AINV News and Press, Apollo Investment Corporation From 12/20/21

Mortgage REIT indexes fell by more than 3% midday and closed down more than 2%. The drop, significantly larger than the dip for S&P 500, was not driven by fundamentals. Instead, there were a few factors coming into play. We see opportunities for investors to buy the dip, b...

This article discusses why TSLX is my largest holding. TSLX has top-notch management continually focused on returns to shareholders or ROE. TSLX has provided investors with excellent returns over the short and long term. Please see the end of the article for my previous TSLX purch...

Part 2 of this article compares ARCC’s recent dividend per share rates, yield percentages, and several other highly unique (and useful) dividend sustainability metrics to 14 BDC peers. This includes a comparative analysis of ARCC’s cumulative undistributed taxable income...

SLRC and SUNS are among the worst-performing BDCs over the last two years mostly related to lower dividend coverage due to being underleveraged. Earlier this month, SLRC and SUNS announced a potential merger with very different impacts on each company. This article discusses who b...

Readers on Seeking Alpha are becoming more familiar with mortgage REITs. After a recent article, readers inquired about our take on several key points. Here are six things investors should know about investing in high-yield stocks. For further details see: 6 Quick Lesson...

Part 1 of this article compares ARCC’s recent quarterly change in NAV, quarterly and trailing 24-month economic return, NII, and current valuation to 14 BDC peers. Part 1 also performs a comparative analysis between each company’s investment portfolio as of 6/30/2021 and...

Investors love high yields. Diversification helps, but better investments are even more important. Using two preferred shares we've seen higher yield and lower volatility than PFF. When big dividends come with bigger price changes, many investors hide from reality. For f...

BDCs, like REITs almost 20 years ago, want institutional investors and the scale that comes with them. Many of the largest asset managers have been focusing on the BDC sector, including BlackRock, Goldman Sachs, Franklin Templeton, Blackstone, Barings, Carlyle Group, KKR, Bain, TPG Ca...

The valuation range of the BDC sector is as wide as it has been in recent history with valuation "winners" trading at sky-high levels. And although companies trading at the lower end of the valuation range do carry some risks, their risk and historic return profiles are unusually diff...

Inflation concerns have started to affect market sentiment, but it is highly uncertain if that will lead to a real market correction or just some short-term dips. I am continuing my monthly investment plans while still awaiting a market correction or possibly a real crash once market ...