XAI Octagon Floating Rate & Alternative Income Trust (XFLT) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

XAI Octagon Floating Rate & Alternative Income Trust (NYSE: XFLT) is a closed-end management investment company that seeks to provide current income by investing primarily in floating-rate senior secured debt and credit-related securities. The fund’s portfolio is constructed to offer exposure to corporate floating-rate loans, collateralized loan obligations (CLOs) and other structured credit instruments, with the goal of generating attractive risk-adjusted yields across changing interest-rate environments.

Advised by XAI Asset Management, LLC and sub-advised by Octagon Credit Investors, the trust combines the credit selection capabilities of both firms to identify opportunities in North American corporate credit markets. The fund’s strategy emphasizes senior-secured exposures and actively manages portfolio duration and credit risk, seeking to preserve capital while capturing the benefits of floating-rate structures in periods of rising rates.

The trust commenced operations in 2022 and is governed by an independent board of directors that oversees investment policies and risk management protocols. Shares of XFLT trade on the New York Stock Exchange, providing investors with the ability to access a diversified portfolio of floating-rate and alternative credit assets through a publicly listed vehicle.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $19.35 to $19.48
• 50-Day Range: $15.48 to $19.47
• 52-Week Range: $14.92 to $29.30
• Volume: 95,307 shs
• Average Volume: 129,197 shs
• Market Capitalization: N/A
• P/E Ratio: 22.38
• Dividend Yield: 25.68%
• Price Target: N/A
• Consensus Rating: N/A

XAI Octagon Floating Rate & Alternative Income Trust Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

XAI Octagon Floating Rate & Alternative Income Trust scored higher than 20% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: N/A
• Analyst Rating: N/A

Consensus Rating

There is not enough analysis data for XAI Octagon Floating Rate & Alternative Income Trust.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 0.6 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: N/A

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of XAI Octagon Floating Rate & Alternative Income Trust is 22.38, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 44.59.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of XAI Octagon Floating Rate & Alternative Income Trust is 22.38, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Miscellaneous sector average P/E ratio of about 0.92.

Short Interest

• Score: 4.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

XAI Octagon Floating Rate & Alternative Income Trust has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 0.2, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in XAI Octagon Floating Rate & Alternative Income Trust has recently decreased by 25.66%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Yield

XAI Octagon Floating Rate & Alternative Income Trust has a dividend yield of 0.10%, which is in the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

XAI Octagon Floating Rate & Alternative Income Trust does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of XAI Octagon Floating Rate & Alternative Income Trust is 574.71%. Payout ratios above 75% are not desirable because they may not be sustainable.

News and Social Media

• Score: 1.3 / 5
• News Sentiment: N/A

Search Interest

4 people have searched for XFLT on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 100% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

5 people have added XAI Octagon Floating Rate & Alternative Income Trust to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 1.4 / 5
• Insider Trading: Acquiring Shares

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, XAI Octagon Floating Rate & Alternative Income Trust insiders have bought more of their company's stock than they have sold. Specifically, they have bought $19,500.00 in company stock and sold $0.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Institutions

XAI Octagon Floating Rate & Alternative Income Trust has minimal institutional ownership at this time.

Company Calendar

• Record date for 5/1 Dividend: 4/15/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 5/1 Dividend: 4/15/2026
• Dividend Payable: 5/01/2026
• Today: 5/14/2026
• Record date for 6/1 Dividend: 5/15/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 6/1 Dividend: 5/15/2026
• Dividend Payable: 6/01/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Miscellaneous
• Industry: Investment Trusts & Mutual Funds
• Sub-Industry: Financial Services
• Current Symbol: NYSE:XFLT
• CIK: 1703079
• Web: www.xainvestments.com
• Phone: 312-374-6930
• Fax: N/A
• Employees: 147,000
• Year Founded: N/A

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): N/A
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 22.38
• Forward P/E Ratio: N/A
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: N/A
• Net Margins: N/A
• Pretax Margin: N/A
• Return on Equity: N/A
• Return on Assets: N/A

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: N/A
• Current Ratio: N/A
• Quick Ratio: N/A

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $19.55 million
• Price / Sales: N/A
• Cash Flow: N/A
• Price / Cash Flow: N/A
• Book Value: N/A
• Price / Book: N/A

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: N/A
• Free Float: N/A
• Market Cap: N/A
• Optionable: Not Optionable
• Beta: N/A