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JULY 17, 2023

But that nonetheless means that the Oracle of Omaha has a stake in them. Ares Capital Ares Capital (NASDAQ: ARCC) is the largest publicly traded business development company (BDC). Ares Capital appears to have solid growth prospects going forward as middle-market businesses increasingly turn to it to raise capital.

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JANUARY 23, 2024

Entering 2024, I held stakes in 45 stocks -- 19 of which are currently paying a dividend. In particular, I've added a handful of high-octane dividend stocks to my portfolio. Not having the nation's central bank as a buyer of MBSs opens the door for Annaly to land more lucrative MBSs for its own asset portfolio.

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FEBRUARY 8, 2024

billion investment portfolio is exposed to credit-risk transfer and non-agency assets. Agency" securities are backed by the federal government in the event of default and provide an added layer of protection for the company's investments. The company raised its monthly payout twice last year. billion of its $60.2

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DECEMBER 5, 2023

PennantPark Floating Rate Capital: 10.95% yield A second incomparable ultra-high-yield dividend stock that's begging to be added to income seekers' portfolios in December is little-known business development company (BDC) PennantPark Floating Rate Capital (NYSE: PFLT). But there's far more to this story.

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NOVEMBER 30, 2023

yield A second ultra-high-yield stock capable of producing exceptionally safe dividend income that more than doubles the yield on Treasury bonds is business development company (BDC) PennantPark Floating Rate Capital (NYSE: PFLT). billion investment portfolio consisted of $160.9 PennantPark Floating Rate Capital: 11.1%

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JULY 14, 2023

PennantPark Floating Rate Capital: 11.37% yield A second ultra-high-yield dividend stock that can collectively generate $500 in super safe annual dividend income from an initial investment of $5,750 (split equally, three ways) is business development company (BDC) PennantPark Floating Rate Capital (NYSE: PFLT).

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JANUARY 2, 2024

PennantPark Floating Rate Capital: 10.17% yield A second ultra-high-yield dividend stock that stands head-and-shoulders above its peers as a screaming buy in 2024 is business development company (BDC) PennantPark Floating Rate Capital (NYSE: PFLT). The company's average investment, including its equity holdings, is just $8.1

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JUNE 14, 2024

Shares of this business development company boast a trailing dividend yield of a little over 8%, in fact, and that's based on just its ordinary quarterly payout. Before plowing into a new stake in this name based on nothing other than its big yield, however, you might want to dig deeper into the company's details.

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JUNE 8, 2024

Here's why they could be great portfolio additions for just about anyone who wants to pump up their passive-income stream. 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. per share.

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JUNE 18, 2023

That yield is so high in large part because Ares is a business development company (BDC). BDCs provide financing to small-to-medium-sized businesses. Again, thanks to NEAM's portfolio, he has a stake in another BDC -- Golub Capital BDC (NASDAQ: GBDC). Ares Capital offers a dividend yield of over 10.3%.

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APRIL 5, 2024

They're more likely to own real estate and stakes in privately owned companies. The Motley Fool's in-house research team finds that while these investors allocate about 31% of their investable assets to ordinary listed stocks, they allocate an average of 27% of their portfolios to private equity investments. The problem?

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JULY 20, 2023

yield) A second ultra-high-yield monthly dividend stock that Wall Street billionaires have been selling is business development company (BDC) Horizon Technology Finance (NASDAQ: HRZN). During the first quarter, four billionaire money managers completely exited their fund's stakes in the company. delinquent).

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OCTOBER 19, 2024

AT&T In September, AT&T agreed to sell its remaining stake in DirecTV to a private equity firm for cash payments that could total $7.6 Now that it's purely a telecommunications business, investors can expect predictable cash flows supporting its quarterly dividend. Out of 151 portfolio companies, three representing 1.5%

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MARCH 23, 2024

Its three biggest positions account for around 60% of Berkshire's entire stock portfolio. of Portfolio 4-Year Chg. billion as of the end of last year) comes from its privately held businesses. Driving these gains is its underlying portfolio of client/customer companies. 3-Year Chg. 2-Year Chg. 1-Year Chg.

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AUGUST 23, 2023

A yield trap can come about for a few reasons, including a burdensome debt load, a declining business, or an elevated dividend payout ratio. Sporting a whopping 10% dividend yield, investors may initially think that the business development company ( BDC ) Ares Capital (NASDAQ: ARCC) is a yield trap. The company's $21.5

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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. Following billionaire fund managers and adding some shares of this stock to a diversified portfolio probably isn't a bad idea.

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DECEMBER 15, 2023

One of the components of a diversified portfolio is dividend investments. While many different types of companies pay dividends, one of the more generous types is business development companies (BDCs). This provides the potential for an extra layer of return for its portfolio companies.

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AUGUST 12, 2024

Hercules Capital Hercules Capital is a business development company that makes heaps of minor investments in a variety of technology and life sciences businesses. Since getting started in 2003, this financier has plowed more than $20 billion into over 650 companies. yield, but there's more.

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APRIL 28, 2024

Oh, and the smartest way of balancing each of their unique risks and rewards may be owning a stake in all three. The VanEck BDC Income ETF holds nothing but business development companies , or BDCs for short. Their business, however, is providing capital to up-and-coming companies that usually aren't publicly traded.

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FEBRUARY 17, 2024

Its delinquencies are rising, too, pushing its charge-off rate from 1.16% of its total loan portfolio in the final quarter of 2022 up to 1.77% in the final quarter of last year. Ares Capital Last, but not least, consider jumping into a stake in Ares Capital (NASDAQ: ARCC) while its dividend yield stands at a frothy 9.5%

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DECEMBER 7, 2023

More to the point, it's all too easy to undermine your portfolio's growth by limiting yourself to high-risk stocks and then swapping them out too often. That's because the underlying technology companies have introduced the world's most meaningful advancements since then.

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JULY 11, 2024

Private Grief Private markets — made up of PE firms who take stakes in companies, and private credit funds who lend to them — have ballooned since the turn of the millennium, expanding by 15 times according to a September report from the International Organization of Securities Commissions.

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SEPTEMBER 28, 2023

If the deal overcomes regulatory hurdles, it will see the consortium snap up the remaining 85.16% stake it does not already own. Led by PSP, the consortium also comprises entities controlled by the world's largest berry company Driscoll's Inc and the British Columbia Investment Management Corporation (BCI). The approved $3.20

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DECEMBER 21, 2024

I'm a long-term investor at heart, and the vast majority of my 35 portfolio holdings have been fixtures for between one and 13 years. Home in on dividend stocks: To build on this previous point, I tend to focus on adding a dividend stock or three to my portfolio when the stock market is historically pricey.

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MARCH 30, 2025

A $30,000 stake (one-third of the $90,000) invested in the stock would generate roughly $1,701 in income on an annual basis at this level. Ares Capital (NASDAQ: ARCC) , the largest publicly traded business development company (BDC) , pays a forward dividend yield of 8.6%.

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JANUARY 3, 2025

PennantPark Floating Rate Capital: 11.25% yield A second ultra-high-yield dividend stock that's a screaming bargain in 2025 is business development company (BDC) PennantPark Floating Rate Capital (NYSE: PFLT). Another competitive edge for the company, which its name may have given away, is that 100% of its roughly $1.75

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