For Shareholders
for existing shareholders
The Facts For Today’s Environment
The Facts For Today’s Environment
With changing environments comes questions about BCRED’s positioning. We aim to address these for our shareholders by highlighting the facts.
for existing shareholders
Highlights from BCRED’s Q1 Shareholder Event
Highlights from BCRED’s Q1 Shareholder Event
Hear takeaways from our Q1 2025 shareholder event featuring Brad Marshall, Carlos Whitaker and Joan Solotar.
Note: Data is as of March 31, 2025 unless otherwise indicated. Reflects Blackstone Credit & Insurance’s views and beliefs as of the date of this material only, which is subject to change. Returns for periods greater than one year are annualized. Past performance does not predict future returns and there can be no assurance that BCRED will achieve results comparable to those of any of Blackstone Credit & Insurance’s prior funds or be able to implement its strategy or achieve its investment objectives, including due to an inability to access sufficient investment opportunities. There can be no assurances that any of the trends described throughout this letter will continue or will not reverse. See “Use of Leverage” in the Important Disclosure Information for more information.
1. As of March 31, 2025. Private Investments represent Level 3 investments in the investment portfolio which may be quoted or non-quoted but for which inputs to the valuation methodology are unobservable and significant to overall fair value measurement, divided by total investments excluding investment in joint ventures.
2. As a percentage of BCRED’s investment portfolio excluding equity investments in joint ventures which have similar portfolio composition and underlying qualities.
3. As of March 31, 2025. Average loan-to-value represents the net ratio of loan-to-value for each portfolio company, weighted based on the fair value of total applicable private debt investments. Loan-to-value is calculated as the current total net debt through each respective loan tranche divided by the estimated enterprise value of the portfolio company as of the most recently available information. Includes all private debt investments for which fair value is determined by the Board of Trustees in conjunction with a third-party valuation firm and excludes quoted assets. Amounts are weighted on fair market value of each respective investment. Amounts were derived from the most recently available portfolio company financial statements, have not been independently verified by BCRED, and may reflect a normalized or adjusted amount. Accordingly, BCRED makes no representation or warranty in respect of this information.
4. As a percentage of the fair value of BCRED’s investment portfolio excluding investments in joint ventures. Analysis based on the average annualized U.S. leveraged loan default rates by industry from 2007 to February 2025, as published by Fitch. “Lower-default rate sectors” defined as those which have an average annual default rate below 2%. GICS industry classifications utilized in BCRED reporting are re-mapped by Blackstone Credit & Insurance to Fitch industry classifications for comparison purposes.
5. Reflects average size of investments in private debt portfolio companies divided by total private debt investments, based on fair market value. The average size of investments in private debt portfolio companies as of March 31, 2025 is $178 million, based on fair market value.
for existing shareholders
Q1 2025 Shareholder Letter
Q1 2025 Shareholder Letter
Read our Q1 2025 update to learn why we remain excited about the opportunities ahead for BCRED.
Additional Shareholder Communications
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