WEEI yields 10.07% · ARCC yields 10.82%● Live data
📍 WEEI pulled ahead of the other in Year 1
Combined, WEEI + ARCC cover 0 of 12 months — good coverage
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WEEI is an actively managed fund that aims to invest in equity securities of North American energy companies. Stocks considered for the portfolio engage in the oil, gas, consumable fuels, or energy equipment and services. The funds advisor uses a bottom-up framework focusing on fundamental criteria such as cash flow and growth projections to select 20-25 stocks. Single stock covered call writing strategy is also employed, aiming to provide monthly income and capital appreciation. In addition, the strategy aims for 10-20% less volatility and beta than the S&P Energy Select Sector Index. The call options written are typically 1-month contracts, averaging 3-5% out-of-the-money, and sold on a monthly recurring basis.
Full WEEI Calculator →Ares Capital Corporation is a business development company specializing in acquisition, recapitalization, mezzanine debt, restructurings, rescue financing, and leveraged buyout transactions of middle market companies. It also makes growth capital and general refinancing. It prefers to make investments in companies engaged in the basic and growth manufacturing, business services, consumer products, health care products and services, and information technology service sectors. The fund will also consider investments in industries such as restaurants, retail, oil and gas, and technology sectors. It focuses on investments in Northeast, Mid-Atlantic, Southeast and Southwest regions from its New York office, the Midwest region, from the Chicago office, and the Western region from the Los Angeles office. The fund typically invests between $20 million and $200 million and a maximum of $400 million in companies with an EBITDA between $10 million and $250 million. It makes debt investments between $10 million and $100 million The fund invests through revolvers, first lien loans, warrants, unitranche structures, second lien loans, mezzanine debt, private high yield, junior capital, subordinated debt, and non-control preferred and common equity. The fund also selectively considers third-party-led senior and subordinated debt financings and opportunistically considers the purchase of stressed and discounted debt positions. The fund prefers to be an agent and/or lead the transactions in which it invests. The fund also seeks board representation in its portfolio companies.
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