XFLT
XAI Octagon Floating Rate and Alternative Income TrustXFLT
XFLT
About: XAI Octagon Floating Rate & Alternative Income Trust is a diversified, closed-end management investment company which invests in a dynamically managed portfolio of floating-rate credit instruments and other structured credit investments within the private markets. The Trust's investment objective is to seek attractive total return with an emphasis on income generation across multiple stages of the credit cycle.
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of 6,809 funds
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Analysts bullish %
Fund manager confidence
Based on 2024 Q3 regulatory filings by fund managers ($100M+ AUM)
77% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 23 | Existing positions reduced: 13
0.13% less ownership
Funds ownership: 7.34% [Q2] → 7.21% (-0.13%) [Q3]
5% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $30.2M [Q2] → $28.7M (-$1.52M) [Q3]
5% less funds holding
Funds holding: 58 [Q2] → 55 (-3) [Q3]
30% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 7 | Existing positions closed: 10
100% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 1 [Q2] → 0 (-1) [Q3]
Research analyst outlook
We haven’t received any recent analyst ratings for XFLT.
Financial journalist opinion
Based on 8 articles about XFLT published over the past 30 days
Positive
Seeking Alpha
17 hours ago
Three Buys In This Fed-Fueled Sell Off
The Fed's revised guidance for only two rate cuts in 2025 caused market panic, despite a current rate cut to 4.25-4.5%. Floating rate instruments like CLOs remain attractive due to their high-yield and low volatility, especially with rates staying above 4%. I identify one ETF and two CEFs for investors looking to take advantage of this panic and new course for the Fed.
Positive
Seeking Alpha
1 week ago
XAI Octagon Floating Rate & Alternative Income Trust Makes Sense As Tactical Year-End Buy
XAI Octagon Floating Rate & Alternative Income Trust trades at a premium due to high monthly distributions, but recently cut its distribution yield to 13.71%. Despite skepticism about long-term sustainability, XFLT's premium is now closer to similar funds, prompting an upgrade from hold to buy. Leverage stacking in XFLT's strategy poses significant risk, but current market conditions and seasonality trends make it a reasonable short-term hold.
Positive
Seeking Alpha
1 week ago
XFLT.PR.A: An Attractive Security To Hold
XFLT.PR.A preferred shares offer a stable 6.4% yield unaffected by lower Fed Funds, making them an attractive hold in today's monetary easing environment. The CEF portfolio includes leveraged loans, CLO debt, and CLO equity, providing diversified exposure and reduced volatility compared to pure CLO Equity CEFs. Preferred shares, characterized as liabilities, have a fixed maturity in March 2026, ensuring minimal price volatility and stable quarterly dividends.
Neutral
Seeking Alpha
2 weeks ago
Year-End Review Of High-Yield Closed-End Funds
As a retired income investor, I focus on high-yield closed-end funds, or CEFs, for consistent monthly distributions and reinvestment discounts to grow my retirement portfolio. Significant 2024 events include distribution cuts, fund liquidations, rights offerings, and new fund launches, impacting various CEFs I own or follow. Notable CEFs like ACP, ASGI, AOD/AGD, and BlackRock funds have seen distribution increases, reorganizations, and efforts to close discounts due to activist pressure.
Negative
Seeking Alpha
2 weeks ago
XFLT: Distribution Trim As Rates Come Down
The XAI Octagon Floating Rate & Alternative Income Trust offers an enticingly high yield, but recently cut its monthly payout, sending the shares lower. XFLT's portfolio primarily consists of floating-rate instruments, making it sensitive to interest rate changes, and that includes the downside of it when the Fed is cutting rates. Despite the distribution cut, it is still a fairly attractive higher-risk investment option for income investors as the premium came down.
Neutral
Business Wire
2 weeks ago
XAI Octagon Floating Rate & Alternative Income Trust Declares its Monthly Common Shares Distribution of $0.077 per Share
CHICAGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--XAI Octagon Floating Rate & Alternative Income Trust (the “Trust”) has declared its regular monthly distribution of $0.077 per share on the Trust's common shares (NYSE: XFLT), payable on December 30, 2024, to common shareholders of record as of December 16, 2024, as noted below. The amount of the distribution represents a 9.41% decrease from the previous month's distribution of $0.085 per share. The Trust's investment objective is to seek attractive total return wi.
Positive
Seeking Alpha
3 weeks ago
5 Best CEFs This Month For 8.5% Yield (November 2024)
For income investors, closed-end funds remain an attractive investment class that covers various asset classes and promises high distributions and reasonable total returns. Closed-end funds, or CEFs, are generally characterized by higher volatility and deeper drawdowns than the broader market. For these reasons, they are not suited for everyone. In this monthly series, we highlight five CEFs with solid track records that pay high distributions and offer "excess" discounts. We try to separate the wheat from the chaff using our filtering process to select just five CEFs every month from around 500 closed-end funds.
Neutral
Business Wire
4 weeks ago
XAI Octagon Floating Rate & Alternative Income Trust Will Host Q3 2024 Quarterly Webinar on December 6, 2024
CHICAGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--XAI Octagon Floating Rate & Alternative Income Trust (NYSE: XFLT) (the “Trust”) today announced that it plans to host the Trust's Quarterly Webinar on December 6, 2024 at 11:00 am (Eastern Time). Kevin Davis, Managing Director at XA Investments (“XAI”) will moderate the Q&A style webinar with Kimberly Flynn, President at XAI, and Lauren Law, Senior Portfolio Manager at Octagon Credit Investors. TO JOIN VIA WEB: Please go to the Knowledge Bank section of xainves.
Positive
Seeking Alpha
1 month ago
CEF Weekly Review: Few Opportunities This Tax-Loss Season
We review the CEF market valuation and performance through the second week of November and highlight recent market action. CEFs had a strong week, with MLPs and Equity-linked sectors leading. Tax-loss season is approaching, but few income sectors are expected to be pressured due to strong market performance this year.
Positive
Seeking Alpha
1 month ago
XFLT: Floating Rate Debt Is Now At 16% Yield
The XAI Octagon Floating Rate & Alternative Income Trust is a high-yield, high-risk closed-end fund primarily invested in senior secured debt and CLO equity. XFLT offers a 16% yield driven by floating rate assets, benefiting from rate hikes but exposed to volatility and market beta. Key risks include high expense ratios, trading at a premium, and significant volatility compared to similar CEFs.
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