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XAI Octagon Floating Rate & Alternative Income Trust (XFLT)

Financial Services | Asset Management | Chicago, United States | NYSE
17.60 USD +0.10 (0.571%) ⇧ (April 17, 2026, 10:25 a.m. EDT)

Short-term: ★★★☆☆ | Long-term: ★★☆☆☆ | Dividends: ★★★★☆
Hot Take | April 11, 2026, 2:55 p.m. EDT

XFLT has shown a relatively stable price movement over the last 14 days, with a slight downward trend but with recent fluctuations around the current price of $17.60. The dividend yield of 22.49% is high, and the dividend payments have been consistent over the past five years, indicating a reliable income stream. However, the payout ratio of 5.6063 suggests that the company is distributing a significant portion of its earnings, which could be a concern for long-term sustainability. The recent news about the reverse stock split and the monthly distribution might attract income-focused investors. The forecasting model shows a minimal predicted price increase, which may not be enough to justify a strong short-term investment rating. Overall, while the dividend yield is attractive, the stock's price performance and payout ratio suggest a cautious approach for long-term investment.

Model Selection — Backtest MAE (log-scale, lower is better)
ModelMAE
MSTL ✓0.190106
AutoTheta0.190170
AutoETS0.191706
AutoARIMA0.191796

Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: MSTL

Forecast Reliability
Score 41%
H-stat 45.84
Ljung-Box p 0.000
Jarque-Bera p 0.107
Excess Kurtosis -1.50
Attribute Value
Sector Financial Services
Ex Dividend Date 2026-04-14
Last Dividend Date 2026-04-14
Market Cap 268,064,160
Trailing P/E 22.00
Previous Name XAI Octagon Floating Rate & Alternative Income Term Trust
Website https://www.xainvestments.com/funds

Dividend Data

Yield Summary
Last Yield 1yr Yield 3yr Avg 5yr Avg
1.29% 18.14% 19.46% 19.74%
Dividend History
Date Dividend Yield %
2026-04-15 0.225 1.288660
2026-03-16 0.300 1.875971
2026-02-17 0.300 1.556078
2026-01-15 0.300 1.351797
2025-12-15 0.350 1.607645
2025-11-17 0.350 1.621955
2025-10-15 0.350 1.537649
2025-09-16 0.350 1.413612
2025-08-15 0.350 1.436421
2025-07-15 0.350 1.433636
2025-06-16 0.350 1.436128
2025-05-15 0.385 1.579706
2025-04-15 0.385 1.671786
2025-03-17 0.385 1.492972
2025-02-18 0.385 1.450862
2025-01-16 0.385 1.452441
2024-12-16 0.385 1.430072
2024-11-15 0.425 1.548135
2024-10-15 0.425 1.578632
2024-09-17 0.425 1.598292
2024-08-15 0.425 1.614691
2024-07-15 0.425 1.589448
2024-06-17 0.425 1.590683
2024-05-15 0.425 1.607408
2024-04-12 0.425 1.650965
2024-03-14 0.425 1.662624
2024-02-14 0.425 1.603419
2024-01-12 0.425 1.663314
2023-12-14 0.425 1.729627
2023-11-14 0.425 1.750705
2023-10-13 0.425 1.831675
2023-09-14 0.425 1.806832
2023-08-14 0.425 1.902455
2023-07-14 0.425 1.967465
2023-06-14 0.425 1.989240
2023-05-15 0.425 2.046318
2023-04-14 0.365 1.758468
2023-03-14 0.365 1.805485
2023-02-14 0.365 1.697742
2023-01-13 0.365 1.768957
2022-12-14 0.365 1.851106
2022-11-14 0.365 1.877527
2022-10-14 0.365 2.039267
2022-09-15 0.365 1.804676
2022-08-15 0.365 1.757487
2022-07-14 0.365 1.815494
2022-06-14 0.365 1.796005
2022-05-13 0.365 1.729313
2022-04-14 0.365 1.562476
2022-03-14 0.365 1.577950
2022-02-14 0.365 1.495305
2022-01-14 0.365 1.467851
2021-12-14 0.365 1.543304
2021-11-15 0.365 1.485178
2021-10-14 0.365 1.593575
2021-09-14 0.365 1.595952
2021-08-16 0.365 1.562819
2021-07-14 0.365 1.534701
2021-06-14 0.365 1.541740
2021-05-17 0.365 1.675552
2021-04-14 0.365 1.619953
2021-03-15 0.365 1.578429
2021-02-16 0.365 1.702979
2021-01-14 0.365 1.866181
2020-12-14 0.365 1.985416
2020-11-16 0.365 1.999576
2020-10-14 0.365 2.170776
2020-09-14 0.300 2.076832
2020-08-17 0.300 2.121595
2020-07-14 0.300 2.167858
2020-06-15 0.300 2.451993
2020-05-14 0.300 2.823074
2020-04-14 0.300 2.858585
2020-03-16 0.365 3.030832
2020-02-18 0.365 2.019216
2020-01-15 0.365 2.067134
2019-12-13 0.365 2.130220
2019-11-14 0.365 1.940882
2019-10-11 0.365 1.945885
2019-09-13 0.365 1.948795
2019-08-14 0.365 1.911296
2019-07-15 0.365 1.861716
2019-06-14 0.365 1.894190
2019-05-14 0.365 2.078389
2019-04-15 0.345 1.981173
2019-03-14 0.345 2.013265
2019-02-14 0.345 2.067908
2019-01-14 0.345 2.174618
2018-12-14 0.345 2.148005
2018-11-14 0.345 1.981017
2018-10-12 0.345 1.864039
2018-09-14 0.345 1.843169
2018-08-14 0.345 1.841165
2018-07-13 0.345 1.927665
2018-06-14 0.345 2.016705
2018-05-14 0.345 2.025391
2018-04-13 0.345 2.023888
2018-03-14 0.345 1.958816
2018-02-14 0.345 1.970814
2018-01-12 0.345 1.960712
2017-12-14 0.345 1.980454
2017-11-14 0.345 1.941207
Additional Data
dividendRate 3.96
dividendYield 22.63
exDividendDate 2026-04-15
trailingAnnualDividendRate 0.0
trailingAnnualDividendYield 0.0
lastDividendValue 0.225
lastDividendDate 2026-04-15
dividendDate 2019-03-01

Info Dump

Attribute Value
52 Week Change -0.34944236
Address1 321 North Clark Street
Address2 Suite 2430
All Time High 55.75
All Time Low 14.925
Ask 17.66
Ask Size 600
Average Daily Volume10 Day 114,940
Average Daily Volume3 Month 149,693
Average Volume 149,693
Average Volume10Days 114,940
Bid 17.55
Bid Size 300
City Chicago
Country United States
Crypto Tradeable 0
Currency USD
Current Price 17.6
Custom Price Alert Confidence HIGH
Date Short Interest 1,774,915,200
Day High 17.6593
Day Low 17.548
Dividend Date 1,551,398,400
Dividend Rate 3.96
Dividend Yield 22.63
Earnings Timestamp End 1,749,645,000
Earnings Timestamp Start 1,749,126,600
Ebitda Margins 0.0
Eps Trailing Twelve Months 0.8
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
Fifty Day Average 17.6854
Fifty Day Average Change -0.08539963
Fifty Day Average Change Percent -0.004828821
Fifty Two Week Change Percent -34.944237
Fifty Two Week High 29.3
Fifty Two Week High Change -11.699999
Fifty Two Week High Change Percent -0.39931738
Fifty Two Week Low 14.925
Fifty Two Week Low Change 2.6750002
Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent 0.1792295
Fifty Two Week Range 14.925 - 29.3
First Trade Date Milliseconds 1,507,555,800,000
Five Year Avg Dividend Yield 13.97
Full Exchange Name NYSE
Gmt Off Set Milliseconds -14,400,000
Gross Margins 0.0
Has Pre Post Market Data 1
Held Percent Insiders 0.01758
Held Percent Institutions 0.27009
Implied Shares Outstanding 15,230,918
Industry Asset Management
Industry Disp Asset Management
Industry Key asset-management
Is Earnings Date Estimate 1
Language en-US
Last Dividend Date 1,776,211,200
Last Dividend Value 0.225
Last Split Date 1,774,224,000
Last Split Factor 1:5
Long Business Summary XAI Octagon Floating Rate & Alternative Income Trust is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois.
Long Name XAI Octagon Floating Rate & Alternative Income Trust
Market us_market
Market Cap 268,064,160
Market State REGULAR
Max Age 86,400
Message Board Id finmb_427051615
Name Change Date 2,026-04-16
Non Diluted Market Cap 266,541,065
Open 17.69
Operating Margins 0.0
Payout Ratio 5.6063
Phone 312 374 6930
Prev Name XAI Octagon Floating Rate & Alternative Income Term Trust
Previous Close 17.5
Price Hint 2
Profit Margins 0.0
Quote Source Name Nasdaq Real Time Price
Quote Type EQUITY
Recommendation Key none
Region US
Regular Market Change 0.10000038
Regular Market Change Percent 0.57143074
Regular Market Day High 17.6593
Regular Market Day Low 17.548
Regular Market Day Range 17.548 - 17.6593
Regular Market Open 17.69
Regular Market Previous Close 17.5
Regular Market Price 17.6
Regular Market Time 1,776,435,927
Regular Market Volume 5,968
Sand P52 Week Change 0.36506534
Sector Financial Services
Sector Disp Financial Services
Sector Key financial-services
Shares Outstanding 15,230,918
Shares Percent Shares Out 0.0015
Shares Short 22,746
Shares Short Previous Month Date 1,772,150,400
Shares Short Prior Month 20,352
Short Name XAI Octagon Floating Rate & Alt
Short Percent Of Float 0.0015
Short Ratio 0.22
Source Interval 15
State IL
Symbol XFLT
Tradeable 0
Trailing Annual Dividend Rate 0.0
Trailing Annual Dividend Yield 0.0
Trailing Eps 0.8
Trailing P E 22.0
Trailing Peg Ratio None
Triggerable 1
Two Hundred Day Average 23.50055
Two Hundred Day Average Change -5.900549
Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent -0.25108132
Type Disp Equity
Volume 5,968
Website https://www.xainvestments.com/funds
Zip 60,654