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Barings Global Short Duration High Yield Fund (BGH)

Financial Services | Asset Management | Charlotte, United States | NYSE
12.91 USD -0.10 (-0.730%) ⇩ (Oct. 16, 2026, 11:40 a.m. EDT)
Short-term:★★⯪☆☆Long-term:★★⯪☆☆Dividends:★★⯪☆☆
Hot Take ↕ | Oct. 10, 2026, 10:29 a.m. EDT

The asset presents a classic value trap scenario where a massive 11.37% yield masks severe capital erosion. While the trailing twelve-month payout ratio of 1.94 suggests the company is distributing nearly double its earnings, the recent dividend history reveals a dangerous trend: payments dropped from $0.363 in mid-2025 to $0.122 recently, indicating a sharp reduction in distribution capacity rather than a stable, high-quality income stream. This cut, combined with a 19.43% cumulative decline over the last nine years and a single year of negative growth at the end of the window, confirms that the market has correctly priced in deteriorating fundamentals. The price is currently trading near its 52-week low, offering no technical relief or momentum to support a short-term bounce. For the long term, the multi-year structural decline and the inability to sustain previous dividend levels disqualify it as a buy-and-hold candidate, regardless of the attractive headline yield.
Model Selection — Backtest MAE (log-scale, lower is better)
ModelMAE
AutoARIMA ✓0.017431
MSTL0.017937
AutoETS0.018467
AutoTheta0.018629

Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoARIMA

Forecast Reliability
Score 50%
H-stat 7.50
Ljung-Box p 0.000
Jarque-Bera p 0.000
Excess Kurtosis 1.22
Attribute Value
Sector Financial Services
Ex Dividend Date 2026-10-20
Last Dividend Date 2026-09-20
Market Cap 259,163,520
Trailing P/E 17.21
Website https://www.babsoncapital.com/Strategies/Trusts/BGH/Default.aspx

Dividend Data

Yield Summary
Last Yield 1yr Yield 3yr Avg 5yr Avg
0.90% 10.22% 10.54% 10.24%
Dividend History
Date Dividend Yield %
2026-09-21 0.122 0.896400
2026-08-20 0.122 0.865862
2026-07-22 0.122 0.853147
2026-06-18 0.122 0.882779
2026-05-19 0.122 0.881503
2026-04-21 0.122 0.861582
2026-03-20 0.122 0.905716
2026-02-18 0.122 0.832765
2026-01-21 0.122 0.808482
2025-12-19 0.122 0.806878
2025-11-19 0.122 0.819892
2025-10-22 0.122 0.807412
2025-09-19 0.122 0.733614
2025-08-20 0.363 2.290221
2025-07-22 0.122 0.786589
2025-06-20 0.122 0.808482
2025-05-20 0.122 0.834473
2025-04-21 0.122 0.885341
2025-03-20 0.122 0.798952
2025-02-19 0.122 0.762500
2025-01-22 0.122 0.770202
2024-12-20 0.122 0.797386
2024-11-20 0.122 0.790668
2024-10-23 0.106 0.692810
2024-09-20 0.106 0.704319
2024-08-22 0.306 2.027833
2024-07-23 0.106 0.714286
2024-06-20 0.106 0.738162
2024-05-21 0.106 0.746479
2024-04-19 0.106 0.763139
2024-03-19 0.106 0.746479
2024-02-20 0.106 0.757684
2024-01-22 0.106 0.772032
2023-12-19 0.106 0.785767
2023-11-20 0.106 0.816641
2023-10-20 0.106 0.877483
2023-09-20 0.106 0.809778
2023-08-22 0.272 2.066869
2023-07-20 0.106 0.791636
2023-06-21 0.106 0.803030
2023-05-19 0.106 0.830070
2023-04-19 0.106 0.799397
2023-03-22 0.106 0.844622
2023-02-16 0.106 0.783444
2023-01-20 0.106 0.780560
2022-12-20 0.106 0.816641
2022-11-18 0.106 0.817271
2022-10-20 0.106 0.874587
2022-09-21 0.106 0.812883
2022-08-22 0.106 0.758226
2022-07-20 0.106 0.821705
2022-06-21 0.106 0.816641
2022-05-19 0.106 0.767004
2022-04-20 0.106 0.696452
2022-03-22 0.106 0.694172
2022-02-16 0.106 0.664577
2022-01-20 0.106 0.640097
2021-12-21 0.106 0.642424
2021-11-18 0.106 0.616279
2021-10-20 0.106 0.614137
2021-09-21 0.106 0.625369
2021-08-20 0.106 0.628707
2021-07-21 0.106 0.625000
2021-06-21 0.106 0.640483
2021-05-19 0.106 0.645161
2021-04-21 0.106 0.651907
2021-03-22 0.106 0.672589
2021-02-17 0.106 0.679923
2021-01-20 0.106 0.696910
2020-12-21 0.106 0.714767
2020-11-18 0.106 0.760948
2020-10-21 0.106 0.805471
2020-09-21 0.106 0.784604
2020-08-20 0.106 0.787519
2020-07-22 0.106 0.841938
2020-06-19 0.106 0.843278
2020-05-19 0.106 0.960145
2020-04-21 0.106 0.958409
2020-03-20 0.141 1.396040
2020-02-19 0.141 0.779867
2020-01-22 0.141 0.778146
2019-12-19 0.148 0.864991
2019-11-19 0.148 0.877297
2019-10-22 0.148 0.866511
2019-09-19 0.148 0.838527
2019-08-21 0.148 0.830062
2019-07-22 0.148 0.827741
2019-06-19 0.148 0.818132
2019-05-21 0.148 0.803474
2019-04-18 0.148 0.810959
2019-03-20 0.148 0.812294
2019-02-19 0.148 0.839478
2019-01-22 0.148 0.868035
2018-12-19 0.148 0.920971
2018-11-20 0.148 0.869055
2018-10-22 0.148 0.810515
2018-09-19 0.148 0.757033
2018-08-22 0.148 0.762887
2018-07-20 0.148 0.792716
2018-06-20 0.148 0.788913
2018-05-21 0.148 0.787653
2018-04-19 0.148 0.795699
2018-03-20 0.148 0.796555
2018-02-16 0.148 0.796555
2018-01-22 0.148 0.779768
2017-12-19 0.153 0.791516
2017-11-20 0.153 0.781809
2017-10-20 0.153 0.736994
2017-09-20 0.153 0.750000
2017-08-21 0.153 0.755556
2017-07-19 0.153 0.760437
2017-06-20 0.153 0.763092
2017-05-18 0.153 0.770393
2017-04-18 0.153 0.776650
2017-03-21 0.153 0.783410
2017-02-15 0.153 0.766149
2017-01-19 0.153 0.771948
2016-12-19 0.153 0.816435
2016-11-17 0.153 0.863431
2016-10-19 0.153 0.835609
2016-09-20 0.153 0.835153
2016-08-19 0.153 0.824353
2016-07-19 0.153 0.828370
2016-06-20 0.153 0.851893
2016-05-18 0.153 0.889018
2016-04-19 0.153 0.900530
2016-03-18 0.153 0.921687
2016-02-17 0.153 1.032389
2016-01-19 0.162 1.072138
2015-12-23 0.220 1.322910
2015-12-18 0.162 0.994475
2015-11-17 0.162 0.956316
2015-10-20 0.162 0.920455
2015-09-18 0.162 0.911649
2015-08-19 0.162 0.883315
2015-07-21 0.162 0.825267
2015-06-18 0.168 0.844646
2015-05-18 0.168 0.814743
2015-04-20 0.168 0.805755
2015-03-19 0.168 0.806142
2015-02-17 0.168 0.801527
2015-01-20 0.168 0.811986
2014-12-18 0.755 3.750621
2014-11-17 0.168 0.751342
2014-10-21 0.168 0.725076
2014-09-18 0.168 0.730753
2014-08-19 0.168 0.708861
2014-07-21 0.168 0.692213
2014-06-18 0.168 0.683205
2014-05-19 0.168 0.691927
2014-04-17 0.168 0.693642
2014-03-19 0.168 0.700292
2014-02-18 0.168 0.707368
2014-01-21 0.168 0.701754
2013-12-26 0.311 1.342253
2013-12-18 0.168 0.722270
2013-11-18 0.168 0.733624
2013-10-21 0.168 0.728850
2013-09-18 0.168 0.729483
2013-08-20 0.168 0.740088
2013-07-19 0.168 0.724138
2013-06-18 0.168 0.707666
2013-05-20 0.168 0.670659
2013-04-18 0.168 0.669323
2013-03-18 0.168 0.678788
2013-02-15 0.168 0.680989
2013-01-18 0.168 0.673347
2012-12-19 0.168 0.681818
Additional Data
dividendRate 1.47
dividendYield 11.29
exDividendDate 2026-10-21
trailingAnnualDividendRate 0.0
trailingAnnualDividendYield 0.0
lastDividendValue 0.122
lastDividendDate 2026-09-21
dividendDate 2018-03-01

Info Dump

Attribute Value
52 Week Change -0.12634408
Address1 300 South Tryon Street
Address2 Suite 2500
All Time High 25.4
All Time Low 9.14
Ask 12.92
Ask Size 200
Average Daily Volume10 Day 115,920
Average Daily Volume3 Month 87,264
Average Volume 87,264
Average Volume10Days 115,920
Bid 12.89
Bid Size 300
City Charlotte
Country United States
Crypto Tradeable 0
Currency USD
Current Price 12.905
Custom Price Alert Confidence HIGH
Date Short Interest 1,790,726,400
Day High 12.9763
Day Low 12.87
Display Name Barings Glbl Short Dur HY Fd
Dividend Date 1,519,862,400
Dividend Rate 1.47
Dividend Yield 11.29
Earnings Timestamp End 1,740,653,940
Earnings Timestamp Start 1,740,653,940
Ebitda Margins 0.0
Eps Trailing Twelve Months 0.75
Esg Populated 0
Ex Dividend Date 1,792,540,800
Exchange NYQ
Exchange Data Delayed By 20
Exchange Timezone Name America/New_York
Exchange Timezone Short Name EDT
Fifty Day Average 13.718
Fifty Day Average Change -0.8130007
Fifty Day Average Change Percent -0.05926525
Fifty Two Week Change Percent -12.634409
Fifty Two Week High 15.45
Fifty Two Week High Change -2.545
Fifty Two Week High Change Percent -0.16472493
Fifty Two Week Low 12.8
Fifty Two Week Low Change 0.10499954
Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent 0.008203089
Fifty Two Week Range 12.8 - 15.45
First Trade Date Milliseconds 1,351,258,200,000
Five Year Avg Dividend Yield 9.17
Full Exchange Name NYSE
Fullday Change -0.09500027
Fullday Change Percent -0.7300468
Fullday Price 12.905
Gmt Off Set Milliseconds -14,400,000
Gross Margins 0.0
Has Pre Post Market Data 1
Held Percent Insiders 0.0008
Held Percent Institutions 0.19346
Implied Shares Outstanding 20,082,411
Industry Asset Management
Industry Disp Asset Management
Industry Key asset-management
Is Earnings Date Estimate 0
Language en-US
Last Dividend Date 1,789,948,800
Last Dividend Value 0.122
Long Business Summary Babson Capital Global Short Duration High Yield Fund is a closed ended fixed income mutual fund launched and managed by Barings LLC. The fund is co-managed by Babson Capital Global Advisors Limited. It invests in fixed income markets across the globe. The fund primarily invests in global high-yield bonds, loans, and other income-producing instruments that are, at the time of purchase, rated below Baa3 by Moody's Investors Service, Inc. or below BBB- by Standard & Poor's Rating Services. It seeks to invest in securities with a weighted average portfolio duration of three years or less. The fund employs bottom-up fundamental analysis to create its portfolio. It benchmarks the performance of its portfolio against the Bank of America/Merrill Lynch Global Non-Financial High Yield Constrained Index. The fund was formerly known as Babson Capital Global Short Duration High Yield Fund. Babson Capital Global Short Duration High Yield Fund was formed on October 25, 2012 and is domiciled in the United States.
Long Name Barings Global Short Duration High Yield Fund
Market us_market
Market Cap 259,163,520
Market State REGULAR
Max Age 86,400
Message Board Id finmb_223317746
Non Diluted Market Cap 269,907,603
Open 12.92
Operating Margins 0.0
Payout Ratio 1.9449
Phone 704 805 7200
Previous Close 13.0
Price Hint 2
Profit Margins 0.0
Quote Source Name Nasdaq Real Time Price
Quote Type EQUITY
Recommendation Key none
Region US
Regular Market Change -0.09500027
Regular Market Change Percent -0.7300468
Regular Market Day High 12.9763
Regular Market Day Low 12.87
Regular Market Day Range 12.87 - 12.9763
Regular Market Open 12.92
Regular Market Previous Close 13.0
Regular Market Price 12.905
Regular Market Time 1,792,165,200
Regular Market Volume 34,425
Sand P52 Week Change 0.16207206
Sector Financial Services
Sector Disp Financial Services
Sector Key financial-services
Shares Outstanding 20,082,411
Shares Percent Shares Out 0.0018000001
Shares Short 35,401
Shares Short Previous Month Date 1,788,134,400
Shares Short Prior Month 49,486
Short Name Barings Global Short Duration H
Short Percent Of Float 0.0023
Short Ratio 0.4
Source Interval 15
State NC
Symbol BGH
Tradeable 0
Trailing Annual Dividend Rate 0.0
Trailing Annual Dividend Yield 0.0
Trailing Eps 0.75
Trailing P E 17.206667
Trailing Peg Ratio None
Triggerable 1
Two Hundred Day Average 14.1468
Two Hundred Day Average Change -1.2418003
Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent -0.08777959
Type Disp Equity
Volume 34,425
Website https://www.babsoncapital.com/Strategies/Trusts/BGH/Default.aspx
Zip 28,202