Who owns Barings BDC (BBDC)
Which tracked institutional funds hold BBDC, how they are positioned, and who is buying versus exiting — from SEC Form 13F-HR filings. See BBDC company fundamentals →
Ownership as of the 2026-Q2 13F filings (latest filed 2026-08-14). 13F is disclosed up to 45 days after quarter-end, so the most recent quarter fills in over the following weeks.
How the tape is positioned
27 tracked funds added or opened BBDC while 11 trimmed or exited it between 2026-Q1 and 2026-Q2 — the tape is split. When large holders disagree on a name, the funds moving first are sometimes ahead of the story.
A prompt to read the filings, not a verdict. 13F is a quarter-end snapshot disclosed up to 45 days late; a fund adds or exits for mandate, benchmark, and timing reasons that have nothing to do with a view on the stock. This is a starting question, not a signal to trade.
Conviction spread
BBDC’s largest tracked holder by dollar value, BARINGS LLC, sizes it at 2.2% of its own reported 13F book, while the median holder sizes it at 0.0% of theirs — a 2.2pp conviction gap — its largest holder concentrates the name more heavily than the typical one.
Book-share is each fund’s reported value in BBDC divided by its whole reported 13F book, so it is comparable across funds of different sizes and is unaffected by stock splits. A higher share means a fund has committed more of its book to the name — a starting question about conviction, not a verdict or a signal to trade.
Institutional & insider positioning
Between 2026-Q1 and 2026-Q2, across 194 tracked filers holding BBDC, 94 increased or opened the position and 100 reduced or closed it; over the same quarter, open-market insider Form 4s were net purchases.
This fuses two public signals for the same quarter — how tracked institutions changed their positions and whether insiders bought or sold in the open market. It describes what was filed; it is a starting question, not a verdict or a signal to trade.
New buyers & exits
Funds opening or closing a position in BBDC between the 2026-Q1 and 2026-Q2 13F filings, and the largest changes among funds holding it in both. New buyers and exits are counted on fund presence (split-invariant); adds and trims are measured on reported value.
New buyers 7
- GCM Grosvenor Holdings, LLC$4M
- Financial Gravity Companies, Inc.$2M
- RIVERNORTH CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC$2M
- Privium Fund Management (UK) Ltd$1M
- MARSHALL WACE, LLP$1M
- CITADEL ADVISORS LLC$880K
Full exits 8
- BI Asset Management Fondsmaeglerselskab A/S$2M
- Financial Gravity Asset Management, Inc.$2M
- Cambridge Investment Research Advisors, Inc.$2M
- Lansforsakringar Fondforvaltning AB (publ)$2M
- Thrivent Financial for Lutherans$1M
- HighTower Advisors, LLC$1M
Largest adds
- ARES MANAGEMENT LLC$6M
- PRIVATE MANAGEMENT GROUP INC$5M
- UBS Group AG$5M
- VAN ECK ASSOCIATES CORP$5M
- BARINGS LLC$4M
- FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC$4M
Largest trims
- Diameter Capital Partners LP$11M
- D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc.$2M
- WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN$1M
Institutional holders
One row per tracked fund, most shares held first (every row is from one quarter; reported value breaks ties). “% of value” is the fund’s share of this security’s tracked institutional value — not of shares outstanding.
| Fund | Shares | Reported value | % of value | Quarter |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BARINGS LLC | 13,639,681 | $116M | 28.1% | 2026-Q2 |
| PRIVATE MANAGEMENT GROUP INC added | 4,779,724 | $41M | 9.8% | 2026-Q2 |
| ARES MANAGEMENT LLC added | 4,164,327 | $35M | 8.6% | 2026-Q2 |
| Cresset Asset Management, LLC added | 2,545,273 | $22M | 5.2% | 2026-Q2 |
| VAN ECK ASSOCIATES CORP added | 2,309,564 | $20M | 4.8% | 2026-Q2 |
| UBS Group AG added | 2,105,638 | $18M | 4.3% | 2026-Q2 |
| FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC added | 1,365,788 | $12M | 2.8% | 2026-Q2 |
| Russell Investments Group, Ltd. added | 1,234,512 | $11M | 2.5% | 2026-Q2 |
| TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LP added | 1,129,980 | $10M | 2.3% | 2026-Q2 |
| DIMENSION CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC added | 1,020,581 | $9M | 2.1% | 2026-Q2 |
| MORGAN STANLEY trimmed | 960,577 | $8M | 2.0% | 2026-Q2 |
| Focus Partners Wealth trimmed | 907,615 | $8M | 1.9% | 2026-Q2 |
| Legal & General Group Plc added | 879,822 | $7M | 1.8% | 2026-Q2 |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN trimmed | 760,559 | $6M | 1.6% | 2026-Q2 |
| Muzinich & Co., Inc. added | 714,955 | $6M | 1.5% | 2026-Q2 |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ added | 690,777 | $6M | 1.4% | 2026-Q2 |
| RAYMOND JAMES FINANCIAL INC added | 682,818 | $6M | 1.4% | 2026-Q2 |
| Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group, Inc. | 577,412 | $5M | 1.2% | 2026-Q2 |
| BlackRock, Inc. added | 509,220 | $4M | 1.0% | 2026-Q2 |
| GCM Grosvenor Holdings, LLC new | 475,000 | $4M | 1.0% | 2026-Q2 |
| Advisors Asset Management, Inc. added | 417,051 | $4M | 0.9% | 2026-Q2 |
| Bulldog Investors, LLP added | 336,401 | $3M | 0.7% | 2026-Q2 |
| GraniteShares Advisors LLC added | 308,352 | $3M | 0.6% | 2026-Q2 |
| CONFLUENCE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC trimmed | 306,261 | $3M | 0.6% | 2026-Q2 |
| LPL Financial LLC trimmed | 293,725 | $3M | 0.6% | 2026-Q2 |
| OSAIC HOLDINGS, INC. added | 293,360 | $2M | 0.6% | 2026-Q2 |
| Callodine Capital Management, LP added | 290,000 | $2M | 0.6% | 2026-Q2 |
| Hennion & Walsh Asset Management, Inc. added | 251,430 | $2M | 0.5% | 2026-Q2 |
| Financial Gravity Companies, Inc. trimmed | 224,104 | $2M | 0.5% | 2026-Q2 |
| SBE LLC DBA CEDAR COVE WEALTH PARTNERS added | 218,811 | $2M | 0.5% | 2026-Q2 |
| NEUBERGER BERMAN GROUP LLC trimmed | 207,324 | $2M | 0.4% | 2026-Q2 |
| RIVERNORTH CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC trimmed | 205,194 | $2M | 0.4% | 2026-Q2 |
| STEEL GROVE CAPITAL ADVISORS, LLC trimmed | 152,667 | $1M | 0.3% | 2026-Q2 |
| Privium Fund Management (UK) Ltd new | 150,500 | $1M | 0.3% | 2026-Q2 |
| HUB Investment Partners, LLC trimmed | 137,608 | $1M | 0.3% | 2026-Q2 |
| Cliffwater LLC | 126,753 | $1M | 0.3% | 2026-Q2 |
| MARSHALL WACE, LLP added | 122,815 | $1M | 0.3% | 2026-Q2 |
| Invesco Ltd. added | 110,976 | $946K | 0.2% | 2026-Q2 |
| BALYASNY ASSET MANAGEMENT L.P. added | 109,880 | $936K | 0.2% | 2026-Q2 |
| SageGuard Financial Group, LLC trimmed | 105,864 | $902K | 0.2% | 2026-Q2 |
| SAXON INTERESTS, INC. added | 105,056 | $895K | 0.2% | 2026-Q2 |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC trimmed | 103,326 | $880K | 0.2% | 2026-Q2 |
| &PARTNERS trimmed | 99,610 | $849K | 0.2% | 2026-Q2 |
| BLAIR WILLIAM & CO/IL added | 98,833 | $842K | 0.2% | 2026-Q2 |
| Diameter Capital Partners LP trimmed | 96,589 | $823K | 0.2% | 2026-Q2 |
| WEALTH ENHANCEMENT ADVISORY SERVICES, LLC added | 93,664 | $803K | 0.2% | 2026-Q2 |
| DENALI ADVISORS LLC trimmed | 83,182 | $709K | 0.2% | 2026-Q2 |
| Ethos Financial Group, LLC trimmed | 81,620 | $695K | 0.2% | 2026-Q2 |
| Apollon Wealth Management, LLC added | 77,351 | $659K | 0.2% | 2026-Q2 |
| Cetera Investment Advisers trimmed | 74,953 | $639K | 0.2% | 2026-Q2 |
| FreeGulliver LLC new | 74,409 | $634K | 0.2% | 2026-Q2 |
| Prime Capital Investment Advisors, LLC trimmed | 71,366 | $608K | 0.1% | 2026-Q2 |
| Caliber Wealth Management, LLC / KS trimmed | 70,685 | $602K | 0.1% | 2026-Q2 |
| Kestra Advisory Services, LLC added | 62,949 | $536K | 0.1% | 2026-Q2 |
| Tidal Investments LLC added | 61,589 | $525K | 0.1% | 2026-Q2 |
| MML INVESTORS SERVICES, LLC added | 61,301 | $522K | 0.1% | 2026-Q2 |
| Campbell & CO Investment Adviser LLC added | 61,107 | $521K | 0.1% | 2026-Q2 |
| STIFEL FINANCIAL CORP added | 60,501 | $515K | 0.1% | 2026-Q2 |
| COMMONWEALTH EQUITY SERVICES, LLC added | 57,619 | $491K | 0.1% | 2026-Q2 |
| PFG Investments, LLC added | 50,135 | $427K | 0.1% | 2026-Q2 |
| XTX Topco Ltd added | 49,217 | $419K | 0.1% | 2026-Q2 |
| Lido Advisors, LLC trimmed | 48,451 | $413K | 0.1% | 2026-Q2 |
| Bison Wealth, LLC | 46,939 | $400K | 0.1% | 2026-Q2 |
| Virtus Investment Advisers, LLC trimmed | 46,262 | $394K | 0.1% | 2026-Q2 |
| MQS Management LLC trimmed | 43,211 | $368K | 0.1% | 2026-Q2 |
| Gotham Asset Management, LLC added | 40,000 | $341K | 0.1% | 2026-Q2 |
| D. E. Shaw & Co., Inc. trimmed | 37,677 | $321K | 0.1% | 2026-Q2 |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP added | 36,898 | $314K | 0.1% | 2026-Q2 |
| Closed-End Fund Advisors, Inc. trimmed | 35,284 | $301K | 0.1% | 2026-Q2 |
| Curi Capital, LLC | 32,827 | $280K | 0.1% | 2026-Q2 |
| Prosperity Consulting Group, LLC added | 32,331 | $275K | 0.1% | 2026-Q2 |
| Western Wealth Management, LLC trimmed | 31,929 | $272K | 0.1% | 2026-Q2 |
| MACKENZIE FINANCIAL CORP added | 31,006 | $264K | 0.1% | 2026-Q2 |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA added | 30,370 | $258K | 0.1% | 2026-Q2 |
| Creative Planning trimmed | 29,194 | $249K | 0.1% | 2026-Q2 |
| Sunbeam Capital Management, LLC | 28,257 | $241K | 0.1% | 2026-Q2 |
| Sigma Planning Corp trimmed | 27,848 | $237K | 0.1% | 2026-Q2 |
| Waverly Advisors, LLC trimmed | 27,800 | $237K | 0.1% | 2026-Q2 |
| BFSG, LLC added | 27,335 | $233K | 0.1% | 2026-Q2 |
| EAGLE GLOBAL ADVISORS LLC trimmed | 27,295 | $233K | 0.1% | 2026-Q2 |
| DRW Securities, LLC added | 27,218 | $232K | 0.1% | 2026-Q2 |
| PRICE T ROWE ASSOCIATES INC /MD/ added | 25,378 | $217K | 0.1% | 2026-Q2 |
| Arkadios Wealth Advisors trimmed | 24,521 | $209K | 0.1% | 2026-Q2 |
| Triumph Capital Management | 24,366 | $208K | 0.1% | 2026-Q2 |
| Advisor OS, LLC trimmed | 24,055 | $205K | 0.0% | 2026-Q2 |
| CAPTRUST FINANCIAL ADVISORS added | 24,026 | $205K | 0.0% | 2026-Q2 |
| CAXTON ASSOCIATES LLP trimmed | 23,921 | $204K | 0.0% | 2026-Q2 |
| STEPHENS INC /AR/ added | 23,576 | $201K | 0.0% | 2026-Q2 |
| Raleigh Capital Management Inc. added | 22,665 | $193K | 0.0% | 2026-Q2 |
| Advyzon Investment Management, LLC trimmed | 22,543 | $192K | 0.0% | 2026-Q2 |
| Ausdal Financial Partners, Inc. trimmed | 22,507 | $192K | 0.0% | 2026-Q2 |
| Koshinski Asset Management, Inc. trimmed | 22,205 | $189K | 0.0% | 2026-Q2 |
| Cerity Partners LLC trimmed | 21,919 | $187K | 0.0% | 2026-Q2 |
| Essex Financial Services, Inc. trimmed | 21,386 | $182K | 0.0% | 2026-Q2 |
| VARCOV Co. trimmed | 20,215 | $172K | 0.0% | 2026-Q2 |
| Patriot Financial Group Insurance Agency, LLC trimmed | 19,714 | $168K | 0.0% | 2026-Q2 |
| NORTHERN TRUST CORP | 19,149 | $163K | 0.0% | 2026-Q2 |
| Beaumont Financial Advisors, LLC added | 18,746 | $160K | 0.0% | 2026-Q2 |
| Armor Investment Advisors, LLC | 18,300 | $156K | 0.0% | 2026-Q2 |
| Coppell Advisory Solutions LLC trimmed | 3,292 | $240K | 0.1% | 2026-Q2 |
Ownership over time
Tracked institutional holder count and total shares held by filing quarter (independent scales). The curated-era tail and any mid-ingest latest quarter are handled honestly — a partial quarter is not drawn as a collapse.
Reading this table
Funds hold the same stock for different reasons — an index fund “holds” almost everything, an active manager sizes a name to a mandate and a benchmark, and each fund entered at its own price and time. Because 13F is filed up to 45 days after quarter-end, every row is a backward-looking snapshot; a manager may have traded since. Share-class siblings (a company’s A and C shares) are rolled up to one line so a dual-class name is never double-counted. Compare like-for-like. A large holder is not an endorsement, and a fund exiting is not a warning — this is a starting question, not a verdict.
About 13F filings
A Form 13F is a quarterly disclosure that institutional investment managers with over $100 million in US-listed equities must file with the SEC. In plain English: it is a snapshot of the long stock positions a fund held at the end of a quarter. It covers long US-listed equities only — not short positions, options, cash, or private holdings — and the funds shown are the large sample we track, not the complete 13F universe.