One company that managed itself well through the credit crisis was Ares Capital ( ARCC).

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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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Ares Capital Corporation (ARCC) : This New York-based specialty finance company focuses on underserved financing needs of private middle market companies across a variety industries.

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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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Below is a long-term dividend history chart for ARCC, which can be of good help in judging whether the most recent dividend with approx. 8.7% annualized yield is likely to continue.

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According to the ETF Finder at ETF Channel, ARCC makes up 13.61% of the BDC Income ETF ( AMEX: BIZD )which is trading lower by about 0.9% on the day Friday.

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