Growth of $100
Green is what an investor who reinvested every payout would have; red is the price alone. The gap between them is the income. If the red line keeps falling, the payouts are partly your own money coming back.
Was the payout earned?
Over the last year BIZD paid 12.4% but its total return was +0.6%, so none of the payout was earned: the price fell by more than the fund paid out.
| Earned % (3 months) | -81% |
| Earned % (1 year) | -10% |
| Earned % (full history, up to 5 yrs) | 38% |
Earned % = total return ÷ payouts. 100% means every dollar paid out was earned; below 100% means part of it came from the fund's own value. This is an economic measure based on market price, not the tax label on the payout.
Where the DT Score comes from
Total 32.5 / 100 · rank #294 of 420. How the score works
Risk
| Sortino ratio (1Y) | -0.36 |
| Sharpe ratio (1Y) | -0.25 |
| Steadiness vs S&P 500 | 70% |
| Beta to S&P 500 | 0.58 |
| Correlation to S&P 500 | 0.40 |
| Max drop (1Y) | -15.4% |
| Max drop (up to 5 yrs) | -22.9% |
| Trend | Downtrend |
| History | 5.0 yrs |
Payout history
Each bar is one payout (last 20 shown). Pays Quarterly.
| Ex-date | Amount |
|---|---|
| 2026-10-01 | $0.4370 |
| 2026-07-01 | $0.2390 |
| 2026-04-01 | $0.4820 |
| 2025-12-29 | $0.4020 |
| 2025-10-01 | $0.4010 |
| 2025-07-01 | $0.4390 |
| 2025-04-01 | $0.4300 |
| 2024-12-27 | $0.4450 |
| 2024-10-01 | $0.4630 |
| 2024-07-01 | $0.4530 |
| 2024-04-01 | $0.4580 |
| 2023-12-27 | $0.4680 |
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| Fund | Category | Fwd rate | 12m yield | 1Y total ret. | Earned % 1Y | Upside capt. | Downside capt. | Tracking | DT Score | Momentum | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CSWC Capital Southwest | BDC | 10.0% | 11.0% | +26.7% | 205% | 84% | 65% | – | 72 | 38 | Downtrend |
| TRIN Trinity Capital | BDC | 11.5% | 12.4% | +38.9% | 253% | 92% | 63% | – | 70 | 70 | Uptrend |
| GAIN Gladstone Investment | BDC | 6.5% | 6.5% | +13.8% | 205% | 77% | 63% | – | 69 | 28 | Downtrend |
| GLAD Gladstone Capital | BDC | 10.1% | 10.2% | +11.7% | 112% | 101% | 91% | – | 67 | 84 | Uptrend |
| MAIN Main Street Capital | BDC | 12.1% | 8.1% | +7.8% | 96% | 109% | 100% | – | 62 | 70 | Uptrend |
| MSIF MSC Income Fund | BDC | 10.5% | 10.4% | +15.6% | 122% | 97% | 83% | – | 62 | 79 | Mixed |
| BBDC Barings BDC | BDC | 12.0% | 12.0% | +7.6% | 60% | 93% | 84% | – | 59 | 36 | Downtrend |
| BXSL Blackstone Secured Lending Fund | BDC | 12.8% | 12.8% | +4.7% | 33% | 100% | 95% | – | 51 | 76 | Mixed |
| ARCC Ares Capital Corp | BDC | 10.0% | 10.0% | +5.2% | 35% | 87% | 84% | – | 49 | 59 | Mixed |
| FDUS Fidus Investment | BDC | 10.2% | 10.9% | +5.4% | 45% | 87% | 80% | – | 48 | 83 | Uptrend |
About BIZD
| Issuer | VanEck |
| Structure | ETF |
| Category | BDC |
| Strategy | ETF holding BDCs (MVIS US BDC index) |
| Underlying | BDCs (MVIS US BDC index) |
| Exposure | BDCs |
| Index linkage | Yes - tracks index |
| Pays | Quarterly |
| Expense ratio | – |
| Launched | 2013 |
| Uses leverage | No |
| Upside capped | No |
| Rate sensitivity | High |
| Return of capital common | Sometimes |
| Tax notes | Ordinary income mostly; fund 1099-DIV; BDC acquired-fund fees. |
Research notes: SEC yield 9.05% Feb 2026; ER with acquired fund fees roughly 10%+ gross; verify.
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