And in between the brightest and darkest stars of the BDC sector you find Apollo Investment Corp. ( AINV).

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And at Apollo Investment Corporation (AINV), there was insider buying on Friday, by EVP of Corporate Strategy Eileen M.

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The BDC sector yields over 11%, with AINV (15%), ARCC (10%), FSC (14%) and MAIN (9%) all sport generous dividend yields.

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These include companies like American Capital ( ACAS), Apollo Investment Corporation ( AINV), Fortress Investment Group ( FIG), Ares Capital ( ARCC) and Fifth Street Finance ( FSC).

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American Capital, Ltd. ( ACAS), Apollo Investment Corporation ( AINV), and Ares Capital Corporation ( ARCC) all sport multi-billion dollar market caps and have been battle-tested through several economic cycles.

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According to the ETF Finder at ETF Channel, AINV makes up 6.26% of the BDC Income ETF ( AMEX: BIZD )which is trading lower by about 0.2% on the day Friday.

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