BDC General Market Update

For updated rankings and pricing for each BDC, please see:

• BDC Rankings & Pricing

Previous Articles:

• Rising Rates Driving Higher Earnings for BDCs (1-4-18)
• The High-Yield BDC Sector Is Ready To Rally In 2018 (1-4-18)
• Index Funds: Not The Way To Invest In This High-Yield Sector (1-4-18)
• Tax-Loss Harvesting For The High-Yield BDC Sector In 2017? (11-28-17)
• Q3 2017 Earnings Season Preview For BDCs (10-28-17)
• BDC Market Update And Total Returns Since 2014 (9-5-17)
• Prospect Capital: Expected Dividend Cut Of 20% To 30% (8-17-17)
• Upcoming BDC Dividend Cuts: Part 2 (8-15-17)
• Upcoming BDC Dividend Cuts For Q3 2017 (8-1-17)
• Q2 2017 Special Dividends For This High-Quality BDC (7-26-17)
• Is GBDC Finally A Buy? (7-3-17)
• BDC Index Fund Continues To Underperform The Average (6-21-17)
• Search For Yield: Bond Funds Or BDCs? (6-16-17)
• Higher Yield BDCs Continue To Pull Back (6-6-17)
• Baby Bonds For BDCs: Price Stability (6-1-17)
• Building A Higher Yield BDC Portfolio: Part 1 (5-23-17)
• Will The High-Yield BDC Sector Outperform The S&P 500 In 2017? (5-15-17)
• Yields Are Finally Rising for BDCs (5-11-17)
• Issues And Opportunities For BDCs: Q1 2017 Earnings Season (4-27-17)
• Will The BDC Sector Continue Higher? (4-24-17)
• Investing In BDCs And Why Timing Matters: Part 4 (4-19-17)
• Yield Compression & Dividend Cuts for BDCs (4-18-17)
• BDC Total Returns Continue To Beat S&P 500 Since 2014 (4-12-17)
• Assessing Dividend Coverage For The BDC Sector: Part 2 (3-29-17)
• Investing In BDCs And Why Timing Matters: Part 3 (3-17-17)
• Rising Interest Rates: Good or Bad for BDCs? (3-15-17)
• Increased Volatility For The BDC Sector (3-10-17)
• Assessing Risk for the BDCs: Upcoming Credit Downgrades (3-1-17)
• High-Yield ETFs Vs. BDCs: Yield Spreads (2-23-17)
• New 52-Week Highs For The High-Yield BDC Sector (2-12-17)
• Total Returns For BDCs In 2016 And General Market Update (1-12-17)
• Investing In BDCs And Why Timing Matters: Part 2 (12-15-16)
• Investing In BDCs And Why Timing Matters: Part 1 (12-12-16)
• BDCs Have Outperformed the S&P 500 Over the Last 8 Years (11-14-16)
• The High-Yield BDC Sector Is Finally Pulling Back (11-2-16)
• Reach For Yield Part 2: BDC Risk Profiles (10-29-16)
• The Need to Reach For Yield: BDC Risk Profiles (10-27-16)
• High-Yield Bond Funds Are Getting Crushed By Higher Yield BDCs (10-19-16)
• Oil Exposure: BDC Risk Profiles (10-12-16)
• REITs Are Getting Crushed by BDCs (10-6-16)
• Pricing For The High-Yield BDC Sector: An Introduction (9-28-16)
• BDCs Have Been Crushing the S&P 500 in 2016 (9-14-16)
• Are High-Yield Retail Investors Starting To Take Profits? (9-12-16)
• Higher Quality BDCs: Monroe Capital (9-6-16)
• Dividend Coverage for BDCs: Q2 2016 (8-2-16)
• Which High-Yield BDCs are Ready to Rally? (6-28-16)
• BDC NAV Changes Driving Bifurcation & Current Yields (6-20-16)
• BDC Effective Leverage Ratios & Continued Bifurcation (6-15-16)
• BDC Interest Coverage Ratios: Part 1 (6-7-16)
• BDCs & 7 Years of 20% Annual Returns (4-29-16)
• Fitch Continues To Have A Narrow Focus For BDCs (4-26-16)
• Which BDCs Are Attracting Institutional Investors In 2016? (4-22-16)
• BDCs Are Blowing Away Bond Funds (4-15-16)
• Q1 2016 BDC Earnings Season Update (4-14-16)
• Which BDCs Will Outperform in 2016? (4-1-16)
• Total Returns for BDCs: Q1 2016 (3-22-16)
• BDCs Continue to Surge (3-17-16)
• Baby Bonds for BDCs: Set to Rise? (3-14-16)
• High-Yield BDC Pricing: Q1 2016 (2-23-16)
• Are BDCs at Another Buying Point? (2-10-16)
• BDC Buzz Begins 2016 Purchases (1-23-16)
• Fear & Greed For BDCs (1-18-16)
• Is This A Buying Opportunity For BDCs? (1-13-16)
• Stocking Stuffers: Discounted BDCs? (12-23-15)
• Will BDCs Continue To Outperform The S&P 500? (12-8-15)
• Tax-Loss Harvesting History For BDCs (12-6-15)
• Tax-Loss Selling or Continued Rally For BDCs? (12-3-15)
• Investor Activism Continues In The BDC Sector: Part 1 (11-19-15)
• Which BDCs Are Outperforming The S&P 500? (11-17-15)
• Are BDCs Better Than Banks? Part 1 (10-21-15)
• Are BDCs Rebounding or Just a Dead Cat Bounce? (10-7-15)
• High-Yield BDC Pricing: Q4 2015 (10-5-15)
• Are BDCs Priced to Move? (Part 1) (9-24-15)
• Is The BDC Sector in Oversold Territory With An Average Yield of 11.5%? (9-21-15)
• BDC Results For Q2 2015: So Far So Good (8-5-15)
• BDCs at 52-Week Lows Before Q2 2015 Earnings (7-28-15)
• BDC Volatility For 2015: Part 1 (7-8-15)
• Market Volatility & BDC Opportunity (6-30-15)
• Time to Buy Tech Focused BDCs? (6-25-15)
• Which BDCs to Buy After Selling PSEC? (6-18-15)
• Updated Total Returns & PSEC Rights Offerings (6-2-15)
• BDC Buzz Report: April 2015 (4-1-15)
• BDC Performance Since 2013 (2-8-15)
• Top 10 BDC Issues For 2015: Survey Results Part 2 (1-27-15)
• Top 10 BDC Issues For 2015: Survey Results Part 1 (1-22-15)
• Oil & Energy Exposure for BDCs (1-20-15)
• Top 10 BDC Issues For 2015: Recent Positive Trends (1-14-15)
• Top 10 BDC Issues For 2015: Insider & Institutional Ownership (1-12-15)
• Top 10 BDC Issues For 2015: Pricing & Valuations (1-7-15)
• Top 10 BDC Issues For 2015: Total Return & NAV Growth (1-5-15)
• Total Returns for BDCs in 2014 (12-31-14)
• Top 10 BDC Issues For 2015: Share Issuances & Rising Rates (12-23-14)
• Top 10 BDC Issues For 2015: Dividend Coverage & Expenses (12-17-14)
• Survey for Top 10 BDC Issues
• High-Yield BDCs Hit New Lows (12-15-14)
• Portfolio Yields for Q3 2014 (12-9-14)
• Tax-Loss Harvesting for BDCs (12-7-14)
• Current Dividends & Frequency (12-5-14)
• Institutional Ownership Changes for BDCs (11-26-14)
• Leverage & Interest Expense Coverage (11-24-14)
• BDC Expense Ratios for Q3 2014 (11-18-14)
• Total Returns for BDC Portfolios: November (11-17-14)
• BDC Results for Q3 2014 (11-16-14)
• BDC Growth Potential Vs. Dividend Coverage (11-15-14)
• BDC Market Update: Leverage (11-6-14)
• Required Return for BDCs (11-4-14)
• BDC Expenses & Dividend Coverage (11-3-14)
• BDC Market Update: Yield Compression (10-28-14)
• BDC Market Update: Introduction (10-27-14)