Highest 1-Year Total Return BDCs
BDCs ranked by trailing 1-year total return (price appreciation + dividend reinvestment), from highest to lowest. Total return captures the complete shareholder return over the past twelve months.
Last updated: 07/18/2026
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1-Year Total Return Rankings
| Rank | Ticker | Name | 1-Year Total Return | Dividend Yield | Market Cap | NAV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | TRIN | Trinity Capital Inc. | 18.7% | 12.4% | $0.6B | $13.15 |
| 2 | HTGC | Hercules Capital, Inc. | 17.2% | 11.6% | $2.6B | $16.8 |
| 3 | ARCC | Ares Capital Corporation | 15.4% | 10% | $12.1B | $19.38 |
| 4 | FDUS | Fidus Investment Corporation | 14.8% | 10.9% | $0.8B | $19.6 |
| 5 | TSLX | Sixth Street Specialty Lending, Inc. | 14.1% | 10.8% | $2.4B | $20.65 |
| 6 | CSWC | Capital Southwest Corporation | 13.5% | 10.5% | $1.2B | $22.1 |
| 7 | BXSL | Blackstone Secured Lending Fund | 13.2% | 12.9% | $4.8B | $30.45 |
| 8 | MAIN | Main Street Capital Corporation | 12.8% | 7.8% | $3.5B | $38.5 |
| 9 | GLAD | Gladstone Capital Corporation | 12.3% | 9.8% | $0.7B | $19.2 |
| 10 | GAIN | Gladstone Investment Corporation | 11.8% | 5.8% | $0.8B | $13.8 |
| 11 | OBDC | Blue Owl Capital Corporation | 11.8% | 13.1% | $5.2B | $14.85 |
| 12 | GBDC | Golub Capital BDC, Inc. | 11.4% | 11% | $3.2B | $15.2 |
| 13 | BCSF | Bain Capital Specialty Finance, Inc. | 11.2% | 14.9% | $0.7B | $16.5 |
| 14 | SAR | Saratoga Investment Corp. | 10.5% | 16.6% | $0.4B | $28.1 |
| 15 | SLRC | SLR Investment Corp. | 10.5% | 11.7% | $1B | $16.5 |
| 16 | MSDL | Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund | 10.1% | 12.3% | $0.9B | $19.8 |
| 17 | NCDL | Nuveen Churchill Direct Lending Corp. | 9.5% | 13.2% | $0.5B | $17.5 |
| 18 | OCSL | Oaktree Specialty Lending Corporation | 9.4% | 12.7% | $0.8B | $15.1 |
| 19 | CCAP | Crescent Capital BDC, Inc. | 9.2% | 15.2% | $0.7B | $19.3 |
| 20 | CGBD | Carlyle Secured Lending, Inc. | 8.5% | 14.8% | $0.6B | $16.2 |
| 21 | FSK | FS KKR Capital Corp. II | 8.2% | 21% | $2.6B | $12.3 |
| 22 | PSEC | Prospect Capital Corporation | 8.2% | 23.1% | $2.1B | $6.85 |
| 23 | SCM | Stellus Capital Investment Corporation | 8.2% | 19.4% | $0.3B | $13.9 |
| 24 | BBDC | Barings BDC, Inc. | 7.8% | 12.8% | $0.7B | $11.1 |
| 25 | PFLT | PennantPark Floating Rate Capital Ltd. | 7.2% | 16.5% | $0.5B | $9.9 |
| 26 | MFIC | MidCap Financial Investment Corporation | 6.8% | 14.1% | $0.4B | $15 |
| 27 | GSBD | Goldman Sachs BDC, Inc. | 6.1% | 17.4% | $0.6B | $13.5 |
| 28 | CION | CION Investment Corporation | 4.1% | 23.2% | $0.4B | $14.8 |
| 29 | GECC | Great Elm Capital Corp. | 3.8% | 24.2% | $0.1B | $12.1 |
| 30 | NMFC | New Mountain Finance Corporation | 3.8% | 17% | $0.5B | $11.9 |
| 31 | HRZN | Horizon Technology Finance Corporation | 2.8% | 24.3% | $0.2B | $8.9 |
| 32 | TPVG | TriplePoint Venture Growth BDC Corp. | 1.4% | 19.9% | $0.2B | $8.2 |
| 33 | PNNT | PennantPark Investment Corporation | -1.2% | 28.7% | $0.3B | $7.1 |
| 34 | OXSQ | Oxford Square Capital Corp. | -4.5% | 28.8% | $0.1B | $2.4 |