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Top private funds

Private funds with the highest preferred return

Private funds ranked by stated preferred return rate. Higher pref means LPs hit return-of-capital plus an annual yield before any GP promote kicks in.

Rank
Fund
Sponsor
Asset class
Vintage
Pref
Composite
1
UC Asset LP (UCASU)
UC Asset
Residential RE
2015
100.0%
26
2
CapRocq Core REIT, Inc.
CapRocq
Residential RE
2016
100.0%
3
TUSCAN GARDENS SENIOR LIVING COMMUNITIES, INC.
Tuscan Gardens
Residential RE
2007
100.0%
4
NV REIT LLC
Neighborhood Ventures
Residential RE
2012
80.0%
64
5
EvolveX Equity Fund LLC
EvolveX Capital
Residential RE
2018
80.0%
6
FrontView REIT, Inc.
FrontView
Commercial RE
2023
80.0%
7
RealtyMogul Income REIT, LLC
RealtyMogul
Residential RE
2015
75.0%
59
8
MogulREIT II, Inc.
RealtyMogul
Residential RE
2015
75.0%
58
9
RealtyMogul Apartment Growth REIT, Inc.
RealtyMogul
Residential RE
2014
75.0%
57
10
MogulREIT I, LLC
RealtyMogul
Residential RE
2021
75.0%
55
11
Arrived Seattle Fund, LLC
Arrived Fund Manager, LLC
Residential RE
2021
75.0%
53
12
Birgo Reiturn Fund Manager LLC
Birgo Capital
Residential RE
2015
75.0%
45
13
Nico Echo Park, Benefit Corp
Nico Asset Management LLC
Residential RE
2019
75.0%
44
14
Reitless Impact Income Strategies LLC
North Capital, Inc.
Residential RE
2020
75.0%
36
15
Platform Ventures Diversified Housing REIT, LLC
PVDH Manager, LLC
Residential RE
2018
75.0%
34
16
FUNDRISE GROWTH EREIT VII, LLC
Fundrise Advisors, LLC
Residential RE
2021
75.0%
30
17
Fundrise Income eREIT VI, LLC
Fundrise Advisors, LLC
Residential RE
2021
75.0%
29
18
Fundrise Growth eREIT V, LLC
Fundrise Advisors, LLC
Residential RE
2021
75.0%
28
19
Fundrise Income eREIT V, LLC
Fundrise Advisors, LLC
Residential RE
2021
75.0%
28
20
Fundrise Growth eREIT 2019, LLC
Fundrise Advisors, LLC
Residential RE
2019
75.0%
26
21
Fundrise Income eREIT III, LLC
Fundrise Advisors, LLC
Residential RE
2019
75.0%
26
22
FUNDRISE BALANCED EREIT II, LLC
Fundrise Advisors, LLC
Residential RE
2018
75.0%
26
23
Fundrise Income eREIT 2019, LLC
Fundrise Advisors, LLC
Residential RE
2019
75.0%
25
24
Fundrise Growth eREIT III, LLC
Fundrise Advisors, LLC
Residential RE
2021
75.0%
24
25
Fundrise Growth eREIT VI, LLC
Fundrise Advisors, LLC
Residential RE
2020
75.0%
23

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Top private funds by LP-favorability
Highest-scoring private funds across every asset class — ranked by Waterfalls composite LP-favorability score.
Most LP-favorable private funds (highest LP take)
Private funds where the LP captures the highest share of every gross-proceeds dollar in a standard 1.75x exit scenario.
Private funds with the lowest fee drag
Lightest fee load on LP returns. Lower fee drag = more of the fund's gross profit reaching the LP.
Private funds with the strongest GP-LP alignment
GPs with skin in the game — meaningful capital commitment, clawback provisions, promote-heavy compensation. Ranked by Waterfalls alignment dimension.
Top real estate debt funds
Highest-scoring private real-estate debt and mortgage funds. Senior debt origination, mezzanine, and bridge lending strategies.
Top multifamily / apartment private funds
Highest-scoring multifamily private funds — institutional and middle-market apartment plays — by Waterfalls composite LP-favorability score.

Ranked by manager

Largest private fund managers by fund count
Sponsors with the deepest bench — fund managers with the most distinct private funds tracked on Waterfalls. Volume signals platform scale and franchise depth.
Most LP-favorable private fund managers
Sponsors whose funds, on average, score highest on Waterfalls composite LP-favorability. Aggregated across every scored fund in the family.
Private fund managers with the lowest fee drag
Sponsors who run the lightest fee load across their fund families. Averaged across every scored fund — a structural signal of the manager's pricing philosophy.
Private fund managers with the strongest GP-LP alignment
Sponsors whose funds consistently put GP skin-in-the-game — meaningful co-invest commitments, clawback provisions, promote-heavy comp. Aggregated across the family.