Net Investment Income and Cash Coverage
NII increased to $0.36/share (up from $0.35/share prior year quarter); NII less realized losses was $0.34/share versus $0.03/share last quarter. Recurring cash flows totaled $40 million (or $0.62/share) and covered common stock distributions and total company expenses (distributions paid were $0.11/month, three monthly payments totaling $0.33 for the quarter).
Deployment into High-Yield Opportunities
Deployed $56 million of new investments during the quarter across multiple credit asset classes at a weighted average effective yield of 16.0%, taking advantage of dislocations in the macro environment.
Active CLO Liability Management — Cost Savings and Extension
Completed 4 CLO resets and 2 refinancings that produced weighted average CLO debt cost savings of 48 basis points for those CLOs; reset positions also extended reinvestment periods to 5 years, improving potential long-term returns.
Capital Structure Strengthening
Launched 6.00% Series AA and AB convertible perpetual preferred stock to access low-cost, long-duration capital; subsequently completed full redemption of higher-cost 8.00% Series C term preferred stock, lowering cost of capital and lengthening maturity profile.
Share Repurchases and NAV Accretion
Repurchased ~390,000 common shares at an average discount to NAV of 19.3% in the quarter, yielding NAV accretion of $0.04/share. Since June 2025 through March 31 the company repurchased $50 million of common stock at an average discount of 13.0% of NAV, resulting in NAV accretion of $0.26/share.
April NAV Rebound
Management's unaudited estimate of NAV as of April month-end was $12.48–$12.58 per share; midpoint implies a 4.5% increase from March month-end, indicating a meaningful rebound following the quarter.
Portfolio Diversification and Stable Underlying Loan Fundamentals
Increased exposure opportunistically to infrastructure credit, regulatory capital relief transactions, portfolio debt securities and other structured/private credit. Underlying broadly syndicated loan fundamentals remained generally stable: S&P/UBS Leveraged Loan Index: Q1 -0.5% (April +1.2%); trailing 12-month default rate at 1.4%, below the long-term average of 2.5%.