Inside Champion Fund: How to Own a Managed Sports Portfolio
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Global sports franchise values have more than doubled in the last decade, surpassing $230 billion. Institutional capital from private equity firms, sovereign wealth funds, and family offices has deployed more than $50 billion into the asset class in recent years. Yet for most investors, structured access to private sports assets has remained out of reach — until now.
In this webinar, Champion Fund Portfolio Managers Marques Colston and Nick Edwards walk through the forces reshaping the sports economy, explain how the fund is structured, and take viewers inside the current portfolio. The session covers five key areas:
The sports economy opportunity — why franchise valuations, media rights cycles, and institutional capital flows make sports one of the most compelling alternative asset classes today.
How Champion Fund works — the interval fund structure, SEC registration, the $500 minimum investment, and what investors should expect from a private-market vehicle.
The SPMI framework — Champion Fund's proprietary approach to building managed exposure across team ownership, sports technology, media, infrastructure, and co-investments.
The portfolio — a position-by-position look at the fund's current holdings, including a Premier League club, a tech-enabled ticketing platform, and institutional-quality co-investment allocations.
How to get started — the step-by-step process for investing, plus what the ongoing investor experience looks like.
Investors should carefully consider the investment objectives, risks, charges, and expenses before investing. All investments involve risk, including the potential loss of principal.
Frequently Asked Questions
Q: What is Champion Fund? Champion Fund is an SEC-registered interval fund that provides structured access to private sports assets. The fund holds a managed portfolio spanning team ownership, sports technology, media, and co-investments. It is open to both accredited and non-accredited investors with a $500 minimum investment. Investors should carefully consider the investment objectives, risks, charges, and expenses before investing.
Q: How is Champion Fund structured? Champion Fund is registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940. It operates with independent custody, independent administration, and independent audit. The fund uses an interval structure, which means it invests in private, less-liquid assets while offering defined repurchase windows for investor liquidity.
Q: Do I need to be an accredited investor? No. Champion Fund is open to all investors. There is no income test or net-worth requirement. The fund was designed to remove the barriers that have historically limited sports investing to institutions and ultra-high-net-worth individuals.
Q: What is the minimum investment? The initial minimum investment is $500. Subsequent investments can be made for as little as $50 through the investor dashboard. Investors should carefully consider the investment objectives, risks, charges, and expenses before investing.
Q: How do redemptions work? Champion Fund offers semi-annual repurchase windows on a published schedule. During each window, investors can submit a request to redeem some or all of their shares at NAV, subject to a 5% NAV cap and availability. If a window is oversubscribed, requests are fulfilled pro-rata. Full details are in the prospectus.
Q: What is in the portfolio? The fund's portfolio includes positions across multiple verticals of the sports ecosystem: a Premier League football club (team ownership), a tech-enabled ticketing platform (sports technology), an established sports consumer brand (media and consumer products), and institutional-quality co-investment allocations. As the fund scales, additional positions will be evaluated across the full SPMI framework.
Q: What is the SPMI framework? The Sports Private Market Index (SPMI) is Champion Fund's proprietary allocation framework. It organizes the sports ecosystem into five verticals — team ownership, sports technology, sports media, real estate and infrastructure, and fund co-investments — and guides how the fund builds managed exposure across the full sports economy.
Q: How are portfolio positions valued? Portfolio positions are valued by independent third-party service providers in accordance with the fund's valuation policies. NAV is calculated on a regular schedule and reflects the fair value of the underlying assets. The process is overseen by the fund's board and subject to the same regulatory standards as any registered fund. Specific methodology details are in the prospectus.
Q: What kind of returns should I expect? Champion Fund does not provide specific return projections. The portfolio is built around growth-stage, established sports assets with durable revenue streams and structural tailwinds. Past performance is not indicative of future results, and all investments involve risk, including the potential loss of principal. The prospectus contains full risk disclosures.
Q: Can I hold Champion Fund in an IRA? Not yet. Champion Fund is working to enable IRA access, including Traditional IRA, Roth IRA, and SEP IRA accounts. Updates will be shared as this becomes available.
Q: What does the fee structure look like? Fee details are disclosed in full in the prospectus, which is available at thechampionfund.com. Champion Fund is committed to transparency — the complete fee breakdown is documented and accessible to all prospective investors.
Q: What makes Champion Fund different from buying sports stocks? Publicly traded sports companies give investors exposure to a single company that operates in sports, subject to daily market dynamics. Champion Fund provides exposure to private sports assets — a Premier League club, a private ticketing platform, institutional co-investments — that are not available on any exchange. The fund is designed to provide managed exposure across the full sports ecosystem through a single vehicle.
Q: How do I get started? Visit thechampionfund.com, create an account, complete identity verification, and fund with a minimum of $500. Most investors complete the process in under ten minutes. Once invested, shareholders receive quarterly portfolio updates, webinar invitations, and advance notice of every repurchase window.
