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XAI Madison Equity Premium Income Fund (MCN)

Financial Services | Asset Management | Madison, United States | NYSE
5.96 USD +0.07 (1.191%) ⇧ (April 17, 2026, 1:03 p.m. EDT)

Short-term: ★★☆☆☆ | Long-term: ★★★☆☆ | Dividends: ★★★★☆
Hot Take | April 11, 2026, 2:45 p.m. EDT

The stock has shown mixed short-term momentum, with recent price movements fluctuating around the 5.85 level, slightly below the 50-day average. While the dividend yield is attractive at 12.31%, the payout ratio of 2.32 suggests that the fund may be stretching its resources, which could be a red flag for long-term sustainability. The recent dividends have been consistent at 0.06 per share, but there was a notable increase in March 2025, which may indicate a strategic shift. For short-term traders, the recent price action does not show a clear trend, and the low volume suggests limited liquidity. For long-term investors, the consistent dividend payments and the relatively low price-to-book ratio make it a potentially attractive option, though the payout ratio and revenue growth (negative) should be monitored. Overall, it's a solid dividend play but with some caution needed.

Model Selection — Backtest MAE (log-scale, lower is better)
ModelMAE
MSTL ✓0.012960
AutoETS0.013069
AutoARIMA0.013100
AutoTheta0.020984

Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: MSTL

Forecast Reliability
Score 80%
H-stat 0.75
Ljung-Box p 0.000
Jarque-Bera p 0.607
Excess Kurtosis -0.69
Attribute Value
Sector Financial Services
Ex Dividend Date 2026-04-14
Last Dividend Date 2026-04-14
Revenue per Share 0.177
Market Cap 125,855,664
Trailing P/E 19.23
Beta 0.73
Profit Margins 290.54%
Previous Name Madison Covered Call & Equity Strategy Fund
Website https://www.madisonfunds.com/individual/madison-covered-call-and-equity-strategy-fund

Dividend Data

Yield Summary
Last Yield 1yr Yield 3yr Avg 5yr Avg
1.02% 12.58% 13.11% 13.50%
Dividend History
Date Dividend Yield %
2026-04-15 0.060 1.023891
2026-03-16 0.060 1.029070
2026-02-17 0.060 1.008831
2026-01-15 0.060 1.023798
2025-12-15 0.060 1.058537
2025-11-17 0.060 1.089692
2025-10-15 0.060 1.036391
2025-09-16 0.060 1.043176
2025-08-15 0.060 1.048191
2025-07-15 0.060 1.058351
2025-06-16 0.060 1.065108
2025-05-15 0.060 1.098338
2025-04-15 0.060 1.223751
2025-03-17 0.180 3.347516
2024-12-17 0.180 3.106234
2024-09-17 0.180 2.990280
2024-06-14 0.180 3.064726
2024-03-14 0.180 3.158584
2023-12-14 0.180 3.210683
2023-09-14 0.180 3.360837
2023-06-15 0.180 3.293422
2023-03-15 0.180 3.125464
2022-12-15 0.180 3.382568
2022-09-15 0.180 3.416932
2022-06-15 0.180 3.931005
2022-03-15 0.180 3.574971
2021-12-15 0.180 3.593805
2021-09-15 0.180 3.536620
2021-06-15 0.180 3.617932
2021-03-15 0.180 4.017151
2020-12-15 0.180 4.680008
2020-09-15 0.180 5.200265
2020-06-15 0.180 5.843263
2020-03-16 0.180 7.525811
2019-12-16 0.180 5.346231
2019-09-17 0.180 5.527408
2019-06-17 0.180 5.725703
2019-03-14 0.180 5.632023
2018-12-14 0.180 5.987656
2018-09-17 0.180 5.212855
2018-06-14 0.180 5.477516
2018-03-14 0.180 5.639487
2017-12-14 0.180 5.744313
2017-09-14 0.180 5.781153
2017-06-14 0.180 5.729667
2017-03-15 0.180 5.786432
2016-12-14 0.180 6.077959
2016-09-14 0.180 6.307749
2016-06-15 0.180 6.525871
2016-03-15 0.180 6.902673
2015-12-15 0.180 6.910766
2015-09-15 0.180 7.269865
2015-06-16 0.180 6.673496
2015-03-17 0.180 6.763451
2014-12-15 0.180 7.031091
2014-09-15 0.180 6.745307
2014-06-16 0.180 6.902542
2014-03-17 0.180 7.303219
2013-12-13 0.180 7.705491
2013-09-16 0.180 7.908884
2013-06-14 0.180 8.097863
2013-03-15 0.180 8.156948
2012-11-13 0.180 8.874628
2012-08-13 0.180 8.793215
2012-05-11 0.180 9.171954
2012-02-13 0.180 8.910851
2011-11-10 0.180 9.733424
2011-08-11 0.180 10.112462
2011-05-11 0.180 8.996354
2011-02-11 0.180 8.817062
2010-11-10 0.180 8.944838
2010-08-11 0.180 9.950256
2010-05-12 0.180 9.504977
2010-02-10 0.180 9.892345
2009-11-10 0.196 11.073316
2009-08-12 0.180 11.375075
2009-05-13 0.180 14.552421
2009-02-11 0.240 21.237943
2008-11-12 0.240 21.950633
2008-08-13 0.280 15.711468
2008-05-13 0.330 17.162934
2008-02-13 0.330 16.798383
2007-11-13 0.330 17.444442
2007-08-13 0.330 15.342312
2007-05-11 0.330 14.223426
2007-02-13 0.330 14.494747
2006-11-13 0.330 15.374115
2006-08-11 0.330 16.290887
2006-05-11 0.330 16.215342
2006-02-13 0.330 16.282295
2005-11-10 0.330 15.890384
2005-08-11 0.330 16.095031
2005-05-11 0.330 16.984066
2005-02-11 0.330 16.692116
2004-11-10 0.300 16.148409
Additional Data
dividendRate 0.72
dividendYield 12.22
exDividendDate 2026-04-15
trailingAnnualDividendRate 0.72
trailingAnnualDividendYield 0.122241095
lastDividendValue 0.06
lastDividendDate 2026-04-15
dividendDate 2018-12-31

Info Dump

Attribute Value
52 Week Change 0.12190473
Address1 550 Science Drive
All Time High 16.16
All Time Low 3.5
Ask 5.96
Ask Size 200
Average Daily Volume10 Day 57,680
Average Daily Volume3 Month 66,709
Average Volume 66,709
Average Volume10Days 57,680
Beta 0.725
Bid 5.95
Bid Size 400
Book Value 6.476
City Madison
Country United States
Crypto Tradeable 0
Currency USD
Current Price 5.96
Current Ratio 0.39
Custom Price Alert Confidence HIGH
Date Short Interest 1,774,915,200
Day High 5.96
Day Low 5.91
Dividend Date 1,546,214,400
Dividend Rate 0.72
Dividend Yield 12.22
Earnings Growth 2.399
Earnings Quarterly Growth 2.399
Ebitda Margins 0.0
Enterprise To Revenue 32.873
Enterprise Value 123,110,488
Eps Trailing Twelve Months 0.31
Esg Populated 0
Ex Dividend Date 1,776,211,200
Exchange NYQ
Exchange Data Delayed By 0
Exchange Timezone Name America/New_York
Exchange Timezone Short Name EDT
Fax 608-274-7905
Fifty Day Average 5.9604
Fifty Day Average Change -0.00040006638
Fifty Day Average Change Percent -0.00006712072
Fifty Two Week Change Percent 12.190474
Fifty Two Week High 6.39
Fifty Two Week High Change -0.42999983
Fifty Two Week High Change Percent -0.067292616
Fifty Two Week Low 5.21
Fifty Two Week Low Change 0.75
Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent 0.14395393
Fifty Two Week Range 5.21 - 6.39
Financial Currency USD
First Trade Date Milliseconds 1,091,453,400,000
Five Year Avg Dividend Yield 10.36
Full Exchange Name NYSE
Gmt Off Set Milliseconds -14,400,000
Gross Margins 1.0
Gross Profits 3,745,053
Has Pre Post Market Data 1
Held Percent Insiders 0.000120000004
Held Percent Institutions 0.22352
Implied Shares Outstanding 21,116,722
Industry Asset Management
Industry Disp Asset Management
Industry Key asset-management
Language en-US
Last Dividend Date 1,776,211,200
Last Dividend Value 0.06
Last Fiscal Year End 1,735,603,200
Long Business Summary XAI Madison Equity Premium Income Fund is a closed-ended equity mutual fund launched by Madison Investment Holdings, Inc. It is managed by Madison Asset Management, LLC. The fund invests in the public equity markets of the United States. It seeks to invest in stocks of companies operating across diversified sectors. The fund primarily invests in reasonably priced growth (GARP) stocks of large and mid-cap companies. It also writes covered call options to make its investments. The fund employs fundamental analysis with a bottom-up stock picking approach, focusing on such factors as PEG ratios (price-earnings ratio to growth rate), financial strength, and industry leadership to create its portfolio. It benchmarks the performance of its portfolio against the CBOE S&P 500 Buy/Write Index. The fund conducts in-house research to make its investments. It was formerly known as Madison/Claymore Covered Call & Equity Strategy Fund. XAI Madison Equity Premium Income Fund was formed on May 6, 2004 and is domiciled in the United States.
Long Name XAI Madison Equity Premium Income Fund
Market us_market
Market Cap 125,855,664
Market State REGULAR
Max Age 86,400
Message Board Id finmb_9933853
Most Recent Quarter 1,759,190,400
Name Change Date 2,026-04-16
Net Income To Common 10,880,788
Next Fiscal Year End 1,767,139,200
Non Diluted Market Cap 124,377,492
Open 5.94
Operating Margins 0.56523
Payout Ratio 2.3226
Phone 800-767-0300
Prev Name Madison Covered Call & Equity Strategy Fund
Previous Close 5.89
Price Hint 2
Price To Book 0.9203212
Price To Sales Trailing12 Months 33.605843
Profit Margins 2.90538
Quick Ratio 0.39
Quote Source Name Nasdaq Real Time Price
Quote Type EQUITY
Recommendation Key none
Region US
Regular Market Change 0.07000017
Regular Market Change Percent 1.1914923
Regular Market Day High 5.96
Regular Market Day Low 5.91
Regular Market Day Range 5.91 - 5.96
Regular Market Open 5.94
Regular Market Previous Close 5.89
Regular Market Price 5.96
Regular Market Time 1,776,445,432
Regular Market Volume 34,663
Return On Assets 0.00995
Return On Equity 0.078889996
Revenue Growth -0.185
Revenue Per Share 0.177
Sand P52 Week Change 0.36506534
Sector Financial Services
Sector Disp Financial Services
Sector Key financial-services
Shares Outstanding 21,116,722
Shares Percent Shares Out 0.0014
Shares Short 30,969
Shares Short Previous Month Date 1,772,150,400
Shares Short Prior Month 16,800
Short Name Madison Covered Call & Equity S
Short Ratio 0.91
Source Interval 15
State WI
Symbol MCN
Total Cash 1,267,003
Total Cash Per Share 0.06
Total Debt 0
Total Revenue 3,745,053
Tradeable 0
Trailing Annual Dividend Rate 0.72
Trailing Annual Dividend Yield 0.122241095
Trailing Eps 0.31
Trailing P E 19.225807
Trailing Peg Ratio None
Triggerable 1
Two Hundred Day Average 6.06545
Two Hundred Day Average Change -0.10545015
Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent -0.01738538
Type Disp Equity
Volume 34,663
Website https://www.madisonfunds.com/individual/madison-covered-call-and-equity-strategy-fund
Zip 53,711