Third Avenue Real Estate Value Fund Q4 2025 Commentary

Performance Overview - The Third Avenue Real Estate Value Fund generated a return of +11.61% for the year ended December 31, 2025, outperforming its benchmark, the MSCI ACWI IMI Core Real Estate Index, which returned +9.86% [2][3] - Since its inception in 1998, the Fund has achieved an annualized return of +8.96%, indicating that an initial investment of $100,000 would exceed $1,000,000 by year-end with reinvested distributions [4] Key Contributors and Detractors - Major contributors to the Fund's performance included investments in National Storage REIT and several industrial and logistics REITs such as Prologis, First Industrial, and Segro plc [3] - Detractors included investments in U.S. homebuilders like Lennar Corp., PulteGroup, and D.R. Horton, as well as certain U.K. property companies [3] Fund Management Strategy - The Fund Management emphasizes long-term results and has refined its investment strategy to focus on well-capitalized enterprises with discounted securities [8][9] - The Firm's approach to value investing has remained consistent, targeting opportunities for resource conversion, including privatizations and mergers [10][11] Recent Additions and Changes - The Fund initiated a position in FirstService Corporation, a Canadian real estate services company, which meets the Fund's investment criteria due to its conservative capitalization and strong management [12][13] - Other changes included adding to positions where the price-to-value gap widened, such as Unite Group and Fidelity National Financial, while trimming back on CBRE Group and JLL Inc. [16] Sector Allocations - 40.3% of the Fund's capital is invested in U.S. residential real estate companies, supported by strong demand and low inventory levels [18] - 27.5% is allocated to North American commercial real estate companies, which are expected to benefit from structural demand drivers [19] - 27.6% is invested in international real estate companies, focusing on similar activities as domestic holdings [20] - The remaining 4.6% is in cash, debt, and options, including U.S. Dollar cash and short-term U.S. Treasuries [21] Market Insights - The Fund Management believes that the next five years could mirror the early 2000s, with compelling valuations for listed real estate leading to net inflows and differentiated returns [29][30] - The report highlights the significant size of the publicly traded real estate market, with over $6 trillion accessible to investors globally [28]