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BXSL vs MCI

Side-by-side comparison of Blackstone Secured Lending Fund (BXSL) and Barings Corporate Investors (MCI): market cap, price performance, sector, and recent activity on the wire.

Summary

  • Both BXSL and MCI operate in Trusts Except Educational Religious and Charitable (Finance), so they compete in similar markets.
  • BXSL is the larger of the two at $4.98B, about 13.8x MCI ($360.5M).
  • Over the past year, BXSL is down 21.6% and MCI is down 15.8% - MCI leads by 5.8 points.
  • MCI has been more active in the news (3 items in the past 4 weeks vs 2 for BXSL).
  • BXSL has more recent analyst coverage (25 ratings vs 0 for MCI).
PerformanceBXSL-21.63%MCI-15.84%
2025-04-28+0.00%2026-04-24
MetricBXSLMCI
Company
Blackstone Secured Lending Fund
Barings Corporate Investors
Price
$23.41-1.29%
$17.58+0.98%
Market cap
$4.98B
$360.5M
1M return
-3.02%
-8.25%
1Y return
-21.63%
-15.84%
Sector
Finance
Finance
Industry
Trusts Except Educational Religious and Charitable
Trusts Except Educational Religious and Charitable
Exchange
NYSE
NYSE
IPO
2021
News (4w)
2
3
Recent ratings
25
0
BXSL

Blackstone Secured Lending Fund

Blackstone Secured Lending Fund (together with its consolidated subsidiaries, the “Company”), is a Delaware statutory trust formed on March 26, 2018, and structured as an externally managed, non-diversified closed-end investment company. On October 26, 2018, the Company elected to be regulated as a business development company (“BDC”) under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the “1940 Act”). In addition, the Company elected to be treated for U.S. federal income tax purposes, as a regulated investment company (“RIC”), as defined under Subchapter M of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended (the “Code”). The Company also intends to continue to comply with the requirements prescribed by the Code in order to maintain tax treatment as a RIC. The Company's investment objectives are to generate current income and, to a lesser extent, long-term capital appreciation. The Company seeks to achieve its investment objective primarily through originated loans and other securities, including syndicated loans, of private U.S. companies, specifically small and middle market companies, typically in the form of first lien senior secured and unitranche loans (including first out/last out loans), and to a lesser extent, second lien, third lien, unsecured and subordinated loans and other debt and equity securities..

MCI

Barings Corporate Investors

Babson Capital Corporate Investors trust is a closed ended fixed income mutual fund launched and managed by Barings LLC. It invests in fixed income markets of the United States. The fund seeks to invest in securities of companies operating across diversified sectors. It primarily invests in a portfolio of privately placed, below-investment grade, long term corporate debt obligations. The fund also invests in marketable investment grade debt securities, other marketable debt securities, and marketable common stocks. It was formerly known as Babson Capital Corporate Investors. Babson Capital Corporate Investors trust was formed in 1971 and is domiciled in the United States.

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