BGH News and Press, Barings Global Short Duration High Yield Fund of Beneficial Interests From 06/26/21

Yields have been trending lower over the past year across all types of income assets. We take a look at CEFs which feature high single-digit portfolio yields rather than just high distribution rates. We highlight different strategies investors can pursue in their search for these ...

Only funds with coverage >100% are considered. Top lists of discount, yield, DxY, and DxYxZ are given. Only one fund with >100% coverage had a negative z-score this month. For further details see: The Quality Closed-End Fund Report, June 2021

The question is - given the low in March ’09 and the previous highs exceeded in late April ’13 - is the secular bull market 13 years old or just a little over 8 years old, and does it matter? Not only are the S&P 500 and Nasdaq bumping all-time highs, but Europe and ...

Fixed income CEF discounts continue to tighten and are approaching 20-year highs. This won't last for long. Part II of this report will focus on when this ends. Muni CEFs remain a better value than taxables but there are small pockets of opportunity in the taxable side if you look and...

This morning we learned that US retail spending fell 1.3% in May (more than the -.80 expected). Commodities have been sensing the shift, with the price of many key inputs like lumber (-42%), steel rebar (-18%) and copper (-9%) down sharply from recent peaks. Increases in oil, gas ...

Barings Provides Acquisition Financing on Burbank Office PR Newswire CHARLOTTE, N.C. , June 15, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Barings, one of the world's leading investment managers, today announced it has provided a $48.3 million mortgage to finance the purchase...

Over the past year, a surge of investors drove high-yield bond prices back to pre-pandemic levels. The potential for a double-dip should increase insurance companies’ appetite for juicier high-yield offerings. While high yield improved its lot through the pandemic, some inv...

Barings Global Short Duration High Yield Fund Announces June 2021 Monthly Distribution of $0.1056 per Share PR Newswire CHARLOTTE, N.C. , June 8, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- The Barings Global Short Duration High Yield Fund (the "Fund") (NYSE: BGH) announced its mon...

The Global Market Index’s (GMI) expected risk premium held steady at 5.9% annualized in May, matching the previous month’s estimate. The framework for estimating equilibrium returns was initially outlined in a 1974 paper by Professor Bill Sharpe. Keep in mind, too, t...

Annuities are one of the best tools for a retirement income plan but have one large drawback - the loss of principal. You give up your assets for a lifetime income stream that lasts as long as you and your spouse live. The insurance company assumes all of the risks. A CEF portfoli...