N-CSRS 1 fp0093141-1_ncsrs.htm

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: 811-22710

 

BLUEROCK TOTAL INCOME+ REAL ESTATE FUND

(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)

 

919 Third Avenue, 40th Floor, New York, NY 10022

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)

 

1-844-819-8287

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

 

Jason Emala, Esq.

Bluerock Fund Advisor, LLC

919 Third Avenue, 40th Floor,

New York, NY 10022

(Name and address of agent for service)

 

Date of fiscal year end: September 30

 

Date of reporting period: March 31, 2025

 

 

Item 1. Reports to Stockholders.

 

(a)

 

 

   

 

TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

 

Shareholder Letter 2
Portfolio Review 6
Portfolio of Investments 8
Statement of Assets and Liabilities 11
Statement of Operations 12
Statements of Changes in Net Assets 13
Statement of Cash Flows 15
Financial Highlights 16
Notes to Financial Statements 22
Renewal of Investment Advisory Agreement and Sub-Advisory Agreements 34
Additional Information 37
Privacy Policy 38

   

 

 

SEMI-ANNUAL REPORT: (4Q 2024 - 1Q 2025) (UNAUDITED)

Letter from the TI+ Portfolio Managers

 

 

Multiple private real estate indexes have begun their ascent after a multi-year, rate induced repricing cycle, including the Fund, which has delivered positive total returns in two of the last three quarters. The Fund has benefited from strength in its highest conviction sectors of industrial and residential, generating attractive underlying net operating income growth at the property level. The material decline in construction starts has effectively muted supply going forward, leading to an opportunity for quality, well-located assets to continue to drive rents. Despite recent economic and market volatility, we believe the Fund is well positioned to capitalize on and exceed the broader private real estate recovery given its actively managed asset allocation approach and access to high-growth Specialty sectors.

 

 

1In the four-year periods following the previous two market declines, the NPI has averaged a 12.9% annualized return.
2Represents gross of fee performance of private equity REITs that have reported as of 4.17.25.
3Source: Morningstar Direct. TI+ Fund: A-Shares, Load-Waived; Stocks: S&P 500; Public REITs: MSCI U.S. REIT Index; Bonds: S&P U.S. Aggregate Bond Index. You cannot invest directly in an index and unmanaged indices do not reflect fees, expenses or sales charges. There are significant differences in risks and liquidity between the Fund and the investment indexes selected herein for comparison. Stocks, bonds, and public REITs have distinct risk and liquidity factors. Performance figures would be less favorable if the Fund’s sales charges were considered. Investors may be eligible to purchase Class A-Share without load. Please see the Fund Prospectus. Past performance is not indicative of future results.

 

 

 

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We believe the Fund’s focus on an institutional asset class with a history of equity like returns with low volatility combined with 49 consecutive quarterly distributions,* make it a valuable allocation for investment portfolios. We thank you for your continued support of Bluerock Total Income+ Real Estate Fund and look forward to the years ahead.

 

Sincerely,

 

Ryan MacDonald

Chief Investment Officer Bluerock

Adam Lotterman

Co-Chief Investment Officer and Senior Portfolio Manager Bluerock Total Income+ Real Estate Fund

Jordan Ruddy

Co-Chief Investment Officer and Portfolio Manager Bluerock Total Income+ Real Estate Fund

  

*See full distribution disclosure on page 4.
4Represents TI+ underlying funds’ same store portfolio NOI growth vs. the NCREIF Property Index for the 2024 calendar year. Excludes development properties and debt funds.
5The Sector Diversification percentages represent the Fund’s weighted average allocation to the underlying private investment holdings of 3.31.2025. This is a dynamic underlying private investment holdings portfolio and allocations are subject to change at any time and should not be considered investment advice. Diversification does not ensure profit. The organizations referenced above are not invested in Bluerock or the Bluerock Total Income+ Real Estate Fund. Fund investment objective details are available at bluerock.com/ti-fund/documents.
6CBRE Investment Management Market Update, July 2024 total projected return by sector.
7Carlyle, Q4 2024, NOI from 2008-2024.
8Carlyle, demographic driven sectors 52% less volatile than GDP driven sectors.
9Harrison Street, 2% of the NPI in 2011, nearly 11% in 2024.

 

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  Fund Sub-Advisors

       
  About Mercer Investment Management  
  For more than 75 years, Mercer has been one of the world’s leading advisors to endowments, pension funds, sovereign wealth funds and family offices globally, with over 18,000 clients worldwide, and over $17.6 trillion in assets under advisement (as of 12.31.2024). Mercer works to evaluate over 6,900 investment managers and over 32,000 individual investments/strategies (as of 12.31.2024).  
         

         
  About DWS    
  DWS Group GmbH and Co. KGaA (“DWS”), through its indirect subsidiary RREEF Investment, LLC, acts as sub-advisor to the Fund’s public real estate securities investments and is a registered investment adviser under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940. DWS’ real estate business in the U.S. dates back to 1975. Today, DWS has $1.0 trillion in assets under management and works with approximately 1,210 institutional clients. Of that total, approximately $74.0 billion of AUM is invested in public and private real estate globally, positioning DWS as one of the largest real estate managers (as of 12.31.2024).  
         

 

PERFORMANCE

From inception (10.22.2012) through 3.31.2025, TI+ (A-Shares) generated a cumulative total return of 94.00%, or 5.47% annualized (load waived). The Fund was able to accomplish this primarily through private real estate investments, generating both income and capital appreciation. Private investments are supplemented with select public real estate securities. The Fund currently offers five share classes outstanding: A, C, I, L, and M-Shares. A summary of the performance of each share class is presented below.

 

FUND PERFORMANCE THRU 3.31.2025

 

    One Year Five Year Ten Year Since Inception10
TI+ Fund – Class A (TIPRX) Load-Waived –2.88% 2.08% 4.41% 5.47%
  With Sales Charge11 -8.46% 0.88% 3.79% 4.97%
TI+ Fund – Class C (TIPPX) Load-Waived -3.60% 1.33% 3.64% 4.70%
  With Load12 -4.51% 1.33% 3.64% 4.70%
TI+ Fund – Class I (TIPWX)   -2.66% 2.33% 4.67% 5.72%
TI+ Fund – Class L (TIPLX) Load-Waived -3.14% 1.82% 4.15% 5.21%
  With Sales Charge11 -7.24% 0.94% 3.70% 4.84%
TI+ Fund – Class M (TIPMX)   -3.38% 1.58% 3.90% 4.95%

 

*Actual distribution rate was 5.25% annualized for the period. The Fund’s distribution policy is to make quarterly distributions to shareholders. The level of quarterly distributions is not fixed. This distribution policy is subject to change. The tax characterization of the Fund’s distributions is dependent, upon several factors, including the tax characterization of the distributions received by the Fund from its underlying investments, which is not known to the Fund at the time of its distribution. The Fund estimates, in accordance with US GAAP, that 100% of its most recent distribution was attributable to return of capital, however, the characterization of Fund distributions for federal income tax purposes is different from the characterization under US GAAP and the final determination of the source and tax characteristics of all distributions will be made after the end of the year after receipt of the relevant tax information from the Fund’s underlying investments. Shareholders should note that any return of capital will reduce the tax basis of their shares and potentially increase the taxable gain, if any, upon disposition of their shares. There is no assurance that the Fund will continue to declare distributions or that they will continue at these rates.
Returns for Class C, Class I, Class L and Class M-Shares prior to their inception dates are based on the performance of Class A-Shares. For Class C, Class L, and Class M-Shares, prior performance has been adjusted to reflect differences in expenses between the respective classes and Class A. The actual returns of Class I would have been different than those shown because Class I has lower expenses than Class A.

The total annual fund operating expense ratio, gross of any fee waivers or expense reimbursements, is 3.34% for Class A, 4.07% for Class C, 3.10% for Class I, 3.61% for Class L and 3.82% for Class M per the February 1, 2025 prospectuses.

The performance data quoted here represents past performance. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data quoted above. Investment return and principal value will fluctuate, so that shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Past Performance is not indicative of future results. The Fund’s investment advisor has contractually agreed to reduce its fees and/or absorb expenses of the Fund, at least until January 31, 2025, for Class A, C, I and L-Shares to ensure that the net annual fund operating expenses will not exceed 1.95% for Class A, 2.70% for Class C, 1.70% for Class I, 2.20% for Class L, and 2.45% for Class M, subject to possible recoupment from the Fund in future years. Please review the Fund’s Prospectuses for more detail on the expense waiver. Results shown reflect the full fee waiver, without which the results could have been lower. A Fund’s performance, especially for very short periods of time, should not be the sole factor in making your investment decisions. For performance information current to the most recent month end, please call toll-free 1-844-819-8287.

Total returns are calculated using SEC Form N-2 instructions and reflect all fees and charges.

10Since Inception returns as of October 22, 2012. Actual Inception date of the A-Shares is October 22, 2012. Actual Inception date of the Fund’s C and I-Shares is April 1, 2014. Actual Inception date for the L-Shares is June 1, 2017. Actual inception date for the M-Shares is December 27, 2021.
11The maximum sales charge for the A-Shares is 5.75% and for L-Shares is 4.25%. Investors may be eligible for a reduction in sales charges.
12Adjusted for early withdrawal charge of 1.00%.

 

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Definitions

 

Annualized Standard Deviation: The standard deviation of the daily percentage change in an investment. Standard deviation shows how much variation from the average exists with a larger number indicating the data points are more spread out over a larger range of values.

 

MSCI US REIT Index (Public REITs): A free float-adjusted market capitalization weighted index comprised of equity REITs that are included in the MSCI US Investable Market 2500 Index, with the exception of specialty equity REITs that do not generate a majority of their revenue and income from real estate rental and leasing operations. The index represents approximately 85% of the US REIT universe (www.msci.com). Returns shown are for informational purposes and do not reflect those of the Fund. You cannot invest directly in an index and unmanaged indices do not reflect fees, expenses, or sales charges. Risks include rising interest rates or other economic factors that may negatively affect the value of the underlying real estate. It is not possible to invest directly in an index.

 

NCREIF Property Index (NPI): Institutional private equity real estate (iPERE) can be described as high-quality commercial properties that are usually congregated in large investment portfolios managed professionally on behalf of third-party owners or beneficiaries. The leading benchmark index for iPERE is the National Council of Real Estate Investment Fiduciaries Price Index (NPI) which represents a collection of nearly 12,850 institutional properties representing all major commercial property types within the U.S. The NPI is a quarterly time series composite total rate of return measure of investment performance of a very large pool of individual commercial real estate properties acquired in the private market for investment purposes only. All properties in the NPI have been acquired, at least in part, on behalf of tax-exempt institutional investors - the great majority being pension funds. As such, all properties are held in a fiduciary environment.

 

NFI-ODCE: The NFI-ODCE is a capitalization-weighted, gross of fee, time-weighted return index with an inception date of December 31, 1977. Supplemental data is also provided, such as equal-weight and net of fee returns, for informational purposes and additional analysis. Open-end funds are generally defined as infinite-life vehicles consisting of multiple investors who have the ability to enter or exit the fund on a periodic basis, subject to contribution and/or redemption requests, thereby providing a degree of potential investment liquidity. The term Diversified Core Equity style typically reflects lower risk investment strategies utilizing low leverage and generally represented by equity ownership positions in stable U.S. operating properties diversified across regions and property types. The NFI-ODCE, like the NCREIF Property Index (NPI) and other stock and bond indices, is a capitalization-weighted index based on each fund’s net invested capital, which is defined as beginning market value net assets (BMV), adjusted for weighted cash flows (WCF) during the period.

 

The S&P U.S. Aggregate Bond Index: Is designed to measure the performance of publicly issued U.S. dollar denominated investment-grade debt. The index is part of the S&P Aggregate Bond Index family and includes U.S. treasuries, quasi-governments, corporates, taxable municipal bonds, foreign agency, supranational, federal agency, and non-U.S. debentures, covered bonds, and residential mortgage pass-throughs. It is not possible to invest directly in an index.

 

S&P 500: An index of 500 stocks chosen for market size, liquidity, and industry grouping, among other factors. The S&P 500 is designed to be a leading indicator of U.S. equities and is meant to reflect the risk/return characteristics of the large cap universe (Investopedia). It is not possible to invest directly in an index.

 

 

 

You cannot invest directly in an index and unmanaged indices do not reflect fees, expenses or sales charges. Additionally, a rise in interest rates could cause a decline in the value of fixed income securities. Past Performance is not indicative of future results.

 

Benchmark performance should not be considered reflective of Fund performance.

 

Risk Disclosures

 

Not FDIC Insured | No Bank Guarantee | May Lose Value

 

Investing in the Fund involves risks, including the risk that you may receive little or no return on your investment or that you may lose part or all of your investment.

 

The ability of the Fund to achieve its investment objective depends, in part, on the ability of the Advisor to allocate effectively the Fund’s assets across the various asset classes in which it invests and to select investments in each such asset class. There can be no assurance that the actual allocations will be effective in achieving the Fund’s investment objective or delivering positive returns. Limited liquidity is provided to shareholders only through the Fund’s quarterly repurchase offers for no less than 5% of the Fund’s shares outstanding at net asset value. The Fund’s shares have no history of public trading, nor is it intended that they will be listed on a public exchange at this time. No secondary market is expected to develop for the Fund’s shares, liquidity for the Fund’s shares will be provided only through quarterly repurchase offers for no less than 5% of the Fund’s shares and there is no guarantee that an investor will be able to sell all the shares that the investor desires to sell in the repurchase offer. Since inception, the Fund has made 49 repurchase offers, 36 have resulted in the repurchase of all shares, and 13 have resulted in the repurchase of less than all shares tendered. In connection with the February 2025 repurchase offer, the Fund repurchased 19.9704% of all shares tendered. Quarterly repurchases by the Fund of its shares typically will be funded from available cash or sales of portfolio securities. The sale of securities to fund repurchases could reduce the market price of those securities, which in turn would reduce the Fund’s net asset value.

 

An investment in shares represents an indirect investment in the securities owned by the Fund. The value of these securities, like other market investments, may move up or down, sometimes rapidly and unpredictably. The Fund is “non-diversified” under the Investment Company Act of 1940 and therefore may invest more than 5% of its total assets in the securities of one or more issuers. As such, changes in the financial condition or market value of a single issuer may cause a greater fluctuation in the Fund’s net asset value than in a “diversified” fund. The Fund is not intended to be a complete investment program.

 

The Fund is subject to the risk that geopolitical and other similar events will disrupt the economy on a national or global level. For instance, war, terrorism, market manipulation, government defaults, government shutdowns, political changes or diplomatic developments, public health emergencies (such as the spread of infectious diseases, pandemics and epidemics) and natural/environmental disasters can all negatively impact the securities markets.

 

The Fund will concentrate its investments in real estate industry securities. The value of the Fund’s shares will be affected by factors affecting the value of real estate and the earnings of companies engaged in the real estate industry. These factors include, among others: (i) changes in general economic and market conditions; (ii)changes in the value of real estate properties; (iii) risks related to local economic conditions, overbuilding and increased competition; (iv) increases in property taxes and operating expenses; (v) changes in zoning laws; (vi)casualty and condemnation losses; (vii) variations in rental income, neighborhood values or the appeal of property to tenants; (viii) the availability of financing; (ix) climate change; and (x) changes in interest rates. Many real estate companies utilize leverage, which increases investment risk and could adversely affect a company’s operations and market value in periods of rising interest rates. The value of securities of companies in the real estate industry may go through cycles of relative under-performance and over-performance in comparison to equity securities markets in general. A significant portion of the Fund’s underlying investments are in private real estate investment funds managed by institutional investment managers (“Institutional Investment Funds”). Investments in Institutional Investment Funds pose specific risks, including: such investments require the Fund to bear a pro rata share of the vehicles’ expenses, including management and performance fees; the Advisor and Sub-Advisor will have no control over investment decisions made by such vehicle; such vehicle may utilize financial leverage; such investments have limited liquidity; the valuation of such investment as of a specific date may vary from the actual sale price that may be obtained if such investment were sold to a third party.

 

Additional risks related to an investment in the Fund are set forth in the “Risk Factors” section of the prospectus, which include, but are not limited to the following: convertible securities risk; correlation risk; credit risk; fixed income risk; leverage risk; risk of competition between underlying funds; and preferred securities risk.

 

Investors should carefully consider the investment objectives, risks, charges, and expenses of the Bluerock Total Income+ Real Estate Fund. This and other important information about the Fund is contained in the prospectus, which can be obtained by calling toll free 844-819-8287, or online at bluerock.com/ti-fund/documents. The prospectus should be read carefully before investing.

 

The Bluerock Total Income+ Real Estate Fund is distributed by ALPS Distributors, Inc (ALPS). Bluerock Fund Advisor, LLC is not affiliated with ALPS.

 

Additional fund performance details available at bluerock.com/ti-fund/performance. Investors may be eligible for a reduction in sales charges. Please see the Fund Prospectus for details. Please note that the indices are for informational purposes only and are not reflective of any investment. As it is not possible to invest in the indices, the data shown does not reflect or compare features of an actual investment, such as its objectives, costs and expenses, liquidity, safety, guarantees or insurance, fluctuation of principal or return, or tax features.

 

There are limitations when comparing the Bluerock Total Income+ Real Estate Fund to Stock, Bond, and Public Real Estate indices. Many open-end funds which track these indices offer daily liquidity, while closed-end interval funds offer liquidity only on a periodic basis. Deteriorating general market conditions will reduce the value of stock securities. When interest rates rise, the value of bond securities tends to fall. Real estate securities may decline because of adverse developments affecting the real estate industry and real property values. You cannot invest directly in an index and unmanaged indices do not reflect fees, expenses or sales charges. Please see definitions for a description of the risks and comparisons of the investment indexes selected.

 

   

 

Bluerock Total Income+ Real Estate Fund Portfolio Review
March 31, 2025 (Unaudited)

 

Comparison of the Change in Value of a $10,000 Investment

 

 

The Fund’s performance figures for certain periods ended March 31, 2025, compared to select indexes:

 

Bluerock Total Income+ Real Estate Fund: 6 Month 1 Year 5 Year 10 Year Since
Inception
Class A*
Since
Inception
Class C and
Class I*
Since
Inception  
Class L*
Since
Inception
Class M*
Class A                
Without Load -1.55% -2.88% 2.08% 4.41% 5.47%
With Load(a) -7.20% -8.46% 0.88% 3.79% 4.97%
Class C                
Without Load -1.93% -3.60% 1.33% 3.64% 3.98%
With Load(b) -2.89% -4.51% 1.33% 3.64% 3.98%
Class I -1.43% -2.66% 2.33% 4.67% 5.03%
Class L                
Without Load -1.67% -3.14% 1.82% 3.55%
With Load(c) -5.83% -7.24% 0.94% 2.98%
Class M -1.82% -3.38% -3.26%
S&P 500 Total Return Index -1.97% 8.25% 18.59% 12.50% 13.69% 12.45% 13.19% 6.60%
Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index -0.37% 4.88% -0.40% 1.46% 1.64% 1.85% 1.38% -1.38%

 

*Class A commenced operations October 22, 2012, Class C and Class I commenced operations April 1, 2014, Class L commenced operations June 1, 2017, and Class M commenced operations December 27, 2021.
(a)Adjusted for initial maximum sales charge of 5.75%.
(b)Adjusted for early withdrawal charge of 1.00%.
(c)Adjusted for initial maximum sales charge of 4.25%.

 

The S&P 500 Total Return Index is an unmanaged market capitalization-weighted index, which is comprised of 500 of the largest U.S. domiciled companies and includes the reinvestment of all dividends. Investors cannot invest directly in an index or benchmark.

 

The Bloomberg U.S. Aggregate Bond Index is an unmanaged index, which represents the U.S. investment-grade fixed-rate bond market (including government and corporate securities, mortgage pass-through securities and asset-backed securities). Investors cannot invest directly in an index or benchmark.

 

Total returns are calculated using closing Net Asset Value as of March 31, 2025, and may not match returns presented in the Financial Highlights due to adjustments under accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America.

 

 

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March 31, 2025 (Unaudited)

 

The performance data quoted is historical. Past performance is no guarantee of future results. The investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate. An investor’s shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than the original cost. Total returns are calculated using closing Net Asset Value as of March 31, 2025. Total returns are calculated assuming reinvestment of all dividends and distributions. Total returns would have been lower had the Advisor not waived a portion of its fees. Returns greater than one year are annualized. The Advisor and the Fund have entered into an expense limitation and reimbursement agreement under which the Advisor has contractually agreed to waive its fees and to pay or absorb the ordinary operating expenses of the Fund (excluding any taxes, interest, brokerage commissions, acquired fund fees and expenses, and extraordinary expenses, such as litigation or reorganization costs, but including organizational costs and offering costs), to the extent that such expenses exceed 1.95%, 2.70%, 1.70%, 2.20% and 2.45% of the Fund’s average daily net assets attributable to the Class A, Class C, Class I, Class L and Class M shares, respectively. In consideration of the Advisor’s agreement to limit the Fund’s expenses, the Fund has agreed to repay the Advisor in the amount of any fees the Advisor previously waived or Fund expenses reimbursed, subject to the limitations that: (1) the reimbursement will be made if payable not more than three years from the date incurred; (2) the reimbursement may not be made if it would cause the expense limitation then in effect or in effect at the time of the waiver to be exceeded; and (3) the reimbursement is approved by the Fund’s Board of Trustees. The Expense Limitation Agreement will remain in effect at least until January 31, 2026 unless and until the Board approves its modification or termination. After January 31, 2026, the Expense Limitation Agreement may be renewed at the Advisor’s and Board’s discretion.

 

The Fund’s total gross annual operating expenses, including the expenses of underlying funds and before any fee waiver, are 3.34%, 4.07%, 3.10%, 3.61% and 3.82% for Class A, Class C, Class I, Class L and Class M, respectively, per the February 1, 2025 prospectus. Class A shares are subject to a maximum sales charge imposed on purchases of 5.75%. Class A shareholders who tender for repurchase Class A shares that were purchased in amounts of $1,000,000 or more that have been held less than one year (365 days) from the purchase date will be subject to an early withdrawal charge of 1.00% of the original purchase price. Class C shares are subject to an early withdrawal charge of 1.00% if redeemed less than 365 days after the purchase. Class L shares are subject to a maximum sales charge imposed on purchases of 4.25%. The above performance figures do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would have to pay on Fund distributions or the redemption of the Fund shares. For performance information current to the most recent month-end, please call 1-844-819-8287.

 

Portfolio Composition as of March 31, 2025

 

  Percent of
Net Assets
Private Real Estate Securities 105.71%
Public Equity Real Estate Securities 3.85%
Short-Term Investment 4.58%
Total Investments 114.14%
Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets (14.14%)
Total Net Assets 100.00%

 

See the Portfolio of Investments in this report for a more detailed account of the Fund’s holdings.

 

 

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Bluerock Total Income+ Real Estate Fund Portfolio of Investments
  March 31, 2025 (Unaudited)

 

Security  Shares   Value 
PRIVATE REAL ESTATE SECURITIES (105.71%)(a)          
Private Real Estate Equity (91.24%)          
Apartments (8.70%)          
Bridge Workforce Housing Fund I, LP   N/A   $59,314,417 
Clarion Gables Multifamily Trust   45,946    65,365,967 
Cortland Growth & Income Fund   189,520    218,325,312 
Sentinel Real Estate Fund   93    9,586,020 
         352,591,716 
Data Centers (0.69%)          
Harrison Street Data Center Fund(b)   N/A    28,145,749 
           
Diversified (26.34%)          
Bain Capital Real Estate Fund I   N/A    70,896,230 
Blackstone Property Partners U.S.   65,494    90,754,795 
Brookfield Premier Real Estate Partners   145,325    185,263,419 
Carlyle Property Investors   116,947    208,310,417 
CBRE U.S. Core Partners, LP   20,619,132    32,632,339 
Clarion Lion Properties Fund   4,088    6,058,294 
Harrison Street Core Property Fund   11,295    16,064,491 
Invesco Core Real Estate Fund   71    12,273,721 
Invesco U.S. Income Fund LP   80,223    120,916,296 
Morgan Stanley Prime Property Fund LLC   1,142    22,088,809 
PGIM PRISA II   99,368    135,644,690 
PGIM PRISA III   33,655    98,989,596 
RREEF America REIT II, Inc.   47,513    5,981,870 
Stockbridge Smart Markets Fund   1,128    1,907,827 
TA Realty Core Property Fund, LP   46,029    59,158,983 
         1,066,941,777 
Industrial (40.42%)          
Ares Industrial Real Estate Fund   111,714    292,493,944 
CBRE U.S. Logistics Partners LP   215,558,564    291,772,381 
Clarion Lion Industrial Trust   42,497    156,473,436 
Prologis Targeted U.S. Logistics Fund(c)   167,075    467,919,138 
Realterm Logistics Income Fund LP   137,094    212,600,904 
RREEF Core Plus Industrial Fund LP   606,238    135,100,913 
TA Realty Logistics Fund, LP   78,032    80,880,724 
         1,637,241,440 
Life Science (15.09%)          
Bain Capital Real Estate Life Science Fund(b)   N/A    27,962,923 
Blackstone Property Partners Life Science   N/A    68,585,694 
Harrison Street Life Science   N/A    13,991,713 
IQHQ, Inc.(b)(c)   61,143,213    500,670,395 
         611,210,725 
Private Real Estate Debt / Preferred (14.47%)          
Ares Real Estate Enhanced Income Fund   N/A    16,816,541 
Bridge Debt Strategies Fund III, LP   N/A    42,391,181 
Bridge Debt Strategies Fund IV, LP   N/A    84,181,053 
Direct Real Estate Debt Investment, 13.5% 12/31/2027(d)   154,992,999    154,992,999 
Direct Real Estate Debt Investment, 14.0%, 8/26/2026(d)   80,113,860    80,113,860 
H/2 Special Opportunities Fund(b)(c)   N/A    120,888,431 
IQHQ Series E Preferred, 16.5%(d)   86,734,199    86,734,199 
         586,118,264 
TOTAL PRIVATE REAL ESTATE SECURITIES (Cost $4,187,719,009)        4,282,249,671 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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Bluerock Total Income+ Real Estate Fund Portfolio of Investments (Continued)
  March 31, 2025 (Unaudited)

 

Security  Shares   Value 
PUBLIC EQUITY REAL ESTATE SECURITIES (3.85%)          
Public Non-Traded Real Estate Investment Trusts (0.00%)          
Diversified (0.00%)          
Highlands REIT, Inc.(b)(d)   140,161    40,647 
Total Public Non-Traded Real Estate Investment Trusts (Cost $51,627)        40,647 
           
Publicly Traded Real Estate Investment Trusts (3.85%)          
Apartments (0.52%)          
AvalonBay Communities, Inc.   32,318    6,936,089 
Essex Property Trust, Inc.   13,369    4,098,535 
Independence Realty Trust, Inc.   143,210    3,040,348 
Mid-America Apartment Communities, Inc.   42,395    7,104,554 
         21,179,526 
Communications (0.06%)          
American Tower Corp.   10,608    2,308,301 
         2,308,301 
Data Centers (0.41%)          
Digital Realty Trust, Inc.   33,017    4,731,006 
Equinix, Inc.   14,507    11,828,282 
         16,559,288 
Diversified (0.08%)          
EPR Properties   63,092    3,319,270 
         3,319,270 
Gaming (0.13%)          
VICI Properties, Inc.   161,195    5,258,181 
         5,258,181 
Healthcare (0.64%)          
American Healthcare REIT, Inc.   107,550    3,258,765 
Healthpeak Properties, Inc.   161,736    3,270,302 
Ventas, Inc.   100,319    6,897,934 
Welltower, Inc.   80,623    12,352,250 
         25,779,251 
Hotels (0.04%)          
Ryman Hospitality Properties, Inc.   17,127    1,566,093 
         1,566,093 
Industrial (0.47%)          
EastGroup Properties, Inc.   20,788    3,661,806 
First Industrial Realty Trust, Inc.   55,520    2,995,859 
Prologis, Inc.   87,178    9,737,921 
Terreno Realty Corp.   40,341    2,550,358 
         18,945,944 
Manufactured Homes (0.14%)          
Sun Communities, Inc.   43,120    5,546,957 
         5,546,957 
Office (0.10%)          
SL Green Realty Corp.   6,316    364,433 
Vornado Realty Trust   100,923    3,733,142 
         4,097,575 
Regional Malls (0.27%)          
Simon Property Group, Inc.   65,014    10,797,525 
         10,797,525 
Self-Storage (0.45%)          
CubeSmart   82,169    3,509,438 
Iron Mountain, Inc.   55,185    4,748,117 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.  
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Bluerock Total Income+ Real Estate Fund Portfolio of Investments (Continued)
  March 31, 2025 (Unaudited)

 

Security  Shares   Value 
Self-Storage (0.45%) (continued)          
Public Storage   33,968    10,166,283 
         18,423,838 
Shopping Center (0.16%)          
Brixmor Property Group, Inc.   193,599    5,140,054 
Federal Realty Investment Trust   2,349    229,779 
Regency Centers Corp.   17,103    1,261,517 
         6,631,350 
Single Tenant (0.31%)          
Agree Realty Corp.   83,613    6,454,087 
Essential Properties Realty Trust, Inc.   185,764    6,063,337 
         12,517,424 
Single-Family Rental (0.07%)          
American Homes 4 Rent, Class A   74,697    2,824,294 
         2,824,294 
Total Publicly Traded Real Estate Investment Trusts (Cost $131,791,823)        155,754,817 
           
TOTAL PUBLIC EQUITY REAL ESTATE SECURITIES (Cost $131,843,450)        155,795,464 
           
SHORT TERM INVESTMENT (4.58%)          
Fidelity Investments Money Market Fund - Government Portfolio - Class I, 4.21% (Cost $185,384,241)(e)   185,384,241    185,384,241 
           
TOTAL INVESTMENTS (114.14%) (Cost $4,504,946,700)       $4,623,429,376 
LIABILITIES IN EXCESS OF OTHER ASSETS (-14.14%)        (572,810,207)
NET ASSETS (100.00%)       $4,050,619,169 

 

(a)All or a portion of these securities are segregated as collateral for the Lines of Credit as of March 31, 2025.
(b)Non-income producing security.
(c)Holding is comprised of multiple share classes of the same underlying investment.
(d)Fair value estimated using fair valuation procedures adopted by the Board of Trustees. Total value of such securities is $321,881,705, representing 7.95% of net assets.
(e)The rate shown is the 7-day effective yield as of March 31, 2025

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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Bluerock Total Income+ Real Estate Fund Statement of Assets and Liabilities
  March 31, 2025 (Unaudited)

 

ASSETS    
Investments, at value (Cost $4,504,946,700)  $4,623,429,376 
Cash   1,170,597 
Receivable for investments sold   408,092 
Receivable for shares sold   858,056 
Dividends and Interest receivable   7,490,590 
Deferred borrowing costs (See Note 9)   10,243,236 
Prepaid expenses and other assets   163,657 
Total Assets   4,643,763,604 
LIABILITIES     
Payable for investments purchased   367,982 
Line of credit payable   585,000,000 
Line of credit interest payable   464,815 
Investment advisory fees payable   5,051,642 
Administration fees payable   201,947 
Transfer agency fees payable   1,138,636 
Shareholder servicing fees payable   221,564 
Distribution fees payable   304,592 
Compliance fee payable   5,488 
Accrued expenses and other liabilities   387,769 
Total Liabilities(a)   593,144,435 
NET ASSETS  $4,050,619,169 
NET ASSETS CONSIST OF     
Paid-in capital  $4,026,222,031 
Total distributable earnings/(accumulated deficit)   24,397,138 
NET ASSETS  $4,050,619,169 
PRICING OF SHARES     
Class A:     
Net asset value, per share  $25.48 
Net assets  $607,083,015 
Shares of beneficial interest outstanding (unlimited number of shares, no par value common stock authorized)   23,827,487 
Maximum offering price per share ((NAV/0.9425), based on maximum sales charge of 5.75% of the offering price)  $27.03 
Class C:     
Net asset value, per share  $23.50 
Net assets  $342,212,824 
Shares of beneficial interest outstanding (unlimited number of shares, no par value common stock authorized)   14,561,547 
Class I:     
Net asset value, per share  $26.25 
Net assets  $2,924,483,846 
Shares of beneficial interest outstanding (unlimited number of shares, no par value common stock authorized)   111,409,226 
Class L:     
Net asset value, per share  $24.98 
Net assets  $76,252,815 
Shares of beneficial interest outstanding (unlimited number of shares, no par value common stock authorized)   3,052,145 
Maximum offering price per share ((NAV/0.9575), based on maximum sales charge of 4.25% of the offering price)  $26.09 
Class M:     
Net asset value, per share  $23.70 
Net assets  $100,586,669 
Shares of beneficial interest outstanding (unlimited number of shares, no par value common stock authorized)   4,244,466 

 

(a)Separately, see Note 8 Commitment and Contingencies for detail on unfunded commitments.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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Bluerock Total Income+ Real Estate Fund Statement of Operations
For the Six Months Ended March 31, 2025 (Unaudited)

 

INVESTMENT INCOME    
Dividend income  $44,160,866 
Interest income   20,909,308 
Total Investment Income   65,070,174 
      
EXPENSES     
Investment Advisory fees   32,173,888 
Administrative fees   596,737 
Transfer Agency fees   3,047,290 
Shareholder servicing fees:     
Class A   794,263 
Class C   464,423 
Class L   99,640 
Distribution fees:     
Class C   1,393,268 
Class L   99,640 
Class M   399,029 
Legal fees   87,725 
Professional fees   64,653 
Reports to shareholders and printing fees   808,497 
Custody fees   99,479 
Chief compliance officer fees   16,414 
Interest expense (See Note 9)   33,842,730 
Trustees’ fees   90,587 
Other expenses   105,248 
Total Expenses   74,183,511 
Less: Fees waived/expenses reimbursed by Advisor (See Note 3)   (650,178)
Net Expenses   73,533,333 
Net Investment Loss   (8,463,159)
NET REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN/(LOSS) ON INVESTMENTS     
Net realized gain/(loss) on investments   (34,829,178)
Net change in unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on investments   (7,743,387)
NET REALIZED AND UNREALIZED GAIN/(LOSS) ON INVESTMENTS   (42,572,565)
NET DECREASE IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS  $(51,035,724)

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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  Statements of Changes in
Bluerock Total Income+ Real Estate Fund Net Assets

 

   For the Six
Months Ended
March 31, 2025
(Unaudited)
   For the
Year Ended
September 30, 2024
 
OPERATIONS:          
Net investment loss  $(8,463,159)  $(53,767,000)
Net realized loss on investments   (34,829,178)   (98,384,904)
Net change in unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) on investments   (7,743,387)   (337,882,018)
Net Decrease in Net Assets Resulting from Operations   (51,035,724)   (490,033,922)
DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS:          
Class A          
From distributable earnings   (4,847,269)   (3,526,089)
From return of capital   (11,718,635)   (34,037,739)
Class C          
From distributable earnings   (2,921,271)   (2,576,933)
From return of capital   (6,581,668)   (21,763,051)
Class I          
From distributable earnings   (23,261,093)   (17,442,268)
From return of capital   (56,862,737)   (171,028,866)
Class L          
From distributable earnings   (610,773)   (457,379)
From return of capital   (1,463,742)   (4,304,566)
Class M          
From distributable earnings   (833,953)   (633,778)
From return of capital   (1,920,710)   (5,708,866)
Total Distributions to Shareholders   (111,021,851)   (261,479,535)
BENEFICIAL INTEREST TRANSACTIONS:          
Class A          
Shares sold   14,539,388    33,411,601 
Distributions reinvested   6,139,320    14,510,808 
Shares redeemed   (54,143,009)   (124,113,077)
Shares transferred in(a)   10,819,430    23,436,185 
Class C          
Shares sold   5,669,935    13,515,052 
Distributions reinvested   3,773,540    12,205,976 
Shares redeemed   (24,578,136)   (53,388,389)
Shares transferred out(b)   (25,119,689)   (65,676,666)
Class I          
Shares sold   117,020,513    345,387,084 
Distributions reinvested   20,198,791    50,405,111 
Shares redeemed   (358,292,913)   (863,877,133)
Shares transferred in(a)   14,307,103    42,810,700 
Class L          
Shares sold   930,391    3,018,866 
Distributions reinvested   1,053,388    2,656,045 
Shares redeemed   (5,027,370)   (11,053,161)
Shares transferred out(b)   (6,844)   (570,220)
Class M          
Shares sold   681,000    5,142,667 
Distributions reinvested   1,745,072    4,373,765 
Shares redeemed   (8,347,835)   (15,040,981)
Net Decrease in Net Assets Derived from Capital Share Transactions   (278,637,925)   (582,845,767)
Net decrease in net assets   (440,695,500)   (1,334,359,224)

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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  Statements of Changes in
Bluerock Total Income+ Real Estate Fund Net Assets (Continued)

 

   For the Six
Months Ended
March 31, 2025
(Unaudited)
  

For the

Year Ended
September 30, 2024

 
NET ASSETS:          
Beginning of year/period   4,491,314,669    5,825,673,893 
End of year/period  $4,050,619,169   $4,491,314,669 
           
Other Information          
Share Transactions:          
Class A          
Beginning shares   24,697,227    26,515,187 
Shares sold   550,539    1,171,577 
Distributions reinvested   236,172    516,928 
Shares redeemed   (2,051,462)   (4,336,213)
Shares transferred in(a)   395,011    816,871 
Net decrease in shares outstanding   (869,740)   (1,830,837)
Ending shares   23,827,487    24,684,350 
Class C          
Beginning shares   16,206,804    19,727,650 
Shares sold   233,562    506,450 
Distributions reinvested   157,186    467,459 
Shares redeemed   (1,008,674)   (2,009,269)
Shares transferred out(b)   (1,027,331)   (2,485,486)
Net decrease in shares outstanding   (1,645,257)   (3,520,846)
Ending shares   14,561,547    16,206,804 
Class I          
Beginning shares   118,993,067    133,332,983 
Shares sold   4,311,411    11,791,876 
Distributions reinvested   754,464    1,745,547 
Shares redeemed   (13,177,247)   (29,348,243)
Shares transferred in(a)   527,531    1,470,904 
Net decrease in shares outstanding   (7,583,841)   (14,339,916)
Ending shares   111,409,226    118,993,067 
Class L          
Beginning shares   3,169,097    3,383,907 
Shares sold   36,020    104,860 
Distributions reinvested   41,312    96,171 
Shares redeemed   (194,022)   (395,532)
Shares transferred out(b)   (262)   (20,309)
Net decrease in shares outstanding   (116,952)   (214,810)
Ending shares   3,052,145    3,169,097 
Class M          
Beginning shares   4,484,524    4,693,481 
Shares sold   27,547    190,459 
Distributions reinvested   72,114    166,788 
Shares redeemed   (339,719)   (566,204)
Net decrease in shares outstanding   (240,058)   (208,957)
Ending shares   4,244,466    4,484,524 

 

(a)Shares transferred in - net increase in shares of a particular class resulting from transfers to other share classes.
(b)Shares transferred out - net decrease in shares of a particular class resulting from transfers from other share classes.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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Bluerock Total Income+ Real Estate Fund Statement of Cash Flows

 

   For the Six Months Ended
March 31, 2025
(Unaudited)
 
Cash Flows from Operating Activities:     
Net decrease in net assets resulting from operations  $(51,035,724)
Adjustments to reconcile net increase in net assets resulting from operations to net cash used in operating activities:     
Purchase of investment securities   (323,514,088)
Proceeds from disposition of investment securities   717,503,766 
Net purchases of short-term investment securities   (73,637,706)
Net realized loss on investments   34,829,178 
Net change in unrealized (appreciation)/depreciation on investments   7,743,387 
(Increase)/Decrease in Assets:     
Dividends and interest receivable   22,259,816 
Deferred borrowing costs   (8,322,345)
Prepaid expenses and other assets   (41,999)
Increase/(Decrease) in Liabilities:     
Investment advisory fees payable   (736,121)
Administration fees payable   11,295 
Transfer agency fees payable   155,899 
Shareholder servicing fees payable   (15,618)
Distribution fees payable   (33,099)
Chief compliance officer fees payable   (104)
Interest due on line of credit payable   (5,275,183)
Accrued expenses and other liabilities   146,056 
Net Cash Provided by Operating Activities   320,037,410 
      
Cash Flows from Financing Activities:     
Change in Line of Credit Borrowing   50,000,000 
Proceeds from shares sold   140,634,190 
Payment on shares redeemed   (450,389,263)
Cash distributions paid   (78,111,740)
Net Cash Used in Financing Activities   (337,866,813)
      
Net Change in Cash   (17,829,403)
      
Cash Beginning of Period  $19,000,000 
Cash End of Period  $1,170,597 
      
Non-cash financing activities not included herein consist of reinvestment of distributions of:  $32,910,111 
Cash paid for interest on lines of credit during the Period was:   39,117,913 

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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Bluerock Total Income+ Real Estate Fund - Class A Financial Highlights
The table below sets forth financial data for one share of beneficial interest outstanding throughout each year/period presented.

 

   For the
Six Months
Ended
March 31,
2025
(Unaudited)
   For the Year
Ended September
30,
2024
   For the Year
Ended September
30,
2023
   For the Year
Ended September
30,
2022
   For the Year
Ended September
30,
2021
   For the Year
Ended September
30,
2020
 
Net asset value, beginning of year  $26.51   $30.74   $37.10   $32.66   $29.26   $30.43 
INCOME FROM INVESTMENT OPERATIONS:                              
Net investment income/(loss)(a)   (0.06)   (0.33)   (0.14)   0.38    0.50    0.46 
Net realized and unrealized gain/(loss)   (0.28)   (2.40)   (4.45)   5.97    4.50    (0.05)
Total from investment operations   (0.34)   (2.73)   (4.59)   6.35    5.00    0.41 
DISTRIBUTIONS:                              
From net investment income                       (0.06)
From net realized gain on investments   (0.20)   (0.14)   (0.19)   (0.42)   (0.63)   (1.02)
Return of capital   (0.49)   (1.36)   (1.58)   (1.49)   (0.97)   (0.50)
Total distributions   (0.69)   (1.50)   (1.77)   (1.91)   (1.60)   (1.58)
Net asset value, end of period  $25.48   $26.51   $30.74   $37.10   $32.66   $29.26 
TOTAL RETURN(b)(c)   (1.31)%(d)    (9.08)%   (12.64)%   19.76%   17.68%   1.38%
RATIOS/SUPPLEMENTAL DATA:                              
Net assets, end of period (000s)  $607,083   $654,361   $815,193   $921,035   $573,540   $525,950 
Ratios to Average Net Assets (including interest expense)                              
Ratio of expenses to average net assets excluding fee waivers and reimbursements(e)(f)   3.55%(g)    3.82%   3.14%   2.01%   2.09%   2.15%
Ratio of expenses to average net assets including fee waivers and reimbursements(f)   3.53%(g)    3.82%   3.14%   2.04%   2.06%   2.17%
Ratio of net investment income/(loss) to average net assets(f)   (0.49)%(g)    (1.15)%   (0.42)%   1.06%   1.65%   1.53%
Ratios to Average Net Assets (excluding interest expense)                              
Ratio of expenses to average net assets excluding fee waivers and reimbursements(e)(f)   1.97%(g)    1.95%   1.94%   1.92%   1.98%   1.91%
Ratio of expenses to average net assets including fee waivers and reimbursements(f)   1.95%(g)    1.95%   1.94%   1.95%   1.95%   1.93%
Portfolio turnover rate   7%(d)    14%   13%   4%   26%   27%

 

(a)Per share amounts are calculated using the average shares method.
(b)Includes adjustments in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States and, consequently, the net asset value for financial reporting purposes and the returns based upon those net asset values may differ from the net asset values and returns for shareholder transactions.
(c)Total returns are historical in nature and assumes changes in net asset value per share, reinvestment of dividends and capital gains distributions, if any, and do not reflect the impact of sales charges. Had the Advisor not absorbed a portion of the Fund expenses, total returns would have been lower.
(d)Not annualized.
(e)Represents the ratio of expenses to average net assets absent fee waivers expense reimbursement and/or recoupment by the Advisor.
(f)The ratios of expenses to average net assets and net investment income to average net assets do not directly reflect the expenses of the underlying institutional private real estate investments in which the Fund invests. The Fund invests in each underlying institutional private real estate investment based upon its net asset value, inclusive of management fees, which typically range from 0.50% to 1.30% on an annualized basis. The Fund’s Total Return is reported net of all fees and expenses.
(g)Annualized.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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Bluerock Total Income+ Real Estate Fund - Class C Financial Highlights
The table below sets forth financial data for one share of beneficial interest outstanding throughout each year/period presented.

 

   For the
Six Months
Ended
March 31,
2025
(Unaudited)
   For the Year
Ended September
30,
2024
   For the Year
Ended September
30,
2023
   For the Year
Ended September
30,
2022
   For the Year
Ended September
30,
2021
   For the Year
Ended September
30,
2020
 
Net asset value, beginning of year  $24.54   $28.67   $34.85   $30.90   $27.89   $29.22 
INCOME FROM INVESTMENT OPERATIONS:                              
Net investment income/(loss)(a)   (0.15)   (0.50)   (0.36)   0.12    0.26    0.23 
Net realized and unrealized gain/(loss)   (0.25)   (2.24)   (4.16)   5.63    4.27    (0.04)
Total from investment operations   (0.40)   (2.74)   (4.52)   5.75    4.53    0.19 
DISTRIBUTIONS:                              
From net investment income                       (0.06)
From net realized gain on investments   (0.20)   (0.14)   (0.19)   (0.42)   (0.63)   (0.98)
Return of capital   (0.44)   (1.25)   (1.47)   (1.38)   (0.89)   (0.48)
Total distributions   (0.64)   (1.39)   (1.66)   (1.80)   (1.52)   (1.52)
Net asset value, end of period  $23.50   $24.54   $28.67   $34.85   $30.90   $27.89 
TOTAL RETURN(b)(c)   (1.67)%(d)    (9.76)%   (13.26)%   18.90%   16.81%   0.63%
RATIOS/SUPPLEMENTAL DATA:                              
Net assets, end of period (000s)  $342,213   $397,749   $565,608   $706,009   $486,734   $437,183 
Ratios to Average Net Assets (including interest expense)                              
Ratio of expenses to average net assets excluding fee waivers and reimbursements(e)(f)   4.29%(g)    4.55%   3.86%   2.74%   2.81%   2.90%
Ratio of expenses to average net assets including fee waivers and reimbursements(f)   4.28%(g)    4.55%   3.86%   2.74%   2.81%   2.92%
Ratio of net investment income/(loss) to average net assets(f)   (1.24)%(g)    (1.88)%   (1.13)%   0.36%   0.91%   0.79%
Ratios to Average Net Assets (excluding interest expense)                              
Ratio of expenses to average net assets excluding fee waivers and reimbursements(e)(f)   2.71%(g)    2.68%   2.67%   2.65%   2.70%   2.66%
Ratio of expenses to average net assets including fee waivers and reimbursements(f)   2.70%(g)    2.68%   2.67%   2.65%   2.70%   2.68%
Portfolio turnover rate   7%(d)    14%   13%   4%   26%   27%

 

(a)Per share amounts are calculated using the average shares method.
(b)Includes adjustments in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States and, consequently, the net asset value for financial reporting purposes and the returns based upon those net asset values may differ from the net asset values and returns for shareholder transactions.
(c)Total returns are historical in nature and assumes changes in net asset value per share, reinvestment of dividends and capital gains distributions, if any. Had the Advisor not absorbed a portion of the Fund expenses, total returns would have been lower.
(d)Not annualized.
(e)Represents the ratio of expenses to average net assets absent fee waivers expense reimbursement and/or recoupment by the Advisor.
(f)The ratios of expenses to average net assets and net investment income (loss) to average net assets do not directly reflect the expenses of the underlying institutional private real estate investments in which the Fund invests. The Fund invests in each underlying institutional private real estate investment based upon its net asset value, inclusive of management fees, which typically range from 0.50% to 1.30% on an annualized basis. The Fund’s Total Return is reported net of all fees and expenses.
(g)Annualized.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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Bluerock Total Income+ Real Estate Fund - Class I Financial Highlights
The table below sets forth financial data for one share of beneficial interest outstanding throughout each year/period presented.

 

   For the
Six Months
Ended
March 31,
2025
(Unaudited)
   For the Year
Ended September
30,
2024
   For the Year
Ended September
30,
2023
   For the Year
Ended September
30,
2022
   For the Year
Ended September
30,
2021
   For the Year
Ended September
30,
2020
 
Net asset value, beginning of year  $27.28   $31.55   $37.99   $33.35   $29.80   $30.92 
INCOME FROM INVESTMENT OPERATIONS:                              
Net investment income/(loss)(a)   (0.03)   (0.27)   (0.05)   0.48    0.58    0.56 
Net realized and unrealized gain/(loss)   (0.29)   (2.47)   (4.57)   6.12    4.61    (0.07)
Total from investment operations   (0.32)   (2.74)   (4.62)   6.60    5.19    0.49 
DISTRIBUTIONS:                              
From net investment income                       (0.06)
From net realized gain on investments   (0.20)   (0.14)   (0.19)   (0.42)   (0.63)   (1.04)
Return of capital   (0.51)   (1.39)   (1.63)   (1.54)   (1.01)   (0.51)
Total distributions   (0.71)   (1.53)   (1.82)   (1.96)   (1.64)   (1.61)
Net asset value, end of period  $26.25   $27.28   $31.55   $37.99   $33.35   $29.80 
TOTAL RETURN(b)(c)   (1.20)%(d)    (8.84)%   (12.44)%   20.09%   17.99%   1.61%
RATIOS/SUPPLEMENTAL DATA:                              
Net assets, end of period (000s)  $2,924,484   $3,245,874   $4,207,299   $5,288,747   $2,012,129   $1,341,848 
Ratios to Average Net Assets (including interest expense)                              
Ratio of expenses to average net assets excluding fee waivers and reimbursements(e)(f)   3.31%(g)    3.58%   2.88%   1.77%   1.83%   1.91%
Ratio of expenses to average net assets including fee waivers and reimbursements(f)   3.28%(g)    3.57%   2.88%   1.78%   1.81%   1.91%
Ratio of net investment income/(loss) to average net assets(f)   (0.24)%(g)    (0.90)%   (0.15)%   1.30%   1.89%   1.82%
Ratios to Average Net Assets (excluding interest expense)                              
Ratio of expenses to average net assets excluding fee waivers and reimbursements(e)(f)   1.74%(g)    1.71%   1.70%   1.68%   1.72%   1.67%
Ratio of expenses to average net assets including fee waivers and reimbursements(f)   1.70%(g)    1.70%   1.70%   1.69%   1.70%   1.67%
Portfolio turnover rate   7%(d)    14%   13%   4%   26%   27%

 

(a)Per share amounts are calculated using the average shares method.
(b)Includes adjustments in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States and, consequently, the net asset value for financial reporting purposes and the returns based upon those net asset values may differ from the net asset values and returns for shareholder transactions.
(c)Total returns are historical in nature and assumes changes in net asset value per share, reinvestment of dividends and capital gains distributions, if any. Had the Advisor not absorbed a portion of the Fund expenses, total returns would have been lower.
(d)Not annualized.
(e)Represents the ratio of expenses to average net assets absent fee waivers expense reimbursement and/or recoupment by the Advisor.
(f)The ratios of expenses to average net assets and net investment income to average net assets do not directly reflect the expenses of the underlying institutional private real estate investments in which the Fund invests. The Fund invests in each underlying institutional private real estate investment based upon its net asset value, inclusive of management fees, which typically range from 0.50% to 1.30% on an annualized basis. The Fund’s Total Return is reported net of all fees and expenses.
(g)Annualized.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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Bluerock Total Income+ Real Estate Fund - Class L Financial Highlights
The table below sets forth financial data for one share of beneficial interest outstanding throughout each year/period presented.

 

   For the
Six Months
Ended
March 31,
2025
(Unaudited)
   For the Year
Ended September
30,
2024
   For the Year
Ended September
30,
2023
   For the Year
Ended September
30,
2022
   For the Year
Ended September
30,
2021
   For the Year
Ended September
30,
2020
 
Net asset value, beginning of year  $26.03   $30.26   $36.61   $32.31   $29.02   $30.25 
INCOME FROM INVESTMENT OPERATIONS:                              
Net investment income/(loss)(a)   (0.10)   (0.39)   (0.23)   0.29    0.42    0.37 
Net realized and unrealized gain/(loss)   (0.27)   (2.37)   (4.37)   5.90    4.46    (0.03)
Total from investment operations   (0.37)   (2.76)   (4.60)   6.19    4.88    0.34 
DISTRIBUTIONS:                              
From net investment income                       (0.06)
From net realized gain on investments   (0.20)   (0.14)   (0.19)   (0.42)   (0.63)   (1.01)
Return of capital   (0.48)   (1.33)   (1.56)   (1.47)   (0.96)   (0.50)
Total distributions   (0.68)   (1.47)   (1.75)   (1.89)   (1.59)   (1.57)
Net asset value, end of period  $24.98   $26.03   $30.26   $36.61   $32.31   $29.02 
TOTAL RETURN(b)(c)   (1.46)%(d)    9.31%   (12.86)%   19.46%   17.38%   1.14%
RATIOS/SUPPLEMENTAL DATA:                              
Net assets, end of period/year (000s)  $76,253   $82,480   $102,398   $124,675   $87,645   $73,014 
Ratios to Average Net Assets (including interest expense)                              
Ratio of expenses to average net assets excluding fee waivers and reimbursements(e)(f)   3.83%(g)    4.09%   3.40%   2.28%   2.35%   2.40%
Ratio of expenses to average net assets including fee waivers and reimbursements(f)   3.78%(g)    4.07%   3.40%   2.29%   2.31%   2.41%
Ratio of net investment income/(loss) to average net assets(f)   (0.74)%(g)    (1.40)%   (0.67)%   0.81%   1.40%   1.25%
Ratios to Average Net Assets (excluding interest expense)                              
Ratio of expenses to average net assets excluding fee waivers and reimbursements(e)(f)   2.25%(g)    2.22%   2.20%   2.20%   2.24%   2.17%
Ratio of expenses to average net assets including fee waivers and reimbursements(f)   2.20%(g)    2.20%   2.20%   2.21%   2.20%   2.18%
Portfolio turnover rate   7%(d)    14%   13%   4%   26%   27%

 

(a)Per share amounts are calculated using the average shares method.
(b)Total returns are historical in nature and assumes changes in net asset value per share, reinvestment of dividends and capital gains distributions, if any, and do not reflect the impact of sales charges. Had the Advisor not absorbed a portion of the Fund expenses, total returns would have been lower.
(c)Includes adjustments in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States and, consequently, the net asset value for financial reporting purposes and the returns based upon those net asset values may differ from the net asset values and returns for shareholder transactions.
(d)Not annualized.
(e)Represents the ratio of expenses to average net assets absent fee waivers expense reimbursement and/or recoupment by the Advisor.
(f)The ratios of expenses to average net assets and net investment income (loss) to average net assets do not directly reflect the expenses of the underlying institutional private real estate investments in which the Fund invests. The Fund invests in each underlying institutional private real estate investment based upon its net asset value, inclusive of management fees, which typically range from 0.50% to 1.30% on an annualized basis. The Fund’s Total Return is reported net of all fees and expenses.
(g)Annualized.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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Bluerock Total Income+ Real Estate Fund - Class M Financial Highlights
The table below sets forth financial data for one share of beneficial interest outstanding throughout each year/period presented.

 

   For the
Six Months
Ended
March 31,
2025
(Unaudited)
   For the
Year
Ended
September
30,
2024
   For the
Year
Ended
September
30,
2023
   For the
Period
Ended
September
30,
2022 (a)
 
Net asset value, beginning of period/year  $24.72   $28.80   $34.93   $31.78 
INCOME FROM INVESTMENT OPERATIONS:                    
Net investment income/(loss)(b)   (0.12)   (0.43)   (0.30)   0.14 
Net realized and unrealized gain/(loss)   (0.26)   (2.26)   (4.17)   4.39 
Total from investment operations   (0.38)   (2.69)   (4.47)   4.53 
DISTRIBUTIONS:                    
From net realized gain on investments   (0.20)   (0.14)   (0.19)    
Return of capital   (0.44)   (1.25)   (1.47)   (1.38)
Total distributions   (0.64)   (1.39)   (1.66)   (1.38)
                     
Net asset value, end of period/year  $23.70   $24.72   $28.80   $34.93 
TOTAL RETURN(c)(d)   (1.56)%(e)    (9.51)%   (13.07)%   14.35%(e) 
                     
RATIOS/SUPPLEMENTAL DATA:                    
Net assets, end of period/year (000s)  $100,587   $110,851   $135,176   $135,362 
Ratios to Average Net Assets (including interest expense)                    
Ratio of expenses to average net assets excluding fee waivers and reimbursements(f)(g)   4.06%(h)    4.30%   3.66%   2.46%(h) 
Ratio of expenses to average net assets including fee waivers and reimbursements(f)   4.03%(h)    4.30%   3.66%   2.46%(h) 
Ratio of net investment income/(loss) to average net assets(f)   (0.99)%(h)    (1.63)%   (0.94)%   0.54%(h) 
                     
Ratios to Average Net Assets (excluding interest expense)                    
Ratio of expenses to average net assets excluding fee waivers and reimbursements(f)(g)   2.48%(h)    2.43%   2.44%   2.35%(h)
Ratio of expenses to average net assets including fee waivers and reimbursements(f)   2.45%(h)    2.43%   2.44%   2.35%(h)
Portfolio turnover rate   7%(e)    14%   13%   4%

 

(a)Class M commenced operations on December 27, 2021.
(b)Per share amounts are calculated using the average shares method.
(c)Total returns are historical in nature and assumes changes in net asset value per share, reinvestment of dividends and capital gains distributions, if any. Had the Advisor not absorbed a portion of the Fund expenses, total returns would have been lower.
(d)Includes adjustments in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States and, consequently, the net asset value for financial reporting purposes and the returns based upon those net asset values may differ from the net asset values and returns for shareholder transactions.
(e)Not annualized.
(f)The ratios of expenses to average net assets and net investment income (loss) to average net assets do not directly reflect the expenses of the underlying institutional private real estate investments in which the Fund invests. The Fund invests in each underlying institutional private real estate investment based upon its net asset value, inclusive of management fees, which typically range from 0.50% to 1.30% on an annualized basis. The Fund’s Total Return is reported net of all fees and expenses.
(g)Represents the ratio of expenses to average net assets absent fee waivers expense reimbursement and/or recoupment by the Advisor.
(h)Annualized.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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Bluerock Total Income+ Real Estate Fund Financial Highlights
The table below sets forth financial data for one share of beneficial interest outstanding throughout each year presented.

 

Information about the Fund’s senior securities as of each period is shown in the following table:

 

   March 31,
2025
(unaudited)
   September 30,
2024
   September 30,
2023
   September 30,
2022
   September 30,
2021
   September 30,
2020
 
Total Amount Outstanding under Line of Credit (000’s)  $585,000   $535,000   $680,000   $350,000   $   $274,000 
Asset Coverage Per $1,000 of Line of Credit(a)   8,019    9,395    9,567    21,502    N/A    9,679 

 

(a)Calculated as the difference between the Fund’s total assets and total liabilities (excluding the indebtedness represented by the Line of Credit) and dividing by the total amount outstanding on the Line of Credit. The Asset Coverage Ratio is then multiplied by $1,000 to determine the “Asset Coverage Per $1,000 of Line of Credit Outstanding.

 

The accompanying notes are an integral part of these financial statements.
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Bluerock Total Income+ Real Estate Fund Notes to Financial Statements
  March 31, 2025 (Unaudited)

 

1. ORGANIZATION

 

 

The Bluerock Total Income+ Real Estate Fund (the “Fund” or the “Trust”) was organized as a Delaware statutory trust on May 25, 2012 and is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”), as a closed-end management investment company that operates as an interval fund with a continuous offering of Fund shares. The Fund is non-diversified. The Fund’s investment advisor is Bluerock Fund Advisor, LLC (the “Advisor”). The Fund’s primary investment objective is to generate current income while secondarily seeking long-term capital appreciation with low to moderate volatility and low correlation to the broader markets. The Fund pursues its investment objective by investing, under normal circumstances, at least 80% of its net assets plus the amount of any borrowings for investment purposes, in real estate industry securities, primarily in income producing equity and debt securities.

 

The Fund currently offers Class A, Class C, Class I, Class L and Class M shares. Class A shares commenced operations on October 22, 2012 and are offered at net asset value plus a maximum sales charge of 5.75%. Class A shareholders who tender for repurchase Class A shares that were purchased in amounts of $1,000,000 or more that have been held less than one year (365 days) from the purchase date will be subject to an early withdrawal charge of 1.00% of the original purchase price. Class C and Class I shares commenced operations on April 1, 2014 and are offered at net asset value. Class C shares are subject to an early withdrawal charge of 1.00% if redeemed less than 365 days after purchase. Class L shares commenced operations on June 1, 2017 and are offered at net asset value plus a maximum sales charge of 4.25%. Class M shares commenced operations on December 27, 2021 and are offered at net asset value. Each class represents an interest in the same assets of the Fund and classes are identical except for differences in their sales charge structures and ongoing shareholder service and distribution charges. All classes of shares have equal voting privileges except that each class has exclusive voting rights with respect to its shareholder service and/or distribution plans. The Fund’s income, expenses (other than class specific shareholder service and distribution fees) and realized and unrealized gains and losses are allocated proportionately each day based upon the relative net assets of each class.

 

2. SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

 

 

The following is a summary of significant accounting policies followed by the Fund in preparation of its financial statements. These policies are in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”). The preparation of financial statements requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of income and expenses for the period. Actual results could differ from those estimates. The Fund is an investment company and accordingly follows the investment company accounting and reporting guidance of the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standard Codification (“ASC”) Topic 946 “Financial Services – Investment Companies”.

 

A. Security Valuation – Securities listed on an exchange are valued at the last reported sale price at the close of the regular trading session of the exchange on the business day the value is being determined, or in the case of securities listed on NASDAQ, at the NASDAQ Official Closing Price. In the absence of a sale such securities shall be valued at the last bid price. Debt securities, including restricted securities, are valued based on evaluated prices received from a third party pricing vendor or from brokers who make markets in such securities. Debt securities are valued by pricing vendors who utilize matrix pricing which considers yield or price of bonds of comparable quality, coupon, maturity and type or by broker-supplied prices. When independent prices are unavailable or unreliable, debt securities may be valued utilizing pricing methodologies which consider similar factors that would be used by third party pricing vendors. Debt securities are generally categorized as Level 2 in the hierarchy but may be Level 3 depending on the circumstances. The Fund may invest a portion of its assets in below investment grade securities. The value of these securities can be more volatile due to changes in the credit quality of the issuer and are sensitive to changes in economic, market and regulatory conditions. Short-term investments that mature in 60 days or less may be valued at amortized cost, provided such valuations represent fair value.

 

Valuation of Underlying Funds – The Fund may invest in portfolios of open-end and closed-end investment companies and exchange-traded funds (“ETFs” and collectively the “Underlying Funds”). The Underlying Funds value securities in their portfolios for which market quotations are readily available at their market values (generally the last reported sale price) and all other securities and assets/liabilities at their fair value to the methods established by the board of directors of the Underlying Funds.

 

Open-end investment companies are valued at their respective net asset values (“NAV”) as reported by such investment companies. The shares of many closed-end investment companies, after their initial public offering, frequently trade at a price per share, which is different than the NAV per share. The difference represents a market premium or market discount of such shares. There can be no assurances that the market discount or market premium on shares of any closed-end investment company purchased by the Fund will not change. An ETF trades like common stock and typically represents a fixed portfolio of securities designed to track the performance and dividend yield of a particular domestic or foreign market index. The Fund may purchase an investment vehicle to temporarily gain exposure to a portion of the U.S. or a foreign market. The risks of owning such investment vehicles generally reflect the risks of owning the underlying securities they are designed to track, although any lack of liquidity could result in it being more volatile. Additionally, such investment vehicles have fees and expenses that reduce their value relative to their underlying holdings.

 

 

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Bluerock Total Income+ Real Estate Fund Notes to Financial Statements
  March 31, 2025 (Unaudited)

 

When price quotations for certain securities are not readily available, or if the available quotations are not believed to be reflective of market value by the Advisor, those securities will be valued at “fair value” as determined in good faith by the Advisor, who has been named as the valuation designee by the Fund’s Board of Trustees (the “Board”). There can be no assurance that the Fund could purchase or sell a portfolio security at the price used to calculate the Fund’s NAV.

 

Fair valuation procedures may be used to value a substantial portion of the assets of the Fund. The Fund may use the fair value of a security to calculate its NAV when, for example, (1) a portfolio security is not traded in a public market or the principal market in which the security trades is closed, (2) trading in a portfolio security is suspended and not resumed prior to the normal market close, (3) a portfolio security is not traded in significant volume for a substantial period, or (4) the Advisor determines that the quotation or price for a portfolio security provided by a broker-dealer or independent pricing service is inaccurate.

 

Valuation of Private Real Estate Securities – The Fund invests a significant portion of its assets in Private Real Estate Securities, which are not actively traded in the market and for which quotations may not be available. Private Real Estate Securities include beneficial interests in private funds that invest in or lend to real estate assets (“Private Funds”) and debt instruments secured or otherwise supported by real estate assets (“Direct Debt”). The Private Funds measure their investment assets at fair value, and report a NAV per share on a calendar quarter basis. In accordance with ASC 820-10, the Fund has elected to apply the practical expedient, and to value its investments in Private Funds at their respective NAVs or NAV equivalents at each quarter. For non-calendar quarter-end days, the Advisor estimates the fair value of each Private Fund by adjusting the most recent NAV for each Private Fund by the change in a proprietary benchmark that the Advisor has deemed to be representative of the Private Fund market. As of March 31, 2025, all of the Fund’s investments in Private Funds were valued at their respective NAVs. The Fund’s Direct Debt investments are valued at amortized cost, consistent with how they are recorded in accordance with GAAP, as these investments are intended to be held-to-maturity. Changes in broad market and economic conditions such as prevailing interest rates, as well as property specific delinquencies, fluctuations in underlying property values, and lease defaults may all impact the valuation of these investments. Impairment is indicated when it is deemed probable that the Fund will not be able to collect all amounts due to pursuant to the contractual terms of the investment. As of March 31, 2025, the Fund had no impairments to its Direct Debt investments. The Fund accrues income on a daily basis for each investment in Private Real Estate Securities, as applicable.

 

Valuation of Public Non-Traded Equity Real Estate Securities – The Fund may invest a portion of its assets in Public Non-Traded Equity Real Estate Securities (“Public Non-Traded ERES”). The Public Non-Traded ERES do not report periodic NAVs with enough frequency to be valued using the practical expedient. The Advisor determines the fair value of Public Non-Traded ERES on a daily basis by considering various factors such as the most recent published NAV, the transaction price, secondary market trades, shareholder redemption and dividend reinvestment programs, and potential illiquidity discounts. As of March 31, 2025, investments in Public Non-Traded ERES represented less than 0.0% of Fund NAV.

 

The “fair value” of securities may be difficult to determine and thus judgment plays a greater role in the valuation process. The fair valuation methodology may include or consider the following guidelines, as appropriate: (1) evaluation of all relevant factors, including but not limited to, pricing history, current market level, supply and demand of the respective security; (2) comparison to the values and current pricing of securities that have comparable characteristics; (3) knowledge of historical market information with respect to the security; (4) other factors relevant to the security which would include, but not be limited to, duration, yield, fundamental analytical data, the Treasury yield curve, and credit quality.

 

The values assigned to fair valued investments are based on available information and do not necessarily represent amounts that might ultimately be realized, since such amounts depend on future developments inherent in long-term investments. Changes in the fair valuation of portfolio securities may be less frequent and of greater magnitude than changes in the price of portfolio securities valued at their last sale price, by an independent pricing service, or based on market quotations. Imprecision in estimating fair value can also impact the amount of unrealized appreciation or depreciation recorded for a particular portfolio security and differences in the assumptions used could result in a different determination of fair value, and those differences could be material.

 

The Fund utilizes various methods to measure the fair value of its investments on a recurring basis. GAAP establishes a hierarchy that prioritizes inputs to valuation methods. The three levels of input are:

 

Level 1 – Unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets and liabilities that the Fund has the ability to access.

 

Level 2 – Observable inputs other than quoted prices included in Level 1 that are observable for the asset or liability, either directly or indirectly. These inputs may include quoted prices for the identical instrument on an inactive market, prices for similar instruments, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, yield curves, default rates and similar data

 

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  March 31, 2025 (Unaudited)

 

Level 3 – Unobservable inputs for the asset or liability, to the extent relevant observable inputs are not available, representing the Fund’s own assumptions about the assumptions a market participant would use in valuing the asset or liability, and would be based on the best information available.

 

The availability of observable inputs can vary from security to security and is affected by a wide variety of factors, including, for example, the type of security, whether the security is new and not yet established in the marketplace, the liquidity of markets, and other characteristics particular to the security. To the extent that valuation is based on models or inputs that are less observable or unobservable in the market, the determination of fair value requires more judgment. Accordingly, the degree of judgment exercised in determining fair value is greatest for instruments categorized in Level 3.

 

The inputs used to measure fair value may fall into different levels of the fair value hierarchy. In such cases, for disclosure purposes, the level in the fair value hierarchy within which the fair value measurement falls in its entirety, is determined based on the lowest level input that is significant to the fair value measurement in its entirety. The valuation techniques used by the Fund to measure fair value during the six months ended March 31, 2025, maximized the use of observable inputs and minimized the use of unobservable inputs.

 

The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities. The following tables summarize the inputs used as of March 31, 2025 for the Fund’s assets measured at fair value:

 

Investments in Securities at Value  Level 1   Level 2   Level 3   Total 
Private Real Estate Securities(a)  $   $   $321,841,058   $4,282,249,671 
Public Non-Traded Real Estate Investment Trusts           40,647    40,647 
Publicly Traded Real Estate Investment Trusts   155,754,817            155,754,817 
Short Term Investments   185,384,241            185,384,241 
TOTAL  $341,139,058   $   $321,881,705   $4,623,429,376 

 

(a)In accordance with ASC 820-10, investments that are measured at fair value using the NAV per share (or its equivalent) practical expedient have not been classified in the fair value hierarchy. The fair value amounts presented in this table are intended to permit reconciliation of the fair value hierarchy to the amounts presented in the Portfolio of Investments and Statement of Assets and Liabilities.

 

The following table shows the aggregate changes in fair value of the Fund’s Level 3 investments during the six months ended March 31, 2025:

 

Asset Type  Balance as of
September
30, 2024
   Accrued
Discount/
premium
   Return of
Capital
   Realized
Gain/(Loss)
   Change in
Unrealized
Appreciation/
Depreciation
   Purchases   Sales
Proceeds
   Transfer
into
Level 3
   Transfer
Out of
Level 3
   Balance as of
March 31, 2025
   Net change in
unrealized
appreciation/
(depreciation)
included in the
Statements of
Operations
attributable to
Level 3
investments
held at March
31, 2025
 
Private Real Estate Debt  $188,686,082   $   $   $   $   $133,154,976   $   $   $   $321,841,058   $ 
Public Non-Traded Real Estate Investment Trusts   42,048                (1,401)                   40,647    (1,401)
   $188,728,130   $   $   $   $(1,401)  $133,154,976   $   $   $   $321,881,705   $(1,401)

 

As of March 31, 2025, the fair value of Private Real Estate Investment Debt investments are valued off a recent transaction price and there were no significant inputs upon which to adjust the transaction price.

 

B. Security Transactions and Investment Income – Investment security transactions are accounted for on a trade date basis. Cost is determined and gains and losses are based upon the specific identification method for both financial statement and federal income tax purposes. Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date and interest income is recorded on the accrual basis. Non-cash dividends included in dividend income, if any, are recorded at the fair market value of the security received. Purchase discounts and premiums on securities are accreted and amortized to the earliest call date of the respective securities.

 

 

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C. Federal Income Taxes – The Fund intends to comply with the requirements of Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code applicable to regulated investment companies and will distribute all of its taxable income, if any to shareholders. Accordingly, no provision for Federal income taxes is required in the financial statements.

 

The Fund recognizes the tax benefits of uncertain tax positions only when the position is “more likely than not” to be sustained assuming examination by tax authorities. Management has reviewed the tax positions and has concluded that no liability for unrecognized tax benefits should be recorded related to uncertain tax positions related to the open tax years or expected to be taken in the Fund’s 2024 tax returns. The Fund identifies its major tax jurisdiction as U.S. Federal. The Fund recognizes interest and penalties, if any, related to unrecognized tax benefits as income tax expense in the Statement of Operations. During the six months ended March 31, 2025, the Fund did not incur any interest or penalties. Generally tax authorities can examine tax returns filed for the last three years.

 

D. Distributions to Shareholders – Distributions from investment income are declared and paid quarterly. Distributions from net realized capital gains, if any, are declared and paid annually and are recorded on the ex-dividend date. The character of income and gains to be distributed is determined in accordance with income tax regulations, which may differ from GAAP.

 

For the six months ended March 31, 2025, the Fund declared distributions to shareholders in the amount of $111,021,851, which resulted in $78,111,739 elected to be paid in cash and $32,910,111 that was reinvested through the Fund’s dividend reinvestment policy. During this same period, the Fund had total investment income of $65,070,174 net realized loss on investments totaling $34,829,178, net change in unrealized depreciation on investments of $7,743,387 and net expenses of $73,533,333.

 

The Fund’s primary investment objective is to generate current income while secondarily seeking long-term capital appreciation with low to moderate volatility and low correlation to the broader markets. The Fund’s total return is expected to be comprised of income plus realized gains and unrealized gains, less Fund-level expenses. Therefore, a portion of the Fund’s total return has been comprised of unrealized gains.

 

The Fund’s distributions for any period may be higher or lower than the Fund’s net return and therefore should not be used as a measure of performance or confused with yield or income generated by the Fund’s underlying investments. Further, the actual distribution amounts and sources of those amounts for tax reporting purposes will depend upon the Fund’s investment experience during its fiscal year and may be subject to changes based on tax regulations. Distributions in excess of the Fund’s total return will cause the Fund’s NAV to decline. During the six months ended March 31, 2025, the Fund’s Class A Shares had a starting NAV of $26.51, paid distributions of $0.69 and had an ending NAV of $25.48. The Fund’s Class C Shares had a starting NAV of $24.54, paid distributions of $0.64 and had an ending NAV of $23.50 . The Fund’s Class I Shares had a starting NAV of $27.28, paid distributions of $0.71 and had an ending NAV of $26.25. The Fund’s Class L Shares had a starting NAV of $26.03, paid distributions of $0.68 and had an ending NAV of $24.98. The Fund’s Class M Shares had a starting NAV of $24.72, paid distributions of $0.64 and had an ending NAV of $23.70.

 

The Fund’s distribution policy is expected to result in distributions that equal a fixed percentage of the Fund’s current net asset value per share. All or a portion of a distribution may consist of a return of capital (i.e. from your original investment). Shareholders should not assume that the source of a distribution from the Fund is net profit. Shareholders should note that return of capital will reduce the tax basis of their shares and potentially increase the taxable gain, if any, upon disposition of their shares. Investors should not draw any conclusions about the Fund’s investment performance from the amount of its distribution.

 

The Fund’s historical NAV details are available on the Fund’s website at https://bluerock.com/ti-fund/performance.

 

E. Cash and Cash Equivalents – Cash and cash equivalents are held with a financial institution. The asset of the Funds may be placed in deposit accounts at U.S. banks and such deposits generally exceed Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (“FDIC”) insurance limits. The Fund currently invests excess cash in a short term money market fund, which is valued at NAV on a daily basis and categorized as Level 1 in the hierarchy. The FDIC insures deposit accounts up to $250,000 for each account holder. At March 31, 2025, the fund held $1,170,597 with the Custodian, with the remainder invested in a short term money market fund through the Custodian.

 

F. Indemnification – The Trust indemnifies its officers, trustees and distributor for certain liabilities that may arise from the performance of their duties to the Trust. Additionally, in the normal course of business, the Fund enters into contracts that contain a variety of representations and warranties and which provide general indemnities. The Fund’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown, as this would involve future claims that may be made against the Fund that have not yet occurred. However, based on experience, the Trust expects the risk of loss due to these warranties and indemnities to be remote.

 

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3. RELATED-PARTY TRANSACTIONS, SERVICE PROVIDERS AND TRUSTEE COMPENSATION

 

 

A. Advisory Agreement and Expense Limitation Agreement – Pursuant to an investment management agreement between the Trust and the Advisor, (the “Advisory Agreement”), investment advisory services are provided to the Fund by the Advisor. Under the terms of the Advisory Agreement, the Advisor receives monthly fees calculated at an annual rate of 1.50% of the average daily net assets of the Fund. For the six months ended March 31, 2025, the Advisor earned advisory fees of $32,173,888.

 

The Advisor and the Fund have entered into an expense limitation agreement (the “Expense Limitation Agreement”) under which the Advisor has contractually agreed to waive its fees and to pay or absorb the ordinary operating expenses of the Fund (excluding any taxes, interest, brokerage commissions, acquired fund fees and expenses, and extraordinary expenses, such as litigation or reorganization costs, but including organizational costs and offering costs), to the extent that such expenses exceed 1.95%, 2.70%, 1.70%, 2.20% and 2.45% of the Fund’s average daily net assets attributable to the Class A, Class C, Class I, Class L and Class M shares, respectively. In consideration of the Advisor’s agreement to limit the Fund’s expenses, the Fund has agreed to repay the Advisor in the amount of any fees the Advisor previously waived or Fund expenses reimbursed, subject to the limitations that: (1) the reimbursement will be made if payable not more than three years from the date incurred; (2) the reimbursement may not be made if it would cause the expense limitation then in effect or in effect at the time of the waiver to be exceeded; and (3) the reimbursement is approved by the Fund’s Board. The Expense Limitation Agreement will remain in effect at least until January 31, 2026 unless and until the Board approves its modification or termination. After January 31, 2026, the Expense Limitation Agreement may be renewed at the Advisor’s and Board’s discretion. During the six months ended March 31, 2025, the Advisor waived fees and/or reimbursed expenses of $650,178.

 

Including amounts waived during the six months ended March 31, 2025, cumulative fees and/or expenses subject to recapture pursuant to the aforementioned conditions amounted to $1,125,753 and will expire during the fiscal years indicated below:

 

   2026   2027   2028 
Bluerock Total Income and Real Estate Fund  $4,183   $471,392   $650,178 

 

Sub-advisory services were provided to the Fund pursuant to agreements between the Advisor and each of Mercer Investment Management, Inc. (“Mercer”) and RREEF America, LLC (“RREEF” and together with Mercer, the “Sub-Advisors”). Under each of the terms of the sub-advisory agreements, the Advisor compensates the Sub-Advisors based on the Fund’s assets allocated to the respective Sub-Advisor. Under the terms of the Sub-Advisory Agreement with Mercer, the Sub-Advisor receives fees from the Advisor (not the Fund) as follows: 0.025% of the Fund’s assets invested in publicly traded real estate securities, and 0.15% for up to $250 million in total Fund assets, 0.13% for $250 million to $500 million in total Fund assets, 0.12% for $500 million to $750 million in total Fund assets, 0.10% for $750 million to $1 billion in total Fund assets, 0.08% for $1 billion to $1.3 billion in total Fund assets, 0.07% for $1.3 billion to $1.5 billion in total Fund assets, 0.06% for $1.5 billion to $2 billion in total Fund assets, 0.05% for $2 billion to $2.5 billion in total Fund assets, 0.045% for $2.5 billion to $3 billion in total Fund assets, 0.04% for $3 billion to $3.5 billion in total Fund assets, 0.035% for $3.5 billion to $4 billion in total Fund assets, 0.03% for $4 billion to $4.5 billion in total Fund assets, 0.025% for $4.5 billion to $5 billion in total Fund assets, 0.02% for $5 billion to $5.5 billion in total Fund assets, 0.015% for $5.5 billion to $6 billion in total Fund assets, 0.010% for $6 billion or more in total Fund assets invested in private real estate assets.

 

Under the terms of a sub-advisory agreement between the Advisor and RREEF, RREEF receives fees from the Advisor (not the Fund) as follows: For the portion of the Fund invested in liquid real assets, sub-advisory fees are calculated at an annual rate of 0.60% for up to $50 million in assets allocated to RREEF, 0.55% for $50 million to $100 million in assets allocated to RREEF, and 0.50% for greater than $100 million in assets allocated to RREEF. For the portion of the Fund which is invested in non-publicly traded real estate related debt securities, sub-advisory fees are calculated at an annual rate of 0.75% for up to $350 million in assets allocated to RREEF, 0.60% in excess of $350 million through $700 million in assets allocated to RREEF, and 0.55% for assets in excess of $700 million allocated to RREEF.

 

B. Distributor – The distributor of the Fund is ALPS Distributors, Inc. (the “Distributor”). The Board has adopted, on behalf of the Fund, a Shareholder Services Plan and a Distribution Plan under which the Fund may compensate financial industry professionals for providing ongoing services in respect to clients with whom they have distributed shares of the Fund. Under the Shareholder Services Plan, the Fund pays up to 0.25% per year of the average daily net assets of each of Class A, Class C and Class L shares for such services. For the six months ended March 31, 2025, the Fund incurred shareholder servicing fees of $794,263, $464,423 and $99,640 for Class A, Class C and Class L shares, respectively. Under the Distribution Plan, the Fund pays 0.75% per year of its average daily net assets for such services for Class C shares and Class M shares, respectively and 0.25% per year of its average daily net assets for such services for Class L shares. For the six months ended March 31, 2025, the Fund incurred distribution fees of $1,393,268, $99,640 and $399,029 for Class C, Class L and Class M Shares, respectively.

 

The Distributor acts as the Fund’s principal underwriter in a continuous public offering of the Fund’s shares. For the six months ended March 31, 2025, the Distributor received $251,230 in underwriting commissions for sales of Class A shares and $42,739 was retained by the principal underwriter. For the six months ended March 31, 2025, the Distributor received $38,243 in advanced commissions for sales of Class C. For the six months ended March 31, 2025, the Distributor received $21,661 in underwriting commissions for sales of Class L shares and $5,082 was retained by the principal underwriter.

 

 

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The Distributor has entered into a wholesale marketing agreement with Bluerock Capital Markets, LLC (“BCM”), a registered broker-dealer affiliate of the Advisor. Pursuant to the terms of the wholesale marketing agreement, BCM will seek to market and otherwise promote the Fund through various “wholesale” distribution channels, including regional and independent retail broker-dealers. BCM will receive a portion of the sales load from the sale of certain classes of Fund shares for its services provided under these agreements. For the six months ended March 31, 2025, BCM received $47,895.

 

C. ALPS Fund Services, Inc. (“ALPS”) – ALPS provides administration, compliance, and fund accounting services to the Trust. Pursuant to separate servicing agreements with ALPS, the Fund pays ALPS customary fees for providing administration, compliance, and fund accounting services to the Fund.

 

D. Transfer Agent – DST Systems, Inc., an affiliate of ALPS, serves as transfer, dividend paying and shareholder servicing agent for the Fund (“Transfer Agent”) and receives customary fees from the Fund for providing such services.

 

E. Trustee Compensation – Each Trustee who is not affiliated with the Trust or the Advisor receives an annual fee of $60,000, paid quarterly, of which $40,000 is paid in cash and the remaining $20,000 is paid in the equivalent amount of the Fund shares, as well as reimbursement for any reasonable expenses incurred attending the meetings.

 

4. INVESTMENT TRANSACTIONS

 

 

The cost of purchases and proceeds from the sale of securities, other than short-term securities, for the six months ended March 31, 2025, amounted to $323,636,521 and $721,859,199, respectively.

 

5. REPURCHASE OFFERS / SHARES OF BENEFICIAL INTEREST

 

 

Pursuant to Rule 23c-3 under the 1940 Act, the Fund offers shareholders on a quarterly basis the option of redeeming shares, at NAV, of no less than 5% and no more than 25% of the shares outstanding on the Repurchase Request Deadline (as defined in the Fund’s prospectus). The Board shall determine the quarterly repurchase offer amount. There is no guarantee that shareholders will be able to sell all of the shares they desire in a quarterly repurchase offer, although each shareholder will have the right to require the Fund to purchase up to and including 5% of such shareholder’s shares in each quarterly repurchase. Limited liquidity will be provided to shareholders only through the Fund’s quarterly repurchases.

 

During the six months ended March 31, 2025, the Fund completed two quarterly repurchase offers. The Fund offered to repurchase up to 5% of the number of its outstanding shares as of the Repurchase Pricing Dates. The results of the repurchase offers were as follows:

 

   Repurchase Offer   Repurchase Offer 
Commencement Date  September 26, 2024   December 26, 2024 
Repurchase Request Deadline  November 5, 2024   February 4, 2025 
Repurchase Pricing Date  November 5, 2024   February 4, 2025 
           
Net Asset Value as of Repurchase Offer Date:          
Class A  $26.71   $26.09 
Class C  $24.71   $24.09 
Class I  $27.49   $26.87 
Class L  $26.22   $25.59 
Class M  $24.89   $24.29 
           
Amount Repurchased:          
Class A  $26,735,814   $27,407,195 
Class C  $11,334,030   $13,244,105 
Class I  $187,123,324   $171,169,589 
Class L  $2,594,818   $2,432,552 
Class M  $3,984,659   $4,363,176 
           
Total Number of Shares Tendered:   8,526,036    8,245,088 
Percentage of Shares Tendered that were Repurchased:   21.25%   19.97%

 

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6. DISTRIBUTIONS TO SHAREHOLDERS AND TAX COMPONENTS OF CAPITAL

 

 

The tax character of Fund distributions for the following years was as follows:

 

Year  Ordinary Income   Long-Term Capital Gain   Return of Capital 
2024  $   $24,636,447   $236,843,088 
2023       37,036,674    304,447,742 

 

The amounts and characteristics of tax basis distributions and composition of distributable earnings/(accumulated losses) are finalized at fiscal year-end. Accordingly, tax basis balances have not been determined as of March 31, 2025.

 

As of March 31, 2025, the aggregate costs of investments, gross unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) and net unrealized appreciation for Federal tax purposes were as follows:

 

   Gross Appreciation
(excess of value
over tax cost)
   Gross Depreciation
(excess of tax cost
over value)
   Net Unrealized
Appreciation
   Cost of Investments for
Income Tax Purposes
 
  $878,466,716   $(720,222,336)  $158,244,380   $4,465,184,996 

 

The difference between book basis and tax basis distributable earnings and unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) is primarily attributable to the tax deferral of losses on wash sales and tax adjustments for partnerships.

 

As of March 31, 2025, the components of distributable earnings on a tax basis were as follows:

 

   Other cumulative effect of
timing differences
   Net unrealized appreciation
on investments
   Total 
  $   $217,375,239   $217,375,239 

 

The Fund elects to defer to the six months ending March 31, 2025 late year ordinary losses during the six months January 1, 2024 through March 31, 2025 in the amount of $0.

 

Permanent book and tax differences, primarily attributable to net operating losses and tax adjustments for partnerships, resulted in reclassification for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2024 as follows:

 

   Paid in Capital   Total Distributable Earnings 
  $(167,323,309)  $167,323,309 

 

7. EARLY WITHDRAWAL CHANGE

 

 

Class C shareholders and certain Class A shareholders who tender for repurchase shares that have been held less than one year (365 days) from the purchase date will be subject to an early withdrawal charge of 1.00% of the original purchase price with respect to such shares. The early withdrawal change does not apply to shares that were acquired through reinvestment of distributions or in connection with the death or disability of the shareholder. The early withdrawal change is paid directly to the Fund. For the six months ended March 31, 2025, the Fund did not receive any such fees.

 

 

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8. COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES

 

 

Commitments – As of March 31, 2025, the Fund had unfunded commitments and/or contingencies for the below listed Private Real Estate Securities:

 

Security  Value   Unfunded Commitments   Redemption Frequency    Redemption Notice (Days) 
Ares Industrial Real Estate Fund  $292,493,944   $   Quarterly   90 
Ares Real Estate Enhanced Income Fund   16,816,541       Quarterly   90 
Bain Capital Real Estate Fund I   70,896,230    20,374,437   None   None 
Bain Capital Real Estate Life Science   27,962,923    44,441,909   None   None 
Blackstone Property Partners U.S.   90,754,795       Quarterly   90 
Blackstone Property Partners Life Science   68,585,694       Annual   180 
Bridge Debt Strategies Fund III, LP   42,391,181    5,574,061   None   None 
Bridge Debt Strategies Fund IV, LP   84,181,053    3,409,145   None   None 
Bridge Workforce Housing Fund I, LP   59,314,417    1,834,254   None   None 
Brookfield Premier Real Estate Partners   185,263,419       Quarterly   90 
Carlyle Property Investors   208,310,417       Quarterly   90 
CBRE U.S. Core Partners, LP   32,632,339       Quarterly   60 
CBRE U.S. Logistics Partners, LP   291,772,381       Quarterly   90 
Clarion Gables Multifamily Trust   65,365,967       Quarterly   90 
Clarion Lion Industrial Trust   156,473,436       Quarterly   90 
Clarion Lion Properties Fund   6,058,294       Quarterly   90 
Cortland Growth & Income Fund   218,325,312       Quarterly   90 
Direct Debt/Preferred Investments   321,841,058    77,500,000   None   None 
Harrison Street Core Property Fund   16,064,491       Quarterly   45 
Harrison Street Data Center Fund   28,145,749    5,658,283   None   None 
Harrison Street Life Science Fund   13,991,713    2,552,832   None   None 
H/2 Special Opportunities Fund V   120,888,431       None   None 
Invesco Core Real Estate Fund   12,273,721       Quarterly   45 
Invesco U.S. Income Fund LP   120,916,296       Quarterly   45 
IQHQ, Inc.   500,670,395       None   None 
Jadian IOS Fund I, LP       25,000,000   None   None 
Morgan Stanley Prime Property Fund LLC   22,088,809       Quarterly   90 
PGIM PRISA II   135,644,690       Quarterly   90 
PGIM PRISA III   98,989,596       Quarterly   90 
Prologis Targeted U.S. Logistics   467,919,138       Quarterly   90 
Realterm Logistics Income Fund LP   212,600,904       Quarterly   90 
RREEF America REIT II, Inc.   5,981,870       Quarterly   45 
RREEF Core Plus Industrial Fund LP   135,100,913       Quarterly   45 
Sentinel Real Estate Fund   9,586,020       Daily   * 
Stockbridge Smart Markets Fund   1,907,827       Quarterly   45 
TA Realty Core Property Fund   59,158,983        Quarterly   45 
TA Realty Logistics Fund   80,880,724       Quarterly   45 
Total  $4,282,249,671   $186,344,921         

 

*Written notice required for redemption, no minimum timeline required.

 

Typically, when the Fund invests in a Private Fund, it makes a binding commitment to invest a specified amount of capital in the applicable Private Fund. The capital commitment may be drawn by the general partner of the Private Fund either all at once, or over time through a series of capital calls at the discretion of the general partner. As such, the Unfunded Commitments column above reflects the remaining amount of the Fund’s commitments to be called by the general partner of the Private Fund. Further, the organizational documents of the Private Funds in which the Fund invests typically have set redemption schedules and notification requirements. As such, the Redemption Frequency column above reflects the frequency in which the Private Fund accepts redemption requests and the Redemption Notice column reflects the number of days of advanced notice required. While redemptions can be requested at the frequency listed above, there is no guarantee the Fund will be paid all or any of the redemption amount at the time requested.

 

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9. LINE OF CREDIT

 

 

As of March 31, 2025, the Fund had two secured credit facilities with aggregate commitments of $835,000,000.

 

On December 30, 2022, the Fund entered into a secured, credit facility, as amended on February 6, 2025, (the “Term Loan”) with Raymond James Bank. Borrowings under the Term Loan bear interest at a rate of one-month SOFR plus 4.0%, with a scheduled maturity date of June 30, 2026, subject to a duration extension. During the period from October 1, 2024 through March 31, 2025, the average amount of borrowing outstanding, approximate weighted average interest rate on borrowings and total interest expense with respect to the Term Loan were $85,000,000, 7.92% and $3,566,657 respectively. The Term Loan includes certain origination and structuring fees (the “Other LOC fees”). The Fund incurred Other LOC fees equal to approximately $121,789 during the six months ended March 31, 2025. As of March 31, 2025, the Fund had outstanding borrowings of $85,000,000 under the Term Loan. As collateral for the Term Loan, the Fund grants Raymond James Bank a first position security interest in and lien on a select security held by the Fund in a designated collateral account.

 

On October 17, 2024, the Fund entered into a new revolving line of credit with JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. and RBC Capital Markets (the “Bank LOC”), subject to a maximum commitment of $750,000,000, refinancing the Fund’s then existing $1,000,000,000 secured, revolving line of credit (the “Non-Bank Credit Facility”) with certain non-bank lenders, all associated with a leading global alternative asset manager. Borrowings under the Bank LOC bear interest at a rate of SOFR plus 3.45%, with a scheduled maturity date of October 17, 2025, subject to a duration extension. During the period from October 17, 2024 through March 31, 2025, the average amount of borrowing outstanding, approximate weighted average interest rate on borrowings and total interest expense with respect to the Bank LOC were $489,036,145, 7.88% and $18,920,513 respectively. The Bank LOC includes an unused commitment fee of 0.75% per annum based on the undrawn portion and certain origination and structuring fees (the “Other LOC fees”). The Fund incurred Other LOC fees equal to approximately $7,676,471 during the six months ended March 31, 2025. As of March 31, 2025, the Fund had outstanding borrowings of $500,000,000 under the Bank LOC. As collateral for the Bank LOC, the Fund grants the Bank Lenders a first position security interest in and lien on select securities held by the Fund in a designated collateral account.

 

During the period from October 1, 2024 through October 17, 2024, the average amount of borrowing outstanding, approximate weighted average interest rate on borrowings and total interest expense with respect to the Non-Bank Credit Facility were $423,529,412, 13.51% and $2,628,919 respectively. The Non-Bank Credit Facility included an unused commitment fee ranging from 0.0% and 0.50% per annum based on the undrawn portion and certain origination and structuring fees (the “Other NBCF fees”). The Fund incurred Other NBCF fees equal to approximately $928,382 during the period ended October 17, 2024.

 

The Fund’s ability to borrow under the Term Loan and the Bank LOC are subject to the limitations of the 1940 Act.

 

10. RISKS AND UNCERTAINTIES

 

 

In the normal course of business, the Fund faces certain risks and uncertainties. Set forth below is a summary of certain principal risks associated with the Fund. The following is not intended to be a complete list of all the potential risks associated with the Fund. For a more comprehensive list of potential risks the Fund may be subject to, please refer to the Fund’s Prospectus and Statement of Additional Information.

 

Market Risk. An investment in shares is subject to investment risk, including the possible loss of the entire principal amount invested. An investment in shares represents an indirect investment in the securities owned by the Fund. The value of these securities, like other market investments, may move up or down, sometimes rapidly and unpredictably. In addition, the Fund is subject to the risk that geopolitical and other similar events will disrupt the economy on a national or global level. For instance, war, terrorism, market manipulation, government defaults, government shutdowns, political changes or diplomatic developments, public health emergencies (such as the spread of infectious diseases, pandemics and epidemics) and natural/environmental disasters can all negatively impact the securities markets.

 

Therefore, the Fund could lose money over short periods due to short-term market movements and over longer periods during more prolonged market downturns. The foregoing could impair the Fund’s ability to maintain operational standards, disrupt the operations of the Fund and its service providers, adversely affect the performance, value and liquidity of the Fund’s investments, and negatively impact the Fund’s performance and your investment in the Fund. The value of your shares at any point in time may be worth less than the value of your original investment, even after taking into account any reinvestment of dividends and distributions.

 

Real Estate Industry Concentration Risk. The Fund will concentrate its investments in real estate related securities, and it may invest in real estate directly. As such, its portfolio will be significantly impacted by the performance of the real estate market and may experience more volatility and be exposed to greater risk than a more diversified portfolio. The value of companies of engaged in the real estate industry is affected by: (i) changes in general economic and market conditions; (ii) changes in the value of real estate properties; (iii) risks related to local economic conditions, overbuilding and increased competition; (iv) increases in property taxes and operating expenses; (v) changes in zoning laws; (vi) casualty and condemnation losses; (vii) variations in rental income, neighborhood values or the appeal of property to tenants; (viii) the availability of financing; (ix) climate change and (x) changes in interest rates and leverage. There are also special risks associated with particular sectors, or real estate operations, including, but not limited to, those risks described below:

 

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Retail Properties. Retail properties are affected by shifts in consumer demand due to demographic changes, changes in spending patterns and lease terminations.

 

Office Properties. Office properties are affected by a downturn in the businesses operated by their tenants.

 

Hospitality Properties. Hotel properties and other properties in the hospitality real estate sector, such as motels and extended-stay properties, are affected by declines in business and leisure travel.

 

Healthcare and Life Science Properties. Healthcare and Life Science are affected by potential federal, state and local laws governing licenses, certification, adequacy of care, pharmaceutical distribution, rates, equipment, personnel and other factors regarding operations, funding for biotech companies and the continued availability of revenue from government reimbursement programs.

 

Industrial Properties. Industrial properties are affected by downturns in the manufacturing, processing and shipping of goods.

 

Multifamily Properties. Multifamily properties are affected by adverse economic conditions in the locale, oversupply and rent control laws.

 

Residential Properties. Residential properties can be significantly affected by the national, regional and local real estate markets. This segment of the real estate industry also is sensitive to interest rate fluctuations which can cause changes in the availability of mortgage capital and directly affect the purchasing power of potential homebuyers. Thus, residential properties can be significantly affected by changes in government spending, consumer confidence, demographic patterns and the level of new and existing home sales.

 

Shopping Centers. Shopping center properties are affected by changes in the local markets where their properties are located and dependent upon the successful operations and financial condition of their major tenants.

 

Self-Storage Properties. Self-storage properties are affected by changes to competing local properties, consumer and small business demand for storage space, and the ability of the management team.

 

Other factors may contribute to the risk of real estate investments:

 

Development Issues. Real estate development companies in which the Underlying Funds or the Fund may invest are affected by construction delays and insufficient tenant demand to occupy newly developed properties.

 

Lack of Insurance. Certain of the companies in the Fund’s portfolio may fail to carry comprehensive liability, fire, flood, wind or earthquake extended coverage and rental loss insurance, or insurance and may be subject to various policy specifications, limits and deductibles. Due to the prevalance of catastrophic events, the cost of insurance may increase materially.

 

Dependence on Tenants. The ability of companies in the real estate industry in which the Fund may invest to make distributions to shareholders depends upon the ability of the tenants at their properties to generate enough income in excess of tenant operating expenses to make their lease payments.

 

Financial Leverage. Companies in the real estate industry in which the Fund may invest may be highly leveraged and financial covenants may affect their ability to operate effectively. The use of floating rate loans may also negatively impact returns in a rising interest rate environment.

 

Financing Issues. Financial institutions in which the Fund may invest are subject to extensive government regulation. This regulation may limit both the amount and types of loans and other financial commitments a financial institution can make, and the interest rates and fees it can charge.

 

Environmental Issues. Owners of properties that may contain hazardous or toxic substances may be responsible for removal or remediation costs. Environmental risk from high winds, hurricanes, fires, floods and extreme heat may also materially affect a property’s value.

 

Credit Market Conditions. Instability in credit markets can potentially make it more difficult for borrowers to obtain financing or refinancing on attractive terms or at all. Conditions in the credit markets may expose borrowers to increased interest expenses for borrowed money and tightening underwriting standards. There is also a risk that a general lack of liquidity or other events in the credit markets may adversely affect the ability of issuers in whose securities the Fund invests to finance real estate developments and projects or refinance completed projects.

 

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Credit Risk. It is possible that issuers of debt securities may not make scheduled interest and principal payments, resulting in losses to the Fund. In addition, the credit quality of securities held may be lowered if an issuer’s financial condition changes and this also may negatively impact the Fund’s returns on investment in such securities.

 

Fixed Income Risk. Typically, a rise in interest rates causes a decline in the value of fixed income securities. Recently, interest rates have risen sharply after maintaining historically low levels for a significant period of time. Current conditions may result in an increase in interest rate volatility, which in turn may result in a decline in the value of the fixed income investments held by the Fund. As a result, for the present, interest rate risk may be heightened. Fixed income securities are also subject to default risk.

 

Institutional Investment Fund Risk. The Fund’s investment in Institutional Investment Funds will require it to bear a pro rata share of the vehicles’ expenses, including management and performance fees. The fees the Fund pays to invest in an Institutional Investment Fund may be higher than if the manager of the Institutional Investment Fund managed the Fund’s assets directly. The performance fees charged by certain Institutional Investment Funds may create an incentive for its manager to make investments that are riskier and/or more speculative than those it might have made in the absence of a performance fee. Furthermore, Institutional Investment Funds, like the other “Underlying Funds” in which the Fund may invest, are subject to specific risks, depending on the nature of the vehicle, and also may employ leverage such that their returns are more than one times that of their benchmark which could amplify losses suffered by the Fund when compared to unleveraged investments. Shareholders of the Institutional Investment Funds are not entitled to the protections of the 1940 Act. For example, these funds need not have independent boards, shareholder approval of advisory contracts may not be required, may leverage to an unlimited extent, and may engage in joint transactions with affiliates. These characteristics present additional risks for shareholders.

 

Lack of Control Over Institutional Investment Funds and Other Portfolio Investments. Once the Advisor or RREEF has selected an Institutional Investment Fund, Private REIT, Public REIT, or Other Public Investment Vehicle (each, an “Underlying Fund” and together, the “Underlying Funds”) for investment by the Fund, the Advisor and RREEF will have no control over the investment decisions made by any such Underlying Fund. Although the Fund and the Advisor or RREEF will evaluate regularly each Underlying Fund and its manager to determine whether their respective investment programs are consistent with the Fund’s investment objective, the Advisor and RREEF will not have any control over the investments made by any Underlying Fund. Even though the Underlying Funds are subject to certain constraints, the managers may change aspects of their investment strategies. The managers may do so at any time (for example, such change may occur immediately after providing the Advisor with the quarterly unaudited financial information for an Institutional Investment Fund). The Advisor or RREEF may reallocate the Fund’s investments among the Underlying Funds, but the Advisor’s ability to do so may be constrained by the withdrawal limitations imposed by certain of the Underlying Funds, which may prevent the Fund from reacting rapidly to market changes should an Underlying Fund fail to effect portfolio changes consistent with such market changes and the demands of the Advisor. Such withdrawal limitations may also restrict the Advisor’s ability to terminate investments in Underlying Funds that are poorly performing or have otherwise had adverse changes. The Advisor and RREEF will be dependent on information provided by the Underlying Fund, including quarterly unaudited financial statements, which if inaccurate could adversely affect the Advisor’s or RREEF’s ability to manage the Fund’s investment portfolio in accordance with its investment objectives.

 

Leveraging Risk. The use of leverage, such as borrowing money to purchase securities or otherwise invest the Fund’s assets, will cause the Fund to incur additional expenses and may significantly magnify the Fund’s losses in the event of adverse performance of the Fund’s underlying investments. In addition to any borrowing utilized by the Fund, the Underlying Funds in which the Fund invests may utilize leverage, subject to the limitations of their charters and operative documents. Leverage by Underlying Funds and/or the Fund has the effect of potentially increasing losses. In addition, interest rates (including benchmarks like Secured Overnight Financing Rate (“SOFR”) and the spreads to such benchmarks charged by lenders) are highly sensitive to external factors outside a borrower’s control, including general and local economic conditions (such as inflation, recession, money supply and unemployment) and the monetary and fiscal policies of various governmental agencies such as the Federal Reserve Board. During periods of increased interest rates, borrowing costs of the Fund will likely increase and may adversely affect the Fund’s performance.

 

REIT Risk. The value of investments in REIT shares may decline because of adverse developments affecting the real estate industry and real property values. In general, real estate values can be affected by a variety of factors, including supply and demand for properties, the economic health of the country or of different regions, and the strength of specific industries that rent properties. Also, qualification as a REIT under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”) in any particular year is a complex analysis that depends on a number of factors. There can be no assurance that an entity in which the Fund invests with the expectation that it will be taxed as a REIT will, in fact, qualify as a REIT. An entity that fails to qualify as a REIT would be subject to a corporate level tax, would not be entitled to a deduction for dividends paid to its shareholders and would not pass through to its shareholders the character of income earned by the entity.

 

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Valuation of Institutional Investment Funds. Institutional Investment Funds are not publicly traded and the Fund may consider information provided by the institutional asset manager to determine the value of the Fund’s investment therein. The valuation provided by an institutional asset manager as of a specific date may vary from the actual sale price that may be obtained if such investment were sold to a third party. To determine the value of the Fund’s investment in Institutional Investment Funds, the Advisor considers, among other things, information provided by the Institutional Investment Funds, including quarterly unaudited financial statements, which if inaccurate could adversely affect the Advisor’s ability to value accurately the Fund’s shares. Institutional Investment Funds that invest primarily in publicly traded securities are more easily valued.

 

11. SUBSEQUENT EVENTS

 

 

As outlined in the Fund’s Quarterly Repurchase Offer Notice dated March 27, 2025, the Fund offered to repurchase up to 5% of its outstanding shares (the “Repurchase Offer”) at the net asset value of such shares on May 6, 2025 (the “Repurchase Date”). The repurchase requests received by the Fund by the Repurchase Date exceeded the number of shares of the Fund subject to the Repurchase Offer and as such, the Fund determined to repurchase shares on a pro rata basis. Accordingly, the Fund repurchased approximately 20.26% of the total number of shares tendered for repurchase which resulted in 7,884,542 repurchased shares for $207,092,990.

 

Subsequent events after the date of the Statement of Assets and Liabilities have been evaluated through the date the financial statements were issued. Except as stated above, management has concluded that there is no impact requiring adjustment or disclosure in the financial statements.

 

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Bluerock Total Income+ Renewal of Investment Advisory Agreement
Real Estate Fund and Sub-Advisory Agreements
  March 31, 2025 (Unaudited)

 

At a meeting held on November 6, 2024 (the “Meeting”), the Board of Trustees (the “Board”) of the Bluerock Total Income+ Real Estate Fund (the “Fund”), including a majority of the Trustees who are not “interested persons” (the “Independent Trustees”), as such term is defined by the 1940 Act, approved the renewal of the Investment Advisory Agreement (the “Advisory Agreement”) with Bluerock Fund Advisor, LLC (the “Adviser”) as well as the renewal of the Sub-Advisory Agreement (the “Mercer Agreement”) between the Adviser and Mercer Investment Management, Inc. (“Mercer”) and the Sub-Advisory Agreement (the “RREEF Agreement”) between the Adviser and RREEF America, LLC (“RREEF” and together with Mercer, the “Sub-Advisers”).

 

In evaluating the Adviser and the Sub-Advisers and the fees charged under the Advisory Agreement, Mercer Agreement, and RREEF Agreement, the Trustees concluded that no single factor reviewed by the Trustees was identified by the Trustees to be determinative as the principal factor in whether to renew each Agreement. Further, the Independent Trustees were advised by independent legal counsel throughout the process. The following summary does not identify all the matters considered by the Board but provides a summary of the principal matters the Board considered.

 

Advisory Agreement

Nature, Extent and Quality of Services. The Board reviewed materials provided by the Adviser related to the Advisory Agreement. With respect to the nature, extent and quality of services provided, the Trustees reviewed a description of the manner in which investment decisions were made for the Fund, the services provided by the Adviser, as well as each Sub-Adviser, the experience of the professional personnel performing services for the Fund, and the Adviser’s approach to risk mitigation.

 

The Board recognized the depth and experience of the Adviser personnel responsible for providing services to the Fund and noted such personnel included analysts and the most senior members of the management team who brought judgement, experience, and industry knowledge to the benefit of the Fund in the selection of investments and in the operations of the Fund. The Board acknowledged the Adviser’s attention to the potential impact of global economic factors on the Fund, which informed the Adviser’s investment allocations. The Board considered that the Adviser provided ongoing review, management, and oversight of the portfolio, including the re-evaluation of investments within the portfolio to identify securities better positioned for the current economic environment. The Board discussed the Adviser’s targeted portfolio construction with a goal of capitalizing on secular tailwinds, and its positioning of the portfolio to minimize exposure to investments more susceptible to a slowing economy. The Board acknowledged that the Adviser executed select transactions including strategic capital deployments to several investment opportunities and proactively submitted redemption requests to underlying portfolio positions with a goal of prudent capital management.

 

The Board considered the depth and scope of the investment services provided to the Fund by the Adviser, including the monitoring and oversight of multiple sub-advisers, continued close collaboration of the investment team with sub advisors, and general oversight of the Fund’s other service providers. The Board also noted the important services provided by the Adviser beyond investment selection, including valuation of the portfolio, financial and reporting obligations, liquidity management, accounting support, and compliance support. The Board, including the Independent Trustees, concluded it was pleased with the nature, extent, and quality of the management services provided by the Adviser to support the renewal of the Advisory Agreement.

 

Performance. The Board considered the performance of the Fund (Class A shares, load waived) as compared to the performance of a group of three similarly structured closed-end interval funds selected by the Adviser with comparable investment objectives to that of the Fund, and benchmark indices across bonds, equity and public REITs, represented by the Bloomberg Aggregate Bond Index (“Bond Index”), S&P 500 Total Return Index (“S&P 500”), and the MSCI U.S. REIT Index (“REIT Index”), respectively. The Board also considered the performance of the Fund compared to the ODCE Index.

 

The Board discussed the Fund’s relative underperformance over the two years and the Adviser’s observations on the reasons for the underperformance. They considered that as of September 30, 2024, the Fund’s Class A performance outperformed the ODCE Index for the 3-year, and 5-year periods on a net basis. The Board observed that Class A shares outperformed the Bond Index for the 3-year, 5-year, and since inception periods. The Board also considered that the Sharpe ratio for the Class A shares outperformed the Peer Group for the 5-year period, the Bond Index and REIT Index for the 5-year and since inception periods, and the S&P 500 for the since inception period. The Board considered the Fund’s low correlation to the public REIT market, the impact of interest rates on the markets, and recognized the Adviser’s expertise in actively managing the Fund’s strategy and its liquidity needs. Based on the information provided, the Board agreed that the Adviser had provided a disciplined thematic approach to investing and concluded that the Adviser had met the Fund’s investment objectives.

 

Fees and Expenses. As to the costs of the services provided by the Adviser, the Board considered a comparison of the Fund’s advisory fee and overall expenses to the Peer Group. The Board considered that the Fund’s advisory fee of 1.50% was above the average, but equal to one of the peers. The Board considered the Adviser’s robust investment management process in comparison to what appeared to be a more passive approach to portfolio management among the Peer Group. The Board discussed that the Fund had significant allocations to private securities, and the investment management process for private securities was significantly more demanding than for publicly traded securities for which information was more widely available. The Board also considered the net expense ratio of the Fund, noting it was approximately in line with the Peer Group average. The Trustees noted that the Adviser had agreed to reimburse expenses to limit net annual operating expenses. The Board noted ancillary benefits derived by the Adviser including that BCM, an affiliate of the Advisor, received de minimis revenue from the Fund’s distributor in connection with BCM’s role as managing broker dealer of the Fund’s offering. The Board considered the fees charged by the Sub-Advisers, including the breakpoints in sub-advisory fees, and the allocation of duties among the Adviser and each Sub-Adviser. The Board concluded that the advisory fee was not unreasonable relative to the value provided by the Adviser.

 

 

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Profitability. The Board considered the profitability of the Adviser and whether such profits were reasonable in light of the services provided to the Fund. The Board reviewed a profitability analysis for the one-year period ended September 30, 2024, prepared by the Adviser. The Board considered that the Fund was a specialized product and successful execution of the strategy required ongoing investment in quality personnel, research, and other resources. They acknowledged the Adviser had assumed significant business risks in managing the Fund and those risks were a relevant factor when assessing profits. The Trustees concluded that the Adviser’s profits were not unreasonable.

 

Economies of Scale. The Board considered whether the Adviser was benefiting from economies of scale and whether those benefits were appropriately shared with shareholders. The Board noted the Fund’s NAV had declined in the last year, which increased the impact of fixed costs on Fund performance. They discussed the benefit to the Adviser of the sub-advisory fee breakpoints. The Board acknowledged that successful execution of the investment strategy had required additional Adviser resources as the Fund had grown, and that the Adviser had consistently devoted additional resources to ensure the highest quality of service. The Board concluded that breakpoints were not necessary at that time, that shareholders were benefitting from economies of scale due to the Fund achieving significant scale, and agreed to revisit breakpoints in the future if the Adviser realized additional, material economies of scale.

 

Conclusion. In considering the Advisory Agreement, the Trustees did not identify any one factor as all important, but rather considered many factors collectively in light of surrounding circumstances. Further, each Trustee may have afforded a different weight to different factors. The Trustees, having requested and received such information from the Adviser as they believed reasonably necessary to evaluate the terms of the Advisory Agreement, and assisted by the advice of independent counsel, determined that continuation of the Advisory Agreement for an additional one year term was in the best interests of the Fund and its shareholders.

 

Mercer Agreement

Nature, Extent and Quality of Services. The Board considered the role of Mercer with respect to the Fund, noting that Mercer’s principal responsibility was to provide research on various real estate investment managers and investment opportunities to the Adviser. The Board noted that Mercer had significant experience in real estate investment and the team that provided consultative services to the Adviser had strong credentials. The Board considered the ongoing monitoring by Mercer of certain investments in the Fund’s portfolio, which assisted the Adviser in various aspects of managing the portfolio, including evaluating the Fund’s target allocations, potential investment opportunities, and underlying property level insights. The Board considered the depth and quality of the research performed by Mercer, and that the Adviser recommended renewal of the Mercer Agreement. The Board concluded that the nature, overall quality and extent of services provided by Mercer to the Adviser and the Fund were satisfactory.

 

Performance. The Board considered that Mercer’s function was to provide consultative services to the Adviser and that Mercer did not approve or make investment decisions for the Fund, and therefore specific performance or attribution analysis was not relevant. The Board considered the Fund’s overall performance and that the Adviser continued to be satisfied with the services provided by Mercer and believed the services positively impacted performance. Based on the information provided, the Board concluded that Mercer’s performance of its duties supported renewal of the Mercer Agreement.

 

Fees and Expenses. The Board considered Mercer’s fees for its services and noted that the Adviser and Mercer had agreed to a tiered fee schedule providing for breakpoints at various levels. The Board considered the unique nature of the services provided by Mercer, and that the Adviser paid Mercer’s fees directly and the Adviser was satisfied with Mercer’s services. They discussed Mercer’s typical fee arrangements as disclosed to the Board. The Board concluded that Mercer’s fees were not unreasonable.

 

Economies of Scale. The Board discussed whether economies of scale had been achieved with respect to the management of the Fund under the Mercer Agreement and whether there was potential for realization of any further economies of scale. They considered that Mercer likely benefited from some economies of scale because its research could be utilized with multiple clients. The Board considered that the Mercer Agreement included breakpoints in its fee above certain asset levels and concluded that while such breakpoints appeared reasonable, economies of scale were best evaluated in the context of the Adviser renewal, rather than at the sub-advisory level.

 

Profitability. The Board noted that Mercer did not calculate profitability on a per client basis or provide similar sub-advisory services for any other account. The Board noted that Mercer was usually compensated on a per-investment basis and considered the fees paid to Mercer during the period and the representations of Mercer of what Mercer estimated it would have received if the Adviser paid its standard per-investment fees. With this context, and in light of the fact that the Adviser negotiated the Mercer fee at arm’s length, the Board concluded that Mercer’s profitability was not an impediment to renewal of the Mercer Agreement.

 

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Conclusion. The Board noted that in considering the Mercer Agreement, it did not identify any one factor as all-important, but rather considered various factors collectively in light of surrounding circumstances. Further, it noted that each Trustee may have afforded a different weight to different factors. The Board, having requested and received such information from Mercer as the Board believed to be reasonably necessary to evaluate the terms of the Mercer Agreement, and as assisted by the advice of counsel, concluded that continuation of the Mercer Agreement for an additional one year term was in the best interests of the Fund and its shareholders.

 

RREEF Agreement

Nature, Extent and Quality of Services. The Board considered the role of RREEF with respect to the Fund and noted that RREEF managed the public investments sleeve of the portfolio and also acted as sub-adviser in a non-discretionary basis to the direct real estate portion of the portfolio. The Board reviewed the experience of the professionals performing services for the Fund, noting the personnel continued to present impressive credentials. The Board considered RREEF’s risk management approach to constructing liquid real asset portfolios including RREEF’s underwriting process, and that its portfolio construction process was supported by an independent risk management framework consistent with the Adviser’s goal to deliver strong risk-adjusted returns to shareholders. The Board also considered RREEF’s debt securities risk management approach, which focused on due diligence and ongoing portfolio management. The Adviser reported that it was satisfied overall with the services provided by RREEF to the Fund and it recommended renewal of the RREEF Agreement. The Board concluded that RREEF had sufficient quality and depth of personnel, resources, investment methods and compliance policies and procedures essential to perform its duties to the Fund.

 

Performance. The Board considered that RREEF provided investment advice for the limited portion of the Fund’s portfolio allocated by the Adviser to publicly-traded real estate securities and debt securities. The Board reviewed the performance of the liquid real asset portfolio nothing that RREEF had outperformed the public REIT Index over the past year. The Board noted that the Adviser monitored the liquid real asset portfolio performance on an ongoing basis. The Board also noted RREEF’s public debt securities had performed as expected. The Board concluded that RREEF’s overall performance was satisfactory.

 

Fees and Expenses. The Board considered that RREEF’s sub-advisory fees for the liquid real assets portion of the account started at 0.60% of the average daily value of the assets allocated to RREEF and scaled downward depending on the applicable breakpoint. The Board noted that with respect to the Fund’s non-publicly traded real estate debt investments sub-advised by RREEF, fees started at 0.75% of the average daily value of the Fund’s direct debt investments and scaled downward depending on the applicable breakpoint. The Board noted that RREEF provided the range of fees it charged on other accounts managed by the firm, the fees charged the Fund were in the range of fees RREEF charged other accounts, and the Fund was not responsible for these fees because RREEF’s fees were paid directly by the Adviser. The Board concluded that based on RREEF’s experience, expertise, and services provided to the Fund, that the fees paid to RREEF were not unreasonable.

 

Profitability. The Board also considered the profitability of the two divisions of RREEF providing services. The Board reviewed RREEF’s estimated reported expenses of delivering the services to the Fund across each investment strategy and fees earned during the period. The Board noted the profits realized by RREEF with respect to work completed on the liquid real asset portfolio were modest and the profits realized by RREEF on the debt securities portfolio was more significant, but not unreasonable.

 

Economies of Scale. The Board considered whether economies of scale were likely achieved by RREEF. The Board considered that RREEF had agreed to breakpoints in its fees above certain asset levels and concluded that while such breakpoints appeared reasonable, economies of scale were considered at the Adviser renewal.

 

Conclusion. The Board noted that in considering the RREEF Agreement, it did not identify any one factor as all-important, but rather considered various factors collectively in light of surrounding circumstances, and that each Trustee may have afforded a different weight to different factors. The Board, having requested and received such information from RREEF as the Board believed to be reasonably necessary to evaluate the terms of the RREEF Agreement, and as assisted by the advice of counsel, found that approval of the RREEF Agreement continued to be in the best interests of the Fund and its shareholders.

 

 

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1. PROXY VOTING POLICIES AND VOTING RECORD

 

 

A description of the policies and procedures that the Fund uses to vote proxies relating to its portfolio securities is available without charge upon request by calling toll-free 844-819-8287 or on the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (“SEC”) website at http://www.sec.gov. Information regarding how the Fund voted proxies relating to underlying portfolio securities during the most recent 12-month period ended June 30th is available without charge upon request by calling toll-free 844-819-8287, or on the SEC’s website at http://www.sec.gov.

 

2. QUARTERLY PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS

 

 

The Fund files a monthly portfolio investments report with the SEC on Form N-PORT within 60 days after the end of the first and third quarters of each fiscal year. The filings are available upon request by calling 844-819-8287. Furthermore, you may obtain a copy of the filings on the SEC’s website at https://www.sec.gov.

 

3. TAX INFORMATION

 

 

Pursuant to Section 852(b)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code, the Fund designated $24,636,447 as long-term capital gain distribution for the year ended September 30, 2024.

 

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Bluerock Total Income+ Real Estate Fund Privacy Policy
  March 31, 2025 (Unaudited)

 

FACTS WHAT DOES THE BLUEROCK TOTAL INCOME+ REAL ESTATE FUND DO WITH YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION?
Why? Financial companies choose how they share your personal information. Federal law gives consumers the right to limit some but not all sharing. Federal law also requires us to tell you how we collect, share, and protect your personal information. Please read this notice carefully to understand what we do.
What? The types of personal information we collect and share depend on the product or service you have with us. This information can include:
 

●    Social Security number

●    Assets

●    Retirement Assets

●    Transaction History

●    Checking Account Information

●    Purchase History

●    Account Balances

●    Account Transactions

●    Wire Transfer Instructions

  When you are no longer our customer, we may continue to share your personal information as described in this notice.
How? All financial companies need to share customers’ personal information to run their everyday business. In the section below, we list the reasons financial companies can share their customers’ personal information; the reasons the Fund chooses to share; and whether you can limit this sharing.

 

Reasons we can share your personal information Does Bluerock Total Income+
Real Estate Fund share?
Can you limit this sharing?
For our everyday business purposes – such as to process your transactions, maintain your account(s), respond to court orders and legal investigations, or report to credit bureaus Yes No
For our marketing purposes – to offer our products and services to you No We don’t share
For joint marketing with other financial companies No We don’t share
For our affiliates’ everyday business purposes – information about your transactions and experiences No We don’t share
For our affiliates’ everyday business purposes – information about your creditworthiness No We don’t share
For nonaffiliates to market to you No We don’t share

Questions? Call 1-844-819-8287    

 

 

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Who We Are  
Who is providing this notice? Bluerock Total Income+ Real Estate Fund
What We Do  
How does Bluerock Total Income+ Real Estate Fund protect my personal information?

To protect your personal information from unauthorized access and use, we use security measures that comply with federal law. These measures include computer safeguards and secured files and buildings.

 

Our service providers are held accountable for adhering to strict policies and procedures to prevent any misuse of your nonpublic personal information.

How does Bluerock Total Income+ Real Estate Fund collect my personal information?

We collect your personal information, for example, when you

 

●    Open an account

●    Provide account information

●    Give us your contact information

●    Make deposits or withdrawals from your account

●    Make a wire transfer

●    Tell us where to send the money

●    Tells us who receives the money

●    Show your government-issued ID

●    Show your driver’s license

 

We also collect your personal information from other companies.

Why can’t I limit all sharing?

Federal law gives you the right to limit only

 

Sharing for affiliates’ everyday business purposes – information about your creditworthiness

Affiliates from using your information to market to you

Sharing for nonaffiliates to market to you

 

State laws and individual companies may give you additional rights to limit sharing.

Definitions  
Affiliates

Companies related by common ownership or control. They can be financial and nonfinancial companies.

Bluerock Total Income+ Real Estate Fund does not share with our affiliates.

Nonaffiliates

Companies not related by common ownership or control. They can be financial and nonfinancial companies

Bluerock Total Income+ Real Estate Fund does not share with nonaffiliates so they can market to you.

Joint marketing

A formal agreement between nonaffiliated financial companies that together market financial products or services to you.

Bluerock Total Income+ Real Estate Fund doesn’t jointly market.

 

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Investment Adviser

Bluerock Fund Advisor, LLC
919 Third Avenue, 40th Floor
New York, NY 10022

 

Distributor

ALPS Distributors, Inc.

1290 Broadway, Suite 1000

Denver, CO 80203

 

Legal Counsel

Thompson Hine LLP
41 South High Street, Suite 1700
Columbus, OH 43215

 

Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
Cohen & Company
1835 Market Street, Suite 310
Philadelphia, PA 19103

 

 

 

How to Obtain Proxy Voting Information

Information regarding how the Fund votes proxies relating to portfolio securities for the 12 month period ended June 30th as well as a description of the policies and procedures that the Fund used to determine how to vote proxies is available without charge, upon request, by calling 1-844-819-8287 or by referring to the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (“SEC”) website at http://www.sec.gov.

 

How to Obtain 1st and 3rd Fiscal Quarter Portfolio Holdings

The Fund files a monthly portfolio investments report with the SEC on Form N-PORT within 60 days after the end of the first and third quarters of each fiscal year. The filings are available upon request by calling 844-819-8287. Furthermore, you may obtain a copy of the filings on the SEC’s website at http://www.sec.gov.

 

 

 

(b)Not applicable.

 

Item 2. Code of Ethics.

 

Not applicable to this report.

 

Item 3. Audit Committee Financial Expert.

 

Not applicable to this report.

 

Item 4. Principal Accountant Fees and Services.

 

Not applicable to this report.  

 

Item 5. Audit Committee of Listed Registrants. 

 

Not applicable to registrant.

 

Item 6. Investments. 

 

(a)The schedule of investments is included as part of the Reports to Stockholders filed under Item 1(a) of this report.

 

(b)Not applicable to registrant.

 

Item 7. Financial Statements and Financial Highlights for Open-End Management Investment Companies.

 

Not applicable to registrant.

 

Item 8. Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants for Open-End Management Investment Companies.

 

Not applicable to registrant.

 

Item 9. Proxy Disclosures for Open-End Management Investment Companies.

 

Not applicable to registrant.

 

Item 10. Remuneration Paid to Directors, Officers, and Others of Open-End Management Investment Companies.

 

Not applicable to registrant.

 

Item 11. Statement Regarding Basis for Approval of Investment Advisory Contract.

 

The Approval of Investment Advisory Agreement is included as part of the Report to Stockholders filed under Item 1(a) of this form.

 

Item 12. Disclosure of Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures for Closed-End Management Investment Companies.

 

Not applicable to this report.

 

Item 13. Portfolio Managers of Closed-End Management Investment Companies.

 

(a)Not applicable.

 

(b)Not applicable.

 

Item 14. Purchases of Equity Securities by Closed-End Management Investment Company and Affiliated Purchasers. 

 

None.

 

Item 15. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders. 

 

None.

 

Item 16. Controls and Procedures.

 

(a)Based on an evaluation of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures as of a date within 90 days of filing date of this Form N-CSR, the principal executive officer and principal financial officer of the registrant have concluded that the disclosure controls and procedures of the registrant are reasonably designed to ensure that the information required in filings on Form N-CSR is recorded, processed, summarized, and reported within 90 days of the filing date, including that information required to be disclosed is accumulated and communicated to the registrant’s management, including the registrant’s principal executive officer and principal financial officer, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.

 

(b)There were no significant changes in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the period covered by this report that has materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

 

Item 17. Disclosure of Securities Lending Activities for Closed-End Management Investment Companies.

 

(a)Not applicable.

 

(b)Not applicable.

 

Item 18. Recovery of Erroneously Awarded Compensation.

 

(a)Not applicable.

 

(b)Not applicable.

 

Item 19. Exhibits.

 

(a)(1)Not applicable to this report.

 

(a)(2)Not applicable.

 

(a)(3)The certifications required by Rule 30a-2(a) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, are attached hereto as EX99.Cert.

 

(a)(4)Not applicable.

 

(a)(5)Not applicable.

 

(b)The certifications for the registrant’s Principal Executive Officer and Principal Financial Officer, as required by Rule 30a-2(b) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, and Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 are attached hereto as EX99.906Cert.

 

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.

 

Bluerock Total Income+ Real Estate Fund

 

By: /s/ Jordan B. Ruddy  
  Jordan B. Ruddy  
  President and Principal Executive Officer  
     
Date:   June 6, 2025  

 

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: /s/ Jordan B. Ruddy  
  Jordan B. Ruddy  
  President and Principal Executive Officer  
     
Date:   June 6, 2025  

 

By: /s/ Simon Adamiyatt  
  Simon Adamiyatt  
  Treasurer and Principal Financial Officer  
     
Date:   June 6, 2025