DEA vs BBDC Comparison

Easterly Government Properties Inc is a real estate investment trust. It is engaged in the acquisition, development, and management of Class A commercial properties that are leased to U.S. government agencies. The company generates all its revenue by leasing its properties to such agencies.

Barings BDC Inc operates as a closed-end, non-diversified investment company and has elected to be treated as a business development company. The company's investment objective is to generate current income by investing directly in privately held middle-market companies to help these companies fund acquisitions, growth, or refinancing. Barings employs fundamental credit analysis and targets investments in businesses with low levels of cyclicality and operating risk relative to other businesses in this market segment. The holding size of each position will generally be dependent upon a number of factors including total facility size, pricing and structure, and the number of other lenders in the facility.