MPV
Barings Participation InvestorsMPV
MPV
About: Barings Participation Investors is a diversified closed-ended management investment company. The Trust's investment objective is to maintain a portfolio of securities providing a current yield and an opportunity for capital gains. Its principal investments are privately placed, below-investment grade, long-term debt obligations including bank loans and mezzanine debt instruments. The company invests in various sectors such as aerospace and defense; automotive; building materials; consumer products and others.
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of 7,327 funds
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Analysts bullish %
Fund manager confidence
Based on 2025 Q1 regulatory disclosures by fund managers ($100M+ AUM)
167% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 16 | Existing positions reduced: 6
12% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $40M [Q4 2024] → $44.7M (+$4.7M) [Q1 2025]
1.8% more ownership
Funds ownership: 22.09% [Q4 2024] → 23.89% (+1.8%) [Q1 2025]
13% less funds holding
Funds holding: 38 [Q4 2024] → 33 (-5) [Q1 2025]
50% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 3 | Existing positions closed: 6
Research analyst outlook
We haven’t received any recent analyst ratings for MPV.
Financial journalist opinion
Positive
Seeking Alpha
2 months ago
MPV And MCI: Great Funds, But Even Better With 'Dividend Holiday Trade'
MPV and MCI have been at the top (#1 and #2) of high yield closed-end funds for many years. But there's more; by bunching up their four "quarterly" dividends into a 7-month period, MPV or MCI provide their investors a 5-month "dividend holiday" During the 5-month "dividend holiday," I can rotate into other high-yield funds like BGH, XFLT, or EIC to boost annual income.
Neutral
Business Wire
2 months ago
Barings Participation Investors Reports Preliminary First Quarter 2025 Results and Announces Quarterly Cash Dividend Of $0.37 Per Share
CHARLOTTE, N.C.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The Board of Trustees of Barings Participation Investors (NYSE: MPV) (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) $ 3,351,767 $ 0.31 $ 5,077,390 $ 0.48 Net realized (losses) / gains(3) $(2,063,056) $(0.19) $ 327.
Neutral
Seeking Alpha
3 months ago
Word Of The Week: 'Capitulation'
Concerns about "capitulation" seem more appropriate to equity than to credit investing, given the wider swings - up and down - inherent in stocks. Credit investing has more of a floor under the risk we are taking, even after you factor in the likelihood of occasional defaults. Fortunately, we have lots of data through economic cycles and market crashes of all types, to help us model credit investing outcomes.
Neutral
Business Wire
5 months ago
Barings Participation Investors Reports Preliminary Fourth Quarter 2024 Results
CHARLOTTE, N.C.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The Board of Trustees of Barings Participation Investors (NYSE: MPV) (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, 2023 Total Amount Per Share(5) Total Amount Per Share(4) Net investment income(2) $ 5,077,391 $ 0.48 $ 3,553,378 $ 0.33 Net realized gains / (losses)(3) $ 327,98.
Positive
Seeking Alpha
7 months ago
The 2024 CEF Year-End Specials
Several closed-end funds, or CEFs, have declared special year-end distributions, rewarding shareholders with holiday bonuses and meeting regulatory distribution requirements to avoid excise taxes. PIMCO Dynamic Income Strategy Fund declared a special distribution of $0.37 per share, reflecting strong capital gains and a strategic shift from its energy-focused origins. Barings Participation Investors announced a special distribution of $0.10 per share, highlighting its strong performance and commitment to high current income and capital appreciation.
Neutral
Business Wire
7 months ago
Barings Participation Investors Announces Quarterly Cash Dividend of $0.37 Per Share and Special Dividend of $0.10 Per Share
CHARLOTTE, N.C.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The Board of Trustees of Barings Participation Investors (NYSE: MPV) (the “Trust”) today announced that it has declared a quarterly dividend of $0.37 per share payable on January 17, 2025, to shareholders of record on December 30, 2024. The Trust also announced a special distribution of $0.10 per share payable on January 17, 2025, to shareholders of record on December 30, 2024. Based on current projections through the end of 2024, the Trust expects both dividen.
Neutral
Business Wire
8 months ago
Barings Participation Investors Reports Preliminary Third Quarter 2024 Results
CHARLOTTE, N.C.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The Board of Trustees of Barings Participation Investors (NYSE: MPV) (the "Trust") met on November 14, 2024, and would like to report its preliminary financial results for the third quarter of 2024. Financial Highlights(1) Three Months Ended September 30, 2024 Three Months Ended June 30, 2024 Total Amount Per Share(5) Total Amount Per Share(4) Net investment income(2) $ 3,553,378 $ 0.33 $ 4,066,456 $ 0.38 Net realized (losses) / gains(3) $(1,505,789) $(0.14).
Neutral
Business Wire
9 months ago
Barings Participation Investors Announces Quarterly Cash Dividend of $0.37 Per Share
CHARLOTTE, N.C.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The Board of Trustees of Barings Participation Investors (NYSE: MPV) (the "Trust") today announced that it has declared a quarterly dividend of $0.37 per share payable on November 15, 2024, to shareholders of record on November 4, 2024. The Trust will report preliminary financial results for the third quarter of 2024 on November 14, 2024. About Barings Participation Investors Barings Participation Investors is a closed-end management investment company advised.
Positive
Seeking Alpha
10 months ago
MPV: Hard To Justify A Premium On The Eve Of Interest Rate Cuts
MassMutual Participation Investors offers a 9.10% yield, primarily investing in private bonds and private securities, making it attractive for income-focused investors. The fund's recent performance has been strong, outperforming major bond indices, but it has shown lower overall returns compared to its peers over five years. MPV's unique strategy includes privately placed debt and convertible securities, but its high allocation to floating-rate assets could lead to future distribution cuts.
Positive
Seeking Alpha
11 months ago
5 Best CEFs This Month For Nearly 9% Yield (August 2024)
For income investors, closed-end funds remain an attractive investment class that covers various asset classes and promises high distributions and reasonable total returns. Closed-end funds, or CEFs, are generally characterized by higher volatility and deeper draw-downs than the broader market. For these reasons, they are not suited for everyone. In this monthly series, we highlight five CEFs with solid track records that pay high distributions and offer “excess” discounts. We try to separate the wheat from the chaff using our filtering process to select just five CEFs every month from around 500 closed-end funds.
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