MPV

Barings Participation Investors
MPV

$16.87

0.66%

Market Cap: $180M

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 6,710 funds

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Based on 2024 Q2 SEC filings by fund managers ($100M+ AUM)

100% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 4 | Existing positions closed: 2

56% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 14 | Existing positions reduced: 9

5% more funds holding

Funds holding: 37 [Q1] → 39 (+2) [Q2]

0% more funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 1 [Q1] → 1 (+0) [Q2]

4.09% less ownership

Funds ownership: 29.73% [Q1] → 25.64% (-4.09%) [Q2]

12% less capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $50.8M [Q1] → $44.9M (-$5.93M) [Q2]

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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.

MPV: Hard To Justify A Premium On The Eve Of Interest Rate Cuts

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Barings Participation Investors Reports Preliminary Second Quarter 2024 Results and Announces Increased 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 August 15, 2024, and would like to report its preliminary financial results for the second quarter of 2024. Financial Highlights(1) Three Months Ended June 30, 2024 Three Months Ended March 31, 2023 Total Amount Per Share(5) Total Amount Per Share(4) Net investment income(2) $ 4,066,456 $ 0.38 $ 3,803,027 $ 0.36 Net realized (losses) / gains(3) $ (580,926 ) $ (0.05 ).

Barings Participation Investors Reports Preliminary Second Quarter 2024 Results and Announces Increased Quarterly Cash Dividend Of $0.37 Per Share

MPV: Moving This Credit CEF To Hold After The Large Premium Move (Rating Downgrade)

MPV: Moving This Credit CEF To Hold After The Large Premium Move (Rating Downgrade)

MPV: Moving This Credit CEF To Hold After The Large Premium Move (Rating Downgrade)

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Barings Participation Investors Reports Preliminary First Quarter 2024 Results and Announces Increased Quarterly Cash Dividend Of $0.36 Per Share

CHARLOTTE, N.C.CHARLOTTE, N.C.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The Board of Trustees of Barings Participation Investors (NYSE: MPV) (the "Trust") met on May 16, 2024 and would like to report its preliminary financial results for the first quarter of 2024. Financial Highlights(1) Three Months Ended March 31, 2024 Three Months Ended December 31, 2023 Total Amount Per Share(5) Total Amount Per Share(4) Net investment income(2) $ 3,803,027 $ 0.36 $ 3,529,750 $ 0.33 Net realized (losses) / gains(3) $ 1,215,599.

Barings Participation Investors Reports Preliminary First Quarter 2024 Results and Announces Increased Quarterly Cash Dividend Of $0.36 Per Share

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Barings Participation Investors Reports Preliminary Fourth Quarter 2023 Results

CHARLOTTE, N.C.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The Board of Trustees of Barings Participation Investors (NYSE: MPV) (the "Trust") met on February 26, 2024, and would like to report its preliminary financial results for the fourth quarter of 2023. Financial Highlights(1) Three Months Ended December 31, 2023 Three Months Ended September 30, 2022 Total Amount Per Share(4) Total Amount Per Share(4) Net investment income(2) $ 3,529,750 $ 0.33 $ 4,343,755 $ 0.40 Net realized gains / (losses)(3) $ 198,004.

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5 Best CEFs This Month For 9% Plus Yield (February 2024)

For income investors, closed-end funds remain an attractive investment class that covers a variety of asset classes and promises high distributions and reasonable total returns. Closed-end funds, or CEFs, are generally characterized by higher volatility and deeper drawdowns 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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