INVESTMENT PARTNERSHIP	9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2021
INVESTMENT PARTNERSHIP	14. INVESTMENT PARTNERSHIP Investments in the Alpha Fund During fiscal year 2021, the Company has invested in the Alpha Fund. The Alpha Fund operates as a private investment fund. The general partner of the Alpha Fund, Ault Alpha GP LLC (“Alpha GP”) is owned by Ault Capital Management LLC (the “Investment Manager”), which also acts as the investment manager to the Alpha Fund. The Investment Manager is owned by Ault & Company, Inc. (“Ault & Co.”). Messrs. Ault, Horne and Nisser as well as Kenneth Cragun, who serve as executive officers and/or directors of the Company, are executive officers of the Investment Manager, and Messrs. Ault, Horne and Nisser are executive officers and directors of Ault & Company. As of September 30, 2021, the Company subscribed for $10 million of limited partnership interests in the Alpha Fund, of which $7.5 million was funded, and was the only limited partner in the Alpha Fund at such date. These investments are subject to a rolling five-year lock-up period, provided that after three years, Alpha GP will waive the last twenty-four (24) months of the lock-up period upon receipt of written notice from an executive officer of the Company that a withdrawal of capital is required to prevent a going concern opinion from the Company’s auditors, under the terms of the Alpha Fund’s partnership agreement and side letter entered into between the Company and the Alpha Fund. The Company consolidates Alpha Fund as a VIE due to its significant level of influence and control of Alpha Fund, the size of its investment, and its ability to participate in policy making decisions, the Company is considered the primary beneficiary of the VIE. Investments by Alpha Fund The Alpha Fund has purchased shares of the Company’s common stock in open market transactions. As of September 30, 2021, the Alpha Fund owned 1,000,000 shares of the Company’s common stock, accounted for as treasury stock as of September 30, 2021.

INVESTMENT PARTNERSHIP

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2021

14. INVESTMENT PARTNERSHIP

Investments in the Alpha Fund

During fiscal year 2021, the Company has invested in the Alpha Fund. The Alpha Fund operates as a private investment fund. The general partner of the Alpha Fund, Ault Alpha GP LLC (“Alpha GP”) is owned by Ault Capital Management LLC (the “Investment Manager”), which also acts as the investment manager to the Alpha Fund. The Investment Manager is owned by Ault & Company, Inc. (“Ault & Co.”). Messrs. Ault, Horne and Nisser as well as Kenneth Cragun, who serve as executive officers and/or directors of the Company, are executive officers of the Investment Manager, and Messrs. Ault, Horne and Nisser are executive officers and directors of Ault & Company.

As of September 30, 2021, the Company subscribed for $10 million of limited partnership interests in the Alpha Fund, of which $7.5 million was funded, and was the only limited partner in the Alpha Fund at such date. These investments are subject to a rolling five-year lock-up period, provided that after three years, Alpha GP will waive the last twenty-four (24) months of the lock-up period upon receipt of written notice from an executive officer of the Company that a withdrawal of capital is required to prevent a going concern opinion from the Company’s auditors, under the terms of the Alpha Fund’s partnership agreement and side letter entered into between the Company and the Alpha Fund.

The Company consolidates Alpha Fund as a VIE due to its significant level of influence and control of Alpha Fund, the size of its investment, and its ability to participate in policy making decisions, the Company is considered the primary beneficiary of the VIE.

Investments by Alpha Fund

The Alpha Fund has purchased shares of the Company’s common stock in open market transactions. As of September 30, 2021, the Alpha Fund owned 1,000,000 shares of the Company’s common stock, accounted for as treasury stock as of September 30, 2021.