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Hercules Capital, Inc. (HTGC) — chart, structure and Closelook read

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Company snapshot — Hercules Capital, Inc.

HTGC in five paragraphs: what it makes and sells, where it sits in the Closelook stack, who it is priced against, why we track it, what we watch. Research diary, not advice.

What it does
Hercules Capital is a business development company that lends venture debt and growth capital to venture-backed private companies, from mid-stage through to firms nearing a public listing. It structures loans with warrants attached, alongside asset-based facilities such as equipment loans, receivables lines and working-capital revolvers. It also finances buy-outs, spin-outs, acquisitions and bridge situations ahead of an IPO or merger. It is based in San Mateo, California, and listed in the United States.
Where it sits in the stack
Hercules Capital carries no seat in our indices, so it does not map onto a Rubin layer or sleeve. It sits in the diary's Financial Services universe, under the asset-management industry grouping, as a lender to the venture-capital ecosystem rather than a build-out constituent.
Who it is priced against
Closelook's peer group places it with scored Financial Services names based in the United States, including PJT Partners, TPG and Brookfield Asset Management, alongside international financial names such as Sumitomo Mitsui and Mizuho. The market also compares it with Ares Capital, another business development company.
Why Closelook tracks it
It carries a Closelook score, with momentum the strongest of the seven modules and valuation the weakest. It holds no seat in our indices and has not yet appeared in the diary's editions or quotes.
What the diary watches
The diary watches how funding conditions for venture-backed companies feed through to loan demand and repayment, since Hercules Capital's book depends on the health of the start-ups it lends to.

Hercules Capital, Inc. (HTGC) trades on US exchanges.

Written from the company’s public profile and Closelook’s own readings, 2026-09-17. Descriptive, refreshed with the registry; corrections welcome via the imprint. closelook.net is an investment research diary — market structure, index membership and scores are our own readings, not investment advice. Related: index compare · sector dispersion · scanner.

Signals for this name

Every Closelook reading that exists for HTGC, from the same nightly bakes the boards use. Research diary readings, not advice.

Dividends and capital return trailing yield 10.94%, quarterly · last 0.47 USD on 2026-08-11

Dividends and capital return

What HTGC pays out and buys back — distributions read from the price series, money terms from the filings.

  • Trailing 12 months 1.88 USD per share · a 10.94% yield on the 2026-09-22 close 4 distributions, paid quarterly 2026-09-22
  • Change on the year +21.5% against the prior twelve months prior twelve months 1.55 USD per share
  • Last distribution 0.47 USD per share as the price series records it, within days of the ex-date 2026-08-11
  • By calendar year 2025: 2.02 USD (partial) · 2026: 1.41 USD to date first distribution recorded in the three-year window: 2025-02-26

Per-share amounts are derived from the adjusted price series in the listing currency, so dates sit within days of the ex-date; filing figures come from the fundamentals feed for the last reported fiscal year. An investment diary, not a recommendation.

Weather around the name 3 macro readings: Money Temperature, Factor regime, Sovereign pressure

The weather around this name

Macro readings that apply by membership — the regime, the factor tape, the sector cell, the funding backdrop.

  • Money Temperature Composite 66/100 · S&P 500 fund at 64, bullish alignedEight instruments scored on position, momentum, volume, volatility and fragility — the regime every name trades inside. Temperature lab → 2026-09-22
  • Factor regime Momentum leading — risk appetite buildingMomentum against low volatility (SPMO / SPLV): above its 50-day trend, 99th percentile of the window, +10.8% over 20 sessions. Factor regime → 2026-09-22
  • Sovereign pressure Index -0.03 · down 0.40 over 21 sessionsG7 long-end yields, 10s30s and the slope — the funding weather for every balance sheet on this site. Sovereign pressure → 2026-09-22

FAQ · from the current data · as of 2026-09-23

Quick answers

What is Hercules Capital, Inc. (HTGC)?

Hercules Capital, Inc. trades as HTGC on the US exchange (US) in the Closelook research universe, as of the registry build of 2026-09-23.

Is HTGC in a Closelook index?

Not currently — Hercules Capital, Inc. is tracked in the Closelook research universe but is not a constituent of a Closelook functional index as of 2026-09-23.

Where does HTGC trade against its moving averages?

Uptrend stack intact: Trades +2.7% vs the 50-day and +9.5% vs the 200-day average, 4% below the 52-week high and +32.6% off the 52-week low; a golden cross printed 29 sessions ago. Computed from daily closes. As of 2026-09-22 — a technical state from the nightly Closelook bake, not advice. The Technical tab carries the full row.

What does Hercules Capital, Inc. do?

Hercules Capital is a business development company that lends venture debt and growth capital to venture-backed private companies, from mid-stage through to firms nearing a public listing. It structures loans with warrants attached, alongside asset-based facilities such as equipment loans, receivables lines and working-capital revolvers. It also finances buy-outs, spin-outs, acquisitions and bridge situations ahead of an IPO or merger. Closelook's peer group places it with scored Financial Services names based in the United States, including PJT Partners, TPG and Brookfield Asset Management, alongside international financial names such as Sumitomo Mitsui and Mizuho. The market also compares it with Ares Capital, another business development company.

Where does Hercules Capital, Inc. sit in the AI build-out?

Hercules Capital carries no seat in our indices, so it does not map onto a Rubin layer or sleeve. It sits in the diary's Financial Services universe, under the asset-management industry grouping, as a lender to the venture-capital ecosystem rather than a build-out constituent. It carries a Closelook score, with momentum the strongest of the seven modules and valuation the weakest. It holds no seat in our indices and has not yet appeared in the diary's editions or quotes.

Does Hercules Capital, Inc. pay a dividend?

Hercules Capital, Inc. has paid 1.88 USD per share over the last twelve months, paid quarterly, a trailing yield of 10.94% on the 2026-09-22 close; the last distribution recorded in the price series was 0.47 USD on 2026-08-11. The "Dividends and capital return" block on this page carries the lines.

What does this page show?

A live price chart with SMA overlays and drawing tools for HTGC, performance metrics, index-membership context and the Closelook structure read — an investment research diary view, not investment advice.