RE: Added9 Dec 2024 17:30
Hi. I bought a chunk of this on Friday. I had some spare investment cash (after taking profits on something else), and I thought this was a good place to park the money for a while. Should do much better than bonds of equivalent duration and risk, since on top of the loan interest we're getting the benefit of redeeming the discount to NAV within a year (on average). The risk, I suppose, is that the borrowers turn out to be more flaky than the managers have estimated, especially if the economy craters within the next year. However, I think I'm right in saying that the loans are secured, so most of the money should be recovered eventually, even if the borrowers go bust. I think that limits the risk.