The major indices bounced back this week, as did the BDC sector. There were a few exceptions amongst the BDCs, which we discuss. We also review where the sector stands after 5 months of a volatile year.
A portfolio company of multiple BDCs is getting into ever deeper credit trouble and may – or may not – be a harbinger of trouble ahead.
This week, new tariff threats caused the major indices to slump again but less so for the BDC sector. We discuss all that but also the increasing number of BDCs dropping in price and what the future might hold.
The major indices had a very good week but the BDC sector less so. Is the widening gulf between returns in the main markets and the BDC sector a portent of more to come?
BDC prices rose – along with the broader markets – for a second week. We analyze where the sector now stands after two months of back and forth. We also address what may lie ahead and how the BDC sector might fare.
The major indices dropped in the holiday shortened week but the BDC sector did not. We have a theory as to why that happened. We also review where we stand on a year-to-date basis and where we might be headed at a time when the stakes are worryingly high.
The main indices roared back at week’s end but for the BDC sector Week 15 of 2025 was one to forget. New depths were plumbed and there could be further to go. Or not. That’s the sort of market we’re in.
The S&P 500 didn’t fare too badly on Monday April 7, 2025 but the BDC sector took it on the chin, setting all sorts of unenviable new price levels. We survey the fast changing BDC landscape.
After an extraordinary week in the markets, we assess the damage to the BDC sector and explain why we remain bullish on the eventual outcome, whatever happens with tariffs.
In the face of fast declining BDC prices, the BDC Reporter takes a look back at what has happened before for guidance as to how to navigate this episode.
We have thoughts about what might to the BDC sector in 2025 in the wake of “Liberation Day”.
At long last, the IVQ 2024 BDC earnings season is over and the BDC Reporter has been able to completely update the BDC NAV Change Table. We discuss some of our findings about BDC performance – short and long term – drawn from the data.
After a few weeks of turmoil the markets settled down – including the BDC sector. We inspect the damage done to date and assess where we go from here.
Will Artificial Intelligence change how BDC research and analysis is conducted? We wade into a complex subject with one side-by-side example.
The BDC rally came to a screeching halt this week, as all the major indices slumped in the face of tariff uncertainty. We go through the metrics and the survey the extent of the damage and then turn to how the BDCX sector has fared in 2025 to date.
