XFLT

XAI Octagon Floating Rate and Alternative Income Trust

5.37 USD
-0.49
8.36%
At close Apr 4, 4:00 PM EDT
After hours
5.37
+0.00
0.00%
1 day
-8.36%
5 days
-10.65%
1 month
-16.36%
3 months
-20.44%
6 months
-21.72%
Year to date
-20.09%
1 year
-24.37%
5 years
22.88%
10 years
-46.78%
 

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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Funds holding %
of 7,398 funds
Analysts bullish %

Fund manager confidence

Based on 2024 Q4 regulatory disclosures by fund managers ($100M+ AUM)

317% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 25 | Existing positions closed: 6

108% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 27 | Existing positions reduced: 13

43% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $29.3M [Q3] → $41.9M (+$12.6M) [Q4]

32% more funds holding

Funds holding: 57 [Q3] → 75 (+18) [Q4]

3.42% more ownership

Funds ownership: 7.35% [Q3] → 10.77% (+3.42%) [Q4]

Research analyst outlook

We haven’t received any recent analyst ratings for XFLT.

Financial journalist opinion

Based on 11 articles about XFLT published over the past 30 days

Neutral
GlobeNewsWire
2 days ago
XAI Octagon Floating Rate & Alternative Income Trust Declares its Quarterly Preferred Shares Dividend
CHICAGO, April 02, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- XAI Octagon Floating Rate & Alternative Income Trust (the “Trust”) has declared its preferred dividends for the quarter of $0.40625 per share of the Trust's 6.50% Series 2026 Term Preferred Shares (NYSE: XFLTPRA). The following dates apply to each declaration: Share Class Ex-Dividend Date Record Date Payable Date Amount Change from Previous Declaration XFLTPRA April 14, 2025 April 14, 2025 April 30, 2025 $0.40625 No Change1             The Trust's net investment income and capital gain can vary significantly over time; however, the Trust seeks to maintain more stable common share monthly distributions over time.
XAI Octagon Floating Rate & Alternative Income Trust Declares its Quarterly Preferred Shares Dividend
Neutral
GlobeNewsWire
3 days ago
XAI Octagon Floating Rate & Alternative Income Trust Declares its Monthly Common Shares Distribution of $0.077 per Share
CHICAGO, April 01, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- 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 May 1, 2025, to common shareholders of record as of April 15, 2025, as noted below. The amount of the distribution represents no change from the previous month's distribution amount of $0.077 per share.
XAI Octagon Floating Rate & Alternative Income Trust Declares its Monthly Common Shares Distribution of $0.077 per Share
Negative
Seeking Alpha
1 week ago
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4 Closed-End Fund Buys (And A Sell) In The Month Of February 2025
Neutral
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3 weeks ago
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Neutral
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