Madison Covered Call & Equity Strategy Fund

MCN

Market cap $121M

CHICAGO, June 01, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- XAI Madison Equity Premium Income Fund (the “Fund”) has declared its regular monthly distribution of $0.060 per share on the Fund's common shares (NYSE: MCN), payable on July 1, 2026, to common shareholders of record as of June 15, 2026, as noted below. The amount of the distribution represents no change from the previous month's distribution amount of $0.060 per share.

XAI Madison Equity Premium Income Fund currently trades at an 8.86% discount, with a 12.29% distribution yield and a monthly payout schedule. MCN's performance has lagged the broader equity market, with flat NAV returns since our last coverage. The fund offers a generally more balanced, value-oriented portfolio with sector diversification and a covered call strategy, underweighting technology relative to the S&P 500.

CHICAGO, May 20, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- XA Investments LLC, a Chicago-based alternative investment management and consulting firm, announced the availability of the firm's first generative artificial intelligence capability for its consulting clients and research subscribers. XA Investments built YOGI, a proprietary GenAI research tool designed to transform how business development and product strategists analyze competitor funds and design new evergreen products for the private wealth marketplace.

XAI Madison Equity Premium Income Fund (MCN) Q1 2026 Earnings Call Transcript

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CHICAGO, May 01, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- XAI Madison Equity Premium Income Fund (the “Fund”) has declared its regular monthly distribution of $0.060 per share on the Fund's common shares (NYSE: MCN), payable on June 1, 2026, to common shareholders of record as of May 15, 2026, as noted below. The amount of the distribution represents no change from the previous month's distribution amount of $0.060 per share.

A covered call ETF holds a basket of dividend-paying stocks while simultaneously selling call options on those same holdings. In return, you get paid a premium. That premium is extra income on top of your regular dividends. Covered call funds work best when stock prices are stable or rising slowly. If the stock price shoots up dramatically, your shares might get called away at the strike price. You miss out on that extra gain. That's the one caveat to covered call ETFs - you cap your upside.

CHICAGO, April 22, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- XAI Madison Equity Premium Income Fund (NYSE: MCN) (the “Fund”) today announced that it plans to host the Fund's Quarterly Webinar on May 5th, 2026 at 12:00 pm (Eastern Time). Kimberly Flynn, President at XA Investments (“XAI”) will moderate the Q&A style webinar with Ray Di Bernardo and Drew Justman, Portfolio Managers at Madison Investments.

CHICAGO, April 01, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- XAI Madison Equity Premium Income Fund (the “Fund”) has declared its regular monthly distribution of $0.060 per share on the Fund's common shares (NYSE: MCN), payable on May 1, 2026, to common shareholders of record as of April 15, 2026, as noted below. The amount of the distribution represents no change from the previous month's distribution amount of $0.060 per share.

CHICAGO, March 26, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- XA Investments LLC (XAI), a Chicago-based alternative investment management and consulting firm, announced that Lauren Michalak has joined the firm as a managing director and head of product development and strategy, leading efforts in those areas for the firm's proprietary closed-end funds. She will also serve the firm's interval fund consulting clients and research clients.