First Trust Portfolios L.P., First Trust Advisors L.P., and The Charger Corporation filed a joint Schedule 13G on October 27, 2026, disclosing beneficial ownership of 2,764,396 common shares of CBRE Global Real Estate Income Fund as of September 30, 2026.

Key Highlights

  • Aggregate beneficial ownership: Each of the three reporting persons discloses beneficial ownership of 2,764,396 common shares of CBRE Global Real Estate Income Fund.
  • Percent of class: The 2,764,396 shares represent 5.46% of the outstanding class, according to the filing.
  • No voting power: The filing states that none of the three entities holds sole or shared voting power over any of the reported shares.
  • Shared dispositive power only: All 2,764,396 shares are reported under shared dispositive power, with zero shares under sole dispositive power.
  • Triggering event date: The date of the event requiring this filing is listed as September 30, 2026.
  • Beneficial ownership disclaimed: According to the filing, "Each of First Trust Portfolios L.P., First Trust Advisors L.P. and The Charger Corporation disclaims beneficial ownership of the shares of the issuer identified in this filing."

Structure of the First Trust Filing and Ownership Arrangement

The Schedule 13G was filed jointly by First Trust Portfolios L.P., First Trust Advisors L.P., and The Charger Corporation, all organized in Illinois, pursuant to Rule 13d-1(k)(1). According to the filing, The Charger Corporation serves as the general partner of both First Trust Portfolios L.P. and First Trust Advisors L.P. The filing identifies First Trust Portfolios L.P. as the sponsor of certain unit investment trusts that hold common shares of CBRE Global Real Estate Income Fund, with the total number of such shares reflected in the shared dispositive power figure.

The filing states that First Trust Advisors L.P. acts as portfolio supervisor of the unit investment trusts sponsored by First Trust Portfolios L.P., certain of which hold shares of the issuer. Voting authority over the shares is retained by the trustee of the unit investment trusts, not by the reporting persons. The filing explains that the trustee votes the shares "as closely as possible in the same manner and in the same general proportion as are the shares held by owners other than such unit investment trusts." The filing also notes that no individual unit investment trust sponsored by First Trust Portfolios L.P. holds more than 3% of any registered investment company issuer's shares.

The reporting persons certified that the securities "were acquired and are held in the ordinary course of business and were not acquired and are not held for the purpose of or with the effect of changing or influencing the control of the issuer." The filing was signed by James M. Dykas, identified as Chief Financial Officer of First Trust Portfolios L.P. and First Trust Advisors L.P., and as Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer of The Charger Corporation, on October 27, 2026.

What Was Disclosed

Three affiliated Illinois-based entities jointly reported shared dispositive power over 2,764,396 common shares of CBRE Global Real Estate Income Fund, representing 5.46% of the class, while disclaiming beneficial ownership and noting that voting power rests with unit investment trust trustees.