Deepest NAV Discount BDCs

BDCs ranked by deepest discount to net asset value (NAV). A discount to NAV means the market price is below the per-share value of the BDC's investment portfolio, which can signal a value opportunity — or reflect underlying credit risk in the loan book.

Last updated: 09/04/2026

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NAV Discount Rankings

RankTickerNamePremium/DiscountNAVStock PriceDividend Yield
1PSECProspect Capital Corporation-67.4%$6.85$2.2322.4%
2CIONCION Investment Corporation-50.4%$14.8$7.3415.8%
3GECCGreat Elm Capital Corp.-50.4%$12.1$621.5%
4PNNTPennantPark Investment Corporation-47.3%$7.1$3.7425.7%
5CCAPCrescent Capital BDC, Inc.-46.3%$19.3$10.3716%
6HRZNHorizon Technology Finance Corporation-45.6%$8.9$4.8422.9%
7OXSQOxford Square Capital Corp.-43.7%$2.4$1.3531.1%
8SARSaratoga Investment Corp.-37.2%$28.1$17.6418.4%
9NMFCNew Mountain Finance Corporation-37.1%$11.9$7.4816.2%
10SCMStellus Capital Investment Corporation-36.8%$13.9$8.7815.7%
11TPVGTriplePoint Venture Growth BDC Corp.-36.2%$8.2$5.2318%
12MFICMidCap Financial Investment Corporation-35.9%$15$9.6214.4%
13NCDLNuveen Churchill Direct Lending Corp.-28.5%$17.5$12.5213.4%
14BCSFBain Capital Specialty Finance, Inc.-28.4%$16.5$11.8216%
15CGBDCarlyle Secured Lending, Inc.-27.8%$16.2$11.6913.3%
16GSBDGoldman Sachs BDC, Inc.-26.1%$13.5$9.9815.4%
17PFLTPennantPark Floating Rate Capital Ltd.-25.3%$9.9$7.3915.9%
18SLRCSLR Investment Corp.-23.8%$16.5$12.5712.3%
19OBDCBlue Owl Capital Corporation-23.2%$14.85$11.412.6%
20MSDLMorgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund-23%$19.8$15.2512.5%
21BXSLBlackstone Secured Lending Fund-18.8%$30.45$24.7212.5%
22BBDCBarings BDC, Inc.-18.7%$11.1$9.0211.5%
23GBDCGolub Capital BDC, Inc.-14.5%$15.2$1311.1%
24OCSLOaktree Specialty Lending Corporation-13.5%$15.1$13.0611.8%
25TSLXSixth Street Specialty Lending, Inc.-11%$20.65$18.3810%
26FDUSFidus Investment Corporation0.2%$19.6$19.6311.3%
27FSKFS KKR Capital Corp. II1.1%$12.3$12.4418.5%
28ARCCAres Capital Corporation3.4%$19.38$20.049.6%
29GLADGladstone Capital Corporation4.7%$19.2$20.19.5%
30HTGCHercules Capital, Inc.4.9%$16.8$17.6310.7%
31CSWCCapital Southwest Corporation11.2%$22.1$24.5810.4%
32GAINGladstone Investment Corporation18.8%$13.8$16.45.9%
33TRINTrinity Capital Inc.38.6%$13.15$18.2213.1%
34MAINMain Street Capital Corporation49.8%$38.5$57.687.5%