Kasia75/iStock via Getty Images Ares Capital (NASDAQ:ARCC), a very large business development corporation ('BDC'), continues to report stellar earnings when compared to the size of the dividend. We publish extensively about Ares, in large part because this is by far our largest BDC holding. Ares, in a simple description, thrives on two market conditions, demand strength, or the economy and interest rates. The company employs a lot of floating rate loans with spreads tending to increase under higher rates. I ...