CHICAGO, March 26, 2026 — XA Investments LLC (XAI), a Chicago-based alternative investment management and consulting firm, announced that Lauren Michalak has joined the firm as a managing director and head of product development and strategy, leading efforts in those areas for the firm’s proprietary closed-end funds. She will also serve the firm’s interval fund… Continue reading XA Investments Appoints Lauren Michalak as Managing Director and Head of Product Development & Strategy
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FundFire: Are Interval Funds Now the Standard? And Will Redemptions Sully Them?
March 20, 2026 Tom Stabile of FundFire reports that interval funds are increasingly becoming a preferred structure for delivering alternative investments, supported by continued growth in both product development and assets, according to XA Investments research and data. Interval funds are gaining traction as a “wrapper of choice” for advisors and their clients, driven by… Continue reading FundFire: Are Interval Funds Now the Standard? And Will Redemptions Sully Them?
FundFire: Advisors Navigate Swarm of New Semi-Liquid Alts Research Tools
February 18, 2026 Tom Stabile of FundFire reports that advisors navigating the semi-liquid alts product marketplace are confronting a surge of allocation tools, benchmarks, analytics and other resources, including offerings from XA Investments. Long recognized as a specialist outfit providing data, benchmarks and trend analysis in the semi-liquid alts space, XA Investments has expanded its… Continue reading FundFire: Advisors Navigate Swarm of New Semi-Liquid Alts Research Tools
Alternatives Watch: XA Investments – Interval fund growth continues into 2026
February 9, 2026 Susan Barreto from Alternatives Watch reports that interval funds continue gaining share within the non-listed closed-end fund market, with fund counts accelerating over the past year and surpassing tender offer funds in the third quarter of 2025, according to XA Investments. As of January 31st, the non-listed CEF market totaled 311 funds… Continue reading Alternatives Watch: XA Investments – Interval fund growth continues into 2026
Ignites: Shops Ramp Up Hiring for Interval Fund Distribution
January 22, 2026 Alyson Velati from Ignites reports on how asset managers are ramping up hiring to support the expanding interval and tender offer fund market, as more traditional and alternative shops build distribution teams to compete in the wealth management channel. According to XA Investments, there were 158 interval funds and 150 tender offer… Continue reading Ignites: Shops Ramp Up Hiring for Interval Fund Distribution
9fin: New Credit Index Sheds Light on Interval Fund Leaders
January 8, 2026 Will Schmitt from 9fin reports that the launch of the XAI Interval Fund Credit IndexTM(INTVL-C) marks a significant step for private credit’s expansion into the retail investment arena. The Index, which Chicago-based XA Investments launched on January 8, tracks “more than 50 non-listed closed-end interval and tender offer funds that focus on credit.” Kimberly Flynn, President of… Continue reading 9fin: New Credit Index Sheds Light on Interval Fund Leaders
Tom McCabe Joins XA Investments as Director of Regional Sales
Supporting Distribution Growth of XAI’s Alternative Investment Funds CHICAGO, January 26, 2026 — XA Investments LLC (“XAI”), a Chicago-based alternative investment management and consulting firm, announced that Tom McCabe has joined XAI as a Director of Regional Sales. Mr. McCabe brings vast expertise in product and service offerings specifically focusing on the Registered Investment Advisor… Continue reading Tom McCabe Joins XA Investments as Director of Regional Sales
Evergreen fund assets hit $233bn following record 2025
By Kimberly Flynn, CFAPresident, XA InvestmentsJanuary X, 2026 The interval and tender offer fund market continued its upward trajectory in 2025, reaching a new high with 308 total funds and $233 billion in net assets as of 12/31/25 ($275 billion in total managed assets inclusive of leverage). Market-wide net assets increased by $61 billionover the… Continue reading Evergreen fund assets hit $233bn following record 2025
XA Investments Reports Record Growth in 2025 in its Fourth Quarter 2025 Market Update
Interval and Tender Offer Fund Market Reaches New Milestones, See Interval Fund Dominanceand Shift Toward Greater Investor Accessibility CHICAGO, January 15, 2025 – XA Investments LLC (“XAI”), an alternative investment management andconsulting firm, announced the publication of its latest research report, the XAI Non-Listed ClosedEnd Fund Fourth Quarter 2025 Market Update. The report covers interval… Continue reading XA Investments Reports Record Growth in 2025 in its Fourth Quarter 2025 Market Update
Ignites: Traditional Asset Managers Flood the Interval Fund Market
January 9, 2026 Brian Ponte reports on the surge of traditional asset managers entering the interval fund market, using their vast distribution networks to compete with incumbent alternative managers in the race to bring private market assets to retail investors. After an acceleration in registrations in 2024, 2025 shaped up as the year of execution,… Continue reading Ignites: Traditional Asset Managers Flood the Interval Fund Market