N-CSRS 1 d844554dncsrs.htm VERSUS CAPITAL MULTI-MANAGER REAL ESTATE INCOME FUND LLC Versus Capital Multi-Manager Real Estate Income Fund LLC

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM N-CSR

CERTIFIED SHAREHOLDER REPORT OF REGISTERED MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANIES

Investment Company Act file number    811-22534    

                Versus Capital Multi-Manager Real Estate Income Fund LLC                

(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)

5555 DTC Parkway, Suite 330

                           Greenwood Village, CO 80111                      

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)

Mark D. Quam

c/o Versus Capital Advisors LLC

5555 DTC Parkway, Suite 330

                 Greenwood Village, CO 80111                 

(Name and address of agent for service)

COPY TO:

Alan Hoffman, Esq.

Winston & Strawn LLP

200 Park Avenue

New York, New York 10166-4193

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:  (303) 895-3773

Date of fiscal year end:  March 31

Date of reporting period:  September 30, 2019

Form N-CSR is to be used by management investment companies to file reports with the Commission not later than 10 days after the transmission to stockholders of any report that is required to be transmitted to stockholders under Rule 30e-1 under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (17 CFR 270.30e-1). The Commission may use the information provided on Form N-CSR in its regulatory, disclosure review, inspection, and policymaking roles.

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Item 1. Reports to Stockholders.

The Report to Shareholders is attached herewith.


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VERSUS CAPITAL MULTI-MANAGER

REAL ESTATE INCOME FUND LLC

Semi-Annual Report

September 30, 2019

VERSUS CAPITAL ADVISORS LLC

This report is for shareholders of Versus Capital Multi-Manager Real Estate Income Fund LLC. It is not authorized for distribution unless preceded or accompanied by a current prospectus for the Fund. Shares of the Fund are distributed by Foreside Funds Distributors LLC, Berwyn, Pennsylvania.

Important Information:

Intent to adopt alternate shareholder report delivery option under SEC Rule 30e-3

Beginning in April, 2021, as permitted by regulations adopted by the SEC, paper copies of the Fund’s annual and semi-annual shareholder reports will no longer be sent by mail, unless you specifically request paper copies of the reports. Instead, the reports will be made available on the Fund’s website (https://www.versuscapital.com/investment-funds/vcmix), and you will be notified by mail each time a report is posted and provided with a website link to access the report.

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

Portfolio of Investments

     2-6  

Statement of Assets and Liabilities

     7  

Statement of Operations

     8  

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

     9  

Statement of Cash Flows

     10  

Financial Highlights

     11  

Notes to Financial Statements

     12-17  

Additional Information

     18-20  

Economic and market conditions change frequently.

There is no assurance that the trends described in this report will continue or commence.

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Investor applications and other forms, which may include your name(s), address, social security number or tax identification number.

 

 

Written and electronic correspondence, including telephone contacts; and

 

 

Transaction history, including information about the Fund’s transactions and balances in your accounts with the Fund or its affiliates or other holdings of the Fund and any affiliation with the Adviser and its subsidiaries.

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VERSUS CAPITAL MULTI-MANAGER REAL ESTATE INCOME FUND LLC

Portfolio of Investments – September 30, 2019 (Unaudited)

 

 

 

Shares

           

Value

 
 

Private Investment Funds(a) - 77.4%

 
    

Diversified - 77.4%

  
    

AEW Core Property Trust (U.S.), Inc.

  
  132,236       

Class A Shares

   $ 137,038,502  
  47,116       

Class B Shares

     48,827,143  
        

AEW Value Investors US LP(b)(c)

     25,716,998  
  391,095       

Barings Core Property Fund LP

     52,430,237  
  63,921       

Barings European Core Property Fund(c)

     74,366,718  
  78,143,768       

CBRE U.S. Core Partners LP

     112,792,715  
  39,221       

Clarion Gables Multifamily Trust LP

     51,179,303  
  158,382       

Clarion Lion Properties Fund LP

     243,034,613  
  86,966       

Harrison Street Core Property Fund LP

     120,797,557  
  172,306       

Heitman America Real Estate Trust LP

     212,817,424  
  107,663       

Heitman Core Real Estate Debt Income Trust LP(d)

     110,594,022  
  680       

Invesco Core Real Estate USA LP

     128,849,622  
  799,259       

Invesco Real Estate Asia Fund(c)

     101,360,477  
    

LaSalle Property Fund LP

  
  90,900       

Class A shares

     151,182,806  
  35,261       

Class B Shares

     58,645,291  
  61,985       

Mesa West Core Lending Fund LP

     65,709,674  
  49,078       

MetLife Commercial Mortgage Income Fund LP

     50,404,091  
  1,759,412       

RREEF America REIT II, Inc.

     222,811,884  
  3,851       

Trumbull Property Fund, LP

     40,991,020  
  9,001       

Trumbull Property Income Fund, LP

     114,448,758  
        

US Government Building Open-End Feeder, LP(c)(e)

     100,005,596  
       

 

 

 
    

Total Private Investment Funds

     2,224,004,451  
       

 

 

 
    

(Cost $2,069,348,068)

  
 

Common Stocks - 10.0%

 
    

Apartments/Single Family Residential - 2.0%

 

  263,709       

American Homes 4 Rent, REIT Class A Shares

     6,827,426  
  100,866       

Apartment Investment & Management Co., REIT Class A Shares

     5,259,153  
  48,913       

AvalonBay Communities, Inc., REIT

     10,532,436  
  22,879       

Canadian Apartment Properties, REIT (Canada)

     940,649  
  60,800       

Equity Residential, REIT

     5,244,608  
  163,587       

Essential Properties Realty Trust, Inc., REIT

     3,747,778  
  15,237       

Essex Property Trust, Inc., REIT

     4,977,166  
  507,688       

Independence Realty Trust, Inc., REIT

     7,265,015  
  250,363       

Invitation Homes, Inc., REIT

     7,413,248  
  417,331       

Irish Residential Properties, PLC, REIT (Ireland)

     781,469  
  537       

Japan Rental Housing Investments, Inc., REIT (Japan)

     494,164  
  40,991       

Minto Apartment Real Estate Investment Trust, REIT (Canada)

     699,865  
  27,563       

Spirit Realty Capital, Inc., REIT

     1,319,165  
  100,984       

UNITE Group, PLC, REIT (United Kingdom)

     1,355,873  
       

 

 

 
          56,858,015  
       

 

 

 
    

Diversified - 2.4%

 

  387,100       

AIMS APAC, REIT (Singapore)

     403,302  
  2,341       

Altarea SCA, REIT (France)

     482,249  
  724,141       

Arena, REIT (Australia)

     1,397,852  
  66,550       

Charter Hall Group, REIT (Australia)

     523,294  
  16,575       

CoreSite Realty Corp., REIT

     2,019,664  
  14,360       

Covivio, REIT (France)

     1,519,784  
  1,578,500       

Cromwell European Real Estate Investment Trust, REIT (Singapore)

     868,849  
  3,651,289       

Cromwell Property Group, REIT (Australia)

     3,129,838  
  16,002       

Crown Castle International Corp., REIT

     2,224,438  

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Value

 
    

Diversified - (continued)

 

  154,235       

Dexus, REIT (Australia)

   $ 1,241,925  
  30,900       

Digital Realty Trust, Inc., REIT

     4,011,129  
  359,700       

Dream Industrial Real Estate Investment Trust, REIT (Canada)

     3,591,977  
  55,150       

Duke Realty Corp., REIT

     1,873,445  
  51,343       

Entra ASA (Norway) 144A

     804,770  
  39,676       

EPR Properties, REIT

     3,049,497  
  13,251       

Equinix, Inc., REIT

     7,643,177  
  56,779       

Fabege AB (Sweden)

     935,545  
  8,014       

Gecina SA, REIT (France)

     1,259,571  
  310,205       

GPT Group, REIT (Australia)

     1,289,738  
  36,373       

InterXion Holding NV (f)(Netherlands)

     2,962,945  
  591,924       

Investec Australia Property Fund, REIT (f)(Australia)

     623,250  
  34,269       

Klepierre, SA, REIT (France)

     1,163,877  
  611,000       

Lendlease Global Commercial REIT (f)(Singapore)

     389,017  
  431,045       

LondonMetric Property, PLC, REIT (United Kingdom)

     1,152,195  
  721,200       

Mapletree Logistics Trust, REIT (Singapore)

     845,309  
  231,065       

Merlin Properties Socimi SA, REIT (Spain)

     3,226,201  
  191,600       

Mitsubishi Estate Co., Ltd. (Japan)

     3,692,896  
  359       

Mitsui Fudosan Logistics Park, Inc., REIT (Japan)

     1,495,764  
  15,025       

NSI NV, REIT (Netherlands)

     649,330  
  231,202       

Segro, PLC, REIT (United Kingdom)

     2,304,885  
  494,057       

Stockland, REIT (Australia)

     1,517,261  
  1,068       

United Urban Investment Corp., REIT (Japan)

     2,044,634  
  169,862       

VICI Properties, Inc., REIT

     3,847,374  
  53,202       

Vonovia SE (Germany)

     2,699,329  
  11,275       

Vornado Realty Trust, REIT

     717,879  
  37,544       

Weyerhaeuser Co., REIT

     1,039,969  
  49,242       

Wihlborgs Fastigheter AB (Sweden)

     800,354  
       

 

 

 
          69,442,513  
       

 

 

 
    

Health Care - 1.1%

 

  660,982       

Assura, PLC, REIT (United Kingdom)

     579,460  
  189,266       

HCP, Inc., REIT

     6,743,548  
  162,867       

Healthcare Trust Of America, Inc., REIT Class A Shares

     4,785,033  
  184,418       

Physicians Realty Trust, REIT

     3,273,420  
  293,943       

Primary Health Properties, PLC, REIT (United Kingdom)

     479,237  
  161,057       

Sabra Health Care REIT, Inc.

     3,697,869  
  25,725       

Ventas, Inc., REIT

     1,878,697  
  101,558       

Welltower, Inc., REIT

     9,206,233  
       

 

 

 
          30,643,497  
       

 

 

 
    

Hotels - 0.4%

 

  109,700       

City Developments, Ltd. (Singapore)

     779,405  
  1,162,900       

Far East Hospitality Trust, REIT (Singapore)

     580,546  
  5,338       

Hilton Worldwide Holdings, Inc.

     497,021  
  302,968       

Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc., REIT

     5,238,317  
  4,035       

Japan Hotel REIT Investment Corp. (Japan)

     3,007,824  
  30,050       

Pebblebrook Hotel Trust, REIT

     835,991  
  110,912       

Sunstone Hotel Investors, Inc., REIT

     1,523,931  
       

 

 

 
          12,463,035  
       

 

 

 
    

Mortgages - 0.0%

 

  22,352       

Two Harbors Investment Corp., REIT

     293,482  
       

 

 

 
 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

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VERSUS CAPITAL MULTI-MANAGER REAL ESTATE INCOME FUND LLC

Portfolio of Investments – September 30, 2019 (Unaudited) (continued)

 

 

 

Shares

           

Value

 
    

Office Properties - 1.1%

 

  36,299       

Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc., REIT

   $ 5,591,498  
  15,300       

Allied Properties Real Estate Investment Trust, REIT (Canada)

     618,652  
  14,050       

Boston Properties, Inc., REIT

     1,821,723  
  57,025       

Brandywine Realty Trust, REIT

     863,929  
  783,000       

Champion REIT (Hong Kong)

     506,502  
  118,594       

City Office REIT, Inc. (Canada)

     1,706,568  
  62,491       

Corporate Office Properties Trust, REIT

     1,860,982  
  39,575       

Cousins Properties, Inc., REIT

     1,487,624  
  164       

Daiwa Office Investment Corp., REIT (Japan)

     1,272,564  
  54,700       

Douglas Emmett, Inc., REIT

     2,342,801  
  72,123       

Hudson Pacific Properties, Inc., REIT

     2,413,236  
  96,796       

Inmobiliaria Colonial Socimi SA, REIT (Spain)

     1,167,920  
  33,964       

Kilroy Realty Corp., REIT

     2,645,456  
  3,089       

MCUBS MidCity Investment Corp., REIT (Japan)

     3,391,115  
  2,521       

Sekisui House Reit, Inc. (Japan)

     2,259,282  
  15,700       

SL Green Realty Corp., REIT

     1,283,475  
       

 

 

 
          31,233,327  
       

 

 

 
    

Real Estate Operation/Development - 0.6%

 

  291,223       

Aroundtown SA (Luxembourg)

     2,381,917  
  57,768       

Castellum AB (Sweden)

     1,237,041  
  312,200       

Echo Investment SA (Poland)

     365,911  
  13,851       

LEG Immobilien AG (Germany)

     1,585,180  
  368,800       

Midea Real Estate Holding, Ltd. (China) 144A

     894,979  
  69,100       

Mitsui Fudosan Co., Ltd. (Japan)

     1,712,082  
  2,284,000       

New World Development Co., Ltd.
(Hong Kong)

     2,966,574  
  211,000       

Sun Hung Kai Properties, Ltd. (Hong Kong)

     3,036,707  
  55,281       

TAG Immobilien AG (Germany)

     1,261,713  
  44,971       

TLG Immobilien AG (Germany)

     1,222,957  
  49,400       

Tokyo Tatemono Co., Ltd. (Japan)

     693,542  
       

 

 

 
          17,358,603  
       

 

 

 
    

Regional Malls - 0.3%

 

  36,014       

Simon Property Group, Inc., REIT

     5,605,579  
  74,997       

Taubman Centers, Inc., REIT

     3,062,128  
       

 

 

 
          8,667,707  
       

 

 

 
    

Residential - 0.1%

 

  25,405       

Sun Communities, Inc., REIT

     3,771,372  
       

 

 

 
    

Shopping Centers - 0.4%

 

  924,867       

CapitaLand Retail China Trust, REIT (Singapore)

     1,023,801  
  6,400       

Federal Realty Investment Trust, REIT

     871,296  
  287       

Kenedix Retail REIT Corp. (Japan)

     718,794  
  43,475       

Kimco Realty Corp., REIT

     907,758  
  351,000       

Link REIT (Hong Kong)

     3,871,538  
  465,266       

NewRiver REIT, PLC (United Kingdom)

     1,112,094  
  17,625       

Regency Centers Corp., REIT

     1,224,761  
  76,800       

Retail Properties of America, Inc., REIT Class A Shares

     946,176  
  64,545       

Weingarten Realty Investors, REIT

     1,880,196  
       

 

 

 
          12,556,414  
       

 

 

 
    

Storage - 0.4%

 

  54,502       

Big Yellow Group, PLC, REIT (United Kingdom)

     696,261  
  123,017       

CubeSmart, REIT

     4,293,293  
  21,300       

Life Storage, REIT

     2,245,233  
  10,550       

Public Storage, REIT

     2,587,598  
       

 

 

 
          9,822,385  
       

 

 

 

Shares

           

Value

 
    

Warehouse/Industrial - 1.2%

 

  206,986       

Goodman Group, REIT (Australia)

   $ 1,981,021  
  864       

Industrial & Infrastructure Fund Investment Corp., REIT (Japan)

     1,240,165  
  248,434       

Industrial Logistics Properties Trust, REIT

     5,279,222  
  47,075       

Liberty Property Trust, REIT

     2,416,360  
  1,103,540       

Macquarie Mexico Real Estate Management SA de CV, REIT (Mexico) 144A

     1,392,427  
  632,870       

PLA Administradora Industrial S de RL de CV, REIT (Mexico)

     973,005  
  164,613       

Prologis, Inc., REIT

     14,028,320  
  35,453       

Rexford Industrial Realty, Inc., REIT

     1,560,641  
  160,558       

Safestore Holdings, PLC (United Kingdom)

     1,319,706  
  11,331       

Summit Industrial Income REIT (Canada)

     112,297  
  18,982       

Terreno Realty Corp., REIT

     969,790  
  125,337       

WPT Industrial Real Estate Investment Trust, REIT (Canada)

     1,771,638  
       

 

 

 
          33,044,592  
       

 

 

 
    

Total Common Stocks

     286,154,942  
       

 

 

 
    

(Cost $251,574,205)

  
 

Preferred Stock - 1.4%

  
    

Apartments/Single Family Residential - 0.2%

 

    

American Homes 4 Rent, REIT,

  
  95,996       

Series D, 6.50%

     2,601,492  
  74,400       

Series E, 6.35%

     1,978,296  
  6,225       

Series F, 5.88%

     165,149  
  4,800       

Series G, 5.88%

     126,672  
  5,475       

Series H, 6.25%

     142,514  
  5,616       

Mid-America Apartment Communities, Inc., REIT, Series I, 8.50%

     377,255  
    

National Retail Properties, Inc., REIT,

  
  33,517       

Series E, 5.70%

     839,936  
  20,075       

Series F, 5.20%

     518,537  
       

 

 

 
          6,749,851  
       

 

 

 
    

Diversified - 0.1%

 

  7,125       

Armada Hoffler Properties, Inc., REIT, Series A, 6.75%

     192,019  
    

Digital Realty Trust, Inc., REIT,

  
  23,850       

Series C, 6.63%

     635,125  
  10,900       

Series G, 5.88%

     274,462  
  1,350       

Series J, 5.25%

     34,978  
  2,100       

Series K, 5.85%

     56,721  
    

PS Business Parks, Inc., REIT,

  
  13,875       

Series V, 5.70%

     357,281  
  2,850       

Series Y, 5.20%

     74,499  
    

Vornado Realty Trust, REIT,

  
  7,650       

Series K, 5.70%

     193,392  
  21,822       

Series L, 5.40%

     545,768  
  7,108       

Series M, 5.25%

     183,742  
       

 

 

 
          2,547,987  
       

 

 

 
    

Health Care - 0.0%

 

  3,650       

Senior Housing Properties Trust, REIT, 6.25%

     94,389  
       

 

 

 
    

Hotels - 0.0%

 

    

Hersha Hospitality Trust, REIT,

  
  4,575       

Series C, 6.88%

     116,388  
  2,490       

Series D, 6.50%

     61,627  
    

Pebblebrook Hotel Trust, REIT,

  
  5,600       

Series C, 6.50%

     144,704  
  2,500       

Series D, 6.38%

     67,025  
 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

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VERSUS CAPITAL MULTI-MANAGER REAL ESTATE INCOME FUND LLC

Portfolio of Investments – September 30, 2019 (Unaudited) (continued)

 

 

 

Shares

           

Value

 
    

Hotels - (continued)

 

    

Sunstone Hotel Investors, Inc., REIT,

  
  3,325       

Series E, 6.95%

   $ 91,737  
  8,825       

Series F, 6.45%

     226,185  
       

 

 

 
          707,666  
       

 

 

 
    

Office Properties - 0.2%

 

  1,875       

Boston Properties, Inc., REIT, Series B, 5.25%

     47,100  
  80       

Highwoods Properties, Inc., REIT, Series A, 8.63%

     99,200  
  120,531       

SL Green Realty Corp., REIT, Series I, 6.50%

     3,132,601  
  93,422       

VEREIT, Inc., REIT, Series F, 6.70%

     2,368,248  
       

 

 

 
          5,647,149  
       

 

 

 
    

Regional Malls - 0.3%

 

  110,100       

Brookfield Property REIT, Inc., Series A, 6.38%

     2,759,106  
  25,425       

Pennsylvania Real Estate Investment Trust, REIT, Series C, 7.20%

     488,414  
    

Taubman Centers, Inc., REIT,

  
  140,550       

Series J, 6.50%

     3,661,328  
  86,700       

Series K, 6.25%

     2,239,461  
       

 

 

 
          9,148,309  
       

 

 

 
    

Shopping Centers - 0.3%

 

    

Kimco Realty Corp., REIT,

  
  6,512       

Series J, 5.50%

     164,233  
  5,875       

Series L, 5.13%

     152,691  
  5,475       

Series M, 5.25%

     141,529  
    

Saul Centers, Inc., REIT,

  
  32,886       

Series C, 6.88%

     824,123  
  49,175       

Series E, 6.00%

     1,269,698  
    

SITE Centers Corp., REIT,

  
  44,887       

Series A, 6.38%

     1,210,154  
  80,373       

Series J, 6.50%

     2,029,418  
  20,775       

Series K, 6.25%

     543,682  
    

Urstadt Biddle Properties, Inc., REIT,

  
  23,575       

Series G, 6.75%

     598,805  
  63,325       

Series H, 6.25%

     1,725,606  
  35,375       

Series K, 5.88%

     884,375  
       

 

 

 
          9,544,314  
       

 

 

 
    

Storage - 0.2%

 

  54,497       

National Storage Affiliates Trust, REIT, Series A, 6.00%

     1,449,075  
    

Public Storage, REIT,

  
  875       

Series B, 5.40%

     22,557  
  11,550       

Series D, 4.95%

     296,604  
  5,225       

Series E, 4.90%

     134,544  
  800       

Series F, 5.15%

     20,760  
  32,680       

Series G, 5.05%

     848,700  
  2,250       

Series H, 5.60%

     63,270  
  47,950       

Series V, 5.38%

     1,208,820  
  15,875       

Series W, 5.20%

     398,145  
  11,900       

Series X, 5.20%

     299,047  
       

 

 

 
          4,741,522  
       

 

 

 
    

Warehouse/Industrial - 0.1%

 

  1,850       

Monmouth Real Estate Investment Corp., REIT, Series C, 6.13%

     46,342  
  2,675       

QTS Realty Trust, Inc., REIT, Series A, 7.13%

     70,914  

Shares

           

Value

 
    

Warehouse/Industrial - (continued)

 

    

Rexford Industrial Realty, Inc., REIT,

  
  9,677       

Series A, 5.88%

   $ 248,699  
  33,502       

Series B, 5.88%

     866,027  
       

 

 

 
          1,231,982  
       

 

 

 
    

Total Preferred Stock

     40,413,169  
       

 

 

 
    

(Cost $39,359,077)

  

    Par    

               
 

Corporate Debt - 1.5%

  
    

Apartments/Single Family Residential - 0.2%

 

    

American Homes 4 Rent LP, REIT,

  
$ 419,000       

4.25%, 2/15/2028

     451,559  
  1,209,000       

4.90%, 2/15/2029

     1,374,252  
    

Essex Portfolio LP, REIT,

  
  259,000       

3.38%, 4/15/2026

     270,855  
    

Mid-America Apartments LP, REIT,

  
  119,000       

4.30%, 10/15/2023

     127,192  
  237,000       

4.00%, 11/15/2025

     254,147  
    

VEREIT Operating Partnership LP, REIT,

  
  535,000       

4.13%, 6/1/2021

     549,195  
  1,889,000       

4.60%, 2/6/2024

     2,029,983  
  868,000       

4.63%, 11/1/2025

     948,237  
  537,000       

4.88%, 6/1/2026

     595,219  
       

 

 

 
          6,600,639  
       

 

 

 
    

Diversified - 0.0%

 

    

Equinix, Inc., REIT,

  
  546,000       

5.38%, 5/15/2027

     590,021  
    

Lexington Realty Trust, REIT,

  
  38,000       

4.25%, 6/15/2023

     39,263  
  254,000       

4.40%, 6/15/2024

     265,417  
    

Liberty Property LP, REIT,

  
  65,000       

3.38%, 6/15/2023

     67,163  
    

Vornado Realty LP, REIT,

  
  236,000       

3.50%, 1/15/2025

     243,819  
    

Washington Real Estate Investment Trust, REIT,

  
  118,000       

3.95%, 10/15/2022

     122,183  
       

 

 

 
          1,327,866  
       

 

 

 
    

Health Care - 0.5%

 

    

HCP, Inc., REIT,

  
  175,000       

3.88%, 8/15/2024

     186,835  
  262,000       

3.40%, 2/1/2025

     271,827  
  854,000       

3.25%, 7/15/2026

     879,321  
    

Senior Housing Properties Trust, REIT,

  
  215,000       

6.75%, 12/15/2021

     229,609  
  917,000       

4.75%, 2/15/2028

     922,513  
    

Ventas Realty LP, REIT,

  
  1,101,000       

3.10%, 1/15/2023

     1,129,731  
  581,000       

3.50%, 4/15/2024

     608,927  
  661,000       

2.65%, 1/15/2025

     666,190  
  556,500       

3.50%, 2/1/2025

     583,087  
  1,397,000       

4.13%, 1/15/2026

     1,511,905  
  816,000       

3.25%, 10/15/2026

     838,287  
    

Welltower, Inc., REIT,

  
  324,000       

3.75%, 3/15/2023

     339,412  
  1,318,000       

3.95%, 9/1/2023

     1,396,928  
  1,178,000       

4.50%, 1/15/2024

     1,273,245  
  599,000       

3.63%, 3/15/2024

     629,299  
  1,365,000       

4.00%, 6/1/2025

     1,459,896  
       

 

 

 
          12,927,012  
       

 

 

 
 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

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VERSUS CAPITAL MULTI-MANAGER REAL ESTATE INCOME FUND LLC

Portfolio of Investments – September 30, 2019 (Unaudited) (continued)

 

 

 

Par

           

Value

 
    

Office Properties - 0.5%

 

    

Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc., REIT,

  
  $1,210,000       

3.90%, 6/15/2023

     $     1,278,388  
  2,046,000       

4.00%, 1/15/2024

     2,185,261  
    

Brandywine Operating Partnership LP, REIT,

  
  763,000       

4.10%, 10/1/2024

     803,060  
    

Columbia Property Trust Operating Partnership LP, REIT,

  
  1,014,000       

4.15%, 4/1/2025

     1,056,688  
    

Corporate Office Properties LP, REIT,

  
  1,716,000       

3.60%, 5/15/2023

     1,748,925  
  1,079,000       

5.25%, 2/15/2024

     1,162,922  
  185,000       

5.00%, 7/1/2025

     199,922  
    

Highwoods Realty LP, REIT,

  
  458,000       

3.63%, 1/15/2023

     474,429  
    

Kilroy Realty LP, REIT,

  
  38,000       

4.38%, 10/1/2025

     40,927  
    

Office Properties Income Trust, REIT,

  
  2,127,000       

4.15%, 2/1/2022

     2,175,650  
  2,778,000       

4.00%, 7/15/2022

     2,832,051  
    

Piedmont Operating Partnership LP, REIT,

  
  761,000       

3.40%, 6/1/2023

     769,439  
    

Qualitytech LP / QTS Finance Corp. 144A,

  
  248,000       

4.75%, 11/15/2025

     256,680  
    

SL Green Realty Corp., REIT,

  
  320,000       

4.50%, 12/1/2022

     337,060  
       

 

 

 
          15,321,402  
       

 

 

 
    

Shopping Centers - 0.1%

 

    

Regency Centers Corp., REIT,

  
  57,000       

3.75%, 11/15/2022

     59,384  
    

Retail Opportunity Investments Partnership LP, REIT,

  
  179,000       

4.00%, 12/15/2024

     183,010  
    

Retail Properties Of America, Inc., REIT,

  
  304,000       

4.00%, 3/15/2025

     303,644  
    

SITE Centers Corp., REIT,

  
  84,000       

4.63%, 7/15/2022

     87,828  
  974,000       

3.63%, 2/1/2025

     1,001,138  
    

Weingarten Realty Investors, REIT,

  
  106,000       

4.45%, 1/15/2024

     112,641  
  243,000       

3.25%, 8/15/2026

     244,561  
       

 

 

 
          1,992,206  
       

 

 

 
    

Storage - 0.1%

 

    

Cubesmart LP, REIT,

  
  253,000       

4.80%, 7/15/2022

     267,712  
  676,000       

4.00%, 11/15/2025

     716,856  
    

LifeStorage LP/CA, REIT,

  
  1,713,000       

3.50%, 7/1/2026

     1,760,131  
       

 

 

 
          2,744,699  
       

 

 

 
    

Warehouse/Industrial - 0.1%

 

    

Duke Realty LP, REIT,

  
  106,000       

3.63%, 4/15/2023

     110,352  
  1,394,000       

3.25%, 6/30/2026

     1,443,893  
       

 

 

 
          1,554,245  
       

 

 

 
    

Total Corporate Debt

     42,468,069  
       

 

 

 
    

(Cost $41,007,947)

  

Par

           

Value

 
 

Commercial Mortgage Backed Securities - 3.7%

  
    

BANK,

  
  $29,270,864       

0.81%, 11/15/2054 Ser 2017-BNK9, Class XA

     $1,577,676  
  8,575,000       

1.42%, 11/15/2054 Ser 2017-BNK9, Class XD, 144A

     869,347  
  2,000,000       

2.80%, 11/15/2054 Ser 2017-BNK9, Class D, 144A

     1,778,069  
  5,000,000       

3.37%, 11/15/2054 Ser 2017-BNK9, Class E, 144A

     3,672,990  
  2,000,000       

3.08%, 6/15/2060 Ser 2017-BNK5, Class D, 144A

     1,842,894  
  3,000,000       

4.26%, 6/15/2060 Ser 2017-BNK5, Class E, 144A

     2,267,239  
    

Barclays Commercial Mortgage Trust,

  
  15,993,384       

1.60%, 8/15/2052 Ser 2019-C4, Class XA

     1,971,034  
    

BENCHMARK Mortgage Trust,

  
  12,667,000       

1.12%, 1/15/2051 Ser 2018-B1, Class XE, 144A

     1,088,958  
  1,750,000       

2.75%, 1/15/2051 Ser 2018-B1, Class D, 144A

     1,573,068  
  5,000,000       

3.00%, 1/15/2051 Ser 2018-B1, Class E, 144A

     3,617,040  
  3,680,000       

1.50%, 4/10/2051 Ser 2018-B3, Class XD, 144A

     392,467  
  2,000,000       

3.06%, 4/10/2051 Ser 2018-B3, Class D, 144A

     1,892,190  
  1,719,500       

3.12%, 10/10/2051 Ser 2018-B6, Class D, 144A

     1,624,231  
  4,000,000       

1.64%, 8/15/2057 Ser 2019-B13, Class XD, 144A

     494,589  
  1,500,000       

2.50%, 8/15/2057 Ser 2019-B13, Class E, 144A

     1,224,539  
    

CD Mortgage Trust, 144A,

  
  2,750,000       

3.10%, 8/15/2051 Ser 2018-CD7, Class D

     2,584,661  
    

CGMS Commercial Mortgage Trust, 144A,

  
  2,000,000       

3.00%, 8/15/2050 Ser 2017-B1, Class D

     1,740,845  
    

Citigroup Commercial Mortgage Trust,

  
  49,612,329       

0.76%, 3/10/2051 Ser 2018-B2, Class XA

     2,519,255  
  1,000,000       

3.22%, 6/10/2051 Ser 2018-C5, Class D, 144A

     956,286  
  2,800,000       

3.00%, 8/10/2056 Ser 2019-GC41, Class F, 144A

     2,011,370  
    

Comm Mortgage Trust,

  
  2,500,000       

4.32%, 12/10/2045 Ser 2012-CR5, Class F, 144A

     2,165,352  
  3,250,000       

4.08%, 3/10/2046 Ser 2013-CR6, Class E, 144A

     3,045,682  
  2,932,500       

5.00%, 3/10/2047 Ser 2014-UBS2, Class D, 144A

     2,808,291  
  2,600,000       

4.85%, 5/10/2047 Ser 2014-CR17, Class D, 144A

     2,679,669  
  1,500,000       

3.50%, 9/10/2047 Ser 2014-UBS5, Class D, 144A

     1,335,338  
  3,620,000       

4.25%, 2/10/2048 Ser 2015-LC19, Class E, 144A

     3,218,021  
  2,000,000       

3.65%, 10/10/2048 Ser 2015-LC23, Class D, 144A

     1,999,143  
  4,000,000       

4.23%, 5/10/2051 Ser 2018-COR3, Class A3

  

 

4,545,918

 

    

CSAIL Commercial Mortgage Trust,

  
  3,980,500       

1.98%, 3/15/2052 Ser 2019-C15, Class XD, 144A

     624,141  
  2,500,000       

3.00%, 3/15/2052 Ser 2019-C15, Class D, 144A

     2,303,660  
  5,000,000       

4.05%, 3/15/2052 Ser 2019-C15, Class A4

     5,624,901  
    

DBCG Mortgage Trust,

  
  2,000,000       

2.61%, 6/15/2034 Ser 2017-BBG, Class A, 144A

     1,997,382  
    

GS Mortgage Securities Corp. Trust,

  
  2,959,684       

2.83%, 7/15/2025 Ser 2018-HULA, Class A, 144A

     2,956,185  
    

GS Mortgage Securities Trust, 144A,

  
 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

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VERSUS CAPITAL MULTI-MANAGER REAL ESTATE INCOME FUND LLC

Portfolio of Investments – September 30, 2019 (Unaudited) (continued)

 

 

 

Par

           

Value

 
$ 2,000,000       

4.75%, 8/10/2046 Ser 2013-GC14, Class F

   $ 1,941,816  
  3,500,000       

4.96%, 4/10/2047 Ser 2014-GC20, Class D

     3,178,516  
  1,750,000       

3.58%, 6/10/2047 Ser 2014-GC22, Class E

     1,344,649  
  3,000,000       

3.00%, 7/10/2052 Ser 2019-GC40, Class D

     2,796,848  
    

JP Morgan Chase Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust, 144A,

  
  1,433,000       

3.74%, 12/15/2046 Ser 2013-C16, Class E

     1,308,580  
    

JPMBB Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust, 144A,

  
  1,425,000       

4.68%, 4/15/2047 Ser 2014-C19, Class D

     1,468,651  
  3,500,000       

3.91%, 11/15/2047 Ser 2014-C24, Class D

     3,344,128  
    

Morgan Stanley Bank of America Merrill Lynch Trust, 144A,

  
  2,153,000       

4.12%, 5/15/2046 Ser 2013-C9, Class D

     2,206,510  
  1,250,000       

4.77%, 6/15/2047 Ser 2014-C16, Class D

     1,017,931  
  3,576,000       

4.40%, 10/15/2048 Ser 2015-C26, Class E

     2,912,028  
  4,012,000       

3.30%, 11/15/2052 Ser 2017-C34, Class E

     2,812,859  
    

SG Commercial Mortgage Securities Trust,

  
  13,553,274       

1.98%, 10/10/2048 Ser 2016-C5, Class XA

     1,249,364  
    

UBS-Barclays Commercial Mortgage Trust, 144A,

  
  23,623,059       

1.63%, 12/10/2045 Ser 2012-C4, Class XA

     952,546  
  2,000,000       

5.03%, 8/10/2049 Ser 2012-C3, Class D

     2,084,236  
    

Wells Fargo Commercial Mortgage Trust, 144A,

  
  2,020,000       

2.88%, 5/15/2048 Ser 2015-NXS1, Class E

     1,587,191  
  2,125,000       

4.61%, 11/15/2048 Ser 2015-C31, Class E

     1,810,826  
    

WFRBS Commercial Mortgage Trust, 144A,

  
  2,650,000       

3.99%, 5/15/2047 Series 2014-C20, Class D

     2,147,873  
  2,000,000       

3.90%, 9/15/2057 Ser 2014-C22, Class D

     1,661,020  
       

 

 

 
          106,828,003  
       

 

 

 
    

Total Commercial Mortgage Backed Securities

     106,828,003  
       

 

 

 
    

(Cost $98,323,210)

  

Shares

               
 

Short-Term Investment - 5.0%

 
  144,965,306       

Morgan Stanley Institutional Liquidity Funds - Treasury Securities Portfolio, 1.85%

   $ 144,965,306  
       

 

 

 
    

(Cost $144,965,306)

  
    

Total Investments - 99.0%

   $ 2,844,833,940  
       

 

 

 
    

(Cost $2,644,577,813)

  
    

Other Assets
Net of Liabilities - 1.0%

     27,703,851  
       

 

 

 
    

Net Assets — 100.0%

   $ 2,872,537,791  
       

 

 

 

 

 

(a)

Restricted Securities.

(b)

Partnership is not designated in units. The Fund owns approximately 16.1% of this Fund.

(c)

Affiliated issuer.

(d)

The Fund owns more than 5.0% of the Private Investment Fund, but has contractually limited its voting interests to less than 5.0% of total voting interests.

(e)

Partnership is not designated in units. The Fund owns approximately 5.6% of this Fund.

(f)

Non-income producing security.

 

Portfolio Abbreviations:

LP - Limited Partnership

PLC - Public Limited Company

REIT - Real Estate Investment Trust

144A – Rule 144A Security

 

Industry    % of Net
Assets
 

Diversified

     79.9

Short-Term Investment

     5.0

Commercial Mortgage Backed Securities

     3.7

Apartments/Single Family Residential

     2.4

Office Properties

     1.8

Health Care

     1.6

Warehouse/Industrial

     1.4

Shopping Centers

     0.8

Storage

     0.7

Regional Malls

     0.6

Real Estate Operation/Development

     0.6

Hotels

     0.4

Residential

     0.1

Mortgages

     0.0

Other Assets Net of Liabilities

     1.0
  

 

 

 

Total

     100.0
  

 

 

 
 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

6


VERSUS CAPITAL MULTI-MANAGER REAL ESTATE INCOME FUND LLC

Statement of Assets and Liabilities

September 30, 2019 (Unaudited)

 

 

ASSETS:

  

Investments:

  

Non-affiliated investment in securities at cost

   $ 2,356,166,882  

Non-affiliated net unrealized appreciation

     187,217,269  
  

 

 

 

Total non-affiliated investment in securities, at fair value

     2,543,384,151  
  

 

 

 

Affiliated investment in securities at cost

     288,410,931  

Affiliated net unrealized appreciation

     13,038,858  
  

 

 

 

Total affiliated investment in securities, at fair value

     301,449,789  
  

 

 

 

Cash

     417  

Receivables for:

  

Investments sold

     681,866  

Dividends and interest

     23,076,012  

Fund shares sold

     17,542,301  

Reclaims

     207,011  
  

 

 

 

Total receivables

     41,507,190  

Prepaid expenses

     376,805  
  

 

 

 

Total Assets

     2,886,718,352  
  

 

 

 

LIABILITIES:

  

Payables for:

  

Investments purchased

     5,469,226  

Dividends

     945  

Adviser fees, net

     7,373,588  

Administrative fees

     292,198  

Audit and tax fees

     25,088  

Custodian fees

     27,364  

Legal fees

     529,183  

Registration fees

     21,568  

Transfer agent fees

     195,590  

Accrued expenses and other liabilities

     245,811  
  

 

 

 

Total Liabilities(a)

     14,180,561  
  

 

 

 

NET ASSETS

   $ 2,872,537,791  
  

 

 

 

NET ASSETS consist of:

  

Paid-in capital

   $     2,661,565,905  

Total distributable earnings

     210,971,886  
  

 

 

 

TOTAL NET ASSETS

   $ 2,872,537,791  
  

 

 

 

Net Assets

   $ 2,872,537,791  

Shares of beneficial interest outstanding (unlimited authorization)

     101,318,308  
  

 

 

 

Net asset value price per share (Net Assets/Shares Outstanding)

   $ 28.35  
  

 

 

 

(a)  See Note 7. Restricted Securities for detail of Contingent Liabilities related to unfunded commitments.

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

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VERSUS CAPITAL MULTI-MANAGER REAL ESTATE INCOME FUND LLC

Statement of Operations

For the Six Months Ended September 30, 2019 (Unaudited)

 

 

Investment Income:

  

Dividends from non-affiliated investments

   $         43,354,235  

Dividends from affiliated investments

     6,317,945  

Interest income

     3,594,827  

Less: foreign taxes withheld

     (195,946
  

 

 

 

Total Investment Income

     53,071,061  
  

 

 

 

Expenses:

  

Adviser fees (Note 3)

     14,615,851  

Administrative fees

     438,672  

Directors’ fees (Note 3)

     80,627  

Transfer agent fees

     177,810  

Custodian fees

     105,930  

Registration fees

     86,685  

Audit and tax fees

     37,939  

Legal fees

     649,952  

Printing fees

     127,522  

Insurance fees

     23,287  

Other expenses

     477,272  
  

 

 

 

Total Expenses

     16,821,547  
  

 

 

 

Net Investment Income

     36,249,514  
  

 

 

 

Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investments:

  

Net realized gain on investments

     9,701,499  

Net realized loss on foreign currency transactions

     (30,369

Net change in unrealized appreciation on investments and foreign currency

     26,901,773  

Net change in unrealized appreciation on affiliated investments

     420,452  
  

 

 

 

Net Realized and Unrealized Gain on Investments

     36,993,355  
  

 

 

 

Net Increase in Net Assets Resulting from Operations

   $ 73,242,869  
  

 

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

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Statements of Changes in Net Assets

 

 

 

     Six Months Ended
    September 30, 2019    
(Unaudited)
     Year Ended
        March 31, 2019        
 

Increase in Net Assets:

     

From Operations:

     

Net investment income

   $         36,249,514      $         68,470,987  

Net realized gain on investments and foreign currency

     9,671,130        9,482,828  

Net change in unrealized appreciation on investments and foreign currency

     27,322,225        77,374,836  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net Increase in Net Assets Resulting From Operations

     73,242,869        155,328,651  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Distributions to Shareholders from:

     

Net investment income and net realized gains

     (45,920,644      (69,011,394

Return of capital

     (15,295,971      (39,247,870
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Distributions

     (61,216,615      (108,259,264
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Capital Share Transactions:

     

Shares issued

     303,859,406        742,673,327  

Reinvested dividends

     14,471,790        26,989,204  

Shares redeemed

     (255,133,308      (203,906,088
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

     63,197,888        565,756,443  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net Increase in Net Assets

     

Resulting From Capital Share Transactions

     63,197,888        565,756,443  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Increase in Net Assets

     75,224,142        612,825,830  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net Assets:

     

Beginning of Period

   $         2,797,313,649      $         2,184,487,819  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

End of Period

   $ 2,872,537,791      $ 2,797,313,649  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Share Transactions:

     

Shares sold

     10,789,989        26,663,935  

Shares issued in reinvestment of dividends

     516,383        976,360  

Shares redeemed

     (9,120,122      (7,366,155
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Net Increase in Shares of Beneficial Interest Outstanding

     2,186,250        20,274,140  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

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VERSUS CAPITAL MULTI-MANAGER REAL ESTATE INCOME FUND LLC

Statement of Cash Flows

For the Six Months Ended September 30, 2019 (Unaudited)

 

 

Cash Flows Provided by Operating Activities:

  

Net increase in net assets resulting from operations

   $ 73,242,869  

Adjustments to Reconcile Net Increase in Net Assets Resulting
From Operations to Net Cash Provided by Operating Activities:

  

Purchases of investment securities

     (165,117,775

Proceeds from disposition of investment securities

     181,527,687  

Net purchases of short-term investment securities

     (44,329,234

Change in net unrealized appreciation on investments

     (27,322,225

Net realized gain from investments sold

     (9,701,499

Net realized loss on foreign currency transactions

     30,369  

Net amortization/(accretion) of premium/(discount)

     68,005  

Increase in dividends and interest receivable

     (492,635

Increase in reclaims receivable

     (9,893

Increase in prepaid expenses

     (108,902

Increase in Adviser fees payable, net

     482,391  

Increase in administration fees payable

     149,170  

Decrease in audit and tax fees payable

     (9,534

Increase in legal fees payable

     191,646  

Increase in custodian fees payable

     3,739  

Increase in registration fees payable

     2,906  

Decrease in printing fees payable

     (56,893

Increase in transfer agent fees payable

     70,369  

Increase in accrued expenses and other liabilities

     193,678  
  

 

 

 

Net Cash Provided by Operating Activities

     8,814,239  
  

 

 

 

Effect of exchange rate changes on foreign currency

     (35,018

Cash Flows From Financing Activities:

  

Proceeds from shares sold

     293,034,641  

Payments of shares redeemed

     (255,133,308

Dividends paid (net of reinvestment of dividends)

     (46,744,755
  

 

 

 

Net Cash Used in Financing Activities

     (8,843,422
  

 

 

 

Net Decrease in Cash

     (64,201
  

 

 

 

Cash and Foreign Currency:

  

Beginning of the period

     64,618  
  

 

 

 

End of the period

   $ 417  
  

 

 

 

Supplemental Disclosure of Cash Flow Information:

  

Reinvestment of dividends

   $         14,471,790  
  

 

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

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Financial Highlights

 

 

 

     Six Months
Ended
September
30, 2019
(Unaudited)
    Year
Ended
March 31,
2019
    Year
Ended
March 31,
2018
    Year
Ended
March 31,
2017
    Year
Ended
March 31,
2016
    Year
Ended
March 31,
2015
 

Net Asset Value, Beginning of Period

   $ 28.22     $ 27.70     $ 27.52     $ 27.30     $ 26.47     $ 25.47  

Income from Investment Operations:

            

Net investment income(a)

     0.37       0.77       0.65       0.67       0.65       0.64  

Net realized and unrealized gain

     0.37       0.99       0.79       0.85       1.46       1.62  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total from investment operations

     0.74       1.76       1.44       1.52       2.11       2.26  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Less Distributions:

            

Distribution from Net Investment Income

     (0.46     (0.79     (0.61     (0.75     (0.39     (0.95

Return of Capital

     (0.15     (0.45     (0.65     (0.55     (0.89     (0.31
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Distributions

     (0.61     (1.24     (1.26     (1.30     (1.28     (1.26
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net Asset Value, End of Period

   $ 28.35     $ 28.22     $ 27.70     $ 27.52     $ 27.30     $ 26.47  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total Return Based on Net Asset Value

     2.51 %(b)      6.70     5.32     5.79     8.58     8.74

Ratios and Supplemental Data

            

Net Assets at end of period (000’s)

   $ 2,872,538     $ 2,797,314     $ 2,184,488     $ 1,390,152     $ 688,906     $ 156,577  

Ratios of gross expenses to average net assets

     1.20 %(c)      1.17     1.24     1.27     1.35     1.89

Ratios of net expenses to average net assets

     1.20 %(c)      1.17     1.24     1.27     1.34     1.46

Ratios of net investment income to average net assets

     2.60 %(c)      2.77     2.37     2.45     2.44     2.50

Portfolio turnover rate

     6.16 %(b)      13.48     13.03     24.97     20.93     39.83

 

 

(a)

Per Share amounts are calculated based on average outstanding shares.

(b)

Not annualized.

(c)

Annualized.

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

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VERSUS CAPITAL MULTI-MANAGER REAL ESTATE INCOME FUND LLC

Notes to Financial Statements

September 30, 2019 (Unaudited)

 

 

NOTE 1. ORGANIZATION

Versus Capital Multi-Manager Real Estate Income Fund LLC (the“Fund”) is a Delaware limited liability company registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”), as a non-diversified, continuously offered, closed-end management investment company that provides liquidity through a quarterly repurchase policy. The Fund’s primary investment objective is to seek consistent current income, while its secondary objectives are capital preservation and long-term capital appreciation. The Fund attempts to achieve these objectives by allocating its capital among a select group of institutional asset managers (the “Investment Managers”) with expertise in managing portfolios of real estate and real estate-related investments. The Fund was declared effective by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) on December 9, 2011, (the “Effective Date”) and accordingly, the Fund commenced its investment operations. The Fund is authorized to issue an unlimited number of common shares of beneficial interest without par value up to a total of $4 billion.

NOTE 2. SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

The Fund is an investment company that follows the accounting and reporting guidance of Accounting Standards Codification Topic 946 applicable to investment companies. The following is a summary of significant accounting policies followed by the Fund in the preparation of its financial statements.

Securities Valuation - Consistent with Section 2(a)(41) of the 1940 Act, the Fund prices its securities as follows: Investments in securities that are listed on the New York Stock Exchange (the “NYSE”) are valued, except as indicated below, at the last sale price reflected at the close of the NYSE. If there has been no sale on such day, the securities are valued at the mean of the closing bid and ask prices for the day or, if no ask price is available, at the bid price. Securities not listed on the NYSE but listed on other domestic or foreign securities exchanges are valued in a similar manner. Securities traded on more than one securities exchange are valued at the last sale price as reflected on the tape at the close of the exchange representing the principal market for such securities. If, after the close of a foreign market, but prior to the NYSE close, market conditions change significantly, certain foreign securities may be valued pursuant to procedures established by the Board of Directors (the “Board”).

Debt securities are valued at their mean prices by an independent pricing service using valuation methods that are designed to represent fair value, such as matrix pricing and other analytical pricing models, market transactions and dealer quotations. Debt securities purchased with a remaining maturity of 60 days or less are valued at acquisition cost, plus or minus any amortized discount or premium which approximates fair value. Short-term debt securities, which have a maturity date of 60 days or less, are valued at amortized cost, which approximates fair value.

Investments in open-end mutual funds are valued at their closing NAV.

Securities for which market prices are unavailable, or securities for which the Adviser determines that the bid and/or ask price does not reflect market value, will be valued at fair value pursuant to procedures approved by the Board. Circumstances in which market prices may be unavailable include, but are not limited to, trading in a security is suspended, the exchange on which the security is traded is subject to an unscheduled close or disruption or material events occur after the close of the exchange on which the security is principally traded. In these circumstances, the Fund determines fair value in a manner that fairly reflects the market value of the security on the valuation date based on consideration of any information or factors it deems appropriate. These may include recent transactions in comparable securities, information relating to the specific security and developments in the markets. The Fund’s use of fair value pricing may cause the NAV of the Shares to differ from the NAV that would be calculated using market quotations. Fair value pricing involves subjective judgments and it is possible that the fair value determined for a security may be materially different than the value that could be realized upon the sale of such security.

The Fund invests a significant portion of its assets in Private Investment Funds. The Board has approved procedures pursuant to which the Fund values its investments in Private Investment Funds at fair value. As a general matter, the Fund bases its NAV on valuations of its interests in the Private Investment Funds provided by the managers of the Private Investment Funds and their agents on a quarterly basis. These fair value calculations will involve significant professional judgment by the managers of the Private Investment Funds in the application of both observable and unobservable attributes and the calculated values of the Private Investment Funds themselves or their underlying assets may differ from their actual realizable value or future fair value. Additionally, between the quarterly valuation periods, the NAVs of the Private Investments Funds are adjusted daily based on the estimated total return that each underlying private fund will generate during the current quarter. The Adviser and the Board’s Valuation Committee monitor these estimates regularly and update them as necessary if macro-level considerations or individual fund considerations warrant any adjustments. At the end of the quarter, each Private Investment Fund’s net asset value is adjusted as needed to reflect the actual income and appreciation or depreciation realized by such Private Investment Fund when the quarterly valuations and income are reported by each manager. As of the September 30, 2019 portfolio of investments presented herein, all of the Fund’s investments in Private Investment Funds are reported at the respective NAVs provided by the managers of the Private Investment Funds and their agents which may differ from the valuations used by the Fund in its September 30, 2019 NAV calculation.

Due to the inherent uncertainty of determining the fair value of investments that do not have readily available market quotations, the fair value of the Fund’s investments may fluctuate from period to period. Additionally, the fair value of investments may differ significantly from the values that would have been used had a ready market existed for such investments and may differ materially from the values the Fund may ultimately realize. Further, such investments may be subject to legal and other restrictions on resale or otherwise less liquid than publicly traded securities.

Fair Value Measurements: The inputs and valuation techniques used to measure fair value of the Fund’s investments are summarized into three levels as described in the hierarchy below:

 

•       Level 1 –   unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical securities

 

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Notes to Financial Statements

September 30, 2019 (Unaudited) (continued)

 

 

•       Level 2 –   prices determined using other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, etc.)
  Level 3 –   significant unobservable inputs (including the Fund’s own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments)

The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities. For the six months ended September 30, 2019, there were no transfers in or out of Level 3. A summary of inputs used to value the Fund’s investments as of September 30, 2019 is as follows:

 

      Total Market
Value at
09/30/2019
       Level 1
Quoted
Price
       Level 2
Significant
Observable
Inputs
       Level 3
Significant
Unobservable
Inputs
 

Common Stocks*

   $ 286,154,942        $ 286,154,942        $        $  

Preferred Stocks*

     40,413,169          40,413,169                    

Corporate Debt*

     42,468,069                   42,468,069           

Commercial Mortgage Backed Securities

     106,828,003                   106,828,003           

Short-Term Investments

     144,965,306          144,965,306                    
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Subtotal

   $ 620,829,489        $         471,533,417        $         149,296,072        $                           —  
  

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

      

 

 

 

Private Investment Funds*

   $ 2,224,004,451                 
  

 

 

                

Total

   $         2,844,833,940                 
  

 

 

                

 

*

See Portfolio of Investments for industry breakout.

At the end of each calendar quarter, management evaluates the classification of Levels 1, 2 and 3 assets and liabilities. Various factors are considered, such as changes in liquidity from the prior reporting period; whether or not a broker is willing to execute at the quoted price; the depth and consistency of prices from third party pricing services; the existence of contemporaneous, observable trades in the market; and changes in listings or delistings on national exchanges.

Investment Income and Securities Transactions - Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date, except for certain dividends from foreign securities where the ex-dividend date may have passed, which are recorded as soon as the Fund is informed of the ex-dividend date. Dividend income is recorded net of applicable withholding taxes. Interest income is accrued daily. Premiums and discounts are amortized or accreted on an effective yield method on fixed income securities. Dividend income from REIT investments is recorded using management’s estimate of the percentage of income included in distributions received from such investments based on historical information and other industry sources. The return of capital portion of the estimate is a reduction to investment income and a reduction in the cost basis of each investment which increases net realized gain (loss) and net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation). If the return of capital distributions exceed its cost basis, the distributions are treated as realized gains. The actual amounts of income, return of capital, and capital gains are only determined by each REIT after its fiscal year-end, and may differ from the estimated amounts. The Fund may be subject to foreign taxes on income, gains on investments or currency repatriation, a portion of which may be recoverable. The Fund will accrue such taxes and reclaims as applicable, based upon their current interpretation of tax rules and regulations that exist in the markets in which the Fund invests. Securities are accounted for on a trade date basis. The cost of securities sold is determined and gains (losses) are based upon the specific identification method.

Foreign Currency - Foreign currencies, investments and other assets and liabilities are translated into U.S. dollars at the exchange rates at 4:00 p.m. U.S. ET (Eastern Time). Fluctuations in the value of the foreign currencies and other assets and liabilities resulting from changes in exchange rates are recorded as unrealized foreign currency gains (losses). Realized gains (losses) and unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investment securities and income and expenses are translated on the respective dates of such transactions. The effects of changes in foreign currency exchange rates on investments in securities are not segregated in the Statement of Operations from the effects of changes in market prices of those securities, and are included with the net realized and unrealized gain or loss on investment securities.

Dividends and Distributions to Shareholders - The Fund will make regular quarterly distributions to shareholders of all or a portion of any dividends or investment income it earns on investments. In addition, the Fund will make regular distributions to the shareholders of all or a portion of capital gains distributed to the Fund by Investment Funds and capital gains earned by the Fund from the disposition of Investment Funds or other investments, together with any dividends or interest income earned from such investments. A portion of any distribution may be a return of capital or from other capital sources.

U.S. Federal Income Tax Information - The Fund intends to qualify each year as a “regulated investment company” under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended. By so qualifying, the Fund will not be subject to federal income taxes to the extent that it distributes substantially all of its net investment income and any realized capital gains. This policy may cause multiple distributions during the course of the year, which are recorded on the ex-dividend date.

 

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Notes to Financial Statements

September 30, 2019 (Unaudited) (continued)

 

 

As of and during the six months ended September 30, 2019, the Fund did not have a liability for any unrecognized tax obligations. The Fund recognizes interest and penalties, if any, related to unrecognized tax obligations as income tax expense in the statement of operations. During the period, the Fund did not incur any interest or penalties. The Fund identifies its major tax jurisdiction as U.S. Federal.

Dividends from net investment income and distributions from realized gains are determined in accordance with federal income tax regulations, which may differ from net investment income and realized gains recognized for financial reporting purposes. Accordingly, the character of distributions and composition of net assets for tax purposes may differ from those reflected in the accompanying financial statements. To the extent these differences are permanent, such amounts are reclassified within the capital accounts at fiscal year end based on the tax treatment; temporary differences do not require such reclassification.

For the year ended March 31, 2019, tax character of the distribution paid by the Fund was approximately $49,869,000 of ordinary income dividends, approximately $19,142,000 of long-term capital gains and approximately $39,248,000 of return of capital. For the year ended March 31, 2018, tax character of the distribution paid by the Fund were approximately $24,121,000 of ordinary income dividends, approximately $14,612,000 of long-term capital gains and approximately $41,579,000 of return of capital. Distribution from net investment income and short-term capital gains are treated as ordinary income for federal income tax purposes.

Net capital losses incurred may be carried forward for an unlimited time period and retain their tax character as either short-term or long-term capital losses. As of March 31, 2019, the Fund had no capital loss carryovers available to offset possible future capital gains.

Under federal tax law, capital and qualified ordinary losses realized after October 31 and December 31, respectively, may be deferred and treated as having arisen on the first day of the following fiscal year. For the fiscal year ended March 31, 2019, the Fund elected to defer approximately $1,312,000 in qualified late year losses.

As of September 30, 2019, the gross unrealized appreciation and depreciation and net unrealized appreciation on a tax basis were approximately $205,523,000, ($5,267,000) and $200,256,000, respectively. The aggregate cost of securities for federal income tax purposes at September 30, 2019, was approximately $2,644,578,000.

Guarantees and Indemnifications - In the normal course of business, the Fund enters into contracts with service providers that contain general indemnification clauses. The Fund’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown and this would involve future claims against the Fund that have not yet occurred. Based on experience, the Fund would expect the risk of loss to be remote.

Use of Estimates - The preparation of financial statements in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities (disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities) at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of increases and decreases in net assets from operations during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from those estimates.

NOTE 3. FEES AND OTHER TRANSACTIONS WITH AFFILIATES

Pursuant to an Investment Management Agreement, Versus Capital Advisors LLC (the “Adviser”) serves as the investment adviser to the Fund. For its services under this agreement, the Fund pays the Adviser an Investment Management Fee at an annual rate of 0.95% of the Fund’s NAV, which accrues daily based on the net assets of the Fund and is paid quarterly. The Fund accrued fees to the Adviser of approximately $13,270,000 for the six months ended September 30, 2019. The Adviser allocates the Fund’s assets and, thereafter, evaluates regularly each Investment Manager to determine whether its investment program is consistent with the Fund’s investment objective and whether its investment performance is satisfactory. The Adviser may, at its discretion, reallocate the Fund’s assets among the Investment Managers.

The Adviser previously engaged Callan LLC to act as the Fund’s investment sub-adviser to assist with the selection of Investment Managers. Fees to Callan were based on the average daily net assets of the Fund at an annual rate up to 0.10% and were paid by the Adviser from its Investment Management Fee. Effective August 2019, the investment sub-advisory agreement between the Adviser and Callan LLC was terminated.

The Adviser has retained the services of Security Capital Research & Management, Inc. and Principal Real Estate Investors, LLC as sub-advisers of the Fund (the “Sub-Advisers”). The Sub-Advisers each manage a specified portion of the Fund’s assets to be invested in domestic and international publicly traded real estate securities, such as common and preferred stock of publicly listed REITs, commercial mortgage-backed securities, commercial real estate collateralized debt obligations, and senior unsecured debt of REITs. Fees paid to the Sub-Advisers are based on the average net assets that they manage at an annual rate between 0.50% and 1.00%. The Fund accrued fees to the Sub-Advisers of approximately $1,346,000 for the six months ended September 30, 2019.

The Fund pays each Independent Director a fee per annum. In addition, the Fund reimburses each of the Independent Directors for travel and other expenses incurred in connection with attendance at meetings; provided, however, that if more than three board meetings require out-of-town travel time, such additional travel time may be billed at the rate set forth in the Board of Directors Retainer Agreement or as amended by action of the Board from time to time. Each of the Independent Directors is a member of the Audit Committee and/or Nominating Committee. The Chairman of the Audit Committee

 

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Notes to Financial Statements

September 30, 2019 (Unaudited) (continued)

 

 

receives an additional fee per annum. Other members of the Board and executive officers of the Fund receive no compensation. The Fund also reimburses the Adviser for a portion of the compensation that it pays to the Fund’s Chief Compliance Officer.

NOTE 4. INVESTMENT TRANSACTIONS

For the six months ended September 30, 2019, the purchases and sales of investment securities, excluding short-term investments and U.S. Government securities were approximately $165,878,000 and $179,957,000, respectively.

NOTE 5. REPURCHASE OFFERS

The Fund has a fundamental policy that it will make quarterly Repurchase Offers for no less than 5% of its shares outstanding at NAV, unless suspended or postponed in accordance with regulatory requirements (as discussed below), and that each quarterly repurchase pricing shall occur no later than the 14th day after the Repurchase Request Deadline (defined below), or the next Business Day if the 14th is not a Business Day (each a “Repurchase Pricing Date”). In general, the Repurchase Pricing Date occurs on the Repurchase Payment Deadline and settlement occurs 3 days later. Shares will be repurchased at the NAV per Share determined as of the close of regular trading on the NYSE on the Repurchase Pricing Date. Repurchase tenders made during the six months ended September 30, 2019 cumulatively were approximately $255,133,000.

Shareholders will be notified in writing about each quarterly Repurchase Offer, how they may request that the Fund repurchase their shares and the Repurchase Request Deadline, which is the date the Repurchase Offer ends. The Repurchase Request Deadline will be determined by the Board. The time between the notification to shareholders and the Repurchase Request Deadline may vary from no more than 42 days to no less than 21 days. The repurchase price of the shares will be the NAV as of the close of regular trading on the NYSE on the Repurchase Pricing Date. Payment pursuant to the repurchase will be made to the shareholders within seven days of the Repurchase Pricing Date (the “Repurchase Payment Deadline”). Certain authorized institutions, including custodians and clearing platforms, may set times prior to the Repurchase Request Deadline by which they must receive all documentation they may require relating to repurchase requests and may require additional information. In addition, certain clearing houses may allow / require you to submit your tender request only on the Repurchase Request Deadline.

Shares tendered for repurchase by shareholders prior to any Repurchase Request Deadline will be repurchased subject to the aggregate repurchase amounts established for that Repurchase Request Deadline. Repurchase proceeds, net of any repurchase fee, will be paid to shareholders prior to the Repurchase Payment Deadline.

The Board, or a committee thereof, in its sole discretion, will determine the number of shares that the Fund will offer to repurchase (the “Repurchase Offer Amount”) for a given Repurchase Request Deadline. The Repurchase Offer Amount, however, will be no less than 5% of the total number of shares outstanding on the Repurchase Request Deadline.

If Share repurchase requests exceed the number of Shares in the Fund’s Repurchase Offer, the Fund may, in its sole discretion (i) repurchase the tendered Shares on a pro rata basis or (ii) increase the number of Shares to be repurchased by up to 2.0% of the Fund’s outstanding Shares. If Share repurchase requests exceed the number of Shares in the Fund’s Repurchase Offer plus 2% of the Fund’s outstanding Shares, the Fund is required to repurchase the Shares on a pro rata basis. As a result, tendering shareholders may not have all of their tendered Shares repurchased by the Fund.

A shareholder who tenders some, but not all, of such shareholder’s Shares for repurchase as of a Repurchase Pricing Date may be required to maintain a minimum aggregate NAV of shares equal to $10,000. The Fund reserves the right to reduce the amount to be repurchased from a shareholder as of a Repurchase Pricing Date so that the required minimum aggregate NAV of shares is maintained. Upon request by a shareholder, the Board may permit a shareholder to cancel a shareholder’s tender of Shares, if such cancellation is determined by the Board to be in the best interest of the Fund.

NOTE 6. LINE OF CREDIT

Effective April 17, 2019, the Fund’s line of credit with ZB, N.A. dba Vectra Bank Colorado (“Vectra”) expired and the Fund opened a new secured $150,000,000 line of credit with a $20,000,000 accordion feature for the purpose of liquidity subject to the limitations of the 1940 Act for borrowings (the “LOC”). Borrowings, if any, under the Vectra arrangement bear interest at the one month LIBOR/Swap Rate plus 1.50% at the time of borrowing. The Fund incurred interest expense of approximately $177,000 during the six months ended September 30, 2019. In addition, the Fund incurs a Non-Utilization Fee equal to 0.375% on the portion of the LOC not being used. The Fund incurred Non-Utilization Fee equal to approximately $244,000 during the six months ended September 30, 2019. As collateral for the lines of credit, the Fund would grant Vectra a first position security interest in and lien on securities held by the Fund in the collateral account.

NOTE 7. RESTRICTED SECURITIES

Restricted securities include securities that have not been registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and securities that are subject to restrictions on resale. The Fund may invest in restricted securities that are consistent with the Fund’s investment objective and investment strategies. Investments in restricted securities are valued at fair value as determined in good faith in accordance with procedures adopted by the Board. It is possible that the estimated value may differ significantly from the amount that might ultimately be realized in the near term, and the difference could be material. Each of the following securities can suspend redemptions if its respective Board deems it in the best interest of its shareholders. None of these securities have suspended redemptions. This and other important information are described in the Fund’s Prospectus dated August 9, 2019.

 

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Notes to Financial Statements

September 30, 2019 (Unaudited) (continued)

 

 

As of September 30, 2019, the Fund invested in the following restricted securities:

 

Security (a)

   Acquisition
Date (b)
     Shares     Cost
($1,000s)
     Value
($1,000s)
     Unfunded
Commitments
($1,000s)
     % of
Net
  Assets  
     Redemption
Notice (c)
 

AEW Core Property Trust (U.S.), Inc.

                   

Class A Shares

     7/2/2013        132,236     $ 124,788      $ 137,038      $        4.8%        45 Days  

Class B Shares

     7/2/2013        47,116       44,462        48,827               1.7%        45 Days  

AEW Value Investors US LP

     8/17/2017        (d     25,000        25,717        25,000        0.9%        (e)  

Barings Core Property Fund LP

     9/30/2013        391,095       47,524        52,430               1.8%        60 Days (f)  

Barings European Core Property Fund

     6/13/2017        63,921       71,985        74,367               2.6%        60 Days  

CBRE U.S. Core Partners LP

     3/29/2018        78,143,768       108,972        112,793        1,028        3.9%        60 Days  

Clarion Gables Multifamily Trust LP

     3/4/2019        39,221       50,000        51,179               1.8%        (g)  

Clarion Lion Properties Fund LP

     7/1/2013        158,382       211,180        243,035               8.5%        90 Days  

Harrison Street Core Property Fund LP

     8/13/2014        86,966       113,000        120,798               4.2%        45 Days  

Heitman America Real Estate Trust LP

     12/2/2014        172,306       200,000        212,817               7.4%        90 Days  

Heitman Core Real Estate Debt Income Trust LP

     4/1/2017        107,663       110,000        110,594        55,000        3.8%        90 Days  

Invesco Core Real Estate USA LP

     12/31/2013        680       114,500        128,850               4.5%        45 Days  

Invesco Real Estate Asia Fund

     9/30/2014        799,259       98,426        101,360        10,000        3.5%        45 Days  

LaSalle Property Fund LP

                   

Class A Shares

     8/31/2015        90,900       139,418        151,183               5.3%        45 Days  

Class B Shares

     8/31/2015        35,261       54,082        58,645               2.0%        45 Days  

Mesa West Core Lending Fund LP

     7/15/2015        61,985       66,079        65,709        13,921        2.3%        30 Days  

MetLife Commercial Mortgage Income Fund LP

     10/1/2015        49,078       50,000        50,404               1.7%        90 Days  

RREEF America REIT II, Inc.

     9/30/2013        1,759,412       198,070        222,812        1,250        7.8%        45 Days  
                      60 Days  

Trumbull Property Fund, LP

     9/30/2013        3,851       41,362        40,991               1.4%        (h)  

Trumbull Property Income Fund, LP

     4/1/2016        9,001       107,500        114,449               4.0%        60 Days  

US Government Building Open-End Feeder, LP

     5/1/2014        (i     93,000        100,006               3.5%        60 Days  
     

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

Total

        $ 2,069,348      $ 2,224,004      $ 106,199        77.4%     
       

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    
(a)

The investment funds are open-ended Investment Funds organized to serve as a collective investment vehicle through which eligible investors may invest in a professionally managed real estate portfolio of equity and debt investments consisting of multi-family, industrial, retail and office properties in targeted metropolitan areas. The principal investment objective of the Investment Funds is to generate attractive, predictable investment returns from a target portfolio of low-risk equity investments in income-producing real estate while maximizing the total return to shareholders through cash dividends and appreciation in the value of shares.

(b)

Represents initial acquisition date as shares are purchased at various dates through the current period.

(c)

The investment funds provide for a quarterly redemption subject to the notice period listed.

(d)

Partnership is not designated in units. The Fund owns approximately 16.1% at September 30, 2019.

(e)

Shares are subject to an initial lockup period ending December 31, 2020 with a redemption notification period of 90 days.

(f)

As of September 30, 2019, the Fund had a redemption queue, the Investment Manager expects to meet all redemptions over the next 2-3 quarters.

(g)

Shares are subject to an initial lockup period ending March 1, 2021 with a redemption notification period of 90 days.

(h)

As of September 30, 2019, the Fund had a redemption queue, the Investment Manager expects to meet all redemptions over time.

(i)

Partnership is not designated in units. The Fund owns approximately 5.6% at September 30, 2019.

 

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Notes to Financial Statements

September 30, 2019 (Unaudited) (continued)

 

 

NOTE 8. AFFILIATED ISSUERS

The following table lists each issuer owned by the Fund that may be deemed an “affiliated company” under the 1940 Act, as well as transactions that occurred in the security of such issuer during the period ended September 30, 2019:

 

Affiliated Investment                                                     

Value  

at     

03/31/19

     Purchases      Dividends          Sales          Realized
Gain/Loss
    

Change 

in     

App/Dep

    Value at
09/30/19
     Shares 
Held at 
09/30/19
 

AEW Value Investors US LP

   $   24,816,284      $      $    465,752      $      $      $ 900,714     $   25,716,998        (a) 

Barings European Core Property Fund

     72,724,139               1,236,633                      1,642,579       74,366,718        63,921  

Invesco Real Estate Asia Fund Trust Class A Units

     101,891,185               1,904,722                      (530,708     101,360,477        799,259  

US Government Building Open-End Feeder, LP

     101,597,729               2,710,838                      (1,592,133     100,005,596        (b) 
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

Total

   $ 301,029,337      $      $ 6,317,945      $         —      $      $ 420,452     $ 301,449,789     
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    
(a)

Partnership is not designated in units. The Fund owns approximately 16.1% at September 30, 2019.

(b)

Partnership is not designated in units. The Fund owns approximately 5.6% at September 30, 2019.

NOTE 9. RISKS AND UNCERTANTIES

Pursuant to Section 10(a)(3) of the Securities Act of 1933 (the “Securities Act”), the Fund is required to annually update its prospectus so that the financial statements and other information contained or incorporated by reference in the prospectus is not more than sixteen months old. Although the Fund’s prospectus at all times referred investors to the Fund’s website to access the most recent audited financial statements, on multiple occasions since the launch of the Fund in 2011, it did not file a post-effective amendment to its registration statement in a timely manner containing an updated reference to the Fund’s most recently available financial statements, as required by Section 10(a)(3) of the Securities Act.

Additionally, pursuant to Section 10(c) of the Securities Act, the Fund is required to include in its Prospectus all information as the SEC may by rule or regulation require. Pursuant to Rule 3-18 of Regulation S-X, 17 C.F.R. § 210.3-18, the SEC requires a fund to incorporate by reference its interim unaudited financial statements into any filing made more than 245 days after the date of the fund’s audited financial statements. On December 17, 2018, the Fund filed a post-effective amendment, which became effective February 16, 2019, that did not incorporate by reference the Fund’s unaudited financial statements even though that filing was made more than 245 days after the date of the Fund’s audited financial statements (i.e., March 31, 2018). On June 10, 2019, the Fund filed a post-effective amendment, which became effective immediately, that incorporated by reference the Fund’s March 31, 2019 audited financial statements.

As a result, certain remedies may be triggered, including a right of rescission under Section 12(a) of the Securities Act, for investors that purchased shares of the Fund during the periods when the Fund’s Prospectus did not properly incorporate by reference its audited or unaudited financial statements. Specifically, a shareholder who purchased shares during a relevant period and who still holds his or her shares may be entitled to receive the consideration originally paid plus interest, less the amount of income received. A shareholder who purchased shares during a relevant period but who has since sold those shares may be entitled to receive the consideration originally paid plus interest, less the price at which the shareholder sold the securities, plus any income received on the security. Additionally, the SEC and/or state securities agencies could pursue enforcement actions or impose penalties and fines on the Fund with respect to any violations of securities laws, which could subject the Fund to further potential liabilities.

To mitigate the risk that Fund shareholders are harmed by any claims for rescission, the Fund has entered into an indemnity agreement with the Adviser pursuant to which the Adviser has agreed to indemnify and hold harmless the Fund from losses, including costs and expenses associated with rescission claims and reasonable attorneys’ fees related thereto. No such rescission claims, enforcement actions, fines or penalties were received or imposed on the Fund through September 30, 2019. However given the uncertainties with respect to any future actions by shareholders and/or regulators, the Fund is unable to estimate the range of possible loss associated with this issue.

NOTE 10. SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

Management has evaluated the impact of all subsequent events on the Fund through the date the financial statements were issued and has determined that there are no subsequent events to report.

 

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SECURITY PROXY VOTING

The Fund’s policy is to vote its proxies in accordance with the recommendations of management. A description of the policies and procedures that the Fund uses to determine how to vote proxies relating to portfolio securities is available without charge upon request by calling (866) 280-1952 and on the SEC’s website at http://www.sec.gov.

PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS

The Fund files its complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the SEC for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year on Form N-PORT, which has replaced Form N-Q, within 60 days after the end of the period. Copies of the Fund’s Forms N-PORT are available without a charge, upon request, by contacting the Fund at (866) 459-2772 and on the SEC’s website at http://www.sec.gov.

DIVIDEND REINVESTMENT PLAN

All distributions paid by the Fund will be reinvested in additional Shares of the Fund unless a shareholder “opts out” (elects not to reinvest in Shares), pursuant to the Fund’s Dividend Reinvestment Policy. A shareholder may elect initially not to reinvest by indicating that choice on a shareholder certification. Thereafter, a shareholder is free to change his, her or its election on a quarterly basis by contacting BNY Mellon (or, alternatively, by contacting the Selling Agent that sold such shareholder his, her or its Shares, who will inform the Fund). Shares purchased by reinvestment will be issued at their NAV on the ex-dividend date. There is no Sales Load or other charge for reinvestment. The Fund reserves the right to suspend or limit at any time the ability of shareholders to reinvest distributions. The automatic reinvestment of dividends and capital gain distributions does not relieve participants of any U.S. federal income tax that may be payable (or required to be withheld) on such distributions.

APPROVAL OF INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT AGREEMENT AND INVESTMENT SUB-ADVISORY AGREEMENTS

At a meeting held on June 12, 2019, the Board of Directors (the “Board”) of the Fund, including a majority of the Directors who are not “interested persons” (the “Independent Directors”), as such term is defined by the 1940 Act, approved the continuation of the following investment advisory agreements: (1) the Investment Management Agreement between the Fund and Versus Capital Advisors LLC (the “Adviser”) (the “Management Agreement”), (2) the Investment Sub-Advisory Agreement between the Adviser and Security Capital Research & Management Incorporated (“Security Capital” or “Sub-Adviser”) and (3) the Investment Sub-Advisory Agreement between the Adviser and Principal Real Estate Investors, LLC (“Principal” or “Sub-Adviser”). At that meeting, the Board also approved the termination of the Investment Sub-Advisory Agreement between the Adviser and Callan LLC (“Callan” or “Sub-Adviser”). (The Investment Sub-Advisory Agreements each are referred to as a “Sub-Advisory Agreement” and together with the Management Agreement are referred to as the “Agreements.”). In preparation for that meeting, the Independent Directors met on June 7, 2019, with the assistance of their independent legal counsel, to review and evaluate the materials provided by the Adviser and Sub-Advisers in response to a request for information on behalf of the Independent Directors (the “Responses”), along with a memorandum from their independent legal counsel. At the June 12, 2019 Board Investment Committee meeting, the Independent Directors reviewed the Responses and received a presentation from the Adviser, including responses to supplemental questions that were provided to the Adviser by independent legal counsel on behalf of the Independent Directors. The Independent Directors further discussed continuation of the Agreements in an executive session with independent legal counsel during the June Board meeting.

Management Agreement

Matters considered by the Board in connection with its approval of the Management Agreement included the following:

The nature, extent and quality of the services the Adviser provides under the Management Agreement: The Board reviewed and considered information regarding the nature, extent and quality of the services provided to the Fund by the Adviser, including the Adviser’s presentation about its operations and capabilities, including business continuity and information security, the Adviser’s Form ADV, the Management Agreement and other materials provided by the Adviser relating to the Management Agreement. The Board also noted information received at regular meetings throughout the year related to the services provided. The Board considered the investment strategy employed by the Adviser for investing in public and private real estate investment strategies, including US core, core plus, foreign core and debt. Additionally, the Board considered the Adviser’s description of the investment decision-making process for the Fund, including the multi-step process for the selection of sub-advisers to manage portions of the Fund and the multi-step process for the selection of institutional funds for investment of Fund assets. The Board also considered the process for on-going monitoring of sub-advisers and institutional funds, including the review of performance, a review to ensure that investments are consistent with the Fund’s investment objective, compliance updates and due diligence visits. In addition to the portfolio construction and investment management services outlined above, the Board reviewed the additional services provided by the Adviser, including, but not limited to, compliance services, certain administrative services, and distribution, marketing and shareholder services. The Board reviewed and considered the qualifications, backgrounds and responsibilities of the professional personnel of the Adviser performing services for the Fund. The Board also considered the financial strength of the Adviser and its ability to fulfill its contractual obligations as well as the risks assumed by the Adviser in managing the Fund. The Board received financial statements from the Adviser and noted a recent minority investment in the Adviser by an outside party. The Board considered the additional resources added and steps taken by the Adviser to enhance the compliance program and other functions. The Board concluded that the Adviser was qualified to perform the services needed to successfully implement the Fund’s investment strategy.

Performance: The Board received and reviewed performance information for the Fund. The Board evaluated performance in light of the Fund’s primary objective of consistent current income, with a secondary objective of capital preservation and long-term capital appreciation. The Board considered the

 

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Adviser’s success in seeking to achieve these objectives by allocating capital primarily among a select group of investment managers with expertise in managing portfolios of direct real estate and real estate-related securities. The Board considered the returns of the Fund for the one-year, three-year, five-year and since inception periods ended March 31, 2019 and compared the Fund’s return and standard deviation to the NCREIF Fund Index -Daily Priced. The Board also considered the income distributions from the Fund. The Board also considered the returns of the Fund for the same periods as compared to a peer group of closed-end interval funds (the “Peer Group”) provided by the Adviser. The Adviser explained that the Peer Group was comprised of the seven other interval funds in the market today that provide access to both private and public real estate and discussed the reasons for differences in the performance of the Fund and the Peer Group. Based on the information provided, the Board concluded that the Adviser was meeting the Fund’s investment objectives and had delivered an acceptable level of investment returns to shareholders.

A comparison of fees with those paid by similar investment companies: The Board reviewed and considered the contractual advisory fee paid to the Adviser by the Fund in light of the nature, extent and quality of the investment advisory services provided by the Adviser. As a part of this review, the Board noted that the Adviser pays out of its own fee the sub-advisory fee paid to Callan, which provided research and opinions regarding institutional asset managers to the Adviser. In contrast, the Board noted that the Fund pays the sub-advisory fee of Security Capital and Principal and considered the fee retained by the Adviser. The Board also reviewed a breakdown of other Fund expenses. The Board considered the advisory fee and the total expense ratio of the Fund in comparison to the Peer Group. The Board was also advised that the Adviser had no other client with a comparable investment strategy. The Board compared the advisory fee and total expense ratio of the funds in the Peer Group with those of the Fund and considered that the Fund’s advisory fee and total expense ratio were each below the average and weighted average of the Peer Group. In light of these factors, the Board concluded that the advisory fee was reasonable.

The Adviser’s costs and profitability: The Board considered the profitability of the Adviser and whether such profits were reasonable in light of the services provided to the Fund. As a part of this consideration, the Board reviewed the Adviser’s 2017 audited financial statements along with unaudited financial statements for 2018 and first quarter 2019. The Board reviewed information provided by the Adviser regarding profitability from the fund complex. The Adviser reviewed its methodology for computing the information provided. The Board also considered the increase in overhead detailed by the Adviser as a result of additions of investment, compliance and other resources during the past year and the future intention to add more resources. The Board noted that the Fund was a specialized product that required appropriate expertise. The Board concluded that based upon these factors, the Adviser’s profits were not unreasonable.

Indirect benefits of providing advisory services: The Board was informed that the Adviser does not receive any indirect benefits from the Fund.

The extent to which economies of scale are shared with shareholders: The Adviser represented that the advisory fee structure for the Fund had been set to price the Fund at scale at the time of its launch, which would give the Fund the benefits of scale without waiting for asset growth, with an expense cap being put in place by the Adviser for the initial years to limit the Fund’s costs until scale was achieved. The Board noted that the Adviser has paid for certain organizational and offering expenses since the launch of the Fund. The Board also considered the level of the current assets in the Fund and the fact that the Fund has the lowest advisory fee in the Peer Group, as well as the additional investments being made by the Adviser into resources to support the services provided to the Fund. The Board concluded that the lack of advisory fee breakpoints was appropriate at this time and any economies of scale were appropriately reflected in the advisory fee paid by the Fund.

Conclusion: The Board, having requested and received such information from the Adviser as it believed reasonably necessary to evaluate the terms of the Management Agreement, determined that the continuation of the Management Agreement for an additional one-year term was in the best interests of the Fund and its shareholders. In considering the Management Agreement, the Board did not identify any one factor as decisive, but rather considered these factors collectively in light of surrounding circumstances. Further, each Director may have afforded a different weight to different factors.

Sub-Advisory Agreements

Matters considered by the Board in connection with its approval of the Sub-Advisory Agreements with Security Capital and Principal included the following:

The nature, extent and quality of the services provided under each Sub-Advisory Agreement: As to each Sub-Adviser, the Board considered the reputation, qualifications and background of the Sub-Adviser, the investment approach of the Sub-Adviser, the experience and skills of investment personnel responsible for the day-to-day management of the Fund and the resources made available to such personnel. The Independent Board Members also considered the Sub-Advisers’ financial strength, business continuity and information security, compliance with investment policies and general legal compliance. Based upon all relevant factors, the Independent Board Members concluded that the nature, extent and quality of the services provided by the Sub-Advisers are satisfactory.

Investment Performance. As to each Sub-Adviser, the Adviser had advised the Board that the investment services delivered to the Fund were reasonable. For Security Capital, performance information was reviewed for the one-year, three-year, five-year and since inception periods through March 31, 2019. For Principal, performance information was reviewed for the one-year and since inception periods through March 31, 2019. Based upon the performance attribution information provided and the Adviser’s evaluation, the Board concluded that the services of each Sub-Adviser were reasonable.

Fees, Economies of Scale, Profitability and Other Benefits to Sub-Advisers. For each Sub-Adviser, the Board considered the sub-advisory fee rates, noting that the sub-advisory fee rate was negotiated at arm’s length between the Adviser and the Sub-Adviser and that the Adviser had recently negotiated an additional fee break with Security Capital. For each Sub-Adviser, the Board received information regarding fees charged to other clients of the Sub-Adviser with similarly managed portfolios.

 

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The Board considered whether there are economies of scale with respect to the sub-advisory services provided by each Sub-Adviser and whether they were appropriately shared, noting the breakpoints in the fee schedules.

The Board considered profitability to each Sub-Adviser. For each Sub-Adviser the Board considered the amount of fees paid to the Sub-Adviser under the agreement and the level of services provided. In addition, for Security Capital the Board considered the Sub-Adviser’s aggregate average pre-tax margin for the prior three years. Based upon its review, the Board concluded that the profitability of each Sub-Advisory Agreement was not unreasonable.

The Board also considered other incidental benefits received by each Sub-Adviser when evaluating the sub-advisory fees. The Board considered as a part of this analysis that neither Sub-Adviser identified any significant fall-out benefits. The Board considered each Sub-Adviser’s brokerage practices and soft dollar practices. The Board concluded that taking into account the incidental benefits received by each Sub-Adviser and the other factors considered, the sub-advisory fees were reasonable.

The Board also considered the Adviser’s proposal that its arrangement with Callan on behalf of the Fund be modified from a sub-advisory relationship with the Fund to a consulting relationship with the Adviser in order to better reflect the nature of the services that Callan provides with respect to the Fund. The Board members considered Callan’s detailed Responses included in its meeting materials which provided information on, among other things: (i) Callan’s business and the key Callan employees involved with the Fund; and (ii) Callan’s role with Adviser as it relates to the Fund. The Adviser’s personnel explained that in assessing Callan’s current role they concluded that Callan does not function as a sub-adviser to the Fund because Callan does not make investment decisions or investment recommendations on a non-discretionary basis for the Fund, nor does Callan have discretion over Fund assets. They stated that Callan assists the Adviser with due diligence and performance measurement of investment managers and provides market research and related services. They stated that Callan has the resources and experience to effectively provide such research and support to the Adviser with respect to the Fund. However, because Callan no longer functions as a sub-adviser, the Adviser recommended that the Board terminate the Investment Sub-Advisory Agreement between the Adviser and Callan on behalf of the Fund. They stated that under the new consulting agreement, Callan would continue to provide the Fund with the same level and quality of service and that all fees associated with the Callan agreement would continue to be paid by the Adviser from its own resources.

Conclusion. The Board, having requested and received such information from the Sub-Advisers as it believed reasonably necessary to evaluate the terms of each Sub-Advisory Agreement, determined that the continuation of the Sub-Advisory Agreements with Security Capital and Principal for an additional one-year term was in the best interests of the Fund and its shareholders. The Board also concluded that the termination of the current Sub-Advisory Agreement with Callan, effective in August 2019, was in the best interests of the Fund and its shareholders. In considering each Sub-Advisory Agreement, the Board did not identify any one factor as decisive, but rather considered these factors collectively in light of surrounding circumstances. Further, each Director may have afforded a different weight to different factors.

Conclusion

The Board, having reviewed each of the Agreements, determined that each Agreement, other than the Callan Sub-Advisory Agreement, should be renewed because each continues to enable the Fund’s investors to obtain high quality services at a cost that is appropriate, reasonable and in the interests of investors.

 

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Item 2. Code of Ethics.

Not applicable.

Item 3. Audit Committee Financial Expert.

Not applicable.

Item 4. Principal Accountant Fees and Services.

Not applicable.

Item 5. Audit Committee of Listed Registrants.

Not applicable.

Item 6. Investments.

(a)     Schedule of Investments in securities of unaffiliated issuers as of the close of the reporting period is included as part of the report to shareholders filed under Item 1 of this form.

(b) Not applicable.

 

Item 7.

Disclosure of Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures for Closed-End Management Investment Companies.

Not applicable.

Item 8. Portfolio Managers of Closed-End Management Investment Companies.

(a)  Not Applicable

(b)  There has been no change, as of the date of this filing, in any of the portfolio managers identified in response to paragraph (a)(1) of this Item in the registrant’s most recently filed annual report on Form N-CSR.

 

Item 9.

Purchases of Equity Securities by Closed-End Management Investment Company and Affiliated Purchasers.

Not applicable.


Item 10. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

There have been no material changes to the procedures by which the shareholders may recommend nominees to the registrant’s board of directors, where those changes were implemented after the registrant last provided disclosure in response to the requirements of Item 407(c)(2)(iv) of Regulation S-K (17 CFR 229.407) (as required by Item 22(b)(15) of Schedule 14A (17 CFR 240.14a-101)), or this Item.

Item 11. Controls and Procedures.

 

  (a)

The registrant’s principal executive and principal financial officers have concluded that the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 30a-3(c) under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”) (17 CFR 270.30a-3(c))) are effective, as of a date within 90 days of the filing date of the report that includes the disclosure required by this paragraph, based on their evaluation of these controls and procedures required by Rule 30a-3(b) under the 1940 Act (17 CFR 270.30a-3(b)) and Rules 13a-15(b) or 15d-15(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (17 CFR 240.13a-15(b) or 240.15d-15(b)).

 

  (b)

There were no changes in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) under the 1940 Act (17 CFR 270.30a-3(d))) that occurred during the period covered by this report that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

Item 12. Disclosure of Securities Lending Activities for Closed-End Management Investment Companies.

Not applicable.

Item 13. Exhibits.

 

  (a)(1)

Not applicable.

 

  (a)(2)

Certifications pursuant to Rule 30a-2(a) under the 1940 Act and Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 are attached hereto.

 

  (a)(3)

Not applicable.

 

  (a)(4)

Not applicable.

 

  (b)

Certifications pursuant to Rule 30a-2(b) under the 1940 Act and Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 are attached hereto.


SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

(Registrant)      Versus Capital Multi-Manager Real Estate Income Fund LLC                               

By (Signature and Title)*        /s/ Mark D. Quam                                                                              

  Mark D. Quam, Chief Executive Officer

  (principal executive officer)

Date        December 2, 2019                                                                                                                

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.

By (Signature and Title)*        /s/ Mark D. Quam                                                                               

  Mark D. Quam, Chief Executive Officer

  (principal executive officer)

Date        December 2, 2019                                                                                                                

By (Signature and Title)*        /s/ Brian Petersen                                                                               

  Brian Petersen, Chief Financial Officer

  (principal financial officer)

Date        December 2, 2019                                                                                                                  

* Print the name and title of each signing officer under his or her signature.