Investing Apps: Titan
In the last 10 years, 83.1% of large-cap US Equity Funds have underperformed their benchmark*
The good news?
Contemporary art prices have outpaced the S&P 500 for over 25 years.
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Masterworks
Masterworks is the first platform making it possible to invest in multimillion-dollar works from artists like Banksy, Kaws, Basquiat, and many more. Investors of all types who seek to improve their portfolio performance use our proprietary data. Contemporary art prices have appreciated by 14.1% annually on average from 1995-2021 1H.
Titan
Titan is a mobile investing platform that offers potential investors a selection of proprietary, actively-managed funds. The company has stated that it is “hedge fund-like” in that it uses investment strategies similar to these investment vehicles – but at a lower cost to investors.
Masterworks vs. Titan at a glance
Titan | Masterworks | |
|---|---|---|
Strategies | Actively managed equity and crypto portfolios. | Blue-chip contemporary art investments |
Annualized Track Record since inception | 14%* | 15.8%** |
Investments into blue-chip contemporary art | ✓ | |
Actively managed | ✓ | ✓ |
Open for international investors? | ✓ |
*Reflects performance of Titan Flagship portfolio from its inception on February 20, 2018, through February 28, 2022. **Reflects Masterworks’ historical offering-weighted performance, net of fees, from inception of its first offering on July 12, 2019 through Dec 31, 2021.
What makes Masterworks
the best Titan alternative?
$400M+
Securitized Paintings
100+
Total Offerings
15.8%
Net Annualized Track Record
Calculation Methodology
Why invest in art?
Price Appreciation
Based on Masterworks research, contemporary art prices have increased 13.6% on an annualized basis from 1995-2021 1H
Potential Inflation Hedge
During periods from 1985-2020 when inflation was equal to or higher than 3.0%, contemporary art prices had an average real price appreciation of 23.2%.
Low Correlation
Citi Private Bank calculated a correlation coefficient of 0.19 between contemporary Art and the S&P 500 from 1985-2020
Expert Data
What people are saying?
“It's a brilliant business model that is tearing down the barriers to entry into the art market.”
"There are more than 9,000 firms that help investors allocate to venture and private equity, but none other than Masterworks that facilitates fractional investment in art."
“Masterworks’ track record has earned it over 350,000 members and over $500 million in assets under management as of March, and it’s just getting started.”
How it works
Our research team
chooses artists
We determine which artist markets have the most momentum
Masterworks purchases the painting
We acquire the best examples available, at attractive prices
The painting
is securitized
We file an offering circular with the SEC allowing anyone to invest
We hold the painting
for 3–7 years
You receive your pro rata proceeds if and when the painting sells
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