FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2024

Investment Company [Abstract]

SCHEDULE OF FINANCIAL HIGHLIGHTS

	Year Ended December 31,
	2024			2023			2022			2021			2020
Per Basic Share Data
Net asset value at beginning of the year	$	7.99		$	7.39		$	11.72		$	15.14		$	11.38
Net investment loss(1)		(0.58	)		(0.51	)		(0.49	)		(0.38	)		(0.81	)
Net realized gain/(loss) on investments(1)		(0.21	)		(0.46	)		(0.20	)		8.46			0.92
Realized loss on partial repurchase of 6.00% Notes due December 30, 2026(1)		(0.01	)		—			—			—			—
Net change in unrealized appreciation/(depreciation) of investments(1)		(0.79	)		1.16			(3.72	)		(2.39	)		3.78
Dividends declared		—			—			(0.11	)		(8.00	)		(0.87	)
Issuance of common stock from stock dividend		—			—			—			0.74			—
Issuance of common stock from public offering(1)		—			—			0.01			0.01			0.30
Issuance of common stock from conversion of 4.75% Convertible Notes due 2023(1)		—			—			—			(1.91	)		(0.11	)
Repurchase of common stock(1)		0.17			0.32			0.11			—			0.43
Stock-based compensation(1)		0.11			0.09			0.07			0.05			0.12
Net asset value at end of year	$	6.68		$	7.99		$	7.39		$	11.72		$	15.14
Per share market value at end of year	$	5.88		$	3.94		$	3.80		$	12.95		$	13.09
Total return based on market value(2)		49.24	%		3.68	%		(69.45	)%		60.05	%		99.85	%
Total return based on net asset value(2)		(16.40	)%		8.12	%		(36.01	)%		30.25	%		33.04	%
Shares outstanding at end of year		23,601,566			25,445,805			28,429,499			31,118,556			19,914,023
Ratios/Supplemental Data:
Net assets at end of year	$	157,572,086		$	203,357,646		$	210,020,702		$	364,846,624		$	301,583,073
Average net assets	$	174,438,302		$	207,608,591		$	310,086,061		$	396,209,139		$	205,430,809
Ratio of net operating expenses to average net assets(3)		10.68	%		9.70	%		5.87	%		2.88	%		7.95	%
Ratio of net investment loss to average net assets(3)		(8.00	)%		(6.51	)%		(4.76	)%		(2.51	)%		(7.07	)%
Portfolio Turnover Ratio		13.73	%		9.34	%		4.31	%		28.34	%		14.87	%

(1)	Based on weighted-average number of shares outstanding for the relevant period.
(2)	Total return based on market value is based upon the change in market price per share between the opening and ending market values per share in the period, adjusted for dividends and equity issuances. Total return based on net asset value is based upon the change in net asset value per share between the opening and ending net asset values per share in the period, adjusted for dividends and equity issuances.
(3)	For the year ended December 31, 2021, the Company excluded $100,274 of non-recurring expenses. For the year ended December 31, 2020, the Company excluded $1,962,431 of non-recurring expenses. Because the ratios are calculated for the Company’s common stock taken as a whole, an individual investor’s ratios may vary from these ratios.