Hancock Timber Resource Group was founded in 1985 by foresters and investment professionals who believed that timberland provided investors with an attractive asset class to further diversify their portfolios.
HTRG specializes in developing and managing diverse timberland portfolios on behalf of our clients. We offer a variety of investment products including individually managed accounts and commingled funds. Our investment services seek to provide investors with excellent capital preservation, portfolio diversification and attractive risk and return characteristics.
Our clients have assets located in Australia, Canada, Chile, New Zealand and the United States. As of September 30, 2018, assets under management totaled approximately $11.1 billion.
Investment Regions
As of September 30, 2018
Current Investment×
U.S. South
Investing Since: 1985
Acres Under Management: ~2.0 million as of September 30, 2018
Major Species: Southern Yellow Pine
Minor Species: Mixed Hardwoods
Investment Characteristics:
- Markets primarily focused on domestic and export lumber, domestic plywood, pulp and paper, and wood pellets and sawlogs for export
- Primarily USD exposure
Current Investment×
U.S. Pacific Northwest
Investing Since: 1985
Acres Under Management: ~1.2 million as of September 30, 2018
Major Species: Douglas-fir, Western Hemlock, Western Larch, Ponderosa Pine
Minor Species: Whitewoods, Western Red Cedar, Red Alder
Investment Characteristics:
- Markets focus on domestic lumber and plywood and log exports to Asia
- Primarily USD exposure
Current Investment×
U.S. Northeast
Investing Since: 1993
Acres Under Management: ~.04 million as of September 30, 2018
Major Species: Black Cherry, Maple, Oak
Minor Species: Mixed Hardwood, White Pine
Investment Characteristics:
- Markets primarily focused on domestic hardwood lumber and furniture production and domestic production of high-quality veneer for export.
- Primarily USD exposure
Current Investment×
Canada
Investing Since: 1993
Acres Under Management: .05 million as of September 30, 2018
Major Species: Douglas-fir, Western Hemlock
Minor Species: Whitewoods, Western Red Cedar, Red Alder
Investment Characteristics:
- Markets primarily focused on lumber production for use domestically and for export to the United States and Asia.
- CAD and USD exposure
Current Investment×
New Zealand
Investing Since: 2004
Acres Under Management: ~.6 million as of September 30, 2018
Major Species: Radiata Pine
Minor Species: Douglas-fir
Investment Characteristics:
- Markets focus on log exports to Asia and domestic production of lumber for local and off-shore markets
- Primarily China and domestic markets
- Primarily USD exposure
Current Investment×
Australia
Investing Since: 1998
Acres Under Management: ~1.4 million as of September 30, 2018
Major Species: Radiata Pine, Eucalyptus
Minor Species: Mixed Hardwoods, Araucaria
Investment Characteristics:
- Markets focus on pine domestic lumber markets and export logs to China
- Eucalyptus markets focus primarily on domestic pulp fiber needs and export chips to Asia
- USD exposure
Targeted Investment×
Brazil
A Core Investable Region
Major Species: Pine, Eucalyptus
Investment Characteristics:
- Market focus for pine logs to lumber and plywood manufactured for domestic and export. Eucalyptus fiber for market pulp, charcoal for steel production pulp and domestic energy.
- Exports primarily USD exposure and domestic Brazilian REAL exposure
Current Investment×
Chile
Investing Since: 2014
Acres Under Management: ~.16 million as of September 30, 2018
Major Species: Radiata Pine, Eucalyptus
Minor Species: Douglas-fir, Ponderosa Pine
Investment Characteristics:
- Pine sawtimber for softwood lumber and plywood manufactured for domestic and export, Eucalyptus and Pine fiber for market pulp and chips for export
- Exports primarily USD exposure and domestic Chilean Peso exposure
Targeted Investment×
Uruguay
A Core Investable Region
Major Species: Radiata Pine, Southern Yellow Pine, Eucalyptus
Investment Characteristics:
- Focus on fiber for domestic production of market pulp or chips to export. Pine and Eucalyptus lumber and panel production for export. Eucalyptus logs for export to Asia and Europe
- Exports primarily USD exposure and domestic Uruguayan Peso exposure
Current Investment×
U.S. Lake States
Investing Since: 2016
Acres Under Management: ~.4 million as of September 30, 2018
Major Species: Maple, Oak, Red Pine, Jack Pine, Aspen
Minor Species: Spruce, Mixed Hardwood
Investment Characteristics:
- Markets primarily focused on domestic hardwood lumber and pulp and paper production
- USD exposure
Targeted Investment×
Scandinavia
A Core Investable Region
Major Species: Scots Pine, Norway Spruce, Birch
Minor Species: Aspen, Russian Larch
Investment Characteristics:
- Markets focus on domestic lumber and wood panels with exports to western Europe. Fiber used in pulp and paper manufacturing.
- Primarily EURO exposure
Targeted Investment×
Rest of Europe
A Core Investable Region
Major Species: Spruce, Pine, Fir, Larch, Mixed Hardwoods
Investment Characteristics:
- Markets focus on domestic lumber and wood panels for construction markets and fiber used in the manufacture of pulp and paper.
- Primarily EURO exposure
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