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Fund facts

Asset Class
Global Real Estate
APIR
ETL8946AU
ASRN
623 620 440
PDS Date
April 6, 2018
Suggested Investment Period
5-7 years
Distribution
Annually as at 30 June
Redemptions
N/A - The Fund is closed ended
Applications
Closed to new investment
Wrap Access
Not yet available
Investment Partner

The Fund will invest as a single Limited Partner in two US private equity real estate investment programs implemented by the Investment Manager, Bridge Investment Group LLC; a specialist US real estate manager with over US$10 billion in AUM and over 1,000 employees nationwide. The first investment program will acquire value-add multifamily apartment communities, and will represent approximately 60% to 70% of the Fund’s investments. The second will acquire value-add commercial office buildings in high growth markets within the United States and will represent approximately 30% to 40% of the Fund’s investments.

This combination of exposure to value-add multifamily apartments and value-add commercial office properties is consistent with the highly successful predecessor funds in the ‘ROC’ fund series, which began in 2009. ROC is an acronym for ”Real estate Opportunity Capital”, and reflects the private equity real estate fund thesis of having committed capital available to take advantage of opportunities in the market.

As at the date of the PDS, the Bridge Multifamily Program has a strong pipeline of potential acquisitions, with 12 assets providing 3,884 rental units, having been identified for potential purchase from different sellers, at a total purchase price of US$517,250,000 million. The Bridge Multifamily Program’s first assets are expected to be acquired in mid-late March, following the program’s initial capital raising. The Bridge Multifamily Program is seeking to raise a total of US$1 billion in capital commitments, with a target rate of total return (income plus growth) on invested capital of a 12-14% net IRR (USD denominated). If the Investment Manager is successful in achieving its capital raising target (as we expect it to be), then we would expect approximately US$2.5 billion of multifamily investments to be acquired during the program’s 3-year Investment Period, which will begin on the First Close of the Bridge Multifamily Program (expected to be late March 2018).

The Bridge Office Program is seeking to raise a total of US$750 million in total equity commitments from Limited Partners, with a target rate of total return on invested capital of a 14-16% net IRR (USD denominated). If the Investment Manager is successful in achieving its capital raising target, we would anticipate that between US$1.5 billion and US$2 billion in value-add office properties will be acquired within pre-defined target markets over the program’s 3-year Investment Period, which began in July 2017. As at the date of this PDS, the program has already acquired 19 value-add commercial office assets at a total cost of US$507.65 million. The Investment Manager has estimated that this price represents a 51% discount to replacement cost.

The Investment Manager’s investment approach in both the Bridge Multifamily and Bridge Office Programs combines a disciplined asset selection process with a focus on operationally-oriented, value-added improvements that increase tenant satisfaction and solve vacancy issues. These improvements are designed to drive growth in Net Operating Income (NOI) and value. This value-add approach is core to the Bridge DNA.

The period following the expiration of each program’s Investment Period is known as its Harvest Period, during which Bridge and its affiliates will execute sales of stabilised investments, i.e., those investments whose value-add strategies have been completed, on an individual or portfolio basis. Realised capital and profits will then be returned to investors, whilst net rental income will be distributed annually.

We believe that an investment in the Spire USA ROC IV Fund (AUD) is a worthwhile consideration for those investors seeking to diversify part of their portfolio both globally and into an ‘alternative’ investment strategy which seeks to generate above market returns, with low or potentially inverse correlation to the returns and volatility of Australian and global listed equity markets.

The Zenith Investment Partners (“Zenith”) Australian Financial Services License No. 226872 rating (assigned May 2018) referred to in this document is limited to “General Advice” (s766B Corporations Act 2001) for Wholesale clients only. This advice has been prepared without taking into account the objectives, financial situation or needs of any individual and is subject to change at any time without prior notice. It is not a specific recommendation to purchase, sell or hold the relevant product(s). Investors should seek independent financial advice before making an investment decision and should consider the appropriateness of this advice in light of their own objectives, financial situation and needs. Investors should obtain a copy of, and consider the PDS or offer document before making any decision and refer to the full Zenith Product Assessment available on the Zenith website. Past performance is not an indication of future performance. Zenith usually charges the product issuer, fund manager or related party to conduct Product Assessments. Full details regarding Zenith’s methodology, ratings definitions and regulatory compliance are available on our Product Assessments and athttp://www.zenithpartners.com.au/RegulatoryGuidelines

Ordinary Units

Performance as at 31 July 2024 Net Returns*
1 month2.55%
3 months-0.46%
6 months-8.86%
1 year-13.37%
Since inception p.a.*1.86%

*Past performance is not an indicator of future performance. Performance table is based on the aggregated total application amount and units issued during the capital raising period and includes Unit Price growth from commencement of NAV based unit pricing following completion of capital raising in June 2019. Unit Price and performance do not include the value of Foreign Income Tax Offsets (FITOs) which have been accrued. Individual investor performance will vary according to the Issue Price at which they were issued Units in the Fund. The since inception performance is measured as the is the Internal Rate of Return since inception. The IRR is the annualised rate of return that equates the amount and timing of irregular cashflows since inception with the period end value.

Date Unit Price Net Monthly Return
31 July 2024$1.38002.55%

Fund Documents

Off Market Transfer Form
pdf
Change of Contact Details Form
pdf
Change of Advisor Form
pdf
Change for Bank Details Form
pdf
TFN/ABN Notification Form
pdf

 

Zenith Research Report
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PeriodDistribution Amount (cents per unit)EX PriceDistribution Component
30 June 2024 Nil CPU cash; 0.2286 CPU FITOs $N/A
30 June 2023 Nil CPU cash; 0.4983 CPU FITOs $N/A
30 June 2022 6.5273 CPU cash; 0.6059 CPU FITOs $1.8825
30 June 2021 0.5036 CPU cash; Nil CPU FITOs $1.4080
30 June 2020 1.8927 CPU cash; 0.4730 CPU FITOs $1.4274
30 June 2019 4.3931 CPU cash; 0.1570 CPU FITOs $1.3489