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We take a look at the action in BDCs through the first week of August and highlight some of the key themes we are watching. BDCs had a strong week, supported by higher short-term rates, rising stocks and stable credit spreads. Net income over Q2 is running fairly flat relative to ...

Many stocks are near new highs and investors are asking where they should put idle cash while waiting for better entry points. Baby bonds (also known as exchange-traded debt) are typically for investors that would like to limit the amount of pricing volatility and overall risk in exch...

The BDC sector continues to deliver strong returns during the pandemic, including recently improved earnings, dividend coverage, and book values. This article discusses some of the reasons for the recent and potential reflation in BDC pricing, including 15% in the last 2 to 3 weeks. ...

As expected, BDCs are starting to report NAV per share increases and reaffirming their dividends. This article discusses MAIN which is one of the more well-known BDCs. I have included an AFFE update with links and discussion of recently proposed SEC modifications to current rules ...

Fidus Investment (FDUS) Q3 2020 Earnings Conference Call October 30, 2020 09:00 ET Company Participants Jody Burfening - Investor Relations Ed Ross - Chairman & Chief Executive Officer Shelby Sherard - Chief Financial Officer Conference Call Participants Bryce Rowe - National Securities R...

The following slide deck was published by Fidus Investment in conjunction with this event. For further details see: Fidus Investment (FDUS) Investor Presentation - Slideshow

I currently have 16 BDC positions including ARCC which I continue to purchase additional shares of as I believe that this is one of the "higher-quality" BDCs. ARCC is up more than 9% since my purchase two weeks ago and this article discusses if it's still a Buy. On Sept. 23, ARCC ...

I recently started a position in FDUS as I believe that there's a good chance for a total return potential of 30% or higher over the next 12 months. FDUS is currently trading at a 35% discount to book value, driving a current annual dividend yield of 12%. There's also the possibil...

This is a series of articles discussing retirement portfolios using BDCs currently yielding around 12% and their safer notes - baby bonds/preferred shares with yield-to-maturities ranging from 6% to 10%. GBDC is trading below book value/NAV offering a current dividend yield of 8.8%. ...

Introduction This article is part of a series discussing how to build a retirement portfolio using Business Development Companies ("BDCs") currently yielding almost 12% and their safer notes - baby bonds/preferred shares with yield-to-maturities ranging from 6.5% to 10.0%. Please see the...