Bluerock Capital Markets Announces Record Capital Raise of Over $127 Million of New Investor Capital in July

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Aug 13, 2019, 15:00 ET

NEW YORK, Aug. 13, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Bluerock Capital Markets, LLC ("BCM") announced today another record capital raise of over $127 million across all products in the month of July. Through July, BCM's 2019 sales currently rank among the top 3 of all sponsors in the Direct Investments Industry^†.

In addition to its record capital raise across all products, BCM announced new record capital raises in two of the three investment programs on BCM's platform: Bluerock Residential Growth REIT's (BRG) Series B Redeemable Preferred Stock and Warrants and Bluerock Value Exchange's (BVEX) DST offerings. BRG brought in more than $22.3 million in July while BVEX has recorded back-to-back record months of $19.3 million in June followed by nearly $20.8 million in July. Bluerock's flagship interval fund, the Bluerock Total Income+ Real Estate Fund, brought in more than $84 million in July; up 75% from the previous July, and is averaging over $4.3 million in daily inflows year to date.

"Bluerock's leadership among the top industry alternative sponsors is a result of providing products and solutions that fit with today's investor needs and more importantly, our investment products' consistency in delivering on our stated investment objectives in both up and down markets", said Jeffrey S. Schwaber, CEO of Bluerock Capital Markets¹.

By way of example, Schwaber notes that "BRG's Series B Preferred Stock has just paid its 39th consecutive fully covered monthly dividend at a 6% annualized rate and has experienced no pricing volatility since its launch in April 2016 and BVEX has recently completed its third full-cycle DST program this year, returning more than $74 million in total returns, inclusive of distributions, on $36.5 million of original equity for an average annual return of approximately 23.6%." "As a result of the success of our full-cycle DST programs, we are seeing a significant portion of roll-over capital from these Investors pleased with Bluerock's real estate acumen and overall investment returns", added Schwaber.

Further, Schwaber added that "Bluerock Total Income+ Real Estate Fund is the 6th largest interval fund in the market today by total assets and continues to be widely attractive having generated the highest risk-adjusted returns as measured by the Sharpe Ratio of all 1,200+ real estate sector open-end, closed-end, and exchange traded funds in the Morningstar universe for three consecutive calendar years 2016, 2017, and 2018".²

BCM's three distinct investment programs include:

Bluerock Total Income+ Real Estate Fund (NASDAQ: TIPRX, TIPPX, TIPWX, TIPLX), a non-diversified closed-end interval fund, that provides individual investors with access to private, institutional real estate securities, enabling them to invest alongside large pensions and endowments without the high minimums;
Bluerock Residential Growth REIT Series B Preferred Stock and Warrants, designed to deliver stability of current income and pricing plus potential capital appreciation with investments in the multifamily sector; and
Bluerock Value Exchange 1031 like-kind exchanges that seek to provide investors with tax deferral, current income and potential capital appreciation in Premier Exchange Properties™.

¹Bluerock Total Income+ Real Estate Fund's primary investment objective is to generate current income while secondarily seeking long-term capital appreciation with low to moderate volatility and low correlation to the broader markets. Since inception (10.22.2012) through 6.30.2019 total returns and standard deviations: TIPRX, no load: 7.90%, 1.80%; S&P 500: 13.69%, 15.51%; MSCI U.S. REIT Index: 9.14%; 17.64% Bloomberg Barclays U.S. Aggregate Bond Index: 2.53%, 3.69%. Correlations: vs S&P 500: 0.31, vs MSCI US REIT Index: 0.48, vs. Bloomberg Barclays Us Aggregate Bond Index: 0.12

² Source: Intervalfundtracker.com, Morningstar Direct, annualized Sharpe Ratio, based on daily data from 2016-2018. Using Morningstar data compiled by Bluerock Fund Advisor, LLC, TIPRX received the highest Sharpe Ratio among 1,227, 1,260, and 1,248 open, closed end, and exchange traded funds in the global real estate sector equity category for the one year periods ending 12/31/2018, 12/31/2017, and 12/31/2016, respectively. TIPRX A Shares; no load. Sharpe Ratio and standard deviation are only two forms of performance measure. The Sharpe Ratio is a measurement of risk-adjusted performance. The annualized Sharpe ratio is calculated by subtracting the annualized risk-free rate - (3-month Treasury Bill) - from the annualized rate of return for a portfolio and dividing the result by the annualized standard deviation of the portfolio returns. The Sharpe Ratio would have been lower if the calculation reflected the load. Additional fund performance details available at bluerockfunds.com/performance. Investors may be eligible to purchase Class A share without load. Please see the Fund Prospectus. It is not possible to invest in an index. You cannot invest directly in an index and unmanaged indices do not reflect fees, expenses or sales charges. Past performance is not a guarantee of future results.

Please note that the indices are for informational purposes only and are not reflective of any investment. As it is not possible to invest in the indices, the data shown does not reflect or compare features of an actual investment, such as its objectives, costs and expenses, liquidity, safety, guarantees or insurance, fluctuation of principal or return, or tax features. There are limitations when comparing the Bluerock Total Income Fund to Stock, Bond, and Public Real Estate indices. Many open-end funds which track these indices offer daily liquidity, while closed-end interval funds offer liquidity only on a periodic basis. Deteriorating general market conditions will reduce the value of stock securities. When interest rates rise, the value of bond securities tends to fall. Real estate securities may decline because of adverse developments affecting the real estate industry and real property values.

Fund Performance

Bluerock Total Income+ Real Estate Fund (As of 6/30/2019)
	One Year	Three Years	Five Years	Since Inception³
A Shares	5.99%	6.70%	7.03%	7.90%
A Shares with Max Sales Charge⁴	-0.10%	4.61%	5.77%	6.95%
I Shares	6.26%	6.96%	7.33%	7.32%

³Fund inception 10/22/12. Inception date of the I Share is 4/1/2014.
⁴The maximum sales charge for A shares is 5.75%. Investors may be eligible for a reduction in sales charges.

Performance for periods less than one year is not annualized.

The performance data quoted here represents past performance. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data quoted above. Investment return and principal value will fluctuate, so that shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Past performance is no guarantee of future results. A Fund's performance, especially for very short periods of time, should not be the sole factor in making your investment decisions. For performance data current to the most recent month end, please call toll free 844-819-8287.

The total annual operating expense ratio for A and I shares, gross of any fee waivers or expense reimbursements, is 2.43% and 2.22%, respectively. The performance data quoted herein represents past performance. Current performance may be lower or higher than the performance data quoted above. Investment return and principal value will fluctuate, so that shares, when redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost. Past performance is no guarantee of future results. The Fund's investment advisor has contractually agreed to reduce its fees and/or absorb expenses of the fund, at least until January 31, 2020, to ensure that the net annual fund operating expenses for A and I shares will not exceed 1.95% and 1.70%, respectively, subject to possible recoupment from the Fund in future years. Results shown reflect the full fee waiver, without which the results could have been lower. A Fund's performance, especially for very short periods of time, should not be the sole factor in making your investment decisions.

About Bluerock Total Income+ Real Estate Fund
Bluerock Total Income+ Real Estate Fund offers individual investors access to a portfolio of institutional real estate securities managed by top-ranked fund managers with more than $200 Billion of underlying gross asset value and 4,200+ properties. The Fund's primary investment objective is to generate current income while secondarily seeking long-term capital appreciation with low to moderate volatility and low correlation to the broader markets. The Fund utilizes an exclusive partnership with Mercer Investment Management, Inc., the world's leading advisor to endowments, pension funds, sovereign wealth funds and family offices globally, with over 3,300 clients worldwide, and $11.6 trillion in assets under advisement.

About Bluerock Residential Growth REIT
Bluerock Residential Growth REIT, Inc. is a real estate investment trust that focuses on developing and acquiring a diversified portfolio of institutional-quality highly amenitized live/work/play apartment communities in demographically attractive knowledge economy growth markets to appeal to the renter by choice. BRG's objective is to generate value through off-market/relationship-based transactions and, at the asset level, through value add improvements to properties and operations. BRG reports assets in excess of $2 billion and more than 14,000 apartment units. BRG's common stock is included in the Russell 2000 and Russell 3000 Indexes. BRG has elected to be taxed as a real estate investment trust (REIT) for U.S. federal income tax purposes.

About Bluerock Value Exchange
Bluerock Value Exchange is a national sponsor of syndicated 1031-exchange offerings with a focus on Premier Exchange Properties™ that seek to deliver stable cash flows and potential for value creation. Bluerock has structured 1031 exchanges on over $1.5 billion in total property value and over 8.8 million square feet of property. With capacity across nearly all real estate sectors and the ability to customize transactions for individual investors, BVEX is available to create programs to accommodate a wide range of tax requirements.

About Bluerock
Bluerock is a leading institutional alternative asset manager with over $6.5 billion of owned, managed, and sponsored assets and headquartered in Manhattan with regional offices across the U.S. Bluerock principals have a collective 100+ years of investing experience, have been involved with over $13 billion in investments, and have helped launch leading private and public company platforms.

About Bluerock Capital Markets
Bluerock Capital Markets, LLC serves as the managing broker dealer for Bluerock and is a member of FINRA/SIPC. Formed in 2010, BCM distributes a broad range of institutional investment products with potential for growth, income, and tax benefits exclusively through broker dealers and investment professionals including the Bluerock Total Income+ Real Estate Fund, Bluerock Residential Growth REIT, Inc., and programs sponsored by Bluerock Value Exchange, LLC. BCM ranks #3 for capital fundraising through independent broker dealers in 2018 among all active managing broker-dealers in the Direct Investments Industry^†.

^†Sources: The Stanger Market Pulse™.

Bluerock Residential Growth REIT's Series B Preferred Stock and Warrants and Bluerock Value Exchange's programs are offered by Bluerock Capital Markets, LLC. The Bluerock Total Income+ Real Estate Fund is distributed by ALPS Distributors Inc. Bluerock Capital Markets, LLC is not affiliated with Alps Distributors, Inc. or Mercer Investment Management, Inc.

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

Sharpe Ratio: Measurement of the risk-adjusted performance. The annualized Sharpe ratio is calculated by subtracting the annualized risk-free rate - (3-month Treasury Bill) - from the annualized rate of return for a portfolio and dividing the result by the annualized standard deviation of the portfolio returns. You cannot invest directly in an index. Benchmark performance should not be considered reflective of Fund performance.

Disclosures
Bluerock Total Income+ Real Estate Fund
Investing in the Bluerock Total Income+ Real Estate Fund involves risks, including the loss of principal. The Fund intends to make investments in multiple real estate securities that may subject the Fund to additional fees and expenses, including management and performance fees, which could negatively affect returns and could expose the Fund to additional risk, including lack of control, as further described in the prospectus. The Fund's distribution policy is to make quarterly distributions to shareholders. The level of quarterly distributions (including any return of capital) is not fixed and this distribution policy is subject to change. Shareholders should not assume that the source of a distribution from the Fund is net profit. A portion of the distributions consist of a return of capital based on the character of the distributions received from the underlying holdings, primarily Real Estate Investment Trusts. The final determination of the source and tax characteristics of all distributions will be made after the end of each year. Shareholders should note that return of capital will reduce the tax basis of their shares and potentially increase the taxable gain, if any, upon disposition of their shares. There is no assurance that the Company will continue to declare distributions or that they will continue at these rates. There can be no assurance that any investment will be effective in achieving the Fund's investment objectives, delivering positive returns or avoiding losses.

Limited liquidity is provided to shareholders only through the Fund's quarterly repurchase offers for no less than 5% of the Fund's shares outstanding at net asset value. There is no guarantee that shareholders will be able to sell all of the shares they desire in a quarterly repurchase offer. Quarterly repurchases by the Fund of its shares typically will be funded from available cash or sales of portfolio securities. The sale of securities to fund repurchases could reduce the market price of those securities, which in turn would reduce the Fund's net asset value.

Investors should carefully consider the investment objectives, risks, charges and expenses of the Bluerock Total Income+ Real Estate Fund. This and other important information about the Fund is contained in the prospectus, which can be obtained online at bluerockfunds.com. The Bluerock Total Income+ Real Estate Fund is distributed by ALPS, Inc. The prospectus should be read carefully before investing. Bluerock Fund Advisor, LLC is not affiliated with ALPS, Inc.

Bluerock Residential Growth REIT
The discussion of BRG securities herein relates solely to BRG's Series B Preferred Stock and Warrants, non-traded securities of BRG which have not been listed on any national exchange. The risks and rewards of investing in the Series B Preferred Shares are separate and distinct from an investment in BRG's common stock listed on the NYSE American. This is neither an offer to sell nor a solicitation of an offer to buy any securities. An offering is made only by the prospectus. Any prospective investor must be read the prospectus in order to understand fully all of the implications and risks of the Series B Preferred Shares.

SOURCE Bluerock Capital Markets, LLC