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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 811-22759

 

SharesPost 100 Fund

(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)

 

101 Jefferson Drive

Menlo Park, CA 94025

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)

 

Cogency Global, Inc.

c/o SharesPost 100 Fund

850 New Burton Rd. Ste. 201

City of Dover, County of Kent, Delaware 19904

(Name and address of agent for service)

 

Copies to:

 

Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C.

666 Third Avenue

New York, NY 10017

 

Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (800) 834-8707

 

Date of fiscal year end: December 31

 

Date of reporting period: December 31, 2018

 

 

Item 1. Reports to Stockholders.

 

 

 

 

SHARESPOST 100 FUND

 

 

Table of Contents

 

Shareholder Letter

2

Fund Performance & Portfolio Diversification

5

Portfolio Composition

6

Schedule of Investments

7

Statement of Assets and Liabilities

11

Statement of Operations

12

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

13

Statement of Cash Flows

14

Financial Highlights

15

Notes to the Financial Statements

18

Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

27

Trustee Information

28

Additional Information

29

 

 

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The National Venture Capital Association (“NVCA”) reported that more than $130bn of venture capital was invested across 8,948 deals for the entire 2018 year. This represents the first time annual capital invested has eclipsed the $100bn watermark set in the height of the dot-com boom with $105bn of capital deployed in 2000 according to Thomson Reuters. Total late-stage capital invested in Q4 2018 reached a decade high of over $30bn. Even excluding Juul’s massive $12.8bn funding, it would still be near-record levels according to the NVCA.

 

Mega-deals (large private rounds $100M+) reached a record high of $62bn invested across approximately 200 mega-transactions, according to NVCA data, a 148% year over year ("YoY") increase in aggregate capital invested and a 90% increase in completed financings at this stage. The increase continues to be partially attributed to the interest of nontraditional venture capital ("VC") investors, such as hedge funds, mutual funds and sovereign wealth funds who often invest in more mature companies, that are often associated with less risk. With 2018 deal volume reaching the highest amount in more than a decade and the concentration of capital allotted to fewer deals, capital efficiency continues to be under pressure with higher valuation and larger absolute returns necessary to satisfy limited parternships.

 

Exit volume totaled more than $120bn across 864 exits, a 33% increase YoY, according to the NVCA. Although exit volume sharply increased, exit deal count remained relatively flat compared to 2017. 2018 VC-backed Initial Public Offering ("IPO") increased in both count and exit value according to the NVCA. Ending the year with strength, Q4 IPO activity made up 68.2% of 2018’s IPOs. Aggregate 2018 IPO valuations outpaced every year over the past decade (with the exception of 2012, when Facebook raised $16bn). Several unicorn companies (Uber, Lyft, AirBnb and Slack) publicly expressed interest in going public in 2019, keeping investor IPO sentiment positive as 2018 ended, according to the NVCA. We are monitoring the impact of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission shutdown due to the government shutdown in Q4 2018 on the IPO timing of portfolio companies which announced their intent to execute an IPO in 2019.

 

The Fund maintains its strategy to invest in late-stage private growth companies that are expected to have a liquidity event (i.e., an IPO or sale) within 2-4 years. We believe that private companies typically experience a significant portion of their overall growth in this window before achieving an exit. As of December 31, 2018, the fund had approximately $143 million in assets under management with investments in 47 portfolio companies. During 2018, nine of the Fund’s portfolio companies – Practice Fusion, ThreatMetrix, SugarCRM, AppNexus, Counsyl, AlienVault, Hightail, Centrify and Cylance – announced acquisitions and five of our portfolio companies – DocuSign, Zuora, Spotify, Tenable and Domo – went public, resulting in a total of 14 portfolio company exits (pending and closed).

 

We would like to highlight a few of the companies that were added to the Fund in 2018 that represent the variety of companies the Fund is invested in and sectors we find attractive.

 

Nextdoor (Consumer Web – Total Funding - $297M) Nextdoor is the free and private social network for neighborhoods. Nextdoor supports more than 210,000 neighborhoods around the world, in countries such as the United States, United Kingdom, Germany, the Netherlands, Italy, Spain and Australia.

 

Udacity (Education – Total Funding - $165M) Udacity is a provider of higher educational services partnering with reputed businesses and universities worldwide across over 190 countries with more than 160,000 students. Current Udacity courses include innovative fields such as AI, Machine Learning and Self-driving cars.

 

Turo (Transportation – Total Funding - $734M) Turo is a peer-to-peer car sharing service that allows travelers to choose from a unique selection of locally owned cars. The company has over 10 million users across 5,500 cities worldwide and has more than 350,000 cars listed on its platform.

 

Blend (Enterprise Software – Total Funding - $184M) Blend Labs offers a digital platform designed to bring simplicity and transparency to consumer lending. Blend was recently named to the Forbes Fintech 50, 2018 list. Some notable customers include US Bank, Wells Fargo, SWBC Mortgage, City National Bank and OPES Advisors.

 

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Total Return Information (Unaudited)

SharesPost 100 Fund – Class A
(Inception Date: 03/25/2014)

Annualized
Total Return:
Inception - 12/31/18

Cumulative
Total Return:

Inception - 12/31/18

1 Year
Total Return:

01/01/18 - 12/31/18

Returns based on Purchase Without Any Sales Charge (NAV)

7.66%

42.20%

5.92%

Returns based on Purchase With Maximum Sales Charge of 5.75% (POP)

6.33%

34.02%

-0.18%

Fund Benchmarks

 

 

 

Dow Jones US Technology Index

14.08%

87.45%

-0.63%

Standard and Poor’s 500 Index

8.60%

48.23%

-4.38%

 

SharesPost 100 Fund – Class I
(Inception Date:11/17/2017)

Annualized
Total Return:
Inception - 12/31/18

Cumulative
Total Return:

Inception - 12/31/18

1 Year
Total Return:

01/01/18 - 12/31/18

Returns based on Purchase Without Any Sales Charge (NAV)

7.21%

8.12%

6.18%

Fund Benchmarks

 

 

 

Dow Jones US Technology Index

-0.41%

-0.46%

-0.63%

Standard and Poor’s 500 Index

-0.59%

-0.66%

-4.38%

 

SharesPost 100 Fund – Class L*
(Inception Date: 05/11/2018)

Cumulative
Total Return:

Inception - 12/31/18

Returns based on Purchase Without Any Sales Charge (NAV)

0.07%

Returns based on Purchase With Maximum Sales Charge of 4.25% (POP)

-4.18%

Fund Benchmarks

 

Dow Jones US Technology Index

-10.73%

Standard and Poor’s 500 Index

-6.92%

 

*

Not annualized for periods less than one year

 

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IMPORTANT DISCLOSURE

 

All investing involves risk including the possible loss of principal. Shares in the Fund are highly illiquid, and you may not be able to sell your shares when, or in the amount that, you desire. The Fund intends to primarily invest in securities of private, late-stage, venture-backed growth companies. There are significant potential risks relating to investing in such securities. Because most of the securities in which the Fund invests are not publicly traded, the Fund’s investments will be valued by the Investment Adviser pursuant to fair valuation procedures and methodologies adopted by the Board of Trustees.

 

There are significant potential risks associated with investing in venture capital and private equity-backed companies with complex capital structures. The Fund focuses its investments on a limited number of securities, which could subject it to greater risk than that of a larger, more varied portfolio. There is a greater focus in technology securities which could adversely affect the Fund’s performance. The inclusion of various indices is for comparison purposes only. The performance of an index is not an exact representation of any particular investment, as you cannot invest directly in an index.

 

If the Fund does not have at least 500 Members for an entire taxable year, you could receive an adverse tax treatment.

 

The Fund’s quarterly repurchase policy may require the Fund to liquidate portfolio holdings earlier than the Investment Adviser would otherwise do so, and may also result in an increase in the Fund’s expense ratio. This is not a complete enumeration of the Fund’s risks. Please read the Fund prospectus for other risk factors related to the Fund, its investment strategy and your investment in the Fund, and other additional details.

 

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Fund Performance & Portfolio Diversification

 

December 31, 2018 (Unaudited)

 

Growth of $10,000 Investment

 

This graph illustrates the hypothetical investment of $10,000 in the Class A from March 25, 2014 (Class inception) to December 31, 2018. The Average Annual Total Return table and Growth of Assumed $10,000 Investment graph do not reflect the deduction of taxes that a shareholder would pay on fund distributions or the redemption of fund shares. The Public Offering Price ("POP") assumes an initial investment of $9,425 ($10,000 less the maximum sales load of 5.75%). The Net Asset Value ("NAV") assumes no sales load.

 

Fund Sector Diversification

 

The following chart provides a visual breakdown of the Fund by the industry sectors that the underlying securities represent as a percentage of the total investments.

 

 

*

Represents less than 0.005% of total investments

 

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Portfolio Composition

 

December 31, 2018 (Unaudited)

 

Fund Holdings

 

 

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Schedule of Investments

 

December 31, 2018

 

   

Acquisition
Date

   

Shares

   

Cost

   

Fair Value

 

COMMON STOCK IN PUBLIC COMPANIES – 2.3%

                           

ENTERPRISE SOFTWARE – 0.3%

                           

Domo(a)

  Feb 2017     12,638     $ 970,182     $ 248,084  

Zuora, Inc.(a)

  Jun 2016     11,184       64,643       202,878  
                  1,034,825       450,962  

SECURITY – 0.6%

                           

Tenable Network(a)

  Jul 2017     38,820       176,631       845,499  
                             

SOFTWARE – 1.4%

                           

DocuSign, Inc.(a)

  May 2014     48,973       979,444       1,962,838  

TOTAL COMMON STOCK IN PUBLIC COMPANIES

                2,190,900       3,259,299  
                             

COMMON STOCK IN PRIVATE COMPANIES(b) – 36.0%

                           

ADVERTISING – 7.6%

                           

AdRoll(a)

  Mar 2017     3,155       24,050       35,683  

Chartboost(a)

  Mar 2015     700,000       1,611,000       2,639,000  

GroundTruth (f.k.a. xAd, Inc.)(a)

  Oct 2016     1,659,427       446,424       647,177  

OpenX(a)

  Jun 2015     2,899,297       2,615,386       4,725,854  

PubMatic(a)

  Jun 2015     200,000       1,170,000       2,822,000  
                  5,866,860       10,869,714  

ANALYTICS/BIG DATA – 5.8%

                           

Dataminr, Inc.(a)

  Sep 2015     174,875       1,457,500       3,340,113  

INRIX, Inc.(a)

  May 2014     70,750       1,592,150       1,931,475  

MapR Technologies, Inc.(a)

  Apr 2018     185,000       543,800       762,200  

Planet Labs, Inc.(a)

  Mar 2018     25,000       731,250       1,414,250  

ThoughtSpot, Inc.(a)

  Oct 2018     100,000       780,000       906,000  
                  5,104,700       8,354,038  

CONSUMER WEB – 2.0%

                           

Nextdoor(a)

  Dec 2018     33,445       446,491       586,291  

Wag Labs, Inc.(a)

  Oct 2018     370,000       2,000,775       2,260,700  
                  2,447,266       2,846,991  

EDUCATION – 2.1%

                           

Udacity Inc.(a)

  Dec 2018     448,075       2,884,586       3,060,352  
                             

ENTERPRISE SOFTWARE – 1.4%

                           

Blend Labs, Inc.(a)

  Aug 2018     756,832       822,540       953,608  

InsideSales.com(a)

  Dec 2016     75,000       225,000       305,250  

Sprinklr(a)

  Jun 2017     100,000       500,000       785,000  
                  1,547,540       2,043,858  

FINANCE/PAYMENTS – 6.5%

                           

Circle Internet Financial, Inc.(a)

  Apr 2018     290,200       2,604,825       5,377,406  

Marqeta, Inc.(a)

  Jul 2018     855,000       1,000,350       1,111,500  

Prosper Marketplace, Inc.(a)

  Jan 2016     244,130       1,307,998       200,187  

Ripple(a)

  Dec 2018     42,000       504,000       588,420  

Social Finance, Inc.(a)

  Apr 2017     134,355       1,720,469       2,085,189  
                  7,137,642       9,362,702  

 

See accompanying Notes to the Financial Statements

 

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Schedule of Investments (Continued)

 

December 31, 2018

 

   

Acquisition
Date

   

Shares

   

Cost

   

Fair Value

 

COMMON STOCK IN PRIVATE COMPANIES(b) – 36.0% (Continued)

                     

GAMES – 0.0%

                           

RockYou, Inc.(a)

  Apr 2015     10,149     $ 1,400,000     $ 913  
                             

HEALTHCARE/BIOTECH – 3.7%

                           

23andMe, Inc.(a)

  Oct 2017     152,657       1,683,608       2,613,488  

Metabiota(a)

  Apr 2015     494,589       500,000       816,072  

One Medical Group(a)

  Mar 2017     78,750       577,412       938,700  

ZocDoc, Inc.(a)

  Feb 2015     61,016       1,321,708       975,035  
                  4,082,728       5,343,295  

HOSTING/STORAGE – 1.4%

                           

Code 42 Software, Inc.(a)

  May 2016     330,000       754,500       1,940,400  
                             

SECURITY – 1.4%

                           

Cylance, Inc.(a)

  Mar 2018     210,000       1,333,500       1,950,900  
                             

SOFTWARE – 4.1%

                           

Acquia(a)

  Apr 2016     90,000       860,000       2,106,000  

Docker, Inc.(a)

  May 2017     25,000       531,250       605,000  

Optimizely(a)

  Feb 2017     160,303       1,420,675       3,233,312  
                  2,811,925       5,944,312  

TOTAL COMMON STOCK IN PRIVATE COMPANIES

                35,371,247       51,717,475  
                             

PREFERRED STOCK IN PRIVATE COMPANIES(b) – 22.3%

                     

ADVERTISING – 1.0%

                           

GroundTruth (f.k.a. xAd, Inc.), Preferred Class B-1(a)

  Jan 2017     600,000       149,200       234,000  

WideOrbit, Inc., Preferred Class C(a)

  Oct 2015     400,000       1,100,000       1,196,000  
                  1,249,200       1,430,000  
                             

ANALYTICS/BIG DATA – 1.6%

                           

Palantir Technologies, Inc., Preferred Class D(a)

  Jan 2017     75,740       516,287       593,802  

Palantir Technologies, Inc. Preferred Class E(a)

  Dec 2017     79,260       512,714       621,398  

Palantir Technologies, Inc., Preferred Class J(a)

  Nov 2018     125,000       765,000       1,038,750  
                  1,794,001       2,253,950  

CLEAN TECHNOLOGY – 0.9%

                           

Spruce Finance, Inc., Preferred Class A-2(a)

  Mar 2017     190,000       1,900,000       1,375,600  
                             

CONSUMER WEB – 1.5%

                           

Musely, Preferred Class B(a)

  Oct 2014     7,961       100,012       100,012  

Nextdoor, Preferred Class B(a)

  Mar 2018     29,495       494,041       517,047  

Nextdoor, Preferred Class C(a)

  Mar 2018     17,543       293,845       307,529  

Nextdoor, Preferred Class D(a)

  Mar 2018     6,899       115,558       120,939  

Nextdoor, Preferred Class E(a)

  Mar 2018     3,392       56,816       59,462  

Nextdoor, Preferred Class F(a)

  Mar 2018     5,171       86,614       90,648  

Pinterest, Preferred Series 2(a)

  Nov 2017     144,000       1,000,799       970,560  
                  2,147,685       2,166,197  

 

See accompanying Notes to the Financial Statements

 

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Schedule of Investments (Continued)

 

December 31, 2018

 

   

Acquisition
Date

   

Shares

   

Cost

   

Fair Value

 

PREFERRED STOCK IN PRIVATE COMPANIES(b) – 22.3% (Continued)

                     

FINANCE/PAYMENTS – 1.5%

                           

Prosper Marketplace, Inc. Preferred Class A(a)

  Jan 2016     55,395     $ 305,781     $ 45,424  

Prosper Marketplace, Inc. Preferred Class A-1(a)

  Jan 2016     58,165       116       58,165  

Social Finance, Inc., Preferred Class A(a)

  Apr 2017     10,714       174,638       166,281  

Social Finance, Inc., Preferred Class B(a)

  Apr 2017     1,361       22,184       21,123  

Social Finance, Inc., Preferred Class C(a)

  Apr 2017     2,893       47,156       44,899  

Social Finance, Inc., Preferred Class D(a)

  Apr 2017     46,766       762,286       725,808  

Social Finance, Inc., Preferred Class E(a)

  Apr 2017     43,740       712,962       678,845  

Social Finance, Inc., Preferred Class F(a)

  Apr 2017     25,172       410,304       395,956  
                  2,435,427       2,136,501  

HEALTHCARE/BIOTECH – 1.6%

                           

Intarcia Therapeutics, Inc., Preferred Class DD(a)

  May 2017     9,000       519,300       438,750  

Metabiota, Preferred Class A(a)

  Apr 2015     346,212       500,000       571,250  

Metabiota, Preferred Class B(a)

  Feb 2017     366,669       500,952       744,338  

ZocDoc, Inc., Preferred Class A(a)

  Feb 2015     35,000       875,000       559,300  
                  2,395,252       2,313,638  

MUSIC – 2.4%

                           

SoundHound, Inc., Preferred Class D(a)

  Sep 2016     107,484       2,200,767       3,467,434  
                             

SECURITY – 1.2%

                           

Lookout, Inc., Preferred Class A(a)

  Feb 2015     204,000       1,927,800       1,685,040  
                             

TRANSPORTATION – 10.6%

                           

Lyft, Preferred Class D(a)

  Oct 2016     12,000       266,600       620,280  

Lyft, Preferred Class E(a)

  May 2017     178,715       5,009,020       9,237,778  

Lyft, Preferred Class F(a)

  Dec 2018     20,000       1,045,000       1,033,800  

Turo, Preferred Class D1(a)

  Jun 2018     642,535       2,999,996       2,968,512  

Uber Technologies, Inc., Preferred Class E(a)

  May 2018     7,503       322,629       363,145  

Virgin Hyperloop One, Preferred Class B-1(a)

  Jun 2017     414,473       999,999       998,880  
                  10,643,244       15,222,395  

TOTAL PREFERRED STOCK IN PRIVATE COMPANIES

                26,693,376       32,050,755  

 

 

See accompanying Notes to the Financial Statements

 

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Schedule of Investments (Continued)

 

December 31, 2018

 

   Acquisition
Date
  Principal
Amount
  Cost  Fair Value 

CONVERTIBLE NOTES OF PRIVATE COMPANIES – 0.0%(b)

          
TRANSPORTATION – 0.0%             
Virgin Hyperloop One, 5.00%, 06/30/2020  Nov 2018  $37,078  $37,078  $37,078 
TOTAL CONVERTIBLE NOTES OF PRIVATE COMPANIES          37,078   37,078 
                 
SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS – 38.9%                
DEMAND DEPOSIT – 38.9%                

UMB Money Market Fiduciary, 0.25%(c)

          56,000,011   56,000,011 
TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENTS          56,000,011   56,000,011 
                 
TOTAL INVESTMENTS – 99.5%          120,292,612   143,064,618 
Other assets less liabilities – 0.5%              783,152 
                 
NET ASSETS –100.0%             $143,847,770 

 

(a)

Non-income Producing

 

(b)

Investments in private companies, and in some cases public companies, may be subject to restrictions on disposition imposed by the issuer. As of December 31, 2018, restricted securities represented 58.26% of net assets of the Fund.

 

(c)

Rate disclosed represents the seven-day yield as of the Fund’s period end. The UMB Money Market Fiduciary account is an interest-bearing money market deposit account maintained by UMB Bank, n.a. in its capacity as a custodian for various participating custody accounts. The fund may redeem its investments in whole, or in part, on each business day.

 

All issuers are United States based, except for OpenX, which is based in the UK.

 

See accompanying Notes to the Financial Statements

 

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Statement of Assets and Liabilities

 

December 31, 2018

 

Assets:

       

Investments, at fair value (Note 3):

       

Common stock in public companies

  $ 3,259,299  

Common stock in private companies

    51,717,475  

Preferred stock in private companies

    32,050,755  

Convertible notes of private companies

    37,078  

Short-term investments

    56,000,011  

Receivable for investments sold

    861,784  

Receivable for fund shares sold

    310,966  

Interest receivable

    12,503  

Prepaid expenses and other assets

    69,826  

Total assets

    144,319,697  
         

Liabilities:

       

Advisory fees

    207,105  

Payable for shareholder servicing fees - Class A

    24,366  

Payable for audit and tax fees

    107,250  

Payable for transfer agent fees

    82,031  

Payable for chief compliance officer fees

    5,833  

Other accrued liabilities

    45,342  

Total liabilities

    471,927  

Commitments and contingencies (Note 9)

       

Net assets

  $ 143,847,770  
         

Net assets consist of:

       

Capital stock (unlimited shares authorized, 25,000,000 shares registered, no par value)

  $ 123,829,233  

Total distributable earnings

    20,018,537  

Net assets

  $ 143,847,770  
         

Net assets:

       

Class A

  $ 109,902,043  

Class I

    33,944,726  

Class L*

    1,001  

Total net assets

  $ 143,847,770  
         

Shares outstanding:

       

Class A

    3,864,653  

Class I

    1,190,672  

Class L*

    35  

Total shares outstanding

    5,055,360  
         

Net asset value, public offering price, and redemption proceeds per share:

       

Class A - Net asset value and redemption proceeds per share

  $ 28.44  

Class I - Net asset value and redemption proceeds per share

  $ 28.51  

Class L - Net asset value and redemption proceeds per share*

  $ 28.39  **

Class A - Public offering price per share(a)

  $ 30.18  

Class L - Public offering price per share*(b)

  $ 29.65  
         

Cost of investments

  $ 120,292,612  

 

*

Class L inception date was May 11, 2018.

**

Due to the small size of this share class, the per class net asset value cannot be accurately calculated without using unrounded shares and net assets.

(a)

Computation of public offering price per share 100/94.25 of net asset value. (See Note 10).

(b)

Computation of public offering price per share 100/95.75 of net asset value. (See Note 10).

 

See accompanying Notes to the Financial Statements

 

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Statement of Operations

 

For the year ended December 31, 2018

 

Investment Income:

       

Interest

  $ 72,943  

Total investment income

    72,943  
         

Expenses:

       

Investment advisory fees (Note 5)

    2,340,560  

Transfer agent fees

    374,095  

Fund accounting & administration fees

    231,059  

Shareholder servicing fees - Class A

    217,697  

Legal fees

    178,733  

Audit and tax fees

    178,391  

Trustee fees

    115,000  

Printing & postage

    106,391  

Chief compliance officer fees

    70,000  

Miscellaneous expenses

    69,590  

Registration fees

    69,245  

Insurance fees

    56,885  

Custodian fees

    26,375  

Shareholder servicing fees - Class L

    2  

Distribution fees - Class L

    2  

Total expenses

    4,034,025  

Less: Contractual waiver of fees and reimbursement of expenses (Note 4)

    (982,239 )

Net expenses

    3,051,786  

Net investment loss

    (2,978,843 )
         

Net realized gain on investments

    7,698,095  

Net change in unrealized gain on investments

    1,488,665  

Net realized & change in unrealized gain on investments

    9,186,760  

Net change in net assets from operations

  $ 6,207,917  

 

See accompanying Notes to the Financial Statements

 

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Statements of Changes in Net Assets

 

   

Year ended
December 31, 2018

   

Year ended
December 31, 2017

 

Operations:

               

Net investment loss

  $ (2,978,843 )   $ (2,379,279 )

Net realized gain (loss) on investments

    7,698,095       (6,586,865 )

Net change in unrealized gain on investments

    1,488,665       9,285,708  

Net change in net assets resulting from operations

    6,207,917       319,564  
                 

Fund share transactions:

               

Proceeds from shares issued - Class A

    24,845,249       41,270,664  

Proceeds from shares issued - Class I

    33,417,339       1,114,808  

Proceeds from shares issued - Class L*

    1,000        

Cost of shares redeemed - Class A

    (22,532,713 )     (18,257,293 )

Cost of shares redeemed - Class I

    (453,834 )      

Net change in net assets from fund share transactions

    35,277,041       24,128,179  

Net change in net assets

  $ 41,484,958     $ 24,447,743  
                 

Net assets:

               

Beginning of year

  $ 102,362,812     $ 77,915,069  

End of year

  $ 143,847,770     $ 102,362,812  
                 

Transactions in shares:

               

Issuance of shares - Class A

    881,805       1,573,732  

Issuance of shares - Class I

    1,165,000       41,534  

Issuance of shares - Class L*

    35        

Redemption of shares - Class A

    (788,511 )     (706,078 )

Redemption of shares - Class I

    (15,862 )      

Net change in shares

    1,242,467       909,188  

 

*

Reflects operations for the period from May 11, 2018 (inception date of the share Class L) to December 31, 2018.

 

See accompanying Notes to the Financial Statements

 

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Statement of Cash Flows

 

For the year ended December 31, 2018

 

Cash flows from operating activities:

       

Net change in net assets from operations

  $ 6,207,917  

Adjustments to reconcile net change in net assets from operations to net cash used in operating activities:

       

Purchase of investments

    (21,717,538 )

Net purchases of short-term investments

    (35,661,358 )

Proceeds from sales of investments

    25,171,799  

Net change in unrealized gain on investments

    (1,488,665 )

Net realized gain on investments

    (7,698,095 )

Change in operating assets and liabilities:

       

Increase in interest receivable

    (12,304 )

Increase in prepaid expenses and other assets

    (20,583 )

Increase in net payable to adviser

    241,964  

Decrease in other accrued liabilities

    (12,902 )

Net cash used in operating activities

    (34,989,765 )
         

Cash flows from financing activities:

       

Proceeds from shares issued, net of change in receivable for fund shares sold

    58,799,474  

Cost of shares redeemed, net of change in payable for fund shares redeemed

    (23,809,709 )

Net cash provided by financing activities

    34,989,765  
         

Net change in cash

     
         

Cash at beginning of period

     

Cash at end of period

  $  

 

See accompanying Notes to the Financial Statements

 

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Financial Highlights – Class A

 

For a capital share outstanding throughout each period

 

   

Year ended
December 31,
2018

   

Year ended
December 31,
2017

   

Year ended
December 31,
2016

   

Year ended
December 31,
2015
(a)

   

Year ended
December 31,
2014
*(a)

 

Per share operating performance

                                       

Net asset value, beginning of year

  $ 26.85     $ 26.83     $ 25.48     $ 24.56     $ 20.00  
                                         

Change in net assets from operations:

                                       

Net investment loss

    (0.71 )     (0.63 )     (0.53 )     (0.38 )     (0.24 )

Net realized and unrealized gain on investments

    2.30       0.65       1.88       1.30       4.80  

Total change in net assets from operations

    1.59       0.02       1.35       0.92       4.56  
                                         

Distributions:

                                       

From net investment income

                             

From net realized gain on investments

                             

Total distributions

                             

Net increase in net asset value

    1.59       0.02       1.35       0.92       4.56  

Net asset value, end of year

  $ 28.44     $ 26.85     $ 26.83     $ 25.48     $ 24.56  
                                         

Total return(b)

    5.92 %     0.07 %     5.30 %     3.75 %     22.80 %(c)
                                         

Ratios and supplemental data

                                       

Net assets, end of year (in thousands)

  $ 109,902     $ 101,248     $ 77,915     $ 67,580     $ 19,156  

Ratio of net expenses to average net assets

    2.50 %(d)     2.50 %(e)     2.50 %(f)     2.50 %(g)     2.49 %(h)

Ratio of gross expenses before reimbursement to average net assets

    3.29 %     3.69 %     3.56 %     4.47 %     18.45 %

Ratio of net investment loss to average net assets

    (2.44 )%     (2.52 )%     (2.16 )%     (2.01 )%     (2.49 )%

Portfolio turnover

    24.75 %     8.78 %     7.78 %     4.45 %     2.40 %(c)

 

*

The Fund’s inception date was March 25, 2014. Prior to March 25, 2014, the Fund had been inactive except for matters related to the Fund’s establishment, designation and planned registration and the sale of shares to SP Investments Management, LLC (see Note 1).

 

(a)

Redemption fees consisted of per share amounts of less than $0.01. Redemption fees were discontinued in conjunction with the prospectus renewal effective April 30, 2015.

 

(b)

The Fund’s total investment returns as presented do not include a sales load.

 

(c)

Not annualized for periods less than one year.

 

(d)

The ratio of net expenses are the result of $887,579 in contractual waivers and expense reimbursement representing (0.79)%. Please see Note 4 in the Notes to the Financial Statements for additional information.

 

(e)

The ratio of net expenses are the result of $1,120,912 in contractual waivers and expense reimbursement representing (1.19)%. Please see Note 4 in the Notes to the Financial Statements for additional information.

 

(f)

The ratio of net expenses are the result of $757,978 in contractual waivers and expense reimbursement representing (1.06)%. Please see Note 4 in the Notes to the Financial Statements for additional information.

 

(g)

The ratio of net expenses are the result of $993,070 in contractual waivers and expense reimbursements representing (1.97)%. Please see Note 4 in the Notes to the Financial Statements for additional information.

 

(h)

The ratio of net expenses are the combined result of $1,208,322 in contractual waivers and expense reimbursements representing (15.95)% and $575 in voluntary expense reimbursements representing (0.01)%. Please see note 4 in the Notes to the Financial Statements for additional information.

 

See accompanying Notes to the Financial Statements

 

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Financial Highlights – Class I

 

For a capital share outstanding throughout each period

 

   

Year ended
December 31,
2018

   

Period ended
December 31,
2017
*

 

Per share operating performance

               

Net asset value, beginning of period

  $ 26.85     $ 26.37  
                 

Change in net assets from operations:

               

Net investment loss

    (0.20 )     (0.01 )

Net realized and unrealized gain on investments

    1.86       0.49  

Total change in net assets from operations

    1.66       0.48  
                 

Distributions:

               

From net investment income

           

From net realized gain on investments

           

Total distributions

           

Net increase in net asset value

    1.66       0.48  

Net asset value, end of period

  $ 28.51     $ 26.85  
                 

Total return

    6.18 %     1.82 %(a)
                 

Ratios and supplemental data

               

Net assets, end of period (in thousands)

  $ 33,945     $ 1,115  

Ratio of net expenses to average net assets

    2.25 %(b)     2.25 %(c)(d)

Ratio of gross expenses before reimbursement to average net assets

    3.10 %     3.50 %(d)

Ratio of net investment loss to average net assets

    (2.17 )%     (2.25 )%(d)

Portfolio turnover

    24.75 %     8.78 %(a)

 

*

Reflects operations for the period from November 17, 2017 (inception date) to December 31, 2017.

 

(a)

Not annualized for periods less than one year.

 

(b)

The ratio of net expenses are the result of $94,654 in contractual waivers and expense reimbursement representing (0.85)%. Please see Note 4 in the Notes to the Financial Statements for additional information.

 

(c)

The ratio of net expenses are the result of $109 in contractual waivers and expense reimbursement representing (1.25)%. Please see Note 4 in the Notes to the Financial Statements for additional information.

 

(d)

Annualized for period less than one year.

 

See accompanying Notes to the Financial Statements

 

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Financial Highlights – Class L

 

For a capital share outstanding throughout the period

 

   

Period ended
December 31,
2018
*

 

Per share operating performance

       

Net asset value, beginning of period

  $ 28.37  
         

Change in net assets from operations:

       

Net investment loss

    (0.49 )

Net realized and unrealized gain on investments

    0.51  

Total change in net assets from operations

    0.02  
         

Distributions:

       

From net investment income

     

From net realized gain on investments

     

Total distributions

     

Net increase in net asset value

    0.02  

Net asset value, end of period

  $ 28.39  
         

Total return(a)

    0.07 %(b)
         

Ratios and supplemental data

       

Net assets, end of period (in thousands)

  $ 1  

Ratio of net expenses to average net assets

    2.75 %(c)(d)

Ratio of gross expenses before reimbursement to average net assets

    3.60 %(d)

Ratio of net investment loss to average net assets

    (2.68 )%(d)

Portfolio turnover

    24.75 %(b)

 

*

Reflects operations for the period from May 11, 2018 (inception date) to December 31, 2018.

 

(a)

The Fund’s total investment returns as presented do not include a sales load.

 

(b)

Not annualized for periods less than one year.

 

(c)

The ratio of net expenses are the result of $6 in contractual waivers and expense reimbursement representing (0.85)%. Please see Note 4 in the Notes to the Financial Statements for additional information.

 

(d)

Annualized for period less than one year.

 

See accompanying Notes to the Financial Statements

 

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Notes to the Financial Statements

 

December 31, 2018

 

1. Organization

 

SharesPost 100 Fund (the “Fund”) was established as a limited liability company under the laws of the State of Delaware on August 20, 2012 and converted into a Delaware statutory trust on March 22, 2013. The Fund is registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) as a non-diversified, closed-end management investment company that operates as an “interval fund” under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”). The shares of beneficial interest of the Fund (the “Shares”) will be continuously offered under Rule 415 of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”). As an interval fund, the Fund will make quarterly repurchase offers for 5% of the Fund’s outstanding Shares at net asset value (“NAV”), with no repurchase fee incurred. The Fund’s inception date was March 25, 2014. Prior to March 25, 2014, the Fund had been inactive except for matters relating to the Fund’s establishment, designation and planned registration of the Fund’s Shares under the Securities Act and the sale of 5,000 Shares (“Initial Shares”) for $100,000 to SP Investments Management, LLC (the “Investment Adviser”), which occurred on July 30, 2013.

 

The investment objective of the Fund is to provide investors capital appreciation, which it seeks to achieve by primarily investing in the equity securities of certain private, operating, late-stage, growth companies primarily comprising the SharesPost 100, a list of companies selected and maintained by the Investment Adviser. The Investment Adviser’s primary strategy will be to invest in portfolio companies (each, a “Portfolio Company”) and generally to hold such securities until a liquidity event with respect to such Portfolio Company occurs, such as an initial public offering, which generally includes a restrictive period of 180 days commonly known as a lock-up period, or a merger or acquisition transaction. The Fund currently offers three different classes of shares: Class A, Class I, and Class L shares. The separate classes of shares differ principally in the applicable sales charges (if any) and shareholder servicing fees. Generally, shareholders of each class also bear certain expenses that pertain to that particular class. All shareholders bear the common expenses of the Fund and earn income and realized gains/ losses pro rata based on the daily ending net assets of each class, without discrimination between share classes. Expenses that are specific to a class are charged directly to that class. Dividends are determined separately for each class based on income and expenses allocated to each class. Realized gain distributions are allocated to each class pro rata based on the shares outstanding of each class on the date of distribution. Differences in per share dividend rates generally result from the differences in separate class expenses, including distribution and shareholder servicing fees.

 

2. Significant accounting policies

 

The Fund is an investment company and follows the accounting and reporting guidance under Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards (“ASC”) Topic 946, Financial Services – Investment Companies. The following is a summary of significant accounting policies consistently followed by the Fund in the preparation of its financial statements.

 

Investment transactions and income recognition — Investment transactions are accounted for on a trade date basis. Net realized gains and losses on securities are computed on a specific identification basis. Dividend income is recorded on the ex-dividend date or as soon as known if after the ex-dividend date. Non-cash dividends included in dividend income, if any, are recorded at fair market value. Interest income and estimated expenses are accrued daily.

 

Use of estimates — The preparation of the financial statements in accordance with US generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”) 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 statement, as well as reported amounts of increases and decreases in net assets from operations during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from these estimates.

 

 

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Notes to the Financial Statements (Continued)

 

December 31, 2018

 

2. Significant accounting policies — (continued)

 

Investment valuation — The Fund’s NAV is based in large part on the value of its securities which will be carried at fair value in accordance with the provision of FASB ASC Topic 820, Fair value Measurements and Disclosures. Where reliable market prices are available for those securities, the Investment Adviser will rely on those prices. However, because the securities in which the Fund invests are often illiquid, market prices may not be readily available or, where available, may be unreliable. At any point in time, there may be few recent purchase or sale transactions or offers on which to base the value of a given private share. In addition, the prices reflected in recent transactions or offers may be extremely sensitive to changes in supply or demand, including changes fueled by investor perceptions or other conditions.

 

When reliable market values are not available, the Fund’s investments will be valued by the Investment Adviser pursuant to fair valuation procedures and methodologies adopted by the Board of Trustees. While the Fund and the Investment Adviser will use good faith efforts to determine the fair value of the Fund’s securities, fair value will be dependent on the judgment of the Investment Adviser. The Investment Adviser may also rely to some extent on information provided by the Portfolio Companies.

 

From time to time, the Fund may determine that it should modify its estimates or assumptions, as new information becomes available. As a consequence, the value of the securities and therefore the Fund’s NAV may vary. This may adversely affect Shareholders. Other than in connection with a liquidity event of a Portfolio Company, the Fund will generally sell Portfolio Company securities only in order (and only to the extent necessary) to fund quarterly repurchases of Fund Shares. However, because of the uncertainty and judgment involved in the fair valuation of the private shares, which do not have a readily available market, the estimated fair value of such shares may be different from values that would have been used had a readily available market existed for such shares. In addition, in the event that the Fund desires to sell Portfolio Company shares, the Fund may also not be able to sell these securities at the prices at which they are carried on the Fund’s books, or may have to delay their sale in order to do so. This may adversely affect the Fund’s NAV.

 

The Board of Trustees has delegated the day-to-day responsibility for determining these fair values to the Investment Adviser, but the Board of Trustees has the ultimate responsibility for determining the fair value of the portfolio of the Fund. The Investment Adviser has developed the Fund’s fair valuation procedures and methodologies, which have been approved by the Board of Trustees, and will make fair valuation determinations and act in accordance with those procedures and methodologies, and in accordance with the 1940 Act. Fair valuation determinations are to be reviewed and, as necessary, ratified or revised quarterly by the Board of Trustees (or more frequently if necessary), including in connection with any quarterly repurchase offer.

 

There were no changes to the valuation approaches or techniques applied during 2018.

 

Federal income taxes — The Fund’s policy is to comply with Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”), and to distribute to shareholders each year substantially all of its net investment income and any net realized capital gain. Therefore, a federal income tax or excise tax provision is not required.

 

Management has evaluated all tax positions taken or expected to be taken by the Fund to determine whether each tax position is more likely than not (i.e. greater than 50%) to be sustained upon examination by the applicable taxing authority, including resolution of any related appeals or litigation processes, based on the technical merits of the position. Tax positions that do not meet the more likely than not threshold may result in a tax benefit or expense in the current year. If the Fund were to incur an income tax liability in the future, interest on any income tax liability would be reported as interest expense and penalties on any income tax liability would be reported as income taxes. No interest expense or penalties have been recognized as of or for the year ended December 31, 2018. Management of the Fund also is not aware of any tax positions for which it is reasonably possible that the total amounts of recognized tax benefits will significantly change in the next twelve months. Management has determined that the Fund has not taken any tax positions which do not meet the more likely than not threshold and as such, no liabilities related to uncertain tax positions have been reflected in the Fund’s financial statements.

 

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Notes to the Financial Statements (Continued)

 

December 31, 2018

 

2. Significant accounting policies — (continued)

 

Management analyzed all open tax years, as defined by the applicable statute of limitations for all major jurisdictions in which it files tax returns, which includes federal and certain states. The Fund’s 2014 - 2017 tax years are open to examination as of December 31, 2018.

 

Distributions to shareholders — The Fund distributes net investment income and net realized gains (net of any capital loss carryovers), if any, annually. The timing and character of income and capital gain distributions are determined in accordance with income tax regulations, which may differ from GAAP. These differences are due in part to differing treatment of net operating loss, wash sales, non-deductible offering costs and capital loss carryforwards. To the extent that differences arise that are permanent in nature, such amounts are reclassified within the capital accounts, on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities, based on their federal tax treatment; temporary differences do not require reclassification.

 

Shareholder service fee plan — Under the terms of the Fund’s Shareholder Services Plan, the Fund may compensate financial industry professionals for providing ongoing services in respect to clients to whom they have distributed Shares of the Fund’s Class A and Class L. Both Class A and Class L may incur shareholder servicing fees on an annual basis up to 0.25% of its daily average NAV. Class I is not subject to a shareholder servicing fee. For the year ended December 31, 2018, Class A and Class L accrued $217,697 and $2, respectively, in shareholder servicing fees.

 

Redemption fee — Redemption fees were discontinued in conjunction with the prospectus renewal effective April 30, 2015. Prior to April 30, 2015, the Fund received a 2.00% redemption fee on redemption amounts for Shares held for less than 365 days, and recorded these fees as paid-in-capital.

 

Transactions with affiliates — SharesPost Financial Corporation (“SharesPost Financial”) is a registered broker-dealer, member of FINRA and SIPC, and wholly owned subsidiary of SharesPost, Inc. Since the Investment Advisor is also wholly owned by SharesPost, Inc., SharesPost Financial and the Investment Adviser are affiliates.

 

To the extent any affiliate of the Investment Adviser or the Fund (“Affiliated Broker”) receives any fee, payment, commission, or other financial incentive of any type (“Broker Fees”) in connection with the purchase and sale of securities by the Fund, such Broker Fees will be subject to policies and procedures adopted by the Board of Trustees pursuant to Section 17(e) and Rule 17e-1 of the 1940 Act. These policies and procedures include a quarterly review of Broker Fees by the Board of Trustees. Among other things, Section 17(e) and those procedures provide that, when acting as broker for the Fund in connection with the purchase or sale of securities to or by the Fund, an affiliated broker may not receive any compensation exceeding the following limits: (1) if the transaction is effected on a securities exchange, the compensation may not exceed the “usual and customary broker’s commission” (as defined in Rule 17e-1 under the 1940 Act); (2) in the case of the purchase of securities by the Fund in connection with a secondary distribution, the compensation cannot exceed 2% of the sale price; and (iii) the compensation for transactions otherwise effected cannot exceed 1% of the purchase or sale price. Rule 17e-1 defines a “usual and customary broker’s commission” as one that is fair compared to the commission received by other brokers in connection with comparable transactions involving similar securities being purchased or sold on an exchange during a comparable period of time. The Fund has adopted a policy that it will not utilize the services of Affiliated Brokers (although Affiliated Brokers may be engaged by sellers or buyers in transactions opposite the Fund). Notwithstanding the foregoing, no Affiliated Broker will receive any undisclosed fees from the Fund in connection with any transaction involving the Fund and such Affiliated Broker, and to the extent any transactions involving the Fund are effected by an Affiliated Broker, such Affiliated Broker’s Broker Fees for such transactions shall be limited in accordance with Section 17(e)(2) of the 1940 Act and the Fund’s policies and procedures concerning Affiliated Brokers. For the year ended December 31, 2018, the Fund paid $10,000 in commissions to Affiliated Brokers.

 

The Fund has implemented certain written policies and procedures to ensure that the Fund does not engage in any transactions with any prohibited affiliates. Under the 1940 Act, our Board of Trustees has a duty to evaluate, and shall oversee the analysis of, all conflicts of interest involving the Fund and its affiliates, and shall do so in accordance with the aforementioned policies and procedures.

 

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Notes to the Financial Statements (Continued)

 

December 31, 2018

 

3. Fair value measurements

 

GAAP defines fair value, establishes a three-tier framework for measuring fair value based on a hierarchy of inputs, and expands disclosure about fair value measurements. It also provides guidance on determining when there has been a significant decrease in the volume and level of activity for an asset or liability, when a transaction is not orderly and how that information must be incorporated into a fair value measurement. The hierarchy distinguishes between market data obtained from independent sources (observable inputs) and the Fund’s own market assumptions (unobservable inputs). These inputs are used in determining the fair value of the Fund’s investments. These inputs are summarized in the three broad levels listed below:

 

 

Level 1 — quoted prices for active markets for identical securities. An active market for the security is a market in which transactions occur with sufficient frequency and volume to provide pricing information on an ongoing basis. A quoted price in an active market provides the most reliable evidence of fair value.

 

 

Level 2 — other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar securities, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, etc. and quoted prices for identical or similar assets in markets that are not active). Inputs that are derived principally from or corroborated by observable market data. An adjustment to any observable input that is significant to the fair value may render the measurement a Level 3 measurement.

 

 

Level 3 — significant unobservable inputs, including the Fund’s own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments.

 

For the year ended December 31, 2018 there were transfers of $2,413,800 out of Level 3 and into Level 1 and $845,499 out of Level 3 into Level 2, due to changes in the liquidity restrictions of private holdings.

 

The following is a description of the valuation techniques applied to the Fund’s major categories of assets and liabilities measured at fair value on a recurring basis. There were no changes to these techniques or approaches during 2018.

 

Securities traded on a national exchange (or reported on the NASDAQ national market) are stated at the last reported sales price on the day of valuation. To the extent these securities are actively traded and valuation adjustments are not applied, they are categorized in Level 1 of the fair value hierarchy. Stocks traded on inactive markets or valued by reference to similar instruments which are marketable and to the extent the inputs are observable and timely, are categorized in Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy.

 

The Fund’s portfolio holdings are primarily in Level 3 investments. As they are not publicly traded, and many are subject to restrictions on resale, the investments are less liquid than publicly traded securities, resulting in increased liquidity risk to the Fund.

 

The Fund’s portfolio investments will generally not be in publicly traded securities. Investments for which observable market prices in active markets do not exist are reported at fair value, as determined in good faith by the Investment Adviser under consistently applied policies and procedures approved by the Board of Trustees in accordance with GAAP. In connection with that determination, members of the Investment Adviser’s portfolio management team will prepare Portfolio Company valuations using the most recent Portfolio Company financial statements and forecasts when and if available. The types of factors that the Investment Adviser will take into account in determining fair value, subject to review and ratification where required by the Board of Trustees with respect to such non-traded investments, will include, as relevant and, to the extent available, the Portfolio Company’s earnings, the markets in which the Portfolio Company does business, comparison to valuations of publicly traded companies in the Portfolio Company’s industry, comparisons to recent sales of comparable companies, the discounted value of the cash flows of the Portfolio Company and other relevant factors. This information may not be available because it is difficult to obtain financial and other information with respect to private companies. In considering the extent and nature of information utilized in the valuation process, management will generally apply a greater weighting to that information which is recent and observable. Because such valuations are inherently uncertain and may be based on estimates, the determinations of fair value may differ materially from the values that would be assessed if a readily available market for these securities existed. Based on these factors, the investments in private companies will generally be presented as a Level 3 investment. Changes in accounting standards, such as the currently pending changes in revenue recognition policies, may not be adopted consistently by issuers or at the same time, and as a result varied implementation may make it more difficult for the Fund to properly evaluate or compare financial information provided by Portfolio Companies of the Fund or to determine the validity of data of publicly traded company comparables for purposes of valuing the Fund’s portfolio holdings.

 

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Notes to the Financial Statements (Continued)

 

December 31, 2018

 

3. Fair valuation measurements — (continued)

 

In May 2015, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (the “FASB”) issued Accounting Standard Update (“ASU”) 2015-07, Disclosures for Investments in Certain Entities That Calculate Net Asset Value per Unit (or Its Equivalent), modifying ASC 820. Under the modifications, investments in private investment funds valued at net asset value are no longer included in the fair value hierarchy table. The adoption of ASU 2015-07 resulted in the Fund’s investment in short-term investments being removed from the Fair Value hierarchy table.

 

The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities. The following is a summary of the inputs used to determine fair value of the Fund’s investments as of December 31, 2018:

 

Investment in Securities

 

Level 1 -
Quoted Prices

   

Level 2 –
Other Significant
Observable Inputs

   

Level 3 –
Significant
Unobservable Inputs

   

Total

 

Security Type

                               

Common stock in public companies*

  $ 2,413,800     $ 845,499     $     $ 3,259,299  

Common stock in private companies*

                51,717,475       51,717,475  

Preferred stock in private companies*

                32,050,755       32,050,755  

Convertible notes of private companies

                37,078       37,078  

Total

  $ 2,413,800     $ 845,499     $ 83,805,308     $ 87,064,607  

Money Market holdings valued using the practical expedient and not subject to the fair value hierarchy

                            56,000,011  

Total

                          $ 143,064,618  

 

 

*

All sub-categories within the security type represent their respective evaluation status. For a detailed breakout by industry, please refer to the Schedule of Investments.

 

The following is a rollforward of the activity in investments in which significant unobservable inputs (Level 3) were used in determining fair value on a recurring basis:

 

   

Beginning
balance
January 1,
2018

   

Transfers
into Level 3
during the
period

   

Transfers
out of Level 3
during the
period

   

Purchases or
Conversions

   

(Sales or
Conversions)

   

Net
realized
gain/(loss)

   

Change in net
unrealized
gain/(loss)

   

Ending
balance
December 31,
2018

   

Change in
Unrealized
gains for the
period for
investments
still held at
December 31,
2018

 

SharesPost 100 Fund

                                                               

Common stock in private companies

  $ 43,202,800     $     $ (1,331,516 )   $ 16,908,477  **   $ (15,788,350 )   $ 7,685,363     $ 1,040,701     $ 51,717,475     $ 4,239,340  

Preferred stock in private companies

    37,165,464             (1,927,783 )     6,179,499       (9,940,232 )**     810,854       (237,047 )     32,050,755       1,526,183  

Convertible Bond

                      37,078                         37,078        
    $ 80,368,264     $     $ (3,259,299 )   $ 23,125,054     $ (25,728,582 )   $ 8,496,217     $ 803,654     $ 83,805,308     $ 5,765,523  

 

 

**

Amounts include $1,400,000 in preferred stock, which along with $1,398,782 net accumulated loss was converted into $1,400,000 of common stock.

 

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Notes to the Financial Statements (Continued)

 

December 31, 2018

 

3. Fair valuation measurements — (continued)

 

The following is a summary of quantitative information about significant unobservable valuation inputs for Level 3 Fair Value Measurements for investments held as of December 31, 2018:

 

Type of Level 3
Investment

 

Fair Value as of
December 31, 2018

 

Valuation
Technique
*

 

Unobservable
Inputs

 

Range (Avg)

Common stock in private companies

  $ 51,717,475  

Precedent Transactions

Precedent Transactions

  N/A
                   
         

Revenue Model

Revenue Multiples

  1.67 - 8.84 (5.08)
             

Stage Discount Rates

  20% - 30% (21.25%)
             

Execution Discount Rates

  15% - 100% (42.19%)
             

Discounts For Lack of Marketability

  15% -15% (15%)

Preferred stock in private companies

    32,050,755  

Precedent Transactions

Precedent Transactions

  N/A
                   
         

Revenue Model

Revenue Multiples

  1.41 - 5.93 (3.43)
             

Stage Discount Rates

  20% - 60% (23.23%)
             

Execution Discount Rates

  10% - 100% (45.48%)
             

Discounts For Lack of Marketability

  15% -15% (15%)

 

*

Market approach

 

To the extent the revenue multiples increase, there is a corresponding increase in fair value; while as discount rates increase, there is a decrease in fair value.

 

4. Expense limitation agreement

 

The Investment Adviser has contractually agreed to reimburse the Fund so that its total annual operating expenses, excluding interest, taxes, brokerage commissions and other expenses that are capitalized in accordance with GAAP, and other extraordinary costs, such as litigation and other expenses not incurred in the ordinary course of the Fund’s business, do not exceed 2.50% of the Class A average net assets per year, 2.75% of the Class L average net assets per year, and 2.25% of Class I average net assets per year, through May 1, 2020.

 

Under the terms of the Expense Limitation Agreement, at any time that the expenses of the Fund are less than the expense limitation, the Investment Adviser retains the right to seek reimbursement for any fees previously waived and/or expenses previously assumed, to the extent that such reimbursement will not cause the Class’ annualized expenses to exceed 2.50%, 2.75%, and 2.25%, for Class A, Class L, and Class I respectively, of their average net assets on an annualized basis. The Fund is not obligated to reimburse the Investment Adviser for fees previously waived or expenses previously assumed by the Investment Adviser more than three years before the date of such waiver or expense reimbursement. For the periods ended December 31, 2016, December 31, 2017, and December 31, 2018 the investment advisory fees and expense reimbursements by the Investment Adviser waived in the amounts of $757,978, $1,121,021, and $982,239 respectively, are subject to possible recoupment by the Investment Adviser through December 31, 2019, December 31, 2020, and December 31, 2021, respectively.

 

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Notes to the Financial Statements (Continued)

 

December 31, 2018

 

5. Investment advisory agreement

 

The Fund has entered into an Investment Advisory Agreement with the Investment Adviser, pursuant to which the Investment Adviser provides general investment advisory services for the Fund. For providing these services, the Investment Adviser receives a fee from the Fund, accrued daily and paid monthly, at an annual rate equal to 1.90% of the Fund’s average daily net assets. For the year ending December 31, 2018, the Fund accrued $2,340,560 in investment advisory fees.

 

Certain officers and Trustees of the Fund are also officers of the Investment Adviser. None of the Fund officers who are affiliated with the Adviser or interested Trustees receives any compensation from the Fund.

 

6. Capital share transactions

 

The Fund Shares will be continuously offered under Rule 415 of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. As of December 31, 2018, the Fund had registered 25,000,000 shares.

 

Investors may purchase shares each business day at a price equal to the NAV per share next determined after receipt of a purchase order. Any sales load will be deducted from the proceeds to the Fund.

 

As of December 31, 2018, ownership from affiliated parties represents 0.50% of the Fund.

 

The Fund’s shares are not redeemable each business day, are not listed for trading on an exchange, and no secondary market currently exists for Fund shares. As an interval fund and as described in the Fund’s prospectus, the Fund will make quarterly repurchase offers of 5% of the total number of shares outstanding at their NAV, unless postponed in accordance with regulatory requirements, and each repurchase pricing shall occur no later than the 14th day after the repurchase request deadline, or the next business day if the 14th day is not a business day. Rule 23c-3 of the 1940 Act permits repurchases between 5% and 25% of the Fund’s outstanding shares at NAV.

 

In every full quarter since the commencement of operations, the Fund has offered shareholders the opportunity to participate in this program. During the year ended December 31, 2018, the Fund had Repurchase Offers as follows:

 

Summary of Repurchase Offers for Class A – 1/1/18 through 12/31/18

 

Repurchase Pricing Date

 

Repurchase Offer
Amount

   

% of Shares
Tendered

   

Number of
Shares Tendered

 

3/26/2018

    5%       2.46%       99,084  

6/25/2018

    5%       3.49%       150,978  

9/25/2018

    5%       0.89%       41,302  

12/26/2018

    5%       4.12%       215,129  

 

Summary of Repurchase Offers for Class I – 1/1/18 through 12/31/18

 

Repurchase Pricing Date

 

Repurchase Offer
Amount

   

% of Shares
Tendered

   

Number of
Shares Tendered

 

3/26/2018

    5%              

6/25/2018

    5%       0.07%       2,918  

9/25/2018

    5%       0.02%       780  

12/26/2018

    5%       0.23%       12,164  

 

There were no repurchases for share Class L for the year ended December 31, 2018.

 

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Notes to the Financial Statements (Continued)

 

December 31, 2018

 

7. Purchases and sales of securities

 

Purchases and sales of investments for the year ended December 31, 2018, were $21,725,052 and $24,731,129, respectively.

 

8. Federal tax information

 

At December 31, 2018, gross unrealized appreciation and depreciation of investments, based on cost for federal income tax purposes were as follows:

 

Cost of investments

  $ 123,163,555  

Gross unrealized appreciation

    28,047,654  

Gross unrealized depreciation

    (8,146,591 )

Net unrealized appreciation on investments

  $ 19,901,063  

 

GAAP requires that certain components of net assets be reclassified between financial and tax reporting. These reclassifications have no effect on net assets or net asset value per share. For the year ended December 31, 2018, permanent differences in book and tax accounting have been reclassified to paid-in capital, accumulated net investment income (loss) and accumulated realized gain (loss) as follows:

 

Increase (Decrease)

Paid in Capital

Total Distributable Earnings

$ (2,978,843)

$ 2,978,843

 

As of December 31, 2018, the components of total distributable earnings on a tax basis were as follows:

 

Undistributed ordinary income

  $  

Undistributed long-term capital gains

    117,474  

Tax accumulated earnings

    117,474  

Accumulated capital and other losses

     

Net unrealized gain

    19,901,063  

Total accumulated earnings

  $ 20,018,537  

 

During the fiscal year ended December 31, 2018, SharesPost utilized $2,096,959 and $3,809,647 of its non-expiring short-term and long-term capital loss carryforwards, respectively.

 

9. Commitments and Contingencies

 

In the normal course of business, the Fund will enter into contracts that contain a variety of representations, provide general indemnifications, set forth termination provisions and compel the contracting parties to arbitration in the event of dispute. From time to time, the Fund may be a party to arbitration, or legal proceedings, in the ordinary course of business, including proceedings relating to the enforcement of provisions of such contracts. The Fund’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown, as this would involve future claims that may be made against the Fund that would be subject to arbitration, generally.

 

In the normal course of business, the Company may enter into agreements to purchase investments. Such agreements are subject to certain rights of the issuer’s and ultimately, issuer approval. At December 31, 2018, the Fund had entered into agreements to purchase equity securities totaling $5,049,990. If approved by the issuer the Fund would record such amount in purchase costs.

 

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Notes to the Financial Statements (Continued)

 

December 31, 2018

 

9. Commitments and Contingencies — (continued)

 

The Fund reasonably believes its assets will provide adequate cover to satisfy all its unfunded commitments. The Fund has ensured through its policies and procedures that it does not enter into an unfunded commitment unless it has reserved enough cash to meet the funding requirements thereof.

 

10. Offering Price Per Share

 

A maximum front-end sales load of 5.75% for Class A shares and 4.25% for Class L is imposed on purchases. Class I shares are not subject to sales loads. For the year ended December 31, 2018, the Fund was advised that various broker dealers received $306,257 of sales charges from sales of the Fund’s shares, of which $28,939 represented sales load received by affiliates.

 

11. Recent Accounting Pronouncements

 

The Securities and Exchange Commission adopted amendments to Regulation S-X, for the presentation of distributable earnings and distributions to align with GAAP. The compliance date of the amendments to Regulation S-X is November 5, 2018. This report incorporates the amendments to Regulation S-X.

 

On August 28, 2018, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) No. 2018-13 (“ASU 2018-13”), Fair Value Measurement (Topic 820): Disclosure Framework – Changes to the Disclosure Requirements for Fair Value Measurement, which changes the fair value measurement disclosure requirements of ASC Topic 820. ASU 2018-13’s amendments are effective for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2019. Early adoption is permitted. Management has adopted certain disclosures of ASU 2018-13 as permitted by the standard.

 

12. Subsequent events

 

Management of the Fund has evaluated events occurring after December 31, 2018 and through the date the financials were available to be issued, to determine whether any subsequent events would require adjustment to or disclosure in the financial statements. No subsequent events requiring adjustment to or disclosure within the financial statements were noted.

 

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Report of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

 

To the Shareholders and Board of Trustees
SharesPost 100 Fund:

 

Opinion on the Financial Statements

 

We have audited the accompanying statement of assets and liabilities of SharesPost 100 Fund (the Fund), including the schedule of investments, as of December 31, 2018, the related statements of operations and cash flows for the year then ended, the statements of changes in net assets for each of the years in the two year period then ended, and the related notes (collectively, the financial statements) and the financial highlights for each of the years in the five year period then ended. In our opinion, the financial statements and financial highlights present fairly, in all material respects, the financial position of the Fund as of December 31, 2018, the results of its operations and its cash flows for the year then ended, the changes in its net assets for each of the years in the two year period then ended, and the financial highlights for each of the years in the five year period then ended, in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles.

 

Basis for Opinion

 

These financial statements and financial highlights are the responsibility of the Fund’s management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these financial statements and financial highlights based on our audits. We are a public accounting firm registered with the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (United States) (PCAOB) and are required to be independent with respect to the Fund in accordance with the U.S. federal securities laws and the applicable rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission and the PCAOB.

 

We conducted our audits in accordance with the standards of the PCAOB. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements and financial highlights are free of material misstatement, whether due to error or fraud. Our audits included performing procedures to assess the risks of material misstatement of the financial statements and financial highlights, whether due to error or fraud, and performing procedures that respond to those risks. Such procedures included examining, on a test basis, evidence regarding the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements and financial highlights. Such procedures also included confirmation of securities owned as of December 31, 2018, by correspondence with custodians, issuers of the securities, or other appropriate auditing procedures when replies from the issuers were not received. Our audits also included evaluating the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by management, as well as evaluating the overall presentation of the financial statements and financial highlights. We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

 

 

We have served as the Fund’s auditor since 2013.

 

Los Angeles, California
February 28, 2019

 

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Trustees and Officers

 

December 31, 2018 (Unaudited)

 

The Board of Trustees of the Fund has overall responsibility for monitoring the Fund’s investment program, determining the fair value of the Fund’s Portfolio Companies, and its management and operations. The names of the Trustees and Officers of the Fund, their addresses, ages and principal occupations during the past five years are provided in the tables below. Trustees who are deemed “interested persons,” as defined in the 1940 Act, are included in the table titled “Interested Trustee and Officer.” Trustees who are not “interested persons” are referred to as “Independent Trustees.” The Fund’s Statement of Additional Information includes additional information about the Fund’s Trustees and is available, without charge and upon request, by calling 1-800-834-8707.

 

Name, Address(1)
and Age

Position(s)
held with
the Fund

Term of
Office and Length
of Time Served

Principal Occupation(s)
During Past Five Years

Number of
Portfolios in
Fund Complex
Overseen by
Trustee

Other
Directorships
Held by
Director

INDEPENDENT TRUSTEES:

       

Robert Boulware
Age: 62

Independent Trustee

Since
inception(2)

Professional board director and trustee. Managing Director, Pilgrim Funds, LLC, and Director at Gainsco.

1

Brighthouse Financial and Trustee of Vertical Capital Fund

Mark Radcliffe
Age: 66

Independent Trustee

Since
inception(2)

Partner, DLA Piper

1

N/A

INTERESTED TRUSTEES:

     

Jeff Miller
Age: 59

Interested Trustee

Since
December 2018(2)

President, SharesPost Inc., President, SP Investments Management, LLC; President Truelytics, Inc. (2018); Managing Director, Head of Advisory and Products, UBS (2014 – 2017)

0

Truelytics

OFFICER:

         

Sven Weber
Age: 49

President

Since
inception

Managing Director of SP Investments Management, LLC

N/A

N/A

Carol Foster
Age: 55

Chief Financial Officer

Since
October 23, 2018

Chief Operating Officer and Chief Financial Officer of SharesPost Inc.; President of SP Investments Management, LLC (2017-2018); Principal, CLF Advisors, LLC (2015-2017); Chief Financial Officer, PENSCO Trust Company (2013-2015)

N/A

N/A

Julie Walsh
Age: 48

Chief Compliance Officer

Elected by the Board annually; Since August 12, 2014

Managing Director, Compliance and NFA Member Services, Foreside Compliance Services, LLC; Fund Chief Compliance Officer

N/A

N/A

 

(1)

All addresses c/o SharesPost 100 Fund, 101 Jefferson Drive, Menlo Park, CA 94025.

 

(2)

Each Trustee will serve for the duration of the Fund, or until death, resignation, termination, removal or retirement.

 

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Additional Information

 

December 31, 2018 (Unaudited)

 

Proxy voting — A description of the policies and procedures that the Fund uses to determine how to vote proxies relating to portfolio securities and information regarding how the Fund voted proxies during the 12 month period ended June 30, are available without charge upon request by (1) calling the Fund at 1-800-834-8707 and (2) from Fund documents filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov.

 

Portfolio holdings — The Fund files its complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the SEC for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year on form N-Q. The Fund’s Form N-Q is available on the SEC’s website at http://sec.gov, or they may be reviewed and copied at the SEC’s Public Reference Room in Washington, DC (call 1-800-732-0330 for information on the operation of the Public Reference Room). You may also obtain copies by calling the Fund at 1-800-834-8707.

 

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Notes

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 

 

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Board of Trustees

 

Jeff Miller

Robert J. Boulware

Mark Radcliffe

 

Investment Adviser

 

SP Investments Management, LLC

101 Jefferson Drive,

Menlo Park, CA 94025

 

Dividend Paying Agent, Custodian, Transfer Agent

 

UMB Fund Services

235 West Galena Street

Milwaukee, WI 53212

 

Distributor

 

Foreside Fund Services, LLC

Three Canal Plaza, Suite 100

Portland, ME 04101

 

Independent Auditors

 

KPMG LLP

550 South Hope Street, Suite 1500

Los Angeles, CA 90071

 

 

This report has been prepared for the general information of the shareholders. It is not authorized for distribution to prospective investors unless preceded or accompanied by a current prospectus. The Fund’s prospectus contains more complete information about the objectives, policies, expenses and risks of the Funds. The Fund is not a bank deposit, not FDIC insured and may lose value. Please read the prospectus carefully before investing or sending money.

 

This report contains certain forward looking statements which are subject to known and unknown risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed or implied by such statements. Forward looking statements generally include words such as ‘‘believes’’, ‘‘expects’’, ‘‘anticipates’’ and other words of similar import. Such risks and uncertainties include, among other things, the Risk Factors noted in the Fund’s filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The Fund undertakes no obligation to update any forward looking statement.

 

 

Item 2. Code of Ethics.

 

The Registrant has a code of ethics (the “Code”) that applies to the Registrant’s principal executive officer and principal financial officer. During the period covered by this report, there were no amendments to the provisions of the Code, nor were there any implicit or explicit waivers to the provisions of the Code. The Code is filed herewith.

 

Item 3. Audit Committee Financial Expert.

 

The Registrant does not have an audit committee financial expert. The Board of Trustees of the Registrant has determined that the members of its Audit Committee have sufficient financial experience to ensure the proper functioning of that committee, but that neither of the members has the requisite expertise or experience to be deemed an “audit committee financial expert” for purposes of the definition of such term in the Instructions to this Item 3 on Form N-CSR.

 

Item 4. Principal Accountant Fees and Services.

 

The aggregate fees for professional services by KPMG LLP during the fiscal year 2018 and 2017 were as follows:

 

(a) Audit Fees.

 

Fiscal year ended December 31, 2018:  $157,250 
Fiscal year ended December 31, 2017:  $142,500 

 

(b) Audit-Related Fees.

 

Fiscal year ended December 31, 2018:  $0.00 
Fiscal year ended December 31, 2017:  $0.00 

 

(c) Tax Fees. These are fees billed for professional services rendered by the Registrant’s independent auditors for tax compliance, tax advice, and tax planning.

 

Fiscal year ended December 31, 2018:  $12,825 
Fiscal year ended December 31, 2017:  $15,575 

 

(d) All Other Fees.

 

Fiscal year ended December 31, 2018  $0.00 
Fiscal year ended December 31, 2017  $0.00 

 

 

(e) Audit Committee’s pre-approval policies and procedures.

 

(1)The Audit Committee has adopted pre-approval policies and procedures that require the Audit Committee to pre-approve all audit and non-audit services of the Registrant, including services provided to the Registrant’s investment adviser or any entity controlling, controlled by or under common control with the Registrant’s investment adviser that provides ongoing services to the Registrant with respect to any engagement that directly relates to the operations and financial reporting of the Registrant.

 

(2)Services approved pursuant to paragraph (c)(7)(i)(C) of Rule 2-01 of Regulation S-X: 100% of these fees were approved by the Audit Committee as required pursuant to paragraph (c)(7)(ii) of Rule 2-01 of Regulation S-X.

 

(f) None.

 

(g) During the last two fiscal years, there were no other non-audit services rendered by the Registrant’s independent auditors to the Registrant, its investment adviser or any entity controlling, controlled by or under the common control with the investment adviser that provides ongoing services to the Registrant.

 

(h) Not applicable.

 

Item 5. Audit Committee of Listed Registrants.

 

Not applicable.

 

Item 6. Schedule of Investments.

 

Included as part of the report to shareholders filed under Item 1 of this Form N-CSR.

 

Item 7. Disclosure of Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures for Closed-End Management Investment Companies.

 

The Board of Trustees of the Registrant has adopted the Proxy Voting Procedures of SP Investments Management, LLC (“SPIM” or the “Adviser”), the Registrant’s investment adviser, as the Registrant’s Proxy Voting Procedures. Subject to the oversight of the Registrant’s Board of Trustees, the Registrant has delegated responsibility to the Adviser to vote any proxies the Registrant may receive. The Adviser’s general policy is to vote proxy proposals, amendments, consents or resolutions relating to the Registrant in a manner that serves the best interests of the Registrant.

 

 

Adviser’s Proxy Voting Policy

 

SPIM, as a matter of policy and as a fiduciary to its clients that are registered management investment companies (“Clients”), permits Clients to delegate proxy voting authority to SPIM, consistent with the best economic interests of the Clients.

 

Adviser’s Proxy Voting Procedure

All Client proxies are voted in accordance with the Adviser’s Proxy Voting Guidelines, as summarized below. In the event the Adviser’s Proxy Voting Guidelines do not address how a proxy should be voted, SPIM votes the proxy in a manner consistent with the general principles of its Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures and in the particular Client’s best interest. Prior to voting any proxies, the Chief Compliance Officer of the Adviser will determine whether any material conflict of interest may exist between SPIM and the respective Client with respect thereto. If the Chief Compliance Officer determines that any such material conflict of interest may exist, SPIM will follow the procedures identified under “Conflicts of Interest” below in connection with the voting of such proxies.

 

Conflicts of Interest

 

A.In the event that SPIM or its Chief Compliance Officer determines that voting a proxy may present a material conflict of interest between SPIM and a Client, SPIM will (1) disclose such conflict of interest to the Client and obtain written direction from the Client as to how to vote the proxy, (2) suggest that the Client engage another party to determine how to vote the proxy, or (3) engage another independent third party to determine how to vote the proxy.

 

B.Notwithstanding the foregoing, SPIM must vote proxies in the best interest of Clients when material conflicts of interest may exist with respect thereto.

 

C.SPIM believes that its policies and procedures are reasonably designed to address material conflicts of interest that may arise between SPIM and a Client as to the manner in which proxies are voted.

 

Except in instances where Clients have retained voting authority, SPIM will instruct custodians of Client accounts to forward all proxy statements and materials received in respect of Client accounts to SPIM’s Chief Compliance Officer. SPIM retains final authority and fiduciary responsibility for proxy voting.

 

Adviser’s General Proxy Voting Guidelines

 

SPIM has adopted general guidelines for voting proxies as summarized below. In keeping with its fiduciary obligations to its Clients, SPIM reviews all proposals, even those that may be considered to be routine matters. Although these guidelines are to be followed as a general policy, in all cases each proxy and proposal will be considered based on the relevant facts and circumstances. SPIM may deviate from the general policies and procedures when it determines that the particular facts and circumstances warrant such deviation to protect the best interests of the Clients. These guidelines cannot provide an exhaustive list of all the issues that may arise nor can SPIM anticipate all future situations. Corporate governance issues are diverse and continually evolving and SPIM devotes significant time and resources to monitor these changes.

 

 

The following guidelines reflect what SPIM believes to be good corporate governance and behavior:

 

Board of Directors: The election of directors and an independent board are key to good corporate governance. Directors are expected to be competent individuals and they should be accountable and responsive to shareholders. SPIM supports an independent board of directors, and prefers that key committees such as audit, nominating, and compensation committees be comprised of independent directors. SPIM will generally vote against management efforts to classify a board and will generally support proposals to declassify the board of directors. SPIM will consider withholding votes from directors who have attended less than 75% of meetings without a valid reason. While generally in favor of separating Chairman and CEO positions, SPIM will review this issue on a case-by-case basis taking into consideration other factors including the company's corporate governance guidelines and performance. SPIM evaluates proposals to restore or provide for cumulative voting on a case-by-case basis and considers such factors as corporate governance provisions as well as relative performance. SPIM generally will support non-binding shareholder proposals to require a majority vote standard for the election of directors; however, if these proposals are binding, SPIM will give careful review on a case-by-case basis of the potential ramifications of such implementation. In the event of a contested election, SPIM will review a number of factors in making a decision including management’s track record, the company’s financial performance, qualifications of candidates on both slates, and the strategic plan of the dissidents.

 

Ratification of Auditors: SPIM will closely scrutinize the independence, role, and performance of auditors. On a case-by-case basis, SPIM will examine proposals relating to non-audit relationships and non-audit fees. SPIM will also consider, on a case-by-case basis, proposals to rotate auditors, and will vote against the ratification of auditors when there is clear and compelling evidence of a lack of independence, accounting irregularities or negligence attributable to the auditors. SPIM may also consider whether the ratification of auditors has been approved by an appropriate audit committee that meets applicable composition and independence requirements.

 

Anti-Takeover Mechanisms and Related Issues: SPIM generally opposes anti-takeover measures since they tend to reduce shareholder rights. However, as with all proxy issues, SPIM conducts an independent review of each anti-takeover proposal. On occasion, SPIM may vote with management when the research analyst has concluded that the proposal is not onerous and would not harm Clients' interests as stockholders. SPIM generally supports proposals that require shareholder rights plans ("poison pills") to be subject to a shareholder vote. SPIM will closely evaluate shareholder rights' plans on a case-by-case basis to determine whether or not they warrant support. SPIM will generally vote against any proposal to issue stock that has unequal or subordinate voting rights. In addition, SPIM generally opposes any supermajority voting requirements as well as the payment of "greenmail." SPIM usually supports "fair price" provisions and confidential voting. SPIM will review a company’s proposal to reincorporate to a different state or country on a case-by-case basis taking into consideration financial benefits such as tax treatment as well as comparing corporate governance provisions and general business laws that may result from the change in domicile.

 

Changes to Capital Structure: SPIM realizes that a company's financing decisions have a significant impact on its shareholders, particularly when they involve the issuance of additional shares of common or preferred stock or warrants or the assumption of additional debt. SPIM will carefully review, on a case-by-case basis, proposals by companies to increase authorized shares and the purpose for the increase. SPIM will generally not vote in favor of dual-class capital structures to increase the number of authorized shares where that class of stock would have superior voting rights. SPIM will generally vote in favor of the issuance of preferred stock in cases where the company specifies the voting, dividend, conversion and other rights of such stock and the terms of the preferred stock issuance are deemed reasonable. SPIM will review proposals seeking preemptive rights on a case-by-case basis.

 

 

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

 

(a)(1) Identification of Portfolio Manager(s) and Description of Role of Portfolio Manager(s).

 

As of December 31, 2018, the portfolio management team of the Registrant was comprised of Kevin Moss, Maureen Downey and Sven Jonas Grankvist (the “Portfolio Management Team”). The Portfolio Management Team was primarily responsible for the day-to-day portfolio management of the Registrant.

 

Mr. Moss is a Managing Director and Chief Operating Officer of SPIM. Prior to his position with SPIM, Mr. Moss was a senior portfolio manager at First New York Securities, where he managed a global macro book. With over 17 years of senior level experience in financial services, Mr. Moss’s specific areas of expertise include the management of client relationships, investment research coverage, block trading, and operations management. Mr. Moss began his career as an institutional equities sales trader working for Instinet, and later Commerzbank. His client base included hedge funds, pension funds and proprietary trading desks. Subsequently, Mr. Moss held a series of posts at leading hedge funds and proprietary trading firms including serving as the head of international trading for Libra Advisors and Opus Trading Funds.

 

Ms. Downey is a Managing Director of SPIM. Prior to her position with SPIM, Ms. Downey worked for Pantheon Ventures, where she was an Investment Committee member and played a key role in new business development in emerging markets. Before that, Ms. Downey was a Vice President in Investment Banking for Goldman Sachs, where she worked on private equity transactions, cross-border and domestic M&A and other capital markets functions in the U.S. and Europe.

 

Mr. Grankvist is a Vice President of SPIM. Prior to serving as a portfolio manager, Mr. Grankvist was a portfolio analyst. Prior to his position with SPIM, Mr. Grankvist was an investment banker with Berman Capital, where he covered a wide range of industries including Internet, digital media and software. Mr. Grankvist has worked on many mergers and acquisitions, and private equity transactions for buyers and sellers in the growth-and-middle-market arena. Mr. Grankvist is also a mentor for the Thiel Foundation’s 20 Under 20 Fellowship.

 

(a)(2) Other Accounts Managed by Portfolio Manager(s) or Management Team Member and Potential Conflicts of Interest.

 

(i) As of March 11, 2019, Messrs. Moss and Grankvist were the portfolio managers of SP100 Special Opportunities Fund LLC (“SP100 Opportunity”), and are primarily responsible for the day-to-day portfolio management of SP100 Opportunity.

 

(ii) (A) Zero.

 

(B) One (1), SP100 Opportunity. Total assets of SP100 Opportunity managed by Messrs. Moss and Grankvist as of February 28, 2019 were approximately $164,019.

 

 

(C) Zero.

 

(iii) One (1) account. As of March 11, 2019, $0.00 of assets SP100 Opportunity were subject to an advisory performance fee.

 

(iv) A material conflict could arise in respect of the allocation of investment opportunities between the Registrant and SP100 Opportunity, as both entities have a substantially similar investment strategy to invest in the equity securities of private companies. However, to address such potential conflict of interest, SPIM has adopted compliance policies and procedures designed to address such conflict. It is SPIM’s general policy to allocate purchase or sale opportunities on a pro rata basis to all applicable Clients, measured by reference to each Client’s relative net asset value as of the beginning of the month in which the purchase or sale is executed. However, with respect to SP100 Opportunity, only after the SPIM Investment Committee has made its decision to pursue a purchase or sale opportunity in a given security on behalf the Registrant and the rationale for such decision has been documented by the Investment Committee and reviewed and approved by SPIM’s Chief Compliance Officer, may SP100 Opportunity, or any other overage fund structure advised by SPIM, be permitted to pursue a purchase or sale opportunity in any additionally available interests or shares of such security.

 

(a)(3) Compensation Structure of Portfolio Manager(s).

 

As of March 11, 2019, compensation for the Registrant’s Portfolio Management Team consists of base salary and bonus, which is in part dependent upon the overall performance of SPIM. The compensation is monitored to ensure competitiveness in the external marketplace.

 

(a)(4) Disclosure of Securities Ownership.

 

The following table sets forth the dollar range of equity securities beneficially owned by the Portfolio Management Team in the Registrant as of December 31, 2018:

 

Portfolio Manager Dollar Range of Registrant Shares Beneficially Owned
Kevin Moss $10,000 - $50,000
Maureen Downey None
Sven Jonas Grankvist $1 - $10,000

 

Item 9. Purchases of Equity Securities by Closed-End Management Investment Company and Affiliated Purchasers.

 

REGISTRANT PURCHASES OF EQUITY SECURITIES

 

Class A  (a) Total Number of Shares (or Units) Purchased   (b) Average Price Paid per Share (of Unit)   (c) Total Number of Shares (or Units) Purchased as Part of Publicly Announced Plans or Programs   (d) Maximum Number (or Approximate Dollar Value) of Shares (or Units) that May Yet Be Purchased Under the Plans or Programs 
Period                
Jan. 1-31, 2018   0    0    0    0 
Feb. 1-28, 2018   0    0    0    0 
Mar. 1-31, 2018   99,084   $27.11    0    0 
Apr. 1-28, 2018   0    0    0    0 
May. 1-31, 2018   0    0    0    0 
Jun. 1-30, 2018   150,977   $28.93    0    0 
Jul. 1-31, 2018   0    0    0    0 
Aug. 1-31, 2018   0    0    0    0 
Sep. 1-30, 2018   41,302   $28.95    0    0 
Oct. 1-31, 2018   0    0    0    0 
Nov. 1-30, 2018   0    0    0    0 
Dec. 1-31, 2018   215,129   $28.43    0    0 
Total   506,492   $28.36    0    0 

 

 

Class I  (a) Total Number of Shares (or Units) Purchased   (b) Average Price Paid per Share (of Unit)   (c) Total Number of Shares (or Units) Purchased as Part of Publicly Announced Plans or Programs   (d) Maximum Number (or Approximate Dollar Value) of Shares (or Units) that May Yet Be Purchased Under the Plans or Programs 
Period                
Jan. 1-31, 2018   0    0    0    0 
Feb. 1-28, 2018   0    0    0    0 
Mar. 1-31, 2018   0    0    0    0 
Apr. 1-28, 2018   0    0    0    0 
May. 1-31, 2018   0    0    0    0 
Jun. 1-30, 2018   2,918   $28.97    0    0 
Jul. 1-31, 2018   0    0    0    0 
Aug. 1-31, 2018   0    0    0    0 
Sep. 1-30, 2018   780   $29.01    0    0 
Oct. 1-31, 2018   0    0    0    0 
Nov. 1-30, 2018   0    0    0    0 
Dec. 1-31, 2018   12,164   $28.50    0    0 
Total   15,862   $28.61    0    0 

 

Class L*  (a) Total Number of Shares (or Units) Purchased   (b) Average Price Paid per Share (of Unit)   (c) Total Number of Shares (or Units) Purchased as Part of Publicly Announced Plans or Programs   (d) Maximum Number (or Approximate Dollar Value) of Shares (or Units) that May Yet Be Purchased Under the Plans or Programs 
Period                
Jan. 1-31, 2018   0    0    0    0 
Feb. 1-28, 2018   0    0    0    0 
Mar. 1-31, 2018   0    0    0    0 
Apr. 1-28, 2018   0    0    0    0 
May. 1-31, 2018   0    0    0    0 
Jun. 1-30, 2018   0    0    0    0 
Jul. 1-31, 2018   0    0    0    0 
Aug. 1-31, 2018   0    0    0    0 
Sep. 1-30, 2018   0    0    0    0 
Oct. 1-31, 2018   0    0    0    0 
Nov. 1-30, 2018   0    0    0    0 
Dec. 1-31, 2018   0         0    0 
Total   0   $0    0    0 

 

*Class L inception date was May 11, 2018.

 

 

On February 14, 2018, May 16, 2018, August 15, 2018, and November 14, 2018 the Registrant offered to repurchase up to 5% of the Registrant’s total outstanding shares, or 201,596, 216,077, 233,296, and 261,234 shares, respectively, pursuant to its periodic repurchase plan.

 

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

 

Not applicable.

 

Item 11. Controls and Procedures.

 

(a)The Registrant’s Principal Executive Officer and Principal Financial Officer have reviewed the Registrant's disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 30a-3(c) under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended, (the “Act”)) as of a date within 90 days of the filing of this report, as required by Rule 30a-3(b) under the Act. Based on their review, such officers have concluded that the disclosure controls and procedures were effective in ensuring that information required to be disclosed in this report was appropriately recorded, processed, summarized and reported and made known to them by others within the Registrant and by the Registrant’s service providers.

 

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

 

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

 

The Fund has not engaged in Security Lending Activities.

 

Item 13. Exhibits.

 

(a) (1)Code of Ethics. Filed herewith.

 

(a) (2)Certifications required pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. Filed herewith.

 

(a) (3)Not applicable.

 

(a) (4)Change in the registrant’s independent public accountant. Not applicable.

 

(b)Certification pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. Filed herewith.

 

 

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.

 

SharesPost 100 Fund

 

/s/ Sven Weber  
By: Sven Weber  
President  
March 9, 2019  

 

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

 

/s/ Sven Weber  
By: Sven Weber  
President  
March 9, 2019  

 

/s/ Carol Foster  
By: Carol Foster  
Principal Financial Officer  
March 11, 2019