📈 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 (%) |
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| ARCC | Ares Capital Corporation | 0.48 | 10.61 | 18.09 | -2.16 | 260 | 10280 | 2.80 | -12.86 | 231 | 9031 | -9.69 | -4.03 | 509 | 9874 | -1.26 | -8.82 | 968 | 9983 | -0.17 | -11.28 | 1883 | 10603 | 6.03 |
| BIZD | VanEck BDC Income ETF | 0.48 | 13.92 | 12.36 | -2.68 | 378 | 10272 | 2.72 | -14.11 | 334 | 8955 | -10.45 | -8.44 | 652 | 9610 | -3.90 | -14.76 | 1186 | 9646 | -3.54 | -24.50 | 2144 | 9465 | -5.35 |
| BXSL | Blackstone Secured Lending Fund | 0.77 | 13.32 | 23.13 | -3.58 | 321 | 10072 | 0.72 | -11.55 | 294 | 9084 | -9.16 | -7.11 | 618 | 9572 | -4.28 | -15.40 | 1127 | 9353 | -6.47 | -24.95 | 1999 | 9254 | -7.46 |
| FSK | FS KKR Capital Corp. | 0.48 | 25.47 | 10.13 | -3.06 | 459 | 10363 | 3.63 | -30.95 | 327 | 7303 | -26.97 | -28.46 | 833 | 7569 | -24.31 | -45.74 | 1382 | 6393 | -36.07 | -47.32 | 2824 | 7112 | -28.88 |
| GBDC | Golub Capital BDC, Inc. | 0.33 | 11.80 | 12.71 | 5.22 | 273 | 10767 | 7.67 | -7.97 | 239 | 9498 | -5.02 | -4.44 | 541 | 9851 | -1.49 | -6.82 | 1100 | 10353 | 3.53 | -23.62 | 2019 | 9549 | -4.51 |
| GSBD | Goldman Sachs BDC, Inc. | 0.32 | 19.51 | 8.97 | -2.18 | 349 | 10257 | 2.57 | -2.50 | 380 | 10179 | 1.79 | -5.68 | 747 | 9922 | -0.78 | -12.06 | 1716 | 10533 | 5.33 | -40.04 | 2393 | 8117 | -18.83 |
| HTGC | Hercules Capital, Inc. | 0.47 | 12.58 | 14.95 | 4.11 | 10648 | 6.48 | -19.93 | 252 | 8235 | -17.65 | -10.64 | 562 | 9336 | -6.64 | -11.17 | 1117 | 9889 | -1.11 | -18.44 | 2024 | 9936 | -0.64 | |
| MAIN | Main Street Capital Corporation | 0.26 | 8.10 | 53.08 | -6.33 | 99 | 9811 | -1.89 | -14.36 | 174 | 8743 | -12.57 | -4.67 | 388 | 9885 | -1.15 | 3.11 | 835 | 11010 | 10.10 | 11.56 | 1782 | 12922 | 29.22 |
| OBDC | Blue Owl Capital Corporation | 0.37 | 13.89 | 10.87 | -2.69 | 331 | 10222 | 2.22 | -13.66 | 294 | 8894 | -11.06 | -9.87 | 614 | 9368 | -6.32 | -16.96 | 1154 | 9215 | -7.85 | -29.83 | 2066 | 8803 | -11.97 |
| PBDC | Putnam BDC Income ETF | 0.83 | 9.11 | 26.77 | -1.00 | 10090 | 0.90 | -13.37 | 8700 | -13.00 | -7.40 | 287 | 9329 | -6.71 | -9.71 | 823 | 9663 | -3.37 | -19.07 | 1714 | 9588 | -4.12 | ||
| PSEC | Prospect Capital Corporation | 0.05 | 22.90 | 2.62 | -1.50 | 188 | 10085 | 0.85 | -5.76 | 540 | 9786 | -2.14 | -2.60 | 1115 | 10626 | 6.26 | -24.93 | 1719 | 9065 | -9.35 | -51.93 | 2330 | 6793 | -32.07 |
| TSLX | Sixth Street Specialty Lending, Inc. | 0.46 | 11.02 | 18.06 | -1.79 | 250 | 10272 | 2.72 | -17.72 | 214 | 8458 | -15.42 | -12.92 | 463 | 8972 | -10.28 | -8.74 | 1006 | 10017 | 0.17 | -13.51 | 1949 | 10398 | 3.98 |
🧾 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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