5 Best BDC Stocks To Buy For the Rest of 2023

4. Hercules Capital, Inc. (NYSE:HTGC)

Number of Hedge Fund Holders: 12

Hercules Capital, Inc. (NYSE:HTGC) is a capital markets company, based in California, US. The company provides senior secured venture growth loans to venture capital-backed companies. It currently pays a quarterly dividend of $0.40 per share, having raised it by 2.6% on August 1. Through this increase, the company took its dividend growth streak to five years, which places it as one of the best dividend stocks on our list. In addition to this, Hercules Capital, Inc. (NYSE:HTGC) has a strong history of paying supplemental dividends to shareholders. The stock’s dividend yield on September 26 came in at 9.73%.

As of the close of Q2 2023, 12 hedge funds tracked by Insider Monkey owned stakes in Hercules Capital, Inc. (NYSE:HTGC), growing from 9 in the previous quarter. The consolidated value of these stakes is roughly $30 million.

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