Investments in illiquid securities pose risks related to uncertainty in valuations, volatile market prices, and limitations on resale that may have an adverse effect on the ability of the fund to dispose of the securities promptly or at reasonable prices.
The fund may also invest a substantial amount of its assets in issuers located in a single country or a limited number of countries and may invest up to 15 % of its net
assets in illiquid securities.
That's an increasingly popular sort of closed - end fund will allows the managers to invest
in illiquid securities by restricting the ability of fund investors to sell their shares.
Because of the high risks associated with angel investing
in the illiquid securities issued by a fledgling company, investors demand a much higher return on an angel investment than they would on investments in publicly traded companies.
However, some hedge funds invest
in illiquid securities don't get bought and sold often so the value of what is held is not well known.
And since reputable ETF providers leverage economies of scale and bond desk relationships in order to facilitate
trades in illiquid securities, investors actually get exposure to a wider variety of bonds than they would likely be able to access on their own.
However, caviling aside, there is some new information in the piece, namely, that funds that hold a fair number of
positions in illiquid securities appear to seek out favorable valuations to turn months with negative returns into positive results:
The Focused Credit fund, Mr. Barse's brainchild, came into the summer of 2015 with something like one third of its assets
invested in illiquid securities, so - called «Level 3 securities.»
Investing
in illiquid securities is not a problem per se.
Investing
in illiquid securities is not a problem per se.