How to Use Semiliquid Funds in Your Portfolio Considerations for investors using less-liquid offerings that invest in private assets. Amy C. Arnott, CFA Oct 7, 2025
Investors Flock to Semiliquid Funds for Income Private credit’s golden age continues. Jason Kephart Sep 25, 2025
Investors First: Inside Morningstar’s Semiliquid Fund Ratings With growing investor interest in private assets and alternative investment strategies, Morningstar’s CEO discusses the firm’s new Medalist Rating for semiliquid funds. Kunal Kapoor, CFA and Bryan Armour, CFA Sep 24, 2025
On Second Thought: The Alternate Reality of Secondary Funds’ Returns The early returns of secondary funds are a poor benchmark for investors. Jack Shannon Sep 12, 2025
2 Funds Star in Debut of Morningstar Medalist Ratings for Semiliquid Funds How the funds stacked up, and what set Pimco apart. Bryan Armour, CFA Sep 3, 2025
How to Evaluate Semiliquid Fund Performance Investors need to be compensated for limited liquidity. Jack Shannon Aug 28, 2025
5 Things You Need to Know About Interval Fund Fees A cheat sheet for how to assess fees you can see and those you can’t. Jason Kephart Aug 28, 2025
How Investment Process Factors Into the Success of Semiliquid Funds Hint: It’s mostly about liquidity. Brian Moriarty Aug 28, 2025
What’s Behind Our People Rating for Semiliquid Funds Here’s how we assess the human factor in private markets. Chris Tate Aug 28, 2025
Funds of Private Funds for the Masses? What Investors Need to Know About the SEC’s Latest Guidance The SEC relaxed limits on private fund exposure for closed-end funds. Here’s what that means for your portfolio. Jack Shannon Aug 20, 2025
Semiliquid Funds Are Coming for Your Portfolio. Are You Ready for Them? What investors need to know about interval funds, tender offers, BDCs, and other vehicles for gaining exposure to private assets. Dan Culloton Aug 14, 2025
How Semiliquid Funds Became the Preferred Vehicle for Private Assets The evolution of interval and tender-offer funds. Brian Moriarty Aug 14, 2025
Cliffwater’s Huber: Why Advisors Are Finally Coming Around to Private Markets A wealth management expert on the investment thesis for interval funds and why private market fund fees are so high. Leslie P. Norton Aug 8, 2025
Tariffs and Dollar Weakness Tested US Resilience Six charts on the markets and economy in Q2 2025. Andrew Daniels Jul 28, 2025
These 10 Firms Are Making Semiliquid Funds a Big Deal And household names like Vanguard and Capital Group are eager to join the party. Jason Kephart Jul 24, 2025
Courting the Wealth Channel, Venture Capital Struggles as Other Private Funds Soar Semiliquid funds covering private credit, real estate, and infrastructure attract high-net-worth investors. Alexander Davis Jul 15, 2025
Slow Way Out: When Semiliquid Fund Exits Get Too Crowded What investors can learn from Blackstone Private Real Estate Income Trust’s liquidity crunch. Jason Kephart and Bridget B. Hughes, CFA Jul 3, 2025
A Closer Look at Semiliquid Funds Credit might be king, but costs are the queen. Brian Moriarty, Jason Kephart, Jack Shannon, and Karen Zaya, Ph.D. Jun 24, 2025
Morningstar Medalist Rating for Semiliquid Funds: A New Framework for a Converging Market As public and private markets increasingly overlap, semiliquid funds are gaining a lot of attention as access points to private markets. Laura Pavlenko Lutton, Karen Zaya, Ph.D., and Tom Nations Jun 10, 2025
The Unappreciated Costs and Risks of Interval Funds The dark side of incentives. Brian Moriarty and Alec Lucas May 13, 2025