The Motley Fool

NOVEMBER 29, 2024

Ares Capital What better to put you in the holiday spirit than a juicy forward dividend yield of around 8.7%? That's what you'll get with Ares Capital (NASDAQ: ARCC). As a business development company (BDC) , it must return at least 90% of earnings to shareholders as dividends to be exempt from federal income taxes.

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The Motley Fool

MARCH 6, 2024

Hercules Capital: 10.6% dividend yield Hercules Capital (NYSE: HTGC) is a business development company (BDC) that specializes in providing capital to venture-backed start-ups. Hercules is different from a typical bank as it tends to offer more flexible financing options. Ares Capital: 9.5%

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The Motley Fool

AUGUST 25, 2023

PennantPark Floating Rate Capital: 11.75% yield A second ultra-high-yield dividend stock that can provide $200 in super safe annual-dividend income from an initial investment of just $1,750 (split equally, three ways) is under-the-radar business development company (BDC) PennantPark Floating Rate Capital (NYSE: PFLT).

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The Motley Fool

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

Ares Capital You'll only need around $20 to buy one share of Ares Capital (NASDAQ: ARCC). Ares Capital ranks as the largest publicly traded business development company (BDC). One key thing that stands out with Ares Capital is its dividend. And you'll get a lot of bang for the buck with this stock.

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The Motley Fool

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

Annaly Capital Management: 14.81% yield One surefire way to receive more than triple the yield of long-term Treasury bonds is to purchase shares of mortgage real estate investment trust (REIT) Annaly Capital Management (NYSE: NLY). One of the biggest tailwinds for Annaly Capital Management is the Fed's quantitative tightening measures.

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The Motley Fool

SEPTEMBER 18, 2023

A different kind of Buffett stock The stock I'm referring to is Ares Capital (NASDAQ: ARCC). Buffett didn't personally choose to invest in Ares Capital. It wasn't his longtime business partner Charlie Munger or one of the two investment managers at Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRK.A) (NYSE: BRK.B) , either.

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The Motley Fool

JANUARY 22, 2024

However, I think some stocks currently offer the chance to pay less and receive more thanks to their attractive valuations and juicy dividends. Ares Capital Ares Capital (NASDAQ: ARCC) is the largest publicly traded business development company (BDC) based on market cap. times forward earnings.

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The Motley Fool

JUNE 8, 2024

Hercules Capital (NYSE: HTGC) and Altria Group (NYSE: MO) have been meeting their dividend commitments and steadily raising their quarterly payouts. Hercules Capital Hercules Capital is a business development company ( BDC ), which means it has to return at least 90% of the profits it generates to shareholders as a dividend.

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The Motley Fool

OCTOBER 15, 2024

In such a buoyant market, finding top dividend payers that offer high yields is a challenge, but it isn't impossible. Ares Capital (NASDAQ: ARCC) and PennantPark Floating Rate Capital (NYSE: PFLT) are a pair of well-manged business development companies (BDCs) that offer eye-popping dividend yields.

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The Motley Fool

MAY 5, 2024

Hercules Capital Hercules Capital (NYSE: HTGC) is a business development company ( BDC ) that allows individual investors to take part in the previously elusive world of venture capital investing. Even billionaires with the means to dabble in venture capital are buying shares of Hercules Capital.

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The Motley Fool

JUNE 27, 2024

Business development companies (BDC) can be particularly good sources of dividend income, paying above market returns. Let's explore three BDCs that offer some juicy dividend yields and assess why now is as good a time as ever to scoop up some shares. Hercules Capital: 9.5% Ares Capital: 9.3%

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The Motley Fool

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

While many companies pay dividends, business development companies (BDCs) represent a unique and potentially lower-risk way of adding substantial passive income to your portfolio. Hercules Capital: 10.3% In exchange for capital, founders will give up equity in their company. Ares Capital: 9.6%

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The Motley Fool

DECEMBER 15, 2023

While many different types of companies pay dividends, one of the more generous types is business development companies (BDCs). Hercules Technology Growth Capital (NYSE: HTGC) is a leading BDC that specializes in a vehicle called venture debt for life sciences, energy, and technology businesses.

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Pension Pulse

SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

However, the US investor has been involved in the Costa Group journey for much longer than that, having been a majority owner of the company prior to its 2015 initial public offering (IPO) on the ASX with its first equity stake acquired in 2011, back when its name was Paine + Partners. PSP had previously snared a 13.78

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Pension Pulse

JULY 11, 2024

For decades the private equity model seemed unassailable, transforming the industry’s image from Barbarians at the Gate to crucial pillar of capitalism. Funds raised money, bought businesses, loaded them with debt, exited at a profit and convinced happy investors to do it all over again — at ever greater scale.

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The Motley Fool

JANUARY 7, 2025

Ares Capital Ares Capital (NASDAQ: ARCC) is the largest publicly traded business development company (BDC). companies with annual revenue of $100 million to $1 billion) of around $3 trillion, plus a $2.4 trillion market for companies with annual revenue of over $1 billion.

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