Barings Participation Investors

Barings Participation Investors is a closed-end investment company. Its investment objective is to provide total return by providing a high level of current income, the potential for growth of income and capital appreciation. Barings Participation was founded on April 7, 1988 and is headquartered in Charlotte, NC.

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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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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.

Barings Participation Investors Reports Preliminary Fourth Quarter 2023 Results

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Barings Participation Investors is a fixed-income closed-end fund within Barings, renowned for its long-term performance. It focuses on middle-market lending and has shown resilience even during market downturns. The vehicle's portfolio includes tailored private credits for small to middle-market companies. It has diverse holdings across industries, primarily in first-lien senior secured loans. The fund maintains a conservative leverage ratio through bank facilities and note issuance. It has stable distributions supported by underlying asset cash flows without artificially inflated dividends.

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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 $0.35 per share payable on January 19, 2024, to shareholders of record on December 29, 2023. The final determination of the source and tax characteristics of these distributions will depend upon the Trust's investment experience during its fiscal year and will be made after the Trust's year end and will be reported on I.

Barings Participation Investors Announces Increased Quarterly Cash Dividend of $0.35 Per Share

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CHARLOTTE, N.C.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The Board of Trustees of Barings Participation Investors (NYSE: MPV) (the "Trust") met on November 16, 2023, and would like to report its preliminary financial results for the third quarter of 2023.   Financial Highlights(1) Three Months Ended September 30, 2023 Three Months Ended June 30, 2023   Total Amount Per Share(4) Total Amount Per Share(4) Net investment income(2) $ 4,343,755   $ 0.41   $ 3,762,196   $ 0.35   Net realized gains / (losses)(3) $ (647,807.

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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, 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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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 $0.34 per share payable on November 17, 2023, to shareholders of record on November 6, 2023. Clifford Noreen, Chairman, stated, “We are pleased to announce an increase of $0.02 per share to the Trust's quarterly cash dividend, which represents a 6.3% increase over the previous dividend of $0.32 per share and a 70.0% inc.

Barings Participation Investors Announces Increased Quarterly Cash Dividend of $0.34 Per Share

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We review CEF market valuation and performance through the third week of August and highlight recent market action. CEFs had another down week as August has now erased all of the July rally. Most CEF returns have lagged their yields over the last several years - will the trend continue?

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CHARLOTTE, N.C.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The Board of Trustees of Barings Participation Investors (NYSE: MPV) (the "Trust") met on August 17, 2023 and would like to report its preliminary financial results for the second quarter of 2023. Financial Highlights(1) Three Months Ended June 30, 2023 Three Months Ended March 31, 2023   Total Amount Per Share(4) Total Amount Per Share(4) Net investment income(2) $ 3,762,196 $ 0.35 $ 4,241,315 $ 0.40 Net realized gains / (losses)(3) $ 203,521 $ 0.02 $ (86,833).

Barings Participation Investors Reports Preliminary Second Quarter 2023 Results and Announces Increased Quarterly Cash Dividend Of $0.32 Per Share

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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 that have solid track records, pay high distributions, and are offering "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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CHARLOTTE, N.C.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The Board of Trustees of Barings Participation Investors (NYSE: MPV) (the "Trust") met on May 18, 2023 and would like to report its preliminary financial results for the first quarter of 2023. Financial Highlights(1) Three Months Ended March 31, 2023 Three Months Ended December 31, 2022   Total Amount Per Share(4) Total Amount Per Share(4) Net investment income(2) $ 4,241,315   $ 0.40   $ 2,886,244 $ 0.27 Net realized (losses) / gains(3) $ (86,833 ) $ (0.01 ) $.

Barings Participation Investors Reports Preliminary First Quarter 2023 Results and Announces Increased Quarterly Cash Dividend Of $0.28 Per Share

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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 are generally characterized by higher volatility and deeper drawdowns than the broader market. For these reasons, they are not suited for everyone.

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CHARLOTTE, N.C. , Feb. 27, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- The Board of Trustees of Barings Participation Investors (NYSE: MPV) (the "Trust") met on February 27, 2023 and would like to report its preliminary financial results for the fourth quarter of 2022.

BARINGS PARTICIPATION INVESTORS REPORTS PRELIMINARY FOURTH QUARTER 2022 RESULTS

The MPV is a CEF that is focused on private middle-market loans to U.S. companies. The fund has a strong long-term track record with 11.3% average annual return since inception in 1988.

MPV: MVP Of Middle Market Credit Funds

CHARLOTTE, N.C. , Nov. 17, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Board of Trustees of Barings Participation Investors (NYSE: MPV) (the "Trust") met on November 17, 2022 and would like to report its preliminary financial results for the third quarter of 2022.

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CHARLOTTE, N.C. , Oct. 3, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Board of Trustees of Barings Participation Investors (NYSE: MPV) (the "Trust") today announced that it has declared a quarterly dividend of $0.22 per share payable on November 18, 2022 to shareholders of record on November 7, 2022.

Barings Participation Investors Announces Increased Quarterly Cash Dividend of $0.22 Per Share

Barings Participation Investors is a long-term running CEF from the Barings platform, having IPOed in 1988. The CEF's primary objective is current yield, and its long-term performance is reflective of that.

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CHARLOTTE, N.C. , Aug. 18, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- The Board of Trustees of Barings Participation Investors (NYSE: MPV) (the "Trust") met on August 18, 2022 and would like to report its preliminary financial results for the second quarter of 2022.

BARINGS PARTICIPATION INVESTORS REPORTS PRELIMINARY SECOND QUARTER 2022 RESULTS AND ANNOUNCES QUARTERLY CASH DIVIDEND OF $0.20 PER SHARE

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