Yield Hunting Part 20: Trinity Capital And 8% From Its Bonds Again
Yield Hunting Part 19: Oxford Square Capital And 8%-Plus YTM From Its Baby Bonds
It's shaping up to be another rocky week of trading, and the volatility will probably keep Cathie Wood busy. The co-founder, CEO, and ace stock picker for Ark Invest tends to be active when the market's moving one way or another.
Trinity Capital's baby bonds offer yields over 2% above sector benchmarks, with stable common stock performance and investment-grade equivalent balance sheet. TRIN's bonds, TRINI and TRINZ, show attractive yields to maturity and call, outperforming comparable sector bonds in our low-duration portfolio. TRIN's credit score, based on a modified Moody's methodology, is A2, reflecting strong asset quality, leverage, and debt structure.
Runway Growth Finance offers an attractive yield, with a solid credit score, making it a compelling low-duration investment pick. Runway Growth Finance's portfolio is well diversified, primarily in application software, and has a total asset value of approximately $1.08 billion. Despite a high expense ratio and some debt structure issues, RWAY maintains strong profitability and asset quality metrics.
We present low-duration BDC bonds, highlighting NMFCZ with an 8.16% yield to maturity, 3.66 years to maturity, and a Baa3 credit rating. NMFCZ offers higher yields compared to top-tier BDCs, despite lower credit quality, making it a safer investment option among exchange-traded baby bonds. NMFC's Baa3 rating reflects its 14-year history, credit expertise, low duration, lower first-lien investments and higher non-accrual investments.
The last few weeks of cascading share prices may be troublesome to most investors, but Cathie Wood doesn't mind buying during the deluge. The co-founder, CEO, and investment manager at Ark Invest has been more active lately in buying shares for her high-octane growth exchange-traded funds.
GAINZ is a low-duration pick with a yield to maturity of 7.64%, trading below par, and a stripped price of $22.98. GAIN's credit score is a Baa2 equivalent, factoring in profitability, ACR cushion, asset quality, and debt structure. Despite high expense ratios and problem loans, GAIN's low leverage and secured debt offer safety to bondholders, making it a credible investment.
Cathie Wood was a busy shopper on Monday. The co-founder, CEO, and ace stock picker at Ark Invest added to 13 different existing positions across her aggressive growth exchange-traded funds, her busiest day of purchases in weeks.
Cathie Wood had a quiet first day of trading for the final week of February. The co-founder, CEO, and ace stock picker for Ark Invest executed only four transactions across her family of growth-focused exchange-traded funds.
Our focus shifts to smaller BDC companies, specifically PhenixFIN Corporation, emphasizing its internally managed structure and diversified portfolio of senior secured loans and equity. PFXNZ bond offers a current yield of 5.68% and a yield to maturity of 7.96%, trading below par value, presenting an attractive investment opportunity. PFX boasts a decent credit rating with a final score of 8.5 (Baa2 equivalent), reflecting strong asset quality, profitability, and financial flexibility.
WhiteHorse Finance, Inc. offers attractive risk-adjusted returns through senior secured loans to lower middle market companies, with a focus on disciplined underwriting and portfolio growth. WHFCL, WhiteHorse Finance's baby bond, is trading above par with a yield to call of 7.08% and a yield to maturity of 7.92%. WHF has a Baa2 credit score, reflecting solid asset quality, debt structure, and profitability, positioning it well within the BDC sector.