MPV

Barings Participation Investors (MPV) declares $0.20/share quarterly dividend, in line with previous.Forward yield 6.08%Payable May 14; for shareholders of record May 3; ex-div April 30.See MPV Dividend Scorecard, Yield Chart,

The Board of Trustees of Barings Participation Investors (NYSE: MPV) (the "Trust") met on January 28, 2021 and would like to report its preliminary financial results for the fourth quarter of 2020.

Barings Participation Investors (MPV) declares $0.20/share quarterly dividend, -25.9% decrease from prior dividend of $0.27 (Dec 17, 2019).Forward yield 6.67%Payable Jan. 15; for shareholders of record Dec. 31; ex-div Dec.

Some market observers have suggested that low and negative yields will hinder government bonds' ability to provide a buffer against down markets because bond returns will also be low.Amid the dramatic sell-off in risk assets earlier this year as the global pandemic took hold, and again in September when equity markets pulled back, government bonds served as one of the few true offsets to equity market volatility.Investors' need for income and return is as great as ever, even as global stock dividends plummet.

Spread levels have been on a noticeable downward trajectory from their peak level on March 23.HY spreads and default rates have an interesting relationship.The WisdomTree U.S. High Yield Corporate Bond Fund is focusing solely on public issuers and eliminating those with negative cash flow.

The bond markets are in the midst of a feeding frenzy.U.S. high-yield bond sales reached an annual record of $329.8 billion for the year, with three months left to go.The high yield's market's record year follows the U.S. investment-grade bond market, which reached a new record for issuance in mid-August.