# Barings Global Short Duration High Yield Fund (BGH): Mutual Fund Facts & Distributions > Markdown mirror of https://www.dividenddata.com/funds/bgh for AI agents. Same live data as the HTML page, regenerated on the same refresh cycle. Not investment advice. - Issuer: — · Asset class: Bond - Strategy: Thematic · Inception: 2012-10-26 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 weigh... ## Key Facts | Metric | Value | |---|---| | Price | $12.48 | | Expense Ratio | 3.93% | | Assets Under Management | $250.4M | | NAV | — | | Holdings Count | — | | Distribution Yield (TTM) | 11.76% | | Annual Distribution (TTM) | $1.47 /share | | Distribution Frequency | Monthly | | 52-Week Range | $12.40 – $15.45 | | Beta | 0.69 | ## Latest Distribution - Amount: $0.1223 /share - Ex-date: 2026-12-21 - Pay date: 2027-01-04 ## Frequently Asked Questions ### 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 11.76%, 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. ### Does BGH pay a dividend? Yes, Barings Global Short Duration High Yield Fund (BGH) distributes dividends to shareholders. The trailing-twelve-month yield is 11.76%. Full dividend history is on this page. ### How often does BGH pay dividends? Barings Global Short Duration High Yield Fund pays dividends Monthly. Each ex-dividend date, record date, and payment date is listed in the dividend history table on this page. ### When is BGH's next ex-dividend date? The most recently announced ex-dividend date for BGH was 2026-12-21. The next ex-date typically follows Monthly; once announced it appears at the top of the dividend history table on this page. ### How much will BGH's expense ratio cost me over 30 years? On a $10,000 investment compounding at 7% gross return, a 3.93% expense ratio quietly compounds against your balance every year. The Fee Compounding Forecast card above projects the dollar drag for any holding period and assumption you pick. The typical result for a 1.0% expense ratio on a 30-year hold is roughly 25% of the final balance lost to fees. ### How does BGH charge its expense ratio? The expense ratio is deducted in tiny daily slices from BGH's net asset value (NAV). You never see a bill. The price quoted on every exchange is already net of fees. There's no "fee day" to avoid; the cost is continuous and built into the trading price. ### Why does BGH cost more than a fund like VOO? BGH's strategy (current expense ratio 3.93%) is different from a broad-market index tracker like VOO, so its fee belongs to a different cohort. The Cost Verdict card above shows you where BGH sits within its own category, which is the comparison that actually matters. ### Are there cheaper alternatives to BGH? The Lower-Fee Alternatives card above lists mutual funds following the same investment strategy as BGH (3.93%) but at a lower expense ratio. Each row shows the fee gap, the peer's AUM as a liquidity sanity-check, and a direct link to that fund's analysis page. Cheaper price doesn't automatically mean better. Verify the peer holds what you actually want. ## More on Dividend Data - Overview (HTML): https://www.dividenddata.com/funds/bgh - Distribution history: https://www.dividenddata.com/funds/bgh/dividend - Holdings & diversification: https://www.dividenddata.com/funds/bgh/diversification - Fees & cheaper alternatives: https://www.dividenddata.com/funds/bgh/expenses - Peer comparison: https://www.dividenddata.com/funds/bgh/peers Data sourced from primary filings and market data providers; see https://www.dividenddata.com/methodology.