N-Q 1 destranq.htm N-Q

united states
securities and exchange commission
washington, d.c. 20549


form n-Q

QUARTERLY SCHEDULE OF PORTFOLIO HOLDINGS OF REGISTERED MANAGEMENT INVESTMENT COMPANY

Investment Company Act file number 811-22572

 

Destra Multi-Alternative Fund

(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)

 

444 West Lake Street, Suite 1700, Chicago, IL 60606

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)

 

The Corporation Trust Company – Corporation Trust Center

1209 Orange Street, Wilmington, Deleware 19801

(Name and address of agent for service)

 

Registrant's telephone number, including area code: 1-312-843-6161

 

Date of fiscal year end: 2/28

 

Date of reporting period: 05/31/2019

 

Item 1. Schedule of Investments.

 

Destra Multi-Alternative Fund
PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited)
May 31, 2019
Shares   Security         Value
    COMMON STOCKS - 6.79%        
    LISTED BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT COMPANIES - 2.26%      
 25,194   Ares Capital Corp.          $442,407
 51,792   BlackRock Capital Investment Corp.        313,860
 24,505   Golub Capital BDC, Inc.          429,573
 17,971   New Mountain Finance Corp.        250,875
 20,605   Oxford Square Capital Corp.        129,193
 27,634   PennantPark Floating Rate Capital Ltd.        323,041
 27,852   TPG Specialty Lending, Inc.        543,671
 27,527   TriplePoint Venture Growth BDC Corp.        368,586
 32,516   WhiteHorse Finance, Inc.        473,108
               3,274,314
    PIPELINES - 1.87%          
 34,363   CrossAmerica Partners LP        551,870
 33,500   Delek Logistics Partners LP        1,026,105
 19,618   Enable Midstream Partners LP        254,838
 77,600   Golar LNG Partners LP          871,448
               2,704,261
    PRIVATE EQUITY - 2.66%        
 45,000   AllianceBernstein Holding LP        1,223,550
 17,711   Icahn Enterprises LP          1,225,601
 110,249   Hercules Capital, Inc.          1,406,777
               3,855,928
               
    TOTAL COMMON STOCKS        9,834,503
    (Cost - $10,134,280)          
               
    REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUSTS - 40.17%        
    LISTED REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUSTS - 3.94%      
 40,800   American Campus Communities, Inc.        1,889,856
 125,685   Colony Credit Real Estate, Inc.        1,911,669
 45,000   Granite Point Mortgage Trust, Inc.        836,550
 23,100   QTS Realty Trust, Inc.          1,066,527
    TOTAL LISTED REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUSTS        5,704,602
               
    NON-LISTED REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUSTS - 15.32%      
 290,378   Healthcare Trust, Inc. #          5,310,540
 456,540   Hospitality Investor Trust, Inc. # *        4,338,670
 1,081,081   NorthStar Health Care Income, Inc. #        8,122,171
 764,346   N1 Liquidating Trust #          557,972
 388,931   Steadfast Income REIT, Inc. #        3,878,018
    TOTAL NON-LISTED REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUSTS      22,207,371
               
    PRIVATE REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUSTS - 20.91%      
 7,354   Clarion Lion Industrial Trust #        14,569,328
 715,000   Treehouse Real Estate Investment Trust, Inc. #        15,730,000
    TOTAL PRIVATE REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUSTS      30,299,328
               
    TOTAL REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUSTS        58,211,301
    (Cost - $54,722,962)          
               
    NON-LISTED BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT COMPANIES - 1.17%      
 195,508   Cion Investment Corp. # (Cost - $1,885,866)        1,691,140
               
    PRIVATE BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT COMPANIES - 6.07%      
 576,348   Owl Rock Capital Corp. # (Cost - $8,845,621)        8,795,066

 

 
 

 

 

Destra Multi-Alternative Fund
PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited)(Continued)
May 31, 2019
Shares   Security         Value
    PRIVATE INVESTMENT FUNDS - 32.31%        
 15   AIM Infrastructure MLP Fund II LP #        $4,217,416
 250   Arboretum Core Asset Fund, L.P. #        2,505,557
 9,910   Clarion Lion Properties Fund #        15,040,003
 3   Levine Leichtman Capital Partners VI, LP #        3,366,110
 9,076   Mosaic Real Estate Credit, LLC #        10,159,527
 3   Ovation Alternative Income Fund #        7,721,739
 1   Stepstone Capital Partners IV, L.P. #        3,804,398
    TOTAL PRIVATE INVESTMENT FUNDS        46,814,750
    (Cost - $45,665,041)          
               
    CLOSED-END FUNDS - 8.54%        
 92,641   Apollo Tactical Income Fund, Inc.        1,335,883
 109,949   BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund, Inc.        1,153,365
 114,153   BlackRock Multi-Sector Income Trust        1,892,657
 58,623   Blackstone/GSO Long-Short Credit Income Fund        888,138
 88,000   Brookfield Real Assets Income Fund, Inc.        1,863,840
 98,042   DoubleLine Income Solutions Fund        1,960,840
 40,000   First Trust Energy Income and Growth Fund        857,600
 30,000   First Trust Intermediate Duration Preferred & Income Fund      656,400
 41,536   John Hancock Premium Dividend Fund        689,913
 78,964   Western Asset Emerging Markets Debt Fund, Inc.      1,073,121
    TOTAL CLOSED-END FUNDS        12,371,757
    (Cost - $13,270,926)          
               
    HEDGE FUND - 18.66%          
 24,189   Collins Master Access Fund Ltd. # *        27,040,501
    TOTAL HEDGE FUNDS          
    (Cost - $24,394,282)          
               
    SHORT-TERM INVESTMENT - 3.05%        
    MONEY MARKET FUND - 3.05%        
 4,423,785   Fidelity Investments Money Market Funds - Treasury Portfolio, Class I, 2.06% +  4,423,785
    TOTAL SHORT-TERM INVESTMENT        
    (Cost - $4,423,785)          
               
    TOTAL INVESTMENTS - 116.76%        
    (Cost - $163,342,763)          $169,182,803
    LIABILITIES IN EXCESS OF OTHER ASSETS  - (16.76)%      (24,282,677)
    NET ASSETS - 100.00 %          $144,900,126
               

 

LLC - Limited Liability Company          
LP - Limited Partnership          
REIT - Real Estate Investment Trust          
* Non-income producing security.          
# Fair Value estimated using Fair Valuation Procedures adopted by the Board of Trustees. Total value of such securities is $136,848,156 or 94.44% of net assets.
+ Money market fund; interest rate reflects the seven-day effective yield on May 31, 2019.  

 

 
 

 

 

Destra Multi-Alternative Fund          
PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited)(Continued)
May 31, 2019              
               
               
Portfolio Composition as of May 31, 2019
 
        Percent of Net Assets  
    Private Investment Funds 32.31%    
    Real Estate Investment Trusts      
       Private Real Estate Investment Trusts 20.91%    
       Non-Listed Real Estate Investment Trusts 15.32%    
       Listed Real Estate Investment Trusts 3.94%    
    Hedge Fund   18.66%    
    Closed End Funds   8.54%    
    Private Business Development Companies 6.07%    
    Short-term Investment   3.05%    
    Private Equity   2.66%    
    Listed Business Development Companies 2.26%    
    Pipelines   1.87%    
    Non-Listed Business Development Companies 1.17%    
    Liabilities In Excess Of Other Assets (16.76)%    
    Net Assets   100.00%    

 

 
 

 

 

Multi-Strategy Growth & Income Fund
PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited)(Continued)
May 31, 2019            
Security Valuation – Securities listed on an exchange are valued at the last reported sale price at the close of the regular trading session of the exchange on the business day the value is being determined, or in the case of securities listed on NASDAQ, at the NASDAQ Official Closing Price (“NOCP”).  In the absence of a sale, such securities shall be valued at the mean of the closing bid and asked prices on the day of valuation.  Short-term investments that mature in 60 days or less may be valued at amortized cost, provided such valuations represent fair value. The Fund follows the specialized accounting and reporting requirements under generally accepted accounting principles in the United States  that are applicable to investment companies.
             
Valuation of Fund of Funds - The Fund may invest in funds of open-end or closed-end investment companies (the “Underlying Funds”).  The Underlying Funds value securities in their portfolios for which market quotations are readily available at their market values (generally the last reported sale price) and all other securities and assets at their fair value using the methods established by the board of directors of the Underlying Funds. Open-end funds are valued at their net asset value per share and closed-end fund that trade on an exchange are valued as described under security valuation.
             
When price quotations for certain securities are not readily available, or if the available quotations are not believed to be reflective of market value by the Adviser, those securities will be valued at “fair value” as determined in good faith by the Fair Valuation Committee using procedures adopted by and under the supervision of the Fund’s Board of Trustees (the “Board”). There can be no assurance that the Fund could purchase or sell a portfolio security at the price used to calculate the Fund’s net asset value (“NAV”).
             
Fair valuation procedures may be used to value a substantial portion of the assets of the Fund. The Fund may use the fair value of a security to calculate its NAV when, for example, (1) a portfolio security is not traded in a public market or the principal market in which the security trades is closed, (2) trading in a portfolio security is suspended and not resumed prior to the normal market close, (3) a portfolio security is not traded in significant volume for a substantial period, or (4) the adviser determines that the quotation or price for a portfolio security provided by a broker-dealer or independent pricing service is inaccurate.
             
The “fair value” of securities may be difficult to determine and thus judgment plays a greater role in the valuation process. The fair valuation methodology may include or consider the following guidelines, as appropriate: (1) evaluation of all relevant factors, including but not limited to, pricing history, current market level, supply and demand of the respective security; (2) comparison to the values and current pricing of securities that have comparable characteristics; (3) knowledge of historical market information with respect to the security; (4) other factors relevant to the security which would include, but not be limited to, duration, yield, fundamental analytical data, the Treasury yield curve, and credit quality.
             
The values assigned to fair valued investments are based on available information and do not necessarily represent amounts that might ultimately be realized, since such amounts depend on future developments inherent in long-term investments. Changes in the fair valuation of portfolio securities may be less frequent and of greater magnitude than changes in the price of portfolio securities valued at their last sale price, by an independent pricing service, or based on market quotations. Imprecision in estimating fair value can also impact the amount of unrealized appreciation or depreciation recorded for a particular portfolio security and differences in the assumptions used could result in a different determination of fair value, and those differences could be material.

 

The Fund invests in some securities which are not traded and the Board’s Valuation Committee has established a methodology for fair value of each type of security. Non-traded public Real Estate Investment Trusts (“REITs”) that are in the public offering period (or start-up phase) are valued at cost according to management’s fair valuation methodology unless the REIT issues an updated valuation. The Fund generally purchases REITs at NAV or without a commission.  However, start-up REITs amortize a significant portion of their start-up costs and therefore potentially carry additional risks that may impact valuation should the REIT be unable to raise sufficient capital and execute their business plan.  As such, start-up REITs pose a greater risk than seasoned REITs because if they encounter going-concern issues, they may see significant deviation in value from the fair value, cost basis approach as represented.  Management is not aware of any information which would cause a change in cost basis valuation methodology currently being utilized for non-traded REITs in their offering period. Non-traded REITs that are in their offering period are generally categorized as Level 3 in the fair value hierarchy. Once a REIT closes to new investors, the Fund values the security based on the movement of an appropriate market index or a similar security that is publicly traded until the REIT issues an updated market valuation. Non-traded REITs that have closed to new investors are generally categorized in Level 2 of the fair value hierarchy, due to the significance of the effect of the application of the movement of the market index on the overall fair valuation of the REIT. Other non-traded private investments are monitored for any independent audits of the investment or impairments reported on the potential value of the investment. For non-traded private investments that are themselves treated as investment companies under GAAP, the Fund follows the guidance in GAAP that allows, as a practical expedient, the Fund to value such investments at their reported NAV per share (or if not unitized, at an equivalent percentage of the capital of the investee entity). Such investments typically provide an updated NAV or its equivalent on a quarterly basis. The Valuation Committee meets frequently to discuss the valuation methodology and will adjust the value of a security if there is a public update to such valuation.
 
Non-traded public Business Development Companies (“BDCs”) that are in the public offering period (or start-up phase) are valued at cost according to management’s fair valuation methodology unless the BDC issues an updated valuation. Non-traded Business Development Companies are categorized as Level 2 in the fair value hierarchy during their public offering period and transition to Level 3 upon the closing of this public offering period. Private BDCs and the non-traded public BDCs outside of their public offering period provide quarterly fair value pricing which is used as an indicator of the valuation for the fund. If the value fluctuates, the adviser will provide an updated price. If a significant event occurs that causes a large change in price, the Fair Valuation Committee will call a meeting to evaluate the fair value.

 

 
 

 

 

Multi-Strategy Growth & Income Fund
PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited)(Continued)
May 31, 2019
The Fund utilizes various methods to measure the fair value of its investments on a recurring basis.  GAAP establishes a hierarchy that prioritizes inputs to valuation methods. The three levels of input are:
 
Level 1 – Unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets and liabilities that the Fund has the ability to access.
 
Level 2 – Observable inputs other than quoted prices included in Level 1 that are observable for the asset or liability, either directly or indirectly.  These inputs may include quoted prices for the identical instrument on an inactive market, prices for similar instruments, interest rates, prepayment speeds, credit risk, yield curves, default rates and similar data.
 
Level 3 – Unobservable inputs for the asset or liability, to the extent relevant observable inputs are not available; representing the Fund’s own assumptions about the assumptions a market participant would use in valuing the asset or liability, and would be based on the best information available.
 
The availability of observable inputs can vary from security to security and is affected by a wide variety of factors, including, for example, the type of security, whether the security is new and not yet established in the marketplace, the liquidity of markets, and other characteristics particular to the security. To the extent that valuation is based on models or inputs that are less observable or unobservable in the market, the determination of fair value requires more judgment.  Accordingly, the degree of judgment exercised in determining fair value is greatest for instruments categorized in Level 3.
 
The inputs used to measure fair value of a security may fall into different levels (Level 1, Level 2 or Level 3) of the fair value hierarchy.  In such cases, for disclosure purposes, the level within which the fair value measurement falls, in its entirety, is determined based on the lowest level input that is significant in its entirety to the fair value measurement.
 
The inputs or methodology used for valuing securities are not necessarily an indication of the risk associated with investing in those securities.  The following tables summarize the inputs used as of May 31, 2019 for the Fund’s assets and liabilities measured at fair value:

  

Assets*          
Investments: Practical Expedient (1) Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Total
Common Stocks  $-     $9,834,503  $-     $-     $9,834,503
Real Estate Investment Trusts  30,299,328  5,704,602  22,207,371  -     58,211,301
Non-Listed Business Development Companies  1,691,140  -     -     -     1,691,140
Private Business Development Companies  8,795,066  -     -     -     8,795,066
Private Investment Funds  46,814,750  -     -     -     46,814,750
Closed-End Funds  -     12,371,757  -     -     12,371,757
Hedge Fund  27,040,501  -     -     -     27,040,501
Short-Term Investment  -     4,423,785  -     -     4,423,785
Total Investments  $114,640,785  $32,334,647  $22,207,371  $-     $169,182,803
           
(1)   Certain investments that are measured at fair value using the NAV per share (or its equivalent) practical expedient have not been categorized in the fair value hierarchy. The fair value amounts presented in this table are intended to permit reconciliation of the fair value hierarchy to the amounts presented in the portfolio of investments.

*Refer to the Portfolio of Investments for industry classifications.

 
 

 

 

Multi-Strategy Growth & Income Fund
PORTFOLIO OF INVESTMENTS (Unaudited)(Continued)
May 31, 2019
             
The following is the fair value measurement of investments that are measured at Net Asset Value per Share
(or its equivalent) as a practical expedient:
Security Description   Industry   Acquisition Date   Cost    Value   % of Net Assets   Unfunded Commitments   Redemption Frequency   Redemption Notice Period
AIM Infrastructure MLP Fund II, LP.   Private Investment Company   3/12/2014    $6,108,750    $4,217,416   2.9%    $1,391,250   Quarterly   30-60 Days
Arboretum Core Asset Fund, L.P.   Private Investment Company   8/2/2018    2,500,000    2,505,557   1.7%    7,500,000   Annually   30 Days
Cion Investment Corp.   Non-Listed BDC   4/21/2014    1,885,866    1,691,140   1.2%    -      Quarterly   30 Days
Clarion Lion Industrial Trust   REIT   6/29/2015    9,845,318    14,569,328   10.1%    -      Quarterly   90 Days
Clarion Lion Properties Fund   Private Investment Company   4/1/2014    11,000,000    15,040,003   10.4%    -      Quarterly   90 Days
Collins Masters Access Fund, Ltd.   Hedge Fund   6/2/2015    24,394,282    27,040,501   18.7%    -      Subject to advisor approval   30-60 Days
Levine Leichtman Capital Partners VI, LP   Private Investment Company   11/22/2017    4,755,184    3,366,110   2.3%    6,512,358   Subject to advisor approval   n/a
Mosaic Real Estate Credit, LLC   Private Investment Company   7/6/2017    9,999,997    10,159,527   7.0%    -      Subject to advisor approval   2 year lock up, then annual with 90 Days notice
Ovation Alternative Income Fund, LP   Private Investment Company   7/25/2014    7,500,000    7,721,739   5.3%    -      Quarterly   180 Days
Owl Rock Capital Corp.   Private BDC   9/6/2017    8,845,621    8,795,066   6.1%    3,468,353   Quarterly   90 Days
Stepstone Capital Partners IV, L.P.   Private Investment Company   7/30/2018    3,801,110    3,804,398   2.6%    6,198,890   Subject to advisor approval   n/a
Treehouse Real Estate Investment Trust, Inc.   Private Investment Company   12/31/2018    14,980,000    15,730,000   10.9%    -      Subject to advisor approval   n/a
             $105,616,128    $114,640,785        $25,070,851        
                                 

 

Aggregate Unrealized Appreciation and Depreciation - Tax Basis

             
Tax Cost   Gross Unrealized Appreciation   Gross Unrealized Depreciation   Net Unrealized Appreciation/ (Depreciation)
$159,364,095    $35,196,706    $(25,377,998)    $9,818,708

 

 

 
 

 

Item 2. Controls and Procedures.

 

(a)       The registrant’s principal executive and principal financial officers, or persons performing similar functions, have concluded that the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 30a-3(c) under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”)) are effective, as of a date within 90 days of the filing date of this report that includes the disclosure required by this paragraph, based on their evaluation of the controls and procedures required by Rule 30a-3(b) under the 1940 Act and Rules 13a-15(b) or 15d-15(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.

 

(b)       There were no significant changes in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s last fiscal quarter that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

 

Item 3. Exhibits.

 

Certifications required by Rule 30a-2(a) under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (17 CFR 270.30a-2(a)) (and Item 3 of Form N-Q) are filed herewith.

 

 

 

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) Destra Multi-Alternative Fund

 

By (Signature and Title)

 

/s/ Robert Watson

Robert Watson, President

 

Date 07/29/19

 

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/ Robert Watson

Robert Watson, President

 

Date 07/29/19

 

By (Signature and Title)

 

/s/ Derek Mullins

Derek Mullins, Treasurer

 

Date 07/26/19