Barings Participation Investors

MPV

Market cap $211M

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 14, 2025, to shareholders of record on November 3, 2025. The Trust will report preliminary financial results for the third quarter of 2025 on November 13, 2025. About Barings Participation Investors Barings Participation Investors is a closed-end management investment company advised.

Steven Bavaria, from Inside the Income Factory, discusses credit assets like high-yield bonds, senior loans, and BDCs for stable, high-yield income, favoring closed-end funds for their resilience and discounts. Expense ratios for BDC ETFs like PBDC appear high due to accounting rules, but actual fund expenses are low—professional management adds only about 0.4%.

CHARLOTTE, N.C.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The Board of Trustees of Barings Participation Investors (NYSE: MPV) (the "Trust") met on August 14, 2025, and would like to report its preliminary financial results for the second quarter of 2025. Financial Highlights(1) Three Months Ended June 30, 2025 Three Months Ended March 31, 2025   Total Amount Per Share(5) Total Amount Per Share(4) Net investment income(2) $ 3,396,864 $ 0.32 $ 3,351,767 $ 0.31 Net realized (losses) / gains(3) $883,063 $0.08 $(2,063,056.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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).