Does MPV pay a dividend?

Yes. Barings Participation Investors pays a semi-annual dividend, currently yielding 6.81% based on trailing twelve-month payments of $1.11 per share.

How much does MPV pay in dividends?

$1.11 per share over the last twelve months, paid semi-annual. Special and one-off distributions are excluded from that figure because they do not recur.

When is the next MPV ex-dividend date?

No upcoming ex-dividend date is currently on record for MPV. Dates appear here once the company declares them.

MPV Dividend

Barings Participation Investors

NYSEFinancial ServicesStockData as of August 12, 2026

Dividend yield: 6.81%
Annual dividend: $1.11
Payout ratio: 1.28
Frequency: Semi-Annual
Share price: $16.30
Market cap: $176M

Is MPV a good dividend stock?

What the data shows. These are observations, not recommendations — see the disclaimer at the foot of the page.

Yield is above the market median6.81% against a median of 2.78% across US dividend payers.
Paying out more than it earnsA payout ratio of 1.28 means the dividend exceeds reported earnings. That can be sustained for a while from cash reserves or borrowing, but not indefinitely.
Dividend has been cut 7 timesAcross 37 complete years, the annual total fell in 2005, 2020, 2024 and earlier. The most recent reduction was in 2024.

MPV dividend history

Annual dividend per share, 1989 to 2025.

Peak $1.32 in 2023Year the total fellTypical payment × payments that year, split-adjusted, excluding special and one-off distributions. Robust to duplicate records in the source data. The current year is omitted while incomplete.

Recent dividend payments

The last 40 dividend payments for MPV, most recent first.
Ex-dividend date	Pay date	Amount	Type
May 29, 2026	June 12, 2026	$0.3700	Semi-Annual
December 30, 2025	January 16, 2026	$0.3700	Quarterly
November 3, 2025	November 14, 2025	$0.3700	Irregular
August 29, 2025	September 12, 2025	$0.3700	Quarterly
May 30, 2025	June 13, 2025	$0.3700	Semi-Annual
December 30, 2024	January 17, 2025	$0.4700	Special
November 4, 2024	November 15, 2024	$0.3700	Quarterly
August 26, 2024	September 13, 2024	$0.3700	Quarterly
May 31, 2024	June 14, 2024	$0.3600	Semi-Annual
December 28, 2023	January 19, 2024	$0.3500	Quarterly
November 3, 2023	November 17, 2023	$0.3400	Quarterly
August 25, 2023	September 8, 2023	$0.3200	Quarterly
May 30, 2023	June 9, 2023	$0.2800	Quarterly
December 29, 2022	January 20, 2023	$0.2400	Monthly
November 4, 2022	November 18, 2022	$0.2200	Quarterly
August 26, 2022	September 9, 2022	$0.2000	Quarterly
May 27, 2022	June 10, 2022	$0.2000	Semi-Annual
December 29, 2021	January 14, 2022	$0.2000	Quarterly
November 5, 2021	November 19, 2021	$0.2000	Quarterly
July 30, 2021	August 13, 2021	$0.2000	Quarterly
April 30, 2021	May 14, 2021	$0.2000	Quarterly
December 30, 2020	January 15, 2021	$0.2000	Quarterly
October 30, 2020	November 13, 2020	$0.2000	Quarterly
July 31, 2020	August 14, 2020	$0.2000	Quarterly
May 1, 2020	May 15, 2020	$0.2000	Quarterly
December 30, 2019	January 17, 2020	$0.2700	Quarterly
November 1, 2019	November 15, 2019	$0.2700	Quarterly
August 2, 2019	August 16, 2019	$0.2700	Quarterly
May 3, 2019	May 17, 2019	$0.2700	Quarterly
December 28, 2018	January 11, 2019	$0.2700	Quarterly
October 26, 2018	November 9, 2018	$0.2700	Quarterly
August 3, 2018	August 17, 2018	$0.2700	Quarterly
May 4, 2018	May 18, 2018	$0.2700	Quarterly
December 28, 2017	January 12, 2018	$0.2700	Quarterly
October 27, 2017	November 10, 2017	$0.2700	Quarterly
July 28, 2017	August 11, 2017	$0.2700	Quarterly
May 2, 2017	May 12, 2017	$0.2700	Quarterly
December 28, 2016	January 13, 2017	$0.2700	Quarterly
November 3, 2016	November 18, 2016	$0.2700	Quarterly
July 28, 2016	August 12, 2016	$0.2700	Quarterly

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Frequently asked questions

Does MPV pay a dividend?: Yes. Barings Participation Investors pays a semi-annual dividend, currently yielding 6.81% based on trailing twelve-month payments of $1.11 per share.
How much does MPV pay in dividends?: $1.11 per share over the last twelve months, paid semi-annual. Special and one-off distributions are excluded from that figure because they do not recur.
When is the next MPV ex-dividend date?: No upcoming ex-dividend date is currently on record for MPV. Dates appear here once the company declares them.