XFLT Dividend
XAI Octagon Floating Rate & Alternative Income Term Trust
NYSEFinancial ServicesStockData as of
- Dividend yield
- 19.42%
- Annual dividend
- $3.18
- Payout ratio
- -1.09
- Frequency
- Monthly
- Share price
- $16.35
- Market cap
- $224M
Next payment
Ex-dividend date: Pay date: Amount: $0.2250
You must own the shares before the ex-dividend date to receive this payment.
Is XFLT a good dividend stock?
What the data shows. These are observations, not recommendations — see the disclaimer at the foot of the page.
- Yield is far above the marketAt 19.42%, the yield is more than three times the median of 2.81% across US dividend payers. A yield rises when a share price falls, so an unusually high figure often reflects what the market expects rather than what management has promised.
- Earnings are negativeA payout ratio of -1.09 means the company is paying a dividend while reporting a loss. That can be funded from cash or borrowing for a time, but not from profits.
- Dividend has been cut 2 timesAcross 9 complete years, the annual total fell in 2020, 2025. The most recent reduction was in 2025.
- Pays monthlyPayments arrive twelve times a year rather than the usual four, which suits income being drawn rather than reinvested.
XFLT dividend history
Annual dividend per share, 2017 to 2025.
Recent dividend payments
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Frequently asked questions
- Does XFLT pay a dividend?
- Yes. XAI Octagon Floating Rate & Alternative Income Term Trust pays a monthly dividend, currently yielding 19.42% based on trailing twelve-month payments of $3.18 per share.
- How much does XFLT pay in dividends?
- $3.18 per share over the last twelve months, paid monthly. Special and one-off distributions are excluded from that figure because they do not recur.
- When is the next XFLT ex-dividend date?
- The next ex-dividend date on record is November 16, 2026, with payment on December 1, 2026. You must own the shares before the ex-dividend date to receive that payment.