Barings Participation Investors is a closed ended fixed income mutual fund launched and managed by Barings LLC. The fund invests in the fixed income markets of the United States. It primarily invests in below-investment grade, long-term corporate debt obligations which are directly purchased from its issuers. The fund also seeks to invest in warrants, conversion rights, or other equity related instruments. It benchmarks the performance of its portfolio against Standard and Poor's Industrials Composite, Russell 2000 Index, Lehman Brothers U.S. High Yield Index, and Lehman Brothers Intermediate U.S. Credit Index. The fund was formerly known as Babson Capital Participation Investors. Barings Participation Investors was formed on April 7, 1988 and is domiciled in the United States.
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Barings Participation Investors (NYSE:MPV) Frequently Asked Questions
What is Barings Participation Investors' stock symbol?
Barings Participation Investors trades on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the ticker symbol "MPV."
How often does Barings Participation Investors pay dividends? What is the dividend yield for Barings Participation Investors?
Barings Participation Investors announced a quarterly dividend on Thursday, April 25th. Stockholders of record on Monday, May 6th will be paid a dividend of $0.27 per share on Friday, May 17th. This represents a $1.08 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 6.79%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, May 3rd. View Barings Participation Investors' Dividend History.
Has Barings Participation Investors been receiving favorable news coverage?
Media coverage about MPV stock has trended somewhat positive on Sunday, InfoTrie Sentiment Analysis reports. The research group identifies positive and negative press coverage by monitoring more than six thousand news and blog sources. The firm ranks coverage of public companies on a scale of -5 to 5, with scores nearest to five being the most favorable. Barings Participation Investors earned a news impact score of 1.8 on InfoTrie's scale. They also assigned headlines about the financial services provider a news buzz of 8.0 out of 10, meaning that recent press coverage is very likely to have an impact on the stock's share price in the near future.
Who are some of Barings Participation Investors' key competitors?
Some companies that are related to Barings Participation Investors include Invesco Municipal Trust (VKQ), Invesco Trust for Investment GradeMncpls (VGM), Templeton Dragon Fund (TDF), John Hancock Financial Opprts Fund (BTO), Invesco California Value Mncpl Incm Trst (VCV), Western Asset Managed Municipals Fnd (MMU), The India Fund (IFN), Blackrock Muniassets Fund (MUA), BlackRock Debt Strategies Fund (DSU), Putnam Premier Income Trust (PPT), Nuveen Pennsylvania Invsmt Qlty Mncpl Fd (NQP), BlackRock MuniYield New York Insured Fnd (MYN), Dreyfus Strategic Muni. (LEO), BlackRock MuniHolding Insured Investm (MFL) and Dreyfus Strategic Municipal Bond Fund (DSM).
What other stocks do shareholders of Barings Participation Investors own?
Who are Barings Participation Investors' key executives?
Barings Participation Investors' management team includes the folowing people:
- Mr. Clifford Michael Noreen, Chairman, Principal Exec. Officer and Portfolio Mang. (Age 61)
- Mr. Michael L. Klofas CFA, CPA, Pres (Age 58)
- Mr. James M. Roy, Chief Financial Officer and VP (Age 56)
- Ms. Melissa M. Lagrant, Chief Compliance Officer (Age 45)
- Mr. Christopher Anthony DeFrancis J.D., Chief Legal Officer, VP and Sec. (Age 52)
Who are Barings Participation Investors' major shareholders?
Barings Participation Investors' stock is owned by a number of of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional investors include Oppenheimer & Co. Inc. (1.89%), Wells Fargo & Company MN (1.25%), Commonwealth Equity Services LLC (0.95%), Morgan Stanley (0.80%), Barings LLC (0.64%) and Raymond James & Associates (0.39%). View Institutional Ownership Trends for Barings Participation Investors.
Which major investors are selling Barings Participation Investors stock?
Which major investors are buying Barings Participation Investors stock?
MPV stock was bought by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Barings LLC, Raymond James Financial Services Advisors Inc., MML Investors Services LLC, Commonwealth Equity Services LLC, Wells Fargo & Company MN, Morgan Stanley, Advisor Group Inc. and Raymond James & Associates. View Insider Buying and Selling for Barings Participation Investors.
How do I buy shares of Barings Participation Investors?
Shares of MPV can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Scottrade, Fidelity and Charles Schwab.
What is Barings Participation Investors' stock price today?
One share of MPV stock can currently be purchased for approximately $15.91.
How big of a company is Barings Participation Investors?
Barings Participation Investors has a market capitalization of $167.69 million.
MarketBeat Community Rating for Barings Participation Investors (NYSE MPV)
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