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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001072613-23-000625
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	CORRESP
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		2
FILED AS OF DATE:		20231215

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	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			BARINGS GLOBAL SHORT DURATION HIGH YIELD FUND
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001521404
		ORGANIZATION NAME:           	
		IRS NUMBER:				000000000
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			MA

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		CORRESP

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		C/O BARINGS LLC
		STREET 2:		300 SOUTH TRYON STREET, SUITE 2500
		CITY:			CHARLOTTE
		STATE:			NC
		ZIP:			28202
		BUSINESS PHONE:		704-805-7200

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		C/O BARINGS LLC
		STREET 2:		300 SOUTH TRYON STREET, SUITE 2500
		CITY:			CHARLOTTE
		STATE:			NC
		ZIP:			28202

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	BABSON CAPITAL GLOBAL SHORT DURATION HIGH YIELD FUND
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	20120615

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	BABSON CAPITAL GLOBAL FLOATING RATE & INCOME FUND
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	20110520
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EDGAR</B></FONT></P>

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Hamilton</FONT></P>

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of Investment Management</FONT></P>

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and Exchange Commission</FONT></P>

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F Street, N.E.</FONT></P>

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D.C. 20549-0504</FONT></P>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Re:</FONT></TD><TD><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Barings
                                            Global Short Duration High Yield Fund (File No. 811-22562) (the &#8220;Fund&#8221;) &#8211;
                                            Review of Annual Report Disclosure</FONT></TD></TR></TABLE>

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<P STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0 3.65in 0 0"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">Dear
Ms. Hamilton:</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="font: 12pt Times New Roman, Times, Serif; margin: 0; text-align: justify; text-indent: 0.5in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">We
are writing in response to comments provided by the Staff of the Division of Investment Management (the &#8220;Staff&#8221;) of the Securities
and Exchange Commission on October 26, 2023 with respect to the Fund&#8217;s Annual Report on Form N-CSR for the year ended December
31, 2022, filed on March 10, 2023 (the &#8220;Report&#8221;). The Fund has considered your comments and has authorized us, on its behalf,
to make the responses discussed below. All terms not defined herein shall have the meaning ascribed in the Report.</FONT></P>

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behalf of the Fund, set forth below are the Staff&#8217;s comments along with our responses to or any supplemental explanations of such
comments, as requested.</FONT></P>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0.25in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">1.</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><B><U>Comment</U></B>:&#9;The
                                            Staff notes that Item 4(d) of the certification pursuant to Rule 30a-2(a) under the Investment
                                            Company Act of 1940, as amended (&#8220;1940 Act&#8221;) and Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley
                                            Act of 2002, as amended, attached to the Report (the &#8220;Certification&#8221;) refers
                                            to the &#8220;fourth quarter of the period&#8221; covered by the Report. Please file an amended
                                            Report with a revised Certification that includes the language provided in Form N-CSR Item
                                            13(a)(2) which refers to the period covered by the report.</FONT></TD></TR></TABLE>

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Fund respectfully acknowledges the Staff&#8217;s comment and will file an amended Report with a revised Certification.</FONT></P>

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                                            Staff notes that Item 11(b) of the Report refers to a specified time period (<I>i.e.</I>,
                                            &#8220;second half year&#8221;) but Item 11(b) of Form N-CSR requires the period covered
                                            by the report (<I>i.e.</I>, full year). Please supplementally confirm (i) that the required
                                            period will be included an amended Form N-CSR filing and (ii) that there were no changes
                                            to the Fund&#8217;s internal controls over financial reporting during the period covered
                                            by the report that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect,
                                            the Fund&#8217;s internal control over financial reporting.</FONT></TD></TR></TABLE>

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Fund respectfully acknowledges the Staff&#8217;s comment and (i) will incorporate the relevant disclosure in an amended Form N-CSR filing
and (ii) confirms that there were no changes to the Fund&#8217;s internal controls on financial reporting during the period covered by
the report that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, the Fund&#8217;s internal control over financial
reporting.</FONT></P>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0.25in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">3.</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><B><U>Comment</U></B>:&#9;Please
                                            supplementally explain how the Report satisfies the disclosure requirements of Rule 8b-16(b)(4)
                                            of the 1940 Act.</FONT></TD></TR></TABLE>

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Fund respectfully acknowledges the Staff&#8217;s comment and will include disclosure that is responsive to Rule 8b-16(b)(4) of the 1940
Act in an amended Form N-CSR filing.</FONT></P>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0.25in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">4.</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><B><U>Comment</U></B>:&#9;The
                                            Staff notes that the third footnote on page 21 to the Schedule of Investments refers to &#8220;June
                                            30, 2022.&#8221; Please (i) supplementally clarify whether this is the correct date and (ii)
                                            ensure that the correct date is provided in future filings.</FONT></TD></TR></TABLE>

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Fund respectfully acknowledges the Staff&#8217;s comment and confirms (i) this date will be revised in the amended Form N-CSR filing
to &#8220;December 31, 2022&#8221; and (ii) will incorporate the relevant disclosure in future filings accordingly.</FONT></P>

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<TD STYLE="width: 0.25in"></TD><TD STYLE="width: 0.25in"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt">5.</FONT></TD><TD STYLE="text-align: justify"><FONT STYLE="font-family: Times New Roman, Times, Serif; font-size: 10pt"><B><U>Comment</U></B>:&#9;The
                                            Staff notes that, in response to Item C.9.e. of the Fund&#8217;s filings on Form N-PORT,
                                            the Fund has disclosed that certain of its holdings receive a portion of interest in-kind.
                                            The Staff notes that the Report does not include corresponding disclosure on in-kind interest
                                            payments. Please supplementally clarify this discrepancy and revise, as appropriate, in an
                                            amended Form N-CSR filing.</FONT></TD></TR></TABLE>

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Fund respectfully acknowledges the Staff&#8217;s comment and supplementally clarifies that two of the Fund&#8217;s holdings received
interest in-kind during the year ended December 31, 2022. The Fund will incorporate the relevant disclosure in an amended Form N-CSR
filing and will undertake to file an amended Form N-PORT.</FONT></P>

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