Timberland Investing: Where Sustainability Meets Strategy
In timberland investing, environmental stewardship isn’t just responsible, it’s strategic.
Practices like sustainable forest management, biodiversity protection and carbon sequestration are strengthening long-term return potential while unlocking new revenue streams.
What this means for investors:
- Managed forests maintain productivity and income over time
- Biodiversity protections reduce risk and enhance land resilience
- Carbon projects can add to total returns through credits, like the BTG deal with Microsoft to secure eight million carbon credits through 2043*
Timberland offers more than portfolio diversification; we believe it delivers long-term income generating exposure with upside linked to real-world sustainability.
*No Versus Capital fund held any position in Microsoft as of 3/31/25. The BTG Pactual TIG Core Fund was a 10.1% position in the Versus Capital Real Assets Fund (VCRRX) as of 3/31/25.
Note: Investing involves risk and principal loss is possible. Distributed by Foreside Funds Distributors LLC. For important information about the fund, please click here.

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