TCPC BDC — BlackRock TCP Capital Corp

BlackRock TCP Capital Corp (TCPC)

TCPC is a BDC. As of September 3, 2026, its distribution rate is 20.59%, its trailing-12-month yield is 20.69%. Dividend Vision Distribution Safety Score™ is 31/100 (Elevated risk). Total return is 29.9% over the past 14.4 years, 578.6 points behind SPY at 608.5%.

At the current 20.59% distribution rate, a $10,000 investment would generate approximately $2,059 per year, or $171.58 per month on an equivalent basis. Actual quarterly payments vary.

TCPC performance versus SPY

Data as of September 3, 2026.

Total return is 29.9% over the past 14.4 years, 578.6 points behind SPY at 608.5%. Its deepest 1-year drawdown was 48.6%.

TCPC key facts

Data as of September 3, 2026.

Distribution Safety Score™

31 · Elevated risk

Safety-Adjusted Yield

6.38%

Issuer

BlackRock

Asset type

BDC

Asset class

Fixed Income

Distribution rate

20.59%

Distribution frequency

Quarterly

Trailing yield

20.69%

5-year average yield

13.18

Last close

$4.06

Market cap

$340,645,266

Average volume

487107.0

Next dividend

$0.19

Next ex-dividend date

09/16/2026

Next payment date

09/30/2026

Beta

1.005

Payout ratio

0.7308

Forward P/E

9.9502

EPS

$-1.28

How Dividend Vision calculates yield and returns

Distribution rate (20.59%) is the latest regular payout annualized by the fund's stated frequency, divided by the last close. Issuers often publish this as “Distribution Rate” on the fact sheet. Trailing-12-month yield (20.69%) is the sum of distributions paid in the last 12 months, split-adjusted, divided by the last close. It lags a recent raise or cut. We show a 30-day SEC yield when the fund publishes one. Schwab and other issuers may report a TTM distribution yield or SEC yield on a different date — all can be valid; they are not interchangeable. 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. Figures below use Dividend Vision data as of September 3, 2026.

Distribution rate methodology · Distribution Safety Score methodology · SEC yield

Sources and review

Data as of September 3, 2026.

Primary sources: BlackRock or company page; 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.

TCPC risks and drawbacks

Payments are quarterly, so cash flow is lumpy versus a monthly fund. Total return has trailed SPY over the available window. The deepest 1-year drawdown on record here is 48.6%.

Who may consider TCPC — and who may not

It is a weaker fit for investors who need monthly cash flow (TCPC pays quarterly); investors whose main goal is matching SPY total return. This is educational context, not a recommendation to buy or sell.

Frequently asked questions

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