Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk
Item 3. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURE ABOUT MARKET RISK
Our current investment portfolio, as well as our future investments, primarily consists of equity and debt securities issued by smaller U.S. companies that primarily own commercial
real estate that are either illiquid or not listed on any exchange, and our investments in these securities are considered speculative in nature. Our investments often include securities that are subject to legal or contractual restrictions on resale
that adversely affect the liquidity and marketability of such securities. As a result, we are subject to risk of loss which may prevent our stockholders from achieving price appreciation, dividend distributions and a return of their capital.
At September 30, 2020, financial instruments that subjected us to concentrations of market risk consisted principally of equity investments, which represented 88% of our total
assets as of that date. As discussed in Note 3 to our financial statements ("Investments"), these investments primarily consist of securities in companies with no readily determinable market values and as such are valued in accordance with our fair
value policies and procedures. Our investment strategy exposes us to a high degree of business and financial risk because portfolio company investments are generally illiquid and in small and middle market companies. We may make short-term
investments in cash equivalents, U.S. government securities and other high-quality investments that mature in one year or less, pending investments in portfolio companies made according to our principal investment strategy.
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