Investment Income and Portfolio Performance - Total investment income increased by 12% to 2.1millionforQ12024,drivenbya40840,000, or 0.33pershare,comparedto715,000, or 0.28pershare,inQ12023[6].−Totalinvestmentincomeforthefirstquarterof2024increasedby122,067,219 compared to 1,851,498inthesameperiodof2023[24].−Netinvestmentincomeforthefirstquarterof2024was839,585, up from 714,916inthefirstquarterof2023[25].−Theannualizedweightedaverageyieldofdebtinvestmentswas13.723.85 at March 31, 2024, reflecting a 1% increase from year-end 2023 [4]. - Regular quarterly dividend increased by 16% to 0.29pershareforQ22024,upfrom0.25 per share [14]. - Net assets at the end of the first quarter of 2024 were 61,569,339,anincreasefrom59,375,393 at the end of the first quarter of 2023 [25]. - The company declared a dividend of 645,255inthefirstquarterof2024,upfrom516,204 in the same quarter of 2023 [25]. Investment Activities - New and follow-on investments totaled 10.8millionduringthefirstquarter,includinga5.5 million investment in Mattison Avenue Holdings [4]. - The company realized a gain of 3.5millionfromthesaleofACVAuctionsstock,withthesharessoldatanaveragepriceof18.02 each [12]. - Net realized gain on sales and dispositions of investments reached 3,450,092,significantlyhigherthan53,388 in the same quarter of the previous year [25]. Expenses and Financial Metrics - Total expenses for the first quarter of 2024 were 1,226,856,comparedto1,047,845 in the first quarter of 2023 [28]. - Adjusted total expenses, excluding capital gains incentive fees, were 1,114,556forthefirstquarterof2024,comparedto756,845 in the same period of 2023 [28]. - Net increase in net assets from operations was 1,399,381forthefirstquarterof2024,downfrom2,170,277 in the same quarter of 2023 [25]. - Basic and diluted net increase in net assets from operations per share decreased to 0.54from0.84 year-over-year [23]. - Outstanding borrowings on the senior secured revolving credit facility were 19.2million,withaninterestrateof8.80.37, compared to $0.39 in the same period of 2023 [30].