Barings Participation Investors (NYSE:MPV) Short Interest Update

Barings Participation Investors (NYSE:MPV) was the target of a large increase in short interest during the month of March. As of March 13th, there was short interest totaling 15,912 shares, an increase of 20.0% from the February 26th total of 13,260 shares. Currently, 0.2% of the company’s stock are short sold. Based on an average trading volume of 13,733 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 1.2 days.

Barings Participation Investors Stock Up 4.0%

MPV traded up $0.66 on Tuesday, hitting $17.14. The company had a trading volume of 38,405 shares, compared to its average volume of 16,654. The company’s fifty day moving average price is $18.79 and its 200 day moving average price is $19.12. Barings Participation Investors has a 1-year low of $15.65 and a 1-year high of $21.00.

Institutional Trading of Barings Participation Investors

Several large investors have recently modified their holdings of the company. Barings LLC grew its stake in Barings Participation Investors by 1.0% in the 4th quarter. Barings LLC now owns 283,014 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $4,497,000 after buying an additional 2,673 shares during the last quarter. Benjamin Edwards Inc. lifted its position in Barings Participation Investors by 0.7% during the 4th quarter. Benjamin Edwards Inc. now owns 250,172 shares of the financial services provider’s stock worth $3,975,000 after acquiring an additional 1,617 shares during the last quarter. Osaic Holdings Inc. boosted its holdings in Barings Participation Investors by 5.7% during the fourth quarter. Osaic Holdings Inc. now owns 202,958 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $3,225,000 after acquiring an additional 10,902 shares during the period. LPL Financial LLC grew its position in shares of Barings Participation Investors by 2.8% in the fourth quarter. LPL Financial LLC now owns 162,606 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $2,584,000 after purchasing an additional 4,418 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Commonwealth Equity Services LLC grew its position in shares of Barings Participation Investors by 6.4% in the fourth quarter. Commonwealth Equity Services LLC now owns 133,523 shares of the financial services provider’s stock valued at $2,122,000 after purchasing an additional 8,007 shares during the last quarter.

About Barings Participation Investors

Barings Participation Investors is a closed ended fixed income mutual fund launched and managed by Barings LLC. The fund invests in the fixed income markets of the United States. It primarily invests in below-investment grade, long-term corporate debt obligations which are directly purchased from its issuers. The fund also seeks to invest in warrants, conversion rights, or other equity related instruments. It benchmarks the performance of its portfolio against Standard and Poor's Industrials Composite, Russell 2000 Index, Lehman Brothers U.S.