---
schema_version: "secwatch.filing_event.v1"
accession: "0000950170-23-058178"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "FDUS"
cik: "0001513363"
company_name: "FIDUS INVESTMENT Corp"
filed_at: "2023-11-02T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-06-09T00:03:49.154882+00:00"
event_type: "earnings"
sentiment: "positive"
materiality_score: 0.75
calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Fidus Investment Q3 adjusted NII $0.68/share, up 46% YoY; declares $0.80 total dividend

## Summary
- Q3 total investment income $34.2M (up 36.8% YoY); net investment income $16.7M ($0.63/share); adjusted NII $18.2M ($0.68/share, up 46% YoY).
- NAV $548.6M ($19.28/share) as of Sept 30; estimated spillover income $32.7M ($1.15/share).
- Board declares Q4 total dividend of $0.80/share ($0.43 base + $0.27 supplemental + $0.10 special), payable Dec 27 to holders of record Dec 20. Base dividend increased from $0.41.
- Portfolio fair value $926.9M; weighted average yield on debt 14.6%; invested $56.7M in new debt/equity during Q3.
- Subsequent to quarter end: $18M investment in White Label Communications; $3M SBA debentures at 6.083%; exits from three portfolio companies with total repayments ~$29.3M.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0000950170-23-058178
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: FDUS
- cik: 0001513363
- company_name: FIDUS INVESTMENT Corp
- filed_at: 2023-11-02T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: earnings
- sentiment: positive
- materiality_score: 0.75
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.75
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 2.02, 7.01, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1513363/000095017023058178/0000950170-23-058178-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1513363/000095017023058178/fdus-20231102.htm

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## Key facts
- Earnings Releases
  FIDUS INVESTMENT Corp reported the third quarter ended September 30, 2023 results: revenue $34.2 million, net income $16.7 million, EPS $0.63 per share.
  - Period: the third quarter ended September 30, 2023
  - Revenue: $34.2 million
  - Net income: $16.7 million
  - EPS: $0.63 per share
  - Result: reported results
  source text: Fidus Investment Corporation (NASDAQ:FDUS) (“Fidus” or the “Company”), a provider of customized debt and equity financing solutions, primarily to lower middle-market companies based in the United States, today announced its financial results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2023. Third Quarter 2023 Financial Highlights • Total investment income of $34.2 million • Net investment income of $16.7 million, or $0.63 per share
  evidence_url: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1513363/000095017023058178/0000950170-23-058178-index.htm

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