pay dividends

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Many of the largest private-credit funds are called business-development companies, which make high-interest loans to midsize companies and pay dividends to their investors.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 24, 2026

Given high annual BDC fees that can run five percentage points or more, the managers need to use leverage in order to pay dividends that run at close to 10%.

From Barron's • Apr. 4, 2026

This is a film that has the viewer in mind every step of the way, and that consciousness will pay dividends well into the future.

From Salon • Mar. 21, 2026

And in doing so, it helped revive his career, generating new income streams and creating a brand that could potentially pay dividends for years to come.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 20, 2026

And the ruminations that Ulbrickson had given the matter in September seemed to pay dividends right from the start.

From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown