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Blue Owl Real Estate Net Lease Trust (ORENT)

Published date February 5, 2026
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Inception Date
April 2022
Fund Size
$9.1 billion (as of September 2025)

Market Opportunity

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    $11.8 trillion investment-grade sale-leaseback market
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    U.S. single-tenant transaction volume consistently exceeds $40 billion
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    Triple net lease real estate can provide attractive yield, inflation protection, and downside protection
    • Triple net lease real estate, particularly in sale-leaseback format, presents a durable and inflation-hedged opportunity within private real estate. The potential investable U.S. and Canadian market exceeds $11.8 trillion, with annual transaction volumes consistently above $40 billion.
    Amid rising interest rates and tighter credit, corporations are increasingly using triple net lease transactions to sell real estate and generate liquidity while retaining operational control. Investors benefit from long-term, contractual leases that provide predictable, tax-advantaged income and downside protection regardless of economic conditions.

    Background of Firm

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    Blue Owl manages over $295 billion across real estate, credit, and GP stakes strategies
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    The firm's net lease platform owns over 5,100 assets and partners with over 600 primarily investment grade corporate tenants
    • Blue Owl Real Estate, formerly known as Oak Street Real Estate Capital, was founded in 2009 as a private equity real estate firm. In October 2021, Oak Street was acquired by Blue Owl Capital Inc. (NYSE: OWL) and rebranded as Blue Owl Real Estate.
    Since inception, Blue Owl Real Estate has pursued a net lease investment strategy, providing bespoke, flexible balance sheet solutions for companies in need of capital, most commonly as sale-leaseback transactions. The firm makes investments primarily in single tenant, free-standing properties across industrial, essential retail, and office sectors. The manager targets high quality, investment grade tenants. As of September 2025, Blue Owl Real Estate managed $74.7 billion.

    Strategy

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    Focus on investment-grade triple net lease real estate, primarily sale-leasebacks
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    Target sectors include essential services, logistics, healthcare, and retail
    • ORENT pursues a differentiated private real estate strategy centered on acquiring mission-critical assets via triple net leases with investment-grade tenants. Triple net leases are structured to pass almost all operational expenses (e.g. taxes, insurance, maintenance) to the tenant, providing the landlord with stable, predictable income and minimal maintenance burdens. These transactions are typically structured with long initial lease terms (10 to 20 years), embedded annual rent escalators, and corporate guarantees.
    Properties are typically sourced off-market through established tenant relationships, many of which stem from Blue Owl's broader real estate and sponsor ecosystem. The portfolio skews toward recession-resilient sectors such as discount retail, quick service restaurants, logistics, and healthcare facilities, which have historically demonstrated stable occupancy and credit performance across market cycles. ORENT also pursues investments in digital infrastructure (i.e. data centers), which benefit from structural macro tailwinds.

    Learn More

    Visit Blue Owl to learn more about ORENT.
    2261 Market Street, Suite 5190
    San Francisco, CA 94114
    hello@ivyinvest.co
    The Institutional Investment Strategy Fund ("IISF" or "Fund") is an investment company registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940. IISF is a closed-end fund operating as an interval fund that makes quarterly repurchase offers and as such provides limited liquidity. The fund commenced operations on March 5, 2024. An investor should consider the investment objective, risks, charges and expenses of an investment. The Prospectus contains this and other information. Read it carefully before investing.