Franklin BSP Realty Trust, Inc. 7.50% Series E Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock

Franklin BSP Realty Trust, Inc. operates as a real estate finance company. The company is headquartered in New York City, New York. The company went IPO on 2021-10-19. The firm primarily originates, acquires, and manages a diversified portfolio of commercial real estate debt investments secured by properties located within and outside the United States. Its investment objective is to provide its common shareholders attractive, risk-adjusted returns through a stable dividend and capital growth. The company operates through four segments: the real estate debt business, the real estate securities business, the commercial real estate conduit business and the real estate-owned business. The firm invests in commercial real estate debt investments, which include first mortgage loans, subordinated mortgage loans, mezzanine loans and participations in such loans. The company also originates conduit loans that intend to sell through its taxable REIT subsidiary (TRS) into commercial mortgage-backed securities securitization transactions. The investment advisor of the Company is Benefit Street Partners L.L.C.