SEC Form N-CSRS filed by Neuberger Berman Real Estate Securities Income Fund Inc.
New York, New York 10104-0002
(a) |
Following is a copy of the semi-annual report transmitted to stockholders pursuant to Rule 30e-1 under the Act.
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President and CEO
Neuberger Berman Real Estate Securities Income Fund Inc.
Neuberger Berman Real Estate Securities Income Fund Inc. (the Fund) generated a -9.36% total return on a net asset value (NAV) basis for the six-month period ended April 30, 2025 (the reporting period), underperforming its benchmark, the FTSE Nareit All Equity REITs Index (the Index), which posted a -4.03% total return for the same period. (Fund performance on a market price basis is provided in the table immediately following this commentary.) The use of leverage (typically a performance enhancer in up markets and a detractor during market retreats) detracted from the Fund’s performance during the reporting period. In addition, the Fund conducted a rights offering in late January, resulting in an issuance of approximately 15.8 million additional shares of common stock, which also weighed on returns during the period.
Portfolio Co-Managers
TICKER SYMBOL
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Real Estate Securities Income
Fund Inc.
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NRO
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SECTOR ALLOCATION
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(as a % of Total Investments*)
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Apartments
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6.6
%
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Data Centers
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5.6
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Diversified
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2.7
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Free Standing
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3.0
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Gaming
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2.1
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Health Care
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10.5
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Industrial
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4.4
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Lodging/Resorts
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6.2
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Manufactured Homes
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3.7
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Mortgage Commercial Financing
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4.8
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Mortgage Home Financing
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4.1
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Office
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10.3
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Regional Malls
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4.3
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Self Storage
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8.4
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Shopping Centers
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6.7
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Single Family Homes
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3.9
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Specialty
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0.2
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Telecommunications
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12.0
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Short-Term Investments
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0.5
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Total
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100.0
%
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*
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Does not include the impact of the Fund’s
open positions in derivatives, if any.
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PERFORMANCE HIGHLIGHTS
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Inception
Date
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Six Month
Period
Ended
04/30/2025
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Average Annual Total Return
Ended 04/30/2025
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1 Year
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5 Years
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10 Years
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Life of Fund
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At NAV1
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Real Estate
Securities
Income
Fund Inc.
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10/28/2003
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-9.36%
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14.43%
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8.02%
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3.90%
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4.01%
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At Market Price2
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Real Estate
Securities
Income
Fund Inc.
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10/28/2003
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-13.91%
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13.51%
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9.12%
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5.10%
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3.56%
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Index
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FTSE Nareit All Equity REITs Index3
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-4.03%
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16.27%
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7.28%
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6.03%
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8.39%
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1
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Returns based on the NAV of the Fund.
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2
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Returns based on the market price of shares of the Fund’s common stock on the NYSE American.
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3
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The FTSE Nareit All Equity REITs Index is a free float-adjusted, market capitalization-weighted
index that
tracks the performance of U.S. equity real estate investment trusts (REITs) that are
listed on the New York
Stock Exchange or NASDAQ. Equity REITs include all tax qualified REITs with more than
50% of total assets
in qualifying real estate assets other than mortgages secured by real property that
also meet minimum size
and liquidity criteria. Please note that the index does not take into account any
fees and expenses or any
tax consequences of investing in the individual securities that it tracks and that
individuals cannot invest
directly in any index. Data about the performance of this index are prepared or obtained
by NBIA and
include reinvestment of all income dividends and other distributions, if any. The
Fund may invest in
securities not included in the index and generally does not invest in all securities
included in the index.
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Other Abbreviations:
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Management or NBIA
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= Neuberger Berman Investment Advisers LLC
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Reference Rate Benchmarks:
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LIBOR
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= London Interbank Offered Rate
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SOFR
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= Secured Overnight Financing Rate
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Number of Shares
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Value
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Common Stocks 87.4%
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Apartments 8.8%
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33,489
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AvalonBay Communities, Inc.
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$7,032,020
(a)
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50,975
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Camden Property Trust
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5,800,955
(a)
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139,831
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UDR, Inc.
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5,856,123
(a)
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18,689,098
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Data Centers 5.5%
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30,507
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Digital Realty Trust, Inc.
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4,897,594
(a)
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7,797
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Equinix, Inc.
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6,711,268
(a)
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11,608,862
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Free Standing 2.4%
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88,488
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Realty Income Corp.
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5,119,916
(a)
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Gaming 2.8%
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126,123
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Gaming & Leisure Properties, Inc.
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6,036,247
(a)
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Health Care 14.0%
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161,069
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American Healthcare REIT, Inc.
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5,199,307
(a)
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187,707
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Omega Healthcare Investors, Inc.
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7,329,958
(a)
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119,661
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Ventas, Inc.
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8,385,843
(a)
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57,616
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Welltower, Inc.
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8,791,626
(a)
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29,706,734
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Industrial 5.5%
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89,861
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Prologis, Inc.
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9,183,794
(a)
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73,037
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Rexford Industrial Realty, Inc.
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2,417,525
(a)
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11,601,319
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Lodging/Resorts 0.8%
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123,843
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Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc.
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1,748,663
(a)
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Manufactured Homes 3.5%
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30,096
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Equity LifeStyle Properties, Inc.
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1,949,619
(a)
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43,227
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Sun Communities, Inc.
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5,378,735
(a)
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7,328,354
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Mortgage Commercial Financing 6.1%
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324,673
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Blackstone Mortgage Trust, Inc. Class A
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6,185,020
(a)
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351,756
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Starwood Property Trust, Inc.
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6,750,197
(a)
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12,935,217
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Mortgage Home Financing 5.4%
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624,043
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AGNC Investment Corp.
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5,510,300
(a)
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302,593
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Annaly Capital Management, Inc.
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5,930,823
(a)
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11,441,123
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Office 5.3%
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49,586
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BXP, Inc.
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3,160,116
(a)
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170,072
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Highwoods Properties, Inc.
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4,836,847
(a)
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102,598
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Kilroy Realty Corp.
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3,232,863
(a)
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11,229,826
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Regional Malls 5.8%
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77,811
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Simon Property Group, Inc.
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12,245,895
(a)
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Number of Shares
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Value
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Self Storage 4.2%
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29,489
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Public Storage
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$8,859,380
(a)
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Shopping Centers 3.8%
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18,923
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Federal Realty Investment Trust
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1,779,140
(a)
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316,651
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Kimco Realty Corp.
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6,326,687
(a)
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8,105,827
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Single Family Homes 2.3%
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143,644
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Invitation Homes, Inc.
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4,911,188
(a)
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Telecommunications 11.2%
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63,540
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American Tower Corp.
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14,322,551
(a)
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88,814
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Crown Castle, Inc.
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9,392,970
(a)
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23,715,521
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Total Common Stocks (Cost $173,754,538)
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185,283,170
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Preferred Stocks(b) 44.5%
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Data Centers 2.0%
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38,326
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Digital Realty Trust, Inc., Series K, 5.85%
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886,097
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170,449
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Digital Realty Trust, Inc., Series L, 5.20%
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3,470,342
(a)
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4,356,439
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Diversified 2.6%
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93,000
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Armada Hoffler Properties, Inc., Series A, 6.75%
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2,055,300
(a)
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94,155
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Gladstone Commercial Corp., Series G, 6.00%
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1,918,879
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39,807
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Global Net Lease, Inc., Series A, 7.25%
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899,638
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10,548
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Global Net Lease, Inc., Series B, 6.88%
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227,099
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20,000
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Global Net Lease, Inc., Series D, 7.50%
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460,200
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5,561,116
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Free Standing 1.7%
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204,350
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Agree Realty Corp., Series A, 4.25%
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3,525,037
(a)
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Industrial 0.4%
|
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33,161
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Rexford Industrial Realty, Inc., Series B, 5.88%
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768,340
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Lodging/Resorts 7.4%
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116,869
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Ashford Hospitality Trust, Inc., Series G, 7.38%
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1,423,465
(a)
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234,232
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Chatham Lodging Trust, Series A, 6.63%
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4,621,397
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41,350
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DiamondRock Hospitality Co., Series A, 8.25%
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1,035,404
(a)
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21,000
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Pebblebrook Hotel Trust, Series E, 6.38%
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372,540
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42,947
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Pebblebrook Hotel Trust, Series F, 6.30%
|
781,635
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68,179
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Pebblebrook Hotel Trust, Series G, 6.38%
|
1,247,676
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95,420
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Summit Hotel Properties, Inc., Series E, 6.25%
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1,865,461
(a)
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76,990
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Summit Hotel Properties, Inc., Series F, 5.88%
|
1,455,111
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85,527
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Sunstone Hotel Investors, Inc., Series H, 6.13%
|
1,789,225
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57,400
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Sunstone Hotel Investors, Inc., Series I, 5.70%
|
1,152,592
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15,744,506
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Manufactured Homes 1.4%
|
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132,024
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UMH Properties, Inc., Series D, 6.38%
|
3,007,507
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Number of Shares
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Value
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Mortgage Commercial Financing 0.3%
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30,000
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KKR Real Estate Finance Trust, Inc., Series A, 6.50%
|
$553,500
(a)
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Office 8.4%
|
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6,000
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Highwoods Properties, Inc., Series A, 8.63%
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6,297,218
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186,404
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Hudson Pacific Properties, Inc., Series C, 4.75%
|
2,479,173
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89,188
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SL Green Realty Corp., Series I, 6.50%
|
1,942,515
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103,000
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Vornado Realty Trust, Series L, 5.40%
|
1,802,500
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134,100
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Vornado Realty Trust, Series M, 5.25%
|
2,263,608
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131,150
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Vornado Realty Trust, Series N, 5.25%
|
2,229,550
(a)
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50,143
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Vornado Realty Trust, Series O, 4.45%
|
718,549
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|
|
17,733,113
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Real Estate Management & Development 0.3%
|
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50,000
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Brookfield Property Partners LP, Series A, 5.75%
|
633,000
|
Self Storage 7.1%
|
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72,100
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National Storage Affiliates Trust, Series A, 6.00%
|
1,629,460
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31,050
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Public Storage, Series H, 5.60%
|
706,698
|
44,000
|
Public Storage, Series I, 4.88%
|
863,720
|
43,176
|
Public Storage, Series J, 4.70%
|
815,163
(a)
|
105,000
|
Public Storage, Series K, 4.75%
|
2,025,450
(a)
|
125,793
|
Public Storage, Series L, 4.63%
|
2,376,230
(a)
|
31,700
|
Public Storage, Series M, 4.13%
|
542,070
(a)
|
138,790
|
Public Storage, Series P, 4.00%
|
2,231,743
(a)
|
19,775
|
Public Storage, Series Q, 3.95%
|
315,609
|
45,000
|
Public Storage, Series R, 4.00%
|
727,650
|
169,200
|
Public Storage, Series S, 4.10%
|
2,808,720
(a)
|
|
|
15,042,513
|
Shopping Centers 5.1%
|
||
16,193
|
Cedar Realty Trust, Inc., Series C, 6.50%
|
242,004
|
34,375
|
CTO Realty Growth, Inc., Series A, 6.38%
|
738,719
|
75,600
|
Federal Realty Investment Trust, Series C, 5.00%
|
1,549,800
|
72,058
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Kimco Realty Corp., Series L, 5.13%
|
1,444,763
|
64,825
|
Kimco Realty Corp., Series M, 5.25%
|
1,340,581
(a)
|
68,930
|
Regency Centers Corp., Series A, 6.25%
|
1,612,962
|
123,750
|
Regency Centers Corp., Series B, 5.88%
|
2,840,062
|
50,674
|
Saul Centers, Inc., Series E, 6.00%
|
1,040,844
(a)
|
|
|
10,809,735
|
Single Family Homes 2.8%
|
||
170,720
|
American Homes 4 Rent, Series G, 5.88%
|
4,003,384
(a)
|
76,065
|
American Homes 4 Rent, Series H, 6.25%
|
1,886,412
|
|
|
5,889,796
|
Specialty 0.3%
|
||
31,908
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EPR Properties, Series G, 5.75%
|
640,713
(a)
|
Telecommunications 4.7%
|
||
283,166
|
DigitalBridge Group, Inc., Series I, 7.15%
|
6,107,891
(a)
|
Number of Shares
|
Value
|
|
Telecommunications – cont'd
|
||
185,800
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DigitalBridge Group, Inc., Series J, 7.13%
|
$3,946,392
(a)
|
|
|
10,054,283
|
|
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Total Preferred Stocks (Cost $109,613,831)
|
94,319,598
|
|
Number of Units
|
|
|
Master Limited Partnerships and Limited Partnerships 0.6%
|
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Real Estate Management & Development 0.6%
|
||
90,388
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Brookfield Property Preferred LP, 6.25% (Cost $2,259,939)
|
1,333,223
|
Number of Shares
|
|
|
|
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|
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Short-Term Investments 0.7%
|
||
Investment Companies 0.7%
|
||
1,459,534
|
State Street Institutional U.S. Government Money Market Fund Premier Class, 4.29%(c)
(Cost $1,459,534)
|
1,459,534
|
Total Investments 133.2% (Cost $287,087,842)
|
282,395,525
|
|
Liabilities Less Other Assets (33.2)%
|
(70,408,612
)
|
|
Net Assets Applicable to Common Stockholders 100.0%
|
$211,986,913
|
(a)
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All or a portion of this security is pledged with the custodian in connection with
the Fund's loans payable
outstanding.
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(b)
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Perpetual security. Perpetual securities have no stated maturity date, but they may
be called/redeemed by
the issuer.
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(c)
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Represents 7-day effective yield as of April 30, 2025.
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Asset Valuation Inputs
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Level 1
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Level 2
|
Level 3
|
Total
|
Investments:
|
|
|
|
|
Common Stocks#
|
$185,283,170
|
$—
|
$—
|
$185,283,170
|
Preferred Stocks
|
|
|
|
|
Office
|
11,435,895
|
6,297,218
|
—
|
17,733,113
|
Other Preferred Stocks#
|
76,586,485
|
—
|
—
|
76,586,485
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Total Preferred Stocks
|
88,022,380
|
6,297,218
|
—
|
94,319,598
|
Master Limited Partnerships and Limited Partnerships#
|
1,333,223
|
—
|
—
|
1,333,223
|
Short-Term Investments
|
—
|
1,459,534
|
—
|
1,459,534
|
Total Investments
|
$274,638,773
|
$7,756,752
|
$—
|
$282,395,525
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#
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The Schedule of Investments provides information on the industry or sector categorization.
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Real Estate
Securities Income
Fund Inc.
|
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April 30, 2025
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Assets
|
|
Investments in securities, at value* (Note A)—see Schedule of Investments:
|
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Unaffiliated issuers(a)
|
$282,395,525
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Dividends and interest receivable
|
101,100
|
Prepaid offering costs (Note A)
|
229,869
|
Prepaid expenses and other assets
|
4,086
|
Total Assets
|
282,730,580
|
Liabilities
|
|
Loans payable (Note A)
|
70,000,000
|
Distributions payable—common stock
|
69,986
|
Payable to investment manager (Note B)
|
136,086
|
Payable to administrator (Note B)
|
56,703
|
Payable to directors
|
3,665
|
Payable for organization costs
|
212,133
|
Interest payable (Note A)
|
156,973
|
Other accrued expenses and payables
|
108,121
|
Total Liabilities
|
70,743,667
|
Net Assets applicable to Common Stockholders
|
$211,986,913
|
Net Assets applicable to Common Stockholders consist of:
|
|
Paid-in capital—common stock
|
$236,804,657
|
Total distributable earnings/(losses)
|
(24,817,744
)
|
Net Assets applicable to Common Stockholders
|
$211,986,913
|
Shares of Common Stock Outstanding ($0.0001 par value; 999,978,880 shares authorized)
|
63,361,833
|
Net Asset Value Per Share of Common Stock Outstanding
|
$3.35
|
*Cost of Investments:
|
|
(a) Unaffiliated issuers
|
$287,087,842
|
|
|
Real Estate
Securities Income
Fund Inc.
|
|
For the Six
Months Ended
April 30,
2025
|
Investment Income:
|
|
Income (Note A):
|
|
Dividend income—unaffiliated issuers
|
$6,689,266
|
Interest and other income—unaffiliated issuers
|
62,832
|
Foreign taxes withheld
|
(4,793
)
|
Total income
|
$6,747,305
|
Expenses:
|
|
Investment management fees (Note B)
|
738,045
|
Administration fees (Note B)
|
307,519
|
Audit fees
|
24,837
|
Custodian and accounting fees
|
21,546
|
Insurance
|
2,692
|
Legal fees
|
74,074
|
Stockholder reports
|
31,093
|
Stock exchange listing fees
|
3,325
|
Stock transfer agent fees
|
7,886
|
Directors' fees and expenses
|
30,497
|
Interest
|
1,500,612
|
Miscellaneous and other fees
|
3,812
|
Total expenses
|
2,745,938
|
Net investment income/(loss)
|
$4,001,367
|
Realized and Unrealized Gain/(Loss) on Investments (Note A):
|
|
Net realized gain/(loss) on:
|
|
Transactions in investment securities of unaffiliated issuers
|
4,551,114
|
Change in net unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) in value of:
|
|
Investment securities of unaffiliated issuers
|
(21,162,157
)
|
Net gain/(loss) on investments
|
(16,611,043
)
|
Net increase/(decrease) in net assets applicable to Common Stockholders resulting
from operations
|
$(12,609,676
)
|
|
Real Estate Securities
Income Fund Inc.
|
|
|
Six Months
Ended
|
Fiscal Year
Ended
|
|
April 30, 2025
(Unaudited)
|
October 31, 2024
|
Increase/(Decrease) in Net Assets Applicable to Common Stockholders:
|
|
|
From Operations (Note A):
|
|
|
Net investment income/(loss)
|
$4,001,367
|
$5,806,361
|
Net realized gain/(loss) on investments
|
4,551,114
|
4,793,499
|
Change in net unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) of investments
|
(21,162,157
)
|
50,181,077
|
Net increase/(decrease) in net assets applicable to Common Stockholders resulting
from
operations
|
(12,609,676
)
|
60,780,937
|
Distributions to Common Stockholders From (Note A):
|
|
|
Distributable earnings
|
(9,884,446
)
|
(5,516,372
)
|
Tax return of capital
|
—
|
(12,254,208
)
|
Total distributions to Common Stockholders
|
(9,884,446
)
|
(17,770,580
)
|
From Capital Share Transactions (Note D):
|
|
|
Proceeds from rights offering, net of offering costs (Note E)
|
49,099,069
(a)
|
—
|
Proceeds from reinvestment of dividends and distributions
|
63,776
|
189,406
|
Net increase/(decrease) from Fund share transactions
|
49,162,845
|
189,406
|
Net Increase/(Decrease) in Net Assets Applicable to Common Stockholders
|
26,668,723
|
43,199,763
|
Net Assets Applicable to Common Stockholders:
|
|
|
Beginning of period
|
185,318,190
|
142,118,427
|
End of period
|
$211,986,913
|
$185,318,190
|
|
|
(a)
|
Net of offering costs and related expenses of $2,392,669 for the six months ended
April 30, 2025.
|
|
Real Estate
Securities Income
Fund Inc.
|
|
For the
Six Months Ended
April 30, 2025
|
Increase/(Decrease) in cash:
|
|
Cash flows from operating activities:
|
|
Net decrease in net assets applicable to Common Stockholders resulting from operations
|
$(12,609,676
)
|
Adjustments to reconcile net increase in net assets applicable to Common Stockholders
resulting from
operations to net cash provided by operating activities:
|
|
Changes in assets and liabilities:
|
|
Purchase of investment securities
|
(78,582,345
)
|
Proceeds from disposition of investment securities
|
15,233,254
|
Purchase/sale of short-term investment securities, net
|
(153,168
)
|
Decrease in prepaid offering costs
|
120,155
|
Increase in dividends and interest receivable
|
(29,895
)
|
Increase in prepaid expenses and other assets
|
(274
)
|
Decrease in payable for securities purchased
|
(183,158
)
|
Decrease in interest payable
|
(16,133
)
|
Increase in payable to investment manager
|
14,572
|
Decrease in payable to directors
|
(560
)
|
Increase in payable to administrator
|
6,072
|
Increase in payable for organization costs
|
212,133
|
Decrease in other accrued expenses and payables
|
(23,180
)
|
Unrealized depreciation on investment securities of unaffiliated issuers
|
21,162,157
|
Net realized gain from transactions in investment securities of unaffiliated issuers
|
(4,551,114
)
|
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities
|
$(59,401,160
)
|
Cash flows from financing activities:
|
|
Cash distributions paid on common stock
|
(9,814,459
)
|
Cash receipt from loan borrowings
|
20,000,000
|
Net proceeds from rights offering
|
49,099,069
|
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities
|
$59,284,610
|
Net increase/(decrease) in cash
|
(116,550
)
|
Cash:
|
|
Cash, foreign currency and restricted cash, if any, at beginning of period
|
116,550
|
Cash, foreign currency and restricted cash, if any, at end of period
|
$—
|
Supplemental disclosure
|
|
Cash paid for interest
|
$1,516,745
|
|
Paid-in Capital
|
Total Distributable
Earnings/(Losses)
|
|
$246,621
|
$(246,621
)
|
|
Distributions Paid From:
|
|||||||
|
Ordinary
Income
|
Long-Term
Capital Gain
|
Return of Capital
|
Total
|
||||
|
2024
|
2023
|
2024
|
2023
|
2024
|
2023
|
2024
|
2023
|
|
$5,516,372
|
$5,116,490
|
$—
|
$—
|
$12,254,208
|
$12,650,964
|
$17,770,580
|
$17,767,454
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Undistributed
Ordinary
Income
|
Undistributed
Long-Term
Capital Gain
|
Unrealized
Appreciation/
(Depreciation)
|
Loss
Carryforwards
and Deferrals
|
Other
Temporary
Differences
|
Total
|
|
$—
|
$—
|
$12,195,979
|
$(14,455,825
)
|
$(63,776
)
|
$(2,323,622
)
|
Capital Loss Carryforwards
|
|
Long-Term
|
Short-Term
|
$10,987,485
|
$3,468,340
|
|
For the Six Months Ended April 30, 2025
|
For the Year Ended October 31, 2024
|
|||
|
Stock Issued on
Reinvestment of
Dividends
and Distributions
|
Stock Issued in
Connection with
Rights Offering
(Note E)
|
Net Increase/
(Decrease)
in Common Stock
Outstanding
|
Stock Issued on
Reinvestment of
Dividends
and Distributions
|
Net Increase/
(Decrease)
in Common Stock
Outstanding
|
|
16,353
|
15,840,458
|
15,856,811
|
49,216
|
49,216
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Six Months
Ended April 30,
|
Year Ended October 31,
|
||||
|
2025
(Unaudited)
|
2024
|
2023
|
2022
|
2021
|
2020
|
Common Stock Net Asset Value, Beginning of
Period
|
$3.90
|
$2.99
|
$3.40
|
$5.25
|
$3.89
|
$5.88
|
Income/(Loss) From Investment Operations
Applicable to Common Stockholders:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net Investment Income/(Loss)a
|
0.08
|
0.12
|
0.11
|
0.09
|
0.13
|
0.11
|
Net Gains or (Losses) on Securities (both realized and
unrealized)
|
(0.35
)
|
1.16
|
(0.15
)
|
(1.57
)
|
1.62
|
(1.62
)
|
Total From Investment Operations Applicable to
Common Stockholders
|
(0.27
)
|
1.28
|
(0.04
)
|
(1.48
)
|
1.75
|
(1.51
)
|
Less Distributions to Common Stockholders
From:
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net Investment Income
|
(0.19
)
|
(0.11
)
|
(0.10
)
|
(0.12
)
|
(0.15
)
|
(0.15
)
|
Tax Return of Capital
|
—
|
(0.26
)
|
(0.27
)
|
(0.25
)
|
(0.24
)
|
(0.33
)
|
Total Distributions to Common Stockholders
|
(0.19
)
|
(0.37
)
|
(0.37
)
|
(0.37
)
|
(0.39
)
|
(0.48
)
|
Dilutive Effect of Rights Offering
|
(0.09
)b
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
—
|
Common Stock Net Asset Value, End of Period
|
$3.35
|
$3.90
|
$2.99
|
$3.40
|
$5.25
|
$3.89
|
Common Stock Market Value, End of Period
|
$3.19
|
$3.91
|
$2.59
|
$3.36
|
$5.02
|
$3.70
|
Total Return, Common Stock Net Asset Valuec,d
|
(9.36
)%e
|
45.28
%
|
(0.92
)%
|
(29.49
)%
|
46.70
%
|
(25.65
)%
|
Total Return, Common Stock Market Valuec,d
|
(13.91
)%e
|
68.14
%
|
(13.15
)%
|
(27.12
)%
|
47.48
%
|
(25.48
)%
|
Supplemental Data/Ratios
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Net Assets Applicable to Common Stockholders, End
of Period (in millions)
|
$212.0
|
$185.3
|
$142.1
|
$161.1
|
$249.0
|
$184.5
|
Ratios are Calculated Using Average Net Assets
Applicable to Common Stockholders
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Ratio of Gross Expensesf
|
2.92
%g
|
2.70
%
|
3.00
%
|
2.06
%
|
1.69
%
|
2.16
%
|
Ratio of Net Expensesf
|
2.92
%g
|
2.70
%
|
3.00
%
|
2.06
%
|
1.69
%
|
2.16
%
|
Ratio of Net Investment Income/(Loss)
|
4.25
%g
|
3.44
%
|
3.17
%
|
1.94
%
|
2.61
%
|
2.40
%
|
Portfolio Turnover Rate
|
5
%e
|
18
%
|
7
%
|
27
%
|
22
%
|
21
%
|
Loans Payable (in millions)
|
$70.0
|
$50.0
|
$50.0
|
$60.0
|
$70.0
|
$45.0
|
Asset Coverage Per $1,000 of Loans Payableh
|
$4,031
|
$4,710
|
$3,845
|
$3,687
|
$4,559
|
$5,103
|
|
a
|
Calculated based on the average number of shares of common stock outstanding during
each fiscal period.
|
b
|
During the six months ended April 30, 2025, the Fund conducted a rights offering and
issued 15,840,458
shares of common stock. The final subscription price for the rights offering was $3.25
per share
representing 90% of the Fund's NAV per share on February 19, 2025.
|
c
|
The class action proceeds listed in Note A of the Notes to Financial Statements had
no impact on the Fund's
total return for the six months ended April 30, 2025. The class action proceeds received
in 2024 and 2023
had no impact on the Fund's total return for the years ended October 31, 2024 and
2023, respectively. Had
the Fund not received class action proceeds in 2021, total return based on per share
NAV for the year
ended October 31, 2021 would have been 45.59%.
|
d
|
Total return based on per share NAV reflects the effects of changes in NAV on the
performance of the Fund
during each fiscal period. Total return based on per share market value assumes the
purchase of shares of
common stock at the market price on the first day and sale of common stock at the
market price on the last
day of the period indicated. Distributions, if any, are assumed to be reinvested at
prices obtained under the
Fund's distribution reinvestment plan. Results represent past performance and do not
indicate future results.
Current returns may be lower or higher than the performance data quoted. Investment
returns will
fluctuate and shares of common stock, when sold, may be worth more or less than original
cost.
|
e
|
Not annualized.
|
f
|
Interest expense is included in expense ratios. The annualized ratios of interest
expense to average net
assets applicable to common stockholders were:
|
Six Months
Ended
April 30,
|
Year Ended October 31,
|
||||
2025
|
2024
|
2023
|
2022
|
2021
|
2020
|
1.59%
|
1.38%
|
1.60%
|
0.76%
|
0.48%
|
0.92%
|
g
|
Annualized.
|
h
|
The asset coverage ratio is calculated by subtracting the Fund's total liabilities
and indebtedness not
represented by senior securities from the Fund's total assets, dividing the result
by the aggregate amount of
the Fund's senior securities representing indebtedness then outstanding, and then
multiplying by $1,000.
|
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|
WHAT DOES NEUBERGER BERMAN
DO WITH YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION?
|
Why?
|
Financial companies choose how they share your personal information. Federal law
gives consumers the right to limit some but not all sharing. Federal law also requires
us to tell you how we collect, share, and protect your personal information. Please
read this notice carefully to understand what we do.
|
What?
|
The types of personal information we collect and share depend on the product or
service you have with us. This information can include:
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■ Names and addresses
■ Driver’s licenses, passports, and other identification documents
■ Usernames and passwords
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|
How?
|
All financial companies need to share customers’ personal information to run their
everyday business. In the section below, we list the reasons financial companies can
share their customers’ personal information; the reasons Neuberger Berman
chooses to share; and whether you can limit this sharing.
|
Reasons we can share your personal information
|
Does Neuberger
Berman share?
|
Can you limit this sharing?
|
For our everyday business purposes—
such as to process your transactions, maintain your
account(s), respond to court orders and legal
investigations, or report to credit bureaus
|
Yes
|
No
|
For our marketing purposes—
to offer our products and services to you
|
Yes
|
No
|
For joint marketing with other financial
companies
|
No
|
We don’t share
|
For our Affiliates’ everyday business purposes—
information about your transactions and
experiences
|
Yes
|
No
|
For our Affiliates’ everyday business purposes—
information about your creditworthiness
|
No
|
We don’t share
|
For Nonaffiliates to market to you
|
No
|
We don’t share
|
Questions?
|


Who we are?
|
|
Who is providing this notice?
|
Entities within the Neuberger Berman family of companies,
mutual funds, and private investment funds.
|
What we do?
|
|
How does Neuberger Berman
protect my personal information?
|
To protect your personal information from unauthorized access
and use, we use security measures that comply with federal law
and include physical, electronic and procedural safeguards.
|
How does Neuberger Berman
collect my personal information?
|
We collect your personal information directly from you or your
representatives, for example, when you
■ seek advice about your investments
■ give us your contact or income information
■ provide account information or open an account
■ direct us to buy or sell securities, or complete other
transactions
■ visit one of our websites, portals, or other online locations
We also collect your personal information from others, such as
credit bureaus, affiliates, or other companies.
|
Why can’t I limit all sharing?
|
Federal law gives you the right to limit only:
■ sharing with Affiliates for everyday business
purposes—information about your creditworthiness
■ Affiliates from using your information to market to you
■ sharing with Nonaffiliates to market to you
State laws and individual companies may give you additional
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|
Definitions
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|
Affiliates
|
Companies related by common ownership or control. They can
be financial and nonfinancial companies.
■ Our affiliates include, but are not limited to, companies with a
Neuberger Berman name; financial companies, such as
investment advisers or broker dealers; mutual funds; and
private investment funds.
|
Nonaffiliates
|
Companies not related by common ownership or control. They
can be financial and nonfinancial companies.
■ Nonaffiliates we share with can include companies that
perform administrative services on our behalf (such as
vendors that provide data processing, transaction processing,
and printing services) or other companies such as brokers,
dealers, or counterparties in connection with servicing your
account.
|
Joint marketing
|
A formal agreement between nonaffiliated financial companies
that together market financial products or services to you.
■ Neuberger Berman doesn’t jointly market.
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but cannot be regarded as a representation of future results of the Fund. This report is prepared for the general information of stockholders and is not an offer for shares of
the Fund.


(b) |
Not applicable.
|
(a)
|
Not applicable to semi-annual reports on Form N-CSR.
|
(b)
|
Not applicable.
|
(a)
|
The complete schedule of investments for the Registrant is disclosed in the Registrant’s Semi-Annual Report, which is included in Item 1 of this Form N-CSR.
|
(b)
|
Not applicable.
|
(a)
|
Not applicable to semi-annual reports on Form N-CSR.
|
(b)
|
There have been no changes in any of the Portfolio Managers since the Registrant’s most recent annual report on Form N-CSR.
|
(a)
|
Based on an evaluation of the disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 30a-3(c) under the Act) as of a date within 90 days of the filing date of this report, the Chief Executive Officer and
President and the Treasurer and Principal Financial and Accounting Officer of the Registrant have concluded that such disclosure controls and procedures are effectively designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by the
Registrant on Form N-CSR is accumulated and communicated to the Registrant’s management to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.
|
(b)
|
There were no significant changes in the Registrant’s internal controls over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) under the Act) that occurred during the period covered by this report that have
materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the Registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.
|
(a) |
The Fund did not engage in any securities lending activity during its most recent fiscal year.
|
(b) |
The Fund did not engage in any securities lending activity and no services were provided by the securities lending agent to the Fund during its most recent fiscal year.
|
(a)(1) |
(a)(2) |
Not applicable to the Registrant.
|
(a)(3) |
(a)(4) |
Not applicable to the Registrant.
|
(a)(5) |
Not applicable to the Registrant.
|
(b) |