BrightSpire Capital, Inc.
BrightSpire Capital, Inc. (NYSE: BRSP) operates as an internally-managed commercial real estate credit real estate investment trust focused on originating, acquiring, financing and managing a diversified portfolio of CRE debt investments and net leased properties. The company maintains principal executive offices in… From the company’s description.
Margins and return on equity change in ; everything else in percent. Fewer shares and less debt are shown plainly, not as bad news — it depends what you make of buybacks. Dotted labels explain each measure. is shown separately from the annual figures.
What BrightSpire Capital, Inc. does
In the company’s own words
BrightSpire Capital, Inc. (NYSE: BRSP) operates as an internally-managed commercial real estate credit real estate investment trust focused on originating, acquiring, financing and managing a diversified portfolio of CRE debt investments and net leased properties. The company maintains principal executive offices in New York, New York and Los Angeles, California, with additional operations in Florida, Texas and Georgia. As of December 31, 2025, BrightSpire employed 47 full-time and part-time employees across these locations.
The company's investment strategy centers on CRE senior mortgage loans as its primary focus, supplemented by selective investments in mezzanine loans, preferred equity interests, and single-tenant net leased properties. Senior loans are secured by first mortgage liens on commercial properties and provide financing to commercial property developers and owners. Mezzanine loans are structurally subordinate to senior loans but senior to borrower equity, while preferred equity investments sit between mezzanine debt and common equity in the capital structure. Net leased properties feature long-term leases where tenants typically bear responsibility for operating expenses including insurance, utilities, maintenance and real estate taxes.
BrightSpire's financing strategy employs a multi-pronged approach including a secured revolving credit facility, secured revolving repurchase facilities, securitization financing, commercial mortgages and other asset-level financing structures. The company may also utilize warehouse facilities, public and private debt issuances and equity securities to finance investments.
The company elected REIT status for U.S. federal income tax purposes beginning with its 2018 taxable year and conducts substantially all activities through its operating subsidiary, BrightSpire Capital Operating Company, LLC. BrightSpire maintains exclusion from Investment Company Act registration by structuring operations through subsidiaries that hold qualifying real estate assets and real estate-related assets meeting specific regulatory thresholds.
The company's competitive positioning derives from its large diversified portfolio scale, disciplined investment strategy, vertically integrated structure combining investment origination with asset management and special servicing capabilities, and experienced investment professionals with deep commercial real estate relationships and expertise. BrightSpire's website is www.brightspire.com.
Company details
- Sector
- Real Estate
- Industry
- REITs
- Headquarters
- NEW YORK, NY
- Fiscal year end
- December
- CIK
- 1717547
- SIC
- 6798
Financial performance, year by year
Fiscal 2018–2025 · USDThe full income statement, balance sheet and cash flow for each of these years — every figure traceable to its filing — is on the Financials tab with a free account.
Who owns BrightSpire Capital, Inc. — and what changed
Funds as of 2026Q2 · superinvestors as of 2026-06-30
Largest fund holders · BrightSpire Capital, Inc.’s weight in each
Fund ownership is a floor, not a census — pensions, insurers and people holding shares directly are not visible here.
Fund ownership counts N-PORT filers only, so it is a floor rather than a census — pensions, insurers and direct holders are not visible here, and the remainder is not “held by individuals”.
Every fund and institutional holder, quarter by quarter, is on the Ownership tab with a free account.
Recent filings
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