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Steady. Reliable. Trustworthy.

Grainfield invests in quality, productive Midwest farmland, a unique asset class that historically has delivered competitive returns with low volatility and few drawdowns.

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The Case for Farmland

 

Why investors are allocating capital to farmland

  • Repeated periods of public market volatility – often combined with subpar equity returns – have prompted investors to consider alternatives and real assets to strengthen portfolios.

  • Farmland returns compare favorably with equity returns over a variety of time periods – but with far less volatility, meaning fewer and much shallower drawdowns.

  • Farmland exhibits very low correlation with equities, and optimization models consistently show its potential to improve the risk-adjusted returns of traditional stock/bond portfolios.

  • Farmland is positively correlated with inflation and is a reliable hedge against rising prices.

  • Strong macro tailwinds – world population growth, expanding incomes and improving diets, loss of agricultural land, technological advances, etc. – create a compelling case for higher land values.

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The Grainfield Advantage

 

We enjoy an exclusive and proprietary partnership with Hertz Farm Management, one of the leading farm management firms in North America. 

 

This partnership allows us to leverage Hertz’s on-the-ground team and wide network of relationships across the Corn Belt to uncover attractive land sourcing opportunities, work with top farm managers and producers, and take advantage expert land appraisal and brokerage services.

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Hertz Farm Management at a glance:

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  • Founded in 1946 in central Iowa, Hertz is approaching its 80th anniversary.

  • 90+ licensed land brokers, appraisers, and Accredited Farm Managers in 14 offices across the Midwest, focused on Iowa and Illinois.

  • Oversees 650,000+ acres of farmland with an estimated market value exceeding $7 billion.

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​Dan O’Neil

Grainfield Capital Management, LLC

Dan.ONeil@Grainfield.ag

847.772.0374

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General

The information contained in this document is confidential, privileged and only for the information of the intended recipient and may not be used, published or redistributed without the prior written consent of Grainfield Capital Management, LLC (“Grainfield”).

 

This material is not intended to be relied upon as a forecast, research or investment advice, and is not a recommendation, offer or solicitation to buy or sell any securities or to adopt any investment strategy.The information and opinions on this website have been prepared in good faith and are derived from proprietary and non-proprietary sources deemed by Grainfield to be reliable, but no representations are made as to the accuracy or completeness of any such information, opinions, sources, and data.Performance figures have not been audited by an independent public accounting firm.There is no guarantee that any forecasts made will come to pass.Any investments named within this material may not necessarily be held in any partnerships/accounts managed by Grainfield.Farmland properties described in this document are assets owned by Grainfield Partners I, LLP, the predecessor to Grainfield Partners II, LLP (the “Partnership”).These descriptions are for illustration purposes only, depicting the types of assets that Grainfield may seek to acquire for the Partnership, consistent with the Partnership’s primary investment strategy.None of the illustrated investments actually will be acquired by the Partnership, nor are they representative of any actual or hypothetical portfolio. Reliance upon information in this material is at the sole discretion of the reader. Grainfield Capital Management, LLC, its affiliates, directors, employees and agents cannot be held liable for the use of and reliance of the opinions, estimates, forecasts and findings in these documents.

Past investment performance is not indicative of future performance.Returns will depend on numerous factors that are subject to uncertainty.Investment involves risk, including loss of principal.The value of investments and the income from them can fall as well as rise and is not guaranteed.

 

A Word on Risk

Investing involves risk; principal loss is possible.  Alternative investments, including U.S. farmland, may be illiquid, there may be no liquid secondary market or ready purchasers for such assets, they may not be required to provide periodic pricing or valuation information to investors, there may be delays in distributing tax information to investors, they are not subject to the same regulatory requirements as other types of pooled investment vehicles, and they may be subject to high fees and expenses, which will reduce profits.  Alternative investments are not suitable for all investors and should not constitute an entire investment program. Investors may lose all or substantially all of the capital invested.  The historical returns achieved by alternative asset vehicles is not a prediction of future performance or a guarantee of future results, and there can be no assurance that comparable returns will be achieved by any strategy.  Farmland investments are less developed, more illiquid, and less transparent compared to traditional asset classes.  Investments will be subject to risks generally associated with the ownership of real estate-related assets, including changes in economic conditions, currency values, environmental risks, the cost of and ability to obtain insurance, risks related to leasing of properties, fluctuations in property values, higher expenses or lower income than expected, currency movement risks, and potential weather and environmental problems and liabilities.

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