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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

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

With $42 billion of total assets at year-end and $31.6 billion of net assets, the Cliffwater fund is the largest SEC-registered private-credit interval fund, according to Interval Fund Tracker.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 16, 2026

The huge premium to its net assets that Strategy once enjoyed has turned into a discount.

From MarketWatch • Feb. 5, 2026

But the banks themselves had little money among them, the net assets slightly exceeding half a million sterling, and the aggregate deposits totalling less than a quarter of a million.

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