Skip to content
Friday, October 23, 2026 · Today’s edition, 6:30 a.m. ETFri, Oct 23 · 6:30 a.m. editionSign inMy Desk 0EditionsSign in

Interval funds drive Cerulli's $2 trillion advisor private-markets forecast

The forecast puts the semi-liquid fund at the center of advisor allocations, even as the vehicle absorbs repricing pressure.

At a glance

  1. Blue Vault Partners reported the research.
  2. The forecast arrives while the interval fund absorbs repricing pressure.
  3. If Cerulli is right, the vehicle is the mechanism that carries advisors' money into private credit, real estate, and infrastructure, reconciling client demand for liquidity with portfolios that cannot offer it daily.

Cerulli expects advisor allocations to private markets to grow by an additional $2 trillion over the next five years, crediting interval funds, expanded access, and client demand. Blue Vault Partners reported the research.

The forecast arrives while the interval fund absorbs repricing pressure. Interval Fund Daily has covered BCRED's fourth straight quarterly NAV decline and a redemption queue that keeps growing. Apollo has set a $150 billion private wealth target, with semi-liquid funds at its core. The pitch is being tested, but the forecast says advisors keep buying.

That growth centers on the interval fund. If Cerulli is right, the vehicle is the mechanism that carries advisors' money into private credit, real estate, and infrastructure, reconciling client demand for liquidity with portfolios that cannot offer it daily. Lower NAVs are straining that match. Whether repricing slows adoption or merely changes its timing, Cerulli bets the vehicle wins. The money is projected to arrive even as the ride gets bumpy.

Reported by the Who's investing desk from Blue Vault Partners and Interval Fund Daily. Published . Corrections

Related

Interval Funds

Apollo's daily-pricing push reshapes the semi-liquid pitch

Daily marks would change how advisers read private credit, without changing the redemption queue that defines the wrapper.

Interval Funds

Apollo pushes daily pricing for private credit funds

A daily NAV on assets that don't trade is the next adviser-access test for the semi-liquid wrapper.

Interval Funds

MLEND portfolio build outpaces its public offering

Blue Vault sees Monroe Capital's nontraded BDC investing faster than its public offering can sell shares, a test for semi-liquid distribution.

Interval Funds

The early-money edge in evergreen secondaries

The first investors into an evergreen secondary fund capture a discount lift that dilutes quickly as assets grow.

Interval Funds

Stretched equity valuations push advisors to semiliquid funds

Wealth managers are leaning on expensive stocks to pitch semiliquid funds.

Interval Fund Dailyfrom Private Wealth Daily

Redemption windows, new launches, fees and terms. Weekdays at 7:35 a.m. ET.

Free. Weekday mornings. Unsubscribe from any edition in one click.

From other sections