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Note 3 - Investments
6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2026
Notes to Financial Statements  
Investment in Debt and Equity Securities and Other Trading Assets [Text Block]

Note 3. Investments

 

As of June 30, 2026, the Company’s investments consisted of the following: 

 

          

Percentage

 
  

Amortized Cost

  

Fair Value

  

of Total Investments

 

Senior secured term loans

 $161,544,052  $128,864,890   49.1%

Senior secured term loan participations

  88,994,091   66,297,945   25.2%

Senior secured trade finance participations

  32,328,967   24,859,079   9.5%

Convertible notes

  29,335,457   30,806,874   11.7%

Other investments

  21,575,474   11,816,853   4.5%

Equity warrants

        0.0%

Total investments

 $333,778,041   262,645,641   100.0%

 

As of December 31, 2025, the Company’s investments consisted of the following:

 

          

Percentage

 
  

Amortized Cost

  

Fair Value

  

of Total Investments

 

Senior secured term loans

 $154,210,608  $123,807,284   47.2%

Senior secured term loan participations

  93,914,525   71,371,727   27.2%

Senior secured trade finance participations

  32,007,959   26,493,018   10.1%

Convertible notes

  27,621,053   29,092,471   11.1%

Other investments

  21,849,620   11,451,817   4.4%

Equity warrants

        0.0%

Total investments

 $329,603,765  $262,216,317   100.0%

 

Participations

 

Some of the Company’s investments are in the form of participation interests in financing facilities (“Participations”). Certain of the Company's Participations are interests in financing facilities originated by one of the Company’s sub-advisors. Participations may be interests in one specific loan or trade finance transaction, several loans or trade finance transactions under a facility, or may be interests in an entire facility. The Company’s rights under Participations include, without limitation, all corresponding rights in payments, collateral, guaranties, and any other security interests obtained by the respective sub-advisor in the underlying financing facilities.

 

As of  June 30, 2026 and  December 31, 2025, Participations with sub-advisors represented the following as a percentage of Net Assets:

 

  

As of June 30, 2026

  

As of December 31, 2025

 
  

Fair

  

Percentage

  

Fair

  

Percentage

 

Sub-advisor

 

Value

  

of Total

  

Value

  

of Total

 

CEECAT Capital Limited & CCL Investments SARL

 $   0.0% $11,036,073   4.0%

Origin Capital Limited

  16,135,533   5.9%  15,891,748   5.8%

Scipion Capital, Ltd.

  1,777,308   0.7%  1,777,308   0.7%

TRG Management LP

  35,587,821   13.1%  34,613,423   12.7%

Total

 $53,500,662   19.7% $63,318,552   23.2%

 

Interest Receivable

 

Depending on the specific terms of the Company’s investments, interest earned by the Company is payable either monthly, quarterly, or, in the case of most trade finance investments, at maturity. As such, some of the Company's trade finance investments have up to a year or more of accrued interest receivable as of  June 30, 2026. In addition, certain of the Company’s investments in term loans accrue deferred interest, which is not payable until the maturity of the loans. Lastly, certain of the Company's investments have PIK interest, which is accrued as interest receivable and capitalized on a regular basis based on the terms of the agreements. As a result, a significant portion of the Company's interest receivable balance may not be received in cash in the short term. The Company’s interest receivable balances at June 30, 2026 and December 31, 2025 are recorded at net realizable value.

 

Trade Finance

 

Trade finance encompasses a variety of lending structures that support the export, import or sale of goods between producers and buyers in various countries and across various jurisdictions. The strategy is most prevalent in the financing of commodities. The Company’s Participations in trade finance positions typically fall into two broad categories: pre-export financing and receivable/inventory financing. Pre-export financing represents advances to borrowers based on proven orders from buyers. Receivable/inventory financing represents advances on borrowers’ eligible receivable and inventory balances. For trade finance, the structure and terms of the facility underlying the Company’s Participations vary according to the nature of the transaction being financed. The structure can take the form of a revolver with multiple draw requests and maturity of up to one year based on collateral and performance requirements. The structure can also be specific to the individual transaction being financed, which typically have shorter durations of 60 – 180 days. With respect to underwriting, particular consideration is given to the following:

 

 

nature of the goods or transaction being financed,

 

the terms associated with the sale and repayment of the goods,

 

the execution risk associated with producing, storing and shipment of the goods,

 

the financial and performance profile of both the borrower and end buyer(s),

 

the underlying advance rate and subsequent Loan to Value (“LTV”) associated with lending against the goods that serve to secure the facility or transaction,

 

collateral and financial controls (collection accounts and inventory possession),

 

third party inspections and insurance, and

 

the region, country or jurisdiction in which the financing is being completed.

 

Collateral varies by transaction, but is typically raw or finished goods inventory, and/or receivables. In the case of pre-export finance, the transaction is secured by purchase orders from buyers or offtake contracts, which are agreements between a buyer and seller to purchase/sell a future product.

 

Terms depend on the nature of the facility or transaction being financed. As such, they depend on the credit profile of the underlying financing, as well as the speed and detail associated with the request for financing. Interest can be paid as often as monthly or quarterly on revolving facilities (one year in duration) or at maturity when dealing with specific transactions with shorter duration, which is the case for the majority of the Company’s trade finance positions. At times, settlement can be delayed due to documentation, shipment, transportation or port clearing issues, delays associated with the end buyer or off-taker assuming possession, possible changes to contract or offtake terms, and the aggregation of settlement of multiple individual transactions. Conversely, at times payments are made ahead of schedule, as transactions either clear faster than expected, borrowers decide to prepay or pay down ahead of schedule, counterparties clear multiple individual transactions in one settlement, or less expensive financing is secured by the borrower.

 

On occasion, the Company may receive notice from the respective sub-advisor that a borrower or counterparty to a financing facility underlying one of the Company’s Participations intends to pay ahead of schedule or in one lump sum (settling multiple draw requests all at once). Depending on timing and the ability to redeploy these funds, combined with projected inflows of capital, these outsize payments can negatively impact the Company’s performance. In these situations, the credit profile of the borrower, and the transaction in general, is reviewed with the sub-advisor and a request may be made to either stagger payments, where at all possible, or request that payment only be made at the end of that specific financial quarter. These requests or accommodations, which happen very rarely, will only be made where the Company has strong comfort in and around the credit profile of the transaction or borrower.

 

Short Term Investments

 

Short term investments are defined by the Company as investments that generally meet the standard underwriting guidelines for trade finance and term loan transactions and that also have the following characteristics: (1) maturity of less than one year, and (2) loans to borrowers to whom, at the time of funding, the Company does not expect to re-lend. Impact data is not tracked for short term investments.

 

Warrants

 

Certain investments, including loans and participations, may carry equity warrants, which allow the Company to buy shares of the portfolio company at a given price, which the Company may exercise at its discretion during the life of the portfolio company. The Company’s goal is to ultimately dispose of such equity interests and realize gains upon the disposition of such interests. However, these warrants and equity interests are generally illiquid and it may be difficult for the Company to dispose of them. In addition, the Company expects that any warrants or other return enhancements received when the Company makes or invests in loans may require several years to appreciate in value and may not appreciate at all.

 

The industry composition of the Company’s portfolio, at fair value as of June 30, 2026 and December 31, 2025, was as follows:

 

  

As of June 30, 2026

  

As of December 31, 2025

 
  

Fair

  

Percentage

  

Fair

  

Percentage

 

Industry

 

Value

  

of Total

  

Value

  

of Total

 

Beef Cattle, Except Feedlots

 $2,955,774   1.1% $2,955,774   1.1%

Boatbuilding and Repairing

  4,780,946   1.8%  5,520,952   2.1%

Chemicals and Allied Products

  3,919,175   1.5%  4,019,175   1.5%

Chocolate and Cocoa Products

  23,514,307   9.0%  26,475,443   10.1%

Coal and Other Minerals and Ores

  33,234,222   12.7%  33,577,527   12.8%

Computer Related Services

  30,806,874   11.7%  29,092,471   11.1%

Corn

  13,408,445   5.1%  13,371,613   5.1%

Corrugated and Solid Fiber Boxes

  2,727,088   1.0%  2,520,135   1.0%

Cotton Ginning

  1,792,698   0.7%  1,792,698   0.7%

Dairy Farms

  3,919,677   1.5%  4,252,363   1.6%

Electric Services

  1,403,608   0.5%  764,426   0.3%

Freight Transportation Arrangement

  3,099,538   1.2%  3,099,538   1.2%

Frozen Fish and Seafood

  2,390,516   0.9%  2,674,069   1.0%

Hotels and Motels

  7,728,053   2.9%  9,885,644   3.8%

Land Subdividers and Developers

  18,473,849   7.0%  18,029,698   6.9%

Motor Vehicle Parts and Accessories

  9,987,459   3.8%  11,036,073   4.2%

Refuse Systems

  78,074,055   29.7%  70,740,611   26.9%

Retail Bakeries

  6,521,990   2.5%  6,982,214   2.7%

Short-Term Business Credit

  1,777,308   0.7%  1,777,308   0.7%

Soybeans

  5,944,929   2.3%  6,040,979   2.3%

Towing and Tugboat Service

  520,357   0.2%  1,668,687   0.6%

Other

  5,664,773   2.2%  5,938,919   2.3%

Total

 $262,645,641   100.0% $262,216,317   100.0%

 

The table below shows the portfolio composition by geographic classification at fair value as of June 30, 2026 and December 31, 2025:

 

  

As of June 30, 2026

  

As of December 31, 2025

 
  

Fair

  

Percentage

  

Fair

  

Percentage

 

Country

 

Value

  

of Total

  

Value

  

of Total

 

Argentina (1)

 $14,613,078   5.7% $15,041,814   5.7%

Botswana

  1,777,308   0.7%  1,777,308   0.7%

Brazil

  35,690,835   13.6%  34,916,438   13.3%

Cabo Verde

  7,728,053   2.9%  9,885,644   3.8%

Cameroon

  12,603,957   4.8%  13,525,607   5.2%

Chile

  1,403,608   0.5%  764,426   0.3%

Ecuador

  5,117,604   1.9%  5,194,204   2.0%

Hong Kong

  14,208,553   5.4%  14,551,857   5.5%

Indonesia

  10,910,350   4.2%  12,949,836   4.9%

Kenya

  3,099,538   1.2%  3,099,538   1.2%

Malaysia

  3,919,175   1.5%  4,019,175   1.5%

Mexico

  78,074,055   29.7%  70,740,611   26.9%

Namibia

  18,473,849   7.0%  18,029,698   6.9%

Netherlands

  9,987,459   3.8%  11,036,073   4.2%

Nigeria

  1,696,509   0.6%  2,918,985   1.1%

Peru

  1,261,346   0.5%  1,261,346   0.5%

Romania

  6,521,990   2.5%  6,982,214   2.7%

Singapore

  19,025,669   7.2%  19,025,670   7.3%

Uganda

  13,408,445   5.1%  13,371,613   5.1%

N/A

  3,124,260   1.2%  3,124,260   1.2%

Total

 $262,645,641   100.0% $262,216,317   100.0%

 

(1)

All of the Company’s investments in Argentina are Participations in trade finance facilities originated by IIG TOF B.V.