BGH CEF — Barings Global Short Duration High Yield Fund

Barings Global Short Duration High Yield Fund (BGH)

Updated November 12, 2026.

BGH is a CEF. Its distribution rate is 11.77%, its trailing-12-month yield is 11.74%, its expense ratio is 2.0403%. Dividend Vision Distribution Safety Score™ is 85/100 (Safe). Total return is 104.4% over the past 14 years, 476.6 points behind SPY at 581.0%.

At the current 11.77% distribution rate, a $10,000 investment would generate approximately $1,177 per year, or $98.08 per month.

BGH performance versus SPY

As of Nov 12, 2026

Total return is 104.4% over the past 14 years, 476.6 points behind SPY at 581.0%. Over the past year its total return — price change plus distributions reinvested — is -8.7%. Its deepest 1-year drawdown was 11.4%.

BGH key facts

Distribution Safety Score™

85 · Safe

Safety-Adjusted Yield

10.00%

Issuer

Barings

Asset type

CEF

Asset class

Fixed Income

Inception date

10/26/2012

Expense ratio

2.0403%

Distribution rate

11.77%

Distribution frequency

Monthly

Trailing yield

11.74%

5-year average yield

9.24

Last close

$12.47 (as of 2026-11-12)

NAV

$13.75; NAV date unknown

Premium / discount

Premium not shown · NAV date unknown

Average volume

68,047

Dividend

$0.1223

Ex-dividend date

11/18/2026

Payment date

12/01/2026

Beta

0.4135

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How Dividend Vision calculates yield and returns

Distribution rate (11.77%) uses latest regular dividend ($0.1223) × 12 ÷ market price dated 2026-11-12; one-off specials excluded; identified recurring supplementals included. Issuer rates can use a different denominator and date, including ex-date NAV. Trailing-12-month yield (11.74%) is the sum of split-adjusted cash distributions with ex-dates in the last 12 months, divided by the published price. It lags a recent raise or cut. Total return uses split-adjusted close with distributions reinvested on the ex-dividend date (a modeling convention, not the cash-settlement date) from the first stored bar on or after inception through the latest bar, compared with the same window on the benchmark. That is the security's total return, not your personal gain/loss.

Yield and safety methodology · Distribution rate methodology · Distribution Safety Score methodology

Sources and review

Primary sources: Barings; prices and distributions from Dividend Vision, derived from vendor EOD data.

Reviewed by Bert Sweet, CEO and Co-owner of Dividend Vision. Methodology: Distribution Safety Score.

BGH risks and drawbacks

Total return has trailed SPY over the available window. The deepest 1-year drawdown on record here is 11.4%.

Who may consider BGH — and who may not

BGH may suit someone looking for a high Distribution Safety Score. It is a weaker fit for investors whose main goal is matching SPY total return. This is educational context, not a recommendation to buy or sell.

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