5 BDCs That Deliver Double-Digit Yields (Up To 12.6%) [Forbes]
Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund (MSDL)
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Source: Forbes
Forget the “penny yields” most stocks pay. BDCs can dish divvies between 10.6% and 12.6%. Unlike vanilla blue chips, BDCs are mandated by Congress to flip us at least 90% of their taxable income. In other words, the dividends are a “built in” feature. Of course we don't just close our eyes and buy any 12% payer. Some BDCs are dividend machines, others are disasters. Our job: separate the stars from the scrubs and only buy the cash cows. BDCs are basically banks for Main Street . They lend to small and mid-sized companies that can't tap the bond market the way Apple or Microsoft can. These borrowers pay a premium for their capital, which BDCs funnel right back to us as payouts. Most BDC loans float with the Fed. That looks scary with rate cuts coming. But it also brings lower borrowing costs for the BDCs themselves—and relief for the companies they lend to. Healthy borrowers mean stronger dividends. As I recently wrote about Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund (MSDL, 11.1% yi
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- MSDL: Dividend Investors Are Likely To Get Burned Here [Seeking Alpha]Seeking Alpha
- Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund (NYSE:MSDL) was downgraded by analysts at Royal Bank Of Canada from a "moderate buy" rating to a "hold" rating.MarketBeat
- Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund (NYSE:MSDL) was downgraded by analysts at Royal Bank Of Canada from an "outperform" rating to a "sector perform" rating.MarketBeat
- Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund (NYSE:MSDL) was upgraded by analysts at Zacks Research from a "strong sell" rating to a "hold" rating.MarketBeat
- Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund (NYSE:MSDL) had its price target raised by analysts at JPMorgan Chase & Co. from $16.00 to $16.50. They now have a "neutral" rating on the stock.MarketBeat
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Earnings
- 11/6/25 - Beat
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Sec Filings
- 11/12/25 - Form 4
- 11/6/25 - Form 8-K
- 11/6/25 - Form 40-17G
- MSDL's page on the SEC website