Stepstone Group Inc. Stock Price, News & Analysis

StepStone Group (Nasdaq: STEP) launched the StepStone Private Equity Strategies Fund (STPEX), an evergreen interval fund focused on private equity via secondaries and co-investments, now available to buy via ticker. The Fund launched in September and has attracted more than $750 million at inception. STPEX accepts U.S. investors with a $5,000 minimum, no accreditation requirement, daily valuation, and semi-annual repurchases currently intended at 5% of NAV. STPEX will be managed alongside institutional mandates by StepStone’s global private equity team.

StepStone Group (Nasdaq: STEP) reported results for the quarter ended September 30, 2025, representing the second quarter of its fiscal year ending March 31, 2026. The Board declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.28 per share, payable on December 15, 2025 to holders of record as of November 28, 2025. Management hosted a webcast and earnings conference call on November 6, 2025 at 5:00 PM ET; a detailed presentation and replay are available in the Shareholders section of the company website.

This announcement covers the dividend, quarter designation, and investor webcast access; no specific revenue, EPS or guidance figures were included in the release.

FTSE Russell and StepStone Group (Nasdaq: STEP) launched the FTSE StepStone Global Private Market Indices on October 30, 2025. The indices combine StepStone’s fund-level dataset with FTSE Russell’s index engineering to deliver a daily benchmark series for private markets intended to reduce reporting lags and fragmented datasets.

The initial suite includes Daily Cash-Adjusted Indices and Daily Market Indices, designed to support portfolio benchmarking and the development of index-tracking private market products.

StepStone Group (NASDAQ: STEP) announced on October 23, 2025 that it has opened a new office in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

The firm said it received a license from the Capital Market Authority (CMA), marking StepStone’s first physical location in the Middle East and its 31st office across 19 countries. StepStone said the Riyadh office aims to deepen client relationships in the Kingdom, expand access to private market opportunities, and support Saudi Arabia’s Vision 2030.

StepStone Group (Nasdaq: STEP) will release results for the quarter ended September 30, 2025 (second quarter of fiscal year ending March 31, 2026) after market close on Thursday, November 6, 2025. Management will host a webcast and earnings conference call on November 6, 2025 at 5:00 pm ET to discuss results.

Investors can access the live webcast and register at the company's Shareholders website: https://shareholders.stepstonegroup.com. Live participants must register at https://register-conf.media-server.com/register/BI6110359ebc534347ba5e789875bc419c to receive dial-in details and a PIN. A replay will be available on the shareholders website approximately two hours after the event concludes.

StepStone Real Estate (NASDAQ: STEP) finalized its GP-led secondaries program StepStone Real Estate Partners V (SREP V) at $5.3 billion in total commitments as of Oct 16, 2025.

In April 2025 the program had closed $4.5 billion (including a $3.77 billion commingled fund); as of Sept 30, 2025 an additional $800 million in discretionary co-investment commitments was secured. SREP V has committed to 12 investments totaling $3.2 billion to date, with an average investment size of about $266 million, compared with prior vintage averages of $33M, $63M and $118M. The firm cited a €1.5 billion planned recapitalization of Vitalia in Spain as a recent example of larger transactions.

StepStone Real Estate (Nasdaq: STEP) and GREYKITE agreed to recapitalize Vitalia in a landmark €1.5 billion transaction announced Oct 16, 2025. The deal includes a commitment of over €500 million in growth capital and will see SRE and GREYKITE acquire a majority stake while Vivaly Investments BV and Vitalia management retain minority holdings.

Vitalia currently operates 75 care homes and will own and operate about 15,000 beds. The transaction is subject to customary regulatory approvals and follows SREP V raising > $5 billion in April 2025.

StepStone Group (Nasdaq: STEP) has announced a strategic partnership with Aviva to provide UK pension schemes access to global private markets through Aviva's new My Future Vision default strategy. The initiative will allocate 20-25% to private markets, leveraging StepStone's $723 billion global platform.

As one of five specialist managers selected by Aviva, StepStone will help deliver this innovative solution that aims to balance growth in early years with stability and income closer to retirement. The partnership supports the UK Mansion House Compact and Accord, channeling long-term capital into unlisted equities and private markets to enhance retirement outcomes.

Kroll and StepStone Group (NASDAQ: STEP) have announced the launch of the Kroll StepStone Private Credit Benchmarks, a groundbreaking industry standard for private capital markets. The benchmarks leverage loan-level data from over 15,000 deals, providing comprehensive insights into private credit investment characteristics.

This collaboration offers weekly-updated, anonymized market intelligence across regions, sectors, and loan security, with extensive coverage of U.S. and European markets. The benchmarks aim to enhance decision-making capabilities as retail investors, who control over 50% of global wealth but only 20% of private market assets, increasingly enter private markets.