BDCs
BDC Filing Season Q2 2024 Week 1
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Filing Recap
BDC Filing season is in full swing. This report will analyze the 12 BDCs that filed last week. Aggregate Fair Value reported by these BDCs is 47.3 Billion USD which is approximately 14.5% of aggregate AUM of all BDCs.
| Name | Number of Investments | % Portfolio | Cost | % Gain/Loss | Principal Value | Fair Value | FV Yield | Filtered Yield | Cost Yield |
| Ares Capital | 1,235 | 100.00% | 24,706,700 | 1.079% | 18,765,400 | 24,973,400 | 12.44% | 12.17% | 11.94% |
| Sixth Street Lending Partners | 85 | 100.00% | 4,910,340 | 1.951% | 4,920,741 | 5,006,147 | 11.73% | 11.72% | 12.15% |
| Hercules Capital Inc. | 328 | 100.00% | 3,609,118 | -1.124% | 3,410,146 | 3,568,539 | 9.14% | 9.15% | 9.64% |
| Sixth Street Specialty Lending Inc. | 189 | 100.00% | 3,304,563 | 0.378% | 3,199,012 | 3,317,069 | 17.82% | 12.46% | 13.53% |
| Oaktree Specialty Lending Corp. | 328 | 100.00% | 3,400,246 | -5.036% | 3,121,430 | 3,229,017 | 12.32% | 11.94% | 11.73% |
| New Mountain Finance | 406 | 100.00% | 3,207,549 | 0.194% | 2,741,483 | 3,213,780 | 12.50% | 11.51% | 11.92% |
| Saratoga Investment Corp. | 120 | 100.00% | 1,215,915 | -2.225% | 1,126,184 | 1,188,856 | 36.81% | 12.89% | 12.96% |
| Fidus Investment Corp | 200 | 100.00% | 1,102,824 | 1.853% | 981,631 | 1,123,263 | 14.73% | 12.62% | 12.86% |
| Horizon Technology Finance Corp. | 307 | 100.00% | 760,971 | -10.325% | 692,890 | 682,403 | 17.75% | 13.92% | 14.32% |
| OFS Capital | 109 | 100.00% | 385,446 | 3.297% | 401,382 | 398,156 | 36.76% | 13.01% | 12.77% |
| Great Elm Capital Corp. | 68 | 100.00% | 336,739 | -5.541% | 241,138 | 318,081 | 13.86% | 13.27% | 13.96% |
| Vista Credit Strategic Lending Corp. | 26 | 100.00% | 316,726 | 0.171% | 268,443 | 317,269 | — | — | — |
| Grand Total | 3,401 | 100.00% | 47,257,137 | 0.17% | 39,869,881 | 47,335,980 | 13.53% | 11.91% | 12.03% |
Non-Accruals
At least 10 BDCs that filed last week have reported Non–Accruals amounting to 976 Million USD at Cost. Ares Capital and Oaktree Specialty Lending Corp. are leading the Non-Accruals list.
| Name | Number of Investments | % Portfolio | Cost | % Gain/Loss | Principal Value | Fair Value | FV Yield | Filtered Yield | Cost Yield |
| Ares Capital | 21 | 0.71% | 359,900 | -50.709% | 431,300 | 177,400 | — | — | — |
| Oaktree Specialty Lending Corp. | 15 | 3.43% | 172,827 | -36.006% | 185,576 | 110,599 | — | — | — |
| Horizon Technology Finance Corp. | 34 | 6.52% | 94,577 | -52.922% | 103,039 | 44,525 | 34.67% | — | 20.04% |
| Sixth Street Specialty Lending Inc. | 4 | 1.12% | 69,345 | -46.521% | 74,989 | 37,085 | 228.82% | — | 35.32% |
| Hercules Capital Inc. | 2 | 0.90% | 91,752 | -64.982% | 91,909 | 32,130 | — | — | — |
| New Mountain Finance | 7 | 0.72% | 39,241 | -41.388% | 48,573 | 23,000 | 57.75% | — | 12.32% |
| OFS Capital | 9 | 4.60% | 41,276 | -55.594% | 51,950 | 18,329 | 344.07% | — | 17.54% |
| Saratoga Investment Corp. | 5 | 1.41% | 52,290 | -67.982% | 52,452 | 16,742 | 633.51% | 14.34% | 13.41% |
| Fidus Investment Corp | 3 | 0.94% | 32,061 | -67.016% | 32,228 | 10,575 | 66.33% | — | 13.54% |
| Great Elm Capital Corp. | 3 | 2.94% | 22,798 | -58.913% | 22,935 | 9,367 | — | — | — |
| Grand Total | 103 | 1.14% | 976,067 | -50.85% | 1,094,951 | 479,752 | 230.71% | 14.34% | 21.19% |
PIK
BDCs are increasingly using payment-in-kind (PIK) as a credit management tool to preserve liquidity. In the filings from last week, PIK accounted for 21% of BDCs’ portfolios, amounting to 9.8 billion USD at Cost.
| Name | Investments | % Portfolio | Cost | % Gain/Loss | Principal Value | Fair Value | FV Yield | Filtered Yield | Cost Yield |
| Ares Capital | 169 | 22.82% | 5,638,900 | -1.440% | 3,337,700 | 5,557,700 | 13.49% | 13.19% | 12.63% |
| Hercules Capital Inc. | 51 | 47.42% | 1,711,623 | -0.862% | 1,714,149 | 1,696,870 | 8.40% | 8.40% | 8.75% |
| New Mountain Finance | 62 | 25.87% | 829,642 | -8.243% | 512,452 | 761,258 | 16.95% | 12.69% | 14.11% |
| Oaktree Specialty Lending Corp. | 39 | 13.25% | 450,503 | -1.816% | 462,975 | 442,321 | 10.88% | 10.55% | 9.39% |
| Sixth Street Lending Partners | 8 | 7.65% | 375,788 | 0.592% | 374,285 | 378,014 | 13.82% | 13.82% | 14.03% |
| Sixth Street Specialty Lending Inc. | 20 | 10.37% | 342,563 | -5.067% | 341,866 | 325,207 | 71.02% | 13.26% | 18.58% |
| Fidus Investment Corp | 24 | 21.53% | 237,464 | -8.877% | 239,132 | 216,385 | 19.59% | 13.01% | 13.34% |
| OFS Capital | 20 | 26.09% | 100,575 | -18.470% | 96,271 | 81,999 | 16.55% | 15.01% | 13.60% |
| Saratoga Investment Corp. | 6 | 4.09% | 49,732 | -7.517% | 49,815 | 45,994 | 15.38% | 14.40% | 15.26% |
| Great Elm Capital Corp. | 7 | 11.11% | 37,423 | -4.495% | 37,214 | 35,741 | 18.14% | 18.11% | 16.80% |
| Vista Credit Strategic Lending Corp. | 1 | 6.24% | 19,751 | 1.534% | 20,053 | 20,054 | 11.28% | 11.28% | 11.84% |
| Grand Total | 407 | 21.06% | 9,793,964 | -2.37% | 7,185,912 | 9,561,543 | 15.00% | 11.77% | 12.07% |
Portfolio Composition By Industry
The chart below is a bird’s-eye view of the BDCs aggregate Industry Diversification.
Portfolio Composition By Asset Class
The chart below is an overview of the BDCs aggregate Diversification by Asset Class.
BDC Investments Maturing in the next 12 Months
The table below summarizes aggregate investments of last week’s BDCs that are maturing in the next 12 months, which combined are worth more than 1.3 Billion USD at cost.
| BDC | Cost (1000) | FV (1000) |
| Ares Capital | 632,400 | 607,700 |
| Hercules Capital Inc. | 170,256 | 141,757 |
| Saratoga Investment Corp. | 144,949 | 140,629 |
| Oaktree Specialty Lending Corp. | 125,161 | 122,416 |
| New Mountain Finance | 83,169 | 130,291 |
| Fidus Investment Corp | 77,358 | 71,753 |
| Sixth Street Lending Partners | 52,047 | 47,884 |
| Horizon Technology Finance Corp. | 19,688 | 17,888 |
| OFS Capital | 13,462 | 9,710 |
| Great Elm Capital Corp. | 5,030 | 5,028 |
| Grand Total | 1,323,520 | 1,295,056 |
Top 10 BDC Investments
BDCs’ portfolio quality can be measured by taking a deeper dive into the BDC’s top 10 investments. While these investments are small in number, they are the primary determinant of a BDC’s portfolio performance. Top 10 Investments of BDCs that filed last week amount to 11.5 Billion USD (Cost) accounting for 24% of their aggregate holdings (Cost).
| BDC | Cost (1000) | FV (1000) |
| Ares Capital | 5,469,700 | 5,625,800 |
| Sixth Street Lending Partners | 1,826,822 | 1,854,755 |
| Hercules Capital Inc. | 1,044,561 | 1,068,541 |
| New Mountain Finance | 962,243 | 991,724 |
| Oaktree Specialty Lending Corp. | 715,427 | 636,889 |
| Saratoga Investment Corp. | 439,893 | 397,120 |
| Fidus Investment Corp | 270,077 | 276,614 |
| Horizon Technology Finance Corp. | 290,888 | 235,587 |
| Vista Credit Strategic Lending Corp. | 165,787 | 166,038 |
| Great Elm Capital Corp. | 178,700 | 158,011 |
| OFS Capital | 161,338 | 137,540 |
| Grand Total | 11,525,435 | 11,548,618 |
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BDC Filing Season Recaps are written by Sourav Srimal, Andrew Robartes, and Nayan Raj. For more information about our BDC data or our other products please contact marketpluse@solvefixedincome.com.
Sourav Srimal
Senior Vice President
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Andrew Robartes
Data Analyst
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Nayan Raj
Data Analyst
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