U.S. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

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FORM N-CSR

CERTIFIED SHAREHOLDER REPORT
OF REGISTERED MANAGEMENT
INVESTMENT COMPANY

Investment Company Act File Number 811-23482

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KEYSTONE PRIVATE INCOME FUND
(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)

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c/o UMB Fund Services, Inc.
235 West Galena Street
Milwaukee, WI 53212
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)

John Earl
60 East South Temple, Suite 2100
Salt Lake City, UT 8411
(Name and address of agent for service)

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Registrant’s Telephone Number, including Area Code: 1-888-332-3320

Date of fiscal year end: September 30

Date of reporting period: March 31, 2025

Form N-CSR is to be used by management investment companies to file reports with the Commission not later than 10 days after the transmission to stockholders of any report that is required to be transmitted to stockholders under Rule 30e-1 under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (17 CFR 270.30e-1). The Commission may use the information provided on Form N-CSR in its regulatory, disclosure review, inspection, and policymaking roles.

A registrant is required to disclose the information specified by Form N-CSR, and the Commission will make this information public. A registrant is not required to respond to the collection of information contained in Form N-CSR unless the Form displays a currently valid Office of Management and Budget (“OMB”) control number. Please direct comments concerning the accuracy of the information collection burden estimate and any suggestions for reducing the burden to Secretary, Securities and Exchange Commission, 100 F Street, NE, Washington, DC 20549-1090. The OMB has reviewed this collection of information under the clearance requirements of 44 U.S.C. § 3507.

  

 

Item 1.       Report to Shareholders

(a)

KEYSTONE PRIVATE INCOME FUND

   

Semi-Annual Report

For the Six Months Ended March 31, 2025 (Unaudited)

 

Keystone Private Income Fund

Table of Contents

For the Six Months Ended March 31, 2025 (Unaudited)

Schedule of Investments

 

2-8

Summary of Investments

 

9

Statement of Assets and Liabilities

 

10-11

Statement of Operations

 

12

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

 

13-14

Statement of Cash Flows

 

15

Financial Highlights

 

16-25

Notes to Financial Statements

 

26-35

Other Information

 

36

1

Keystone Private Income Fund

Schedule of Investments

March 31, 2025 (Unaudited)

Principal
Amount

     

Footnotes

 

Coupon
Rate

 

Maturity
Date

 

Original
Acquisition
Date

 

Cost

 

Fair Value

 

   

Private Credit — 112.6%

 

1,2

             

 

   

 

 

 

   

Corporate Finance — 19.0%

                 

 

   

 

 

$

13,316,279

 

BluRoc Intermediate, LLC

     

18.00%

 

7/25/2025

 

7/25/2024

 

$

13,316,279

 

$

13,512,458

 

22,271,487

 

Car Wash Holdco, LLC

     

15.00%

 

10/7/2025

 

9/16/2024

 

 

22,271,487

 

 

22,238,255

 

71,934,763

 

FilmRise Acquisitions, LLC

     

15.00%

 

12/19/2026

 

7/1/2020

 

 

71,934,763

 

 

73,659,211

 

12,907,904

 

FVP Funding I, LLC

     

12.00%

 

2/6/2027

 

2/7/2022

 

 

12,907,904

 

 

12,986,057

 

24,543,030

 

FVP Funding II, LLC

     

12.00%

 

10/12/2027

 

10/12/2022

 

 

24,543,030

 

 

25,617,367

 

13,800,000

 

Hall Labs, LLC

 

4

 

14.50%

 

6/30/2024

 

8/11/2021

 

 

13,800,000

 

 

10,117,038

 

11,194,875

 

iApartments, Inc.

 

3,6

 

10.53% (Prime + 2.25%) + 6.00% PIK

 

5/18/2030

 

5/18/2023

 

 

11,194,875

 

 

11,488,785

 

14,034,985

 

Loop Inc.

     

8.00%

 

6/14/2025

 

5/17/2022

 

 

14,034,985

 

 

10,693,967

 

73,500,000

 

MV Cruise Offshore Holdings Ltd.

     

12.00%

 

11/22/2027

 

7/3/2024

 

 

73,500,000

 

 

73,500,000

 

12,354,762

 

Onward Partners, LLC

 

4

 

15.00%

 

6/17/2026

 

6/18/2021

 

 

12,354,762

 

 

3,745,285

 

34,000,000

 

OP PPR Sub-Holdco 1, LLC

     

10.00%

 

2/14/2026

 

2/14/2025

 

 

34,000,000

 

 

34,000,000

 

10,000,000

 

Vantage Borrower SPV, LLC

 

4,5

 

11.00%

 

5/31/2024

 

3/7/2022

 

 

10,000,000

 

 

6,363,347

 

3,050,000

 

Way.com, Inc.

     

12.00%

 

3/6/2026

 

3/1/2023

 

 

3,050,000

 

 

3,050,000

 

                       

 

316,908,085

 

 

300,971,770

 

   

Equipment Leasing — 23.1%

                 

 

   

 

 

 

574,202

 

Agility Auto Parts Inc.

     

12.50%

 

7/1/2026

 

6/12/2024

 

 

574,202

 

 

574,202

 

130,772

 

Agility Auto Parts Inc.

     

12.50%

 

4/1/2027

 

1/22/2025

 

 

130,772

 

 

130,772

 

725,588

 

Airport Van Rental, Inc.

     

12.50%

 

10/1/2026

 

7/23/2024

 

 

725,588

 

 

725,588

 

404,464

 

Arcade Silverado JV LLC

     

12.50%

 

12/1/2026

 

4/25/2024

 

 

404,464

 

 

404,464

 

442,541

 

Avensis Energy Services, LLC

     

12.50%

 

9/1/2026

 

12/4/2023

 

 

442,541

 

 

442,541

 

352,268

 

Blew Bayou Services LLC

     

14.50%

 

5/1/2025

 

10/28/2022

 

 

352,268

 

 

352,268

 

2,508,900

 

BluRoc-Onset

     

12.50%

 

4/1/2028

 

2/12/2025

 

 

2,508,900

 

 

2,508,900

 

2,183,749

 

BluRoc Mat Financing Draw 1

     

17.90%

 

6/5/2027

 

11/14/2024

 

 

2,183,749

 

 

2,183,749

 

4,607,950

 

BluRoc Mat Financing Draw 2

     

17.90%

 

8/5/2027

 

1/8/2025

 

 

4,607,950

 

 

4,607,950

 

2,947,730

 

BluRoc Mat Financing Draw 3

     

17.90%

 

9/5/2027

 

2/25/2025

 

 

2,947,730

 

 

2,947,730

 

7,041,509

 

Canopy Service Partners, LLC

     

12.30%

 

5/1/2028

 

10/15/2024

 

 

7,041,509

 

 

6,986,788

 

421,494

 

Car Wash Holdco, LLC

     

17.90%

 

1/1/2028

 

1/29/2025

 

 

421,494

 

 

421,494

 

21,160,076

 

Carnaby FA, LLC

 

7

 

21.94%

 

6/1/2027

 

4/26/2024

 

 

21,160,076

 

 

21,160,076

 

36,493,012

 

Carnaby FA, LLC

 

7

 

31.46%

 

12/1/2025

 

11/27/2024

 

 

36,493,012

 

 

36,493,012

 

40,000,000

 

Carnaby Inventory IV, LLC

 

7

 

37.85%

 

2/1/2026

 

1/16/2025

 

 

40,000,000

 

 

40,000,000

 

20,000,000

 

Carnaby Inventory IV, LLC

 

7

 

50.35%

 

12/1/2025

 

3/10/2025

 

 

20,000,000

 

 

20,000,000

 

57,638

 

Cashman Photo Enterprises of Nevada, Inc.

     

12.50%

 

4/1/2026

 

9/5/2023

 

 

57,638

 

 

57,638

 

103,549

 

Diesel Displays & Interiors, LLCs

     

12.50%

 

1/1/2026

 

11/30/2023

 

 

103,549

 

 

103,549

 

3,016,668

 

Eagle Highwall Mining Systems,
LLC

     

14.00%

 

4/1/2027

 

9/29/2023

 

 

3,016,668

 

 

3,016,668

 

941,767

 

Enson Group, Inc. 002

     

12.50%

 

1/1/2027

 

10/29/2024

 

 

941,767

 

 

941,767

 

241,094

 

EOS Fitness Opco Holdings,
LLC

     

13.00%

 

3/1/2027

 

9/30/2024

 

 

241,094

 

 

241,094

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

2

Keystone Private Income Fund

Schedule of Investments

March 31, 2025 (Unaudited) (continued)

Principal
Amount

     

Footnotes

 

Coupon
Rate

 

Maturity
Date

 

Original
Acquisition
Date

 

Cost

 

Fair Value

 

   

Private Credit — 112.6% (continued)

         

 

   

 

 

 

   

Equipment Leasing — 23.1% (continued)

         

 

   

 

 

$

1,305,291

 

EOS Fitness Opco Holdings, LLC

     

13.00%

 

4/1/2029

 

9/30/2024

 

$

1,305,291

 

$

1,305,291

 

506,809

 

EOS Fitness Opco Holdings, LLC

     

13.00%

 

4/1/2027

 

9/30/2024

 

 

506,809

 

 

506,809

 

789,993

 

EOS Fitness Opco Holdings, LLC

     

13.00%

 

7/1/2028

 

9/30/2024

 

 

789,993

 

 

789,993

 

1,267,184

 

EOS Fitness Opco Holdings, LLC

     

13.00%

 

7/1/2027

 

9/30/2024

 

 

1,267,184

 

 

1,267,184

 

138,920

 

Falls Stamping & Welding
Company

     

12.50%

 

10/1/2026

 

2/5/2024

 

 

138,920

 

 

138,920

 

9,409,619

 

Findlay Machine & Tool, LLC

     

11.95%

 

3/1/2028

 

9/24/2024

 

 

9,409,619

 

 

9,694,368

 

3,999,585

 

Findlay Machine & Tool, LLC

     

11.95%

 

4/1/2028

 

10/30/2024

 

 

3,999,585

 

 

3,999,585

 

1,581,211

 

Findlay Machine & Tool, LLC

     

11.95%

 

8/1/2028

 

10/30/2024

 

 

1,581,211

 

 

1,581,211

 

8,387,715

 

Findlay Machine & Tool, LLC

     

11.95%

 

6/1/2028

 

12/17/2024

 

 

8,387,715

 

 

8,387,715

 

6,705,584

 

Fisher & Company, Inc.

     

14.50%

 

5/1/2027

 

4/29/2024

 

 

6,705,584

 

 

6,705,584

 

945,854

 

FPL Food LLC

     

12.50%

 

4/1/2027

 

2/28/2024

 

 

945,854

 

 

945,854

 

103,104

 

FPL Food LLC

     

12.50%

 

4/1/2027

 

3/7/2025

 

 

103,104

 

 

103,104

 

3,706,025

 

Future Legends, LLC

     

14.50%

 

9/1/2025

 

2/27/2023

 

 

3,706,025

 

 

3,706,025

 

2,043,002

 

Gregory Pharmaceutical Holdings, Inc.

     

14.50%

 

2/1/2026

 

7/14/2023

 

 

2,043,002

 

 

2,043,002

 

1,405,000

 

Highbury Concrete, Inc. 01B

     

12.50%

 

1/1/2027

 

10/31/2024

 

 

1,405,000

 

 

1,405,000

 

3,937,221

 

Information Technology Partners,
Inc.

     

14.50%

 

1/1/2026

 

12/15/2023

 

 

3,937,221

 

 

3,937,221

 

278,565

 

Innotec, Corp.

     

12.50%

 

7/1/2025

 

12/30/2022

 

 

278,565

 

 

278,565

 

532,314

 

Island Magic Catamaran Inc.

     

12.50%

 

10/1/2026

 

7/22/2024

 

 

532,314

 

 

532,314

 

9,790,528

 

JRL Energy, Inc.

     

14.50%

 

10/1/2026

 

4/19/2024

 

 

9,790,528

 

 

9,790,528

 

4,007,039

 

Kent Distributors, Inc.

     

14.50%

 

7/1/2027

 

3/14/2024

 

 

4,007,039

 

 

4,007,039

 

4,059,853

 

Kent Distributors, Inc.

     

12.50%

 

10/1/2027

 

2/19/2025

 

 

4,059,853

 

 

4,059,853

 

76,920

 

Kinikini, LLC

     

12.50%

 

4/1/2026

 

2/27/2024

 

 

76,920

 

 

76,920

 

170,711

 

Kinikini, LLC

     

12.50%

 

10/1/2027

 

12/13/2024

 

 

170,711

 

 

170,711

 

1,144,970

 

KVJ Properties, Inc.

     

12.50%

 

8/31/2025

 

2/25/2022

 

 

1,144,970

 

 

1,144,970

 

115,956

 

Lawson Construction Company

     

12.50%

 

1/1/2026

 

11/2/2023

 

 

115,956

 

 

115,956

 

354,865

 

LBF Enterprises dba Powermatic Associates, Inc.

     

12.50%

 

7/1/2026

 

12/4/2023

 

 

354,865

 

 

354,865

 

4,926,198

 

MC Test Service, Inc.

     

12.00%

 

7/1/2027

 

1/25/2022

 

 

4,926,198

 

 

4,926,198

 

1,681,002

 

MC Test Service, Inc.

     

12.50%

 

10/1/2026

 

12/8/2023

 

 

1,681,002

 

 

1,681,002

 

6,636,988

 

Medshift, LLC

     

14.50%

 

12/1/2027

 

4/4/2024

 

 

6,636,988

 

 

6,636,988

 

6,061,541

 

Medshift, LLC

     

14.50%

 

12/1/2027

 

5/3/2024

 

 

6,061,541

 

 

6,061,541

 

7,515,461

 

NATT Tools Group Inc.

     

13.34%

 

12/1/2029

 

11/25/2024

 

 

7,515,461

 

 

7,540,086

 

3,122,567

 

Navajo Health Foundation-Sage Memorial Hospital, Inc.

     

12.50%

 

1/1/2027

 

8/8/2024

 

 

3,122,567

 

 

3,122,567

 

962,313

 

Navajo Transitional Energy Company, LLC

     

9.50%

 

1/1/2026

 

12/9/2022

 

 

962,313

 

 

962,313

 

893,096

 

Next Century Rebar LLC and Century Steel Fabricators, LLC

     

12.50%

 

2/1/2027

 

6/7/2024

 

 

893,096

 

 

893,096

 

97,887

 

Nutritional Resources, Inc.

     

12.50%

 

1/1/2027

 

3/1/2024

 

 

97,887

 

 

97,887

 

283,118

 

NWC Services LLC

     

14.50%

 

11/1/2025

 

10/20/2022

 

 

283,118

 

 

283,118

 

524,303

 

Onset Financial, Inc.

     

14.50%

 

5/31/2026

 

12/11/2020

 

 

524,303

 

 

524,303

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

3

Keystone Private Income Fund

Schedule of Investments

March 31, 2025 (Unaudited) (continued)

Principal
Amount

     

Footnotes

 

Coupon
Rate

 

Maturity
Date

 

Original
Acquisition
Date

 

Cost

 

Fair Value

 

   

Private Credit — 112.6% (continued)

         

 

   

 

 

 

   

Equipment Leasing — 23.1% (continued)

         

 

   

 

 

$

10,000,000

 

Onset Financial, Inc.

 

6

 

12.49% (SOFR + 7.75%)

 

3/31/2031

 

9/26/2022

 

$

10,000,000

 

$

10,000,000

 

4,282,439

 

Onset Financial, Inc. Progress Funding Line

     

14.00%

 

9/30/2025

 

10/4/2022

 

 

4,282,439

 

 

4,282,439

 

4,300,852

 

Phygital Digital Global FX LLC

     

15.00%

 

2/1/2027

 

7/15/2024

 

 

4,300,852

 

 

4,300,852

 

969,145

 

Pierce Powerline Co., LLC

     

12.50%

 

1/1/2026

 

8/3/2023

 

 

969,145

 

 

969,145

 

8,722,457

 

Prime Logistics, LLC

     

13.00%

 

9/1/2027

 

10/15/2024

 

 

8,722,457

 

 

8,744,397

 

251,247

 

Prince Signs

     

12.50%

 

10/1/2027

 

12/20/2024

 

 

251,247

 

 

251,247

 

493,670

 

Raw Farm, LLC

     

12.50%

 

7/1/2027

 

10/8/2024

 

 

493,670

 

 

493,670

 

49,471

 

Sajawi Corporation

     

12.50%

 

10/1/2025

 

8/30/2023

 

 

49,471

 

 

49,471

 

743,596

 

Savant Consultants, LLC

     

12.50%

 

5/1/2026

 

10/23/2023

 

 

743,596

 

 

743,596

 

583,518

 

Southern Fabrication Works, LLC

     

12.50%

 

3/1/2026

 

8/16/2023

 

 

583,518

 

 

583,518

 

1,361,189

 

Sustainable Green Team

     

14.50%

 

5/1/2025

 

8/19/2022

 

 

1,361,189

 

 

1,361,189

 

547,297

 

Transcontinental Energy Services
LLC

     

12.50%

 

1/1/2026

 

11/27/2023

 

 

547,297

 

 

547,297

 

10,164,999

 

Transportation Financial, LLC

     

12.50%

 

9/1/2027

 

8/20/2024

 

 

10,164,999

 

 

10,164,999

 

18,320,479

 

Trico Products Corporation

     

12.50%

 

12/1/2027

 

6/30/2022

 

 

18,320,479

 

 

18,320,479

 

2,523,079

 

Trico Products Corporation

     

14.50%

 

12/1/2025

 

5/5/2023

 

 

2,523,079

 

 

2,523,079

 

1,263,667

 

Trico Products Corporation

     

12.50%

 

10/1/2025

 

7/3/2023

 

 

1,263,667

 

 

1,263,667

 

3,692,925

 

Trico Products Corporation

     

14.50%

 

9/1/2026

 

2/29/2024

 

 

3,692,925

 

 

3,692,925

 

8,133,318

 

United Auto Supply of Syracuse, West, Inc.

     

12.00%

 

8/1/2026

 

6/30/2022

 

 

8,133,318

 

 

8,133,318

 

6,138,660

 

United Auto Supply of Syracuse, West, Inc.

     

12.00%

 

1/1/2027

 

6/30/2022

 

 

6,138,660

 

 

6,138,660

 

113,613

 

Vensure Employer Services, Inc.

     

14.50%

 

5/31/2025

 

5/13/2022

 

 

113,613

 

 

113,613

 

2,673,802

 

Vensure Employer Services, Inc.

     

14.50%

 

11/30/2025

 

6/1/2022

 

 

2,673,802

 

 

2,673,802

 

1,187,250

 

Vensure Employer Services, Inc.

     

14.50%

 

5/1/2025

 

8/2/2022

 

 

1,187,250

 

 

1,187,250

 

1,673,878

 

Vensure Employer Services, Inc.

     

14.50%

 

8/1/2025

 

11/3/2022

 

 

1,673,878

 

 

1,673,878

 

2,088,585

 

Vensure Employer Services, Inc.

     

14.50%

 

9/1/2025

 

1/24/2023

 

 

2,088,585

 

 

2,088,585

 

2,542,874

 

Vensure Employer Services, Inc.

     

14.50%

 

2/1/2026

 

5/5/2023

 

 

2,542,874

 

 

2,542,874

 

3,256,112

 

Vensure Employer Services, Inc.

     

14.50%

 

4/1/2026

 

9/19/2023

 

 

3,256,112

 

 

3,256,112

 

1,498,278

 

Vensure Employer Services, Inc.

     

14.50%

 

2/1/2026

 

1/18/2024

 

 

1,498,278

 

 

1,498,278

 

2,142,646

 

Vensure Employer Services, Inc.

     

12.50%

 

8/1/2026

 

5/8/2024

 

 

2,142,646

 

 

2,142,646

 

2,000,249

 

Vensure Employer Services, Inc.

     

12.50%

 

4/1/2026

 

8/9/2024

 

 

2,000,249

 

 

2,000,249

 

2,472,998

 

Vensure Employer Services, Inc.

     

14.50%

 

5/1/2026

 

9/17/2024

 

 

2,472,998

 

 

2,472,998

 

4,859,342

 

Vensure Employer Services, Inc.

     

14.50%

 

5/1/2027

 

10/25/2024

 

 

4,859,342

 

 

4,859,342

 

4,969,955

 

Vensure Employer Services, Inc.

     

14.50%

 

6/1/2027

 

12/6/2024

 

 

4,969,955

 

 

4,969,955

 

1,466,795

 

Vensure Employer Services, Inc.

     

14.50%

 

9/11/2027

 

3/11/2025

 

 

1,466,795

 

 

1,466,795

 

99,505

 

Washington Liftruck Inc.

     

12.50%

 

1/1/2027

 

11/8/2024

 

 

99,505

 

 

99,505

 

4,815,701

 

West Liberty Foods

     

14.50%

 

2/1/2027

 

8/5/2024

 

 

4,815,701

 

 

4,815,701

 

2,389,356

 

West Liberty Foods

     

14.50%

 

6/1/2027

 

11/25/2024

 

 

2,389,356

 

 

2,389,356

 

                       

 

366,616,230

 

 

366,892,823

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

4

Keystone Private Income Fund

Schedule of Investments

March 31, 2025 (Unaudited) (continued)

Principal
Amount

     

Footnotes

 

Coupon
Rate

 

Maturity
Date

 

Original
Acquisition
Date

 

Cost

 

Fair Value

 

   

Private Credit — 112.6% (continued)

         

 

   

 

 

 

   

Financial Assets — 23.4%

                 

 

   

 

 

$

2,994,573

 

Affiniti Asset Receivables LLC

 

6

 

13.53% (SOFR + 9.00%)

 

9/30/2027

 

10/11/2024

 

$

2,994,573

 

$

2,994,573

 

54,279,615

 

BizFund LLC

 

6

 

11.87% (SOFR + 7.50%)

 

12/30/2027

 

12/30/2024

 

 

54,279,615

 

 

54,279,615

 

58,160,000

 

Bondit LLC

     

13.00%

 

5/31/2027

 

6/3/2024

 

 

58,160,000

 

 

58,518,185

 

9,311,890

 

CapitalPlus Construction Services,
LLC

 

4

 

12.00%

 

10/1/2023

 

9/2/2020

 

 

9,311,890

 

 

 

2,469,892

 

CapitalPlus Supply Chain Partners, LLC

 

4

 

12.00%

 

7/31/2024

 

8/31/2021

 

 

2,469,892

 

 

 

42,574,999

 

Cocolalla, LLC

     

14.00%

 

3/27/2026

 

3/16/2023

 

 

42,574,999

 

 

43,799,181

 

27,240,000

 

Kensington Private Equity Fund

 

5,6

 

12.93% (SOFR + 7.00%)

 

3/28/2026

 

3/28/2023

 

 

27,240,000

 

 

27,331,916

 

34,000,000

 

Leyline Renewable Capital, LLC

     

14.00%

 

5/25/2027

 

5/26/2023

 

 

34,000,000

 

 

33,268,437

 

56,208,070

 

Lienstar LLC

     

13.00%

 

12/31/2026

 

3/13/2023

 

 

56,208,070

 

 

55,415,000

 

7,072,828

 

Propel Holdings, Inc.

     

13.60%

 

3/31/2030

 

6/8/2023

 

 

7,072,828

 

 

7,241,620

 

10,053,414

 

Simply Funding SPV, LLC

     

13.00%

 

10/7/2027

 

6/23/2021

 

 

10,053,414

 

 

10,089,164

 

329,371

 

Sprout Funding SPV II, LLC

 

4

 

13.00%

 

2/23/2024

 

2/24/2021

 

 

329,371

 

 

 

19,806,218

 

Unique Funding Solutions, LLC

     

13.50%

 

2/5/2028

 

2/5/2025

 

 

19,806,218

 

 

19,806,218

 

54,154,700

 

Viva Funding SPV, LLC

     

13.00%

 

6/30/2027

 

12/23/2020

 

 

54,154,700

 

 

57,064,169

 

                       

 

378,655,570

 

 

369,808,078

 

   

Specialty Real Estate Finance — 47.1%

         

 

   

 

 

 

9,428,640

 

517 Grand Canyon, LLC

     

10.50%

 

4/17/2025

 

4/17/2023

 

 

9,428,640

 

 

9,428,640

 

7,351,666

 

750 Main Street LP

 

3

 

11.05% PIK

 

7/3/2026

 

5/9/2022

 

 

7,351,666

 

 

7,264,639

 

11,233,198

 

8th Avenue Property Owners, LLC

 

3,6

 

11.76% PIK (Prime + 3.50%)

 

11/14/2025

 

8/14/2023

 

 

11,233,198

 

 

11,536,970

 

28,530,137

 

AE Green Mountain, LLC

 

3

 

10.45% PIK

 

8/30/2025

 

8/30/2023

 

 

28,530,137

 

 

29,024,139

 

51,045

 

Apple Valley BV Road, LLC

 

3

 

11.00% PIK

 

3/23/2026

 

12/23/2024

 

 

51,045

 

 

51,045

 

9,643,329

 

Ashton Oak Homes (Black Locust), LLC

 

3,6

 

11.24% PIK (Prime + 3.00%)

 

9/23/2025

 

3/23/2023

 

 

9,643,329

 

 

9,643,329

 

10,155,838

 

Atomic Orchard Experiment, LLC

 

3

 

10.75% PIK

 

6/30/2025

 

11/10/2022

 

 

10,155,838

 

 

10,199,575

 

4,628,238

 

BD RC Greenwood, LP

 

6

 

11.24% (Prime + 3.00%)

 

9/18/2025

 

9/28/2023

 

 

4,628,238

 

 

4,628,238

 

302,473

 

BD RC Jacksonville Normandy, LP

 

3,6

 

11.24% PIK (Prime + 3.00%)

 

9/18/2025

 

9/28/2023

 

 

302,473

 

 

302,473

 

4,372,193

 

BD RC North Myrtle Beach, LP

 

3,6

 

11.24% PIK (Prime + 3.00%)

 

9/18/2025

 

9/28/2023

 

 

4,372,193

 

 

4,372,193

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

5

Keystone Private Income Fund

Schedule of Investments

March 31, 2025 (Unaudited) (continued)

Principal
Amount

     

Footnotes

 

Coupon
Rate

 

Maturity
Date

 

Original
Acquisition
Date

 

Cost

 

Fair Value

 

   

Private Credit — 112.6% (continued)

         

 

   

 

 

 

   

Specialty Real Estate Finance — 47.1% (continued)

         

 

   

 

 

$

4,677,832

 

BD RC Spartanburg, LP

 

6

 

11.24% (Prime + 3.00%)

 

9/18/2025

 

10/24/2023

 

$

4,677,832

 

$

4,677,832

 

9,936,092

 

BEP CO Springs Hospitality LLC

 

3

 

11.95% PIK

 

11/24/2025

 

8/24/2023

 

 

9,936,092

 

 

10,179,066

 

14,237,626

 

Capital Miller Pref NewCo, LLC

 

3

 

14.00% PIK

 

12/5/2027

 

12/5/2022

 

 

14,237,626

 

 

15,027,929

 

5,404,366

 

Chesapeake Pines VA, LLC

     

14.00%

 

4/1/2025

 

1/19/2022

 

 

5,404,366

 

 

5,404,366

 

7,800,974

 

Condev Storage Minneola, LLC

 

3

 

10.50% PIK

 

5/2/2025

 

5/2/2024

 

 

7,800,974

 

 

7,800,974

 

7,960,364

 

Corta Stevens Point, LLC

     

9.00%

 

8/1/2025

 

4/13/2023

 

 

7,960,364

 

 

7,960,364

 

16,134,419

 

Dabney Road Industrial LLC

     

10.50%

 

4/20/2025

 

12/20/2023

 

 

16,134,419

 

 

16,134,419

 

25,662,162

 

DZ Tech Community LLC

 

3

 

10.50% PIK

 

10/25/2025

 

8/31/2023

 

 

25,662,162

 

 

26,040,891

 

6,467,349

 

Endeavor Investments IX, LLC

 

3

 

10.50% PIK

 

11/12/2025

 

9/15/2022

 

 

6,467,349

 

 

6,690,934

 

4,605,435

 

Endeavor Investments VIII, LLC

 

3

 

10.50% PIK

 

8/4/2025

 

2/4/2022

 

 

4,605,435

 

 

4,605,435

 

2,808,522

 

Frito Lay-Pomfret

     

9.50%

 

4/30/2025

 

11/1/2023

 

 

2,808,522

 

 

2,808,522

 

28,320,701

 

Frito Lay-Portfolio

     

9.50%

 

10/3/2025

 

10/4/2023

 

 

28,320,701

 

 

28,779,792

 

9,035,166

 

Frontera West-Sonoma Dev, LLC

 

3

 

11.29% PIK

 

4/19/2026

 

10/19/2023

 

 

9,035,166

 

 

9,314,772

 

1,763,529

 

Galaxy Management Company,
LLC

 

4,5

 

14.00%

 

11/10/2023

 

11/18/2020

 

 

1,763,529

 

 

1,763,529

 

3,728,810

 

HD Post Buffalo, LLC

 

3

 

9.95% PIK

 

6/6/2025

 

12/7/2022

 

 

3,728,810

 

 

3,728,810

 

17,313,080

 

Holmes Lane Development, LLC

 

3

 

10.75% PIK

 

8/1/2025

 

8/4/2023

 

 

17,313,080

 

 

17,313,080

 

6,117,869

 

HSM Hawley, LLC

 

3

 

10.50% PIK

 

4/5/2026

 

1/10/2024

 

 

6,117,869

 

 

6,117,869

 

4,022,524

 

JDI Pasadena Logistics Center SPE, LLC

     

11.15%

 

8/28/2026

 

8/30/2024

 

 

4,022,524

 

 

4,022,524

 

11,420

 

JF Wonderblock Phase 2, LLC

 

3

 

10.99% PIK

 

2/20/2028

 

12/20/2023

 

 

11,420

 

 

11,420

 

39,269,106

 

Justus at Promenade Senior, LLC

 

3

 

10.30% PIK

 

6/16/2025

 

3/15/2023

 

 

39,269,106

 

 

40,093,859

 

11,047,522

 

Lex Apartments 102B, LLC

     

9.95%

 

9/30/2025

 

9/9/2022

 

 

11,047,522

 

 

11,047,522

 

27,470,000

 

Lex Apartments, LLC

     

10.50%

 

9/30/2025

 

8/31/2022

 

 

27,470,000

 

 

27,470,000

 

21,198,679

 

MC Oslo Aurora, LLC

 

4

 

13.25%

 

7/11/2025

 

7/11/2022

 

 

21,198,679

 

 

19,633,527

 

20,358,977

 

MC Oslo Hermitage, LLC

 

4

 

13.00%

 

11/7/2024

 

5/19/2022

 

 

20,358,977

 

 

21,777,665

 

13,207,014

 

MC Oslo SFM Two, LLC

 

4

 

13.00%

 

7/11/2025

 

5/19/2022

 

 

13,207,014

 

 

11,616,007

 

8,701,430

 

MC Oslo SFQ, LLC

 

4

 

13.25%

 

7/11/2025

 

7/11/2022

 

 

8,701,430

 

 

5,396,552

 

12,896,265

 

MC Rye Katy, LLC

 

4

 

13.25%

 

8/9/2025

 

8/10/2022

 

 

12,896,265

 

 

13,923,361

 

10,909,312

 

MC Rye Northwest, LLC

 

4

 

13.25%

 

8/9/2025

 

8/9/2022

 

 

10,909,312

 

 

12,553,850

 

12,982,888

 

MC Rye Westchase, LLC

 

4

 

13.25%

 

8/9/2025

 

8/9/2022

 

 

12,982,888

 

 

12,599,500

 

3,499,497

 

Merced Security Storage, LLC

 

3

 

10.50% PIK

 

5/6/2026

 

5/6/2024

 

 

3,499,497

 

 

3,499,497

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

6

Keystone Private Income Fund

Schedule of Investments

March 31, 2025 (Unaudited) (continued)

Principal
Amount

     

Footnotes

 

Coupon
Rate

 

Maturity
Date

 

Original
Acquisition
Date

 

Cost

 

Fair Value

 

   

Private Credit — 112.6% (continued)

         

 

   

 

 

 

   

Specialty Real Estate Finance — 47.1% (continued)

     

 

   

 

 

$

11,580,556

 

Missoula Hotel Holdings, LLC

 

3

 

12.00% PIK

 

8/31/2025

 

8/24/2023

 

$

11,580,556

 

$

11,656,535

 

15,318,239

 

MSP Retail II, LLC

     

10.50%

 

8/1/2025

 

2/1/2024

 

 

15,318,239

 

 

15,494,183

 

21,288,434

 

Nancy Jay Industrial Center, LLC

     

12.95%

 

5/31/2027

 

6/3/2022

 

 

21,288,434

 

 

22,912,114

 

13,532,123

 

Odyssey Vortex LLC

     

10.50%

 

5/22/2025

 

8/22/2023

 

 

13,532,123

 

 

13,532,123

 

6,600,000

 

Olympus Bluffs 4, LLC

     

11.95%

 

9/9/2025

 

9/9/2022

 

 

6,600,000

 

 

6,686,603

 

6,015,981

 

Olympus Oaks 1, LLC

     

12.50%

 

7/14/2026

 

7/13/2023

 

 

6,015,981

 

 

6,132,115

 

6,640,000

 

Olympus Oaks 2, LLC

     

12.50%

 

7/14/2026

 

7/13/2023

 

 

6,640,000

 

 

6,746,507

 

6,247,656

 

Olympus Oaks 4, LLC

     

12.50%

 

7/13/2026

 

7/13/2023

 

 

6,247,656

 

 

6,366,090

 

6,543,796

 

Olympus Oaks 5, LLC

     

12.50%

 

7/14/2026

 

7/13/2023

 

 

6,543,796

 

 

6,650,414

 

4,696,523

 

Olympus Oaks 6, LLC

     

12.50%

 

2/16/2027

 

2/16/2024

 

 

4,696,523

 

 

4,696,523

 

867,043

 

Olympus Oaks 7, LLC

 

3

 

12.50% PIK

 

2/16/2027

 

2/16/2024

 

 

867,043

 

 

867,043

 

1,623,246

 

Olympus Oaks 8, LLC

 

3

 

12.50% PIK

 

2/16/2027

 

2/16/2024

 

 

1,623,246

 

 

1,623,246

 

134,368

 

Olympus Oaks 9, LLC

 

3

 

12.50% PIK

 

2/16/2027

 

2/16/2024

 

 

134,368

 

 

134,368

 

5,235,134

 

Olympus Palms 1, LLC

     

12.50%

 

6/30/2025

 

7/1/2022

 

 

5,235,134

 

 

5,288,023

 

4,891,242

 

Olympus Palms 2, LLC

     

12.50%

 

7/2/2027

 

7/2/2024

 

 

4,891,242

 

 

4,891,242

 

5,741,688

 

Olympus Palms 3, LLC

     

11.95%

 

8/3/2025

 

8/3/2022

 

 

5,741,688

 

 

5,803,913

 

7,316,886

 

Olympus Palms 4, LLC

     

12.50%

 

4/4/2025

 

10/4/2022

 

 

7,316,886

 

 

7,316,886

 

6,364,130

 

Olympus Palms 5, LLC

     

12.50%

 

4/4/2025

 

10/4/2022

 

 

6,364,130

 

 

6,364,130

 

6,072,381

 

Olympus Palms 6, LLC

     

12.50%

 

4/4/2025

 

10/4/2022

 

 

6,072,381

 

 

6,072,381

 

5,560,000

 

Olympus Palms 7, LLC

     

12.50%

 

7/2/2027

 

7/2/2024

 

 

5,560,000

 

 

5,856,626

 

5,818,470

 

Olympus Pines FF Wash, LLC

     

12.50%

 

10/31/2025

 

7/15/2021

 

 

5,818,470

 

 

5,841,997

 

6,543,173

 

Pierce Street Holdings LLC

     

9.75%

 

8/1/2025

 

3/15/2022

 

 

6,543,173

 

 

6,632,913

 

5,450,186

 

Renton Hotel Holdings, LLC

 

3

 

12.00% PIK

 

8/31/2026

 

5/24/2024

 

 

5,450,186

 

 

5,450,186

 

10,540,819

 

Richland LA Hotel Holdings, LLC

 

3

 

12.00% PIK

 

8/31/2025

 

8/31/2023

 

 

10,540,819

 

 

10,660,910

 

1,014,212

 

Romeria Pointe, LLC

 

3

 

11.09% PIK

 

3/4/2026

 

3/4/2024

 

 

1,014,212

 

 

1,014,212

 

374,017

 

Roseville Senior Affordable 2 LP

     

11.25%

 

11/30/2026

 

11/26/2024

 

 

374,017

 

 

374,017

 

1,858,615

 

Scarborough Hotel Holdings, LLC

 

3

 

12.00% PIK

 

9/30/2026

 

6/24/2024

 

 

1,858,615

 

 

1,858,615

 

10,955,686

 

Smyrna Hotel Holdings, LLC

 

3

 

12.00% PIK

 

7/31/2025

 

7/21/2023

 

 

10,955,686

 

 

11,031,420

 

6,792,198

 

Syracuse Hotel Holdings, LLC

     

12.00%

 

5/31/2026

 

2/2/2024

 

 

6,792,198

 

 

6,803,681

 

639,982

 

VG Pines Residential, LLC

 

3

 

11.15% PIK

 

9/1/2026

 

3/1/2024

 

 

639,982

 

 

639,982

 

17,382,618

 

Vivo Living Durham LLC

 

4

 

9.50%

 

10/14/2024

 

10/14/2022

 

 

17,382,618

 

 

14,341,131

 

15,036,310

 

Vivo Living Raleigh 1 LLC

 

4

 

9.50%

 

11/18/2024

 

11/18/2022

 

 

15,036,310

 

 

16,676,438

 

42,364,197

 

Vivo Portfolio

     

11.49%

 

12/15/2025

 

12/15/2023

 

 

42,364,197

 

 

43,138,431

 

31,735,650

 

Zoe Lakeview, LLC

 

3

 

10.45% PIK

 

5/30/2025

 

11/22/2022

 

 

31,735,650

 

 

32,574,795

 

                       

 

742,021,246

 

 

746,574,902

 

   

Total Private Credit

                 

 

1,804,201,131

 

 

1,784,247,573

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

7

Keystone Private Income Fund

Schedule of Investments

March 31, 2025 (Unaudited) (continued)

Principal
Amount

     

Footnotes

 

Coupon
Rate

 

Maturity
Date

 

Original
Acquisition
Date

 

Cost

 

Fair Value

   

Private Investment Funds — 0.7%

 

1,2

             

 

   

 

 

 

N/A

 

Structural Keystone VL LLC – Series KS Manscaped

 

8

     

12/24/2025

 

12/17/2021

 

$

10,730,909

 

$

10,730,909

 

   

Total Private Investment
Funds

                 

 

10,730,909

 

 

10,730,909

 

                       

 

   

 

 

 

Shares

                     

 

   

 

 

 

   

Warrants — 0.0%

 

1,2

             

 

   

 

 

 

73,274

 

Sovrn Holdings, Inc

 

8

             

 

 

 

 

   

Total Investments — 113.3%

                 

$

1,814,932,040

 

$

1,794,978,482

 

   

Liabilities in excess of other assets — (13.3%)

 

9

             

 

   

 

(210,136,070

)

   

Net Assets — 100%

                 

 

   

$

1,584,842,412

 

SOFR — Secured Overnight Financing Rate

1   Restricted securities. The total value of these securities is $1,794,978,482, which represents 113.3% of total net assets of the Fund.

2   Level 3 securities fair valued under procedures established by the board of trustees of the Fund. The total value of these securities is $1,794,978,482, which represents 113.3% of total net assets of the Fund.

3   Principal includes accumulated payment in kind (“PIK”) interest and is net of repayments, if any.

4   In default.

5   This investment was made through a participation. See notes to financial statements.

6   Variable rate.

7   Rate shown is determined by internal rate of return calculation, and is not a true interest rate.

8   The single purpose investment fund’s strategy is to invest in only one isolated and preidentified secured credit investment with no discretion for any other additional investments beyond this single purpose holding for which the single purpose investment fund was formed. The single purpose investment fund shall continue until the one holding is realized in full. Given the single purpose nature of the investment holding, there is no redemption of any portion of the Fund’s investment prior to the realization in full of the underlying single investment.

9   Entire portfolio is pledged as collateral for line of credit.

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

8

Keystone Private Income Fund

Summary of Investments

March 31, 2025 (Unaudited)

Security Type/Sector

 

Percent of
Total
Net Assets

Private Credit

   

 

Specialty Real Estate Finance

 

47.1

%

Finance Assets

 

23.4

%

Equipment Leasing

 

23.1

%

Corporate Finance

 

19.0

%

Total Private Credit

 

112.6

%

Private Investment Funds

 

0.7

%

Warrants

 

0.0

%

Total Investments

 

113.3

%

Liabilities in excess of other assets

 

(13.3

)%

Net Assets

 

100.0

%

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

9

Keystone Private Income Fund

Statement of Assets and Liabilities

March 31, 2025 (Unaudited)

Assets:

 

 

 

 

Investments, at value (cost $1,814,932,040)

 

$

1,794,978,482

 

Unearned upfront investment income

 

 

(12,688,397

)

Total Investments, at value, less unearned upfront investment income

 

$

1,782,290,085

 

Cash

 

 

1,331,065

 

Cash equivalents held in escrow for subscriptions received in advance

 

 

27,851,500

 

Restricted cash held for BlueRoc Intermediate, LLC

 

 

7,114,807

 

Cash held for Propel Holdings, Inc.

 

 

168,803

 

Interest receivable

 

 

25,249,794

 

Purchase premium

 

 

565,414

 

Investments receivable

 

 

133,387

 

Total Assets

 

 

1,844,704,855

 

Liabilities:

 

 

 

 

Payables

 

 

 

 

Line of credit

 

 

171,363,548

 

Distributions payable

 

 

34,356,245

 

Proceeds from subscriptions received in advance

 

 

27,851,500

 

Payable for shares repurchased

 

 

15,530,277

 

Restricted cash payable

 

 

7,114,807

 

Management fee payable (Note 4)

 

 

2,007,617

 

Interest expense payable on line of credit

 

 

703,415

 

Unapplied payments

 

 

432,193

 

Fund services fees payable (Note 4)

 

 

139,758

 

Distribution and Servicing fee payable (Note 4)

 

 

117,412

 

Professional fees payable

 

 

93,810

 

Investment expense payable

 

 

73,448

 

Trustee and officer fees payable

 

 

9,000

 

Investments payable

 

 

2,420

 

Other accrued expenses

 

 

66,993

 

Total Liabilities

 

 

259,862,443

 

   

 

 

 

Net Assets

 

$

1,584,842,412

 

   

 

 

 

Composition of Net Assets:

 

 

 

 

Paid-in capital

 

$

1,605,326,761

 

Total accumulated loss

 

 

(20,484,349

)

Net Assets

 

$

1,584,842,412

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

10

Keystone Private Income Fund

Statement of Assets and Liabilities

March 31, 2025 (Unaudited) (continued)

Net Assets Attributable to:

 

 

 

Class A Shares

 

$

99,377

Class D Shares

 

 

46,219,842

Class Y Shares

 

 

211,228,060

Class I Shares

 

 

96,002,266

Class Z Shares

 

 

1,231,292,867

   

$

1,584,842,412

   

 

 

Shares of Beneficial Interest Outstanding (Unlimited Number of Shares Authorized, par value of $0.001):

Class A Shares

 

 

991

Class D Shares

 

 

464,622

Class Y Shares

 

 

2,120,216

Class I Shares

 

 

966,680

Class Z Shares

 

 

12,359,196

   

 

15,911,705

   

 

 

Net Asset Value per Share:

 

 

 

Class A Shares1

 

$

100.33

Class D Shares1

 

$

99.48

Class Y Shares

 

$

99.63

Class I Shares

 

$

99.31

Class Z Shares

 

$

99.63

         Class A and Class D shareholders may be charged a sales load up to a maximum of 3.50% on the amount they invest. See Note 6 to the financial statements.

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

11

Keystone Private Income Fund

Statement of Operations

For the Six Months Ended March 31, 2025 (Unaudited)

Investment Income:

 

 

 

 

Investment income

 

$

93,650,505

 

Other income1

 

 

21,226,849

 

Total Investment Income

 

 

114,877,354

 

   

 

 

 

Expenses:

 

 

 

 

Incentive fees (Note 4)

 

 

11,352,288

 

Management fees (Note 4)

 

 

11,399,181

 

Interest expense on line of credit

 

 

6,045,046

 

Fund service fees (Note 4)

 

 

788,038

 

Investment expense

 

 

371,050

 

Distribution and Servicing fee (Class Y) (Note 4)

 

 

238,975

 

Distribution and Servicing fee (Class D) (Note 4)

 

 

183,587

 

Distribution and Servicing fee (Class I) (Note 4)

 

 

72,095

 

Distribution and Servicing fee (Class A) (Note 4)

 

 

336

 

Professional fees

 

 

203,080

 

Other fees

 

 

125,172

 

Trustee and officer fees

 

 

57,000

 

Custody fees

 

 

589

 

CCO fees (Note 4)

 

 

26,470

 

Total Expenses

 

 

30,862,907

 

Net Investment Income

 

 

84,014,447

 

   

 

 

 

Net Change in Unrealized Depreciation on Investments

 

 

 

 

Net change in unrealized depreciation on investments

 

 

(11,027,902

)

Net Change in Unrealized Depreciation on Investments

 

 

(11,027,902

)

   

 

 

 

Net Increase in Net Assets from Operations

 

$

72,986,545

 

         Other income consists of PIK income of $21,226,849.

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

12

Keystone Private Income Fund

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

 

 

For the
Six Months
Ended
March 31,
2025
(Unaudited)

 

For the
Year Ended
September 30,
2024

Net Increase in Net Assets from:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Operations:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net investment income

 

$

84,014,447

 

 

$

150,686,255

 

Net change in unrealized depreciation on investments

 

 

(11,027,902

)

 

 

(2,062,588

)

Net Increase in Net Assets Resulting from Operations

 

 

72,986,545

 

 

 

148,623,667

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Distributions to Shareholders:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Distributions:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Class A1

 

 

(4,091

)

 

 

 

Class D

 

 

(2,117,821

)

 

 

(3,688,799

)

Class Y

 

 

(10,522,414

)

 

 

(19,897,352

)

Class I

 

 

(5,288,870

)

 

 

(10,269,830

)

Class Z

 

 

(66,081,257

)

 

 

(116,830,275

)

Net Decrease in Net Assets from Distributions to Shareholders

 

 

(84,014,453

)

 

 

(150,686,256

)

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Capital Transactions:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Proceeds from shares sold:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Class A

 

 

100,000

 

 

 

 

Class D

 

 

11,492,000

 

 

 

4,528,400

 

Class Y

 

 

42,430,637

 

 

 

78,723,432

 

Class I

 

 

6,831,000

 

 

 

29,362,400

 

Class Z

 

 

130,392,326

 

 

 

301,537,794

 

Reinvestment of distributions:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Class D

 

 

748,700

 

 

 

895,154

 

Class Y

 

 

4,248,399

 

 

 

6,734,114

 

Class I

 

 

1,631,988

 

 

 

3,604,099

 

Class Z

 

 

17,818,782

 

 

 

29,098,234

 

Cost of shares repurchased:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Class D

 

 

 

 

 

(985,365

)

Class Y

 

 

(3,735,879

)

 

 

(11,805,480

)

Class I

 

 

(1,516,364

)

 

 

(17,971,712

)

Class Z

 

 

(18,776,172

)

 

 

(55,077,365

)

Exchanges

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Class Y

 

 

(4,788,891

)

 

 

(54,842,523

)

Class I

 

 

(11,359,530

)

 

 

7,152,892

 

Class Z

 

 

16,148,421

 

 

 

47,689,631

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Increase (Decrease) in Net Assets from Capital Transaction

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Class A

 

 

100,000

 

 

 

 

Class D

 

 

12,240,700

 

 

 

4,438,189

 

Class Y

 

 

38,154,266

 

 

 

18,809,543

 

Class I

 

 

(4,412,906

)

 

 

22,147,679

 

Class Z

 

 

145,583,357

 

 

 

323,248,294

 

Total Net Increase in Net Assets

 

 

180,637,509

 

 

 

366,581,116

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Assets

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Beginning of period

 

 

1,404,204,903

 

 

 

1,037,623,787

 

End of period

 

$

1,584,842,412

 

 

$

1,404,204,903

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

13

Keystone Private Income Fund

Statements of Changes in Net Assets

(continued)

 

For the
Six Months
Ended
March 31,
2025
(Unaudited)

 

For the
Year Ended
September 30,
2024

Capital Share Transactions:

   

 

   

 

Shares sold:

   

 

   

 

Class A

 

991

 

 

 

Class D

 

114,805

 

 

45,142

 

Class Y

 

423,433

 

 

784,557

 

Class I

 

68,380

 

 

293,906

 

Class Z

 

1,301,175

 

 

3,005,799

 

Shares issued in reinvestment of distributions:

   

 

   

 

Class D

 

7,509

 

 

8,939

 

Class Y

 

42,548

 

 

67,144

 

Class I

 

16,392

 

 

36,022

 

Class Z

 

178,418

 

 

290,137

 

Shares redeemed:

   

 

   

 

Class D

 

 

 

(9,888

)

Class Y

 

(37,461

)

 

(117,862

)

Class I

 

(15,214

)

 

(179,469

)

Class Z

 

(188,073

)

 

(549,783.00

)

Exchanges

   

 

   

 

Class Y

 

(47,722

)

 

(546,129

)

Class I

 

(113,666

)

 

71,561

 

Class Z

 

161,030

 

 

474,789

 

     

 

   

 

Net Increase (Decrease) in Capital Transaction Outstanding per Class

   

 

   

 

Class A

 

991

 

 

 

Class D

 

122,314

 

 

44,193

 

Class Y

 

380,798

 

 

187,710

 

Class I

 

(44,108

)

 

222,020

 

Class Z

 

1,452,550

 

 

3,220,942

 

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

14

Keystone Private Income Fund

Statement of Cash Flows

For the Six Months Ended March 31, 2025 (Unaudited)

Cash Flows from Operating Activities

 

 

 

 

Net increase in net assets from operations

 

$

72,986,545

 

Adjustments to reconcile net increase in net assets from operations to net cash used in operating activities:

 

 

 

 

Net change in unrealized depreciation

 

 

11,027,902

 

Purchases of investments

 

 

(642,596,863

)

PIK interest income added to principal amount of investment

 

 

(21,226,849

)

Principal reductions received

 

 

364,839,582

 

(Increase)/Decrease in Assets:

 

 

 

 

Unearned upfront investment income

 

 

(820,984

)

Interest receivable

 

 

(6,543,719

)

Investments receivable

 

 

(47,330

)

Purchase premium

 

 

(256,317

)

Increase/(Decrease) in Liabilities:

 

 

 

 

Restricted cash payable

 

 

2,721,934

 

Unearned interest reserve

 

 

(38,439

)

Investment expense payable

 

 

(125,210

)

Management fee payable

 

 

224,427

 

Incentive fees payable

 

 

(3,278,707

)

Interest expense payable on line of credit

 

 

529,937

 

Professional fees payable

 

 

(129,780

)

Fund services fees payable

 

 

15,757

 

Distribution and Servicing fee payable

 

 

19,790

 

Trustee fees payable

 

 

9,000

 

Unapplied Payments

 

 

432,193

 

Other accrued expenses

 

 

(76,662

)

Net Cash Used in Operating Activities

 

 

(222,333,793

)

   

 

 

 

Cash Flows from Financing Activities

 

 

 

 

Proceeds from subscriptions

 

 

191,245,963

 

Increase in payable for proceeds from subscriptions received in advance

 

 

8,358,228

 

Proceeds from line of credit

 

 

331,619,725

 

Payments made on line of credit

 

 

(222,219,725

)

Distributions paid to shareholders, net of reinvestments and increase in distributions payable

 

 

(51,032,086

)

Payments for shares repurchased

 

 

(24,477,066

)

Net Cash Provided by Financing Activities

 

 

233,495,039

 

   

 

 

 

Net increase in cash and cash equivalents

 

 

11,161,246

 

   

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period1

 

 

25,304,929

 

Cash and cash equivalents at end of period2

 

 

36,466,175

 

         Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period includes $19,493,272 of cash and cash equivalents held in escrow for subscriptions received in advance, $4,392,873 of restricted cash held for BlueRoc Intermediate, LLC, and $104,753 of cash held for Propel Holdings, Inc.

         Cash and cash equivalents at end of period includes $27,851,500 of cash and cash equivalents held in escrow for subscriptions received in advance, $7,114,807 of restricted cash held for BlueRoc Intermediate, LLC, and $168,803 of cash held for Propel Holdings, Inc.

Non-cash financing activities not included herein consist of $24,447,869 of reinvested dividends.

Interest payments on line of credit were $5,515,109.

Non-cash operating activities not included herein consist of $21,226,849 of PIK Interest.

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

15

Keystone Private Income Fund

Financial Highlights

Class A Shares

Per share operating performance.
For a capital share outstanding throughout the year/period.

 

For the
Six Months
Ended
March 31,
2025
(Unaudited)

 

For the
Year Ended
September 30,
2024
(Unaudited)
12

 

For the
Year Ended
September 30,
2023
(Unaudited)
12

 

For the
Year Ended
September 30,
2022

 

For the
Year Ended
September 30,
2021

 

For the Period
August 1,
2020*
through
September 30,
2020

Net Asset Value, beginning of year/period

 

$

101.02

 

 

$

101.02

 

 

$

101.02

 

 

$

101.02

 

 

$

100.92

 

 

$

100.53

 

Income from Investment Operations:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net investment income1

 

 

4.59

 

 

 

 

 

 

1.50

 

 

 

9.82

 

 

 

8.15

 

 

 

1.30

 

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments2

 

 

(0.71

)

 

 

 

 

 

(0.01

)

 

 

0.15

 

 

 

(0.12

)

 

 

0.06

 

Total from investment operations

 

 

3.88

 

 

 

 

 

 

1.49

 

 

 

9.97

 

 

 

8.03

 

 

 

1.36

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Distributions to investors:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

From net investment income

 

 

(4.57

)

 

 

 

 

 

(1.49

)

 

 

(9.97

)

 

 

(7.93

)

 

 

(0.97

)

Total distributions to investors

 

 

(4.57

)

 

 

 

 

 

(1.49

)

 

 

(9.97

)

 

 

(7.93

)

 

 

(0.97

)

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Asset Value, end of year/period

 

$

100.33

 

 

$

101.02

 

 

$

100.33

 

 

$

101.02

 

 

$

101.02

 

 

$

100.92

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Return3

 

 

3.90

%4

 

 

3.90

%

 

 

1.49

%

 

 

10.33

%

 

 

8.24

%

 

 

1.35

%4

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ratios and Supplemental Data:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Assets, end of year/period (in thousands)

 

$

99

 

 

$

 

 

$

 

 

$

7,445

 

 

$

1,734

 

 

$

1,100

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net expenses

 

 

4.17

%5,6

 

 

0.00

%

 

 

3.26

%7

 

 

4.93

%8

 

 

4.96

%9

 

 

4.25

%5,10

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net investment income

 

 

11.91

%5,6

 

 

0.00

%

 

 

10.32

%7

 

 

9.72

%8

 

 

8.06

%9

 

 

8.96

%5,10

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Senior Securities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Amount Outstanding exclusive of Treasury Securities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Borrowings-Revolving Loan Agreement (in thousands)

 

 

171,364

 

 

 

61,964

 

 

 

60,659

 

 

 

64,926

 

 

 

29,433

 

 

 

5,000

 

Asset Coverage Per $1,000 of Borrowings

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Borrowings-Revolving Loan Agreement

 

 

10,248

 

 

 

23,662

 

 

 

18,106

 

 

 

11,710

 

 

 

12,037

 

 

 

14,265

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Portfolio Turnover Rate11

 

 

22

%4

 

 

56

%

 

 

49

%

 

 

63

%

 

 

53

%

 

 

1

%4

         Commencement of offering of Class A shares.

         Per share data is computed using the average shares method.

         Realized and unrealized gains and losses per share in this caption are balancing amounts necessary to reconcile the change in net asset value per share for the period, and may not reconcile with the aggregate gains and losses in the Statement of Operations due to share transactions for the period.

         Total return based on per unit net asset value reflects the change in net asset value based on the effects of the performance of the Fund during the period and assumes distributions, if any, were reinvested. Total returns shown exclude the effect of applicable sales charges.

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

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Keystone Private Income Fund

Financial Highlights

Class A Shares (continued)

         Not annualized.

         Annualized, except for incentive fees.

         If distribution and servicing fees of 0.90%, incentive fees of 0.63%, line of credit expenses of 0.90%, and other transaction related expenses of 0.05% had been excluded, the expense ratios would have been decreased by 2.48%, and income ratios increased by 2.48%, for the six months ended March 31, 2025.

         If distribution and servicing fees of 1.00%, incentive fees of 0.28%, line of credit expenses of 0.12%, and other transaction related expenses of 0.08% had been excluded, the expense ratios would have been decreased by 1.48%, and income ratios increased by 1.48%, for the year ended September 30, 2023.

         If distribution and servicing fees of 1.00%, incentive fees of 1.90%, line of credit expenses of 0.16%, and other transaction related expenses of 0.05% had been excluded, the expense ratios would have been decreased by 3.11%, and income ratios increased by 3.11%, for the year ended September 30, 2022.

         If distribution and servicing fees of 1.06%, incentive fees of 1.61%, line of credit expenses of 0.13%, and other transaction related expenses of 0.06% had been excluded, the expense ratios would have been decreased by 2.86%, and the income ratios increased by 2.86%, for the year ended September 30, 2021.

10        If distribution and servicing fees of 1.00%, incentive fees of 0.26%, and line of credit expenses of 0.37% had been excluded, the expense ratios would have been decreased by 1.63%, and the income ratios increased by 1.63%, for the period ended September 30, 2020.

11        Calculated at Fund level.

12        For the year ended September 30, 2023 and 2024, respectively, Class A had no net assets and was not included in audited financial statements.

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

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Keystone Private Income Fund

Financial Highlights

Class D Shares

Per share operating performance.
For a capital share outstanding throughout the year/period.

 

For the
Six Months
Ended
March 31,
2025
(Unaudited)

 

For the
Year Ended
September 30,
2024

 

For the
Year Ended
September 30,
2023

 

For the
Year Ended
September 30,
2022

 

For the
Year Ended
September 30,
2021

 

For the Period
September 30,
2020*
through
September 30,
2020

Net Asset Value, beginning of year/period

 

$

100.18

 

 

$

100.38

 

 

$

101.13

 

 

$

101.13

 

 

$

100.00

 

 

$

100.00

 

Income from Investment Operations:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net investment income1

 

 

5.19

 

 

 

11.33

 

 

 

9.68

 

 

 

9.96

 

 

 

9.08

 

 

 

 

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments2

 

 

(0.75

)

 

 

(0.14

)

 

 

(0.76

)

 

 

0.13

 

 

 

(0.75

)

 

 

 

Total from investment operations

 

 

4.44

 

 

 

11.19

 

 

 

8.92

 

 

 

10.09

 

 

 

8.33

 

 

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Distributions to investors:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

From net investment
income

 

 

(5.14

)

 

 

(11.39

)

 

 

(9.67

)

 

 

(10.09

)

 

 

(7.20

)

 

 

 

Total distributions to investors

 

 

(5.14

)

 

 

(11.39

)

 

 

(9.67

)

 

 

(10.09

)

 

 

(7.20

)

 

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Asset Value, end of year/period

 

$

99.48

 

 

$

100.18

 

 

$

100.38

 

 

$

101.13

 

 

$

101.13

 

 

$

100.00

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Return3

 

 

4.52

%11

 

 

11.76

%

 

 

9.22

%

 

 

10.44

%

 

 

8.57

%

 

 

0.00

%4

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ratios and Supplemental Data:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Assets, end of year/period (in thousands)

 

$

46,220

 

 

$

34,294

 

 

$

29,926

 

 

$

12,122

 

 

$

2,391

 

 

$

62

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net expenses

 

 

4.18

%5,12

 

 

4.87

%6

 

 

4.53

%7

 

 

4.82

%8

 

 

4.36

%9

 

 

0.00

%4

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net investment income

 

 

11.16

%5,12

 

 

11.32

%6

 

 

9.61

%7

 

 

9.85

%8

 

 

8.98

%9

 

 

0.00

%4

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Senior Securities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Amount Outstanding exclusive of Treasury Securities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Borrowings-Revolving Loan Agreement (in thousands)

 

 

171,364

 

 

 

61,964

 

 

 

60,659

 

 

 

64,926

 

 

 

29,433

 

 

 

5,000

 

Asset Coverage Per $1,000 of Borrowings

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Borrowings-Revolving Loan Agreement

 

 

10,248

 

 

 

23,662

 

 

 

18,106

 

 

 

11,710

 

 

 

12,037

 

 

 

14,265

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Portfolio Turnover Rate10

 

 

22

%11

 

 

56

%

 

 

49

%

 

 

63

%

 

 

53

%

 

 

1

%4

         Commencement of offering of Class D shares.

         Per share data is computed using the average shares method.

         Realized and unrealized gains and losses per share in this caption are balancing amounts necessary to reconcile the change in net asset value per share for the period, and may not reconcile with the aggregate gains and losses in the Statement of Operations due to share transactions for the period.

         Total return based on per unit net asset value reflects the change in net asset value based on the effects of the performance of the Fund during the period and assumes distributions, if any, were reinvested. Total returns shown exclude the effect of applicable sales charges.

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

18

Keystone Private Income Fund

Financial Highlights

Class D Shares (continued)

         Class D Shares commencement occurred after income and expense were allocated as of September 30, 2020.

         If distribution and servicing fees of 0.90%, incentive fees of 0.75%, line of credit expenses of 0.80%, and other transaction related expenses of 0.05% had been excluded, the expense ratios would have been decreased by 2.50%, and the income ratios increased by 2.50%, for the six months ended March 31, 2025.

         If distribution and servicing fees of 0.90%, incentive fees of 2.01%, line of credit expenses of 0.25%, and other transaction related expenses of 0.02% had been excluded, the expense ratios would have been decreased by 3.18%, and the income ratios increased by 3.18%, for the year ended September 30, 2024.

         If distribution and servicing fees of 0.90%, incentive fees of 1.64%, line of credit expenses of 0.20%, and other transaction related expenses of 0.06% had been excluded, the expense ratios would have been decreased by 2.80%, and the income ratios increased by 2.80%, for the year ended September 30, 2023.

         If distribution and servicing fees of 0.90%, incentive fees of 1.90%, line of credit expenses of 0.16%, and other transaction related expenses of 0.05% had been excluded, the expense ratios would have been decreased by 3.01%, and the income ratios increased by 3.01%, for the year ended September 30, 2022.

         If distribution and servicing fees of 0.91%, incentive fees of 1.74%, line of credit expenses of 0.13%, and other transaction related expenses of 0.06% had been excluded, the expense ratios would have been decreased by 2.84%, and the income ratios increased by 2.84%, for the year ended September 30, 2021.

10        Calculated at Fund level.

11        Not annualized.

12        Annualized, except for incentive fees.

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

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Keystone Private Income Fund

Financial Highlights

Class Y Shares

Per share operating performance.
For a capital share outstanding throughout the year/period.

 

For the
Six Months
Ended
March 31,
2025
(Unaudited)

 

For the
Year Ended
September 30,
2024

 

For the
Year Ended
September 30,
2023

 

For the
Year Ended
September 30,
2022

 

For the
Year Ended
September 30,
2021

 

For the Period
July 1,
2020*
through
September 30,
2020

Net Asset Value, beginning of year/period

 

$

100.33

 

 

$

100.53

 

 

$

101.28

 

 

$

101.28

 

 

$

100.58

 

 

$

100.00

 

Income from Investment Operations:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net investment income1

 

 

5.53

 

 

 

12.00

 

 

 

10.40

 

 

 

10.71

 

 

 

9.12

 

 

 

1.37

 

Net realized and
unrealized gain (loss)
on investments
2

 

 

(0.75

)

 

 

(0.14

)

 

 

(0.81

)

 

 

0.05

 

 

 

(0.16

)

 

 

0.60

 

Total from investment operations

 

 

4.78

 

 

 

11.86

 

 

 

9.59

 

 

 

10.76

 

 

 

8.96

 

 

 

1.97

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Distributions to
investors:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

From net investment income

 

 

(5.48

)

 

 

(12.06

)

 

 

(10.34

)

 

 

(10.76

)

 

 

(8.26

)

 

 

(1.39

)

Total distributions to investors

 

 

(5.48

)

 

 

(12.06

)

 

 

(10.34

)

 

 

(10.76

)

 

 

(8.26

)

 

 

(1.39

)

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Asset Value, end of year/period

 

$

99.63

 

 

$

100.33

 

 

$

100.53

 

 

$

101.28

 

 

$

101.28

 

 

$

100.58

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Return3

 

 

4.86

%4

 

 

12.48

%

 

 

9.93

%

 

 

11.16

%

 

 

9.21

%

 

 

1.97

%4

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ratios and Supplemental Data:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Assets, end of year/period
(in thousands)

 

$

211,228

 

 

$

174,521

 

 

$

155,996

 

 

$

117,699

 

 

$

70,988

 

 

$

20,726

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net expenses

 

 

3.54

%5,6

 

 

4.23

%7

 

 

3.90

%8

 

 

4.18

%9

 

 

4.12

%10

 

 

3.43

%5,11

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net investment income

 

 

11.82

%5,6

 

 

11.97

%7

 

 

10.31

%8

 

 

10.58

%9

 

 

9.00

%10

 

 

6.12

%5,11

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Senior Securities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Amount Outstanding exclusive of Treasury Securities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Borrowings-Revolving Loan Agreement (in thousands)

 

 

171,364

 

 

 

61,964

 

 

 

60,659

 

 

 

64,926

 

 

 

29,433

 

 

 

5,000

 

Asset Coverage Per $1,000 of Borrowings

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Borrowings-Revolving Loan Agreement

 

 

10,248

 

 

 

23,662

 

 

 

18,106

 

 

 

11,710

 

 

 

12,037

 

 

 

14,265

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Portfolio Turnover Rate12

 

 

22

%4

 

 

56

%

 

 

49

%

 

 

63

%

 

 

53

%

 

 

1

%4

*       Commencement of operations.

         Per share data is computed using the average shares method.

         Realized and unrealized gains and losses per share in this caption are balancing amounts necessary to reconcile the change in net asset value per share for the period, and may not reconcile with the aggregate gains and losses in the Statement of Operations due to share transactions for the period.

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

20

Keystone Private Income Fund

Financial Highlights

Class Y Shares (continued)

         Total return based on per unit net asset value reflects the change in net asset value based on the effects of the performance of the Fund during the period and assumes distributions, if any, were reinvested. Total returns shown exclude the effect of applicable sales charges.

         Not annualized.

         Annualized, except for incentive fees.

         If distribution and servicing fees of 0.25%, incentive fees of 0.76%, line of credit expenses of 0.80%, and other transaction related expenses of 0.05% had been excluded, the expense ratios would have been decreased by 1.86%, and the income ratios increased by 1.86%, for the six months ended March 31, 2025.

         If distribution and servicing fees of 0.25%, incentive fees of 2.02%, line of credit expenses of 0.25%, and other transaction related expenses of 0.02% had been excluded, the expense ratios would have been decreased by 2.54%, and the income ratios increased by 2.54%, for the year ended September 30, 2024.

         If distribution and servicing fees of 0.25%, incentive fees of 1.65%, line of credit expenses of 0.20%, and other transaction related expenses of 0.06% had been excluded, the expense ratios would have been decreased by 2.16%, and the income ratios increased by 2.16%, for the year ended September 30, 2023.

         If distribution and servicing fees of 0.25%, incentive fees of 1.92%, line of credit expenses of 0.16%, and other transaction related expenses of 0.05% had been excluded, the expense ratios would have been decreased by 2.38%, and the income ratios increased by 2.38%, for the year ended September 30, 2022.

10        If distribution and servicing fees of 0.25%, incentive fees of 1.64%, line of credit expenses of 0.13%, and other transaction related expenses of 0.06% had been excluded, the expense ratios would have been decreased by 2.08%, and the income ratios increased by 2.08% for the year ended September 30, 2021.

11        If distribution and servicing fees of 0.14%, incentive fees of 0.25%, and line of credit expenses of 0.29% had been excluded, the expense ratios would have been decreased by 0.68%, and the income ratios increased by 0.68%, for the period ended September 30, 2020.

12        Calculated at Fund level.

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

21

Keystone Private Income Fund

Financial Highlights

Class I Shares

Per share operating performance.
For a capital share outstanding throughout the year/period.

 

For the
Six Months
Ended
March 31,
2025
(Unaudited)

 

For the
Year Ended
September 30,
2024

 

For the
Year Ended
September 30,
2023

 

For the
Year Ended
September 30,
2022

 

For the
Year Ended
September 30,
2021

 

For the Period
August 1,
2020*
through
September 30,
2020

Net Asset Value, beginning of year/period

 

$

100.02

 

 

$

100.21

 

 

$

100.96

 

 

$

100.96

 

 

$

100.76

 

 

$

100.53

 

Income from Investment Operations:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net investment income1

 

 

5.50

 

 

 

12.12

 

 

 

10.52

 

 

 

10.90

 

 

 

9.52

 

 

 

1.67

 

Net realized and
unrealized gain (loss)
on investments
2

 

 

(0.70

)

 

 

(0.19

)

 

 

(0.86

)

 

 

(0.07

)

 

 

(0.55

)

 

 

(0.19

)

Total from investment operations

 

 

4.80

 

 

 

11.93

 

 

 

9.66

 

 

 

10.83

 

 

 

8.97

 

 

 

1.48

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Distributions to
investors:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

From net investment income

 

 

(5.51

)

 

 

(12.12

)

 

 

(10.41

)

 

 

(10.83

)

 

 

(8.77

)

 

 

(1.25

)

Total distributions to investors

 

 

(5.51

)

 

 

(12.12

)

 

 

(10.41

)

 

 

(10.83

)

 

 

(8.77

)

 

 

(1.25

)

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Asset Value, end of year/period

 

$

99.31

 

 

$

100.02

 

 

$

100.21

 

 

$

100.96

 

 

$

100.96

 

 

$

100.76

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Return3

 

 

4.90

%4

 

 

12.60

%

 

 

10.03

%

 

 

11.27

%

 

 

9.24

%

 

 

1.47

%4

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ratios and Supplemental Data:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Assets, end of year/period (in thousands)

 

$

96,002

 

 

$

101,095

 

 

$

79,045

 

 

$

23,003

 

 

$

64,570

 

 

$

11,755

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net expenses

 

 

3.44

%5,6

 

 

4.18

%7

 

 

3.83

%8

 

 

4.08

%9

 

 

3.84

%10

 

 

3.43

%5,11

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net investment income

 

 

11.82

%5,6

 

 

12.13

%7

 

 

10.47

%8

 

 

10.80

%9

 

 

9.42

%10

 

 

11.35

%5,11

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Senior Securities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Amount Outstanding exclusive of Treasury Securities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Borrowings-Revolving Loan Agreement (in thousands)

 

 

171,364

 

 

 

61,964

 

 

 

60,659

 

 

 

64,926

 

 

 

29,433

 

 

 

5,000

 

Asset Coverage Per $1,000 of Borrowings

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Borrowings-Revolving Loan Agreement

 

 

10,248

 

 

 

23,662

 

 

 

18,106

 

 

 

11,710

 

 

 

12,037

 

 

 

14,265

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Portfolio Turnover Rate12

 

 

22

%4

 

 

56

%

 

 

49

%

 

 

63

%

 

 

53

%

 

 

1

%4

*       Commencement of offering of Class I shares.

         Per share data is computed using the average shares method.

         Realized and unrealized gains and losses per share in this caption are balancing amounts necessary to reconcile the change in net asset value per share for the period, and may not reconcile with the aggregate gains and losses in the Statement of Operations due to share transactions for the period.

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

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Financial Highlights

Class I Shares (continued)

         Total return based on per unit net asset value reflects the change in net asset value based on the effects of the performance of the Fund during the period and assumes distributions, if any, were reinvested. Total returns shown exclude the effect of applicable sales charges.

         Not annualized.

         Annualized, except for incentive fees.

         If distribution and servicing fees of 0.15%, incentive fees of 0.76%, line of credit expenses of 0.80%, and other transaction related expenses of 0.05% had been excluded, the expense ratios would have been decreased by 1.76%, and the income ratios increased by 1.76%, for the six months ended March 31, 2025.

         If distribution and servicing fees of 0.15%, incentive fees of 2.04%, line of credit expenses of 0.26%, and other transaction related expenses of 0.02% had been excluded, the expense ratios would have been decreased by 2.47%, and the income ratios increased by 2.47%, for the year ended September 30, 2024.

         If distribution and servicing fees of 0.15%, incentive fees of 1.68%, line of credit expenses of 0.21%, and other transaction related expenses of 0.06% had been excluded, the expense ratios would have been decreased by 2.10%, and the income ratios increased by 2.10%, for the year ended September 30, 2023.

         If distribution and servicing fees of 0.15%, incentive fees of 1.94%, line of credit expenses of 0.16%, and other transaction related expenses of 0.05% had been excluded, the expense ratios would have been decreased by 2.30%, and the income ratios increased by 2.30%, for the year ended September 30, 2022.

10        If distribution and servicing fees of 0.15%, incentive fees of 1.69%, line of credit expenses of 0.13%, and other transaction related expenses of 0.06% had been excluded, the expense ratios would have been decreased by 2.03%, and the income ratios increased by 2.03%, for the year ended September 30, 2021.

11        If distribution and servicing fees of 0.15%, incentive fees of 0.30%, and line of credit expenses of 0.37% had been excluded, the expense ratios would have been decreased by 0.82%, and the income ratios increased by 0.82%, for the period ended September 30, 2020.

12        Calculated at Fund level.

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

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Financial Highlights

Class Z Shares

Per share operating performance.
For a capital share outstanding throughout the year/period.

 

For the
Six Months
Ended
March 31,
2025
(Unaudited)

 



For the
Year Ended
September 30,
2024

 



For the
Year Ended
September 30,
2023

 



For the
Year Ended
September 30,
2022

 



For the
Year Ended
September 30,
2021

 

For the Period
August 1,
2020*
through
September 30,
2020

Net Asset Value, beginning of year/period

 

$

100.33

 

 

$

100.53

 

 

$

101.28

 

 

$

101.28

 

 

$

100.56

 

 

$

100.53

 

Income from Investment Operations:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net investment income1

 

 

5.63

 

 

 

12.20

 

 

 

10.66

 

 

 

10.94

 

 

 

9.49

 

 

 

1.68

 

Net realized and unrealized gain (loss) on investments2

 

 

(0.73

)

 

 

(0.09

)

 

 

(0.81

)

 

 

0.07

 

 

 

(0.27

)

 

 

(0.21

)

Total from investment operations

 

 

4.90

 

 

 

12.11

 

 

 

9.85

 

 

 

11.01

 

 

 

9.22

 

 

 

1.47

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Distributions to
investors:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

From net investment income

 

 

(5.60

)

 

 

(12.31

)

 

 

(10.60

)

 

 

(11.01

)

 

 

(8.50

)

 

 

(1.44

)

Total distributions to investors

 

 

(5.60

)

 

 

(12.31

)

 

 

(10.60

)

 

 

(11.01

)

 

 

(8.50

)

 

 

(1.44

)

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Asset Value, end of year/period

 

$

99.63

 

 

$

100.33

 

 

$

100.53

 

 

$

101.28

 

 

$

101.28

 

 

$

100.56

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Return3

 

 

4.99

%4

 

 

12.76

%

 

 

10.20

%

 

 

11.43

%

 

 

9.49

%

 

 

1.46

%4

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ratios and Supplemental Data:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net Assets, end of year/period
(in thousands)

 

$

1,231,293

 

 

$

1,094,295

 

 

$

772,657

 

 

$

535,110

 

 

$

185,090

 

 

$

32,680

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net expenses

 

 

3.30

%5,6

 

 

3.97

%7

 

 

3.66

%8

 

 

3.93

%9

 

 

3.82

%10

 

 

3.25

%5,11

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Net investment income

 

 

12.04

%5,6

 

 

12.17

%7

 

 

10.57

%8

 

 

10.81

%9

 

 

9.37

%10

 

 

11.41

%5,11

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Senior Securities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Amount Outstanding exclusive of Treasury Securities

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Borrowings-Revolving Loan Agreement (in thousands)

 

 

171,364

 

 

 

61,964

 

 

 

60,659

 

 

 

64,926

 

 

 

29,433

 

 

 

5,000

 

Asset Coverage Per $1,000 of Borrowings

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Borrowings-Revolving Loan Agreement

 

 

10,248

 

 

 

23,662

 

 

 

18,106

 

 

 

11,710

 

 

 

12,037

 

 

 

14,265

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Portfolio Turnover Rate12

 

 

22

%4

 

 

56

%

 

 

49

%

 

 

63

%

 

 

53

%

 

 

1

%4

*       Commencement of offering of Class Z shares.

         Per share data is computed using the average shares method.

         Realized and unrealized gains and losses per share in this caption are balancing amounts necessary to reconcile the change in net asset value per share for the period, and may not reconcile with the aggregate gains and losses in the Statement of Operations due to share transactions for the period.

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

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Keystone Private Income Fund

Financial Highlights

Class Z Shares (continued)

         Total return based on per unit net asset value reflects the change in net asset value based on the effects of the performance of the Fund during the period and assumes distributions, if any, were reinvested. Total returns shown exclude the effect of applicable sales charges.

         Not annualized.

         Annualized, except for incentive fees.

         If incentive fees of 0.76%, line of credit expenses of 0.80%, and other transaction related expenses of 0.05% had been excluded, the expense ratios would have been decreased by 1.61%, and the income ratios increased by 1.61% for the six months ended March 31, 2025.

         If incentive fees of 2.01%, line of credit expenses of 0.25%, and other transaction related expenses of 0.02% had been excluded, the expense ratios would have been decreased by 2.28%, and the income ratios increased by 2.28% for the year ended September 30, 2024.

         If incentive fees of 1.65%, line of credit expenses of 0.21%, and other transaction related expenses of 0.06% had been excluded, the expense ratios would have been decreased by 1.92%, and the income ratios increased by 1.92% for the year ended September 30, 2023.

         If incentive fees of 1.91%, line of credit expenses of 0.16%, and other transaction related expenses of 0.05% had been excluded, the expense ratios would have been decreased by 2.12%, and the income ratios increased by 2.12% for the year ended September 30, 2022.

10        If incentive fees of 1.66%, line of credit expenses of 0.13%, and other transaction related expenses of 0.06% had been excluded, the expense ratios would have been decreased by 1.85%, and the income ratios increased by 1.85% for the year ended September 30, 2021.

11        If incentive fees of 0.29%, and line of credit expenses of 0.37% had been excluded, the expense ratios would have been decreased by 0.66%, and the income ratios increased by 0.66%, for the period ended September 30, 2020.

12        Calculated at Fund level.

See accompanying notes to financial statements.

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Keystone Private Income Fund

Notes to Financial Statements

March 31, 2025 (Unaudited)

1. Organization

The Keystone Private Income Fund (the “Fund”) is a Delaware statutory trust registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “Investment Company Act”), as a non-diversified, closed-end management investment company. The Fund operates under an Agreement and Declaration of Trust dated August 26, 2019 (the “Declaration of Trust”). Keystone National Group, LLC serves as the investment adviser (the “Investment Manager”) of the Fund. The Investment Manager is an investment adviser registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) under the Investment Advisers Act. The Fund intends to continue to qualify and has elected to be treated as a regulated investment company (“RIC”) under the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”). The Fund commenced operations on July 1, 2020.

The Fund offers five separate classes (each a “Class”) of shares of beneficial interest (“Shares”) designated as Class A, Class D, Class Y Class I, and Class Z Shares. As used herein, “Shareholders” refers to the holders of Shares of the Fund. Each class of Shares is subject to different fees and expenses. The Fund may offer additional classes of Shares in the future.

The Fund’s primary investment objective is to produce current income. The Investment Manager manages the Fund’s portfolio with a view toward producing current income, managing liquidity and protecting against downside scenarios. Under normal market conditions, the Fund will seek to achieve its investment objective by opportunistically investing, directly or indirectly, a majority of its net assets (plus any borrowings for investment purposes) in a wide range of private credit-oriented or other cash flow producing investments. For purposes of the Fund’s strategy, such investments may include corporate loans and credit facilities, equipment leasing transactions, real estate backed loans, corporate and consumer receivables, and other specialty finance opportunities or income-producing assets. The Fund may allocate its assets through a wide range of investment vehicles and structures, including among others as senior debt and also as subordinated debt, preferred equity and common equity investments. There can be no assurance that the Fund will achieve its investment objective.

At a special meeting of the Fund’s shareholders, the shareholders elected Kent Misener, Daren Shaw, Herbert E. Scruggs, and Brandon Nielson to serve as members of the board of trustees of the Fund. Effective as of March 26, 2025, each former trustee of the Fund resigned, and each newly-elected trustee accepted the position of trustee of the Fund.

2. Significant Accounting Policies

Basis of Preparation and Use of Estimates

The Fund is an investment company and follows the accounting and reporting guidance under Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) Topic 946, Financial Services — Investment Companies. The accompanying financial statements have been prepared in conformity with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (“U.S. GAAP”). The preparation of the financial statements in accordance with U.S. GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities and disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements, as well as reported amounts of increases and decreases in net assets from operations during the reporting period. Actual results could differ from these estimates.

Allocation of Shareholders Capital

The Shares of each Class represent an interest in the same portfolio of investments of the Fund and have equal rights as to voting, redemptions, dividends and liquidation, subject to the approval of the board of trustees (the “Board” or “Trustees”) of the Fund. Income, expenses (other than expenses attributable to a specific class), and realized and unrealized gains and losses on investments are allocated to each Class of Shares in proportion to their relative Shares outstanding. Shareholders of a Class that bears distribution and service expenses under the terms of a distribution plan have exclusive voting rights with respect to that distribution plan.

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Keystone Private Income Fund

Notes to Financial Statements

March 31, 2025 (Unaudited) (continued)

2. Significant Accounting Policies (continued)

Investment Transactions and Related Investment Income

The Fund’s investment transactions are accounted for on a trade-date basis. Realized gains and losses from investment transactions and unrealized appreciation and depreciation of investments are determined using the specific identification method for financial reporting. Interest income is recognized on the accrual basis and prepayment fees are recognized as interest income when received. Interest receivables are written off when deemed uncollectible. Dividend income is recognized on the ex-dividend date. Some or all of the interest payments of a loan or preferred equity may be structured in the form of payment in kind (“PIK”), which accrues on a current basis but is generally not paid in cash until maturity or some other determined payment date. PIK interest is included in the Fund’s net asset value and also in determining net investment income for purposes of calculating the Incentive Fee (defined below). PIK interest may be combined with cash current paid interest or otherwise tailored to address both the specific circumstances of the borrower and the return requirements of the investor. Interest payments structured in the form of PIK are subject to the risk that a borrower could default when actual cash interest or principal payments are due. Interest receivables are written off when deemed uncollectible.

Upfront investment income or other payments are sometimes charged to borrowers at the closing of a loan investment transaction. This income is received at the time of closing and then deferred to be recognized as investment income over the term of the loan utilizing the straight-line method, which does not differ materially from the effective interest method under US GAAP. For the six months ended March 31, 2025, the Fund recognized upfront investment income of $7,264,217, which is included in investment income in the Statement of Operations. As of March 31, 2025, the Fund has $12,688,397 of unearned upfront investment income included in the Statement of Assets and Liabilities.

Cash Escrow

Subscriptions are generally subject to the receipt of cleared funds on or prior to the acceptance date set by the Fund and notified to prospective investors. Pending any closing, funds received from prospective investors will be placed in an interest-bearing escrow account with UMB Bank, n.a., the Fund’s escrow agent, and are restricted for use otherwise. On the date of any closing, the balance in the escrow account with respect to each investor whose investment is accepted will be invested in the Fund on behalf of such investor. Any interest earned on escrowed amounts will be credited to the Fund for the benefit of all Shareholders.

Federal Income Taxes

The Fund has qualified and intends to continue to qualify as a “RIC” under Subchapter M of the Code. As so qualified, the Fund will not be subject to federal income tax to the extent it distributes substantially all of its net investment income and capital gains to Shareholders. Therefore, no federal income tax provision is required. Management of the Fund is required to determine whether a tax position taken by the Fund is more likely than not to be sustained upon examination by the applicable taxing authority, based on the technical merits of the position. Based on its analysis, there were no tax positions identified by management of the Fund that did not meet the “more likely than not” standard as of March 31, 2025.

Distributions to Shareholders

The Fund accrues distributions monthly and pays distributions quarterly to its Shareholders of the net investment income of the Fund after payment of Fund operating expenses. The dividend rate may be modified by the Fund’s Board from time to time. To the extent that any portion of the Fund’s quarterly distributions are considered a return of capital to Shareholders, such portion would not be considered dividends for U.S. federal income tax purposes and would represent a return of the amounts that such Shareholders invested. Although such return of capital distributions are not currently taxable to Shareholders, such distributions will have the effect of lowering a Shareholder’s tax basis in such Shares, and could result in a higher tax liability when the Shares are sold, even if they have not increased in value, or in fact, have lost value. The Fund’s final distribution for each tax year is expected to include any remaining investment company taxable income and net tax-exempt income undistributed during the tax year, as well as any undistributed net capital gain realized during the tax year. If the total distributions made in any tax year exceed investment company taxable income, net tax-exempt income and net capital gain, such excess distributed amount would be treated as ordinary dividend income to the extent of the Fund’s current and accumulated earnings and profits.

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Keystone Private Income Fund

Notes to Financial Statements

March 31, 2025 (Unaudited) (continued)

2. Significant Accounting Policies (continued)

This distribution policy, may, under certain circumstances, have adverse consequences to the Fund and its Shareholders because it may result in a return of capital resulting in less of a Shareholder’s assets being invested in the Fund and, over time, increase the Fund’s expense ratio. The distribution policy also may cause the Fund to sell securities at a time it would not otherwise do so to manage the distribution of income and gain.

Valuation of Investments

The Board has approved valuation procedures for the Fund (the “Valuation Procedures”). Under the Valuation Procedures adopted by the Board, the Board has delegated day-to-day responsibility for fair value determinations and pricing to the Investment Manager (the “Valuation Designee”) subject to the oversight of the Board. The Valuation Designee oversees the valuation of the Fund’s investments on behalf of the Fund in accordance with the Valuation Procedures, which provide that investments will be valued at fair value. Furthermore, the valuation of the Fund’s assets will be done in accordance with the FASB ASC Topic 820, Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures.

In general, fair value represents a good faith approximation of the current value of an asset and is used when there is no public market or possibly no market at all for the asset. As a result, the fair values of one or more assets may not be the prices at which those assets are ultimately sold. Prospective investors should be aware that situations involving uncertainties as to the value of investments could have an adverse effect on the Fund’s net asset value (“NAV”) if the judgments of the Valuation Designee regarding appropriate valuations should prove incorrect.

The Fund holds a high proportion of illiquid investments relative to its total investments, which is directly related to the Fund’s investment objectives and strategy. The valuation approach will likely vary by investment, but may include comparable public market valuations, comparable transaction valuations and discounted cash flow analyses. All factors that might materially impact the value of an investment (i.e., underlying collateral, operating results, financial condition, achievement of milestones, and economic and/or market events) may be considered. In certain circumstances the Valuation Designee may determine that cost best approximates the fair value of the particular investment.

Repurchase Offers

The Fund provides some liquidity to Shareholders by making quarterly offers to repurchase a certain percentage of its outstanding Shares at NAV. The decision to offer to repurchase Shares is in the complete and absolute discretion of the Board and the Board may, under certain circumstances, elect not to offer to repurchase Shares. The Fund believes that these repurchase offers are generally beneficial to the Fund’s Shareholders and generally are funded from available cash. However, the repurchase of Shares by the Fund decreases the assets of the Fund and, therefore, may have the effect of increasing the Fund’s expense ratio. Repurchase offers and the need to fund repurchase obligations may also affect the ability of the Fund to be fully invested or force the Fund to maintain a higher percentage of its assets in liquid investments, which may harm the Fund’s investment performance.

Borrowing, Use of Leverage

The Fund may employ leverage through a secured Revolving Loan Agreement, as amended (the “Revolving Loan Agreement”) to achieve its investment objective. The Fund’s willingness to use leverage, and the extent to which leverage is used at any time, will depend on many factors, including the Investment Manager’s assessment of the yield curve environment, interest rate trends, market conditions and other factors. Borrowings by the Fund will further diminish returns (or increase losses on capital) to the extent overall returns are less than the Fund’s cost of funds. Such debt exposes the Fund to refinancing, recourse and other risks. As a general matter, the presence of leverage can accelerate losses. Subject to prevailing market conditions, the Fund may add financial leverage if, immediately after such borrowing, it would have asset coverage (as defined in the Investment Company Act) of 300% or more (in the event leverage is obtained solely through debt) or 200% or more (in the event leverage is obtained solely though preferred stock). The Fund may use leverage opportunistically and may choose to increase or decrease its leverage, or use different types or combinations of leveraging instruments, at any time based on the Fund’s assessment of market conditions and the investment environment. The Investment Manager expects that the Fund’s borrowings may ultimately be secured with a security interest in Fund investments. In times of adverse market conditions, the Fund may be required to post additional collateral which could affect the Fund’s liquidity.

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Keystone Private Income Fund

Notes to Financial Statements

March 31, 2025 (Unaudited) (continued)

2. Significant Accounting Policies (continued)

As of March 31, 2025, the Revolving Loan Agreement has maximum credit available of $325,000,000 with a maturity date of August 2, 2027. For the six months ended March 31, 2025, the average balance outstanding and weighted average interest rate were $150,662,898 and 7.63%, respectively. For the six months ended March 31, 2025, the Fund incurred and paid interest expense of $6,045,046, and $5,515,109, respectively. As of March 31, 2025, the Fund has an outstanding line of credit balance of $171,363,548 at a 7.46% (SOFR + 3.00%) interest rate. The maximum the Fund borrowed during the six months ended March 31, 2025 was $228,463,548 on January 31, 2025.

Participations

The Fund may invest a portion of its assets in participation interests or special purpose vehicles holding various credit investments. The special risks associated with these obligations include adverse consequences resulting from participating in such instruments with other institutions with lower credit quality and limitations on the ability of the Fund to directly enforce its rights with respect to participations. The Fund may acquire interests in such credit investments either directly (by way of sale or assignment) or indirectly (by way of participation). The purchaser of an assignment typically succeeds to all the rights and obligations of the assigning institution and becomes a contracting party under the credit arrangement with respect to the obligation; however, its rights can be more restricted than those of the assigning institution. Participation interests in a portion of a credit arrangement typically results in a contractual relationship only with the institution participating out the interest and not directly with the counterparty. In purchasing participations, the Fund may have no right to enforce compliance by the counterparty with the terms of the credit agreement, and the Fund may not directly benefit from the collateral supporting the credit obligation in which it has purchased the participation. As a result, if the Fund were to hold a participation, it would assume the credit risk of both the borrower and the institution selling the participation to the Fund.

Restricted Cash

The Fund holds restricted cash due to BlueRoc Intermediate, LLC subject to the loan agreement. The restricted cash is offset as Restricted cash payable on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities. The Fund pays the restricted cash to BlueRoc Intermediate, LLC weekly. Cash held for Propel Holdings, Inc. is used to purchase loans on behalf of the Fund. Loans purchased at premium are amortized over the life of loan as Purchase premium on the Statement of Assets and Liabilities.

3. Principal Risks

Non-Diversified Status

The Fund is a “non-diversified” management investment company. Thus, there are no percentage limitations imposed by the Investment Company Act on the Fund’s assets that may be invested, directly or indirectly, in the securities of any one issuer. Consequently, if one or more securities are allocated a relatively large percentage of the Fund’s assets, losses suffered by such securities could result in a higher reduction in the Fund’s capital than if such capital had been more proportionately allocated among a larger number of securities. The Fund may also be more susceptible to any single economic or regulatory occurrence than a diversified investment company.

Limited Liquidity

Shares in the Fund provide limited liquidity since Shareholders will not be able to redeem Shares on a daily basis. A Shareholder may not be able to tender its Shares in the Fund promptly after it has made a decision to do so. In addition, with very limited exceptions, Shares are not transferable, and liquidity will be provided only through repurchase offers made quarterly by the Fund. Shares in the Fund are therefore suitable only for investors who can bear the risks associated with the limited liquidity of Shares and should be viewed as a long-term investment.

Investment Manager Incentive Fee Risk

Any Incentive Fee (defined below) payable by the Fund that relates to its net investment income may be computed and paid on income that may include interest or gains that have been accrued or are unrealized, but not yet received or realized. The Investment Manager is not under any obligation to reimburse the Fund for any part of the Incentive Fee it received that was based on accrued income or unrealized gains that the Fund never received or realized, and

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Keystone Private Income Fund

Notes to Financial Statements

March 31, 2025 (Unaudited) (continued)

3. Principal Risks (continued)

such circumstances would result in the Fund’s paying an Incentive Fee on income it never received or gains it never realized. The Incentive Fee payable by the Fund to the Investment Manager may create an incentive for it to make investments on the Fund’s behalf that are risky or more speculative than would be the case in the absence of such compensation arrangement. The way in which the Incentive Fee payable to the Investment Manager is determined may encourage it to use leverage to increase the return on the Fund’s investments. Under certain circumstances, the use of leverage may increase the likelihood of default, which would disfavor Shareholders. Such a practice could result in the Fund’s investing in more speculative securities than would otherwise be in its best interests, which could result in higher investment losses, particularly during cyclical economic downturns.

Private Credit

Private credit is a common term for unregistered debt investments made through privately negotiated transactions. Private credit investments may be structured using a range of financial instruments, including without limitation first and second lien senior secured loans, subordinated or unsecured debt and preferred equity arrangements. From time to time these investments might include equity features such as warrants, options, or common stock depending on the strategy of the investor and the financing requirements of the company or asset.

Loans to private companies, businesses and operators can range in credit quality depending on security-specific factors, including total leverage, amount of leverage senior to the collateral that secures the investment, variability in the issuer’s cash flows, the size of the issuer, the quality of collateral securing debt and the degree to which such collateral covers the accompanying debt obligations. The businesses in which the Fund invests may be levered, and the investments made by the Fund will generally not be rated by national credit rating agencies. The loans in which the Fund will invest may be rated below investment grade if they were rated. Below investment grade securities, which are often referred to as “junk,” have predominantly speculative characteristics and may carry a greater risk with respect to a borrower’s capacity to pay interest and repay principal.

Market Disruption and Geopolitical Risks

Certain local, regional or global events such as war (including Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and the Israel-Hamas war), acts of terrorism, the spread of infectious illnesses and/or other public health issues, or other events may have a significant impact on a security or instrument. These types of events and others like them are collectively referred to as “Market Disruptions and Geopolitical Risks” and they may have adverse impacts on the worldwide economy, as well as the economies of individual countries, the financial health of individual companies and the market in general in significant and unforeseen ways. Some of the impacts noted in recent times include but are not limited to embargos, political actions, supply chain disruptions, restrictions to investment and/or monetary movement including the forced selling of securities or the inability to participate in impacted markets. The duration of these events could adversely affect the Fund’s performance, the performance of the securities in which the Fund invests and may lead to losses on your investment. The ultimate impact of Market Disruption and Geopolitical Risks on the financial performance of the Fund’s investments is not reasonably estimable at this time. Management is actively monitoring these events.

Recently, the United States has enacted or proposed to enact significant new tariffs, and various federal agencies have been directed to further evaluate key aspects of U.S. trade policy, which could potentially lead to significant changes to current policies, treaties, and tariffs. There continues to exist significant uncertainty about the future relationship between the U.S. and other countries with respect to such trade policies, treaties and tariffs. These developments, or the perception that any of them could occur, may have a material adverse effect on global trade, in particular, trade between the impacted nations and the U.S.; global financial markets’ stability; and global economic conditions. These events could, in turn, adversely affect the Fund’s overall performance.

Banking Risk

The impairment or failure of one or more banks with whom the Fund transacts may inhibit the Fund’s ability to access depository accounts. In the event of such a failure of a banking institution where the Fund holds depository accounts, access to such accounts could be restricted and U.S. Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (“FDIC”) protection may not be available for balances in excess of amounts insured by the FDIC. In such instances, the Fund may not recover such excess, uninsured amounts.

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Keystone Private Income Fund

Notes to Financial Statements

March 31, 2025 (Unaudited) (continued)

4. Investment Advisory and Other Agreements

The Fund has entered into an investment management agreement (the “Investment Management Agreement”) with the Investment Manager. Pursuant to the Investment Management Agreement, the Investment Manager is entitled to a fee consisting of two components — a base management fee (the “Investment Management Fee”) and an incentive fee (the “Incentive Fee”). The Investment Management Fee is calculated and payable monthly in arrears at the annual rate of 1.50% of the month-end value of the Fund’s net assets before management fees for the current month. The Investment Management Fee is paid out of the Fund’s assets. Such fees are paid to the Investment Manager before giving effect to any repurchase of Shares effective as of that date and decreases the net profits or increases the net losses of the Fund that are credited to its Shareholders.

Effective January 1, 2021, the Incentive Fee is calculated and payable monthly in arrears based upon the Fund’s net profits for the immediately preceding month, and is subject to a hurdle rate, expressed as a rate of return on the Fund’s net assets equal to 0.58333333% per month (or an annualized hurdle rate of 7.00%), subject to a “catch-up” feature. Prior to January 1, 2021, the Incentive Fee was calculated quarterly. The Incentive Fee is equal to 15.0% of the excess, if any, of (i) the net profits of the Fund for the relevant period over (ii) the then balance, if any, of the Loss Recovery Account. For the purposes of the Incentive Fee, the term “net profits” means the amount by which the NAV of the Fund on the last day of the relevant period exceeds the NAV of the Fund as of the commencement of the same period, including any net change in unrealized appreciation or depreciation of investments and realized income and gains or losses and expenses (which, for this purpose shall not include any distribution and/or shareholder servicing fees, litigation, any extraordinary expenses or Incentive Fee). The Fund will maintain a memorandum account (the “Loss Recovery Account”), which has an initial balance of zero and will be (i) increased upon the close of each calendar month end of the Fund by the amount of the net losses of the Fund for the month, and (ii) decreased (but not below zero) upon the close of each calendar month end by the amount of the net profits of the Fund for the month. Shareholders will benefit from the Loss Recovery Account in proportion to their holdings of Shares. The “catch-up” provision is intended to provide the Investment Manager with an incentive fee of 15.00% on all of the Fund’s net profits when the Fund’s net profits reach 0.68627451% of net assets in any calendar month (8.24% annualized). For the six months ended March 31, 2024, the Fund incurred $11,352,288 in Incentive Fees.

The Investment Manager has entered into an expense limitation and reimbursement agreement (the “Expense Limitation and Reimbursement Agreement”) with the Fund, whereby the Investment Manager has agreed to waive fees that it would otherwise have been paid, and/or to assume expenses of the Fund (a “Waiver”), if required to ensure the Total Annual Expenses (including the Investment Management Fee, but excluding taxes, interest expense, sales charges and other brokerage commissions, other transaction related expenses, acquired fund fees and expenses, Incentive Fees, Distribution and Servicing Fees, expenses incurred in connection with any merger or reorganization and extraordinary expenses) does not exceed 3.00% of the Fund’s net assets on an annualized basis (the “Expense Limit”). Because taxes, interest expense, sales charges and other brokerage commissions, other transaction related expenses, acquired fund fees and expenses, Incentive Fees, Distribution and Servicing Fees, expenses incurred in connection with any merger or reorganization and extraordinary expenses are excluded from the Expense Limit, Total Annual Expenses (after fee waivers and expense reimbursements) may exceed 3.00% of the average daily net assets of each Class of Shares.

For a period not to exceed three years from the date on which a Waiver is made, the Investment Manager may recoup amounts waived or assumed, provided they are able to effect such recoupment without causing the Fund’s expense ratio (after recoupment) to exceed the lesser of (i) the expense limit in effect at the time of the Waiver and (ii) the expense limit in effect at the time of the recoupment. The Expense Limitation and Reimbursement Agreement had an initial one-year term, which ended on February 2, 2021, and will automatically renew for consecutive one-year terms thereafter. Either the Fund or the Investment Manager may terminate the Expense Limitation and Reimbursement Agreement upon 30 days’ written notice. For the six months ended March 31, 2025, the Investment Manager did not waive any fees or reimburse any expenses. As of March 31, 2025, there were no recoverable reimbursed expenses to the Investment Manager.

Distribution Services, LLC serves as the Fund’s placement agent (the “Placement Agent”). Prior to December 6, 2024, UMB Distribution Services, LLC served as the Fund’s Placement Agent. For the six months ended March 31, 2025, the Fund’s allocated Placement Agent fees are reported as Distribution and Servicing fees on the Statement of Operations.

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Keystone Private Income Fund

Notes to Financial Statements

March 31, 2025 (Unaudited) (continued)

4. Investment Advisory and Other Agreements (continued)

UMB Fund Services, Inc. (“UMBFS”) serves as the Fund’s fund accountant, transfer agent and administrator. For the six months ended March 31, 2025, the Fund’s allocated UMBFS fees are reported as Fund service fees on the Statement of Operations.

A Trustee and certain officers of the Fund are employees of UMBFS or the Investment Manager. The Fund does not compensate Trustees and officers affiliated with the Fund’s administrator or Investment Manager. For the six months ended March 31, 2025, the Fund’s allocated fees incurred for Trustees who are not affiliated with the Fund’s administrator or Investment Manager are reported on the Statement of Operations.

PINE Advisor Solutions LLC provides Chief Compliance Officer (“CCO”) services to the Fund. Prior to March 26, 2025, Vigilant Compliance, LLC served as the Fund’s CCO. The Fund’s allocated fees incurred for CCO services for the six months ended March 31, 2025 are reported on the Statement of Operations.

The Fund has adopted a Distribution and Service Plan with respect to Class A Shares, Class D Shares, Class Y Shares and Class I Shares in compliance with Rule 12b-1 under the Investment Company Act. Under the Distribution and Service Plan, the Fund may pay as compensation up to 1.00% on an annualized basis of the aggregate net assets of the Fund attributable to Class A Shares, up to 0.90% on an annualized basis of the aggregate net assets of the Fund attributable to Class D Shares, up to 0.25% on an annualized basis of the aggregate net assets of the Fund attributable to Class Y Shares, and up to 0.15% on an annualized basis of the aggregate net assets of the Fund attributable to Class I Shares (the “Distribution and Servicing Fee”) to the Fund’s Placement Agent or other qualified recipients under the Distribution and Service Plan. For purposes of determining the Distribution and Servicing Fee, NAV will be calculated prior to any reduction for any fees and expenses, including, without limitation, the Distribution and Servicing Fee payable. Therefore, it is possible the Distribution and Servicing Fee rate on the Financial Highlights may show a rate above the contractual limit. Class Z Shares are not subject to the Distribution and Service Plan.

5. Fair Value of Investments

Fair value — Definition

The Fund uses a fair value hierarchy that prioritizes the inputs to valuation techniques used to measure fair value. The objective of a fair value measurement is to determine the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date (an exit price). Accordingly, the fair value hierarchy gives the highest priority to unadjusted quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities (Level 1 measurements) and the lowest priority to unobservable inputs (Level 3 measurements). The three levels of the fair value hierarchy are as follows:

        Level 1 – Valuations based on unadjusted quoted prices in active markets that are accessible at the measurement date for identical, unrestricted assets or liabilities.

        Level 2 – Valuations based on inputs, other than quoted prices included in Level 1, that are observable either directly or indirectly.

        Level 3 – Valuations based on inputs that are both significant and unobservable to the overall fair value measurement.

The availability of valuation techniques and observable inputs can vary from investment to investment and are affected by a wide variety of factors, including type of investment, whether the investment is new and not yet established in the marketplace, the liquidity of markets, and other characteristics particular to the transaction. To the extent that valuation is based on models or inputs that are less observable or unobservable in the market, determining fair value requires more judgment. Because of the inherent uncertainty of valuation, estimated values may be materially higher or lower than the values that would have been used had a ready market for the investments existed. Accordingly, the degree of judgment exercised by the Investment Manager in determining fair value is greatest for investments categorized in Level 3.

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Keystone Private Income Fund

Notes to Financial Statements

March 31, 2025 (Unaudited) (continued)

5. Fair Value of Investments (continued)

The Fund’s assets recorded at fair value have been categorized based on a fair value hierarchy as described in the Fund’s significant accounting policies. The following table presents information about the Fund’s assets and liabilities measured at fair value as of March 31, 2025:

Investments

 

Level 1

 

Level 2

 

Level 3

 

Total

Private Credit

 

$

 

$

 

$

1,784,247,573

 

$

1,784,247,573

Private Investment Funds

 

 

 

 

 

 

10,730,909

 

 

10,730,909

Warrants*

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Total Investments, at fair value

 

$

 

$

 

$

1,794,978,482

 

$

1,794,978,482

*  Warrants are valued at $0.

The following table presents the changes in assets and transfers in and out which are classified in Level 3 of the fair value hierarchy for the six months ended March 31, 2025:

 

Private Credit

 

Private
Investment
Funds

 

Warrants*

Balance as of October 1, 2024

 

$

1,495,644,505

 

 

$

11,377,749

 

 

$

Transfers In

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Transfers Out

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Purchases

 

 

641,171,111

 

 

 

 

 

 

PIK interest income added to principal amount of investment

 

 

22,652,601

 

 

 

 

 

 

Sales

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Principal reductions received

 

 

(364,192,742

)

 

 

(646,840

)

 

 

Realized gains (losses)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation)

 

 

(11,027,902

)

 

 

 

 

 

Balance as of March 31, 2025

 

$

1,784,247,573

 

 

$

10,730,909

 

 

$

*  Warrants are valued at $0.

The following table summarizes the valuation techniques and significant unobservable inputs used for the Fund’s investments that are categorized in Level 3 of the fair value hierarchy as of March 31, 2025.

Investments

 

Fair Value

 

Valuation
Technique

 

Unobservable
Inputs

 

Range of
Inputs

Private Credit

 

$

1,784,247,573

 

Discounted Cash Flow

 

Discount Rate

 

8.5% - 24.3%

Private Investment Funds

 

 

10,730,909

 

Discounted Cash Flow

 

Discount Rate

 

11.9%

Warrants*

 

 

 

Recent transactions

 

Price

 

N/A

*  Warrants are valued at $0.

6. Capital Stock

The minimum initial investment in Class A Shares and Class Y Shares by any investor is $50,000, the minimum initial investment in Class D Shares and Class I Shares by any investor is $5,000,000, and the minimum initial investment by any investor in Class Z Shares is $10,000,000. However, the Fund, in its sole discretion, may accept investments in any Class of Shares below these minimums. Shares may be purchased by principals and employees of the Investment Manager or its affiliates and their immediate family members without being subject to the minimum investment requirements. Class Y and Class D Shares were issued at $100.00 per share and Class A, Class I, and Class Z Shares were issued at $100.53 per share.

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Keystone Private Income Fund

Notes to Financial Statements

March 31, 2025 (Unaudited) (continued)

6. Capital Stock (continued)

Class A Shares and Class D Shares are subject to a sales charge of up to 3.50%. No sales charge is expected to be charged with respect to investments by the Investment Manager or its affiliates, and their respective directors, principals, officers and employees and others in the Investment Manager’s sole discretion. The full amount of the sales charge may be reallowed to brokers or dealers participating in the offering. Your financial intermediary may impose additional charges when you purchase Shares of the Fund. Neither Class I, Class Y nor Class Z Shares are subject to any sales charge.

Because the Fund is a closed-end fund, and Shareholders do not have the right to require the Fund to redeem Shares, the Fund may from time to time offer to repurchase Shares pursuant to written tenders by Shareholders, in order to provide a limited degree of liquidity to Shareholders. Repurchases will be made at such times, in such amounts and on such terms as may be determined by the Board, in its sole discretion. In determining whether the Fund should offer to repurchase Shares, the Board will consider a variety of operational, business and economic factors. The Investment Manager expects to ordinarily recommend that the Board authorize the Fund to offer to repurchase Shares from Shareholders quarterly with March 31, June 30, September 30 and December 31 valuation dates (or, if any such date is not a business day, on the last business day of such calendar quarter).

If the interval between the date of purchase of Shares and the valuation date with respect to the repurchase of such Shares is less than 365 calendar days, then such repurchase will be subject to a 2.00% early repurchase fee payable to the Fund. In determining whether the repurchase of Shares is subject to an early repurchase fee, the Fund will repurchase that portion of the Shares held the longest first. Early repurchase fees, if any, are disclosed in the Statement of Changes in Net Assets. For the six months ended March 31, 2025, there were no early repurchase fees.

For the six months ended March 31, 2025, the Fund’s capital stock transactions are reported on the Statements of Changes in Net Assets.

7. Federal Income Taxes

As of March 31, 2025, gross unrealized appreciation and depreciation on investments, based on cost for federal income tax purposes, were as follows:

Cost of investments

 

$

1,814,932,040

 

Gross unrealized appreciation

 

$

23,013,230

 

Gross unrealized depreciation

 

 

(42,966,788

)

Net unrealized appreciation/depreciation on investments

 

$

(19,953,558

)

The difference between cost amounts for financial statement and federal income tax purposes is due primarily to timing differences in recognizing certain partnership investments income.

As of September 31, 2024, the components of distributable earnings on a tax basis were as follows:

Undistributed ordinary income

 

$

25,189,792

 

Undistributed long-term capital gains

 

 

12,207

 

Distributions payable

 

 

(25,821,747

)

Accumulated capital and other losses

 

 

 

Unrealized depreciation on investments

 

 

(8,836,693

)

Total accumulated loss

 

$

(9,456,441

)

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Keystone Private Income Fund

Notes to Financial Statements

March 31, 2025 (Unaudited) (continued)

7. Federal Income Taxes (continued)

The tax character of distributions paid during the years ended September 30, 2024 and September 30, 2023 was as follows:

 

2024

 

2023

Distributions paid from:

 

 

   

 

 

Ordinary income

 

$

124,864,509

 

$

71,057,676

Net long-term capital gains

 

 

 

 

Total distributions paid

 

$

124,864,509

 

$

71,057,676

The difference in the amount of distributions against the Statements of Changes in Net Assets relates to the timing of certain distributions being reported on a cash basis for tax purposes. As of September 30, 2024, there were $25,821,747 of distributions payable that will be considered paid in the tax year ending September 30, 2025 for tax purposes.

8. Investment Transactions

For the six months ended March 31, 2025, purchases and sales of investments, including principal reductions received, excluding short-term investments, were $663,823,712 and $364,839,582, respectively.

9. Indemnifications

In the normal course of business, the Fund enters into contracts that contain a variety of representations which provide general indemnifications. The Fund’s maximum exposure under these arrangements is unknown, as this would involve future claims that may be made against the Fund that have not yet occurred. However, the Fund expects the risk of loss to be remote.

10. Subsequent Events

In preparing these financial statements, management has evaluated subsequent events through the date of issuance of the financial statements included herein. There have been no subsequent events that occurred during such period that would require disclosure or would be required to be recognized in the financial statements.

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Keystone Private Income Fund

Other Information

March 31, 2025 (Unaudited)

Proxy Voting

The Fund is required to file Form N-PX, with its complete proxy voting record for twelve-month period ending on June 30, no later than August 31. The Fund’s Form N-PX filing and a description of the Fund’s proxy voting policies and procedures are available: (i) without charge, upon request, by calling the Fund at 1-888-332-3320 or (ii) by visiting the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov.

Availability of Quarterly Portfolio Schedules

The Fund files its complete schedule of portfolio holdings with the SEC for the first and third quarters of each fiscal year as an exhibit to its report on Form N-PORT. The Fund’s Forms N-PORT are or will be available on the SEC’s website at www.sec.gov or by calling the Fund at 1-888-332-3320.

Board Consideration of the Investment Management Agreement

At a meeting of the Board held on December 4-5, 2024 (the “Meeting”), by a unanimous vote, the Board, including a majority of Trustees who are not “interested persons” within the meaning of Section 2(a)(19) of the 1940 Act (the “Independent Trustees”), approved the continuation of the amended and restated Investment Management Agreement (the “Investment Management Agreement”) between the Investment Manager and the Fund.

In advance of the Meeting, the Independent Trustees requested and received materials from the Investment Manager to assist them in considering the renewal of the Investment Management Agreement. The Independent Trustees reviewed reports from third parties and Fund management about the factors described below. The Board members engaged in detailed discussion of the materials with management of the Investment Manager. The Independent Trustees also met separately with independent counsel to the Independent Trustees for further review of the materials. Following this session, the full Board reconvened and, after further discussion, determined that the information presented provided a sufficient basis upon which to approve the Investment Management Agreement.

The Board did not consider any single factor as controlling in determining whether to approve the renewal of the Investment Management Agreement, and the items described below do not encompass all of the matters considered by the Board.

NATURE, EXTENT AND QUALITY OF SERVICES

The Board reviewed and considered the nature and extent of the investment advisory services provided by the Investment Manager to the Fund under the Investment Management Agreement, including the selection of Fund investments. The Board also reviewed and considered the nature and extent of the non-advisory, administrative services provided by the Investment Manager to the Fund, including, among other things, providing office facilities, equipment and personnel. The Board reviewed and considered the qualifications of the portfolio managers and other key personnel of the Investment Manager who provide the investment advisory and administrative services to the Fund. The Board determined that the Investment Manager’s portfolio managers and key personnel were well- qualified by education and/or training and experience to perform the services for the Fund in an efficient and professional manner. The Board also took into account the Investment Manager’s compliance policies and procedures, including the procedures used to determine the value of the Fund’s investments. The Board concluded that the overall quality of the advisory and administrative services provided by the Investment Manager to the Fund was satisfactory.

PERFORMANCE

The Board considered the investment performance of the Investment Manager with respect to the Fund. The Board considered the performance of the Fund for the period from the Fund’s inception on July 1, 2020 through September 30, 2024 and various other periods. The Board also considered performance information of the Fund compared to other comparable peer funds. In addition, the Board considered the Investment Manager’s view that there was no representative benchmark index given the unique private assets held by the Fund. The Board considered the overall performance of the Fund and concluded that the performance of the Fund was satisfactory.

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Keystone Private Income Fund

Other Information

March 31, 2025 (Unaudited) (continued)

FEES AND EXPENSES

The Board reviewed the advisory fee rate and total expense ratio of the Fund. The Board compared the advisory fee and total expense ratio for the Fund with various comparative data, including reports on the expenses of other comparable funds. The Board noted that the Fund’s advisory fees were comparable to the fees payable by other comparable funds. The Board also discussed the incentive fee and hurdle rate. In addition, the Board noted that the Investment Manager had contractually agreed to limit the Fund’s total annual operating expenses. The Board concluded that the advisory fees paid by the Fund and total expense ratio were reasonable and satisfactory in light of the services provided.

BREAKPOINTS AND ECONOMIES OF SCALE

The Board reviewed the structure of the Fund’s investment management fee under the Investment Management Agreement. The Board considered that, while the Fund’s investment management fee, inclusive of the hurdle rate, did not have breakpoints, the potential for economies of scale may be limited by the Fund’s increasing current size and the nature of its investments. The Board considered the Fund’s investment management fees and concluded that the fees were reasonable and satisfactory in light of the services provided, but noted that they would continue to consider the appropriateness of the fee as the Fund continued to grow.

PROFITABILITY OF INVESTMENT MANAGER

The Board considered and reviewed information concerning the costs incurred and profits realized by the Investment Manager from its relationship with the Fund. The Board also reviewed the Investment Manager’s financial condition and noted that the financial condition of the Investment Manager appeared stable. The Board determined that the advisory fees and the compensation to the Investment Manager was reasonable and the Investment Manager’s financial condition was adequate.

ANCILLARY BENEFITS AND OTHER FACTORS

The Board also discussed other benefits to be received by the Investment Manager from its management of the Fund including, without limitation, the ability to market its advisory services for similar products in the future. The Board noted that the Investment Manager did not have affiliations with the Fund’s transfer agent, fund accountant, custodian or distributor and, therefore, the Investment Manager did not derive any benefits from the relationships these parties may have with the Fund. The Board concluded that the advisory fees were reasonable in light of the fall-out benefits.

GENERAL CONCLUSION

Based on its consideration of all factors that it deemed material, and assisted by the advice of its counsel, the Board concluded it would be in the best interest of the Fund and its shareholders to approve the continuance of the Investment Management Agreement.

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Investment Manager

Keystone National Group, LLC
60 East South Temple, Suite 2100
Salt Lake City, UT 8411
www.keystonenational.com

Custodian Bank
UMB Bank, n.a.
928 Grand Blvd
Kansas City, MO 64106

Fund Administrator, Transfer Agent, and Fund Accountant
UMB Fund Services
235 W. Galena Street
Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53212

Placement Agent
Distribution Services, LLC
Three Canal Plaza, Suite 100
Portland, ME 04101

Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
Grant Thornton LLP
171 N. Clark Street, Suite 200
Chicago, IL 60601

 

(b) Not applicable.

Item 2.     Code of Ethics.

Not applicable to semi-annual reports.

Item 3.     Audit Committee Financial Expert.

Not applicable to semi-annual reports.

Item 4.     Principal Accountant Fees and Services.

Not applicable to semi-annual reports.

Item 5.     Audit Committee of Listed Registrants.

Not applicable.

Item 6.     Investments.

(a) Schedule of Investments in securities of unaffiliated issuers as of the close of the reporting period is included as part of the report to shareholders filed under Item 1(a) of this form.

(b) Not applicable.

Item 7.     Financial Statements and Financial Highlights for Open-End Management Investment Companies.

Not applicable.

Item 8.     Changes in and Disagreements with Accountants for Open-End Management Investment Companies.

Not applicable.

Item 9.     Proxy Disclosures for Open-End Management Investment Companies.

Not applicable.

Item 10.   Remuneration Paid to Directors, Officers, and Others of Open-End Management Investment Companies.

Not applicable.

Item 11.   Statement Regarding Basis for Approval of Investment Advisory Contract.

The information is included in Item 1(a) of this Form N-CSR.

Item 12.   Disclosure of Proxy Voting Policies and Procedures for Closed-End Management Investment Companies.

Not applicable for semi-annual reports.

Item 13.   Portfolio Managers of Closed-End Management Investment Companies.

(a) Not applicable for semi-annual reports.

(b) As of January 1, 2025, Grant Calder serves as a portfolio manager of the registrant.

 

The following is biographical information about Grant Calder as of the date of the filing of this report:

Grant Calder

Mr. Calder is a Partner of and Head of Origination and Business Development at the Investment Manager and is active in investment sourcing, identification, selection, and due diligence of investment opportunities for the Fund since joining Keystone in 2018. Prior to joining Keystone, Mr. Calder led various operation and business development initiatives for consumer products and technology businesses. Mr. Calder was previously an Associate at a private equity firm and an Investment Banking Analyst with Deutsche Bank. Mr. Calder holds a B.A. degree in Economics from the University of Utah and an M.B.A. from the Stanford Graduate School of Business at Stanford University.

The following table provides information about portfolios and accounts, other than the Fund, of Grant Calder as of March 31, 2025.

 

Type of Accounts

 

Total # of
Accounts
Managed

 

Total Assets
($mm)

 

# of Accounts
Managed
that Advisory
Fee Based on
Performance

 

Total Assets
that Advisory
Fee Based on
Performance
($mm)

Grant Calder

 

Registered Investment Companies:

 

 

$

 

 

$

   

Other Pooled Investment Vehicles:

 

11

 

$

578

 

10

 

$

203

   

Other Accounts:

 

 

$

 

 

$

Conflicts of Interest as of March 31, 2025

Actual or apparent conflicts of interest may arise when a portfolio manager has day-to-day management responsibilities with respect to more than one fund or other account. More specifically, portfolio managers who manage multiple funds and/or other accounts may be presented with one or more of the following potential conflicts:

The management of multiple funds and/or other accounts may result in a Portfolio Manager devoting unequal time and attention to the management of each fund and/or other account. The Investment Manager seeks to manage such competing interests for the time and attention of the Portfolio Managers by having the Portfolio Managers focus on a particular investment discipline. Most other accounts managed by the Portfolio Managers are managed using the same investment models that are used in connection with the management of the Fund.

If a Portfolio Manager identifies a limited investment opportunity which may be suitable for more than one fund or other account, a fund may not be able to take full advantage of that opportunity due to an allocation of filled purchase or sale orders across all eligible funds and other accounts. To deal with these situations, the Investment Manager has adopted procedures for allocating portfolio transactions across multiple accounts.

The Investment Manager has adopted certain compliance procedures that are designed to address these types of conflicts. However, there is no guarantee that such procedures will detect each and every situation in which a conflict arises.

Compensation of the Portfolio Managers as of March 31, 2025

Total compensation paid to each Portfolio Manager includes a base salary fixed from year to year, a discretionary performance bonus and eligibility for a share of carried interest/performance fees in closed-end funds managed by the Investment Manager. The amounts paid to the Portfolio Managers are based on a percentage of the fees earned by the Investment Manager from managing the Fund and other investment accounts. The performance bonus reflects individual performance and the performance of the Investment Manager’s business as a whole. The discretionary performance bonus is determined by senior management of the Investment Manager and is based on a wide variety of factors, including without limitation investment performance, quality of work, contributions to non-investment related efforts and organizational development. Certain of the Portfolio Managers are also owners of the Investment Manager and may be entitled to distributions of firm profit, including profit earned by the Investment Manager for managing the Fund.

The compensation structure of key investment professionals is structured to incent long-term client retention and client service, to attract and retain highly qualified investment management professionals and to reward individual and team contributions toward creating shareholder value.

 

Grant Calder’s Ownership of Fund Shares as of March 31, 2025

Name of Portfolio Manager:

 

Dollar Range of Shares Beneficially Owned by
Portfolio Manager:

Grant Calder

 

Over $100,000

There have been no additional changes, as of the date of this filing, in the other portfolio managers identified in response to paragraph (a)(1) of this Item in the most recently filed annual report on Form N-CSR.

Item 14.   Purchases of Equity Securities by Closed-End Management Investment Company and Affiliated Purchasers.

Not applicable.

Item 15.   Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.

There have been no material changes to the procedures by which the shareholders may recommend nominees to the registrant’s board of trustees, where those changes were implemented after the registrant last provided disclosure in response to the requirements of Item 407(c)(2)(iv) of Regulation S-K (17CFR 229.407), or this Item.

Item 16.   Controls and Procedures.

(a) The registrant’s principal executive and principal financial officers, or persons performing similar functions, have concluded that the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Rule 30a-3(c) under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”) (17 CFR 270.30a-3(c))) are effective, as of a date within 90 days of the filing date of the report that includes the disclosure required by this paragraph, based on their evaluation of these controls and procedures required by Rule 30a-3(b) under the 1940 Act (17 CFR 270.30a-3(b)) and Rules 13a-15(b) or 15d-15(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (17 CFR 240.13a-15(b) or 240.15d-15(b)).

(b) There were no changes in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) under the 1940 Act (17 CFR 270.30a-3(d)) that occurred during the period covered by this report that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

Item 17.   Disclosure of Securities Lending Activities for Closed-End Management Investment Companies.

None.

Item 18.   Recovery of Erroneously Awarded Compensation.

(a) Not applicable.

(b) Not applicable.

Item 19.   Exhibits.

(a)(1)        Not applicable for semi-annual report.

(a)(2)        Not applicable.

(a)(3)        Certifications pursuant to Rule 30a-2(a) under the 1940 Act and Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 are attached hereto.

(a)(4)        Not applicable.

(a)(5)        Not applicable.

(b)            Not applicable.

 

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

(registrant)

 

Keystone Private Income Fund

By (Signature and Title)

   
   

/s/ John Earl

   

John Earl, President

   

(Principal Executive Officer)

Date

 

June 9, 2025

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the Investment Company Act of 1940, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities and on the date indicated.

By (Signature and Title)

 

/s/ John Earl

   

John Earl, President

   

(Principal Executive Officer)

Date

 

June 9, 2025

By (Signature and Title)

 

/s/ Brad Allen

   

Brad Allen, Treasurer

   

(Principal Financial Officer)

Date

 

June 9, 2025

 

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