Babson Capital Participation Investors reported earnings results for the fourth quarter and full year ended December 31, 2015. For the quarter ended December 31, 2014, net investment income was $2,627,029 or $0.26 per share. The Trust earned net investment income of $2,074,082 or $0.20 per share during the quarter ended September 30, 2015. The Trust realized net capital losses of $939,385 or $0.09 per share during the quarter ended December 31, 2015, which resulted in realized net capital gains for the year ended December 31, 2015 of $502,639 or $0.05 per share.

The company net investment income for the year ended December 31, 2015 was $9,903,669 or $0.96 per share. This represents a decrease from the year ended December 31, 2014, when net investment income was $10,597,214 or $1.03 per share. For the quarter ended December 31, 2015, net investment income was $2,499,923 or $0.24 per share, of which approximately $116,583 or $0.01 per share represented income due to nonrecurring items. By comparison, for the year ended December 31, 2014 the Trust realized net capital losses of $6,258,981 or $0.61 per share.