Five questions before you subscribe

Checklist · everything you have read, applied · 2 min read · Published 24 Aug 2026 · Text reviewed 23 Aug 2026 · Data 16 Oct 2026 · By

Everything you have read in one checklist — every question can be answered directly with our database.

1 · How long can I go without the money?

With an investment horizon of under five years this type of fund is rarely the right choice — however good the fund is.

2 · How do I get out again?

Redemption frequency, notice period, gate, lock-up — our liquidity score sums up exactly that.

3 · What does it really cost?

Look at ongoing costs plus the performance fee with its hurdle — not just the single percentage figure in the advertising.

4 · What is inside?

Asset class and strategy (buyout? direct lending? core infrastructure?) determine the risk and the source of return.

5 · Am I allowed to buy it, and can I?

Distribution authorisation in Germany and the minimum investment decide whether the fund is available to you at all.

Look up every term

All the technical terms that appear in the database and on the fund pages — explained briefly and simply.

To the glossary

And after that? The practice chapters

Once the five questions are answered, three deeper chapters will help you with the next step: how and where you actually subscribe to an ELTIF, what is coming your way in tax terms — and what the critics say and how much of it holds up.