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14. LF EQUITY INCOME FUND PORTFOLIO INVESTMENT (Tables) | 6 Months Ended
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Jun. 30, 2020
Lf Equity Income Fund Portfolio Investment |
Changes in fair value of Acacias Investment |
Changes in fair value of Acacias Investment |  | Three Months Ended |  |  | Six Months Ended |
|  | June 30, |  |  | June 30, |
|  | 2020 |  |  | 2019 |  |  | 2020 |  |  | 2019 |
|  | (In thousands) |
Change in fair value of trading security - LF Fund public securities |  | $ | (1,069 | ) |  | $ | – |  |  | $ | (1,069 | ) |  | $ | – |
Change in fair value of equity securities derivative |  |  | 6,891 |  |  |  | – |  |  |  | 6,891 |  |  |  | – |
Change in fair value of equity securities forward contract |  |  | 74,662 |  |  |  | – |  |  |  | 74,662 |  |  |  | – |
Loss on sale of trading security - LF Fund public securities |  |  | (6,110 | ) |  |  | – |  |  |  | (6,110 | ) |  |  | – |
Net realized and unrealized gain on investment in LF Fund securities |  | $ | 74,374 |  |  | $ | – |  |  | $ | 74,374 |  |  | $ | – |

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