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Debtwire Middle-Market – 12/1/2025

The blue line in the chart is the current dividend yield of the *VanEck BDC Income ETF (currently at 12.3% as of 21 November, close to its five-year peak of 12.8% on 8 April) that tracks the overall performance of publicly traded business development companies (BDCs, are lenders to privately held middle-market businesses that tend to…

Debtwire Middle-Market – 11/17/2025

High-yield bond market roars in September with all-time high volumes – DebtDynamics NorthAm High-yield (HY) bond issuance in September rose to the highest volume on record, according to Debtwire data. The USD 55bn issued more than doubled August’s USD 26.7bn total and was 39% more than September 2024. The last time HY bond volumes were close to…

Debtwire Middle-Market – 11/10/2025

Source: VanEck BDC Income ETF, BofA Merrill Lynch US High Yield Effective Yield The blue line in the chart is the current dividend yield of the *VanEck BDC Income ETF (currently at 12.1% as of 7 November, versus its five-year peak of 12.8% on 8 April) that tracks the overall performance of publicly traded business development…

Debtwire Middle-Market – 11/3/2025

Direct lending stability and resilience shine in times of leveraged loan market collapse – DebtDynamics NorthAm Direct lending showed notable resilience in 2Q25, while loan market volumes collapsed amid heightened volatility and a broader economic slowdown triggered by US tariffs. Volumes not only held steady but increased by 4% in 2Q25, rising to USD 74.5bn…

Debtwire Middle-Market – 10/27/2025

Source: VanEck BDC Income ETF, BofA Merrill Lynch US High Yield Effective Yield The blue line in the chart is the current dividend yield of the *VanEck BDC Income ETF (currently at 12% as of 24 October, versus its five-year peak of 12.8% on 8 April) that tracks the overall performance of publicly traded business development…

Debtwire Middle-Market – 10/13/2025

Source: VanEck BDC Income ETF, BofA Merrill Lynch US High Yield Effective Yield The blue line in the chart is the current dividend yield of the *VanEck BDC Income ETF (currently at 12.6% as of 9 October, close to its five-year peak of 12.8% on 8 April) that tracks the overall performance of publicly traded business…

Debtwire Middle-Market – 9/29/2025

Source: VanEck BDC Income ETF, BofA Merrill Lynch US High Yield Effective Yield The blue line in the chart is the current dividend yield of the *VanEck BDC Income ETF (currently at 11.8% as of 26 September) that tracks the overall performance of publicly traded business development companies (BDCs, are lenders to privately held middle-market businesses…

Debtwire Middle-Market – 9/15/2025

Source: VanEck BDC Income ETF, BofA Merrill Lynch US High Yield Effective Yield The blue line in the chart is the current dividend yield of the *VanEck BDC Income ETF (currently at 11.2% as of 12 September) that tracks the overall performance of publicly traded business development companies (BDCs, are lenders to privately held middle-market businesses…

Debtwire Middle-Market – 9/1/2025

Source: VanEck BDC Income ETF, BofA Merrill Lynch US High Yield Effective Yield The blue line in the chart is the current dividend yield of the *VanEck BDC Income ETF (currently at 11.1% as of 28 August) that tracks the overall performance of publicly traded business development companies (BDCs, are lenders to privately held middle-market businesses…

Debtwire Middle-Market – 8/11/2025

Direct lenders leverage PIK loans for competitive gain While payment-in-kind (PIK) loans are uncommon in the broadly syndicated loan market, where cash interest payments are standard, direct lenders have consistently used them to offer cash flow flexibility to borrowers…. Subscribe to Read MoreAlready a member? Log in here...