Taiwan Fund (TWN) Competitors $56.35 +1.51 (+2.75%) Closing price 10/20/2025 03:55 PM EasternExtended Trading$56.31 -0.04 (-0.07%) As of 10/20/2025 04:04 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisChartCompetitorsDividendHeadlinesInsider TradesOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock TWN vs. GSBD, MFIC, HQH, NMFC, AWF, ASA, BBDC, BCSF, PFLT, and PHKShould you be buying Taiwan Fund stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Taiwan Fund include Goldman Sachs BDC (GSBD), MidCap Financial Investment (MFIC), abrdn Healthcare Investors (HQH), New Mountain Finance (NMFC), AllianceBernstein Global High Income Fund (AWF), ASA Gold and Precious Metals (ASA), BARINGS BDC (BBDC), Bain Capital Specialty Finance (BCSF), PennantPark Floating Rate Capital (PFLT), and PIMCO High Income Fund (PHK). These companies are all part of the "financial services" industry. Taiwan Fund vs. Its Competitors Goldman Sachs BDC MidCap Financial Investment abrdn Healthcare Investors New Mountain Finance AllianceBernstein Global High Income Fund ASA Gold and Precious Metals BARINGS BDC Bain Capital Specialty Finance PennantPark Floating Rate Capital PIMCO High Income Fund Goldman Sachs BDC (NYSE:GSBD) and Taiwan Fund (NYSE:TWN) are both small-cap finance companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, media sentiment, dividends, institutional ownership, risk, valuation, analyst recommendations and earnings. Does the media refer more to GSBD or TWN? In the previous week, Taiwan Fund had 1 more articles in the media than Goldman Sachs BDC. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for Taiwan Fund and 3 mentions for Goldman Sachs BDC. Goldman Sachs BDC's average media sentiment score of 0.93 beat Taiwan Fund's score of 0.67 indicating that Goldman Sachs BDC is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Goldman Sachs BDC 2 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Taiwan Fund 1 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Which has more volatility and risk, GSBD or TWN? Goldman Sachs BDC has a beta of 0.73, meaning that its share price is 27% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Taiwan Fund has a beta of 1.24, meaning that its share price is 24% more volatile than the S&P 500. Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of GSBD or TWN? 28.7% of Goldman Sachs BDC shares are held by institutional investors. 0.1% of Goldman Sachs BDC shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 2.0% of Taiwan Fund shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Is GSBD or TWN more profitable? Goldman Sachs BDC has a net margin of 36.17% compared to Taiwan Fund's net margin of 0.00%. Goldman Sachs BDC's return on equity of 13.95% beat Taiwan Fund's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Goldman Sachs BDC36.17% 13.95% 6.17% Taiwan Fund N/A N/A N/A Which has stronger earnings & valuation, GSBD or TWN? Goldman Sachs BDC has higher revenue and earnings than Taiwan Fund. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioGoldman Sachs BDC$434.37M2.58$62.87M$1.267.78Taiwan FundN/AN/AN/AN/AN/A Is GSBD or TWN a better dividend stock? Goldman Sachs BDC pays an annual dividend of $1.28 per share and has a dividend yield of 13.1%. Taiwan Fund pays an annual dividend of $7.40 per share and has a dividend yield of 13.1%. Goldman Sachs BDC pays out 101.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Do analysts prefer GSBD or TWN? Goldman Sachs BDC currently has a consensus price target of $10.00, indicating a potential upside of 1.99%. Given Goldman Sachs BDC's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Goldman Sachs BDC is more favorable than Taiwan Fund.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Goldman Sachs BDC 2 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 1.33Taiwan Fund 0 Sell rating(s) 0 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 0.00 SummaryGoldman Sachs BDC beats Taiwan Fund on 8 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Taiwan Fund News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for TWN and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. 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Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart TWN vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricTaiwan FundFIN IndustryFinance SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$350.64M$4.11B$12.54B$21.85BDividend Yield13.49%6.04%5.61%3.63%P/E RatioN/AN/A21.1732.72Price / SalesN/A23.6229.9665.90Price / CashN/A16.4619.3418.06Price / BookN/A1.252.274.71Net IncomeN/A$187.53M$1.02B$1.02B7 Day Performance3.33%-0.32%-0.62%-0.02%1 Month Performance3.39%0.34%-1.35%0.33%1 Year Performance24.26%3.69%572.43%11.71% Taiwan Fund Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)TWNTaiwan FundN/A$56.35+2.8%N/A+24.3%$350.64MN/A0.00N/ANews CoveragePositive NewsShort Interest ↓GSBDGoldman Sachs BDC2.0292 of 5 stars$9.90+0.4%$10.00+1.1%-28.4%$1.13B$434.37M7.85N/AMFICMidCap Financial Investment2.4377 of 5 stars$11.73+0.3%$13.42+14.4%-12.1%$1.09B$301.78M10.86N/AHQHabrdn Healthcare InvestorsN/A$18.80-0.4%N/A+2.7%$1.01BN/A0.00147,000Short Interest ↑NMFCNew Mountain Finance3.0306 of 5 stars$9.38+0.9%$10.50+12.0%-20.1%$997.13M$371.67M12.34N/AAWFAllianceBernstein Global High Income FundN/A$10.97-0.2%N/A-0.8%$945.51MN/A0.00N/ANews CoverageASAASA Gold and Precious MetalsN/A$49.42+0.9%N/A+123.8%$932.54MN/A0.001,100Positive NewsBBDCBARINGS BDC3.2818 of 5 stars$8.68+0.4%$9.67+11.3%-11.6%$913.00M$286.17M9.0426Positive NewsBCSFBain Capital Specialty Finance2.4167 of 5 stars$13.87+1.2%$16.50+19.0%-16.0%$899.42M$292.65M8.351,000PFLTPennantPark Floating Rate Capital3.562 of 5 stars$8.73-0.5%$10.50+20.3%N/A$866.19M$186.35M10.39658Short Interest ↓PHKPIMCO High Income FundN/A$4.90-0.1%N/A-6.2%$839.44MN/A0.00147,000 Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Goldman Sachs BDC Competitors MidCap Financial Investment Competitors abrdn Healthcare Investors Competitors New Mountain Finance Competitors AllianceBernstein Global High Income Fund Competitors ASA Gold and Precious Metals Competitors BARINGS BDC Competitors Bain Capital Specialty Finance Competitors PennantPark Floating Rate Capital Competitors PIMCO High Income Fund Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NYSE:TWN) was last updated on 10/21/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersCapital Gains Tax Strategies for SeniorsCapital gains taxes can take a bite out of your retirement income—unless you have a smart strategy. 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