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INVESTMENTS (Tables)
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2015
Investments

Investments consists of the following:

 

     March 31,
2015
     December 31,
2014
 

Investments of Consolidated Blackstone Funds

   $ 11,123,132       $ 11,375,407   

Equity Method Investments

     3,144,959         3,240,825   

Blackstone’s Treasury Cash Management Strategies

     1,631,696         1,666,061   

Performance Fees

     6,842,398         6,337,045   

Other Investments

     154,069         146,251   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 
   $ 22,896,254       $ 22,765,589   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 
Reconciliation of Realized and Net Change in Unrealized Gains (Losses) to Other Income - Net Gains from Fund Investment Activities in Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations

The following table presents the Realized and Net Change in Unrealized Gains (Losses) on investments held by the consolidated Blackstone Funds and a reconciliation to Other Income — Net Gains from Fund Investment Activities in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations:

 

     Three Months Ended March 31,  
             2015                      2014          

Realized Gains

   $ 65,658       $ 13,713   

Net Change in Unrealized Gains (Losses)

     109,247         (27,214
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Realized and Net Change in Unrealized Gains (Losses) from Consolidated Blackstone Funds

     174,905         (13,501

Interest and Dividend Revenue Attributable to Consolidated Blackstone Funds

     64,067         83,656   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Other Income — Net Gains from Fund Investment Activities

   $ 238,972       $ 70,155   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 
Realized and Net Change in Unrealized Gains (Losses) on Investments Held by Blackstone's Treasury Cash Management Strategies

The following table presents the realized and net change in unrealized gains (losses) on investments held by Blackstone’s Treasury Cash Management Strategies:

 

     Three Months Ended March 31,  
             2015                      2014          

Realized Gains (Losses)

   $ (161    $ 3,094   

Net Change in Unrealized Gains

     11,111         8,970   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 
   $ 10,950       $ 12,064   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 
Performance Fees Allocated to Funds

Performance Fees allocated to the general partner in respect of performance of certain Carry Funds, funds of hedge funds and credit-focused funds were as follows:

 

     Private
Equity
    Real
Estate
    Hedge Fund
Solutions
    Credit     Total  

Performance Fees, December 31, 2014

   $ 2,215,584      $ 3,721,751      $ 15,031      $ 384,679      $ 6,337,045   

Performance Fees Allocated as a Result of Changes in Fund Fair Values

     949,515        674,475        12,353        7,115        1,643,458   

Foreign Exchange Loss

     —          (43,947     —          —          (43,947

Fund Distributions

     (402,044     (666,321     (12,696     (13,097     (1,094,158
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Performance Fees, March 31, 2015

   $ 2,763,055      $ 3,685,958      $ 14,688      $ 378,697      $ 6,842,398   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
Realized and Net Change in Unrealized Gains (Losses), Other Investments

The following table presents Blackstone’s realized and net change in unrealized gains (losses) in other investments:

 

     Three Months Ended March 31,  
             2015                      2014          

Realized Gains

   $ 22       $ 6,307   

Net Change in Unrealized Gains (Losses)

     371         (6,504
  

 

 

    

 

 

 
   $ 393       $ (197