Barings BDC, Inc.

Barings BDC (BBDC) trades at a 21% discount to book and offers a 12% total dividend yield, with strong credit quality and improving portfolio performance. BBDC's termination of the Sierra CSA frees $67M for redeployment, providing a positive income catalyst alongside rising loan base rates and relative value opportunities in software lending. Dividend coverage stands at 106% with $0.84 spillover, and non-accruals are among the lowest in the sector, reflecting robust portfolio quality.

Bank of America Corp DE purchased a new position in shares of Barings Bdc, Inc. (NYSE: BBDC) during the second quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund purchased 690,777 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $5,885,000. Bank of America Corp DE owned

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