Barings Participation Investors (MPV)

US — Financial Services Sector
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Key Metrics & Ratings

  • symbol MPV
  • Rev/Share 1.8646
  • Book/Share 15.6793
  • PB 1.2737
  • Debt/Equity 0.1462
  • CurrentRatio 48.2465
  • ROIC 0.0872

 

  • MktCap 214075185.0
  • FreeCF/Share 0.4087
  • PFCF 48.8479
  • PE 14.0024
  • Debt/Assets 0.127
  • DivYield 0.0791
  • ROE 0.0918

 

  • Rating A
  • Score 4
  • Recommendation Buy
  • P/E Score 3
  • DCF Score 5
  • P/B Score 3
  • D/E Score 2

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News

Barings Participation Investors Announces Quarterly Cash Dividend Of $0.37 Per Share
MPV
Published: October 09, 2025 by: Business Wire
Sentiment: Neutral

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 $0.37 per share payable on November 14, 2025, to shareholders of record on November 3, 2025. The Trust will report preliminary financial results for the third quarter of 2025 on November 13, 2025. About Barings Participation Investors Barings Participation Investors is a closed-end management investment company advised.

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Inside The Income Factory: Credit Asset Investing With Steven Bavaria
ARCC, ARDC, BGH, BIZD, BXSL, ECC, ECCC, ECCF, ECCV, ECCX, MCI, MPV, OBDC, OXLC, OXLCO, OXLCP, PBDC
Published: August 25, 2025 by: Seeking Alpha
Sentiment: Positive

Steven Bavaria, from Inside the Income Factory, discusses credit assets like high-yield bonds, senior loans, and BDCs for stable, high-yield income, favoring closed-end funds for their resilience and discounts. Expense ratios for BDC ETFs like PBDC appear high due to accounting rules, but actual fund expenses are low—professional management adds only about 0.4%.

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Barings Participation Investors Reports Preliminary Second Quarter 2025 Results and Announces Quarterly Cash Dividend Of $0.37 Per Share
MPV
Published: August 14, 2025 by: Business Wire
Sentiment: Neutral

CHARLOTTE, N.C.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The Board of Trustees of Barings Participation Investors (NYSE: MPV) (the "Trust") met on August 14, 2025, and would like to report its preliminary financial results for the second quarter of 2025. Financial Highlights(1) Three Months Ended June 30, 2025 Three Months Ended March 31, 2025 Total Amount Per Share(5) Total Amount Per Share(4) Net investment income(2) $ 3,396,864 $ 0.32 $ 3,351,767 $ 0.31 Net realized (losses) / gains(3) $883,063 $0.08 $(2,063,056.

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MPV And MCI: Great Funds, But Even Better With 'Dividend Holiday Trade'
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Published: May 22, 2025 by: Seeking Alpha
Sentiment: Positive

MPV and MCI have been at the top (#1 and #2) of high yield closed-end funds for many years. But there's more; by bunching up their four "quarterly" dividends into a 7-month period, MPV or MCI provide their investors a 5-month "dividend holiday" During the 5-month "dividend holiday," I can rotate into other high-yield funds like BGH, XFLT, or EIC to boost annual income.

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About Barings Participation Investors (MPV)

  • IPO Date 1988-10-24
  • Website https://www.babsoncapital.com/mpv
  • Industry Asset Management
  • CEO Clifford Michael Noreen
  • Employees 0

Barings Participation Investors is a closed ended fixed income mutual fund launched and managed by Barings LLC. The fund invests in the fixed income markets of the United States. It primarily invests in below-investment grade, long-term corporate debt obligations which are directly purchased from its issuers. The fund also seeks to invest in warrants, conversion rights, or other equity related instruments. It benchmarks the performance of its portfolio against Standard and Poor's Industrials Composite, Russell 2000 Index, Lehman Brothers U.S. High Yield Index, and Lehman Brothers Intermediate U.S. Credit Index. The fund was formerly known as Babson Capital Participation Investors. Barings Participation Investors was formed on April 7, 1988 and is domiciled in the United States.