📈 Top BDCs and BDC ETFs Compared Based on a $10,000 Investment

Ticker Fund Name Last Dividend Dividend Yield Last Price 1 Month Price Change (%) 1 Month Dividends ($) 1 Month Return ($) 1 Month Return (%) 3 Months Price Change (%) 3 Months Dividends ($) 3 Months Return ($) 3 Month Return (%) 6 Months Price Change (%) 6 Months Dividends ($) 6 Months Return ($) 6 Months Return (%) 1 Year Price Change (%) 1 Year Dividends ($) 1 Year Return ($) 1 Year Return (%) 2 Years Price Change (%) 2 Years Dividends ($) 2 Year Return ($) 2 Year Return (%)
ARCC Ares Capital Corporation 0.48 9.62 19.96 -6.03 8946 -10.54 -13.82 207 8957 -10.43 -5.50 455 10344 3.44 -7.60 889 10199 1.99 6.06 2041 12587 25.87
BIZD VanEck BDC Income ETF 0.40 12.08 14.20 -7.71 259 9221 -7.79 -14.88 239 8885 -11.15 -8.19 542 10064 0.64 -13.59 1044 9740 -2.60 -4.24 2394 11630 16.30
BXSL Blackstone Secured Lending Fund 0.77 11.57 26.39 -3.62 279 9588 -4.12 -18.37 236 8620 -13.80 -10.22 520 9869 -1.31 -14.38 991 9866 -1.34 -1.48 2281 12184 21.84
FSK FS KKR Capital Corp. 0.70 18.52 15.07 -3.88 8615 -13.85 -32.26 314 7288 -27.12 -25.04 694 8488 -15.12 -26.64 1359 8623 -13.77 -20.04 3041 10416 4.16
GBDC Golub Capital BDC, Inc. 0.39 11.74 14.05 -1.33 9519 -4.81 -9.00 252 9519 -4.81 -2.63 540 10616 6.16 -8.76 1071 10369 3.69 -0.78 2498 12384 23.84
GSBD Goldman Sachs BDC, Inc. 0.48 19.96 9.84 -11.32 431 9121 -8.79 -17.06 429 8818 -11.82 -9.62 952 10412 4.12 -26.78 1461 8697 -13.03 -27.05 2786 9458 -5.42
HTGC Hercules Capital, Inc. 0.47 10.25 17.54 -8.88 9065 -9.35 -9.53 241 9536 -4.64 -1.45 525 10582 5.82 -11.93 903 9790 -2.10 15.89 2449 13355 33.55
MAIN Main Street Capital Corporation 0.26 7.36 57.60 -10.69 40 8674 -13.26 -12.36 164 9276 -7.24 6.43 395 11123 11.23 10.76 815 12121 21.21 48.88 2154 17041 70.41
OBDC Blue Owl Capital Corporation 0.37 12.39 12.96 -6.01 268 9423 -5.77 -12.53 263 9078 -9.22 -8.91 540 10025 0.25 -14.65 1058 9695 -3.05 -2.55 2506 12058 20.58
PBDC Putnam BDC Income ETF 0.82 10.47 30.35 -7.25 250 9312 -6.88 -12.65 235 9130 -8.70 -4.66 504 10387 3.87 -9.72 945 10105 1.05 4.14 2209 12367 23.67
PSEC Prospect Capital Corporation 0.05 22.51 2.71 1.50 187 9827 -1.73 -21.68 434 8621 -13.79 -26.56 813 8336 -16.64 -49.16 1144 6256 -37.44 -51.69 2371 6151 -38.49
TSLX Sixth Street Specialty Lending, Inc. 0.46 9.44 21.88 -6.16 8918 -10.82 -10.49 208 9226 -7.74 4.78 492 11337 13.37 6.36 1004 11648 16.48 13.34 2161 13290 32.90

🧾 The table displays the top dividend-paying BDCs and tracks the growth of a $10,000 initial investment with dividends reinvested over 1, 3, and 6 months, plus 1, 2, and 5 years. Use this table to compare the historical performance of these BDCs.


🧾 Glossary:

🧾 Indicated Yield: The dividend yield calculated by annualizing the most recent dividend payment and dividing by the current stock price.
🧾 TTM Yield: The dividend yield based on the total dividends paid over the last 12 months (Trailing Twelve Months), divided by the current stock price.
🧾 1 Month Price Change (%): The percentage change in the asset price over the past month.
🧾 1 Month Dividends ($): The dollar amount of dividends received in the past month.
🧾 1 Month Return ($): The total dollar value of a $10,000 investment after one month, including dividends reinvested.
🧾 1 Month Return (%): The percentage gain or loss on a $10,000 investment after one month, including dividends reinvested.

The same logic applies for the other time periods.

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