $ 51,747,977   $ 109,571,004   $ 229,210,912  

Net change in unrealized appreciation                        
   (depreciation) from investments still held                        
   at June 30, 2009 $ 11,085,579   $ (26,721,105 ) $ (42,075,237 ) $ (57,710,763 )

 

    Level 3 Fair Value Measurements for the        
    Six Months Ended June 30, 2010        

    Partnership         Wholly Owned        
    Preference     Real Estate   and Co-owned        
    Units   Joint Ventures     Properties     Total  

Beginning balance as of December 31, 2009 $ 82,033,291   $ 31,530,169   $ 77,519,828   $ 191,083,288  
Net realized gain (loss)   25,526     (64,607,113 )   -     (64,581,587 )
Net change in unrealized appreciation                        
   (depreciation)   2,431,505     69,508,531     (3,370,817 )   68,569,219  
Net sales   (324,064 )   -     -     (324,064 )
Net investment income(1)   -     1,187,182     366,843     1,554,025  
Other(2)   -     (1,977,151 )   (104,183 )   (2,081,334 )
Net transfers in and/or out of Level 3   -     -     -     -  

Ending balance as of June 30, 2010 $ 84,166,258   $ 35,641,618   $ 74,411,671   $ 194,219,547  

Net change in unrealized appreciation                        
   (depreciation) from investments still held                        
   at June 30, 2010 $ 2,451,304   $ 4,241,418   $ (3,370,817 ) $ 3,321,905  

 

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    Level 3 Fair Value Measurements for the        
    Six Months Ended June 30, 2009        

    Partnership         Wholly Owned        
    Preference     Real Estate   and Co-owned        
    Units     Joint Ventures     Properties     Total  

Beginning balance as of December 31, 2008 $ 66,170,613   $ 105,073,300   $ 153,368,906   $ 324,612,819  
Net realized loss   (2,524,912 )   -     -     (2,524,912 )
Net change in unrealized appreciation                        
   (depreciation)   9,370,466     (53,797,477 )   (48,707,413 )   (93,134,424 )
Net purchases (sales)   (5,124,236 )   -     4,565,424     (558,812 )
Net investment income(1)   -     2,875,242     344,087     3,219,329  
Other(2)   -     (2,403,088 )   -     (2,403,088 )
Net transfers in and/or out of Level 3   -     -     -     -  

Ending balance as of June 30, 2009 $ 67,891,931   $ 51,747,977   $ 109,571,004   $ 229,210,912  

Net change in unrealized appreciation                        
   (depreciation) from investments still held                        
   at June 30, 2009 $ 6,736,309   $ (53,797,477 ) $ (48,707,413 ) $ (95,768,581 )

 

(1)      Represents net investment income recorded using the equity method of accounting.
(2)      Represents capital distributions recorded using the equity method of accounting.

5  Investment Transactions

The following table summarizes the Fund’s investment transactions, other than short-term investments, for the six months ended June 30, 2010 and 2009.

    Six Months Ended

Investment Transactions   June 30, 2010   June 30, 2009

Decreases in investment in Belvedere Company $ 161,417,652 $ 203,656,982
Increases in Partnership Preference Units $ 13,219 $ 1,174
Decreases in Partnership Preference Units $ 337,283 $ 5,125,410
Decreases in investment in Real Estate Joint Ventures $ 1,977,151 $ 2,403,088
Increases in investment in Wholly Owned Properties $ - $ 4,565,424
Decrease in investment in Wholly Owned Properties $ 104,183 $ -

 

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6 Indirect Investment in the Portfolio

The following table summarizes the Fund’s investment in the Portfolio through Belvedere Company for the six months ended June 30, 2010 and 2009, including allocations of income, expenses and net realized and unrealized gains (losses).

    Six Months Ended  

    June 30, 2010     June 30, 2009  

Belvedere Company’s interest in the Portfolio(1) $ 5,629,028,525   $ 6,326,489,008  
The Fund’s investment in Belvedere Company(2) $ 579,424,409   $ 830,267,656  
Income allocated to Belvedere Company from the Portfolio $ 62,569,237   $ 86,032,598  
Income allocated to the Fund from Belvedere Company $ 6,866,825   $ 11,682,899  
Expenses allocated to Belvedere Company from the Portfolio $ 15,470,225   $ 15,361,088  
Expenses allocated to the Fund from Belvedere Company(3) $ 2,248,827   $ 2,749,911  
Net realized gain (loss) from investment transactions and            
   foreign currency transactions allocated to Belvedere            
   Company from the Portfolio $ 5,439,034   $ (566,277,763 )
Net realized gain (loss) from investment transactions and            
   foreign currency transactions allocated to the Fund from            
   Belvedere Company $ 899,151   $ (76,224,267 )
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of            
   investments and foreign currency allocated to Belvedere            
   Company from the Portfolio $ (538,118,805 ) $ 391,848,248  
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) of            
   investments and foreign currency allocated to the Fund            
   from Belvedere Company $ (54,975,234 ) $ 49,048,213  

 

(1)      As of June 30, 2010 and 2009, the value of Belvedere Company’s interest in the Portfolio represents 70.6% and 71.6% of the Portfolio’s net assets, respectively.
(2)      As of June 30, 2010 and 2009, the Fund’s investment in Belvedere Company represents 10.3% and 13.1% of Belvedere Company’s net assets, respectively.
(3)      Expenses allocated to the Fund from Belvedere Company represent:
    Six Months Ended

    June 30, 2010   June 30, 2009

Expenses allocated from the Portfolio $ 1,701,985 $ 2,077,607
Servicing fee $ 532,162 $ 648,181
Operating expenses $ 14,680 $ 24,123

 

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A summary of the Portfolio’s Statement of Assets and Liabilities at June 30, 2010, December 31, 2009 and June 30, 2009 and its operations for the six months ended June 30, 2010, for the year ended December 31, 2009 and for the six months ended June 30, 2009 follows:

    June 30, 2010     December 31, 2009     June 30, 2009  

Investments, at value $ 7,959,822,749   $ 9,444,013,841   $ 8,798,281,112  
Other assets   17,631,540     39,398,248     46,177,099  

Total assets $ 7,977,454,289   $ 9,483,412,089   $ 8,844,458,211  

Investment adviser fee payable $ 3,220,115   $ 3,590,334   $ 3,367,917  
Other liabilities   657,348     342,491     418,975  

Total liabilities $ 3,877,463   $ 3,932,825   $ 3,786,892  

Net assets $ 7,973,576,826   $ 9,479,479,264   $ 8,840,671,319  

Total investment income $ 88,490,921   $ 214,172,161   $ 118,415,469  

Investment adviser fee $ 20,916,721   $ 41,375,335   $ 19,920,922  
Other expenses   953,918     1,745,255     907,932  

Total expenses $ 21,870,639   $ 43,120,590   $ 20,828,854  

Net investment income $ 66,620,282   $ 171,051,571   $ 97,586,615  
Net realized gain (loss) from                  
   investment transactions and foreign                  
   currency transactions(1)   86,327,876     (446,364,875 )   (581,145,577 )
Net change in unrealized                  
   appreciation (depreciation) of                  
   investments and foreign currency   (842,681,069 )   2,039,540,383     385,653,299  

Net increase (decrease) in net assets                  
   from operations $ (689,732,911 ) $ 1,764,227,079   $ (97,905,663 )

 

(1)      Amounts include net realized gain (loss) from redemptions in-kind of $86,419,296, $(67,236,452) and $(94,639,592), respectively.

7 Investment in Real Estate Joint Ventures

At June 30, 2010 and December 31, 2009, Belrose Realty held investments in two Real Estate Joint Ventures, Deerfield Property Trust (Deerfield) and Katahdin Property Trust, LLC (Katahdin). Belrose Realty held a majority economic interest of 80.0% and 80.0% in Deerfield and 78.7% and 78.2% in Katahdin as of June 30, 2010 and December 31, 2009, respectively. Katahdin owns multifamily properties.

The Fund’s equity investment in Deerfield was reduced to zero during the second quarter of 2009 as a result of the non-recourse mortgage note payable exceeding the fair value of the properties securing such debt. Subsequently in March 2010, Deerfield defaulted on its mortgage note by failing to make the required debt service payments. In June 2010, Deerfield completed a deed-in-lieu of foreclosure with the lender. As a result of the deed-in-lieu of foreclosure, Deerfield conveyed its interest in the properties to the lender and, in exchange, the lender relieved Deerfield from further obligations on the mortgage loan (including the obligation to pay the outstanding principal balance and unpaid interest). Belrose Realty recognized a realized loss of $64,607,113 as a result of this transaction. Deerfield is in the process of dissolution. Upon dissolution, any remaining assets and working capital will be distributed to Belrose Realty and the Deerfield Operating Partner. It is uncertain as to when the dissolution of Deerfield will be completed.

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Condensed financial data of Katahdin is presented below.

     June 30, 2010     December 31, 2009

Investment in real estate $ 106,793,692 $ 101,802,183
Other assets   3,367,855   4,006,542


   Total assets $ 110,161,547 $ 105,808,725


 
Mortgage notes payable, at face(1) $ 63,020,563 $ 63,020,563
Other liabilities   1,637,032   2,252,253


   Total liabilities $ 64,657,595 $ 65,272,816


Shareholders’ equity $ 45,503,952 $ 40,535,909


   Total liabilities and shareholders’ equity $ 110,161,547 $ 105,808,725



 

(1)      The mortgage notes payable generally cannot be prepaid or otherwise disposed of without incurring a substantial prepayment penalty. The Real Estate Joint Venture generally has no current plans to prepay or otherwise dispose of the mortgage notes payable without the sale of the related real property.
    Three Months Ended     Six Months Ended  


    June 30, 2010   June 30, 2009     June 30, 2010   June 30, 2009  

Revenues $ 3,061,750 $ 6,625,776   $ 6,110,158 $ 13,598,484  
Expenses   2,260,964   5,415,194     4,601,668   10,758,764  




Net investment income before                    
   unrealized appreciation                    
   (depreciation) $ 800,786 $ 1,210,582   $ 1,508,490 $ 2,839,720  
Change in net unrealized                    
   appreciation (depreciation)   6,724,882   (9,084,193 )   4,776,704   (43,432,726 )




Net increase (decrease) in net                    
   assets resulting from                    
   operations $ 7,525,668 $ (7,873,611 ) $ 6,285,194 $ (40,593,006 )





 

8 Interest Rate Swap Agreements

Belrose Capital has entered into interest rate swap agreements with Merrill Lynch Capital Services, Inc. to fix the cost of a portion of its borrowings under the Credit Facility (Note 9). Pursuant to the agreements, Belrose Capital makes periodic payments to the counterparty at predetermined fixed rates in exchange for floating rate payments that fluctuate with the one-month or three-month London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR). The notional or contractual amounts of these instruments may not necessarily represent the amounts potentially subject to risk. The measurement of the risks associated with these investments is meaningful only when considered in conjunction with all related assets, liabilities and agreements. The risks of interest rate swap agreements include changes in market conditions that will affect the value of the agreement or the cash flows and the possible inability of the counterparty to fulfill its obligations under the agreement. Belrose Capital’s maximum risk of loss from counterparty credit risk is the discounted net value of the cash flows to be received from/paid to the counterparty over the agreement’s remaining life, to the extent that the amount is positive. See Note 3 for additional information. The following table summarizes Belrose Capital’s interest rate swap agreements.

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    Liability Derivatives at  

Derivatives Not Designated as Hedging Instruments   June 30, 2010     December 31, 2009  

Notional amount $ 40,000,000   $ 123,306,500  
Average notional amount during the respective period $ 111,406,000   $ 172,421,000  
Weighted average fixed interest rate   4.88 %   4.31 %
Floating rates   3 month LIBOR   1 month LIBOR + 0.30%  
          3 month LIBOR  
Final termination dates   6/2012     6/2010 – 6/2012  
Fair value $ (3,182,144 ) $ (4,433,777 )

 

9 Debt

Mortgage Note — Bel Marlborough Campus LLC is financed through a mortgage note secured by its real property. The mortgage note is generally without recourse to Belrose Capital and Belrose Realty, except that there may be recourse for certain liabilities arising from actions such as fraud, misrepresentation, misappropriation of funds or breach of material covenants and liabilities arising from environmental conditions.

The fair value of the real property securing the mortgage note is approximately $72,000,000 and $74,600,000 at June 30, 2010 and December 31, 2009, respectively. Terms of the mortgage note payable and amount outstanding are as follows:

        Monthly
Principal
and Interest
Payment
       
  Annual
Interest
Rate
      Outstanding at
Maturity
Date
     
      June 30, 2010   December 31, 2009

December 1, 2014 5.2075 % $ 351,728 $ 58,845,133 $ 59,406,285

 

Scheduled principal payments of the mortgage note for the periods subsequent to June 30, 2010 are as follows:

  Twelve Months Ending June 30,   Amount

2011   $ 1,140,723
2012     1,194,034
2013     1,267,022
2014     1,335,561
2015     53,907,793

    $ 58,845,133

 

The fair value of the mortgage note payable is approximately $56,700,000 and $53,400,000 at June 30, 2010 and December 31, 2009, respectively. The fair value was determined by management by discounting the future cash flows using current prevailing interest rates for mortgage notes payable with similar terms and maturity. The use of different assumptions or estimation methodologies may have a material effect on the fair value amounts. These fair value estimates may not be indicative of the amounts realizable in a current settlement of the mortgage note payable or upon disposition of the real property securing the mortgage note payable. The mortgage note payable generally cannot be prepaid or otherwise disposed of without incurring a substantial prepayment penalty. Management generally has no current plans to prepay or otherwise dispose of the mortgage note payable without the sale of the related real property.

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Credit Facility — On March 24, 2010, Belrose Capital terminated and repaid its credit arrangements with Dresdner Kleinwort Holdings I, Inc. and Merrill Lynch Mortgage Capital, Inc. using proceeds from its credit arrangement with Bank of America (the Credit Facility). The Credit Facility has a minimum initial term of 540 days but may be terminated by the lender any time thereafter upon 180 days’ notice. Belrose Capital may terminate the Credit Facility upon 30 days’ notice subject to an early termination fee.

The aggregate amount available for borrowing under the Credit Facility is $235,000,000. At June 30, 2010, Belrose Capital had outstanding borrowings under the Credit Facility of $200,000,000. The fair value of the Credit Facility approximates its carrying value.

Belrose Capital pays a rate of interest equal to three-month LIBOR plus 1.75% per annum on outstanding borrowings under the Credit Facility. A loan structure fee equal to 0.25% of the total amount available under the Credit Facility was paid at closing and is amortized over the term of the Credit Facility. A commitment fee is paid on the unused commitment amount equal to 0.25% per annum from January 1, 2010 through March 24, 2010 and 0.40% per annum thereafter. Belrose Capital will incur an additional fee if outstanding borrowings fall below certain levels.

Obligations under the Credit Facility are without recourse to Shareholders. Belrose Capital is required under the Credit Facility to maintain at all times a specified asset coverage ratio. The rights of the lender to receive payments of interest on and repayments of principal of borrowings are senior to the rights of Shareholders. Under the terms of the Credit Facility, Belrose Capital is not permitted to make distributions of cash or securities while there is outstanding any event of default under the Credit Facility. During such periods, Belrose Capital would not be able to honor redemption requests or make cash distributions. The Credit Facility is secured by a pledge of Belrose Capital’s assets, excluding the Fund’s real estate investments.

Borrowings under the Credit Facility have been used to purchase the Fund’s interests in real estate investments, to pay selling commissions and organizational expenses and to provide for the liquidity needs of the Fund. Additional borrowings under the Credit Facility may be made in the future for these purposes.

Average Borrowings and Average Interest Rate — During the six months ended June 30, 2010, the average balance of borrowings under the Credit Facility was $200,000,000 with a weighted average interest rate of 1.75%. The weighted average interest rate for the Credit Facility includes all costs of borrowings under the Credit Facility. During the six months ended June 30, 2010, the average balance of borrowings under the mortgage note was approximately $59,100,000 with a weighted average interest rate of 5.21%.

10 Segment Information

Belrose Capital pursues its investment objective primarily by investing indirectly in the Portfolio through Belvedere Company. The Portfolio is a diversified investment company that emphasizes investments in common stocks of domestic and foreign growth companies that are considered by its investment adviser to be high in quality and attractive in their long-term investment prospects. The Fund’s investment income includes the Fund’s pro rata share of Belvedere Company’s net investment income. Separate from its investment in Belvedere Company, Belrose Capital invests in real estate investments through Belrose Realty. The Fund’s investment income from real estate investments primarily consists of distribution income from Partnership Preference Units, net investment income from Real Estate Joint Ventures and Co-owned Property, and rental income from Wholly Owned Properties.

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Belrose Capital evaluates performance of the reportable segments based on the net increase (decrease) in net assets from operations of the respective segment, which includes net investment income (loss), net realized gain (loss) and the net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation).

The Fund’s Credit Facility borrowings and related interest expense are centrally managed by the Fund. A portion of the Credit Facility borrowings and related interest expense have been approximated and allocated to the real estate segment for presentation purposes herein. Credit Facility borrowings allocated to the real estate segment primarily represent estimated net amounts borrowed to purchase the Fund’s interest in real estate investments. The Fund’s interest rate swap agreement balances are presented as part of the real estate segment for presentation purposes herein. The accounting policies of the reportable segments are the same as those for Belrose Capital on a consolidated basis. No reportable segments have been aggregated. Reportable information by segment is as follows:

    Three Months Ended     Six Months Ended  


    June 30, 2010     June 30, 2009     June 30, 2010     June 30, 2009  




Investment income                        
The Portfolio* $ 2,368,175   $ 4,159,834   $ 4,617,998   $ 8,932,988  
Real Estate   5,761,846     7,255,743     11,505,338     14,760,586  
Unallocated   1,232     497     1,889     1,809  




Total investment income $ 8,131,253   $ 11,416,074   $ 16,125,225   $ 23,695,383  




 
Net increase (decrease) in net                        
assets from operations                        
The Portfolio* $ (90,622,628 ) $ 111,138,891   $ (49,666,032 ) $ (18,490,824 )
Real Estate   9,677,341     (51,252,054 )   7,310,470     (87,053,800 )
Unallocated(1)   (414,025 )   (434,485 )   (825,908 )   (876,043 )




Net increase (decrease) in net                        
assets from operations $ (81,359,312 ) $ 59,452,352   $ (43,181,470 ) $ (106,420,667 )




 
 
    June 30, 2010   December 31, 2009              


Net assets                        
The Portfolio* $ 578,083,796   $ 776,598,977              
Real Estate   (58,579,692 )   (64,226,479 )            
Unallocated(2)   (4,754,203 )   (4,357,872 )            


Net assets $ 514,749,901   $ 708,014,626              


 

*      Belrose Capital invests indirectly in the Portfolio through Belvedere Company.
(1)      Unallocated amounts pertain to the overall operation of Belrose Capital and do not pertain to either segment. Included in these amounts are primarily distribution and servicing fees as follows:
    Three Months Ended   Six Months Ended

    June 30, 2010   June 30, 2009   June 30, 2010   June 30, 2009

Distribution and servicing fees $ 273,779 $ 339,102 $ 586,720 $ 682,652

 

(2)      Amounts include unallocated liabilities, net of unallocated assets. Unallocated liabilities primarily consist of outstanding Credit Facility borrowings that are used to finance ongoing operations of the Fund and are not allocable to reportable segments. As of June 30, 2010 and December 31, 2009, such borrowings totaled approximately $7,396,000. Unallocated assets primarily consist of direct cash held by the Fund and the Fund’s investment in Cash Reserves Fund and Cash Management. As of June 30, 2010 and December 31, 2009, such amounts totaled approximately $2,984,000 and $3,500,000, respectively.

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Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations (MD&A).

The information in this report contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the Act). Forward-looking statements typically are identified by use of terms such as “may,” “will,” “should,” “might,” “expect,” “anticipate,” “estimate,” and similar words, although some forward-looking statements are expressed differently. The actual results of Belrose Capital Fund LLC (the Fund) could differ materially from those contained in the forward-looking statements due to a number of factors. The Fund undertakes no obligation to update publicly any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events, or otherwise, except as required by applicable law. Factors that could affect the Fund’s performance include a decline in the U.S. stock markets or in general economic conditions, adverse developments affecting the real estate industry, or fluctuations in interest rates.

The following discussion should be read in conjunction with the Fund’s unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements and related notes in Item 1.

MD&A for the Quarter Ended June 30, 2010 Compared to the Quarter Ended June 30, 2009.(1)

Performance of the Fund. The Fund’s investment objective is to achieve long-term, after-tax returns for shareholders. Eaton Vance Management (Eaton Vance), as the Fund’s manager, measures the Fund’s success in achieving its objective based on the investment returns of the Fund, using the S&P 500 Index (the Index) as the Fund’s primary performance benchmark. The Index is a broad-based, unmanaged index of common stocks commonly used as a measure of U.S. stock market performance. Eaton Vance’s primary focus in pursuing total return is on the Fund’s common stock portfolio, which consists of its indirect interest in Tax-Managed Growth Portfolio (the Portfolio). The Fund invests in the Portfolio through its interest in Belvedere Capital Fund Company LLC (Belvedere Company). The Fund’s performance will differ from that of the Portfolio primarily due to its investments outside the Portfolio. In measuring the performance of the Fund’s real estate investments, Eaton Vance considers whether, through current returns and changes in valuation, the real estate investments achieve returns that over the long-term exceed the cost of the borrowings incurred to acquire such investments and thereby add to Fund returns. The Fund has entered into interest rate swap agreements to fix the cost of a portion of its borrowings under the Credit Facility (described under "Liquidity and Capital Resources" below).

The Fund’s total return was -13.21% for the quarter ending June 30, 2010. This return reflects a decrease in the Fund’s net asset value per share from $82.35 to $71.47. The total return of the Index was -11.43% over the same period. Last year, the Fund had a total return of 8.08% for the quarter ending June 30, 2009. This return reflected an increase in the Fund’s net asset value per share from $56.90 to $61.50. The Index had a total return of 15.91% over the same period.

Performance of the Portfolio. The Portfolio invests on a long-term basis in a broadly diversified portfolio consisting primarily of common stocks of established growth companies. For the quarter ending June 30, 2010, the Portfolio had a total return of -13.17% underperforming the Index, its benchmark, which had a total return of -11.43%. For comparison, the total return of the Portfolio in the second quarter of 2009 was 14.26% compared to the 15.91% return of the Index during the period.

In a stark reversal from the first quarter, all ten of the economic sectors represented in the S&P 500 Index registered declines. Defensive areas generally held up better than those with cyclical exposure. The utilities, telecommunication services and consumer staples groups were the only sectors that declined less than 10% in the quarter. During the quarter, weakness in select pockets of the Portfolio hurt return comparisons in the form of security selection. Areas of relative strength in the Portfolio included not only the more defensive consumer staples group, in which the Portfolio held a modest overweight, but also the consumer discretionary and materials sectors. Relative gains were greatest in the two consumer sectors where positions in a number of large leading consumer-brand companies added value. In materials, avoidance of an agricultural biotechnology company lifted relative results. Weakness among Portfolio holdings in the energy and financials sectors dragged on return comparisons during the quarter. Global growth concerns and the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico broadly impacted the energy sector and the Portfolio was not left unscathed as positions in the exploration and production, oil services, and integrated oil industries underperformed. In financials, a European bank holding and two capital markets related positions were laggards.

1      Past performance is no guarantee of future results. Investment return and principal value will fluctuate so that shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Total returns are historical and are calculated by determining the percentage change in net asset value with all distributions reinvested except for special distributions. Performance is for the stated time period only and is not annualized; due to market volatility, current performance of the Fund and of the Portfolio may be lower or higher than the quoted return. The performance of the Fund and the Portfolio is compared to that of their benchmark, the Index. It is not possible to invest directly in an index.

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The Portfolio remains broadly diversified across economic sectors, industries and individual stock selections. At June 30, 2010, the Portfolio’s most substantive overweights were in the industrials, health care, and information technology sectors. The most meaningful underweights were held in financials, utilities, and telecommunication services.

Performance of Real Estate Investments. The Fund’s real estate investments are held through Belrose Realty Corporation (Belrose Realty). As of June 30, 2010, real estate investments included: two real estate joint ventures (Real Estate Joint Ventures), Deerfield Property Trust (Deerfield) and Katahdin Property Trust, LLC (Katahdin); a wholly owned real property (Wholly Owned Property), Bel Marlborough Campus, LLC (Bel Marlborough); a tenancy-in-common interest in real property (Co-owned Property), Bel Stamford IV LLC (Bel Stamford IV); and a portfolio of preferred equity interests in real estate operating partnerships (Partnership Preference Units) affiliated with publicly traded real estate investment trusts. Katahdin owns multifamily properties, Bel Marlborough owns an office property and Bel Stamford IV owns an interest in an office property leased to a single tenant.

The Fund’s real estate investments produced positive returns for the quarter ending June 30, 2010, due primarily to increases in the fair value of Katahdin, driven by improved multifamily investment sales market conditions, and to net investment income generated during the period. The first half of the year saw a return of investor interest to commercial real estate investments, helping to ease value declines in the asset class. However, transaction activity has remained at historically low levels and limited generally to high quality properties concentrated in certain core markets. While attractive debt financing is now becoming more available for certain property types (especially among multifamily properties), commercial real estate values remain heavily dependent on the willingness of lenders to restructure existing loans and to make new loans on attractive terms. Significant uncertainty remains on commercial real estate investment values and the asset class may continue to face pressure from declining rental rates, the challenge of maintaining occupancy levels, availability of debt financing and a potential increase in distressed property transactions. The fair value of Partnership Preference Units were generally flat from March 31, 2010.

During the quarter ending June 30, 2010, the Fund’s net investment income from real estate investments was approximately $3.8 million compared to approximately $4.7 million for the quarter ending June 30, 2009, a decrease of $0.9 million, or 19%. The decrease was due principally to decreases in the net investment income from Katahdin due to the sale of three properties during 2009, a decrease in the net investment income from Wholly Owned Property due to the sale of Bel Larimer LLC in November 2009, and a decrease in the net investment income from Bel Marlborough. During the quarter ending June 30, 2009, the Fund’s net investment income from real estate investments decreased due principally to decreases in the net investment income of Katahdin and Bel Marlborough.

The Fund’s equity investment in Deerfield was reduced to zero during the second quarter of 2009 as a result of the non-recourse mortgage note payable exceeding the fair value of the properties securing such debt. Subsequently in March 2010, Deerfield defaulted on its mortgage note by failing to make the required debt service payments. In June 2010, Deerfield completed a deed-in-lieu of foreclosure with the lender. As a result of the deed-in-lieu of foreclosure, Deerfield conveyed its interest in the properties to the lender and, in exchange, the lender relieved Deerfield from further obligations on the mortgage loan (including the obligation to pay the outstanding principal balance and unpaid interest). Belrose Realty recognized a realized loss of $64.6 million as a result of this transaction. Deerfield is in the process of dissolution. Upon dissolution, any remaining assets and working capital will be distributed to Belrose Realty and the Deerfield Operating Partner. It is uncertain as to when Deerfield will complete dissolution.

Performance of Interest Rate Swap Agreements. For the quarter ending June 30, 2010, net realized and unrealized losses on the Fund’s interest rate swap agreements totaled approximately $0.5 million, compared to approximately $0.3 million of net realized and unrealized losses for the quarter ending June 30, 2009. Net realized and unrealized losses on swap agreements for the quarter ending June 30, 2010 consisted of $1.1 million of periodic net payments made pursuant to outstanding swap agreements (and classified as net realized losses on interest rate swap agreements in the Fund’s unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements), partially offset by $0.6 million of net unrealized gains due to changes in swap agreement valuations. For the quarter ending June 30, 2009, net realized and unrealized losses on swap agreements consisted of $1.6 million of periodic net payments made pursuant to outstanding swap agreements, partially offset by $1.3 million of net unrealized gains due to changes in swap agreement valuations. The positive contribution to Fund performance from changes in swap agreement valuations for the quarter ending June 30, 2010 was attributable to a decrease in the remaining term of the agreements and a decrease in the outstanding notional balance. The positive contribution to Fund performance from changes in swap agreement valuations for the quarter ended June 30, 2009 was attributable to an increase in swap rates during the period and a decrease in the remaining term of the agreements.

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MD&A for the Six Months Ended June 30, 2010 Compared to the Six Months Ended June 30, 2009.(1)

Performance of the Fund. The Fund’s total return was -8.00% for the six months ending June 30, 2010. This return reflects a decrease in the Fund’s net asset value per share from $77.88 to $71.47 and a distribution of $0.23 per share during the period. The total return of the Index was -6.65% over the same period. Last year, the Fund had a total return of -11.63% for the six months ending June 30, 2009. This return reflected a decrease in the Fund’s net asset value per share from $71.16 to $61.50 and a distribution of $1.45 per share during the period. The Index had a total return of 3.19% over the same period.

Performance of the PortfolioExtreme volatility defined the domestic equity markets during the six months ending June 30, 2010, amid a flurry of unsettling developments around the globe. Concerns about sovereign debt in the euro zone, credit tightening in China and a disastrous oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, among other events, sent many investors back to the sidelines, reducing their exposure to risk-sensitive assets, especially those tied to the global growth theme. These disruptions contributed to a sharp sell-off in the equity markets in May, and while domestic equities regained some of this lost ground in early June, the Index ended the six-month period lower than where it began. Value stocks outperformed growth stocks across all market capitalization. Mid- and small-cap stocks outperformed large-caps, although returns were in negative territory across all categories.

For the six months ending June 30, 2010, the Portfolio had a total return of -8.08% underperforming the Index, its benchmark, which had a total return of -6.65%. For comparison, the total return of the Portfolio for the six months ending June 30, 2009 was 1.25% compared to the 3.19% return of the Index during the period.

Each of the ten economic sectors represented in the Index posted negative returns for the period, with most of the losses coming in the second quarter of 2010. Consumer discretionary, consumer staples, industrials and financials registered the smallest decreases, at less than 5% each. Energy, materials and information technology were hit the hardest. The Portfolio’s underperformance of the Index was a function of security selection, most notably in the oil and gas industry, where its holdings were impacted by the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. Among the financials sector, the Portfolio’s investments within the commercial banks and diversified financial services industries lagged those represented by the Index. Making a positive contribution to the Portfolio’s relative performance were proper emphasis of the consumer staples sector, particularly within less-cyclical food products and beverages industries and selectiveness within specialty retail and textile apparel industries of the consumer discretionary sector. Additionally, the Portfolio benefited from an underweight of the lagging materials, telecommunications and utilities sectors.

Performance of Real Estate Investments. The Fund’s real estate investments produced positive returns during the period, with net increases in investment values and net investment income from real estate investments. Net increases in real property investments were due primarily to an increase in the fair value of Katahdin, driven by improved multifamily investment sales market conditions. The first half of the year saw a return of investor interest to commercial real estate investments, helping to ease value declines in the asset class. However, transaction activity has remained at historically low levels and limited generally to high quality properties concentrated in certain core markets. While attractive debt financing is now becoming more available for certain property types (especially among multifamily properties), commercial real estate values remain heavily dependent on the willingness of lenders to restructure existing loans and to make new loans on attractive terms. Significant uncertainty remains on commercial real estate investment values and the asset class may continue to face pressure from declining rental rates, the challenge of maintaining occupancy levels, availability of debt financing and a potential increase in distressed property transactions. The fair value of Partnership Preference Units increased during the period due to the tightening of credit spreads, as the general market for preferreds and other fixed income securities improved during the period.

During the six months ending June 30, 2009, Belrose Realty sold certain of its Partnership Preference Units for approximately $5.1 million (representing a sale to the issuer of such Partnership Preference Units), recognizing a loss of approximately $2.5 million on the sale transaction.

During the six months ending June 30, 2010, the Fund’s net investment income from real estate investments was approximately $7.5 million compared to approximately $9.6 million for the six months ending June 30, 2009, a decrease of $2.1 million, or 22%. The decrease was due principally to decreases in the net investment income from Katahdin due to the sale of three properties during 2009, a decrease in the net investment income from Wholly Owned Property due to the sale of Bel Larimer LLC in November 2009, as well as a decrease in the net investment income from Bel Marlborough. During the six

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months ending June 30, 2009, the Fund’s net investment income from real estate investments decreased due to decreases in net investment income from Katahdin and Bel Marlborough, and lower distributions from investments in Partnership Preference Units due principally to fewer average holdings of Partnership Preference Units during the period, partially offset by the acquisition of Bel Stamford IV in June 2008.

The fair value of the Fund’s real estate investments was approximately $194.2 million at June 30, 2010 compared to approximately $191.1 million at December 31, 2009, a net increase of $3.1 million, or 2%. This net increase was due principally to increases in the fair value of Belrose Realty’s investment in Katahdin and Partnership Preference Units partially offset by decreases in the fair values of Wholly Owned Property and Co-owned Property.

Performance of Interest Rate Swap Agreements. For the six months ending June 30, 2010, net realized and unrealized losses on the Fund’s interest rate swap agreements totaled approximately $1.1 million, compared to net realized and unrealized losses of approximately $1.5 million for the six months ending June 30, 2009. Net realized and unrealized losses on swap agreements for the six months ending June 30, 2010 consisted of $2.3 million of periodic net payments made pursuant to outstanding swap agreements (and classified as net realized losses on interest rate swap agreements in the Fund’s unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements), partially offset by $1.2 million of net unrealized gains due to changes in swap agreement valuations. For the six months ending June 30, 2009, net realized and unrealized losses on swap agreements consisted of $3.3 million of periodic net payments made pursuant to outstanding swap agreements, partially offset by $1.8 million of net unrealized gains due to changes in swap agreement valuations. The positive contribution to Fund performance from changes in swap agreement valuations for the quarter ending June 30, 2010 was attributable to a decrease in the remaining term of the agreements and a decrease in the outstanding notional balance. The positive contribution to Fund performance from changes in swap agreement valuations for the six months ending June 30, 2009 was attributable to an increase in swap rates during the period and a decrease in the remaining term of the agreements.

Liquidity and Capital Resources.

Outstanding Borrowings. On March 24, 2010 (the Refinancing Date), the Fund terminated and repaid its credit arrangements with Dresdner Kleinwort Holdings I, Inc. and Merrill Lynch Mortgage Capital, Inc. using the proceeds from its credit arrangement with Bank of America (the Credit Facility). The Credit Facility has a minimum initial term of 540 days but may be terminated by the lender any time thereafter upon 180 days’ notice. The Fund may terminate the Credit Facility upon 30 days’ notice subject to an early termination fee.

The Fund may borrow up to $235.0 million under the Credit Facility (the Facility Limit) to finance its real estate investments, pay ordinary course Fund expenses and provide for ongoing liquidity needs of the Fund. Any increase in the Facility Limit will be subject to lender consent and may result in a change to the terms of the Credit Facility including to the interest rates and fees paid thereunder.

As of June 30, 2010, the Fund had outstanding borrowings under the Credit Facility of $200.0 million and the unused portion of the Facility Limit equaled $35.0 million.

The Fund pays a rate of interest equal to the three-month London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) plus 1.75% per annum on outstanding borrowings under the Credit Facility. A loan structure fee equal to 0.25% of the total amount available under the Credit Facility was paid at closing. A commitment fee is paid on the amount of the undrawn portion of the Facility Limit, equal to 0.25% per annum from January 1, 2010 through the Refinancing Date and 0.40% per annum thereafter. The Fund will incur an additional fee if outstanding borrowings fall below certain levels.

Obligations under the Credit Facility are without recourse to shareholders. The Fund is required under the Credit Facility to maintain at all times a specified asset coverage ratio. To comply with the terms of the Credit Facility, the Fund may be required to dispose of assets on unfavorable terms if market fluctuations or other factors reduce the required asset coverage to less than the prescribed amount. The rights of the lenders under the Credit Facility to receive payments of interest on and repayments of principal of borrowings are senior to the rights of the shareholders. Under the terms of the Credit Facility, the Fund is not permitted to make distributions of cash or securities while there is outstanding any event of default under the Credit Facility. During such periods, the Fund would not be able to honor redemption requests or make cash distributions. The Credit Facility is secured by a pledge of the Fund’s assets, excluding the Fund’s real estate investments. Following an event of default under the Credit Facility, the lender could elect to sell pledged assets of the Fund without regard to the tax or other consequences of

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such action for the shareholders.

As of June 30, 2010, Bel Marlborough had outstanding borrowings consisting of fixed-rate secured mortgage note obligations of $58.8 million.

The Fund has entered into interest rate swap agreements with Merrill Lynch Capital Services, Inc. to fix the cost of a portion of its borrowings under the Credit Facility. Pursuant to the agreements, the Fund makes periodic payments to the counterparty at predetermined fixed rates in exchange for floating rate payments that fluctuate with one-month and three-month LIBOR. Changes in the underlying values of the outstanding interest rate swap agreements are recorded as unrealized appreciation or depreciation in the unaudited condensed consolidated statements of operations. As of June 30, 2010, the accumulated unrealized depreciation related to the interest rate swap agreements was approximately $3.2 million. As of December 31, 2009, the accumulated unrealized depreciation related to the interest rate swap agreements was approximately $4.4 million.

Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk.

Interest Rate Risk. The Fund’s primary exposure to interest rate risk arises from its real estate investments that are financed by the Fund with floating rate borrowings under the Credit Facility and by fixed-rate mortgage notes secured by the real property of the Real Estate Joint Ventures, Co-owned Property and Wholly Owned Property. Partnership Preference Units are fixed-rate instruments whose values will generally decrease when interest rates rise and increase when interest rates fall. The interest rates on borrowings under the Credit Facility are reset at regular intervals based on one-month LIBOR. The Fund has entered into interest rate swap agreements to fix the cost of a portion of its borrowings under the Credit Facility. Pursuant to the agreements, the Fund makes periodic payments to the counterparty at predetermined fixed rates in exchange for floating rate payments that fluctuate with one-month and three-month LIBOR. The Fund’s interest rate swap agreements will generally increase in value when interest rates rise and decrease in value when interest rates fall. In the future, the Fund may use other interest rate hedging arrangements (such as caps, floors and collars) to fix or limit borrowing costs. The use of interest rate hedging arrangements is a specialized activity that can expose the Fund to significant loss.

The following table summarizes the contractual maturities and weighted-average interest rates associated with the Fund’s significant non-trading financial instruments. The Fund has no market risk sensitive instruments held for trading purposes. This information should be read in conjunction with Notes 8 and 9 to the Fund’s unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements in Item 1.

Interest Rate Sensitivity
Cost, Principal (Notional) Amount
by Contractual Maturity and Callable Date
for the Twelve Months Ended June 30,*
                                          Fair Value
as of
June 30, 2010
 
                                           
    2011     2012     2013     2014     2015   Thereafter   Total      

Rate sensitive liabilities:                                            
 
Long-term debt:                                            
 
Fixed-rate mortgages $ 1,140,723   $ 1,194,034   $ 1,267,022   $ 1,335,561   $ 53,907,793   $               – $ 58,845,133   $ 56,700,000 (1)
 
Average interest rate   5.21 %   5.21 %   5.21 %   5.21 %   5.21 %     5.21 %      
 
Variable-rate Credit Facility                                            
        $ 200,000,000                       $ 200,000,000   $ 200,000,000  
 
Average interest rate         2.28 %                       2.28 %      
 
Rate sensitive derivative                                            
financial instruments:                                            

 

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                              Fair Value
as of
June 30, 2010
 
                               
    2011   2012     2013 2014 2015 Thereafter   Total      

Pay fixed/receive variable     $ 40,000,000             $ 40,000,000   $ (3,182,144 )
interest rate swap                                
agreements                                
 
Average pay rate       4.88 %             4.88 %      
 
Average receive rate       0.53 %             0.53 %      
 
Rate sensitive investments:                                
 
Fixed-rate Partnership                                
Preference Units:                                
 
Colonial Realty Limited                                
Partnership, 7.25% Series                                
B Cumulative                                
Redeemable Perpetual                                
Preferred Units,                                
Callable 8/24/09,                                
Current Yield: 10.00% $ 19,419,240                 $ 19,419,240   $ 14,500,000  
 
Essex Portfolio, L.P.,                                
7.875% Series B                                
Cumulative Redeemable                                
Preferred Units,                                
Callable 12/31/09,                                
Current Yield: 9.19% $ 26,643,900                 $ 26,643,900   $ 22,486,905  
 
Liberty Property Limited                                
Partnership, 7.40% Series                                
H Cumulative                                
Redeemable Preferred                                
Units,                                
Callable 8/21/12,                                
Current Yield: 9.20%           $ 25,000,000       $ 25,000,000   $ 20,110,000  
 
MHC Operating Limited                                
Partnership, 8.0625%                                
Series D Cumulative                                
Redeemable Perpetual                                
Preference Units                                
Callable 3/24/10,                                
Current Yield: 10.30% $ 25,186,560                 $ 25,186,560   $ 19,570,000  
 
Vornado Realty L.P.,                                
6.75% Series                                
D-14 Cumulative                                
Redeemable Preferred                                
Units,                                
Callable 9/9/10,                                
Current Yield: 9.00%(2) $ 6,827,172                 $ 6,827,172   $ 7,449,353  

 

*The amounts listed reflect the Fund’s positions as of June 30, 2010. The Fund’s current positions may differ.

(1) The fair value was determined by management by discounting the future cash flows using current prevailing interest rates for mortgage notes payable with similar terms and maturities. The use of different assumptions or estimation methodologies may have a material effect on the fair value amounts. These fair value estimates may not be indicative of the amounts realizable in a current settlement of the mortgage notes payable or upon disposition of the real property securing the mortgage notes payable. The mortgage notes payable generally cannot be prepaid or otherwise disposed of without incurring a substantial prepayment penalty. Management generally has no current plans to prepay or otherwise dispose of the mortgage notes payable without the sale of the related real property.

(2) Belrose Realty’s interest in these Partnership Preference Units is held through Belvorn Holdings LLC.

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Risks of Interest Rate Swap Agreements. The risks of interest rate swap agreements include changes in market conditions that will affect the value of the agreement or the cash flows and the possible inability of the counterparty to fulfill its obligations under the agreement. Interest rate swap agreements may be difficult to value and may be illiquid. The Fund’s maximum risk of loss from counterparty credit risk is the discounted net value of the cash flows to be received from/paid to the counterparty over the agreement’s remaining life, to the extent that amount is positive.

Item 4. Controls and Procedures.

Fund Governance. As the Fund’s manager, the complete and entire management, control and operation of the Fund are vested in Eaton Vance. The Fund’s Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer intend to report to the Audit Committee of the Board of Directors of Eaton Vance, Inc. (the sole trustee of Eaton Vance) any significant deficiency in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which could adversely affect the Fund’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial data, and any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the Fund’s internal control over financial reporting.

Disclosure Controls and Procedures. Eaton Vance, as the Fund’s manager, evaluated the effectiveness of the Fund’s disclosure controls and procedures (as defined by Rule 13a-15(e) of the Act) as of the end of the period covered by this report, with the participation of the Fund’s Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer. The Fund’s disclosure controls and procedures are the controls and other procedures that the Fund designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by the issuer in the reports that it files or submits under the Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported, within the time periods specified in the Securities and Exchange Commission’s rules and forms. Based on that evaluation, the Fund’s Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer concluded that, as of June 30, 2010, the Fund’s disclosure controls and procedures were effective.

Internal Control Over Financial Reporting. There were no changes in the Fund’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the quarter ending June 30, 2010 that have materially affected or are reasonably likely to materially affect the Fund’s internal control over financial reporting.

PART II. OTHER INFORMATION

Item 1. Legal Proceedings.

Although in the ordinary course of business the Fund and its subsidiaries may become involved in legal proceedings, the Fund is not aware of any material pending legal proceedings to which they are subject.

Item 1A. Risk Factors.

There have been no material changes from risk factors as previously disclosed in the Fund’s Form 10-K for the year ending December 31, 2009 in response to Item 1A to Part I of Form 10-K.

Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds.

As described in the Fund’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ending December 31, 2009, shares of the Fund generally may be redeemed on any business day. The redemption price will be based on the net asset value next computed after receipt by the Fund of a written redemption request from a shareholder, including a proper form of signature guarantee and such other documentation the Fund and the transfer agent may then require. The Fund may, at its discretion, accept redemption requests submitted by facsimile transmission, although an original letter of instruction and supporting documents must be delivered before proceeds are delivered. Once accepted, a redemption request may not be revoked without the consent of the Fund. Settlement of redemptions will ordinarily occur within five business days of receipt by the Fund’s transfer agent of the original redemption request in good order, and (if applicable) promptly following registration and processing of stock certificates by the transfer agent of the issuer of the distributed securities. The right to redeem is available to all shareholders and all outstanding Fund shares generally are eligible for redemption (except for shares subject to an estate freeze election). During each month in the quarter ending June 30, 2010, the total number of shares redeemed and the average price paid per share were as follows:

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  Total No. of Shares   Average Price Paid
  Redeemed(1)   Per Share
Month Ending      

April 30, 2010 308,419.505 $84.23
May 31, 2010 178,090.147 $78.08
June 30, 2010 353,197.215 $75.60
Total 839,706.867 $78.44

 

(1)      All shares redeemed during the periods were redeemed at the option of shareholders pursuant to the Fund’s redemption policy. The Fund has not announced any plans or programs to repurchase shares other than at the option of shareholders.

Item 3. Defaults Upon Senior Securities.

None.

Item 4. (Reserved).

Item 5. Other Information.

None.

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Item 6. Exhibits.

(a)      The following is a list of all exhibits filed as part of this Form 10-Q:
  31.1      Certification Pursuant to 18 U.S .C. Section 1350, as Adopted Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes- Oxley Act of 2002
  31.2      Certification Pursuant to 18 U.S .C. Section 1350, as Adopted Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes- Oxley Act of 2002
  32.1      Certification Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as Adopted Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes- Oxley Act of 2002
  32.2      Certification Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as Adopted Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes- Oxley Act of 2002
(b)     

Reports on Form 8-K:

None.

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized officer on August 9, 2010.

BELROSE CAPITAL FUND LLC

/s/ Andrew C. Frenette
Andrew C. Frenette
Chief Financial Officer
(Duly Authorized Officer and
Principal Financial Officer)

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EXHIBIT INDEX

31.1      Certification Pursuant to 18 U.S .C. Section 1350, as Adopted Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes- Oxley Act of 2002
31.2      Certification Pursuant to 18 U.S .C. Section 1350, as Adopted Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes- Oxley Act of 2002
32.1      Certification Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as Adopted Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes- Oxley Act of 2002
32.2      Certification Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as Adopted Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes- Oxley Act of 2002

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