Barings Global Short Duration High Yield Fund

Frequently Asked Questions About BGH

What does BGH invest in?

The Barings Global Short Duration High Yield Fund is a closed-ended mutual fund focused on fixed income, primarily overseen by Barings LLC, with co-management support from Babson Capital Global Advisors Limited. This fund allocates capital to fixed income markets across the globe. Its core holdings are predominantly high-yield bonds, loans, and other income-generating instruments worldwide. Upon acquisition, these securities must possess a credit rating below Baa3 from Moody's Investors Service, Inc., or below BBB- from Standard & Poor's Rating Services. The fund's strategy mandates a weighted average portfolio duration of no more than three years, and portfolio construction relies on a bottom-up fundamental analysis approach. Its investment performance is measured against the Bank of America/Merrill Lynch Global Non-Financial High Yield Constrained Index. Established on October 25, 2012, and registered in the United States, the fund was previously known as the Babson Capital Global Short Duration High Yield Fund.

What is the expense ratio of BGH?

Barings Global Short Duration High Yield Fund (BGH) charges an expense ratio of 3.93%. This is the annual fee deducted from fund assets to cover management and operations.

What is BGH's dividend yield?

BGH's trailing-twelve-month yield is 11.71%, calculated from the sum of dividends over the past year divided by the current price.

What is the duration of BGH?

Effective duration measures BGH's sensitivity to interest-rate changes: a duration of 6 means a 1% rate move shifts NAV by roughly 6% in the opposite direction. BGH's current duration is published on the fund's factsheet on the issuer's website.

What is the credit quality of BGH?

BGH's credit quality breakdown (the share of holdings rated AAA through CCC and below) is published on the fund's factsheet. Higher-quality (investment-grade) funds yield less but carry less default risk than high-yield / junk bond funds.

What is the yield to maturity of BGH?

Yield to maturity (YTM) is the total return you'd earn from BGH if every bond in the portfolio is held to maturity at the current price. BGH's YTM is published on the fund's factsheet on the issuer's website. It differs from the trailing-12-month yield because YTM reflects current bond prices rather than historical income paid.