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Business Development Companies (BDCs)

Term · Finance and investing · MLC-T-FIN-000065

BDCs are a type of closed-end investment fund. They are a way for retail investors to invest money in small and medium-sized private companies and, to a lesser extent, other investments, including public companies. BDCs are complex and have certain unique risks.

BDCs also may be structured in different ways. One way that BDCs can differ is in whether their shares are traded on national securities exchanges.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-FIN-000065
FieldFinance and investing
ReferencesSEC Investor.gov Glossary
Record as JSON 
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  "term": "Business Development Companies (BDCs)",
  "field": "Finance and investing",
  "definition": "BDCs are a type of closed-end investment fund. They are a way for retail investors to invest money in small and medium-sized private companies and, to a lesser extent, other investments, including public companies. BDCs are complex and have certain unique risks.\n\nBDCs also may be structured in different ways. One way that BDCs can differ is in whether their shares are traded on national securities exchanges.",
  "references": [
    "SEC Investor.gov Glossary"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/finance/business-development-companies-bdcs/"
}

Record 65 of 398 in Finance and investing terminology (MLC-0118). Request the full dataset.