MCI
Barings Corporate InvestorsMCI
MCI
About: Barings Corporate Investors is a closed-end management investment company. Its investment objective is to maintain a portfolio of securities providing a current yield and an opportunity for capital gains. The Trust's principal investments are privately placed, below-investment grade, long-term debt obligations, including bank loans and mezzanine debt instruments. The Trust typically purchases these investments, which are not publicly tradable, directly from their issuers in private placement transactions, and the investments are typically made to small or middle market companies.
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Based on 2025 Q1 regulatory disclosures by fund managers ($100M+ AUM)
100% more funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 1 [Q4 2024] → 2 (+1) [Q1 2025]
100% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 8 | Existing positions closed: 4
36% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $60.5M [Q4 2024] → $82.3M (+$21.8M) [Q1 2025]
3% more funds holding
Funds holding: 62 [Q4 2024] → 64 (+2) [Q1 2025]
2.56% more ownership
Funds ownership: 13.76% [Q4 2024] → 16.32% (+2.56%) [Q1 2025]
30% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 16 | Existing positions reduced: 23
Research analyst outlook
We haven’t received any recent analyst ratings for MCI.
Financial journalist opinion
Neutral
Business Wire
1 month ago
Barings Corporate Investors Reports Preliminary First Quarter 2025 Results and Announces Quarterly Cash Dividend Of $0.40 Per Share
CHARLOTTE, N.C.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The Board of Trustees of Barings Corporate Investors (NYSE: MCI) (the "Trust") met on May 15, 2025, and would like to report its preliminary financial results for the first quarter of 2025. Financial Highlights(1) Three Months Ended March 31, 2025 Three Months Ended December 31, 2024 Total Amount Per Share(5) Total Amount Per Share(4) Net investment income(2) $ 7,057,100 $ 0.35 $ 10,560,460 $ 0.52 Net realized gains / (losses)(3) $ (4,509,539) $ (0.22) $ 2,48.
Neutral
Seeking Alpha
1 month ago
MCI: Premium Valuation Amidst Uncertain Outlook
Barings Corporate Investors offers a high dividend yield of 7.8%, leveraging a higher interest rate environment to generate elevated income from diverse debt investments. MCI's portfolio is heavily weighted towards private bank loans (72.4%) and has significant exposure to technology, industrial, and healthcare sectors. The fund's floating rate debt structure benefits from high interest rates but poses risks if rates drop or borrower defaults increase.
Neutral
Seeking Alpha
1 month ago
My Income Portfolio: In The Garden Of Eden
Total Return can be misleading if not supported by NAV growth, as it may include unsustainable distributions and Return of Capital. Behavioral finance shows markets are irrational, making it crucial to consider practical aspects beyond theoretical Total Return calculations. I believe that NAV performance can affect our discretion in the reinvestment choices for the distributions we receive from our savings much more than Total Return.
Positive
Seeking Alpha
1 month ago
Weekly Closed-End Fund Roundup: CUBA Jumping On CLO Bandwagon (April 13, 2025)
10 out of 22 CEF sectors were positive on price and 5 out of 22 sectors were positive on NAV last week. Herzfeld Caribbean Basin Fund is jumping on the CLO bandwagon. CLM/CRF announces a rights offering.
Neutral
Seeking Alpha
3 months ago
My Income Portfolio: Financial Awareness
The essence of financial awareness is to realize that money can work for us through our investments. Understanding the value of money is the first step toward financial education, which leads to the selection of the most appropriate tools for developing that awareness. In my case, the instruments I have adopted are largely high-income vehicles, with monthly and, in some cases, quarterly distribution.
Neutral
Business Wire
3 months ago
Barings Corporate Investors Reports Preliminary Fourth Quarter 2024 Results
CHARLOTTE, N.C.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The Board of Trustees of Barings Corporate Investors (NYSE: MCI) (the "Trust") met on February 27, 2025, and would like to report its preliminary financial results for the fourth quarter of 2024. Financial Highlights(1) Three Months Ended December 31, 2024 Three Months Ended September 30, 2024 Total Amount Per Share(5) Total Amount Per Share(4) Net investment income(2) $ 10,560,460 $ 0.52 $ 7,552,446 $ 0.37 Net realized gains / (losses)(3) $ 2,486,190.
Positive
Seeking Alpha
3 months ago
MCI At 35% Premium - A Good Opportunity To Close Some Profit
Barings Corporate Investors has seen a sharp price increase recently, leading to a 35% premium, which appears overvalued given historical averages. MCI's portfolio primarily consists of privately placed, below-investment grade long-term debt, with a small equity exposure, and low leverage and expenses. The fund's distribution yield aligns with its portfolio performance, indicating no capital depletion.
Positive
Seeking Alpha
4 months ago
My 9.5% Income Portfolio-Like Mosaic Tiles
Our investments, usually conceived and implemented gradually over time, are the pieces of a personal mosaic that form the whole of our assets. One solution for entering the financial markets can be Dollar-Cost Averaging (DCA), a form of investing a constant amount at regular intervals. However, initiating a plan to buy stocks according to the logic of DCA presupposes awareness of the fluctuations in financial markets and their psychological implications.
Neutral
Seeking Alpha
5 months ago
Closed-End Funds: Screening For Potential Opportunites To Kick Off Q1 2025
The closed-end fund space saw a significant narrowing of discounts throughout 2024 as equity markets charged higher and now discounts remain tight heading into 2025. In particular, equity CEFs have seen significantly narrowed discounts along with taxable fixed-income, though municipal bond funds look relatively attractive after widening discounts in December. We are screening for funds with the deepest discounts and widest z-scores to find potential buys and funds that may be getting a bit pricey as sell candidates.
Positive
Seeking Alpha
5 months ago
My 9.5% Income Portfolio: Better With Less, But Better
Risk is the probability of a negative event in the future. An abstract concept that is not measurable; otherwise it would not be risk. Ascertaining value is the first step in controlling risk, that is, in reducing the possibility of incurring losses that cannot be predicted in advance. My choice to invest in securities with positive NAV performance over time is a way to try to control risk.
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