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13 Jul 2026, 01:31 UTC · 15w ago
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The BDC sector is facing a systemic earnings squeeze from Fed rate cuts, with BIZD and OBDC already implementing significant dividend cuts. While MAIN remains a resilient outlier, the deteriorating coverage and surging non-accruals at BXSL and ARCC suggest further payout risk across the broader index.
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The VanEck BDC Income ETF (BIZD) slashed its July distribution by approximately 50% to $0.24 per share.
More negative than 95% of claims this week
Blackstone Secured Lending (BXSL) saw non-accruals jump to 3.1% from 0.6% and its dividend coverage drop to exactly 100%.
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The ETF's July distribution was slashed by approximately 50% to $0.24, resetting the forward annualized payout to $0.96 from a trailing $1.52.
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Blue Owl reduced its base dividend by 16% to $0.31, leaving zero buffer as adjusted EPS now exactly matches the payout.
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Main Street Capital is demonstrating superior resilience with distributable NII of $1.00 per share comfortably covering its dividends and a rising NAV of $33.
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More negative than 91% of claims this week
Blue Owl Capital (OBDC) reduced its base dividend by 16% from $0.37 to $0.31 due to lower base rates and tighter spreads.
More negative than 87% of claims this week
Main Street Capital (MAIN) maintains strong distributable NII of $1.00 per share, comfortably covering its regular and supplemental dividends.
More positive than 62% of claims this week
Ares Capital (ARCC) is experiencing a thinning cushion as Q1 core EPS fell slightly short and non-accruals rose to 2.1%.
More negative than 71% of claims this week
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More positive than 95% of ticker scores this week
Strongly praised as an 'insurance policy' with comfortable dividend coverage and rising NAV.
More negative than 92% of ticker scores this week
Distribution was slashed in half and the fund is facing a downward trend in payouts.
More negative than 87% of ticker scores this week
Reduced its base dividend by 16% and has zero buffer between EPS and dividend.
More negative than 84% of ticker scores this week
Dividend coverage has dropped to exactly 100% while non-accruals have surged.
More positive than 53% of ticker scores this week
Maintained dividend and has liquidity support, though non-accruals are ticking up.
Near neutral — 91% of ticker scores this week are stronger
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Near neutral — 91% of ticker scores this week are stronger
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Near neutral — 91% of ticker scores this week are stronger
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More positive than 74% of relationship scores this week
[a_to_b] BIZD is an ETF that holds BXSL as one of its underlying business development companies.
More positive than 74% of relationship scores this week
[a_to_b] BIZD is an ETF that holds MAIN as one of its underlying business development companies.
More positive than 74% of relationship scores this week
[a_to_b] BIZD is an ETF that holds OBDC as one of its underlying business development companies.
More positive than 34% of relationship scores this week
[mutual] Both companies operate as business development companies (BDCs) lending to middle-market firms.
More positive than 34% of relationship scores this week
[mutual] Both companies operate as business development companies (BDCs) lending to middle-market firms.
More positive than 34% of relationship scores this week
[mutual] Both companies operate as business development companies (BDCs) lending to middle-market firms.
More positive than 34% of relationship scores this week
[mutual] Both companies operate as business development companies (BDCs) lending to middle-market firms.
More positive than 34% of relationship scores this week
[mutual] Both companies operate as business development companies (BDCs) lending to middle-market firms.
More positive than 34% of relationship scores this week
[mutual] Both companies operate as business development companies (BDCs) lending to middle-market firms.
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Price agrees with the score
$12.39 vs $12.55 close before publication (Jul 10) · not market-adjusted
BIZD chart →+4.6%
Price agrees with the score
$55.26 vs $52.84 close before publication (Jul 10) · not market-adjusted
MAIN chart →−5.2%
Price agrees with the score
$10.39 vs $10.96 close before publication (Jul 10) · not market-adjusted
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