BGH Barings Global Short Duration High Yield Fund — distribution yield, history & ex-dividend dates
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.
Distribution Snapshot
Key Metrics
Distribution Yield
10.60%
At the Sep 14, 2026 price
The annual dividend as a percentage of the share price. A 3% yield is about $3 of dividends a year for every $100 invested at today's price.Annualized Distribution
$1.4676
The most recent payment scaled to a full year by how often it's paid. A $0.25 quarterly dividend annualizes to $1.00.Frequency
M Monthly
How often the dividend is paid: Q = quarterly (4x a year), M = monthly, S = semi-annual, A = annual.Rank Score
34.1
As of Sep 14, 2026
Our 0-100 house score blending yield quality, payout sustainability (the trailing-twelve-month payout ratio), profitability (TTM return on equity), valuation (TTM price-to-book) and payment reliability, recomputed daily. Higher means a stronger profile on those factors in our model — a research score, not advice or a recommendation to buy.RSI (14)
32
As of Sep 14, 2026
Relative Strength Index (0-100), a price-momentum gauge. Above 70 is often called 'overbought', below 30 'oversold'. A technical signal, not a dividend metric.52-Week Range
$13.19 – $16.80
Closes through Sep 11, 2026
The lowest and highest price over the past year — shows where today's price sits in its recent range.Payout Ratio
n/a
The share of earnings paid out as dividends over the trailing twelve months (TTM): dividends paid divided by net income across the company's four most recent reported quarters, dated by the latest quarter end. A fiscal-year tag such as FY2025 means only annual figures were available. Lower leaves more cushion; above 100% means paying out more than the company earned. It shows n/a for funds and when net income over the period was negative; for REITs and BDCs it is marked EPS-based, since they are judged on FFO/AFFO or net investment income instead.Years Paying
13
How many years of payments we have on record. This can understate very long histories where our data doesn't reach far enough back.Price / Book (TTM)
0.94
Price as of Sep 14, 2026; latest reported book value
Price-to-book ratio: the share price on the date shown divided by the latest reported book value per share. A rough valuation gauge, most useful for asset-heavy sectors like REITs, banks and insurers.S.A.F.E. Dividend Read
Quote & Key Data
Distribution Growth
Why the Yield Moved (90 Days)
BGH's distribution yield rose from 10.45% to 10.60% over the past ~90 days (+0.15 pp). Of that move, +0.00 pp came from changes in the distribution rate and +0.15 pp from the share price ($14.04 on Jun 16, 2026 → $13.84 on Sep 14, 2026). A yield that rises because the price fell is not an improvement in the payout itself.
Yield vs Its Own History
Across 312 daily observations over the past 16 months (through Sep 11, 2026), BGH's current yield is higher than approximately 93% of them. Our stored price history for BGH covers the past 16 months; 3- and 5-year averages are not yet computable from it and are deliberately not shown.
Adjusted Price History
Distribution History
Distribution Payment History
Ex-dividend calendar →| Amount | Type | Declared | Ex-Date | Record | Pay |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| $0.1223 M | Regular upcoming, not yet declared | - | Nov 18, 2026 | Nov 18, 2026 | Dec 01, 2026 |
| $0.1223 M | Regular upcoming, declared | Aug 17, 2026 | Oct 21, 2026 | Oct 21, 2026 | Nov 02, 2026 |
| $0.1223 M | Regular upcoming, declared | Jul 10, 2026 | Sep 21, 2026 | Sep 21, 2026 | Oct 01, 2026 |
| $0.1223 M | Regular | Jun 11, 2026 | Aug 20, 2026 | Aug 20, 2026 | Sep 01, 2026 |
| $0.1223 M | Regular | May 11, 2026 | Jul 22, 2026 | Jul 22, 2026 | Aug 03, 2026 |
| $0.1223 M | Regular | Apr 10, 2026 | Jun 18, 2026 | Jun 18, 2026 | Jul 01, 2026 |
| $0.1223 M | Regular | Mar 10, 2026 | May 19, 2026 | May 19, 2026 | Jun 01, 2026 |
| $0.1223 M | Regular | Feb 10, 2026 | Apr 21, 2026 | Apr 21, 2026 | May 01, 2026 |
| $0.1223 M | Regular | Jan 12, 2026 | Mar 20, 2026 | Mar 20, 2026 | Apr 01, 2026 |
| $0.1223 M | Regular | Dec 09, 2025 | Feb 18, 2026 | Feb 18, 2026 | Mar 02, 2026 |
| $0.1223 M | Regular | Nov 10, 2025 | Jan 21, 2026 | Jan 21, 2026 | Feb 02, 2026 |
| $0.1223 M | Regular | Oct 10, 2025 | Dec 19, 2025 | Dec 19, 2025 | Jan 02, 2026 |
| $0.1223 M | Regular | Sep 09, 2025 | Nov 19, 2025 | Nov 19, 2025 | Dec 01, 2025 |
| $0.1223 M | Regular | Aug 12, 2025 | Oct 22, 2025 | Oct 22, 2025 | Nov 03, 2025 |
| $0.1223 I | Regular | Jul 11, 2025 | Sep 19, 2025 | Sep 19, 2025 | Oct 01, 2025 |
| $0.6043 S | Regular | Jun 11, 2025 | Aug 20, 2025 | Aug 20, 2025 | Sep 02, 2025 |
| $0.1223 M | Regular | May 12, 2025 | Jul 22, 2025 | Jul 22, 2025 | Aug 01, 2025 |
| $0.1223 M | Regular | Apr 10, 2025 | Jun 20, 2025 | Jun 20, 2025 | Jul 01, 2025 |
| $0.1223 M | Regular | Mar 10, 2025 | May 20, 2025 | May 20, 2025 | Jun 02, 2025 |
| $0.1223 M | Regular | Feb 10, 2025 | Apr 21, 2025 | Apr 21, 2025 | May 01, 2025 |
| $0.1223 M | Regular | Jan 13, 2025 | Mar 20, 2025 | Mar 20, 2025 | Apr 01, 2025 |
| $0.1223 M | Regular | Dec 11, 2024 | Feb 19, 2025 | Feb 19, 2025 | Mar 03, 2025 |
| $0.1223 M | Regular | Nov 11, 2024 | Jan 22, 2025 | Jan 22, 2025 | Feb 03, 2025 |
| $0.1223 M | Regular | Oct 10, 2024 | Dec 20, 2024 | Dec 20, 2024 | Jan 02, 2025 |
| $0.1223 M | Regular | Sep 10, 2024 | Nov 20, 2024 | Nov 20, 2024 | Dec 02, 2024 |
| $0.1056 M | Regular | Aug 08, 2024 | Oct 23, 2024 | Oct 23, 2024 | Nov 01, 2024 |
| $0.1056 I | Regular | Jul 11, 2024 | Sep 20, 2024 | Sep 20, 2024 | Oct 01, 2024 |
| $0.5056 S | Regular | Jun 07, 2024 | Aug 22, 2024 | Aug 22, 2024 | Sep 03, 2024 |
| $0.1056 M | Regular | May 14, 2024 | Jul 23, 2024 | Jul 23, 2024 | Aug 01, 2024 |
| $0.1056 M | Regular | Apr 12, 2024 | Jun 20, 2024 | Jun 20, 2024 | Jul 01, 2024 |
| $0.1056 M | Regular | Mar 11, 2024 | May 21, 2024 | May 22, 2024 | Jun 03, 2024 |
| $0.1056 M | Regular | Feb 12, 2024 | Apr 19, 2024 | Apr 22, 2024 | May 01, 2024 |
| $0.1056 M | Regular | Jan 08, 2024 | Mar 19, 2024 | Mar 20, 2024 | Apr 01, 2024 |
| $0.1056 M | Regular | Dec 12, 2023 | Feb 20, 2024 | Feb 21, 2024 | Mar 01, 2024 |
| $0.1056 M | Regular | Nov 15, 2023 | Jan 22, 2024 | Jan 23, 2024 | Feb 01, 2024 |
| $0.1056 M | Regular | Oct 10, 2023 | Dec 19, 2023 | Dec 20, 2023 | Jan 02, 2024 |
| $0.1056 M | Regular | Sep 11, 2023 | Nov 20, 2023 | Nov 21, 2023 | Dec 01, 2023 |
| $0.1056 M | Regular | Aug 09, 2023 | Oct 20, 2023 | Oct 23, 2023 | Nov 01, 2023 |
| $0.1056 I | Regular | Jul 14, 2023 | Sep 20, 2023 | Sep 21, 2023 | Oct 02, 2023 |
| $0.2716 S | Regular | Jun 09, 2023 | Aug 22, 2023 | Aug 23, 2023 | Sep 01, 2023 |
| $0.1056 M | Regular | May 11, 2023 | Jul 20, 2023 | Jul 21, 2023 | Aug 01, 2023 |
| $0.1056 M | Regular | Apr 11, 2023 | Jun 21, 2023 | Jun 22, 2023 | Jul 03, 2023 |
| $0.1056 M | Regular | Mar 07, 2023 | May 19, 2023 | May 22, 2023 | Jun 01, 2023 |
| $0.1056 M | Regular | Feb 07, 2023 | Apr 19, 2023 | Apr 20, 2023 | May 01, 2023 |
| $0.1056 M | Regular | Jan 13, 2023 | Mar 22, 2023 | Mar 23, 2023 | Apr 03, 2023 |
| $0.1056 M | Regular | Dec 09, 2022 | Feb 16, 2023 | Feb 17, 2023 | Mar 01, 2023 |
| $0.1056 M | Regular | Nov 10, 2022 | Jan 20, 2023 | Jan 23, 2023 | Feb 01, 2023 |
| $0.1056 M | Regular | Oct 12, 2022 | Dec 20, 2022 | Dec 21, 2022 | Jan 03, 2023 |
| $0.1056 M | Regular | Sep 12, 2022 | Nov 18, 2022 | Nov 21, 2022 | Dec 01, 2022 |
| $0.1056 M | Regular | Aug 11, 2022 | Oct 20, 2022 | Oct 21, 2022 | Nov 01, 2022 |
| $0.1056 M | Regular | Jul 08, 2022 | Sep 21, 2022 | Sep 22, 2022 | Oct 03, 2022 |
| $0.1056 M | Regular | Jun 10, 2022 | Aug 22, 2022 | Aug 23, 2022 | Sep 01, 2022 |
| $0.1056 M | Regular | May 10, 2022 | Jul 20, 2022 | Jul 21, 2022 | Aug 01, 2022 |
| $0.1056 M | Regular | Apr 11, 2022 | Jun 21, 2022 | Jun 22, 2022 | Jul 01, 2022 |
| $0.1056 M | Regular | Mar 08, 2022 | May 19, 2022 | May 20, 2022 | Jun 01, 2022 |
| $0.1056 M | Regular | Feb 09, 2022 | Apr 20, 2022 | Apr 21, 2022 | May 02, 2022 |
| $0.1056 M | Regular | Jan 10, 2022 | Mar 22, 2022 | Mar 23, 2022 | Apr 01, 2022 |
| $0.1056 M | Regular | Dec 09, 2021 | Feb 16, 2022 | Feb 17, 2022 | Mar 01, 2022 |
| $0.1056 M | Regular | Nov 10, 2021 | Jan 20, 2022 | Jan 21, 2022 | Feb 01, 2022 |
| $0.1056 M | Regular | Oct 07, 2021 | Dec 21, 2021 | Dec 22, 2021 | Jan 03, 2022 |
| $0.1056 M | Regular | Sep 10, 2021 | Nov 18, 2021 | Nov 19, 2021 | Dec 01, 2021 |
| $0.1056 M | Regular | Aug 09, 2021 | Oct 20, 2021 | Oct 21, 2021 | Nov 01, 2021 |
| $0.1056 M | Regular | Jul 12, 2021 | Sep 21, 2021 | Sep 22, 2021 | Oct 01, 2021 |
| $0.1056 M | Regular | Jun 08, 2021 | Aug 20, 2021 | Aug 23, 2021 | Sep 01, 2021 |
| $0.1056 M | Regular | May 10, 2021 | Jul 21, 2021 | Jul 22, 2021 | Aug 02, 2021 |
| $0.1056 M | Regular | Apr 07, 2021 | Jun 21, 2021 | Jun 22, 2021 | Jul 01, 2021 |
| $0.1056 M | Regular | Mar 09, 2021 | May 19, 2021 | May 20, 2021 | Jun 01, 2021 |
| $0.1056 M | Regular | Feb 10, 2021 | Apr 21, 2021 | Apr 22, 2021 | May 03, 2021 |
| $0.1056 M | Regular | Jan 07, 2021 | Mar 22, 2021 | Mar 23, 2021 | Apr 01, 2021 |
| $0.1056 M | Regular | Dec 04, 2020 | Feb 17, 2021 | Feb 18, 2021 | Mar 01, 2021 |
| $0.1056 M | Regular | Nov 10, 2020 | Jan 20, 2021 | Jan 21, 2021 | Feb 01, 2021 |
| $0.1056 M | Regular | Oct 08, 2020 | Dec 21, 2020 | Dec 22, 2020 | Jan 04, 2021 |
| $0.1056 M | Regular | Sep 08, 2020 | Nov 18, 2020 | Nov 19, 2020 | Dec 01, 2020 |
| $0.1056 M | Regular | Aug 14, 2020 | Oct 21, 2020 | Oct 22, 2020 | Nov 02, 2020 |
| $0.1056 M | Regular | Jul 14, 2020 | Sep 21, 2020 | Sep 22, 2020 | Oct 01, 2020 |
| $0.1056 M | Regular | Jun 09, 2020 | Aug 20, 2020 | Aug 21, 2020 | Sep 01, 2020 |
| $0.1056 M | Regular | May 07, 2020 | Jul 22, 2020 | Jul 23, 2020 | Aug 03, 2020 |
| $0.1056 M | Regular | Apr 08, 2020 | Jun 19, 2020 | Jun 22, 2020 | Jul 01, 2020 |
| $0.1056 M | Regular | Mar 10, 2020 | May 19, 2020 | May 20, 2020 | Jun 01, 2020 |
| $0.1056 M | Regular | Feb 13, 2020 | Apr 21, 2020 | Apr 22, 2020 | May 01, 2020 |
| $0.1408 M | Regular | Jan 06, 2020 | Mar 20, 2020 | Mar 23, 2020 | Apr 01, 2020 |
| $0.1408 M | Regular | Dec 10, 2019 | Feb 19, 2020 | Feb 20, 2020 | Mar 02, 2020 |
| $0.1408 M | Regular | Nov 11, 2019 | Jan 22, 2020 | Jan 23, 2020 | Feb 03, 2020 |
| $0.1482 M | Regular | Oct 08, 2019 | Dec 19, 2019 | Dec 20, 2019 | Jan 02, 2020 |
| $0.1482 M | Regular | Sep 10, 2019 | Nov 19, 2019 | Nov 20, 2019 | Dec 02, 2019 |
| $0.1482 M | Regular | Aug 12, 2019 | Oct 22, 2019 | Oct 23, 2019 | Nov 01, 2019 |
| $0.1482 M | Regular | Jul 10, 2019 | Sep 19, 2019 | Sep 20, 2019 | Oct 01, 2019 |
| $0.1482 M | Regular | Jun 07, 2019 | Aug 21, 2019 | Aug 22, 2019 | Sep 02, 2019 |
| $0.1482 M | Regular | May 09, 2019 | Jul 22, 2019 | Jul 23, 2019 | Aug 01, 2019 |
| $0.1482 M | Regular | Apr 11, 2019 | Jun 19, 2019 | Jun 20, 2019 | Jul 01, 2019 |
| $0.1482 M | Regular | Mar 08, 2019 | May 21, 2019 | May 22, 2019 | Jun 03, 2019 |
| $0.1482 M | Regular | Feb 19, 2019 | Apr 18, 2019 | Apr 22, 2019 | May 01, 2019 |
| $0.1482 M | Regular | Jan 18, 2019 | Mar 20, 2019 | Mar 21, 2019 | Apr 01, 2019 |
| $0.1482 M | Regular | Dec 14, 2018 | Feb 19, 2019 | Feb 20, 2019 | Mar 01, 2019 |
| $0.1482 M | Regular | Nov 16, 2018 | Jan 22, 2019 | Jan 23, 2019 | Feb 01, 2019 |
| $0.1482 M | Regular | Nov 16, 2018 | Dec 19, 2018 | Dec 20, 2018 | Jan 02, 2019 |
| $0.1482 M | Regular | Sep 20, 2018 | Nov 20, 2018 | Nov 21, 2018 | Dec 03, 2018 |
| $0.1482 M | Regular | Aug 09, 2018 | Oct 22, 2018 | Oct 23, 2018 | Nov 01, 2018 |
| $0.1482 M | Regular | Jul 16, 2018 | Sep 19, 2018 | Sep 20, 2018 | Oct 01, 2018 |
| $0.1482 M | Regular | Jul 16, 2018 | Aug 22, 2018 | Aug 23, 2018 | Sep 04, 2018 |
| $0.1482 M | Regular | May 22, 2018 | Jul 20, 2018 | Jul 23, 2018 | Aug 01, 2018 |
| $0.1482 M | Regular | Apr 12, 2018 | Jun 20, 2018 | Jun 21, 2018 | Jul 02, 2018 |
| $0.1482 M | Regular | Mar 12, 2018 | May 21, 2018 | May 22, 2018 | Jun 01, 2018 |
| $0.1482 M | Regular | Feb 15, 2018 | Apr 19, 2018 | Apr 20, 2018 | May 01, 2018 |
| $0.1482 M | Regular | Jan 10, 2018 | Mar 20, 2018 | Mar 21, 2018 | Apr 02, 2018 |
| $0.1482 M | Regular | Dec 04, 2017 | Feb 16, 2018 | Feb 20, 2018 | Mar 01, 2018 |
| $0.1482 M | Regular | Nov 15, 2017 | Jan 22, 2018 | Jan 23, 2018 | Feb 01, 2018 |
| $0.1534 M | Regular | Oct 10, 2017 | Dec 19, 2017 | Dec 20, 2017 | Jan 02, 2018 |
| $0.1534 M | Regular | Oct 10, 2017 | Nov 20, 2017 | Nov 21, 2017 | Dec 01, 2017 |
| $0.1534 M | Regular | Aug 07, 2017 | Oct 20, 2017 | Oct 23, 2017 | Nov 01, 2017 |
| $0.1534 M | Regular | Jul 10, 2017 | Sep 20, 2017 | Sep 21, 2017 | Oct 02, 2017 |
| $0.1534 M | Regular | Jun 12, 2017 | Aug 21, 2017 | Aug 23, 2017 | Sep 01, 2017 |
| $0.1534 M | Regular | May 11, 2017 | Jul 19, 2017 | Jul 21, 2017 | Aug 01, 2017 |
| $0.1534 M | Regular | Apr 07, 2017 | Jun 20, 2017 | Jun 22, 2017 | Jul 03, 2017 |
| $0.1534 M | Regular | Mar 09, 2017 | May 18, 2017 | May 22, 2017 | Jun 01, 2017 |
| $0.1534 M | Regular | Feb 07, 2017 | Apr 18, 2017 | Apr 20, 2017 | May 01, 2017 |
| $0.1534 M | Regular | Jan 11, 2017 | Mar 21, 2017 | Mar 23, 2017 | Apr 03, 2017 |
| $0.1534 M | Regular | Dec 08, 2016 | Feb 15, 2017 | Feb 17, 2017 | Mar 01, 2017 |
| $0.1534 M | Regular | Nov 09, 2016 | Jan 19, 2017 | Jan 23, 2017 | Feb 01, 2017 |
| $0.1534 M | Regular | Oct 12, 2016 | Dec 19, 2016 | Dec 21, 2016 | Jan 03, 2017 |
Peer Comparison
Selected closed-end fund distribution payers we cover, strongest DividendRank first — for context, not a recommendation.
| Ticker | Name | Yield | 5-Yr Growth | Streak | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ENI-UN.TO | Energy Income Fund | 5.02% | 0.0% | 0 yrs | 88 |
| SOR | Source Capital, Inc. | 5.42% | 8.8% | 0 yrs | 87 |
| MXF | The Mexico Fund, Inc. | 6.57% | 16.9% | 4 yrs | 85 |
| FCR-UN.TO | First Capital Real Estate Investment Trust | 4.03% | 0.6% | 1 yr | 84 |
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BGH dividend — frequently asked questions
Does Barings Global Short Duration High Yield Fund pay a dividend?
Yes. Barings Global Short Duration High Yield Fund (BGH) currently pays a dividend. The annualized dividend is about $1.47 per share, a yield of approximately 10.60%.
What is Barings Global Short Duration High Yield Fund's dividend yield?
Barings Global Short Duration High Yield Fund's dividend yield is approximately 10.60%, based on the most recent regular payment annualized against the current share price. Yields move as the share price changes.
How often does Barings Global Short Duration High Yield Fund pay dividends?
Barings Global Short Duration High Yield Fund pays dividends monthly — 12 times per year.
When is Barings Global Short Duration High Yield Fund's next ex-dividend date?
The next declared ex-dividend date for Barings Global Short Duration High Yield Fund is September 21, 2026. The associated payment is $0.1223 per share; you must own the shares before the ex-dividend date to receive it.
How long has Barings Global Short Duration High Yield Fund paid dividends?
Barings Global Short Duration High Yield Fund has 13 years of dividend payments on record, and has increased its dividend for 3 consecutive years.
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