v3.25.3
Investments, at Fair Value
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2025
Fair Value Disclosures [Abstract]  
Investments, at Fair Value

Note 4. Investments, at Fair Value

 

As of September 30, 2025 the Company owned investments in marketable securities with a fair value of $83.1 million.

 

The following summarizes the Company’s investments accounted for at fair value at September 30, 2025 using the fair value hierarchy:

 

 

September 30, 2025

 

 

Total

 

 

Level 1

 

 

Level 2

 

 

Level 3

 

Money market cash equivalents

 

$

16,984

 

 

$

16,984

 

 

$

-

 

 

$

-

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Investments:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Texas Pacific Land Corporation

 

$

53,867

 

 

$

53,867

 

 

$

-

 

 

$

-

 

Kinetics Market Opportunities Fund

 

 

8,714

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

8,714

 

 

 

-

 

Kinetics Mutual Funds and ETFs

 

 

2,497

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

2,497

 

 

 

-

 

Kinetics Spin-Off and Corporate Restructuring Fund-Institutional Class

 

 

3,240

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

3,240

 

 

 

-

 

Kinetics Global Fund No Load Class

 

 

2,643

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

2,643

 

 

 

-

 

All other market traded equity securities

 

 

3,225

 

 

 

3,225

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

CBOE Global Markets

 

 

2,378

 

 

 

2,378

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

FRMO Corporation

 

 

1,726

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

1,726

 

 

 

-

 

Horizon Kinetics SPAC Active ETF

 

 

1,934

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

1,934

 

 

 

-

 

Grayscale Bitcoin Trust

 

 

2,875

 

 

 

2,875

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

Totals

 

$

83,099

 

 

$

62,345

 

 

$

20,754

 

 

$

-

 

Liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Market traded equity securities - sold short

 

$

(39

)

 

$

(39

)

 

$

-

 

 

$

-

 

Total Liabilities

 

$

(39

)

 

$

(39

)

 

$

-

 

 

$

-

 

Total

 

$

83,060

 

 

$

62,306

 

 

$

20,754

 

 

$

-

 

 

The following summarizes the Company’s investments accounted for at fair value at December 31, 2024 using the fair value hierarchy:

 

 

December 31, 2024

 

 

Total

 

 

Level 1

 

 

Level 2

 

 

Level 3

 

Money market cash equivalents

 

$

7,561

 

 

$

7,561

 

 

$

-

 

 

$

-

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Investments:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Texas Pacific Land Corporation

 

$

63,797

 

 

$

63,797

 

 

$

-

 

 

$

-

 

Kinetics Market Opportunities Fund

 

 

8,302

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

8,302

 

 

 

-

 

Kinetics Spin-Off and Corporate Restructuring Fund-Institutional Class

 

 

3,598

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

3,598

 

 

 

-

 

All other market traded equity securities

 

 

2,900

 

 

 

2,900

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

Kinetics Global Fund No Load Class

 

 

2,416

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

2,416

 

 

 

-

 

FRMO Corporation

 

 

1,916

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

1,916

 

 

 

-

 

Horizon Kinetics SPAC Active ETF

 

 

1,828

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

1,828

 

 

 

-

 

Grayscale Bitcoin Trust

 

 

2,370

 

 

 

2,370

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

CBOE Global Markets

 

 

1,921

 

 

 

1,921

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

Kinetics Mutual Funds and ETFs

 

 

2,419

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

2,419

 

 

 

-

 

Totals

 

$

91,467

 

 

$

70,988

 

 

$

20,479

 

 

$

-

 

Liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Market traded equity securities - sold short

 

$

(32

)

 

$

(32

)

 

$

-

 

 

$

-

 

Total Liabilities

 

$

(32

)

 

$

(32

)

 

$

-

 

 

$

-

 

Total

 

$

91,435

 

 

$

70,956

 

 

$

20,479

 

 

$

-

 

 

The following summarizes CIPs measured at fair value on a recurring basis were as follows as of September 30, 2025 using the fair value hierarchy:

 

 

September 30, 2025

 

 

Total

 

 

Level 1

 

 

Level 2

 

 

Level 3

 

 

NAV as a practical expedient

 

Money market cash equivalents

 

$

22,742

 

 

$

22,742

 

 

$

-

 

 

$

-

 

 

$

-

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Investments:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Common stocks

 

$

714,056

 

 

$

714,056

 

 

$

-

 

 

$

-

 

 

$

-

 

Debt securities

 

 

2,010

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

2,010

 

 

 

-

 

Digital asset related exchange-traded and mutual funds

 

 

596,322

 

 

 

596,322

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

Preferred stocks

 

 

5,347

 

 

 

5,347

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

Private equity funds

 

 

378

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

378

 

Private placements

 

 

338,427

 

 

 

252,078

 

 

 

8,325

 

 

 

78,022

 

 

 

2

 

Digital assets

 

 

235,686

 

 

 

235,686

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

Total investments

 

$

1,892,226

 

 

$

1,803,489

 

 

$

8,325

 

 

$

80,032

 

 

$

380

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Securities sold short

 

$

(394

)

 

$

(394

)

 

$

-

 

 

$

-

 

 

$

-

 

Total liabilities

 

$

(394

)

 

$

(394

)

 

$

-

 

 

$

-

 

 

$

-

 

Total investments, at fair value

 

$

1,891,832

 

 

$

1,803,095

 

 

$

8,325

 

 

$

80,032

 

 

$

380

 

 

The following summarizes CIPs measured at fair value on a recurring basis were as follows as of December 31, 2024 using the fair value hierarchy:

 

December 31, 2024

 

 

Total

 

 

Level 1

 

 

Level 2

 

 

Level 3

 

 

NAV as a practical expedient

 

Money market cash equivalents

 

$

28,466

 

 

$

28,466

 

 

$

-

 

 

$

-

 

 

$

-

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Investments:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Common stocks

 

$

803,626

 

 

$

803,626

 

 

$

-

 

 

$

-

 

 

$

-

 

Debt securities

 

 

1,649

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

1,649

 

 

 

-

 

Digital asset related exchange-traded and mutual funds

 

 

541,346

 

 

 

533,435

 

 

 

7,911

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

Preferred stocks

 

 

3,785

 

 

 

3,785

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

Preferred equity and other private investments

 

 

22,471

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

22,471

 

 

 

-

 

Private equity funds

 

 

220

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

220

 

Private placements

 

 

179,754

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

179,752

 

 

 

2

 

Digital assets

 

 

194,565

 

 

 

194,565

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

Total investments

 

$

1,747,416

 

 

$

1,535,411

 

 

$

7,911

 

 

$

203,872

 

 

$

222

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Liabilities:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Securities sold short

 

$

(566

)

 

$

(566

)

 

$

-

 

 

$

-

 

 

$

-

 

Total liabilities

 

$

(566

)

 

$

(566

)

 

$

-

 

 

$

-

 

 

$

-

 

Total investments, at fair value

 

$

1,746,850

 

 

$

1,534,845

 

 

$

7,911

 

 

$

203,872

 

 

$

222

 

 

Changes in Level 3 Assets were as follows:

 

For the Nine Months Ended September 30,

 

Debt securities

 

 

Preferred equity and other private investments

 

 

Private placements

 

 

Total Level 3 Assets

 

Balance at December 31, 2024

 

$

1,649

 

 

$

22,471

 

 

$

179,752

 

 

$

203,872

 

Change in unrealized appreciation (depreciation), net

 

 

361

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

19,511

 

 

 

19,872

 

Deconsolidation

 

 

-

 

 

 

(22,471

)

 

 

-

 

 

 

(22,471

)

Purchases

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

44,192

 

 

 

44,192

 

Sales

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

Change in Level Classification*

 

 

-

 

 

 

-

 

 

 

(165,433

)

 

 

(165,433

)

Balance at September 30, 2025

 

$

2,010

 

 

$

-

 

 

$

78,022

 

 

$

80,032

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Change in unrealized gains included in net income relating to assets held at end of period

 

$

361

 

 

$

-

 

 

$

19,511

 

 

$

19,872

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

*Miami International Holdings, Inc., previously a private company held as a Level 3 private placement, went public in August 2025.

 

 

Valuation techniques and significant unobservable inputs used in Level 3 fair value measurements were as follows:

 

as of September 30, 2025

 

Fair Value

 

 

Valuation Technique

 

Significant Unobservable Inputs

Debt securities

 

$

2,010

 

 

Market Approach

 

Probability of Recovery (21%)

Private placements

 

$

78,022

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

36,202

 

 

Subject Company Transaction Method

 

Subject company transaction price per unit

 

 

 

18,170

 

 

Market Approach - Most recent transaction price

 

Unit price/cost of latest round of financing

 

 

 

23,650

 

 

Market Approach - Most recent transaction price

 

Unit price/cost of latest round of financing

 

as of December 31, 2024

 

Fair Value

 

 

Valuation Technique

 

Significant Unobservable Inputs

Debt securities

 

$

1,649

 

 

Market Approach

 

 

Preferred equity and other private investments

 

$

22,471

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

15,236

 

 

Market Approach

 

 

 

 

 

7,078

 

 

Market Approach

 

Offered quotes

 

 

 

157

 

 

Income Approach

 

Capitalization rate range (7.3% - 7.5%)

Private placements

 

$

179,752

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

145,553

 

 

Discounted Cash Flow Method and Market Approach

 

Projected Future Cash Flows
Revenue Multiples (range
4.0x - 6.8x)
Cost of Capital
13.5%

 

 

 

25,517

 

 

Discounted Cash Flow Method, Market Approach and Subject Company Transaction Method

 

Projected Future Cash Flows
Revenue Multiples (range
3.8x - 5.5X) EBITDA Multiples (range 12.5x - 14.5x) Discount Rate (13.5%)

 

 

 

8,682

 

 

Market Approach - Most recent transaction price

 

Unit price/cost of latest round of financing