CBRE Global Real Estate Income Fund (NYSE: IGR) Declares Monthly Distributions for January, February and March and Announces a Webinar with Portfolio Management

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CBRE Global Real Estate Income Fund (NYSE: IGR) has declared monthly distributions of $0.06 per share for January, February, and March 2025, totaling $0.18 per share. The Fund's current annualized distribution rate is 14.6% based on the closing market price of $4.92 and 14.5% based on NAV of $4.98 as of January 8, 2025.

The Fund's distribution sources for the period from January to March 2025 are estimated as: 13% from net investment income, 1% from net realized short-term capital gains, 3% from net realized long-term capital gains, and 83% from return of capital. The Fund's cumulative total return for 2024 was -6.50%, with an average annual total return of 1.52% for the five-year period from 2020 to 2024.

The portfolio management team will host an online webinar on February 11, 2025, at 4:00 p.m. ET to provide updates on the portfolio, market conditions, and outlook.

Positive

• Monthly distribution maintained at $0.06 per share
• High current annualized distribution rate of 14.6% based on market price
• Assets under management of $142.5 billion as of September 30, 2024

Negative

• Negative cumulative total return of -6.50% in 2024
• Low average annual total return of 1.52% over five years (2020-2024)
• 83% of distributions classified as return of capital
• NAV declined from $6.20 to $5.10 in 2024 (-17.74%)

Insights

Financial Analyst

The Fund's declaration of $0.06 monthly distributions ($0.18 total) for Q1 2025 maintains its previous distribution level, offering a substantial 14.6% yield based on current market price. However, the distribution quality is concerning - only 13% comes from net investment income, with a worrying 83% classified as return of capital. This suggests the distribution may not be sustainable long-term.

The Fund's performance metrics are troubling, with a -6.50% cumulative total return in 2024 and a modest 1.52% five-year average annual return. The NAV has declined significantly from its IPO price of $15.00 to $5.10, indicating substantial value erosion over time. This pattern of NAV decline while maintaining high distributions often signals a potentially unsustainable distribution policy.

REIT Investment Specialist

The Fund's substantial reliance on return of capital (83% of distributions) rather than actual income or gains is a red flag for REIT fund management. With only 13% of distributions coming from net investment income and 4% from capital gains, the fund is essentially returning investors' own capital rather than generating real returns from its REIT investments.

The historical NAV trend shows consistent value deterioration, dropping from $22.78 in 2006 to current $5.10. This persistent decline, coupled with CBRE's $142.5 billion AUM backing, suggests structural issues in the fund's investment strategy rather than just market conditions. The high distribution rate appears to be masking underlying performance issues.

PHILADELPHIA--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- The Board of Trustees of the CBRE Global Real Estate Income Fund (NYSE: IGR) (the “Fund”) has declared three distributions of $0.06 per share for the months of January, February and March 2025 ($0.18 per share in total).

The following dates apply:

		Declaration Date		Ex-Dividend Date		Record Date		Payable Date
January 2025		01-10-2025		01-21-2025		01-21-2025		01-31-2025
February 2025		01-10-2025		02-20-2025		02-20-2025		02-28-2025
March 2025		01-10-2025		03-20-2025		03-20-2025		03-31-2025

The portfolio management team will host an online webinar on Tuesday, February 11, 2025 at 4:00 p.m. ET. During the webinar the team will provide an update on the portfolio, market conditions, and their market outlook.

Please register for the webinar in advance by clicking on the registration link directly below or by visiting the Fund’s website www.cbreim.com/igr.

WEBINAR REGISTRATION - Zoom

IGR’s current annualized distribution rate is 14.6% based on the closing market price of $4.92 on January 8, 2025, and 14.5% based on a closing NAV of $4.98 as of the same date.

Future earnings of the Fund cannot be guaranteed, and the Fund’s distribution policy is subject to change. For more information on the Fund, please visit www.cbreim.com/igr.

The Fund’s monthly distribution is set by its Board of Trustees. The Board reviews the Fund’s distribution on a quarterly basis in view of its net investment income, realized and unrealized gains, and other net unrealized appreciation or income expected during the remainder of the year. The Fund strives to establish a level monthly distribution that, over the course of the year, will serve to distribute an amount closely approximating the Fund’s net investment income and net realized capital gains during the year.

CBRE Global Real Estate Income Fund is a closed-end fund, which is traded on the New York Stock Exchange and invests primarily in real estate securities. Holdings are subject to change. Past performance is no guarantee of future results.

For the period from January 1, 2025, to March 31, 2025, the Fund has made or declared three (3) regular monthly distributions totaling $0.18 per share. The sources of the distribution declared for each month and the full period from January 1, 2025, to March 31, 2025, are estimated as follows:

Estimated Source of Distributions:
Distribution		Estimated Allocations
		Net Investment Income	Net Realized Short-Term Capital Gains	Net Realized Long-Term Capital Gains	Return of Capital
Monthly	$0.06	$0.008 (13%)	$0.000 (1%)	$0.002 (3%)	$0.050 (83%)
Period: 01/01/2025 - 03/31/2025	$0.18	$0.024 (13%)	$0.001 (1%)	$0.006 (3%)	$0.149 (83%)

The allocations reported in this notice are only estimates and are not provided for tax reporting purposes. The actual allocations will depend on the Fund’s investment experience during the remainder of its fiscal year and will not be finalized until after year-end. In addition, the allocations reported to shareholders for tax reporting purposes will also reflect adjustments required under applicable tax regulations. Some of these tax adjustments are significant, and amounts reported to you for tax reporting may be substantially different than those presented in this notice. SHAREHOLDERS WILL BE SENT A FORM 1099-DIV FOR THE CALENDAR YEAR INDICATING HOW TO REPORT FUND DISTRIBUTIONS FOR FEDERAL INCOME TAX PURPOSES.

The estimated allocations presented above are based on the Fund’s monthly calculation of its year-to-date net investment income, capital gains and returns of capital. The Fund’s investment income is mainly comprised of distributions received from the real estate investment trusts (REITs) and other companies in which it invests. “Net investment income” refers to the Fund’s investment income offset by its expenditures, which include the fees paid to the investment adviser and other service providers. “Net realized capital gains” represents the aggregation of the capital gains and losses realized by the Fund from its purchase and sale of investment securities during the year-to-date period. Short-term capital gains are those arising from the sale of securities held by the Fund for less than one year. Long-term capital gains are those arising from the sale of securities held by the Fund for a year or more. The amount of net realized capital gains may also be offset by capital losses realized in prior years. Adjustments to net investment income are made based on the character of distributions received by the Fund. A portion of the distributions the Fund receives from REITs will be characterized by the REITs as capital gains or returns of capital. Because REITs often reclassify the distributions they make, the Fund does not know the ultimate character of these distributions at the time they are received, so the Fund estimates the character based on historical information. The Fund’s net investment income is reduced by the amounts characterized by the REITs as capital gains and returns of capital. Amounts characterized by the REITs as capital gains are added to the Fund’s net realized capital gains. Amounts characterized by the REITs as return of capital are classified as such by the Fund.

The Fund estimates that it has distributed more than its net investment income and net realized capital gains; therefore, a portion of your distribution may be a return of capital. A return of capital may occur, for example, when some or all the money that you invested in the Fund is paid back to you. A return of capital distribution does not necessarily reflect the Fund’s investment performance and should not be confused with “yield” or “income”.

Shareholders should not draw any conclusions about the Fund’s investment performance from the amount of this distribution or from the terms of the Fund’s managed distribution policy. The performance and distribution rate information disclosed in the table below is based on the Fund’s net asset value (“NAV”). The Fund’s NAV is calculated as the total market value of all the securities and other assets held by the Fund minus the total value of its liabilities. Performance figures are not meant to represent individual shareholder performance. The value of a shareholder’s investment in the Fund is determined by the market price of the Fund’s shares.

The Fund’s Cumulative Total Return for fiscal year 2024 (January 1, 2024 through December 31, 2024) is set forth below. Shareholders should take note of the relationship between the Cumulative Total Return and the Fund’s Cumulative Distribution Rate for 2024, as well as its Current Annualized Distribution Rate. Moreover, the Fund’s Average Annual Total Return for the preceding five-year period (January 1, 2020 through December 31, 2024) is set forth below. Shareholders should take note of the relationship between the Fund’s Average Annual Total Return and its Average Annual Distribution Rate for the preceding five-year period.

Fund Performance and Distribution Rate Information:

For the Period 01/01/2024 to 12/31/2024
Cumulative Total Return1	-6.50%
Cumulative Distribution Rate2	14.12%
Preceding Five-Year Period 01/01/2020 to 12/31/2024
Average Annual Total Return3	1.52%
Average Annual Distribution Rate4	9.63%
Current Annualized Distribution Rate5	14.12%

1		Cumulative Total Return is the percentage change in the Fund’s NAV over the year-to-date time period including distributions paid and assuming reinvestment of those distributions.
2		Cumulative Distribution Rate for fiscal year 2024 (January 1, 2024 through December 31, 2024) is determined by dividing the dollar value of distributions in the period by the Fund’s NAV as of December 31, 2024.
3		Average Annual Total Return represents the simple arithmetic average of the Annual Total Returns of the Fund for the preceding five-year period. Annual Total Return is the percentage change in the Fund’s NAV over a year including distributions paid and assuming reinvestment of those distributions.
4		Average Annual Distribution Rate is the simple arithmetic average of the Annual Distribution Rates for the preceding five-year period. The Annual Distribution Rates are calculated by taking the total distributions paid during the period divided by average daily NAV for the period.
5		The Current Annualized Distribution Rate is the current monthly distribution rate annualized as a percentage of the Fund’s NAV as of December 31, 2024.

Please refer to the chart below for information about the Fund’s historical NAVs, change in NAVs, total returns, and distributions paid.

		Average Daily NAV for Period		End of Period NAV Per Share		Change in NAV		Annualized Total Returns		Distribution Rate4		Level Distributions Paid		Special Distributions Paid		Total Distributions Paid
IPO				$15.00
20041		$14.39		$17.46		16.40%		28.20%		5.77%		$0.75		$0.08		$0.83
2005		$16.81		$17.23		-1.32%		8.13%		8.75%		$1.29		$0.18		$1.47
2006		$20.27		$22.78		32.21%		53.42%		16.13%		$1.38		$1.89		$3.27
2007		$21.67		$16.16		-29.06%		-15.82%		14.86%		$1.38		$1.84		$3.22
2008		$11.97		$ 5.63		-65.16%		-61.14%		10.36%		$1.24		$ -		$1.24
2009		$ 5.82		$ 7.51		33.39%		46.79%		9.28%		$0.54		$ -		$0.54
2010		$ 7.82		$ 8.58		14.25%		22.41%		6.91%		$0.54		$ -		$0.54
2011		$ 8.60		$ 8.14		-5.13%		0.94%		6.28%		$0.54		$ -		$0.54
2012		$ 8.99		$ 9.48		16.46%		24.15%		6.47%		$0.54		$0.042		$0.582
2013		$ 9.57		$ 9.04		-4.64%		0.91%		5.64%		$0.54		$ -		$0.54
2014		$ 9.77		$ 10.16		12.39%		18.73%		5.52%		$0.54		$ -		$0.54
2015		$ 9.67		$ 9.04		-11.02%		-5.57%		5.89%		$0.57		$ -		$0.57
2016		$ 9.11		$ 8.65		-4.31%		2.17%		6.58%		$0.60		$ -		$0.60
2017		$ 8.75		$ 8.99		3.93%		11.29%		6.85%		$0.60		$ -		$0.60
2018		$ 8.36		$ 7.55		-16.02%		-9.75%		7.18%		$0.60		$ -		$0.60
2019		$ 8.62		$ 8.86		17.35%		25.79%		6.96%		$0.60		$ -		$0.60
2020		$ 7.51		$ 8.11		-8.47%		-0.60%		7.99%		$0.60		$ -		$0.60
2021		$ 9.26		$ 10.48		29.22%		37.95%		6.48%		$0.60		$ -		$0.60
2022		$ 7.89		$ 6.31		-39.79%		-33.96%		8.87%		$0.70		$ -		$0.70
2023		$ 5.92		$ 6.20		-1.74%		11.06%		12.16%		$0.72		$ -		$0.72
20242		$ 5.68		$ 5.10		-17.74%		-6.50%		12.67%		$0.72		$ -		$0.72
Average3								7.61%		8.52%

Since Inception Annualized Total Return 3.75%

1		Figures for 2004 are from February 24, 2004, the Fund’s inception date.
2		2024 figures are for the full year January 1, 2024 through December 31, 2024.
3		Average calculated on number of months and years since inception. The Fund’s inception date was February 24, 2004.
4		Distribution rate calculated by taking the total distributions paid within the period divided by average daily NAV for the period.

Sources: NAV per share amounts and annualized total returns are published in the Fund’s audited annual reports for the respective year.

About CBRE Investment Management
CBRE Investment Management is a leading global real assets investment management firm with $142.5 billion in assets under management* as of September 30, 2024 operating in more than 30 offices and 20 countries around the world. Through its investor-operator culture, the firm seeks to deliver sustainable investment solutions across real assets categories, geographies, risk profiles and execution formats so that its clients, people, and communities thrive. CBRE Investment Management Listed Real Assets LLC is a separately registered investment adviser within CBRE Investment Management that specializes in the management of global listed real assets solutions.

CBRE Investment Management is an independently operated affiliate of CBRE Group, Inc. (NYSE:CBRE), the world’s largest commercial real estate services and investment firm (based on 2023 revenue). CBRE has more than 130,000 employees (including Turner & Townsend employees) serving clients in more than 100 countries. CBRE Investment Management harnesses CBRE’s data and market insights, investment sourcing and other resources for the benefit of its clients. For more information about CBRE Investment Management, please visit www.cbreim.com.

*Assets under management (AUM) refers to the fair market value of real assets-related investments with respect to which CBRE Investment Management provides, on a global basis, oversight, investment management services and other advice and which generally consist of investments in real assets; equity in funds and joint ventures; securities portfolios; operating companies and real assets-related loans. This AUM is intended principally to reflect the extent of CBRE Investment Management’s presence in the global real assets market, and its calculation of AUM may differ from the calculations of other asset managers and from its calculation of regulatory assets under management for purposes of certain regulatory filings.

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Source: CBRE Global Real Estate Income Fund

FAQ

What is IGR's monthly distribution amount for Q1 2025?

IGR declared monthly distributions of $0.06 per share for January, February, and March 2025, totaling $0.18 per share for the quarter.

What is IGR's current distribution yield as of January 2025?

IGR's annualized distribution rate is 14.6% based on the closing market price of $4.92 and 14.5% based on NAV of $4.98 as of January 8, 2025.

How much of IGR's Q1 2025 distribution is return of capital?

83% of IGR's distributions for Q1 2025 are estimated to be return of capital, with only 13% from net investment income.

What was IGR's performance in 2024?

IGR had a negative cumulative total return of -6.50% in 2024, with NAV declining from $6.20 to $5.10 (-17.74%).

When is IGR's next portfolio management webinar?

IGR's portfolio management team will host an online webinar on Tuesday, February 11, 2025, at 4:00 p.m. ET.