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DST Insights

Editorial analysis and commentary on the Delaware Statutory Trust market — trends, structural shifts, and what they mean for investors evaluating replacement property.

• DST Fee Load: What the Headline Number Doesn't Tell You

  A DST's stated fee percentage is incomplete information. Understanding the four buckets and acquisition basis changes the decision entirely.

• DST Fees Decoded: What Investors Are Actually Paying

  DST fee loads have four distinct buckets, and headline percentages obscure the real cost. Here is how to read them correctly before committing capital.

• DST Fee Loads: What the Headline Number Misses

  A DST's stated fee percentage is incomplete data. Here's how to decompose the load and decide whether acquisition basis changes the math.

• DST Fees: What Investors Are Actually Paying and How to Evaluate It

  Fee load alone does not determine DST value. Where a sponsor acquired the asset matters as much as what they charge. Here is the decision framework.