XAI Octagon Floating Rate & Alternative Income Trust (NYSE:XFLT) Short Interest Update

Posted by Brian Himes on Jun 10th, 2026

XAI Octagon Floating Rate & Alternative Income Trust (NYSE:XFLT – Get Free Report) was the target of a significant drop in short interest in May. As of May 29th, there was short interest totaling 14,256 shares, a drop of 76.9% from the May 14th total of 61,721 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 70,246 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 0.2 days.

XAI Octagon Floating Rate & Alternative Income Trust Trading Down 0.5%

XFLT opened at $18.15 on Wednesday. XAI Octagon Floating Rate & Alternative Income Trust has a 52-week low of $14.92 and a 52-week high of $28.90. The business’s 50-day simple moving average is $18.23 and its 200 day simple moving average is $19.99.

XAI Octagon Floating Rate & Alternative Income Trust Announces Dividend

The business also recently announced a monthly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, July 1st. Investors of record on Monday, June 15th will be issued a dividend of $0.225 per share. This represents a c) annualized dividend and a yield of 14.9%. The ex-dividend date is Monday, June 15th. XAI Octagon Floating Rate & Alternative Income Trust’s dividend payout ratio is presently 600.00%.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On XAI Octagon Floating Rate & Alternative Income Trust

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the company. Sculptor Capital LP bought a new position in shares of XAI Octagon Floating Rate & Alternative Income Trust in the first quarter valued at $269,000. Alpine Global Management LLC bought a new position in shares of XAI Octagon Floating Rate & Alternative Income Trust in the fourth quarter valued at $129,000. Sit Investment Associates Inc. grew its stake in shares of XAI Octagon Floating Rate & Alternative Income Trust by 112.4% in the fourth quarter. Sit Investment Associates Inc. now owns 5,467,565 shares of the company’s stock valued at $26,244,000 after buying an additional 2,893,917 shares in the last quarter. Mercer Global Advisors Inc. ADV bought a new position in shares of XAI Octagon Floating Rate & Alternative Income Trust in the fourth quarter valued at $68,000. Finally, XTX Topco Ltd bought a new position in shares of XAI Octagon Floating Rate & Alternative Income Trust in the fourth quarter valued at $230,000.

About XAI Octagon Floating Rate & Alternative Income Trust

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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.