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Derivative Instruments
6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2026
Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosure [Abstract]  
Derivative Instruments

Note 7. Derivative Instruments

Risk Exposures and the Use of Derivative Instruments

Derivatives were used to manage exposure to the following risk(s):

Interest Rate Risk – Interest rate risk stems from the mismatch of fixed-rate liabilities and floating-rate assets causing cash flows variability due to changes in market interest rates.

 

The Company is also exposed to additional risks from investing in derivatives, such as liquidity risk and counterparty credit risk. Liquidity risk is the risk that a company will be unable to close out the derivative in the open market in a timely manner. Counterparty credit risk is the risk that the counterparty will not be able to fulfill its obligation to a company. Derivative counterparty credit risk is managed through formal evaluation of the creditworthiness of potential counterparties.

 

Investing in derivatives may involve greater risks than investing in the underlying assets directly and, to varying degrees, may involve risk of loss in excess of any initial investment and collateral received and amounts recognized on the Company’s Consolidated Balance Sheets. In addition, there may be the risk that the change in value of the derivative contract does not correspond to the change in value of the underlying instrument.

Interest Rate Contracts

Certain of the Company’s transactions expose the Company to interest rate risks, which include exposure to variable interest rates on certain loans secured by the Company’s real estate. The Company uses derivative financial instruments, which include interest rate swaps, and may also include options, floors, and other interest rate derivative contracts, to limit the Company’s exposure to the future variability of interest rates.

The following table details the Company’s outstanding interest rate derivatives as of June 30, 2026:

 

 

June 30, 2026

Interest Rate Derivatives

 

Number of Instruments

 

Notional Amount

 

 

Weighted Average Strike

 

Index

 

Weighted Average Maturity (Years)

Interest rate swaps - property debt

 

1

 

$

26,675,000

 

 

4.008%

 

SOFR

 

5

Total derivatives not designated as hedging instruments

 

 

 

$

26,675,000

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Realized Gain (Loss) and Net Change in Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation) on Swaps

The following table, which reflects the impacts of derivatives on the financial performance, is a summary of the net realized gain (loss) and net change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation) on swaps for the three and six months ended June 30, 2026:

 

 

Three Months Ended June 30, 2026

 

 

Six Months Ended June 30, 2026

 

Primary Risk Exposure/ Derivative Type

 

Net Realized Gain (Loss)

 

 

Change in Net Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation)

 

 

Net Realized Gain (Loss)

 

 

Change in Net Unrealized Appreciation (Depreciation)

 

Interest Rate Risk

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Interest rate swaps - property debt

 

$

(1,320

)

 

$

(172,729

)

 

$

(1,320

)

 

$

(172,729

)

Total Interest Rate Risk

 

$

(1,320

)

 

$

(172,729

)

 

$

(1,320

)

 

$

(172,729

)

The following table is a summary of the Company’s value of derivative instruments by primary risk exposure as of June 30, 2026:

 

 

Fair Value of Derivatives Position(1)

 

 

 

June 30, 2026

 

Primary Risk Exposure/ Derivative Type

 

Value

 

Interest Rate Risk

 

Asset

 

 

Liability

 

Interest rate swaps - property debt

 

$

 

 

$

(174,049

)

Total derivatives not designated as hedging instruments

 

$

 

 

$

(174,049

)

(1)
Included in bi-lateral OTC swaps, at value in a liability position, in the Company's Consolidated Balance Sheets.

The Company’s volume of activity in interest rate swaps is represented by the average monthly notional amount, which was approximately $4.4 million for the six months ended June 30, 2026. The Company did not have any derivative activity in 2025.

On certain OTC derivatives such as bi-lateral swaps, the Company attempts to reduce its exposure to counterparty credit risk by entering into an International Swaps and Derivatives Association, Inc. (ISDA) Master Agreement with each of its counterparties. The ISDA Master Agreement gives the Company the right to terminate all transactions traded under such agreement upon the deterioration in the credit quality of the counterparty beyond specified levels. The ISDA Master Agreement gives each party the right, upon an event of default by the other party or a termination of the agreement, to close out all transactions traded under such agreement and to net amounts owed under each transaction to one net payable by one party to the other.

As of June 30, 2026, the Company was in a net liability position of approximately $0.2 million with one counterparty. Bi-lateral swap derivative transactions are secured by rights to non-financial collateral, such as real property. The Company did not have any derivative activity in 2025.