Gladstone Investment Corporation (GAINM)

Our sector has been wild lately. The volatility means more developments we need to cover. I've got some catching up to do. If you like shares with high dividend yields and inefficient markets, you're going to enjoy these opportunities. These yields are pretty good today, but dividend rates could increase materially in a few years.

Debunking BDC Misconceptions: Part I

BDCs invest mostly in American small businesses paying shareholders sustainable yields between 6% and 11%.

We take a look at the action in BDCs through the second week of January and highlight some of the key themes we are watching. The BDC sector has remained resilient so far in 2022 despite lower stocks and Treasuries. In our view, this is due to a faster expected move through the NII valley.

Readers on Seeking Alpha are becoming more familiar with mortgage REITs.

Investors love high yields.

Investors searching for “higher” yield in today's challenging markets should consider Business Development Companies (BDCs) which often offer dividend yields between 6% and 12%. BDCs offer retail investors access to the private debt market without lock-up periods or minimum investments, with tax advantages that allow for higher yields than most common stocks.

We take a look at the action in BDCs through the first week of November and highlight some of the key themes we are seeing. The BDC sector delivered a strong 1% return over the first week of November reflecting upbeat earnings reports.

Like most publicly traded companies, the Q3 earnings results are underway. While mortgage REITs carry high dividend yields, investors need to look much deeper for analysis.

We take a look at the action in BDCs through the third week of October and highlight some of the key themes we are watching. BDCs continued to rally this month with average valuations moving back to their pre-COVID levels.

Dividend Challenger Highlights: Week Of July 18

Buying preferred shares isn't hard. It's a great technique to find some attractive risk-adjusted returns though. Many investors don't get the trick to it. You want to buy before the price goes up. That way you can be in a positive unrealized total return.

Gladstone Investment features one of the best shareholder value creation track records in the space, delivering minor but gradual distribution growth over the years amongst various special dividends. We are confident in Gladstone's investment income recovery, but we recognize that investors may be looking to mitigate the risks attached to the common units.

A weekly summary of dividend activity for Dividend Challengers. Companies which changed their dividends.

A weekly summary of dividend activity for Dividend Challengers. Companies which changed their dividends.

Gladstone Investment (NASDAQ:GAIN) Q1 2020 Earnings Conference Call July 29, 2020, 8:30 am ET Company Participants David Gladstone - Chairman & CEO Michael LiCalsi - General Counsel & Secretary David Dullum - President Julia Ryan - CFO Conference Call Participants Mickey Schleien - Ladenburg Thalmann Ryan Carr - Jefferies Henry Coffey - Wedbush Bryce Rowe - National Securities Presentation Operator Ladies and gentlemen, thank you for standing by, and welcome to the Gladstone Investment Corporation's First Quarter and Year Ended June 30, 2020, Earnings Call and Webcast.