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net assets

American  

plural noun

  1. the total assets of a business minus its total liabilities.


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There were roughly $138 billion worth of perpetual BDC net assets as of the fourth quarter.

From Barron's • Apr. 7, 2026

By February, CCLFX’s net assets totaled about $33 billion.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 1, 2026

Private-credit funds charge steep fees that can run at five percentage points annually or more on net assets at BDCs such as Blue Owl Capital, Ares Capital, and FS KKR Capital, Barron’s calculates.

From Barron's • Mar. 20, 2026

Some investors are seizing on the current stampede out of private credit as a chance to buy into funds at significant discounts to reported net assets.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 12, 2026

The confetti, collapsed balloons and peanut shucks are the net assets of the revival—and these are left for the local managers.

From Love, Life & Work Being a Book of Opinions Reasonably Good-Natured Concerning How to Attain the Highest Happiness for One's Self with the Least Possible Harm to Others by Hubbard, Elbert