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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
811-21465
 
 
CBRE Global Real Estate Income Fund
(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)
 
 
555 East Lancaster Avenue, Suite 120
Radnor, PA 19087
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)
 
 
Joseph P. Smith, President and Chief Executive Officer
CBRE Global Real Estate Income Fund
555 East Lancaster Avenue, Suite 120
Radnor, PA 19087
(Name and address of agent for service)
 
 
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code:
1-877-711-4272
Date of fiscal year end: December 31
Date of reporting period: June 30, 2024
 
 
Form
N-CSR
is to be used by management investment companies to file reports with the Commission not later than 10 days after the transmission to stockholders of any report that is required to be transmitted to stockholders under Rule
30e-1
under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (17 CFR
270.30e-1).
The Commission may use the information provided on Form
N-CSR
in its regulatory, disclosure review, inspection, and policymaking roles.
A registrant is required to disclose the information specified by Form
N-CSR,
and the Commission will make this information public. A registrant is not required to respond to the collection of information contained in Form
N-CSR
unless the Form displays a currently valid Office of Management and Budget (“OMB”) control number. Please direct comments concerning the accuracy of the information collection burden estimate and any suggestions for reducing the burden to Secretary, Securities and Exchange Commission, 450 Fifth Street, NW, Washington, DC 20549-0609. The OMB has reviewed this collection of information under the clearance requirements of 44 U.S.C. § 3507.
 
 
 

Item 1. Reports to Stockholders.
 
(a)
The Report to Shareholders of CBRE Global Real Estate Income Fund (the “Trust”) is attached herewith.
 

 
 
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Important Information
 
CBRE Global Real Estate Income Fund (the “Trust”), acting in accordance with an exemptive order received from the Securities and Exchange Commission and with approval of its Board of Trustees (the “Board”), has adopted a managed distribution policy with the purpose of distributing over the course of each year, through periodic distributions as nearly equal as practicable and any required special distributions, an amount closely approximating the total taxable income of the Trust during such year plus, if so desired by the Board, all or a portion of the capital gains and returns of capital from portfolio companies received by the Trust during the year.
In furtherance of its policy, the Trust distributes a fixed amount per common share, currently $0.06, each month to its common shareholders. This amount is subject to change from time to time in the discretion of the Board. In an effort to maintain the Trust’s monthly distribution at a stable level, the Board recognizes that a portion of the Trust’s distributions may be characterized as a return of capital, particularly in periods when the Trust incurs losses on its portfolio securities. Under such circumstances, the Board will not necessarily reduce the Trust’s distribution, but will closely monitor its sustainability, recognizing that losses may be reversed and that, in subsequent periods, gains on portfolio securities may give rise to the need for a supplemental distribution, which the Trust seeks to minimize. In considering sustainability, the Board may consider realized gains that have been offset, for the purposes of calculating taxable income, by capital loss carryforwards. Thus, the level of the Trust’s distributions will be independent of its performance for a particular period, but the Trust expects its distributions to correlate to its performance over time. In particular, the Trust expects that its distribution rate in relation to its net asset value (“NAV”) will correlate to its total return on NAV over time. The Trust’s total return on NAV is presented in the financial highlights table.
Shareholders should not draw any conclusions about the Trust’s investment performance from the amount of the current distribution or from the terms of the Trust’s managed distribution policy. The Board may amend or terminate the policy without prior notice to shareholders. Shareholders should note that the managed distribution policy is subject to change or termination for a variety of reasons. Through its ownership of portfolio securities, the Trust is subject to risks including, but not limited to, declines in the value of real estate held by portfolio companies, risks related to general and local economic conditions, and portfolio company losses. An economic downturn might have a material adverse effect on the real estate markets and the real estate companies in which the Trust invests, which could result in the Trust failing to achieve its investment objectives and jeopardizing the continuance of the managed distribution policy. Please refer to the Trust’s Prospectus for a fuller description of the risks associated with investing in the Trust.
The views expressed represent the opinion of CBRE Investment Management Listed Real Assets LLC (“CBREIM”), which are subject to change and are not intended as investment advice or a guarantee of future results. This material is for informational purposes only. It is not intended as an endorsement of any specific investment. Stated information is derived from proprietary and
non-proprietary
sources which have not been independently verified for accuracy or completeness. While CBREIM believes the information to be accurate and reliable, we do not claim or accept responsibility for its completeness, accuracy, or reliability. Statements of future expectations, forecasts, estimates, projections, and other forward-looking statements are based on CBREIM’s view at the time such statements were made. Accordingly, such statements are inherently speculative, as they are based on assumptions which may involve known and unknown risks and uncertainties. Any discussion of particular securities herein should not be perceived as a recommendation to purchase or sell any of those securities. It should not be assumed that investments in any securities discussed were or will be profitable. Actual results, performance or events may differ materially from those expressed or implied in such statements. Investing in real estate securities involves risks including the potential loss of principal. Real estate equities are subject to risks similar to those associated with the direct ownership of real estate. Portfolios concentrated in real estate securities may experience price volatility and other risks associated with
non-diversification.
While equities may offer the potential for greater long-term growth than most debt securities, they generally have higher volatility. International
(non-US)
investments may involve risk of capital loss from unfavorable fluctuation in currency values, from differences in generally accepted accounting principles, or from economic or political instability in other nations. Past performance is no guarantee of future results. FINRA compliance services: Foreside Fund Services, LLC.
 
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Letter to Shareholders
 
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Joseph P. Smith
 
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Kenneth S. Weinberg
 
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Jonathan Miniman
Dear Shareholders:
 
We are pleased to present the 2024 Semiannual Report for the CBRE Global Real Estate Income Fund (the “Trust”).
PERFORMANCE REVIEW
The pace of the commercial real estate recovery in the listed markets slowed in the first half of 2024 as a renewed round of Fed hawkishness gave investors pause. After rising sharply in the fourth quarter of 2023 global real estate stocks declined in the first half of the year (“1H2024”).
Performance has been varied on a
month-to-month
basis as investors continue to digest mixed economic data while awaiting news of a rate cut from the Federal Reserve. While news at the macro level was the primary catalyst for market performance during the period, REIT fundamentals remained solid and valuations are attractive. With the end of the Fed hiking cycle signaled in the fourth quarter of 2023, we believe the real estate companies in the listed markets should benefit and have the potential to outperform broad equities, private real estate, and fixed income.
For the six month period ending June 30
th
, 2024 the total returns for the Trust and its comparitive benchmarks were as follows:
 
Six month total returns ending June 30, 2024      
   Fund NAV Total Return    -7.7%
   Fund Market Price Total Return    -0.3%
      FTSE EPRA Developed Net Return Index
1
   -3.7%
      MSCI US REIT Preferred Index
2
   0.2%
      Blended Index: 90% FTSE EPRA Developed Net Return Index, 10% MSCI US REIT Preferred Index
3
   -3.3%
The Trust’s net asset value (“NAV”) and market price both declined during 1H2024. While the NAV underperformed its blended benchmark our shareholder’s market price outperformed benefiting from a narrowing of the NAV discount from 12.4% at
year-end
to 6.0% as of the end of June. On a relative basis, portfolio positioning in the Asia Pacific region was the primary detractor from the NAV return driven in part by overweights to underperforming Hong Kong REITs and Japan REITs. Portfolio positioning in Europe added relative value as positive stock selection and sector allocation on the Continent offset negative
contributions from portfolio positioning in the UK market. The Trust’s common equity exposure in the U.S., where a majority of the portfolio is positioned, also made a positive contribution to relative performance. Portfolio positioning within the
residential-for-rent,
malls, hotels, and industrial sectors were the strongest contributors but offset by an overweight to the underperforming towers sector and an underweight to U.S. REIT preferred stocks which generated a modestly positive total return during the period. As we navigate the early stages of the listed real estate market recovery, we believe our continued underweight to U.S. preferred stocks is warranted given the greater upside potential of the Trust’s common equity positions.
The Trust, acting in accordance with an exemptive order received from the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), utilizes a managed distribution policy under which the Trust’s regular monthly distribution may include both income and, where applicable, realized capital gains. The Trust may pay distributions in excess of the Fund’s investment company taxable income and net realized gains. This excess would be a return of capital distributed from the Fund’s assets. In accordance with its distribution policy, and with the approval of its Board of Trustees (the Board), the Trust made total distributions of $0.36 per share during 1H2024. The total annual distribution of $0.72 represents a 14.3% rate on the $5.04 share price and a 13.4% rate on the $5.36 NAV as of June 30
th
, 2024.
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The Board continues to regularly review the level of the Trust’s distribution and the ability to sustain it.
The Trust continues to utilize leverage with the goal of delivering incrementally higher distributions to shareholders. The Trust’s leverage position was 31% on June 30
th
, 2024.
 
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PORTFOLIO REVIEW
We own a well-balanced portfolio of securities that have been screened for their growth prospects in combination with the quality of their business models, assets, balance sheets and management teams. The Trust’s investments remain well-diversified by property type and geography. On June 30
th
, the Trust’s portfolio was approximately 94% invested in common stock securities (approximately 66% in the Americas, 16% in Asia-Pacific, and 13% in Europe) with 6% of the portfolio invested in preferred stock of U.S. real estate companies.
During the first half of 2024, we increased our exposure to the data center sector by purchasing additional shares of Equinix. We decreased our exposure to Australia by exiting a position in Scentre Group, which was a strong performer in 2023. We are positive on property types, regions and stocks that offer these qualities at attractive relative valuations. In the United States, we are overweight malls, towers, storage, residential, and hotels. In Japan, we prefer
mid-cap
diversified
J-REITs
that provide earnings growth and resiliency at very attractive relative valuations. In Hong Kong, we are overweight diversified companies with a commercial bias and
non-discretionary
retail. In Australia, we prefer retail and a few select diversified companies. In the U.K., we favor the storage sector, as well as attractively priced diversified companies. Within Continental Europe, we have a positive bias toward retail, office, and select diversified companies.
 
GEOGRAPHIC EXPOSURE as of June 30, 2024
  
SECTOR EXPOSURE as of June 30, 2024
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Source: CBRE Investment Management as of 06/30/2024.
Geographic and Sector diversification are unaudited. Percentages presented are based on managed trust assets, which include borrowings. The percentages in the pie charts will differ from those on the Portfolio of Investments because the figures on the Portfolio of Investments are calculated using net assets of the Trust.
 
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MARKET OUTLOOK
We believe a new cycle for listed real estate began in the fourth quarter of 2023 and the asset class is poised to outperform broad equities, bonds and private real estate. We estimate that REITs are trading at a double-digit discount to our assessment of private market values. REITs rarely trade at such a wide discount and indicate a period of strong returns will follow.
Global Real Estate NAV Premium/Discount
 
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Estimated Net Asset Value is calculated based on individual REIT only stocks followed by the firm’s research team and are considered as investible. Global, Country, and Sector NAV Premium Discounts are calculated using simple average with CBRE Investment Management’s proprietary models. Information is the opinion of CBRE Investment Management as of 06/30/2024, is subject to change and is not intended to be a forecast of future events, or a guarantee of future results, or investment advice. Forecasts and any factors discussed are not indicative of future investment performance.
High occupancies, long-duration leases and staggered lease terms support earnings stability. Higher construction costs support a healthy supply vs. demand dynamic. Balance sheets and leverage levels for the public companies are in a position of strength relative to history.
 
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We believe active management can offer significant relative return potential at this time when investors have a unique opportunity to invest in listed real estate at attractive valuations. We think our “information advantage” and the disciplined use of our proprietary analytical tools will allow us to outperform a passive strategy in a variety of market environments over time. As we look ahead, we believe our portfolio is well-positioned to deliver relative outperformance.
We appreciate your continued faith and confidence.
Sincerely,
CBRE Investment Management Listed Real Assets LLC
 
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Joseph P. Smith, CFA
Portfolio Manager
President & CEO
 
  
Kenneth S. Weinberg, CFA
 
Portfolio Manager
  
Jonathan D. Miniman, CFA
 
Portfolio Manager
 
Footnotes:
 
1.   Represented by the FTSE EPRA Nareit Developed Index—Net (USD). The Index is an unmanaged market-weighted index consisting of real estate companies from developed markets, where greater than 75% of constituents’ EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, and amortization) is derived from relevant real estate activities and is calculated net of withholding taxes.
Investors cannot invest directly in an index.
2.   Represented by the MSCI REIT Preferred Index, a preferred stock market capitalization-weighted index of certain exchange-traded preferred securities issued by U.S. equity and U.S. hybrid REITs.
Investors cannot invest directly in an index.
3.   Effective 1/1/2024, the custom benchmark changed from 80% FTSE EPRA Nareit Developed—Net and 20% MSCI Preferred Index to 90% FTSE EPRA Nareit Developed—Net and 10% MSCI Preferred Index.
Investors cannot invest directly in an index.
4.The   Trust is currently paying distributions in excess of its net investment income and capital gains, which may result in a return of capital. Absent this, the distribution rate would have been lower. The estimated composition of each distribution, including any return of capital, will be provided to shareholders of record and is also available at www.cbreim.com. The final determination of a distribution’s tax character will be made on Form 1099 DIV and sent to shareholders.
IMPORTANT DISCLOSURES AND RISK INFORMATION
Must be preceded or accompanied by a prospectus.
The views expressed represent the opinion of CBRE Investment Management Listed Real Assets LLC (“CBREIM”), which are subject to change and are not intended as investment advice or a guarantee of future results. This material is for informational purposes only. It is not intended as an endorsement of any specific investment. Stated information is derived from proprietary and
non-proprietary
sources which have not been independently verified for accuracy or completeness. While CBREIM believes the information to be accurate and reliable, we do not claim or accept responsibility for its completeness, accuracy, or reliability. Statements of future expectations, forecasts, estimates, projections, and other forward-looking statements are based on CBREIM’s view at the time such statements were made. Accordingly, such statements are inherently speculative, as they are based on assumptions that may involve known and unknown risks and uncertainties. Any discussion of securities herein should not be perceived as a recommendation to purchase or sell any of those securities. It should not be assumed that investments in any securities discussed were or will be profitable. Actual results, performance or events may differ materially from those expressed or implied in such statements. Investing in real estate securities involves risks including the potential loss of principal. Real estate equities are subject to risks like those associated with the direct ownership of real estate. Portfolios concentrated in real estate securities may experience price volatility and other risks associated with
non-diversification.
While equities may offer the potential for greater long-term growth than most debt securities, they generally have higher volatility. International
(non-US)
investments may involve risk of capital loss from unfavorable fluctuation in currency values, from differences in generally accepted accounting principles, or from economic or political instability in other nations.
Past performance is no guarantee of future results.
Fund holdings and sector allocations are subject to change. For a complete list of holdings, please see the schedule of investments section.
Distributed by Foreside Funds Services
 
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Fees and Expenses (unaudited)
 
As a shareholder of the Fund, you incur two types of costs: (1) transaction costs, including brokerage commissions paid on purchases and sales of fund shares, and (2) ongoing costs, including management fees and other Fund expenses. The expense examples below are intended to help you understand your ongoing costs (in dollars) of investing in the Fund and to compare these costs with the ongoing costs of investing in other funds.
The examples in the table is based on an investment of $1,000 invested at the beginning of the
six-month
period and held for the entire period (January 1, 2024 to June 30, 2024).
Actual expenses
 
The first line in the following table provides information about actual account values and actual expenses. You may use the information in this line, together with the amount you invested, to estimate the expenses that you paid over the period. Simply divide your account value by $1,000 (for example, an $8,600 account value divided by $1,000 = 8.6), then multiply the result by the number in the first line under the heading “Expenses Paid During the Period” to estimate the expenses you paid on your account during this period.
Hypothetical example for comparison purposes
 
The second line in the following table provides information about hypothetical account values and hypothetical expenses based on the Fund’s actual expense ratios and an assumed rate of return of 5% per year before expenses (which is not the Funds’ actual return). The hypothetical account values and expenses may not be used to estimate the actual ending account balance or expenses you paid for the period. You may use this information to compare the ongoing costs of investing in the Fund and other funds. To do so, compare this 5% hypothetical example with the 5% hypothetical examples that appear in the shareholder reports of the other funds.
Please note that the expenses shown in the tables are meant to highlight your ongoing costs only, and do not reflect any transactional costs. Therefore the second line in the table is useful in comparing ongoing costs only, and will not help you determine the relative total costs of owning different funds. In addition, if these transactional costs were included, your costs would have been higher.
 
   
Beginning account
value
   
Ending account
value
   
Annualized
expense ratio
   
Expenses paid
during the period
 
    
January 1, 2024
   
June 30, 2024
          
Per $1,000
(1)
 
CBRE GLOBAL REAL ESTATE INCOME FUND
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Actual
    $1,000.00       $  922.40       3.94     $18.83  
Hypothetical (5% return before expenses)
    $1,000.00       $1,005.27       3.94     $19.64  
 
(1)
 
Expenses are equal to the Fund’s annualized expense ratio, multiplied by the average account value over the period, multiplied by 182 (the number of days in the most recent
six-month
period), then divided by 366.
 
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Additional Information – Investment Objectives, Policies, and Risks (unaudited)
 
Investment Objective
 
The Trust’s primary investment objective is high current income. The Trust’s secondary investment objective is capital appreciation. The Trust’s investment objectives and certain investment policies are considered fundamental and may
not
be changed without shareholder approval. There can be no assurance that the Trust’s investment objectives will be achieved.
Investment Policies
 
The Trust has a policy of concentrating its investments in the real estate industry and not in any other industry. Under normal market conditions, the Trust will invest substantially all but no less than 80% of its total assets in income-producing global “Real Estate Equity Securities.” Real Estate Equity Securities include common stocks, preferred securities, warrants and convertible securities issued by real estate companies, such as real estate investment trusts (“REITs”). The Trust, under normal market conditions, will invest in Real Estate Equity Securities of companies domiciled primarily in developed countries. However, the Trust may invest up to 15% of its total assets in Real Estate Equity Securities of companies domiciled in emerging market countries. Under normal market conditions, the Trust expects to have investments in at least three countries, including the United States.
The Trust may invest up to 25% of its total assets in preferred securities of global real estate companies. The Trust may invest up to 20% of its total assets in preferred securities that are rated below investment grade or that are not rated and are considered by the Trust’s investment adviser to be of comparable quality. Preferred securities of
non-investment
grade quality are regarded as having predominantly speculative characteristics with respect to the capacity of the issuer of the preferred securities to pay interest and repay principal. Investment grade quality securities are those that are rated within the four highest grades by Moody’s Investors Service, Inc., S&P Global Ratings, or Fitch Ratings at the time of investment or are considered by the Trust’s investment adviser to be of comparable quality. Although it has no present intentions to do so, the Trust may invest up to 15% of its total assets in securities and other instruments that, at the time of investment, are illiquid
(i.e., securities that are not readily marketable).
The Trust defines a real estate company as a company that derives at least 50% of its revenue from the ownership, construction, financing, management or sale of commercial, industrial or residential real estate or has at least 50% of its assets invested in such real estate. A common type of real estate company, a REIT, is a domestic corporation that pools investors’ funds for investment primarily in income-producing real estate or in real estate related loans (such as mortgages) or other interests. Therefore, a REIT normally derives its income from rents or from interest payments and may realize capital gains by selling properties that have appreciated in value. A REIT is not taxed on income distributed to its shareholders if it complies with several requirements of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”). As a result, REITs tend to pay relatively high dividends (as compared to other types of companies), and the Trust intends to use these REIT dividends in an effort to meet its primary objective of high current income.
Global real estate companies outside the U.S. include, but are not limited to, companies with similar characteristics to the REIT structure, in which revenue primarily consists of rent derived from owned, income-producing real estate properties, dividend distributions as a percentage of taxable net income are high (generally greater than 80%), debt levels are generally conservative and income derived from development activities is generally limited.
The Trust may invest in securities of foreign issuers in the form of American Depositary Receipts (“ADRs”) and European Depositary Receipts (“EDRs”).
 
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The Trust may engage in foreign currency transactions, including foreign currency forward contracts, options, swaps, and other strategic transactions in connection with its investments in foreign Real Estate Equity Securities. Although not intended to be a significant element in the Trust’s investment strategy, from time to time the Trust may use various other investment management techniques that also involve certain risks and special considerations, including engaging in interest rate transactions and short sales.
The Trust will invest in Real Estate Equity Securities where dividend distributions are subject to withholding taxes as determined by United States tax treaties with respective individual foreign countries. Generally, the Trust will invest in Real Estate Equity Securities that are excluded from the reduced tax rates as determined by the Jobs and Growth Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2003.
Risk Factors
 
The Trust is a diversified,
closed-end
management investment company designed primarily as a long-term investment and not as a trading vehicle. The Trust is not intended to be a complete investment program and, due to the uncertainty inherent in all investments, there can be no assurance that the Trust will achieve its investment objectives. Your common shares at any point in time may be worth less than you invested, even after taking into account the reinvestment of Trust dividends and distributions.
GENERAL REAL ESTATE RISKS
Because the Trust concentrates its assets in the global real estate industry, your investment in the Trust will be closely linked to the performance of the global real estate markets. Property values may fall due to increasing vacancies or declining rents resulting from economic, legal, cultural or technological developments. The price of real estate company shares may drop because of falling property values, increased interest rates, poor management of the company or other factors. Many real estate companies utilize leverage, which increases investment risk and could adversely affect a company’s operations and market value in periods of rising interest rates.
There are also special risks associated with particular sectors of real estate investments.
 
Retail Properties 
Retail properties are affected by the overall health of the economy and may be adversely affected by, among other things, the growth of alternative forms of retailing, bankruptcy, departure or cessation of operations of a tenant, a shift in consumer demand due to demographic changes, spending patterns and lease terminations.
 
Office Properties 
Office properties are affected by the overall health of the economy, and other factors such as a downturn in the businesses operated by their tenants, obsolescence and
non-competitiveness.
 
Hotel Properties 
The risks of hotel properties include, among other things, the necessity of a high level of continuing capital expenditures, competition, increases in operating costs which may not be offset by increases in revenues, dependence on business and commercial travelers and tourism, increases in fuel costs and other expenses of travel, and adverse effects of general and local economic conditions. Hotel properties tend to be more sensitive to adverse economic conditions and competition than many other commercial properties.
 
Healthcare Properties 
Healthcare properties and healthcare providers are affected by several significant factors, including federal, state and local laws governing licenses, certification, adequacy of care, pharmaceutical distribution, rates, equipment, personnel and other factors regarding operations, continued availability of revenue from government reimbursement programs, and competition on a local and regional basis. The failure of any healthcare operator to comply with governmental laws and regulations may affect its ability to operate its facility or receive government reimbursements.
 
Multifamily Properties 
The value and successful operation of a multifamily property may be affected by a number of factors such as the location of the property, the ability of the management team, the level of mortgage rates, the presence of competing properties, adverse economic conditions in the locale, oversupply and rent control laws or other laws affecting such properties.
 
Community Shopping Centers 
Community center properties are dependent upon the successful operations and financial condition of their tenants, particularly certain of their major tenants, and could be adversely affected by bankruptcy of those tenants. In some cases, a tenant may lease a significant portion of the space in one center, and the filing of bankruptcy could cause significant revenue loss. Like others in the commercial real estate industry, community centers are subject to environmental risks and interest rate risk. They also face the need to enter into new leases or renew leases on favorable terms to generate rental revenues. Community center properties could be adversely affected by changes in the local markets where their properties are located, as well as by adverse changes in national economic and market conditions.
 
Self-Storage Properties 
The value and successful operation of a self-storage property may be affected by a number of factors, such as the ability of the management team, the location of the property, the presence of competing properties, changes in traffic patterns, and adverse effects of general and local economic conditions with respect to rental rates and occupancy levels.
 
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Industrial Properties 
Industrial properties typically include warehouses, depots, storage, factories, logistics and distributions. Factors such as vacancy, tenant mix, lease term, property condition and design, redevelopment opportunities and property location could adversely affect the value and operation of industrial properties.
 
Towers Companies 
Cell towers and wireless services have seen an increased demand in recent years. However, owners and operators of towers may be subject to, and therefore must comply with, environmental laws that impose strict, joint and several liability for the cleanup of
on-site
or
off-site
contamination and related personal injury or property damage.
 
Data Centers Properties 
Data centers facilities house an organization’s most critical and proprietary assets. Therefore, operation of data centers properties depends upon the demand for technology-related real estate and global economic conditions that could adversely affect companies’ abilities to lease, develop or renew leases. Declining real estate valuations and impairment charges could adversely affect earnings and financial condition of data center properties.
 
Net Lease Properties 
Net lease properties require the tenant to pay (in addition to the rent) property taxes, insurance, and maintenance on the property. Tenant’s ability to pay rent, interest rate fluctuations, vacancy, property location, length of the lease are only few of the risks that could affect net lease properties operations.
Other factors that may contribute to the riskiness of all real estate investments include:
 
Lack of Insurance 
Certain of the portfolio companies may fail to carry comprehensive liability, fire, flood, earthquake extended coverage and rental loss insurance, or insurance in place may be subject to various policy specifications, limits and deductibles. Should any type of uninsured loss occur, the portfolio company could lose its investment in, and anticipated profits and cash flows from, a number of properties and as a result adversely affect the Trust’s investment performance.
 
Financial Leverage 
Global real estate companies may be highly leveraged and financial covenants may affect the ability of global real estate companies to operate effectively.
 
Environmental Issues 
In connection with the ownership (direct or indirect), operation, management and development of real properties that may contain hazardous or toxic substances, a portfolio company may be considered an owner, operator or responsible party of such properties and, therefore, may be potentially liable for removal or remediation costs, as well as certain other costs, including governmental fines and liabilities for injuries to persons and property. The existence of any such material environmental liability could have a material adverse effect on the results of operations and cash flow of any such portfolio company and, as a result, the amount available to make distributions on shares of the Trust could be reduced.
 
Recent Events 
The value of real estate is particularly susceptible to acts of terrorism and other changes in foreign and domestic conditions.
 
Acts of God and Geopolitical Risks 
The performance of certain investments could be affected by acts of God or other unforeseen and/or uncontrollable events (collectively, “disruptions”), including, but not limited to, natural disasters, public health emergencies (including any outbreak or threat of
COVID-19,
SARS, H1N1/09 flu, avian flu, other coronavirus, Ebola, or other existing or new pandemic or epidemic diseases), terrorism, social and political discord, geopolitical events, national and international political circumstances, and other unforeseen and/or uncontrollable events with widespread impact. These disruptions may affect the level and volatility of security prices and liquidity of any investments. Unexpected volatility could impair an investment’s profitability or result in it suffering losses. Economies and financial markets throughout the world are becoming increasingly interconnected, which increases the likelihood that events or conditions in one country or region will adversely impact markets or securities industry participants in other countries or regions.
The extent of the impact of any such disruption on the Trust will depend on many factors, including the duration and scope of such disruption, the extent of any related travel advisories and restrictions implemented, the impact of such disruption on overall supply and demand, goods and services, investor liquidity, consumer confidence and levels of economic activity and the extent of its disruption to important global, regional and local supply chains and economic markets, all of which are highly uncertain and cannot be predicted. A disruption may materially and adversely impact the value and performance of any investment, the Adviser’s ability to source, manage and divest investments, and the Adviser’s ability to achieve the Trust’s investment objectives, ultimately resulting in significant losses to investors. In addition, there is a risk that a long disruption will significantly impact the operations of the Adviser, the Trust, and its portfolio investments, or even temporarily or permanently halt their operations.
 
REIT Issues 
REITs are subject to a highly technical and complex set of provisions in the Code. It is possible that the Trust may invest in a real estate company which purports to be a REIT, but which fails to qualify as a REIT. In the event of any such unexpected failure to qualify as a REIT, the purported REIT would be subject to corporate-level taxation, significantly reducing the return to the Trust on its investment in such company.
Stock Market Risks 
A portion of your investment in common shares represents an indirect investment in equity securities owned by the Trust, substantially all of which are traded on a domestic or foreign securities exchange or in the
over-the-counter
markets. The value of these securities, like other stock market investments, may move up or down, sometimes rapidly and unpredictably.
 
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Common Stock Risk 
While common stock has historically generated higher average returns than fixed income securities, common stock has also experienced significantly more volatility in those returns. An adverse event, such as an unfavorable earnings report, may depress the value of common stock held by the Trust. Also, the price of common stock is sensitive to general movements in the stock market. A drop in the stock market may depress the price of common stock held by the Trust.
Foreign Securities Risks 
Although it is not the Trust’s current intent, the Trust may invest up to 100% of its total assets in real estate securities of
non-U.S.
issuers or that are denominated in various foreign currencies or multinational currency units (“Foreign Securities”). Such investments involve certain risks not involved in domestic investments. Securities markets in certain foreign countries are not as developed, efficient or liquid as securities markets in the United States. Therefore, the prices of Foreign Securities often are volatile. In addition, the Trust will be subject to risks associated with adverse political and economic developments in foreign countries, which could cause the Trust to lose money on its investments in Foreign Securities. The Trust may hold any Foreign Securities of issuers in
so-called
“emerging markets” which may entail additional risks.
Foreign Currency Risk 
Although the Trust will report its net asset value and pay dividends in U.S. dollars, Foreign Securities often are purchased with and make interest payments in foreign currencies. Therefore, when the Trust invests in Foreign Securities, it will be subject to foreign currency risk, which means that the Trust’s net asset value could decline as a result of changes in the exchange rates between foreign currencies and the U.S. dollar. Certain foreign countries may impose restrictions on the ability of issuers of Foreign Securities to make payment of principal and interest to investors located outside the country, due to blockage of foreign currency exchanges or otherwise.
Emerging Markets Risks 
The Trust may invest in Real Estate Equity Securities of issuers located or doing substantial business in “emerging markets.” Because of less developed markets and economies and, in some countries, less mature governments and governmental institutions, the risks of investing in foreign securities can be intensified in the case of investments in issuers domiciled or doing substantial business in emerging market countries. These risks include high concentration of market capitalization and trading volume in a small number of issuers representing a limited number of industries, as well as a high concentration of investors and financial intermediaries; political and social uncertainties; over-dependence on exports, especially with respect to primary commodities, making these economies vulnerable to changes in commodity prices; overburdened infrastructure and obsolete or unseasoned financial systems; environmental
problems
; less developed legal systems; and less reliable custodial services and settlement practices.
Leverage Risk 
The use of leverage through the use of debt creates an opportunity for increased common share net investment income dividends, but also creates risks for the holders of common shares. The Trust’s leveraging strategy may not be successful. Leverage creates two major types of risks for the holders of common shares:
 
the likelihood of greater volatility of net asset value and market price of the common shares because changes in the value of the Trust’s portfolio, including securities bought with the proceeds of the leverage, are borne entirely by the holders of common shares; and
 
the possibility either that common share net investment income will fall if the leverage expense rises or that common share net investment income will fluctuate because the leverage expense varies.
Small Cap Risk 
The Trust may invest in Real Estate Equity Securities of smaller companies which may entail additional risks. There may be less trading in a smaller company’s stock, which means that buy and sell transactions in that stock could have a larger impact on the stock’s price than is the case with larger company stocks. Smaller companies also may have fewer lines of business so that changes in any one line of business may have a greater impact on a smaller company’s stock price than is the case for a larger company. Further, smaller company stocks may perform in different cycles than larger company stocks. Accordingly, shares of these companies can be more volatile than, and at times will perform differently from, large company stocks such as those found in the Dow Jones Industrial Average. In addition, there are relatively few REITs when compared to other types of companies. Even the larger global real estate companies tend to be small to
medium-sized
companies in comparison to many industrial and service companies.
Preferred Securities 
The Trust may invest in preferred securities, which entail special risks, including:
 
Deferral 
Preferred securities may include provisions that permit the issuer, at its discretion, to defer distributions for a stated period without any adverse consequences to the issuer. If the Trust owns a preferred security that is deferring its distributions, the Trust may be required to report income for tax purposes although it has not yet received such income.
 
Subordination 
Preferred securities are subordinated to bonds and other debt instruments in a company’s capital structure with respect to priority to corporate income and liquidation payments, and therefore will be subject to greater credit risk than more senior debt instruments.
 
Liquidity 
Preferred securities may be substantially less liquid than many other securities, such as common stocks or U.S. government securities.
 
Limited Voting Rights 
Generally, preferred security holders (such as the Trust) have no voting rights with respect to the issuing company unless preferred dividends have been in arrears for a specified number of periods, at which time the preferred security holders may elect a number of directors to the issuer’s board. Generally, once all the arrearages have been paid, the preferred security holders no longer have voting rights. In the case of certain trust preferred securities,
 
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  holders generally have no voting rights, except (i) if the issuer fails to pay dividends for a specified period of time or (ii) if a declaration of default occurs and is continuing. In such an event, rights of holders of trust preferred securities generally would include the right to appoint and authorize a trustee to enforce the trust or special purpose entity’s rights as a creditor under the agreement with its operating company.
 
Special Redemption Rights 
In certain varying circumstances, an issuer of preferred securities may redeem the securities prior to a specified date. For instance, for certain types of preferred securities, a redemption may be triggered by a change in Federal income tax or securities laws. As with call provisions, a redemption by the issuer may negatively impact the return on the security held by the Trust.
 
New Types of Securities 
From time to time, preferred securities, including trust preferred securities, have been, and may in the future be, offered having features other than those described herein. The Trust reserves the right to invest in these securities if the Adviser believes that doing so would be consistent with the Trust’s investment objectives and policies. Since the market for these instruments would be new, the Trust may have difficulty disposing of them at a suitable price and time. In addition to limited liquidity, these instruments may present other risks, such as high price volatility.
Illiquid Securities 
The Trust may invest up to 15% of its total assets in illiquid securities. Illiquid securities are securities that are not readily marketable and may include some restricted securities, which are securities that may not be resold to the public without an effective registration statement under the Securities Act of 1933, (the “Securities Act”) or, if they are unregistered, may be sold only in a privately negotiated transaction or pursuant to an exemption from registration. Illiquid investments involve the risk that the securities will not be able to be sold at the time desired by the Trust or at prices approximating the value at which the Trust is carrying the securities on its books.
Lower-Rated Securities 
The Trust will not invest more than 20% of its total assets in preferred securities rated below investment grade or unrated and considered by the Adviser to be of comparable quality.
The values of lower-rated securities often reflect individual corporate developments and have a higher sensitivity to economic changes than do higher rated securities. Issuers of lower-rated securities are often in the growth stage of their development and/or involved in a reorganization or takeover. The companies are often highly leveraged (have a significant amount of debt relative to shareholders’ equity) and may not have available to them more traditional financing methods, thereby increasing the risk associated with acquiring these types of securities. In some cases, obligations with respect to lower-rated securities are subordinated to the prior repayment of senior indebtedness, which will potentially limit the Trust’s ability to fully recover principal or to receive interest payments when senior securities are in default. Thus, investors in lower-rated securities have a lower degree of protection with respect to principal and interest payments than do investors in higher rated securities.
During an economic downturn, a substantial period of rising interest rates or a recession, issuers of lower-rated securities may experience financial distress possibly resulting in insufficient revenues to meet their principal and interest payment obligations, to meet projected business goals and to obtain additional financing. An economic downturn could also disrupt the market for lower-rated securities and adversely affect the ability of the issuers to repay principal and interest. If the issuer of a security held by the Trust defaults, the Trust may not receive full interest and principal payments due to it and could incur additional expenses if it chose to seek recovery of its investment.
Interest Rate Risk 
Interest rate risk is the risk that fixed income investments such as preferred securities, and to a lesser extent dividend-paying common stocks such as REIT common stocks, will decline in value because of changes in market interest rates. When market interest rates rise, the market value of such securities generally will fall. The Trust’s investment in such securities means that the net asset value and market price of its common shares will tend to decline if market interest rates rise. Because market interest rates are currently near their lowest levels in many years, there is a greater than normal risk that the Trust’s portfolio will decline in value due to rising interest rates. Your common shares at any point in time may be worth less than what you invested, even after taking into account the reinvestment of Trust dividends and distributions. The Trust utilizes leverage, which magnifies interest rate risk.
Strategic Transactions 
For general portfolio management purposes, the Trust may use various other investment management techniques that also involve certain risks and special considerations, including engaging in hedging and risk management transactions, including interest rate swaps and options and foreign currency transactions. These strategic transactions will be entered into to seek to manage the risks of the Trust’s portfolio of securities, but may have the effect of limiting the gains from favorable market movements.
Inflation Risk 
Inflation risk is the risk that the value of assets or income from investments will be worth less in the future as inflation decreases the value of money. As inflation increases, the real value of the common shares and distributions can decline and the dividend payments in respect of preferred shares, if any, or interest payments on any borrowings may increase.
Deflation Risk 
Deflation risk is the risk that the Trust’s dividends may be reduced in the future as lower prices reduce interest rates and earning power, resulting in lower distributions on the assets owned by the Trust.
Market Discount Risk 
Shares of
closed-end
management investment companies frequently trade at a discount from their net asset value. This characteristic is a risk separate and distinct from the risk that the Trust’s net asset value could decrease as a result of Trust investment activities and may be greater for investors expecting to sell their shares in a relatively short period following the offering of Preferred Shares. Whether investors will realize gains or losses upon the sale of the shares will depend
 
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not upon the Trust’s net asset value but entirely upon whether the market price of the shares at the time of sale is above or below the investor’s purchase price for the shares. Because the market price of the shares will be determined by factors such as relative supply of and demand for shares in the market, general market and economic conditions, and other factors beyond the control of the Trust, we cannot predict whether the shares will trade at, below or above net asset value, or at, below or above the initial public offering price.
Investment Risk 
An investment in the Trust is subject to investment risk, including the possible loss of the entire principal amount that you invest.
Anti-Takeover Provisions 
The Trust’s Amended and Restated Agreement and Declaration of Trust (the “Agreement and Declaration of Trust”) includes provisions that could limit the ability of other entities or persons to acquire control of the Trust or convert the Trust to
open-end
status. These provisions could deprive the holders of common shares of opportunities to sell their common shares at a premium over the then current market price of the common shares or at net asset value. In addition, if the Trust issues Preferred Shares, the holders of the Preferred Shares will have voting rights that could deprive holders of common shares of such opportunities.
Market Disruption Risk 
A disruption of the U.S. or world financial markets could impact interest rates, auctions, secondary trading, ratings, credit risk, inflation and other factors relating to the common shares.
Concentration Risk 
The Trust invests a substantial portion of its assets (“concentrates”) in a particular market, industry, group of industries, country, region, group of countries, asset class or sector generally is subject to greater risk than a portfolio that invests in a more diverse investment portfolio. In addition, the value of the Trust’s portfolio is more susceptible to any single economic, market, political or regulatory occurrence affecting, for example, that particular market, industry, region or sector. This is because, for example, issuers in a particular market, industry, region or sector often react similarly to specific economic, market, regulatory, or political developments.
 
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Portfolio of Investments (unaudited)
 
June 30, 2024
 
Shares
                      
Market value
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Real Estate Securities* - 143.4%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Common Stock – 134.6%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Australia – 3.4%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  830,420    
 
 
 
  Charter Hall Group  
 
 
 
  $ 6,200,393  
  1,525,133    
 
 
 
  Dexus  
 
 
 
    6,600,279  
  2,931,273    
 
 
 
  Mirvac Group  
 
 
 
    3,660,812  
  7,115,139    
 
 
 
  Vicinity Centres  
 
 
 
    8,790,927  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
    25,252,411  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Belgium – 2.1%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  167,362    
 
 
 
  Aedifica SA  
 
 
 
    10,161,360  
  93,958    
 
 
 
  Cofinimmo SA  
 
 
 
    5,674,437  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
    15,835,797  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Canada – 3.9%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  176,498    
 
 
 
  Canadian Apartment Properties REIT  
 
 
 
    5,733,428  
  728,500    
 
 
 
  Chartwell Retirement Residences  
 
 
 
    6,841,250  
  939,900    
 
 
 
  H&R Real Estate Investment Trust  
 
 
 
    6,147,627  
  850,000    
 
 
 
  RioCan Real Estate Investment Trust  
 
 
 
    10,442,138  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
    29,164,443  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
France – 3.3%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  169,904    
 
 
 
  Carmila SA  
 
 
 
    2,847,970  
  307,819    
 
 
 
  Klepierre SA  
 
 
 
    8,241,057  
  168,449    
 
 
 
  Unibail-Rodamco-Westfield  
 
 
 
    13,272,998  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
    24,362,025  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Germany – 1.6%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  105,598    
 
 
 
  LEG Immobilien SE  
 
 
 
    8,630,731  
  222,088    
 
 
 
  Tag Immobilien AG
(a)
 
 
 
 
    3,253,784  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
    11,884,515  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Hong Kong – 5.1%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  1,837,310    
 
 
 
  CK Asset Holdings Ltd.  
 
 
 
    6,883,382  
  4,706,470    
 
 
 
  Link REIT  
 
 
 
    18,295,638  
  2,348,000    
 
 
 
  New World Development Co. Ltd.  
 
 
 
    2,198,412  
  4,382,000    
 
 
 
  Swire Properties Ltd.  
 
 
 
    6,982,104  
  1,422,303    
 
 
 
  Wharf Real Estate Investment Co. Ltd.  
 
 
 
    3,770,996  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
    38,130,532  
Shares
                      
Market value
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Japan – 9.1%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  3,139    
 
 
 
  Activia Properties, Inc.  
 
 
 
  $ 7,122,560  
  7,321    
 
 
 
  AEON REIT Investment Corp.  
 
 
 
    6,062,149  
  18,326    
 
 
 
  Japan Hotel REIT Investment Corp.  
 
 
 
    8,851,984  
  24,096    
 
 
 
  Japan Metropolitan Fund Investment Corp.  
 
 
 
    13,556,434  
  8,994    
 
 
 
  KDX Realty Investment Corp.  
 
 
 
    8,750,224  
  10,619    
 
 
 
  LaSalle Logiport REIT  
 
 
 
    9,743,655  
  10,122    
 
 
 
  Orix JREIT, Inc.  
 
 
 
    10,017,546  
  275,600    
 
 
 
  Tokyo Tatemono Co. Ltd.  
 
 
 
    4,350,046  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
    68,454,598  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Singapore – 4.9%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  3,822,800    
 
 
 
  CapitaLand Ascendas REIT  
 
 
 
    7,221,080  
  13,702,944    
 
 
 
  CapitaLand China Trust  
 
 
 
    6,774,376  
  9,348,612    
 
 
 
  CapitaLand Integrated Commercial Trust  
 
 
 
    13,658,182  
  5,878,600    
 
 
 
  Frasers Logistics & Commercial Trust  
 
 
 
    4,120,767  
  8,338,000    
 
 
 
  Keppel REIT  
 
 
 
    5,137,229  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
    36,911,634  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Spain – 1.7%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  1,142,990    
 
 
 
  Merlin Properties Socimi SA  
 
 
 
    12,740,042  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Sweden – 2.3%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  891,381    
 
 
 
  Castellum AB
(a)
 
 
 
 
    10,891,645  
  69,821    
 
 
 
  Catena AB  
 
 
 
    3,481,095  
  179,425    
 
 
 
  Pandox AB, Class B  
 
 
 
    3,202,142  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
    17,574,882  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
United Kingdom – 6.9%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  1,200,719    
 
 
 
  British Land Co. PLC (The)  
 
 
 
    6,247,357  
  2,598,836    
 
 
 
  Land Securities Group PLC  
 
 
 
    20,351,657  
  3,939,857    
 
 
 
  Londonmetric Property PLC  
 
 
 
    9,632,001  
  829,603    
 
 
 
  Safestore Holdings PLC  
 
 
 
    8,069,721  
  2,668,000    
 
 
 
  Supermarket Income REIT PLC  
 
 
 
    2,445,139  
  2,696,061    
 
 
 
  Tritax Big Box REIT PLC  
 
 
 
    5,285,927  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
    52,031,802  
 
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Portfolio of Investments (unaudited) continued
 
Shares
                      
Market value
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
United States – 90.3%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  150,935    
 
 
 
  Acadia Realty Trust  
 
 
 
  $ 2,704,755  
  178,107    
 
 
 
  Alexandria Real Estate Equities, Inc.  
 
 
 
    20,833,176  
  154,739    
 
 
 
  AvalonBay Communities, Inc.  
 
 
 
    32,013,952  
  880,590    
 
 
 
  Brixmor Property Group, Inc.  
 
 
 
    20,332,823  
  652,710    
 
 
 
  Broadstone Net Lease, Inc.  
 
 
 
    10,358,508  
  139,875    
 
 
 
  Camden Property Trust  
 
 
 
    15,261,761  
  333,020    
 
 
 
  Crown Castle, Inc.  
 
 
 
    32,536,054  
  741,425    
 
 
 
  CubeSmart  
 
 
 
    33,490,167  
  387,845    
 
 
 
  Empire State Realty Trust, Inc., Class A  
 
 
 
    3,637,986  
  72,302    
 
 
 
  Equinix, Inc.  
 
 
 
    54,703,693  
  76,610    
 
 
 
  Essex Property Trust, Inc.  
 
 
 
    20,853,242  
  666,620    
 
 
 
  Healthcare Realty Trust, Inc., Class A  
 
 
 
    10,985,898  
  1,284,701    
 
 
 
  Healthpeak Properties, Inc.  
 
 
 
    25,180,140  
  426,460    
 
 
 
  Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc.  
 
 
 
    7,667,751  
  454,631    
 
 
 
  Hudson Pacific Properties, Inc.  
 
 
 
    2,186,775  
  37,321    
 
 
 
  Hyatt Hotels Corp., Class A  
 
 
 
    5,669,806  
  418,300    
 
 
 
  Independence Realty Trust, Inc.  
 
 
 
    7,838,942  
  1,039,635    
 
 
 
  Invitation Homes, Inc.  
 
 
 
    37,312,500  
  123,551    
 
 
 
  Kilroy Realty Corp.  
 
 
 
    3,851,085  
  451,202    
 
 
 
  Kite Realty Group Trust  
 
 
 
    10,097,901  
  299,087    
 
 
 
  Macerich Co. (The)  
 
 
 
    4,617,903  
  316,068    
 
 
 
  National Storage Affiliates Trust  
 
 
 
    13,028,323  
  800,659    
 
 
 
  Park Hotels & Resorts, Inc.  
 
 
 
    11,993,872  
  696,892    
 
 
 
  Piedmont Office Realty Trust, Inc., Class A  
 
 
 
    5,052,467  
  167,114    
 
 
 
  Public Storage  
 
 
 
    48,070,342  
  1,026,331    
 
 
 
  Realty Income Corp.  
 
 
 
    54,210,804  
  581,300    
 
 
 
  Retail Opportunity Investments Corp.  
 
 
 
    7,225,559  
  652,365    
 
 
 
  Rexford Industrial Realty, Inc.  
 
 
 
    29,088,955  
  67,460    
 
 
 
  SBA Communications Corp., Class A  
 
 
 
    13,242,398  
  333,268    
 
 
 
  Simon Property Group, Inc.  
 
 
 
    50,590,082  
  235,554    
 
 
 
  STAG Industrial, Inc.  
 
 
 
    8,494,077  
  262,148    
 
 
 
  Sun Communities, Inc.  
 
 
 
    31,546,890  
  1,408,200    
 
 
 
  Sunstone Hotel Investors, Inc.  
 
 
 
    14,729,772  
Shares
                      
Market value
 
  820,761    
 
 
 
  VICI Properties, Inc.  
 
 
 
  $ 23,506,595  
  166,582    
 
 
 
  Vornado Realty Trust  
 
 
 
    4,379,441  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
    677,294,395  
                                 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Total Common Stock
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  (cost $1,274,640,121)  
 
 
 
    1,009,637,076  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Preferred Stock – 8.8%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
                                 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
United States – 8.8%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  245,403    
 
 
 
  Digital Realty Trust, Inc., Series J, 5.250%  
 
 
 
    5,312,975  
  301,100    
 
 
 
  Digital Realty Trust, Inc., Series L, 5.200%  
 
 
 
    6,473,650  
  282,200    
 
 
 
  Federal Realty Investment Trust, Series C, 5.000%  
 
 
 
    5,945,954  
  405,900    
 
 
 
  National Storage Affiliates Trust, Series A, 6.000%  
 
 
 
    9,226,107  
  383,644    
 
 
 
  Pebblebrook Hotel Trust, Series E, 6.375%  
 
 
 
    7,772,627  
  541,950    
 
 
 
  Pebblebrook Hotel Trust, Series F, 6.300%  
 
 
 
    10,822,742  
  262,125    
 
 
 
  Pebblebrook Hotel Trust, Series G, 6.375%  
 
 
 
    5,135,029  
  143,517    
 
 
 
  Rexford Industrial Realty, Inc., Series B, 5.875%  
 
 
 
    3,117,189  
  287,077    
 
 
 
  Summit Hotel Properties, Inc., Series E, 6.250%  
 
 
 
    6,152,060  
  265,000    
 
 
 
  Sunstone Hotel Investors, Inc., Series H, 6.125%  
 
 
 
    5,779,650  
                                 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Total Preferred Stock
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  (cost $75,270,365)  
 
 
 
    65,737,983  
                                 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Total Investments – 143.4%
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  (cost $1,349,910,486)  
 
 
 
    1,075,375,059  
                                 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  Liabilities in Excess of Other Assets – (43.4)%  
 
 
 
    (325,237,236
                                 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net Assets – 100.0%
 
 
 
 
  $ 750,137,823  
*
Includes U.S. Real Estate Investment Trusts (“REIT”) and Real Estate Operating Companies (“REOC”) as well as entities similarly formed under the laws of
non-U.S.
countries.
 
(a)
 
Non-income
producing security.
See notes to financial statements
 
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Portfolio of Investments (unaudited) concluded
 
Securities Valuation
 
The following is a summary of various inputs used in determining the value of the Trust’s investments. These inputs are summarized in three broad levels. Level 1 includes quoted prices in active markets for identical investments. Level 2 includes other significant observable inputs (including quoted prices for similar investments, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, etc.). Level 3 includes significant unobservable inputs (including the Trust’s own assumptions in determining the fair value of investments). The level assigned to the securities valuations may not be an indication of the risk or liquidity associated with investing in those securities.
 
The following is a summary of inputs used as of June 30, 2024. For information on the Trust’s policy regarding the valuation of investments, please refer to the Security Valuation section of Note 2 in the accompanying Notes to Financial Statements.
 
 
 
 
Assets
  
 
Level 1
 
  
 
Level 2
 
  
 
Level 3
 
  
 
Total
 
INVESTMENT IN REAL ESTATE SECURITIES   
 
 
 
  
 
 
 
  
 
 
 
  
 
 
 
Common Stock
  
 
 
 
                                                  
 
 
 
Australia
     $25,252,411        $ -        $ -        $25,252,411  
Belgium
     15,835,797        -        -        15,835,797  
Canada
     29,164,443        -        -        29,164,443  
France
     24,362,025        -        -        24,362,025  
Germany
     11,884,515        -        -        11,884,515  
Hong Kong
     38,130,532        -        -        38,130,532  
Japan
     68,454,598        -        -        68,454,598  
Singapore
     36,911,634        -        -        36,911,634  
Spain
     12,740,042        -        -        12,740,042  
Sweden
     17,574,882        -        -        17,574,882  
United Kingdom
     52,031,802        -        -        52,031,802  
United States
     677,294,395        -        -        677,294,395  
Total Common Stock
     1,009,637,076        -        -        1,009,637,076  
Preferred Stock
  
 
 
 
  
 
 
 
  
 
 
 
  
 
 
 
United States
     65,737,983        -        -        65,737,983  
TOTAL INVESTMENT IN REAL ESTATE SECURITIES
     $1,075,375,059        $ -        $ -        $1,075,375,059  
See notes to financial statements
 
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Statement of Assets and Liabilities (unaudited)
 
 
     
June 30, 2024
 
Assets
  
 
 
 
Investments, at value (cost $1,349,910,486)
   $ 1,075,375,059  
Cash and cash equivalents
     9,381  
Dividends and interest receivable
     12,022,924  
Dividend withholding reclaims receivable
     1,263,937  
Other assets
     112,793  
Total assets
     1,088,784,094  
Liabilities
  
 
 
 
Line of credit payable
     335,431,700  
Line of credit interest payable
     1,815,441  
Management fees payable
     774,857  
Dividend and distributions payable
     288,671  
Accrued expenses
     335,602  
Total liabilities
     338,646,271  
          
NET ASSETS
   $ 750,137,823  
          
Composition of Net Assets
  
 
 
 
$0.001 par value per share;
  
 
 
 
Unlimited number of shares authorized
  
 
 
 
139,968,594 shares issued and outstanding
   $ 139,969  
Additional
paid-in
capital
     1,027,856,818  
Distributable earnings / (accumulated loss)
     (277,858,964)  
          
NET ASSETS
   $ 750,137,823  
          
NET ASSET VALUE
  
 
 
 
(BASED ON 139,968,594 SHARES OUTSTANDING)
  
$
5.36
 
See notes to financial statements
 
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Statement of Operations (unaudited)
 
 
     
For the six months ended
June 30, 2024
 
Investment Income
  
 
 
 
Dividends (net of foreign withholding taxes of $1,149,378)
     $21,914,735  
Interest
     917  
Total investment income
     21,915,652  
          
Expenses
  
 
 
 
Interest expense on line of credit
     9,808,290  
Management fees
     4,659,647  
Legal fees
     183,931  
Printing and mailing fees
     145,191  
Administration fees
     114,612  
Trustees’ fees and expenses
     110,610  
Custodian fees
     93,503  
Insurance fees
     83,104  
NYSE listing fee
     67,356  
Audit and tax fees
     31,948  
Transfer agent fees
     24,868  
Miscellaneous expenses
     20,363  
Total expenses
     15,343,423  
          
NET INVESTMENT INCOME
     6,572,229  
          
Net Realized and Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Investments, Written
Options, and Foreign Currency Transactions
  
 
 
 
Net realized gain (loss) on:
  
 
 
 
Investments
     26,269,755  
Foreign currency transactions
     (106,921)  
Total Net Realized Gain
     26,162,834  
          
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on:
  
 
 
 
Investments
     (99,428,148)  
Foreign currency denominated assets and liabilities
     (54,298)  
Total Net Change in Unrealized Depreciation
     (99,482,446)  
          
NET REALIZED AND UNREALIZED LOSS ON INVESTMENTS,
AND FOREIGN CURRENCY TRANSACTIONS
     (73,319,612)  
          
NET DECREASE IN NET ASSETS RESULTING FROM OPERATIONS
     $(66,747,383)  
See notes to financial statements
 
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Statements of Changes in Net Assets
 
 
     
For the
six months ended
June 30, 2024
(unaudited)
    
For the
year ended
December 31, 2023
 
Change in Net Assets Resulting from Operations
  
 
 
 
  
 
 
 
Net investment income
     $6,572,229        $12,784,010  
Net realized gain on investments, and foreign currency transactions
     26,162,833        47,636,431  
Net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on investments, and foreign currency denominated assets and liabilities
     (99,482,445)        51,719,068  
Net increase (decrease) in net assets resulting from operations
     (66,747,383)        112,139,509  
Distributions on Common Shares
  
 
 
 
  
 
 
 
Distributions from distributable earnings
     (33,972,565)        (85,517,072)  
Distribution of return of capital
     (16,416,129)        (11,052,258)  
Total distributions on common shares
     (50,388,694)        (96,569,330)  
Capital Share transactions
  
 
 
 
  
 
 
 
Proceeds from shares sold
     -        117,591,843  
Offering costs for common shares charged to
paid-in
capital
     -        (1,898,934)  
Net increase from capital share transactions
     -        115,692,909  
                   
Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets
     (117,136,077)        131,263,088  
                   
Net Assets
  
 
 
 
  
 
 
 
Beginning of period
     867,273,900        736,010,812  
End of period
     $750,137,823        $867,273,900  
Character of current-year distributions is based on year-to-date income and capital gains information. Amounts are subject to re-characterization at year-end when actual information on characterization is obtained.
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Statement of Cash Flows (unaudited)
 
 
     
For the
Six Months Ended
June 30, 2024
 
Cash Flows from Operating Activities
  
 
 
 
Net decrease in net assets resulting from operations
     $(66,747,383)  
          
Adjustments to Reconcile Net Decrease in Net Assets Resulting from Operations to Net Cash Provided by Operating Activities
  
 
 
 
Net change in unrealized appreciation/depreciation on investments
     99,273,020  
Net realized gain on investments
     (26,114,627)  
Cost of securities purchased
     (347,333,437)  
Proceeds from sale of securities
     286,100,277  
Decrease in receivable for investment securities sold
     63,375,760  
Increase in dividends and interest receivable
     (4,307,852)  
Increase in dividend withholding reclaims receivable
     (165,106)  
Decrease in unrealized appreciation on spot contracts
     17,334  
Decrease in other assets
     6,992  
Decrease in management fees payable
     (59,410)  
Increase in line of credit interest payable
     90,930  
Decrease in accrued expenses
     (16,908)  
NET CASH PROVIDED BY OPERATING ACTIVITIES
     4,119,590  
          
Cash Flows from Financing Activities:
  
 
 
 
Cash distributions paid on Common Shares
     (50,379,742)  
Proceeds from borrowing on line of credit
     325,901,500  
Payments on line of credit borrowings
     (279,911,700)  
NET CASH USED IN FINANCING ACTIVITIES
     (4,389,942)  
Net decrease in cash
     (270,352)  
Cash and Cash Equivalents at Beginning of Year
     279,733  
CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS AT END OF YEAR
     $9,381  
          
Supplemental Disclosure
  
 
 
 
Interest paid on line of credit borrowings
     $9,717,360  
See notes to financial statements
 
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Financial Highlights
 
 
    
For the Six Months
Ended June 30,
2024 (unaudited)
   
For the Year Ended
December 31, 2023
   
For the Year Ended
December 31, 2022
   
For the Year Ended
December 31, 2021
   
For the Year Ended
December 31, 2020
   
For the Year Ended
December 31, 2019
 
Per share operating performance for a share outstanding throughout the period
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
                                                 
Net asset value, beginning of period
    $6.20       $6.31       $10.48       $8.11       $8.86       $7.55  
                                                 
Income from investment operations
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net investment income
(1)
    0.05       0.10       0.20       0.22       0.17       0.16  
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments, written options and foreign currency transactions
    (0.53)       0.74       (3.67)       2.75       (0.32)       1.75  
Total from investment operations     (0.48)       0.84       (3.47)       2.97       (0.15)       1.91  
                                                 
Common Share transactions
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Dilutive effect on net asset value as a result of rights offering
(2)
    -       (0.22)       -       -       -       -  
Offering costs charged to
paid-in-capital
    -       (0.01)       -       -       -       -  
Total from Common Share transactions     -       (0.23)       -       -       -       -  
                                                 
Distributions on Common Shares
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net investment income
    (0.07)       (0.34)       (0.21)       (0.08)       (0.21)       (0.30)  
Net realized gains
    (0.17)       (0.30)       (0.49)       (0.52)       -       -  
Return of capital
    (0.12)       (0.08)       -       -       (0.39)       (0.30)  
Total distributions to common shareholders     (0.36)       (0.72)       (0.70)       (0.60)       (0.60)       (0.60)  
                                                 
NET ASSET VALUE, END OF PERIOD
    $5.36       $6.20       $6.31       $10.48       $8.11       $8.86  
                                                 
MARKET VALUE, END OF PERIOD
    $5.04       $5.43       $5.73       $9.79       $6.88       $8.02  
                                                 
Total investment return
(3)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net asset value     (7.74)%       11.03%       (33.97)%       37.88%       (0.74)%       25.74%  
Market value     (0.34)%       8.66%       (35.54)%       52.66%       (5.52)%       40.87%  
                                                 
Ratios and supplemental data
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net assets, applicable to common shares, end of period (thousands)     $750,138       $867,274       $736,011       $1,221,609       $945,194       $1,032,890  
Borrowings (senior securities) outstanding, end of period (thousands)     $335,432       $289,442       $345,209       $320,489       $289,727       $121,020  
Asset Coverage per $1,000
(4)
    $3,236       $3,996       $3,132       $4,812       $4,262       $9,535  
                                                 
Ratios to average net assets applicable to common shares of:  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net expenses
    3.94%
(5)
      3.86%       2.29%       1.46%       1.53%       1.57%  
Net expenses, excluding interest on line of credit
    1.42%
(5)
      1.40%       1.39%       1.24%       1.26%       1.16%  
Net investment income
    1.69%
(5)
      1.63%       2.49%       2.37%       2.25%       1.89%  
                                                 
Portfolio turnover rate     25.73%       50.69%       53.88%       78.44%       72.50%       44.97%  
                                                 
Character of current-year distributions is based on year-to-date income and capital gains information. Amounts are subject to re-characterization at year-end when actual information on characterization is obtained.
 
(1)
 
Based on average shares outstanding.
(2)
 
Shares issued at a 5% discount on a
5-day
average market price from 3/31/2023 to 4/6/2023.
(3)
 
Total investment return does not reflect brokerage commissions. Dividends and distributions are assumed to be reinvested at the prices obtained under the Trust’s Dividend Reinvestment Plan. Net Asset Value (“NAV”) total return is calculated assuming reinvestment of distributions at NAV on the date of the distribution.
(4)
 
Asset Coverage per $1,000: Asset coverage per $1,000 of debt is calculated by subtracting the Trust’s liabilities and indebtedness not represented by senior securities from the Trust’s total assets, dividing the result by the aggregate amount of the Trust’s senior securities representing indebtedness then outstanding, and multiplying the result by 1,000.
(5)
 
Annualized.
See notes to financial statements
 
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Notes to Financial
Statements (unaudited)
 
 
 
 

 
 
Notes to Financial Statements (unaudited)
 
 
1
 
FUND ORGANIZATION
 
CBRE Global Real Estate Income Fund (the “Trust”) is a diversified,
closed-end
management investment company that was organized as a Delaware statutory trust on November 6, 2003 and registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended. The Trust is an investment company and accordingly follows the Investment Company accounting and reporting guidance of the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification Topic 946 Financial Services-Investment Companies. CBRE Investment Management Listed Real Assets LLC (the “Adviser”) is the Trust’s investment adviser. The Adviser is a majority-owned subsidiary of CBRE Group, Inc. (“CBRE”) and is partially owned by its senior management team. The Trust commenced operations on February 18, 2004.
 
2
 
SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
 
The following accounting policies are in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“U.S. GAAP”) and are consistently followed by the Trust.
Securities Valuation
The net asset value of the common shares of the Trust will be computed based upon the value of the Trust’s portfolio securities and other assets. The Trust calculates net asset value per common share by subtracting the Trust’s liabilities (including accrued expenses, dividends payable and any borrowings of the Trust) and the liquidation value of any outstanding preferred shares from the Trust’s total assets (the value of the securities the Trust holds, plus cash and/or other assets, including dividends accrued but not yet received) and dividing the result by the total number of common shares of the Trust outstanding. Net asset value per common share will be determined as of the close of the regular trading session (usually 4:00 p.m., EST) on the New York Stock Exchange (“NYSE”) on each business day on which the NYSE is open for trading.
For purposes of determining the net asset value of the Trust, readily marketable portfolio assets (including common stock, preferred stock, and options) traded principally on an exchange, or on a similar regulated market reporting contemporaneous transaction prices, are valued, except as indicated below, at the last sale price for such assets on such principal markets on the business day on which such value is being determined. If there has been no sale on such day, the securities are valued at the mean of the closing bid and ask prices on such day. Foreign securities are valued based upon quotations from the primary market in which they are traded and are translated from the local currency into U.S. dollars using current exchange rates.
During the period that a forward foreign currency contract is open, changes in the value of the contract are recognized as unrealized appreciation or depreciation by marking to market such contract on a daily basis to reflect the market value of the contract at the end of each day’s trading. Securities and other assets for which market quotations are not readily available or for which the above valuation procedures are deemed not to reflect fair value are valued in a manner that is intended to reflect their fair value as determined in accordance with procedures approved by the Trust’s Board of Trustees (the “Board”).
Short-term securities which mature in more than 60 days are valued at current market quotations. Short-term securities, which mature in 60 days or less, are valued at amortized cost, which approximates market value.
U.S. GAAP provides guidance on fair value measurements. In accordance with the standard, fair value is defined as the price that the Trust would receive to sell an investment or pay to transfer a liability in a timely transaction with an independent buyer in the principal market, or in the absence of a principal market the most advantageous market for the investment or liability. It establishes a single definition of fair value, creates a three-tier hierarchy as a framework for measuring fair value based on inputs used to value the Trust’s investments, and requires additional disclosure about fair value.
For Level 1 inputs, the Trust uses unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for assets or liabilities with sufficient frequency and volume to provide pricing information as the most reliable evidence of fair value.
 
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Notes to Financial Statements (unaudited) continued
 
The Trust’s Level 2 valuation techniques include inputs other than quoted prices within Level 1 that are observable for an asset or liability, either directly or indirectly. Level 2 observable inputs may include quoted prices for similar assets and liabilities in active markets or quoted prices for identical or similar assets or liabilities in markets that are not active in which there are few transactions, the prices are not current, or price quotations vary substantially over time or among market participants. Inputs that are observable for the asset or liability in Level 2 include such factors as interest rates, yield curves, prepayment spreads, credit risk, and default rates for similar liabilities.
For Level 3 valuation techniques, the Trust uses unobservable inputs that reflect assumptions market participants would be expected to use in pricing the asset or liability. Unobservable inputs are used to measure fair value to the extent that observable inputs are not available and are developed based on the best information available under the circumstances. In developing unobservable inputs, market participant assumptions are used if they are reasonably available without undue cost and effort.
The primary third-party pricing vendor for the Trust’s listed preferred stock investments is FT Interactive Data (“IDC”). When available, the Trust will obtain a closing exchange price to value the preferred stock investments and, in such instances, the investment will be classified as Level 1 since an unadjusted quoted price was utilized. When a closing price is not available for the listed preferred stock investments, IDC will produce an evaluated mean price (midpoint between the bid and the ask evaluation) and such investments will be classified as Level 2 since other observable inputs were used in the valuation. Factors used in the IDC evaluation include trading activity, the presence of a
two-sided
market, and other relevant market data.
Pursuant to the Trust’s fair value procedures noted previously, equity securities (including exchange traded securities and
open-end
regulated investment companies) and exchange traded derivatives (i.e. futures contracts and options) are generally categorized as Level 1 securities in the fair value hierarchy. Fixed income securities,
non-exchange
traded derivatives and money market instruments are generally categorized as Level 2 securities in the fair value hierarchy. Investments for which there are no such quotations, or for which quotations do not appear reliable, are valued at fair value as determined in accordance with procedures established by and under the general supervision of the Trustees. These valuations are typically categorized as Level 2 or Level 3 securities in the fair value hierarchy.
For the period ended June 30, 2024, there have been no significant changes to the Trust’s fair valuation methodology.
Foreign currency translation
The books and records of the Trust are maintained in U.S. dollars. Foreign currency amounts are translated into U.S. dollars on the following basis:
 
(i)
market value of investment securities, other assets and liabilities – at the current rates of exchange;
 
(ii)
purchases and sales of investment securities, income and expenses – at the rate of exchange prevailing on the respective dates of such transactions.
Although the net assets of the Trust are presented at the foreign exchange rates and market values at the close of each fiscal year, the Trust does not isolate that portion of the results of operations arising as a result of changes in the foreign exchange rates from the fluctuations arising from changes in the market prices of long-term securities held at the end of the fiscal year. Similarly, the Trust does not isolate the effect of changes in foreign exchange rates from the fluctuations arising from changes in the market prices of portfolio securities sold during the fiscal year. Accordingly, realized foreign currency gains or losses will be included in the reported net realized gains or losses on investment transactions.
Net realized gains or losses on foreign currency transactions represent net foreign exchange gains or losses from the holding of foreign currencies, currency gains or losses realized between the trade date and settlement date on securities transactions, and the difference between the amounts of dividends, interest and foreign withholding taxes recorded on the Trust’s books and the U.S. dollar equivalent amounts actually received or paid. Net unrealized currency gains or losses from valuing foreign currency denominated assets or liabilities (other than investments) at year end exchange rates are reflected as a component of net unrealized appreciation or depreciation on investments and foreign currencies.
Foreign security and currency transactions may involve certain considerations and risks not typically associated with those of domestic origin as a result of, among other factors, the possibility of political or economic instability, or the level of governmental supervision and regulation of foreign securities markets.
 
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Notes to Financial Statements (unaudited) continued
 
Forward foreign currency contracts
The Trust may enter into forward foreign currency contracts in order to hedge its exposure to changes in foreign currency exchange rates on its foreign portfolio holdings to hedge certain Trust purchase and sales commitments denominated in foreign currencies and for investment purposes. A forward foreign currency contract is a commitment to purchase or sell a foreign currency on a future date at a negotiated forward rate. The gain or loss arising from the difference between the original contracts and the closing of such contracts would be included in net realized gain or loss on foreign currency transactions.
Fluctuations in the value of open forward foreign currency contracts are recorded for financial reporting purposes as unrealized appreciation and depreciation by the Trust.
The Trust’s custodian will place and maintain cash not available for investment or other liquid assets in a separate account of the Trust having a value at least equal to the aggregate amount of the Trust’s commitments under forward foreign currency contracts entered into with respect to position hedges.
Risks may arise from the potential inability of a counterparty to meet the terms of a contract and from unanticipated movements in the value of a foreign currency relative to the U.S. dollar. The face or contract amount, in U.S. dollars, reflects the total exposure the Trust has in that particular currency contract. As of June 30, 2024, the Trust did not hold any forward foreign currency contracts.
Options
The Trust may purchase or sell (write) options on securities and securities indices which are listed on a national securities exchange or in the
over-the-counter
(“OTC”) market as a means of achieving additional return or of hedging the value of the Trust’s portfolio.
An option on a security is a contract that gives the holder of the option, in return for a premium, the right to buy from (in the case of a call) or sell to (in the case of a put) the writer of the option the security underlying the option at a specified exercise or “strike” price. The writer of an option on a security has an obligation upon exercise of the option to deliver the underlying security upon payment of the exercise price (in the case of a call) or to pay the exercise price upon delivery of the underlying security (in the case of a put).
There are several risks associated with transactions in options on securities. As the writer of a covered call option, the Trust forgoes, during the option’s life, the opportunity to profit from increases in the market value of the security covering the call option above the sum of the premium and the strike price of the call but has retained the risk of loss should the price of the underlying security decline. The writer of an option has no control over the time when it may be required to fulfill its obligation as writer of the option. Once an option writer has received an exercise notice, it cannot effect a closing purchase transaction in order to terminate its obligation under the option and must deliver the underlying security at the exercise price. As of June 30, 2024, the Trust did not hold any options contracts.
Securities transactions and investment income
Securities transactions are recorded on a trade date basis. Realized gains and losses from securities transactions are recorded on the basis of identified cost. Dividend income is recorded on the
ex-dividend
date. Distributions received from investments in REITs are recorded as dividend income on
ex-dividend
date, subject to reclassification upon notice of the character of such distributions by the issuer. The portion of dividend attributable to the return of capital is recorded against the cost basis of the security. Withholding taxes on foreign dividends are recorded net of reclaimable amounts, at the time the related income is earned.
Non-cash
dividends included in dividend income, if any, are recorded at the fair market value of the securities received. Interest income, including accretion of original issue discount, where applicable, and accretion of discount on short-term investments, is recorded on the accrual basis.
Dividends and distributions to shareholders
Dividends from net investment income, if any, are declared and paid on a monthly basis. Income dividends and capital gain distributions to common shareholders are recorded on the
ex-dividend
date. To the extent the Trust’s net realized capital gains, if any, can be offset by capital loss carryforwards, it is the policy of the Trust not to distribute such gains.
 
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Notes to Financial Statements (unaudited) continued
 
On August 5, 2008, the Trust acting in accordance with an exemptive order received from the SEC and with approval of the Board, adopted a managed distribution policy under which the Trust intends to make regular monthly cash distributions to common shareholders, stated in terms of a fixed amount per common share. This managed distribution policy permits the Trust to include long-term capital gains in its distribution as frequently as twelve times a year. In practice, the Board views this policy as a potential means of further supporting the market price of the Trust’s shares through the payment of a steady and predictable level of cash distributions to shareholders.
The current monthly distribution rate is $0.06 per share. The Trust continues to evaluate its monthly distribution policy in light of ongoing economic and market conditions and may change the amount of the monthly distributions in the future.
Use of estimates
The preparation of financial statements, in conformity with U.S. GAAP, requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of expenses during the reporting year. Actual results could differ from those estimates.
 
3
 
DERIVATIVE INSTRUMENTS
 
For the period ended June 30, 2024, the Trust did not hold any derivative instruments.
 
4
 
CONCENTRATION OF RISK
 
Under normal market conditions, the Trust’s investments will be concentrated in income-producing common equity securities, preferred securities, convertible securities and
non-convertible
debt securities issued by companies deriving the majority of their revenue from the ownership, construction, financing, management and/or sale of commercial, industrial, and/or residential real estate. Values of the securities of such companies may fluctuate due to economic, legal, cultural, geopolitical or technological developments affecting various global real estate industries.
 
5
 
INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT AGREEMENT AND OTHER AGREEMENTS
 
Pursuant to an investment management agreement between the Adviser and the Trust, the Adviser is responsible for the daily management of the Trust’s portfolio of investments, which includes buying and selling securities for the Trust, as well as investment research. The Trust pays for investment advisory services and facilities through a fee payable monthly in arrears at an annual rate equal to 0.85% of the average daily value of the Trust’s managed assets, which adds back the line of credit payable to net assets, plus certain direct and allocated expenses of the Adviser incurred on the Trust’s behalf. During the period ended June 30, 2024, the Trust incurred management fees of $4,659,647, of which $774,857 is payable as of the end of the period.
The Trust has multiple service agreements with the Bank of New York Mellon (“BNYM”). Under the servicing agreements, BNYM will perform custodial, fund accounting, and certain administrative services for the Trust. As custodian, BNYM is responsible for the custody of the Trust’s assets. As administrator, BNYM is responsible for maintaining the books and records of the Trust’s securities and cash.
Computershare is the Trust’s transfer agent and as such is responsible for performing transfer agency services for the Trust.
 
6
 
PORTFOLIO SECURITIES
 
For the period ended June 30, 2024, there were purchases and sales transactions (excluding short-term securities) of $348,570,939 and $283,956,433, respectively. These purchases and sales transaction amounts differ from the amounts disclosed on the Statement of Cash Flows primarily due to the
re-characterization
of dividends from ordinary income to return of capital and capital gain.
 
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Notes to Financial Statements (unaudited) continued
 
7
 
FEDERAL INCOME TAXES
 
The Trust intends to elect to be, and qualify for treatment as, a regulated investment company under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”). A regulated investment company generally pays no federal income tax on the income and gains that it distributes. The Trust intends to meet the calendar year distribution requirements imposed by the Code to avoid the imposition of a 4% excise tax.
The Trust is required to evaluate tax positions taken or expected to be taken in the course of preparing the Trust’s tax returns to determine whether the tax positions are
“more-likely-than-not”
of being sustained by the applicable tax authority. Income tax and related interest and penalties would be recognized by the Trust as tax expense in the Statement of Operations if the tax positions were deemed to not meet the
more-likely-than-not
threshold. For the year ended December 31, 2023, the Trust did not incur any income tax, interest, or penalties. Management has analyzed the Trust’s tax positions taken on federal, state and local income tax returns for all open tax years (since inception) and has concluded that no provisions for federal, state and local income tax are required in the Trust’s financial statements.
The Trust distinguishes between dividends on a tax basis and on a financial reporting basis and only distributions in excess of tax basis earnings and profits are reported in the financial statements as a tax return of capital. Differences in the recognition or classification of income between the financial statements and tax earnings and profits which result in temporary over- distributions for financial statement purposes are classified as distributable earnings or accumulated losses in the composition of net assets on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities.
In order to present
paid-in
capital in excess of par and total distributable earnings /(Accumulated Loss) on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities that more closely represent their tax character, certain adjustments have been made to additional
paid-in
capital, and total distributable earnings. For the year ended December 31, 2023, the adjustments were to decrease additional
paid-in
capital by $348 and increase distributable earnings by $348 due to the difference in the treatment for book and tax purposes of certain items allocated for foreign partnership investments. Results of operations and net assets were not affected by these reclassifications.
At December 31, 2023, the Trust had no capital loss carryforwards.
Certain capital and qualified late year losses incurred after October 31 and within the current taxable year, are deemed to arise on the first business day of the Trust’s following taxable year. The Trust incurred no such losses during the year ended December 31, 2023.
The final determination of the source of the 2023 distributions for tax purposes will be made after the end of the Trust’s fiscal year and will be reported to shareholders in February 2024 on the Form
1099-DIV.
For the year ended December 31, 2023, the tax character of distributions paid, as reflected in the Statements of Changes in Net Assets, was $45,110,761 of ordinary income (including net short-term capital gains) and $40,406,311 of long-term capital gain (both reflected in the Statements of Changes in Net Assets as distributions from distributable earnings) and $11,052,258 of return of capital, respectively. For the year ended December 31, 2022, the tax character of distributions paid, as reflected in the Statements of Changes in Net Assets, was $24,667,447 of ordinary income (including net short-term capital gains) and $56,945,898 of long-term capital gain (both reflected in the Statements of Changes in Net Assets as distributions from distributable earnings), respectively.
Information on the tax components of net assets as of December 31, 2023 is as follows:
 
Cost of
investments for
tax purposes
 
Gross tax
unrealized
appreciation
 
Gross tax
unrealized
depreciation
 
Net tax
unrealized
depreciation on
investments
 
Net tax
unrealized
depreciation
on foreign
currency
 
Qualified late
year ordinary
losses
 
Qualified post-
October capital
deferral
 
Undistributed
ordinary
income
 
Undistributed
long-term
Capital gains /
(accumulated
capital loss)
$1,264,436,327   $24,614,091   $(201,750,126)   $(177,136,035)   $(2,981)   $0   $0   $0   $0
 
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Notes to Financial Statements (unaudited) concluded
 
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BORROWINGS
 
The Trust has access to a secured line of credit of up to $400,000,000 from BNYM for borrowing purposes. Borrowings under this arrangement bear interest at the Federal funds rate plus 75 basis points. At June 30, 2024, there were borrowings in the amount of $335,431,700 on the Trust’s line of credit.
The average daily amount of borrowings during the period ended June 30, 2024 was $ 319,095,602 with an average interest rate of 6.08%. The maximum amount outstanding for the period ended June 30, 2024 was $361,950,100. The Trust had borrowings under the line of credit for all 182 days during the period.
 
9
 
CAPITAL
 
During 2004, the Trust issued 101,000,000 shares of common stock at $15.00.
On April 14, 2023, the Trust issued 23,378,100 additional Common Shares at an offering price of $5.03 per share as a result of a rights offering.
In connection with the Trust’s Dividend Reinvestment Plan (“DRIP”), the Trust issued no common shares for the period ended June 30, 2024 and the year ended December 31, 2023, respectively.
At June 30, 2024, the Trust had outstanding common shares of 139,968,594 with a par value of $0.001 per share. The Adviser owned none of the common shares outstanding as of June 30, 2024.
At June 30, 2024, the Trust had no shares of auction rate preferred securities outstanding.
 
10
 
INDEMNIFICATIONS
 
The Trust enters into contracts that contain a variety of indemnifications. The Trust’s exposure under these arrangements is unknown. However, the Trust has not had prior claims or losses or current claims or losses pursuant to these contracts.
 
11
 
SUBSEQUENT EVENTS
 
Events or transactions that occur after the balance sheet date but before the financial statements are issued are categorized as recognized or
non-recognized
for financial statement purposes. Since June 30, 2024, the Trust paid a distribution on July 31, 2024 of $0.06 per share for the month of July 2024.
On July 30, 2024, the Board announced that Peter F. Finnerty has been appointed to the Board and joins as an independent trustee effective July 31, 2024.
No other notable events have occurred between period-end and the issuance of these financial statements.
 
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Supplemental Information
(unaudited)
 
 

 
 
Supplemental Information (unaudited)
Trustees
 
The Trustees of the CBRE Global Real Estate Income Fund and their principal occupations during the past five years:
 
Name, address and age   Term of office and
length of time
served
(1)
  Title   Principal occupations during the
past five years
  Number of
portfolios in the
Trust complex
overseen by
Trustee
  Other directorships held
by trustee
Trustees:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
T. Ritson Ferguson
(2)
 
555 East Lancaster Ave.
Suite 120
Radnor, PA 19087
 
Age: 65
  3 years/ since inception   Trustee   Senior Fellow Wharton Real Estate Center (since 2022); Managing Director of TRF3 Advisors (since 2022); Independent Investment Committee Member of CBRE Investment Management Listed Real Assets LLC (since 2021); Vice Chairman (2021) and Chief Executive Officer and
Co-Chief
Investment Officer (1995—2020) of CBRE Investment Management Listed Real Assets LLC; Chief Executive Officer, Chief Investment Officer and Global Chief Investment Officer of CBRE Global Investors (2015— 2019)
  1   Templeton World Charity Foundation (since 2023); Duke Management Company (DUMAC) (since 2018)
Asuka Nakahara
 
555 East Lancaster Ave.
Suite 120
Radnor, PA 19087
 
Age: 68
  3 years/ since inception   Trustee   Associate Director of the Zell-Lurie Real Estate Center at the Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania (since 1999); Practice Professor of Real Estate at the Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania (since 1999); Partner of Triton Atlantic Partners (since 2009)   1   Incompass Labs (since 2022); Rice Management Company (2022— 2023); Comcast Corporation (since 2017)
John R. Bartholdson
 
555 East Lancaster Ave.
Suite 120
Radnor, PA 19087
 
Age: 79
  3 years/
20 years
  Trustee/ Audit Committee Financial Expert   Senior Vice President, CFO and Treasurer, and a Director of Triumph Group, Inc. (1993—2007) (Retired)   1   Berwyn Cornerstone Fund, Berwyn Income Fund, and Berwyn Fund (2013—2016)
Leslie E. Greis
 
555 East Lancaster Ave.
Suite 120
Radnor, PA 19087
 
Age: 65
  3 years/
1
2
 years
  Trustee   Founder and Managing Member of Perennial Capital Advisors, LLC (since 2003)   1   AIM Mutual, Inc. (2016), Kinefac Corporation (since 2009)
 
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Supplemental Information (unaudited) continued
 
Name, address and age   Term of office and
length of time
served
(1)
  Title   Principal occupations during the
past five years
  Number of
portfolios in the
Trust complex
overseen by
Trustee
  Other directorships held
by trustee
Trustees:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Heidi Stam
 
555 East Lancaster Ave.
Suite 120
Radnor, PA 19087
 
Age 67
 
3 years/
5 years
  Trustee   Managing Director and General Counsel, The Vanguard Group, Inc. (2005-2016) (Retired)   1   Bridge Builder Trust (since 2022); Edward Jones Money Market Fund (since 2022); Investor Advisory Committee, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (2017— 2021); National Adjudicatory Council, FINRA (2017—2021)
 
(1)
 
Each Trustee is elected to serve a three-year term concurrent with the class of Trustees to which he or she belongs. Mr. Nakahara, as Class II Trustee, is currently serving a term expiring at the Trust’s 2024 annual meeting of shareholders. Ms. Greis, as Class III Trustee, is currently serving a term expiring at the Trust’s 2025 annual meeting of shareholders. Mr. Ferguson and Ms. Stam, as Class I Trustees, are currently serving a term expiring at the Trust’s 2026 annual meeting of shareholders. Mr. Bartholdson has informed the Board that he intends to retire from the Board upon the conclusion of his term and, therefore, will not stand for
re-election
at the 2025 annual meeting of shareholders.
 
(2)
 
Mr. Ferguson is deemed to be an interested person of the Trust as defined in the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the “1940 ACT”), as amended, due to his previous position with the Adviser, and his engagement as an external consultant to the Adviser, which began on January 1, 2022.
Officers
 
The Officers of the CBRE Global Real Estate Income Fund and their principal occupations during the past five years:
 
Name, Address, Age and Position(s) Held with Registrant Officers:    Length of Time Served    Principal Occupations During the Past Five Years and Other Affiliations
Joseph P. Smith
555 East Lancaster Ave, Suite 120
Radnor, PA 19087
Age: 56
President and Chief Executive Officer
   Since 2022    Chief Investment Officer (since 2021) and Co-Chief Investment Officer (since 2011) of CBRE Investment Management Listed Real Assets LLC (formerly CBRE Clarion Securities LLC)
Jonathan A. Blome
555 East Lancaster Ave, Suite 120
Radnor, PA 19087
Age: 47
Chief Financial Officer
   since 2006    Chief Operating Officer (since 2021) and Chief Financial Officer and Director of Operations (since 2011) of CBRE Investment Management Listed Real Assets LLC (formerly CBRE Clarion Securities LLC)
Jeff Chang
555 East Lancaster Ave, Suite 120
Radnor, PA 19087
Age: 50
Chief Compliance Officer and Secretary
   since 2023
1
   Chief Compliance Officer of CBRE Investment Management Listed Real Assets LLC (since 2023); Chief Compliance Officer of First Quadrant, LP (2012-2022)
 
1
 
Effective January 1, 2023, Mr. Chang assumed responsibilities as the Chief Compliance Officer and Secretary of the Trust.
 
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Supplemental Information (unaudited) continued
 
Additional information
 
Statement of Additional Information includes additional information regarding the Trustees. This information is available upon request, without charge, by calling the following toll-free telephone number:
1-888-711-4272.
The Trust has delegated the voting of the Trust’s voting securities to the Trust’s Adviser pursuant to the proxy voting policies and procedures of the Adviser. You may obtain a copy of these policies and procedures by calling
1-888-711-4272.
The policies may also be found on the website of the SEC (http://www.sec.gov).
Information regarding how the Trust voted proxies for portfolio securities, if applicable, during the most recent
12-month
period ended December 31, is also available, without charge and upon request by calling the Trust at
1-888-711-4272
or by accessing the Trust’s Form
N-PX
on the Commission’s website at http://www.sec.gov.
The Trust files its complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the SEC for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year on Form
N-PORT.
Copies of the filings are available by visiting the SEC website at www.sec.gov. The filed forms may also be viewed and copied at the Commission’s Public Reference Room in Washington, DC. Information regarding the operations of the Public Reference Room may be obtained by calling
(800) SEC-0330.
Beginning on January 1, 2022, as permitted by regulations adopted by the Securities and Exchange Commission, paper copies of the Trust’s shareholder reports like this one will no longer be sent by mail, unless you specifically request paper copies. Instead, the reports will be made available on a website, and you will be notified by mail each time a report is posted and provided with a website link to access the report.
You may elect to receive all future reports in paper free of charge. If you hold your shares through a financial intermediary (like a broker), you can inform the intermediary that you wish to continue receiving paper copies of your shareholder reports. If you are the registered owner of your shares, you should contact the Trust’s transfer agent.
Dividend reinvestment plan (unaudited)
 
Pursuant to the Trust’s Dividend Reinvestment Plan (the “Plan”), shareholders of the Trust are automatically enrolled, to have all distributions of dividends and capital gains reinvested by Computershare Trust Company, N.A. (the “Plan Agent”) in the Trust’s shares pursuant to the Plan. You may elect not to participate in the Plan and to receive all dividends in cash by sending written instructions or by contacting Computershare Trust Company, N.A., as dividend disbursing agent, at the address set forth below. Participation in the Plan is completely voluntary and may be terminated or resumed at any time without penalty by contacting the Plan Agent before the dividend record date; otherwise such termination or resumption will be effective with respect to any subsequently declared dividend or other distribution. Shareholders who do not participate in the Plan will receive all distributions in cash paid by check and mailed directly to the shareholders of record (or if the shares are held in street or other nominee name, then to the nominee) by the Plan Agent, which serves as agent for the shareholders in administering the Plan.
After the Trust declares a dividend or determines to make a capital gain distribution, the Plan Agent will acquire shares for the participants’ account, depending upon the circumstances described below, either (i) through receipt of unissued but authorized shares from the Trust (“newly issued shares”) or (ii) by open market purchases. If, on the dividend payment date, the NAV is equal to or less than the market price per share plus estimated per share fees, which include any applicable brokerage commissions the Plan Agent is required to pay, (such condition being referred to herein as “market premium”), the Plan Agent will invest the dividend amount in newly issued shares on behalf of the participants. The number of newly issued shares to be credited to each participant’s account will be determined by dividing the dollar amount of the dividend by the NAV on the date the shares are issued. However, if the NAV is less than 95% of the market price on the payment date, the dollar amount of the dividend will be divided by 95% of the market price on the payment date. If, on the dividend payment date, the NAV is greater than the market value per share plus estimated per share fees (such condition being referred to herein as “market discount”), the Plan Agent will invest the dividend amount in shares acquired on behalf of the participants in open-market purchases.
 
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The Plan Agent’s fees for the handling of the reinvestment of dividends and distributions will be paid by the Trust. However, each participant will pay per share fees (currently $0.03 per share) a pro rata share of brokerage commissions incurred with respect to the Plan Agent’s open market purchases in connection with the reinvestment of dividends and distributions. Per share fees include any applicable brokerage commissions the Plan Agent is required to pay. The automatic reinvestment of dividends and distributions will not relieve participants of any Federal income tax that may be payable on such dividends or distributions.
The Trust reserves the right to amend or terminate the Plan. There is no direct service charge to participants in the Plan; however, the Trust reserves the right to amend the Plan to include a service charge payable by the participants. Participants that request a sale of shares through the Plan Agent are subject to a $2.50 sales fee and a $0.15 per share fee. Per share fees include any applicable brokerage commissions the Plan Agent is required to pay. All correspondence concerning the Plan should be directed to the Plan Agent at Computershare Trust Company, N.A., P.O. Box 43006, Providence, RI 02940-3006, Phone Number: (866)
221-1580,
Website: www.computershare.com/investor.
 
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Administration
 
Board of Trustees
T. Ritson Ferguson
Asuka Nakahara
John R. Bartholdson
Leslie E. Greis
Heidi Stam
Officers
Joseph P. Smith – President and Chief Executive Officer
Jonathan A. Blome – Chief Financial Officer
Jeff Chang – Chief Compliance Officer and Secretary
Investment Adviser
CBRE Investment Management Listed Real Assets LLC
555 East Lancaster Ave, Suite 120
Radnor, PA 19087
888-711-4272
Administrator and Custodian
The Bank of New York Mellon
New York, New York
Transfer Agent
Computershare
Canton, Massachusetts
Legal Counsel
Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP
Washington, DC
Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
KPMG LLP
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
 
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(b)

Not applicable.

Item 2. Code of Ethics.

Not applicable for semi-annual reporting period.

Item 3. Audit Committee Financial Expert.

Not applicable for semi-annual reporting period.

Item 4. Principal Accountant Fees and Services.

Not applicable for semi-annual reporting period.

Item 5. Audit Committee of Listed Registrants.

Not applicable for semi-annual reporting period.

Item 6. Investments.

 

(a)

The Schedule of Investments is included as part of the report to shareholders filed under Item 1 of this form.

 

(b)

Not applicable.

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

 

(a)

Not applicable.

 

(b)

Not applicable.

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

Not applicable.

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

Not applicable.


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

Not applicable.

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

Not applicable for semi-annual reporting period.

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

Not applicable for semi-annual reporting period.

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

 

(a)

Not applicable for the semi-annual reporting period.

 

(b)

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

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

 

(a)

Not applicable.

 

(b)

Not applicable.

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

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

Item 16. Controls and Procedures.

 

(a)

The Trust’s principal executive officer and principal financial officer have evaluated the Trust’s disclosure controls and procedures within 90 days of this filing and have concluded that the Trust’s disclosure controls and procedures were effective, as of that date, in ensuring that information required to be disclosed by the Trust in this Form N-CSR was recorded, processed, summarized, and reported timely.

 

(b)

The Trust’s principal executive officer and principal financial officer are aware of no changes in the Trust’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the period covered by this report that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the Trust’s internal control over financial reporting.


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

 

(a)

Not applicable.

 

(b)

Not applicable.

Item 18. Recovery of Erroneously Awarded Compensation.

 

(a)

Not applicable.

 

(b)

Not applicable.

Item 19. Exhibits.

 

 (a)(1)

Not applicable for semi-annual reporting period.

 

 (a)(2)

Not applicable.

 

 (a)(3)

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

 

(a)(3)(1)

There were no written solicitations to purchase securities under Rule 23c-1 under the Act sent or given during the period covered by the report by or on behalf of the Registrant to 10 or more persons.

 

(a)(3)(2)

There was no change in the Registrant’s independent public accountant during the period covered by the report.

 

  (b)

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

 

  (c)

Notices to Trust’s common shareholders in accordance with Investment Company Act Section 19(a) and Rule 19a-1.1

 

 

1 

The Trust has received exemptive relief from the Securities and Exchange Commission permitting it to make periodic distributions of long-term capital gains with respect to its outstanding common stock as frequently as twelve times each year. This relief is conditioned, in part, on an undertaking by the Trust to make the disclosures to the holders of the Trust’s common shares, in addition to the information required by Section 19(a) of the Investment Company Act and Rule 19a-1 thereunder. The Trust is likewise obligated to file with the Commission the information contained in any such notice to shareholders and, in that regard, has attached hereto copies of each such notice made during the period.


SIGNATURES

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

(Registrant)   CBRE Global Real Estate Income Fund

 

By (Signature and Title)*:   

/s/ Joseph P. Smith

  
   Joseph P. Smith   
   President and Chief Executive Officer   
Date: August 21, 2024      

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

 

By (Signature and Title)*:   

/s/ Joseph P. Smith

  
   Joseph P. Smith   
   President and Chief Executive Officer   
Date: August 21, 2024      
By (Signature and Title)*:   

/s/ Jonathan A. Blome

  
   Jonathan A. Blome   
   Chief Financial Officer   
Date: August 21, 2024      

 

* 

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

Certification Pursuant to Rule 30a-2(a) under the 1940 Act and Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act

I, Joseph P. Smith, certify that:

 

1.

I have reviewed this report on Form N-CSR of CBRE Global Real Estate Income Fund;

 

2.

Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

 

3.

Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations, changes in net assets, and cash flows (if the financial statements are required to include a statement of cash flows) of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

 

4.

The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 30a-3(c) under the Investment Company Act of 1940) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) under the Investment Company Act of 1940) for the registrant and have:

 

  (a)

Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;

 

  (b)

Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;

 

  (c)

Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of a date within 90 days prior to the filing date of this report based on such evaluation; and

 

  (d)

Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the period covered by this report that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and


5.

The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I have disclosed to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

 

  (a)

All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize, and report financial information; and

 

  (b)

Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

 

Date: August 21, 2024      

/s/ Joseph P. Smith

      Joseph P. Smith,
      President and Chief Executive Officer


Certification Pursuant to Rule 30a-2(a) under the 1940 Act and Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act

I, Jonathan A. Blome, certify that:

 

1.

I have reviewed this report on Form N-CSR of CBRE Global Real Estate Income Fund;

 

2.

Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

 

3.

Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations, changes in net assets, and cash flows (if the financial statements are required to include a statement of cash flows) of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

 

4.

The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 30a-3(c) under the Investment Company Act of 1940) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) under the Investment Company Act of 1940) for the registrant and have:

 

  (a)

Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;

 

  (b)

Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;

 

  (c)

Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of a date within 90 days prior to the filing date of this report based on such evaluation; and

 

  (d)

Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the period covered by this report that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and


5.

The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I have disclosed to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

 

  (a)

All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize, and report financial information; and

 

  (b)

Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

 

Date: August 21, 2024      

/s/ Jonathan A. Blome

     

Jonathan A. Blome,

     

Chief Financial Officer

Certification Pursuant to Rule 30a-2(b) under the 1940 Act and Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act

I, Joseph P. Smith, President and Chief Executive Officer of CBRE Global Real Estate Income Fund (the “Registrant”), certify that:

 

  1.

The Form N-CSR of the Registrant (the “Report”) fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended; and

 

  2.

The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Registrant.

 

Date: August 21, 2024      

/s/ Joseph P. Smith

      Joseph P. Smith,
      President and Chief Executive Officer

I, Jonathan A. Blome, Chief Financial Officer of CBRE Global Real Estate Income Fund (the “Registrant”), certify that:

 

  1.

The Form N-CSR of the Registrant (the “Report”) fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended; and

 

  2.

The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Registrant.

 

Date: August 21, 2024      

/s/ Jonathan A. Blome

      Jonathan A. Blome,
      Chief Financial Officer

CBRE Global Real Estate Income Fund

(NYSE: IGR)

CUSIP: 12504G100

Dear Shareholder:

This notice provides detailed information which may assist you and your advisors. This notice is for informational purposes only. No action is required on your part.

The Fund has declared three (3) distributions of $0.06 per share for the months of January, February and March 2024 ($0.18 per share in total). You are receiving this notice as a requirement of the Fund’s managed distribution plan. This notice is intended to provide insight into the estimated character of the current (and year-to-date) distribution(s) in terms of income, capital gain, and return of capital. The character of the current (and YTD) distribution(s) will change throughout the course of the year, as the Fund’s estimates of the sources of its income become more clear.

The Fund has made or declared three (3) regular monthly distributions totaling $0.18 per share for the period January 1, 2024 to March 31, 2024. The sources of the distributions declared for each month and the period from January 1, 2024 to March 31, 2024 is estimated as follows:

 

Estimated Source of Distributions:

 

Distribution

   Estimated Allocations  
   Net Investment
Income
    Net Realized
Short-Term Capital
Gains
    Net Realized
Long-Term
Capital Gains
    Return of
Capital
 

Monthly

   $0.06    $ 0.008  (13%)      0.000  (0%)      0.002  (4%)    $ 0.050  (83%) 

Period:

01/01/2024 - 03/31/2024

   $0.18    $ 0.023  (13%)      0.000  (0%)      0.007  (4%)    $ 0.150  (83%) 

The allocations reported in this notice are only estimates and are not provided for tax reporting purposes. The actual allocations will depend on the Fund’s investment experience during the remainder of its fiscal year and will not be finalized until after year-end. In addition, the allocations reported to shareholders for tax reporting purposes will also reflect adjustments required under applicable tax regulations. Some of these tax adjustments are significant, and amounts reported to you for tax reporting may be substantially different than those presented in this notice. SHAREHOLDERS WILL BE SENT A FORM 1099-DIV FOR THE CALENDAR YEAR INDICATING HOW TO REPORT FUND DISTRIBUTIONS FOR FEDERAL INCOME TAX PURPOSES.

The estimated allocations presented above are based on the Fund’s monthly calculation of its year-to-date net investment income, capital gains and returns of capital. The Fund’s investment income is mainly comprised of distributions received from the real estate investment trusts (REITs) and other companies in which it invests. “Net investment income” refers to the Fund’s investment income offset by its expenditures, which include the fees paid to the investment adviser and other service providers. “Net realized capital gains” represents the aggregation of the capital gains and losses realized by the Fund from its purchase and sale of investment securities during the year-to-date period. Short-term capital gains are those arising from the sale of securities held by the Fund for less than one year. Long-term capital gains are those arising from the sale of securities held by the Fund for a year or more. The amount of net realized capital gains may also be offset by capital losses realized in prior years. Adjustments to net investment income are made based on the character of distributions received by the Fund. A portion of the distributions the Fund receives from REITs will be characterized by the REITs as capital gains or returns of capital. Because REITs often reclassify the distributions they make, the Fund does not know the ultimate character of these distributions at the time they are received, so the Fund estimates the character based on historical information. The Fund’s net investment income is reduced by the amounts characterized by the REITs as capital gains and returns of capital. Amounts characterized by the REITs as capital gains are added to the Fund’s net realized capital gains. Amounts characterized by the REITs as return of capital are classified as such by the Fund.

The Fund estimates that it has distributed more than its net investment income and net realized capital gains; therefore, a portion of your distribution may be a return of capital. A return of capital may occur, for example, when some or all the money that you invested in the Fund is paid back to you. A return of capital distribution does not necessarily reflect the Fund’s investment performance and should not be confused with “yield” or “income”.


The Fund’s monthly distribution is set by its Board of Trustees. The Board reviews the Fund’s distribution on a quarterly basis in view of its net investment income, realized and unrealized gains, and other net unrealized appreciation or income expected during the remainder of the year. The Fund strives to establish a level monthly distribution that, over the course of the year, will serve to distribute an amount closely approximating the Fund’s net investment income and net realized capital gains during the year.

Shareholders should not draw any conclusions about the Fund’s investment performance from the amount of this distribution or from the terms of the Fund’s managed distribution policy. The performance and distribution rate information disclosed in the table below is based on the Fund’s net asset value (“NAV”). The Fund’s NAV is calculated as the total market value of all the securities and other assets held by the Fund minus the total value of its liabilities. Performance figures are not meant to represent individual shareholder performance. The value of a shareholder’s investment in the Fund is determined by the market price of the Fund’s shares.

The Fund’s Cumulative Total Return for fiscal year 2023 (January 1, 2023 through December 31, 2023) is set forth below. Shareholders should take note of the relationship between the Cumulative Total Return and the Fund’s Cumulative Distribution Rate for 2023, as well as its Current Annualized Distribution Rate. Moreover, the Fund’s Average Annual Total Return for the preceding five-year period (January 1, 2019 through December 31, 2023) is set forth below. Shareholders should take note of the relationship between the Fund’s Average Annual Total Return and its Average Annual Distribution Rate for the preceding five-year period.

Fund Performance and Distribution Rate Information:

 

For the Period 01/01/2023 to 12/31/2023

 

Cumulative Total Return1

     11.06

Cumulative Distribution Rate2

     11.61

Preceding Five-Year Period 01/01/2019 to 12/31/2023

  

Average Annual Total Return3

     7.99

Average Annual Distribution Rate4

     8.49

Current Annualized Distribution Rate5

     11.61

 

1

Cumulative Total Return is the percentage change in the Fund’s NAV over the year-to-date time period including distributions paid and assuming reinvestment of those distributions.

2

Cumulative Distribution Rate for fiscal year 2023 (January 1, 2023 through December 31, 2023) is determined by dividing the dollar value of distributions in the period by the Fund’s NAV as of December 31, 2023.

3

Average Annual Total Return represents the simple arithmetic average of the Annual Total Returns of the Fund for the preceding five-year period. Annual Total Return is the percentage change in the Fund’s NAV over a year including distributions paid and assuming reinvestment of those distributions.

4

Average Annual Distribution Rate is the simple arithmetic average of the Annual Distribution Rates for the preceding five-year period. The Annual Distribution Rates are calculated by taking the total distributions paid during the period divided by average daily NAV for the period.

5

The Current Annualized Distribution Rate is the current monthly distribution rate annualized as a percentage of the Fund’s NAV as of December 31, 2023.

For more information on the Fund, please contact your financial advisor or visit us on the web at www.cbreim.com/igr.

As always, we appreciate your investment in the CBRE Global Real Estate Income Fund.

CBRE Global Real Estate Income Fund

January 8, 2024


CBRE Global Real Estate Income Fund

(NYSE: IGR)

CUSIP: 12504G100

Dear Shareholder:

This notice provides detailed information which may assist you and your advisors. This notice is for informational purposes only. No action is required on your part.

The Fund has declared three (3) distributions of $0.06 per share for the months of April, May and June 2024 ($0.18 per share in total). You are receiving this notice as a requirement of the Fund’s managed distribution plan. This notice is intended to provide insight into the estimated character of the current (and year-to-date) distribution(s) in terms of income, capital gain, and return of capital. The character of the current (and YTD) distribution(s) will change throughout the course of the year, as the Fund’s estimates of the sources of its income become more clear.

The Fund has made or declared six (6) regular monthly distributions totaling $0.36 per share for the period January 1, 2024 to June 30, 2024. The sources of the distributions declared for each month and the period from January 1, 2024 to June 30, 2024 is estimated as follows:

 

Estimated Source of Distributions:

 

Distribution

   Estimated Allocations  
   Net Investment
Income
    Net Realized
Short-Term Capital
Gains
    Net Realized
Long-Term
Capital Gains
    Return of
Capital
 

Monthly

   $0.06    $ 0.008  (13%)      0.008  (14%)      0.007  (11%)    $ 0.037  (62%) 

Period:

01/01/2024 -06/30/2024

   $0.36    $ 0.046  (13%)      0.050  (14%)      0.039  (11%)    $ 0.225  (62%) 

The allocations reported in this notice are only estimates and are not provided for tax reporting purposes. The actual allocations will depend on the Fund’s investment experience during the remainder of its fiscal year and will not be finalized until after year-end. In addition, the allocations reported to shareholders for tax reporting purposes will also reflect adjustments required under applicable tax regulations. Some of these tax adjustments are significant, and amounts reported to you for tax reporting may be substantially different than those presented in this notice. SHAREHOLDERS WILL BE SENT A FORM 1099-DIV FOR THE CALENDAR YEAR INDICATING HOW TO REPORT FUND DISTRIBUTIONS FOR FEDERAL INCOME TAX PURPOSES.

The estimated allocations presented above are based on the Fund’s monthly calculation of its year-to-date net investment income, capital gains and returns of capital. The Fund’s investment income is mainly comprised of distributions received from the real estate investment trusts (REITs) and other companies in which it invests. “Net investment income” refers to the Fund’s investment income offset by its expenditures, which include the fees paid to the investment adviser and other service providers. “Net realized capital gains” represents the aggregation of the capital gains and losses realized by the Fund from its purchase and sale of investment securities during the year-to-date period. Short-term capital gains are those arising from the sale of securities held by the Fund for less than one year. Long-term capital gains are those arising from the sale of securities held by the Fund for a year or more. The amount of net realized capital gains may also be offset by capital losses realized in prior years. Adjustments to net investment income are made based on the character of distributions received by the Fund. A portion of the distributions the Fund receives from REITs will be characterized by the REITs as capital gains or returns of capital. Because REITs often reclassify the distributions they make, the Fund does not know the ultimate character of these distributions at the time they are received, so the Fund estimates the character based on historical information. The Fund’s net investment income is reduced by the amounts characterized by the REITs as capital gains and returns of capital. Amounts characterized by the REITs as capital gains are added to the Fund’s net realized capital gains. Amounts characterized by the REITs as return of capital are classified as such by the Fund.

The Fund estimates that it has distributed more than its net investment income and net realized capital gains; therefore, a portion of your distribution may be a return of capital. A return of capital may occur, for example, when some or all the money that you invested in the Fund is paid back to you. A return of capital distribution does not necessarily reflect the Fund’s investment performance and should not be confused with “yield” or “income”.


The Fund’s monthly distribution is set by its Board of Trustees. The Board reviews the Fund’s distribution on a quarterly basis in view of its net investment income, realized and unrealized gains, and other net unrealized appreciation or income expected during the remainder of the year. The Fund strives to establish a level monthly distribution that, over the course of the year, will serve to distribute an amount closely approximating the Fund’s net investment income and net realized capital gains during the year.

Shareholders should not draw any conclusions about the Fund’s investment performance from the amount of this distribution or from the terms of the Fund’s managed distribution policy. The performance and distribution rate information disclosed in the table below is based on the Fund’s net asset value (“NAV”). The Fund’s NAV is calculated as the total market value of all the securities and other assets held by the Fund minus the total value of its liabilities. Performance figures are not meant to represent individual shareholder performance. The value of a shareholder’s investment in the Fund is determined by the market price of the Fund’s shares.

The Fund’s Cumulative Total Return for fiscal year 2024 (January 1, 2024 through March 31, 2024) is set forth below. Shareholders should take note of the relationship between the Cumulative Total Return and the Fund’s Cumulative Distribution Rate for 2024, as well as its Current Annualized Distribution Rate. Moreover, the Fund’s Average Annual Total Return for the preceding five-year period (April 1, 2019 through March 31, 2024) is set forth below. Shareholders should take note of the relationship between the Fund’s Average Annual Total Return and its Average Annual Distribution Rate for the preceding five-year period.

Fund Performance and Distribution Rate Information:

 

For the Period 01/01/2024 to 03/31/2024

 

Cumulative Total Return1

     -3.93

Cumulative Distribution Rate2

     3.12

Preceding Five-Year Period 04/01/2019 to 03/31/2024

  

Average Annual Total Return3

     4.17

Average Annual Distribution Rate4

     8.80

Current Annualized Distribution Rate5

     12.48

 

1

Cumulative Total Return is the percentage change in the Fund’s NAV over the year-to-date time period including distributions paid and assuming reinvestment of those distributions.

2

Cumulative Distribution Rate for year to date 2024 (January 1, 2024 through March 31, 2024) is determined by dividing the dollar value of distributions in the period by the Fund’s NAV as of March 31, 2024.

3

Average Annual Total Return represents the simple arithmetic average of the Annual Total Returns of the Fund for the preceding five-year period. Annual Total Return is the percentage change in the Fund’s NAV over a year including distributions paid and assuming reinvestment of those distributions.

4

Average Annual Distribution Rate is the simple arithmetic average of the Annual Distribution Rates for the preceding five-year period. The Annual Distribution Rates are calculated by taking the total distributions paid during the period divided by average daily NAV for the period.

5

The Current Annualized Distribution Rate is the current monthly distribution rate annualized as a percentage of the Fund’s NAV as of March 31, 2024.

For more information on the Fund, please contact your financial advisor or visit us on the web at www.cbreim.com/igr.

As always, we appreciate your investment in the CBRE Global Real Estate Income Fund.

CBRE Global Real Estate Income Fund

April 8, 2024

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Dec. 31, 2022
Dec. 31, 2021
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Financial Highlights [Abstract]            
Senior Securities [Table Text Block]
Financial Highlights
 
 
    
For the Six Months
Ended June 30,
2024 (unaudited)
   
For the Year Ended
December 31, 2023
   
For the Year Ended
December 31, 2022
   
For the Year Ended
December 31, 2021
   
For the Year Ended
December 31, 2020
   
For the Year Ended
December 31, 2019
 
Per share operating performance for a share outstanding throughout the period
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
                                                 
Net asset value, beginning of period
    $6.20       $6.31       $10.48       $8.11       $8.86       $7.55  
                                                 
Income from investment operations
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net investment income
(1)
    0.05       0.10       0.20       0.22       0.17       0.16  
Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments, written options and foreign currency transactions
    (0.53)       0.74       (3.67)       2.75       (0.32)       1.75  
Total from investment operations     (0.48)       0.84       (3.47)       2.97       (0.15)       1.91  
                                                 
Common Share transactions
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Dilutive effect on net asset value as a result of rights offering
(2)
    -       (0.22)       -       -       -       -  
Offering costs charged to
paid-in-capital
    -       (0.01)       -       -       -       -  
Total from Common Share transactions     -       (0.23)       -       -       -       -  
                                                 
Distributions on Common Shares
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net investment income
    (0.07)       (0.34)       (0.21)       (0.08)       (0.21)       (0.30)  
Net realized gains
    (0.17)       (0.30)       (0.49)       (0.52)       -       -  
Return of capital
    (0.12)       (0.08)       -       -       (0.39)       (0.30)  
Total distributions to common shareholders     (0.36)       (0.72)       (0.70)       (0.60)       (0.60)       (0.60)  
                                                 
NET ASSET VALUE, END OF PERIOD
    $5.36       $6.20       $6.31       $10.48       $8.11       $8.86  
                                                 
MARKET VALUE, END OF PERIOD
    $5.04       $5.43       $5.73       $9.79       $6.88       $8.02  
                                                 
Total investment return
(3)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net asset value     (7.74)%       11.03%       (33.97)%       37.88%       (0.74)%       25.74%  
Market value     (0.34)%       8.66%       (35.54)%       52.66%       (5.52)%       40.87%  
                                                 
Ratios and supplemental data
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net assets, applicable to common shares, end of period (thousands)     $750,138       $867,274       $736,011       $1,221,609       $945,194       $1,032,890  
Borrowings (senior securities) outstanding, end of period (thousands)     $335,432       $289,442       $345,209       $320,489       $289,727       $121,020  
Asset Coverage per $1,000
(4)
    $3,236       $3,996       $3,132       $4,812       $4,262       $9,535  
                                                 
Ratios to average net assets applicable to common shares of:  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Net expenses
    3.94%
(5)
      3.86%       2.29%       1.46%       1.53%       1.57%  
Net expenses, excluding interest on line of credit
    1.42%
(5)
      1.40%       1.39%       1.24%       1.26%       1.16%  
Net investment income
    1.69%
(5)
      1.63%       2.49%       2.37%       2.25%       1.89%  
                                                 
Portfolio turnover rate     25.73%       50.69%       53.88%       78.44%       72.50%       44.97%  
                                                 
Character of current-year distributions is based on year-to-date income and capital gains information. Amounts are subject to re-characterization at year-end when actual information on characterization is obtained.
 
(1)
 
Based on average shares outstanding.
(2)
 
Shares issued at a 5% discount on a
5-day
average market price from 3/31/2023 to 4/6/2023.
(3)
 
Total investment return does not reflect brokerage commissions. Dividends and distributions are assumed to be reinvested at the prices obtained under the Trust’s Dividend Reinvestment Plan. Net Asset Value (“NAV”) total return is calculated assuming reinvestment of distributions at NAV on the date of the distribution.
(4)
 
Asset Coverage per $1,000: Asset coverage per $1,000 of debt is calculated by subtracting the Trust’s liabilities and indebtedness not represented by senior securities from the Trust’s total assets, dividing the result by the aggregate amount of the Trust’s senior securities representing indebtedness then outstanding, and multiplying the result by 1,000.
(5)
 
Annualized.
         
Senior Securities Amount $ 335,432 $ 289,442 $ 345,209 $ 320,489 $ 289,727 $ 121,020
Senior Securities Coverage per Unit [1] $ 3,236 $ 3,996 $ 3,132 $ 4,812 $ 4,262 $ 9,535
General Description of Registrant [Abstract]            
Investment Objectives and Practices [Text Block]
Investment Objective
 
The Trust’s primary investment objective is high current income. The Trust’s secondary investment objective is capital appreciation. The Trust’s investment objectives and certain investment policies are considered fundamental and may
not
be changed without shareholder approval. There can be no assurance that the Trust’s investment objectives will be achieved.
Investment Policies
 
The Trust has a policy of concentrating its investments in the real estate industry and not in any other industry. Under normal market conditions, the Trust will invest substantially all but no less than 80% of its total assets in income-producing global “Real Estate Equity Securities.” Real Estate Equity Securities include common stocks, preferred securities, warrants and convertible securities issued by real estate companies, such as real estate investment trusts (“REITs”). The Trust, under normal market conditions, will invest in Real Estate Equity Securities of companies domiciled primarily in developed countries. However, the Trust may invest up to 15% of its total assets in Real Estate Equity Securities of companies domiciled in emerging market countries. Under normal market conditions, the Trust expects to have investments in at least three countries, including the United States.
The Trust may invest up to 25% of its total assets in preferred securities of global real estate companies. The Trust may invest up to 20% of its total assets in preferred securities that are rated below investment grade or that are not rated and are considered by the Trust’s investment adviser to be of comparable quality. Preferred securities of
non-investment
grade quality are regarded as having predominantly speculative characteristics with respect to the capacity of the issuer of the preferred securities to pay interest and repay principal. Investment grade quality securities are those that are rated within the four highest grades by Moody’s Investors Service, Inc., S&P Global Ratings, or Fitch Ratings at the time of investment or are considered by the Trust’s investment adviser to be of comparable quality. Although it has no present intentions to do so, the Trust may invest up to 15% of its total assets in securities and other instruments that, at the time of investment, are illiquid
(i.e., securities that are not readily marketable).
The Trust defines a real estate company as a company that derives at least 50% of its revenue from the ownership, construction, financing, management or sale of commercial, industrial or residential real estate or has at least 50% of its assets invested in such real estate. A common type of real estate company, a REIT, is a domestic corporation that pools investors’ funds for investment primarily in income-producing real estate or in real estate related loans (such as mortgages) or other interests. Therefore, a REIT normally derives its income from rents or from interest payments and may realize capital gains by selling properties that have appreciated in value. A REIT is not taxed on income distributed to its shareholders if it complies with several requirements of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”). As a result, REITs tend to pay relatively high dividends (as compared to other types of companies), and the Trust intends to use these REIT dividends in an effort to meet its primary objective of high current income.
Global real estate companies outside the U.S. include, but are not limited to, companies with similar characteristics to the REIT structure, in which revenue primarily consists of rent derived from owned, income-producing real estate properties, dividend distributions as a percentage of taxable net income are high (generally greater than 80%), debt levels are generally conservative and income derived from development activities is generally limited.
The Trust may invest in securities of foreign issuers in the form of American Depositary Receipts (“ADRs”) and European Depositary Receipts (“EDRs”).
 
The Trust may engage in foreign currency transactions, including foreign currency forward contracts, options, swaps, and other strategic transactions in connection with its investments in foreign Real Estate Equity Securities. Although not intended to be a significant element in the Trust’s investment strategy, from time to time the Trust may use various other investment management techniques that also involve certain risks and special considerations, including engaging in interest rate transactions and short sales.
The Trust will invest in Real Estate Equity Securities where dividend distributions are subject to withholding taxes as determined by United States tax treaties with respective individual foreign countries. Generally, the Trust will invest in Real Estate Equity Securities that are excluded from the reduced tax rates as determined by the Jobs and Growth Tax Relief Reconciliation Act of 2003.
         
Risk Factors [Table Text Block]
Risk Factors
 
The Trust is a diversified,
closed-end
management investment company designed primarily as a long-term investment and not as a trading vehicle. The Trust is not intended to be a complete investment program and, due to the uncertainty inherent in all investments, there can be no assurance that the Trust will achieve its investment objectives. Your common shares at any point in time may be worth less than you invested, even after taking into account the reinvestment of Trust dividends and distributions.
GENERAL REAL ESTATE RISKS
Because the Trust concentrates its assets in the global real estate industry, your investment in the Trust will be closely linked to the performance of the global real estate markets. Property values may fall due to increasing vacancies or declining rents resulting from economic, legal, cultural or technological developments. The price of real estate company shares may drop because of falling property values, increased interest rates, poor management of the company or other factors. Many real estate companies utilize leverage, which increases investment risk and could adversely affect a company’s operations and market value in periods of rising interest rates.
There are also special risks associated with particular sectors of real estate investments.
 
Retail Properties 
Retail properties are affected by the overall health of the economy and may be adversely affected by, among other things, the growth of alternative forms of retailing, bankruptcy, departure or cessation of operations of a tenant, a shift in consumer demand due to demographic changes, spending patterns and lease terminations.
 
Office Properties 
Office properties are affected by the overall health of the economy, and other factors such as a downturn in the businesses operated by their tenants, obsolescence and
non-competitiveness.
 
Hotel Properties 
The risks of hotel properties include, among other things, the necessity of a high level of continuing capital expenditures, competition, increases in operating costs which may not be offset by increases in revenues, dependence on business and commercial travelers and tourism, increases in fuel costs and other expenses of travel, and adverse effects of general and local economic conditions. Hotel properties tend to be more sensitive to adverse economic conditions and competition than many other commercial properties.
 
Healthcare Properties 
Healthcare properties and healthcare providers are affected by several significant factors, including federal, state and local laws governing licenses, certification, adequacy of care, pharmaceutical distribution, rates, equipment, personnel and other factors regarding operations, continued availability of revenue from government reimbursement programs, and competition on a local and regional basis. The failure of any healthcare operator to comply with governmental laws and regulations may affect its ability to operate its facility or receive government reimbursements.
 
Multifamily Properties 
The value and successful operation of a multifamily property may be affected by a number of factors such as the location of the property, the ability of the management team, the level of mortgage rates, the presence of competing properties, adverse economic conditions in the locale, oversupply and rent control laws or other laws affecting such properties.
 
Community Shopping Centers 
Community center properties are dependent upon the successful operations and financial condition of their tenants, particularly certain of their major tenants, and could be adversely affected by bankruptcy of those tenants. In some cases, a tenant may lease a significant portion of the space in one center, and the filing of bankruptcy could cause significant revenue loss. Like others in the commercial real estate industry, community centers are subject to environmental risks and interest rate risk. They also face the need to enter into new leases or renew leases on favorable terms to generate rental revenues. Community center properties could be adversely affected by changes in the local markets where their properties are located, as well as by adverse changes in national economic and market conditions.
 
Self-Storage Properties 
The value and successful operation of a self-storage property may be affected by a number of factors, such as the ability of the management team, the location of the property, the presence of competing properties, changes in traffic patterns, and adverse effects of general and local economic conditions with respect to rental rates and occupancy levels.
 
Industrial Properties 
Industrial properties typically include warehouses, depots, storage, factories, logistics and distributions. Factors such as vacancy, tenant mix, lease term, property condition and design, redevelopment opportunities and property location could adversely affect the value and operation of industrial properties.
 
Towers Companies 
Cell towers and wireless services have seen an increased demand in recent years. However, owners and operators of towers may be subject to, and therefore must comply with, environmental laws that impose strict, joint and several liability for the cleanup of
on-site
or
off-site
contamination and related personal injury or property damage.
 
Data Centers Properties 
Data centers facilities house an organization’s most critical and proprietary assets. Therefore, operation of data centers properties depends upon the demand for technology-related real estate and global economic conditions that could adversely affect companies’ abilities to lease, develop or renew leases. Declining real estate valuations and impairment charges could adversely affect earnings and financial condition of data center properties.
 
Net Lease Properties 
Net lease properties require the tenant to pay (in addition to the rent) property taxes, insurance, and maintenance on the property. Tenant’s ability to pay rent, interest rate fluctuations, vacancy, property location, length of the lease are only few of the risks that could affect net lease properties operations.
Other factors that may contribute to the riskiness of all real estate investments include:
 
Lack of Insurance 
Certain of the portfolio companies may fail to carry comprehensive liability, fire, flood, earthquake extended coverage and rental loss insurance, or insurance in place may be subject to various policy specifications, limits and deductibles. Should any type of uninsured loss occur, the portfolio company could lose its investment in, and anticipated profits and cash flows from, a number of properties and as a result adversely affect the Trust’s investment performance.
 
Financial Leverage 
Global real estate companies may be highly leveraged and financial covenants may affect the ability of global real estate companies to operate effectively.
 
Environmental Issues 
In connection with the ownership (direct or indirect), operation, management and development of real properties that may contain hazardous or toxic substances, a portfolio company may be considered an owner, operator or responsible party of such properties and, therefore, may be potentially liable for removal or remediation costs, as well as certain other costs, including governmental fines and liabilities for injuries to persons and property. The existence of any such material environmental liability could have a material adverse effect on the results of operations and cash flow of any such portfolio company and, as a result, the amount available to make distributions on shares of the Trust could be reduced.
 
Recent Events 
The value of real estate is particularly susceptible to acts of terrorism and other changes in foreign and domestic conditions.
 
Acts of God and Geopolitical Risks 
The performance of certain investments could be affected by acts of God or other unforeseen and/or uncontrollable events (collectively, “disruptions”), including, but not limited to, natural disasters, public health emergencies (including any outbreak or threat of
COVID-19,
SARS, H1N1/09 flu, avian flu, other coronavirus, Ebola, or other existing or new pandemic or epidemic diseases), terrorism, social and political discord, geopolitical events, national and international political circumstances, and other unforeseen and/or uncontrollable events with widespread impact. These disruptions may affect the level and volatility of security prices and liquidity of any investments. Unexpected volatility could impair an investment’s profitability or result in it suffering losses. Economies and financial markets throughout the world are becoming increasingly interconnected, which increases the likelihood that events or conditions in one country or region will adversely impact markets or securities industry participants in other countries or regions.
The extent of the impact of any such disruption on the Trust will depend on many factors, including the duration and scope of such disruption, the extent of any related travel advisories and restrictions implemented, the impact of such disruption on overall supply and demand, goods and services, investor liquidity, consumer confidence and levels of economic activity and the extent of its disruption to important global, regional and local supply chains and economic markets, all of which are highly uncertain and cannot be predicted. A disruption may materially and adversely impact the value and performance of any investment, the Adviser’s ability to source, manage and divest investments, and the Adviser’s ability to achieve the Trust’s investment objectives, ultimately resulting in significant losses to investors. In addition, there is a risk that a long disruption will significantly impact the operations of the Adviser, the Trust, and its portfolio investments, or even temporarily or permanently halt their operations.
 
REIT Issues 
REITs are subject to a highly technical and complex set of provisions in the Code. It is possible that the Trust may invest in a real estate company which purports to be a REIT, but which fails to qualify as a REIT. In the event of any such unexpected failure to qualify as a REIT, the purported REIT would be subject to corporate-level taxation, significantly reducing the return to the Trust on its investment in such company.
Stock Market Risks 
A portion of your investment in common shares represents an indirect investment in equity securities owned by the Trust, substantially all of which are traded on a domestic or foreign securities exchange or in the
over-the-counter
markets. The value of these securities, like other stock market investments, may move up or down, sometimes rapidly and unpredictably.
 
Common Stock Risk 
While common stock has historically generated higher average returns than fixed income securities, common stock has also experienced significantly more volatility in those returns. An adverse event, such as an unfavorable earnings report, may depress the value of common stock held by the Trust. Also, the price of common stock is sensitive to general movements in the stock market. A drop in the stock market may depress the price of common stock held by the Trust.
Foreign Securities Risks 
Although it is not the Trust’s current intent, the Trust may invest up to 100% of its total assets in real estate securities of
non-U.S.
issuers or that are denominated in various foreign currencies or multinational currency units (“Foreign Securities”). Such investments involve certain risks not involved in domestic investments. Securities markets in certain foreign countries are not as developed, efficient or liquid as securities markets in the United States. Therefore, the prices of Foreign Securities often are volatile. In addition, the Trust will be subject to risks associated with adverse political and economic developments in foreign countries, which could cause the Trust to lose money on its investments in Foreign Securities. The Trust may hold any Foreign Securities of issuers in
so-called
“emerging markets” which may entail additional risks.
Foreign Currency Risk 
Although the Trust will report its net asset value and pay dividends in U.S. dollars, Foreign Securities often are purchased with and make interest payments in foreign currencies. Therefore, when the Trust invests in Foreign Securities, it will be subject to foreign currency risk, which means that the Trust’s net asset value could decline as a result of changes in the exchange rates between foreign currencies and the U.S. dollar. Certain foreign countries may impose restrictions on the ability of issuers of Foreign Securities to make payment of principal and interest to investors located outside the country, due to blockage of foreign currency exchanges or otherwise.
Emerging Markets Risks 
The Trust may invest in Real Estate Equity Securities of issuers located or doing substantial business in “emerging markets.” Because of less developed markets and economies and, in some countries, less mature governments and governmental institutions, the risks of investing in foreign securities can be intensified in the case of investments in issuers domiciled or doing substantial business in emerging market countries. These risks include high concentration of market capitalization and trading volume in a small number of issuers representing a limited number of industries, as well as a high concentration of investors and financial intermediaries; political and social uncertainties; over-dependence on exports, especially with respect to primary commodities, making these economies vulnerable to changes in commodity prices; overburdened infrastructure and obsolete or unseasoned financial systems; environmental
problems
; less developed legal systems; and less reliable custodial services and settlement practices.
Leverage Risk 
The use of leverage through the use of debt creates an opportunity for increased common share net investment income dividends, but also creates risks for the holders of common shares. The Trust’s leveraging strategy may not be successful. Leverage creates two major types of risks for the holders of common shares:
 
the likelihood of greater volatility of net asset value and market price of the common shares because changes in the value of the Trust’s portfolio, including securities bought with the proceeds of the leverage, are borne entirely by the holders of common shares; and
 
the possibility either that common share net investment income will fall if the leverage expense rises or that common share net investment income will fluctuate because the leverage expense varies.
Small Cap Risk 
The Trust may invest in Real Estate Equity Securities of smaller companies which may entail additional risks. There may be less trading in a smaller company’s stock, which means that buy and sell transactions in that stock could have a larger impact on the stock’s price than is the case with larger company stocks. Smaller companies also may have fewer lines of business so that changes in any one line of business may have a greater impact on a smaller company’s stock price than is the case for a larger company. Further, smaller company stocks may perform in different cycles than larger company stocks. Accordingly, shares of these companies can be more volatile than, and at times will perform differently from, large company stocks such as those found in the Dow Jones Industrial Average. In addition, there are relatively few REITs when compared to other types of companies. Even the larger global real estate companies tend to be small to
medium-sized
companies in comparison to many industrial and service companies.
Preferred Securities 
The Trust may invest in preferred securities, which entail special risks, including:
 
Deferral 
Preferred securities may include provisions that permit the issuer, at its discretion, to defer distributions for a stated period without any adverse consequences to the issuer. If the Trust owns a preferred security that is deferring its distributions, the Trust may be required to report income for tax purposes although it has not yet received such income.
 
Subordination 
Preferred securities are subordinated to bonds and other debt instruments in a company’s capital structure with respect to priority to corporate income and liquidation payments, and therefore will be subject to greater credit risk than more senior debt instruments.
 
Liquidity 
Preferred securities may be substantially less liquid than many other securities, such as common stocks or U.S. government securities.
 
Limited Voting Rights 
Generally, preferred security holders (such as the Trust) have no voting rights with respect to the issuing company unless preferred dividends have been in arrears for a specified number of periods, at which time the preferred security holders may elect a number of directors to the issuer’s board. Generally, once all the arrearages have been paid, the preferred security holders no longer have voting rights. In the case of certain trust preferred securities,
 
  holders generally have no voting rights, except (i) if the issuer fails to pay dividends for a specified period of time or (ii) if a declaration of default occurs and is continuing. In such an event, rights of holders of trust preferred securities generally would include the right to appoint and authorize a trustee to enforce the trust or special purpose entity’s rights as a creditor under the agreement with its operating company.
 
Special Redemption Rights 
In certain varying circumstances, an issuer of preferred securities may redeem the securities prior to a specified date. For instance, for certain types of preferred securities, a redemption may be triggered by a change in Federal income tax or securities laws. As with call provisions, a redemption by the issuer may negatively impact the return on the security held by the Trust.
 
New Types of Securities 
From time to time, preferred securities, including trust preferred securities, have been, and may in the future be, offered having features other than those described herein. The Trust reserves the right to invest in these securities if the Adviser believes that doing so would be consistent with the Trust’s investment objectives and policies. Since the market for these instruments would be new, the Trust may have difficulty disposing of them at a suitable price and time. In addition to limited liquidity, these instruments may present other risks, such as high price volatility.
Illiquid Securities 
The Trust may invest up to 15% of its total assets in illiquid securities. Illiquid securities are securities that are not readily marketable and may include some restricted securities, which are securities that may not be resold to the public without an effective registration statement under the Securities Act of 1933, (the “Securities Act”) or, if they are unregistered, may be sold only in a privately negotiated transaction or pursuant to an exemption from registration. Illiquid investments involve the risk that the securities will not be able to be sold at the time desired by the Trust or at prices approximating the value at which the Trust is carrying the securities on its books.
Lower-Rated Securities 
The Trust will not invest more than 20% of its total assets in preferred securities rated below investment grade or unrated and considered by the Adviser to be of comparable quality.
The values of lower-rated securities often reflect individual corporate developments and have a higher sensitivity to economic changes than do higher rated securities. Issuers of lower-rated securities are often in the growth stage of their development and/or involved in a reorganization or takeover. The companies are often highly leveraged (have a significant amount of debt relative to shareholders’ equity) and may not have available to them more traditional financing methods, thereby increasing the risk associated with acquiring these types of securities. In some cases, obligations with respect to lower-rated securities are subordinated to the prior repayment of senior indebtedness, which will potentially limit the Trust’s ability to fully recover principal or to receive interest payments when senior securities are in default. Thus, investors in lower-rated securities have a lower degree of protection with respect to principal and interest payments than do investors in higher rated securities.
During an economic downturn, a substantial period of rising interest rates or a recession, issuers of lower-rated securities may experience financial distress possibly resulting in insufficient revenues to meet their principal and interest payment obligations, to meet projected business goals and to obtain additional financing. An economic downturn could also disrupt the market for lower-rated securities and adversely affect the ability of the issuers to repay principal and interest. If the issuer of a security held by the Trust defaults, the Trust may not receive full interest and principal payments due to it and could incur additional expenses if it chose to seek recovery of its investment.
Interest Rate Risk 
Interest rate risk is the risk that fixed income investments such as preferred securities, and to a lesser extent dividend-paying common stocks such as REIT common stocks, will decline in value because of changes in market interest rates. When market interest rates rise, the market value of such securities generally will fall. The Trust’s investment in such securities means that the net asset value and market price of its common shares will tend to decline if market interest rates rise. Because market interest rates are currently near their lowest levels in many years, there is a greater than normal risk that the Trust’s portfolio will decline in value due to rising interest rates. Your common shares at any point in time may be worth less than what you invested, even after taking into account the reinvestment of Trust dividends and distributions. The Trust utilizes leverage, which magnifies interest rate risk.
Strategic Transactions 
For general portfolio management purposes, the Trust may use various other investment management techniques that also involve certain risks and special considerations, including engaging in hedging and risk management transactions, including interest rate swaps and options and foreign currency transactions. These strategic transactions will be entered into to seek to manage the risks of the Trust’s portfolio of securities, but may have the effect of limiting the gains from favorable market movements.
Inflation Risk 
Inflation risk is the risk that the value of assets or income from investments will be worth less in the future as inflation decreases the value of money. As inflation increases, the real value of the common shares and distributions can decline and the dividend payments in respect of preferred shares, if any, or interest payments on any borrowings may increase.
Deflation Risk 
Deflation risk is the risk that the Trust’s dividends may be reduced in the future as lower prices reduce interest rates and earning power, resulting in lower distributions on the assets owned by the Trust.
Market Discount Risk 
Shares of
closed-end
management investment companies frequently trade at a discount from their net asset value. This characteristic is a risk separate and distinct from the risk that the Trust’s net asset value could decrease as a result of Trust investment activities and may be greater for investors expecting to sell their shares in a relatively short period following the offering of Preferred Shares. Whether investors will realize gains or losses upon the sale of the shares will depend
 
not upon the Trust’s net asset value but entirely upon whether the market price of the shares at the time of sale is above or below the investor’s purchase price for the shares. Because the market price of the shares will be determined by factors such as relative supply of and demand for shares in the market, general market and economic conditions, and other factors beyond the control of the Trust, we cannot predict whether the shares will trade at, below or above net asset value, or at, below or above the initial public offering price.
Investment Risk 
An investment in the Trust is subject to investment risk, including the possible loss of the entire principal amount that you invest.
Anti-Takeover Provisions 
The Trust’s Amended and Restated Agreement and Declaration of Trust (the “Agreement and Declaration of Trust”) includes provisions that could limit the ability of other entities or persons to acquire control of the Trust or convert the Trust to
open-end
status. These provisions could deprive the holders of common shares of opportunities to sell their common shares at a premium over the then current market price of the common shares or at net asset value. In addition, if the Trust issues Preferred Shares, the holders of the Preferred Shares will have voting rights that could deprive holders of common shares of such opportunities.
Market Disruption Risk 
A disruption of the U.S. or world financial markets could impact interest rates, auctions, secondary trading, ratings, credit risk, inflation and other factors relating to the common shares.
Concentration Risk 
The Trust invests a substantial portion of its assets (“concentrates”) in a particular market, industry, group of industries, country, region, group of countries, asset class or sector generally is subject to greater risk than a portfolio that invests in a more diverse investment portfolio. In addition, the value of the Trust’s portfolio is more susceptible to any single economic, market, political or regulatory occurrence affecting, for example, that particular market, industry, region or sector. This is because, for example, issuers in a particular market, industry, region or sector often react similarly to specific economic, market, regulatory, or political developments.
         
Capital Stock, Long-Term Debt, and Other Securities [Abstract]            
Outstanding Security, Held [Shares] 139,968,594          
Stock Market Risks [Member]            
General Description of Registrant [Abstract]            
Risk [Text Block]
Stock Market Risks 
A portion of your investment in common shares represents an indirect investment in equity securities owned by the Trust, substantially all of which are traded on a domestic or foreign securities exchange or in the
over-the-counter
markets. The value of these securities, like other stock market investments, may move up or down, sometimes rapidly and unpredictably.
 
         
Common Stock Risk [Member]            
General Description of Registrant [Abstract]            
Risk [Text Block]
Common Stock Risk 
While common stock has historically generated higher average returns than fixed income securities, common stock has also experienced significantly more volatility in those returns. An adverse event, such as an unfavorable earnings report, may depress the value of common stock held by the Trust. Also, the price of common stock is sensitive to general movements in the stock market. A drop in the stock market may depress the price of common stock held by the Trust.
         
Foreign Securities Risks [Member]            
General Description of Registrant [Abstract]            
Risk [Text Block]
Foreign Securities Risks 
Although it is not the Trust’s current intent, the Trust may invest up to 100% of its total assets in real estate securities of
non-U.S.
issuers or that are denominated in various foreign currencies or multinational currency units (“Foreign Securities”). Such investments involve certain risks not involved in domestic investments. Securities markets in certain foreign countries are not as developed, efficient or liquid as securities markets in the United States. Therefore, the prices of Foreign Securities often are volatile. In addition, the Trust will be subject to risks associated with adverse political and economic developments in foreign countries, which could cause the Trust to lose money on its investments in Foreign Securities. The Trust may hold any Foreign Securities of issuers in
so-called
“emerging markets” which may entail additional risks.
         
Foreign Currency Risk [Member]            
General Description of Registrant [Abstract]            
Risk [Text Block]
Foreign Currency Risk 
Although the Trust will report its net asset value and pay dividends in U.S. dollars, Foreign Securities often are purchased with and make interest payments in foreign currencies. Therefore, when the Trust invests in Foreign Securities, it will be subject to foreign currency risk, which means that the Trust’s net asset value could decline as a result of changes in the exchange rates between foreign currencies and the U.S. dollar. Certain foreign countries may impose restrictions on the ability of issuers of Foreign Securities to make payment of principal and interest to investors located outside the country, due to blockage of foreign currency exchanges or otherwise.
         
Emerging Markets Risks [Member]            
General Description of Registrant [Abstract]            
Risk [Text Block]
Emerging Markets Risks 
The Trust may invest in Real Estate Equity Securities of issuers located or doing substantial business in “emerging markets.” Because of less developed markets and economies and, in some countries, less mature governments and governmental institutions, the risks of investing in foreign securities can be intensified in the case of investments in issuers domiciled or doing substantial business in emerging market countries. These risks include high concentration of market capitalization and trading volume in a small number of issuers representing a limited number of industries, as well as a high concentration of investors and financial intermediaries; political and social uncertainties; over-dependence on exports, especially with respect to primary commodities, making these economies vulnerable to changes in commodity prices; overburdened infrastructure and obsolete or unseasoned financial systems; environmental
problems
; less developed legal systems; and less reliable custodial services and settlement practices.
         
Leverage Risk [Member]            
General Description of Registrant [Abstract]            
Risk [Text Block]
Leverage Risk 
The use of leverage through the use of debt creates an opportunity for increased common share net investment income dividends, but also creates risks for the holders of common shares. The Trust’s leveraging strategy may not be successful. Leverage creates two major types of risks for the holders of common shares:
 
the likelihood of greater volatility of net asset value and market price of the common shares because changes in the value of the Trust’s portfolio, including securities bought with the proceeds of the leverage, are borne entirely by the holders of common shares; and
 
the possibility either that common share net investment income will fall if the leverage expense rises or that common share net investment income will fluctuate because the leverage expense varies.
         
Small Cap Risk [Member]            
General Description of Registrant [Abstract]            
Risk [Text Block]
Small Cap Risk 
The Trust may invest in Real Estate Equity Securities of smaller companies which may entail additional risks. There may be less trading in a smaller company’s stock, which means that buy and sell transactions in that stock could have a larger impact on the stock’s price than is the case with larger company stocks. Smaller companies also may have fewer lines of business so that changes in any one line of business may have a greater impact on a smaller company’s stock price than is the case for a larger company. Further, smaller company stocks may perform in different cycles than larger company stocks. Accordingly, shares of these companies can be more volatile than, and at times will perform differently from, large company stocks such as those found in the Dow Jones Industrial Average. In addition, there are relatively few REITs when compared to other types of companies. Even the larger global real estate companies tend to be small to
medium-sized
companies in comparison to many industrial and service companies.
         
Inflation Risk [Member]            
General Description of Registrant [Abstract]            
Risk [Text Block]
Inflation Risk 
Inflation risk is the risk that the value of assets or income from investments will be worth less in the future as inflation decreases the value of money. As inflation increases, the real value of the common shares and distributions can decline and the dividend payments in respect of preferred shares, if any, or interest payments on any borrowings may increase.
         
Deflation Risk [Member]            
General Description of Registrant [Abstract]            
Risk [Text Block]
Deflation Risk 
Deflation risk is the risk that the Trust’s dividends may be reduced in the future as lower prices reduce interest rates and earning power, resulting in lower distributions on the assets owned by the Trust.
         
Market Discount Risk [Member]            
General Description of Registrant [Abstract]            
Risk [Text Block]
Market Discount Risk 
Shares of
closed-end
management investment companies frequently trade at a discount from their net asset value. This characteristic is a risk separate and distinct from the risk that the Trust’s net asset value could decrease as a result of Trust investment activities and may be greater for investors expecting to sell their shares in a relatively short period following the offering of Preferred Shares. Whether investors will realize gains or losses upon the sale of the shares will depend
 
not upon the Trust’s net asset value but entirely upon whether the market price of the shares at the time of sale is above or below the investor’s purchase price for the shares. Because the market price of the shares will be determined by factors such as relative supply of and demand for shares in the market, general market and economic conditions, and other factors beyond the control of the Trust, we cannot predict whether the shares will trade at, below or above net asset value, or at, below or above the initial public offering price.
         
Investment Risk [Member]            
General Description of Registrant [Abstract]            
Risk [Text Block]
Investment Risk 
An investment in the Trust is subject to investment risk, including the possible loss of the entire principal amount that you invest.
Anti-Takeover Provisions 
The Trust’s Amended and Restated Agreement and Declaration of Trust (the “Agreement and Declaration of Trust”) includes provisions that could limit the ability of other entities or persons to acquire control of the Trust or convert the Trust to
open-end
status. These provisions could deprive the holders of common shares of opportunities to sell their common shares at a premium over the then current market price of the common shares or at net asset value. In addition, if the Trust issues Preferred Shares, the holders of the Preferred Shares will have voting rights that could deprive holders of common shares of such opportunities.
         
Market Disruption Risk [Member]            
General Description of Registrant [Abstract]            
Risk [Text Block]
Market Disruption Risk 
A disruption of the U.S. or world financial markets could impact interest rates, auctions, secondary trading, ratings, credit risk, inflation and other factors relating to the common shares.
         
Concentration Risk [Member]            
General Description of Registrant [Abstract]            
Risk [Text Block]
Concentration Risk 
The Trust invests a substantial portion of its assets (“concentrates”) in a particular market, industry, group of industries, country, region, group of countries, asset class or sector generally is subject to greater risk than a portfolio that invests in a more diverse investment portfolio. In addition, the value of the Trust’s portfolio is more susceptible to any single economic, market, political or regulatory occurrence affecting, for example, that particular market, industry, region or sector. This is because, for example, issuers in a particular market, industry, region or sector often react similarly to specific economic, market, regulatory, or political developments.
         
Interest Rate Risk [Member]            
General Description of Registrant [Abstract]            
Risk [Text Block]
Interest Rate Risk 
Interest rate risk is the risk that fixed income investments such as preferred securities, and to a lesser extent dividend-paying common stocks such as REIT common stocks, will decline in value because of changes in market interest rates. When market interest rates rise, the market value of such securities generally will fall. The Trust’s investment in such securities means that the net asset value and market price of its common shares will tend to decline if market interest rates rise. Because market interest rates are currently near their lowest levels in many years, there is a greater than normal risk that the Trust’s portfolio will decline in value due to rising interest rates. Your common shares at any point in time may be worth less than what you invested, even after taking into account the reinvestment of Trust dividends and distributions. The Trust utilizes leverage, which magnifies interest rate risk.
         
[1] Asset Coverage per $1,000: Asset coverage per $1,000 of debt is calculated by subtracting the Trust’s liabilities and indebtedness not represented by senior securities from the Trust’s total assets, dividing the result by the aggregate amount of the Trust’s senior securities representing indebtedness then outstanding, and multiplying the result by 1,000.

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