XFLT: We May Not Have Found The Bottom Yet In This High Yield CEF

XAI Octagon Floating Rate & Alternative Income Trust (XFLT) is rated Hold as it trades at a -15% discount to NAV after a -20% one-year total return. XFLT's NAV decline is driven by CLO Equity underperformance and compressed spreads, though senior loan allocations have outperformed benchmarks. Further Fed rate cuts could pressure XFLT's distributions and market price, but increased M&A activity in Q1 2026 may help widen spreads and stabilize NAV.

Seeking Alpha • Dec 11, 2025

Why 10%+ Yields Can Wreck Your Retirement Income

My portfolio goal is sustainable, stress-free income—prioritizing safety over chasing high yields. Even though it might be very tempting, tilting investments towards 10%+ yields is not the smartest thing to do. The historical stock market annual return figure is around 10%, which is very difficult to meet for income investors, who are usually concentrated into fixed income factor (lower return potential).

Seeking Alpha • Dec 7, 2025

XAI Octagon Floating Rate & Alternative Income Trust (XFLT) Q3 2025 Earnings Call Transcript

XAI Octagon Floating Rate & Alternative Income Trust (XFLT) Q3 2025 Earnings Call Transcript

Seeking Alpha • Dec 2, 2025

XAI Octagon Floating Rate & Alternative Income Trust Declares its Monthly Common Shares Distribution of $0.070 per Share

CHICAGO, Dec. 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 December 31, 2025, to common shareholders of record as of December 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.

GlobeNewsWire • Dec 1, 2025

XAI Octagon Floating Rate & Alternative Income Trust Will Host its Q3 2025 Quarterly Webinar on December 2, 2025

CHICAGO, Nov. 20, 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 December 2, 2025, at 12:00 pm (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.

GlobeNewsWire • Nov 20, 2025

3 Closed-End Fund Buys In October 2025

The broader equity indexes continue to look strong, led by mega-cap tech, which has helped push the markets to all-time highs. With hitting new all-time highs, I continue to allow my cash pile to build up instead of putting it all to work at what looks like elevated levels. That said, I make some purchases every month to help grow cash flow over time and to capitalize on pockets of opportunity.

Seeking Alpha • Nov 14, 2025

XFLT: Don't Waste Your Capital Chasing For This 17% Yield

XFLT offers a compelling ~17% yield, which has remained largely stable since the Fund's inception in 2017. Yet, XFLT's total return since inception is only ~26%, lagging behind other high-yield credit assets, such as BDCs or fixed income CEFs. While the past performance is not indicative of future results, after looking under the hood of XFLT, I don't see a reason for any change.

Seeking Alpha • Nov 3, 2025

2 Discounted CEFs To Generate Monthly Cash Flow

Closed-end funds provide a unique opportunity due to their structure to invest at deep discounts to the actual underlying value of the holdings. An absolute discount isn't the best measuring stick for a worthwhile investment, but the relative discounts to historical levels often are. We take a look at two different CEFs today, both trading at attractive discount levels, but they are actually quite different from each other.

Seeking Alpha • Nov 1, 2025

Dry-Powder Options To Replace XLFT.PR.A Redemption

XAI Octagon Floating Rate & Alternative Income Trust will redeem its Series A preferred. XFLT.PR.A has been a reliable dry-powder holding, offering stability and attractive yield during market volatility, supporting tactical income strategies. CLO fund senior securities, including preferreds and baby bonds, offer compelling risk/reward, low duration, and unique redemption features versus common shares.

Seeking Alpha • Oct 25, 2025

XA Investments Will Host a Webinar on October 23, 2025

CHICAGO, Oct. 20, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- XA Investments (“XAI”) today announced that it plans to host a Webinar on October 23, 2025, at 4:30 pm (Eastern Time) to discuss recent developments in the CLO and leveraged loan market. Kevin Davis, Managing Director at XAI will moderate the webinar with Kimberly Flynn, President at XAI and Ben McCulloch, Managing Director at XAI. XAI serves as the investment advisor for both XAI Octagon Floating Rate & Alternative Income Trust (NYSE: XFLT) and Octagon XAI CLO Income Fund (Ticker: OCTIX, an interval fund).

GlobeNewsWire • Oct 20, 2025