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 7,431 funds
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Analysts bullish %
Fund manager confidence
Based on 2025 Q2 regulatory disclosures by fund managers ($100M+ AUM)
33% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 24 | Existing positions reduced: 18
4.45% less ownership
Funds ownership: 13.17% [Q1] → 8.71% (-4.45%) [Q2]
10% less funds holding
Funds holding: 78 [Q1] → 70 (-8) [Q2]
17% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $45.5M [Q1] → $37.5M (-$7.94M) [Q2]
27% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 11 | Existing positions closed: 15
Research analyst outlook
We haven’t received any recent analyst ratings for XFLT.
Financial journalist opinion
Based on 9 articles about XFLT published over the past 30 days
Negative
Seeking Alpha
1 day ago
XFLT's NAV Discount Warrants A Cautious Upgrade
I previously rated XFLT a strong sell due to high leverage, CLO equity exposure, and tariff risks, but the fund avoided a crash. XFLT now trades at a 7%+ discount to NAV, making it more attractive relative to peers, though I still see significant drawdown risk. The fund's high yield is tempting, but likely to decline with expected rate cuts; I remain cautious given the leveraged structure.
Positive
Seeking Alpha
3 days ago
10 Best CEFs This Month: Average Yield Of Nearly 9% (August 2025)
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 the ten best 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 10 CEFs every month from around 500 closed-end funds.
Neutral
Seeking Alpha
5 days ago
Ellington Credit: High Yield, Speculative CLO Fund
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Positive
Seeking Alpha
1 week ago
XFLT: Economic Bifurcation Bleeds CLO Equity
XFLT's 15% yield is offset by extreme risk from levered CLO equity exposure and a hefty 7.58% expense ratio, eroding potential returns. Current economic conditions, such as sectoral strain, low CapEx, and underpriced credit risk, heighten XFLT's vulnerability, even without a broad recession. XFLT's volatility likely exceeds its risk-adjusted returns, especially compared to lower-fee alternatives like BKLN and CLOI, making it unattractive.
Neutral
GlobeNewsWire
1 week ago
XAI Octagon Floating Rate & Alternative Income Trust Will Host its Q2 2025 Quarterly Webinar on August 26, 2025
CHICAGO, Aug. 14, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- XAI Octagon Floating Rate & Alternative Income Trust (NYSE: XFLT) (the “Trust”) today announced that it plans to host the Trust's Quarterly Webinar on August 26, 2025, 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.
Neutral
Seeking Alpha
1 week ago
5 Closed-End Fund Buys In The Month Of July 2025
With the month of July closing out, we are once again seeing the broader equity markets pushing to new all-time highs. As we enter into new all-time highs, we appear to be looking quite stretched on valuations, and CEF discounts have been narrowing.
Neutral
24/7 Wall Street
2 weeks ago
Need $5,000 in Passive Income and Spooked By Stocks? Invest $10,000 in these 4 Funds
Although the US stock market is the largest in the world, with a market capitalization of roughly $49 trillion, the US bond market is larger, clocking in at $51 trillion.
Neutral
GlobeNewsWire
3 weeks ago
XAI Octagon Floating Rate & Alternative Income Trust Declares its Monthly Common Shares Distribution of $0.070 per Share
CHICAGO, Aug. 01, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- XAI Octagon Floating Rate & Alternative Income Trust (the “Trust”) has declared its regular monthly distribution of $0.070 per share on the Trust's common shares (NYSE: XFLT), payable on September 2, 2025, to common shareholders of record as of August 15, 2025, as noted below. The amount of the distribution represents no change from the previous month's distribution amount of $0.070 per share.
Positive
Seeking Alpha
4 weeks ago
5 Best CEFs This Month For Yields Up To 13% (July 2025)
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
Seeking Alpha
1 month ago
What Recent CEF Distribution Cuts Mean, And Why I'm Not Concerned
Diversification across bonds, senior loans, and CLOs is key to managing interest rate and credit risks in fixed-income portfolios. Market timing is extremely difficult; a balanced mix of fixed and floating-rate assets provides resilience regardless of rate direction. Distribution cuts in floating-rate CEFs are expected as rates fall but should be weighed against opportunity cost and risk-adjusted returns.
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