1Semana·

First BDC Investment – Is Main Street Capital the Right Move?

Hey everyone! 👋

I’ve been looking into BDCs lately and Main Street Capital ($MAIN (-0,12%)
) really caught my eye. Solid dividend yield, monthly payouts, and a pretty stable long-term performance, all things I like with my long term vision

After researching, I understand the basics of BDCs (funding smaller companies, regulated income structures, etc.), but I’m still on the fence about making $MAIN (-0,12%) my first step into this space.

With some cash on the sidelines, ready to be deployed… but I don’t want to jump in blindly. Are there other BDCs out there that are currently better valued or more aligned with a long-term dividend-growth strategy?

Also, how do you assess the risks with BDCs compared to traditional dividend stocks or REITs?

Would really appreciate any insights, personal experiences, or BDC favourites that you are investing in or have experience with!

12 Comentários

Ray H.@Hirojen66

1Semana

7.58% interest paid monthy I've been invested in main street capital for over a year in my opinion it's a solid investment for long term .but as always do your due diligence

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Saschko@WarrenamBuffet

1Semana

my other favorites in the BDC universe are: $BXSL $ARCC $TRIN $OBDC $HTGC

Alternative would be an ETF like $IPRV there are Private Equity / BDCs inside

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IVO_C@YVOOX

1Semana

On BDC space I own $MAIN , $OBDC and $GBDC . The first is the clear winner because not only they pay monthly dividends but they appreciated in price 16%. The others I am at breakeven in terms of price but they pay larger dividend amounts compared to main. Take a look on the internet for how the revenues are generated and decide for yourself what to do.

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InvestingSam@Samir22

Ares Capital

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Ray H.@Hirojen66

Another one for long-term consideration, Gladstone Investments Ticker GLAD. OVER 10% Returns paid monthly. If you get it around 13 89 to 14 00 USD I've had this one for over a year! Bear in mind it can fluctuate somewhat. But that's OK. Also if your platform does share lending I've been making 29 pounds a day lending interest on the 212 platform ,as always my opinion not financial advice ,please do your own due diligence.

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Marco@Giannini

@Hirojen66 how does that lending interest work?

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Ray H.@Hirojen66

Shares are lent out to reputable brokers by the platform, They have to cover the value of the lent shares plus 10 % Those lent shares have a daily interest value it's about 19% Trading 212 does all the work and splits the Returns. The broker makes or loses money depending on whether they leverage those shares long or short.

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Marco@Giannini

16H

@Hirojen66 ok. I don't think Degiro has that. Will investigate. Thanks

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Ray H.@Hirojen66

P.S.. That's based on a 50k investment!!

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Adrian@AdrianAA

I think MAIN is a very good dividend investing, a solid equity-operation company that has a long term vision. The only 'bad' thing i see is that is incresing the number of stock shares. I'm waiting to buy it at 50$

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Arco@Dividendbelegger

Used to be heavily into BDCs, but now selling most of them for reason of economic headwinds and instability in the USA. Interest rates are expected to be cut by the end of the year as soon as Powell is replaced, which is usually bad for BDCs and the US dollar is still losing value. Big Beautiful Bill is bad for European investors who invest in US stocks. Instead, I am now investing in ETFs and stocks based in Europe. $MAIN is one of the best BDCs, but overvalued at the moment in my opinion. I happily took the profit.

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Tunahan@Akkk

14H

interest rate cut is positive for reits and bdcs bro

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