Is CCIF a Friend, Question Mark or Foe?

CCIF is classified a Foe under the Income Quality Score framework, based on long-duration distribution and total-return history. This is a research classification, not investment advice.

How safe is the CCIF distribution?

A Foe is an income asset whose long-term distributions have historically outrun its economic total return, or whose distribution or working capital has eroded over time. It describes a weak historical income-quality record — it is not a prediction or a recommendation to sell.

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CCIF Income Quality Score

Name: CCIF Income Quality Score
Creator: Income Quality Score
Keywords: CCIF income quality, CCIF dividend quality, CCIF dividend safety, CCIF distribution history, CCIF dividend score, CCIF analysis, Carlyle Credit Income Fund dividend

Carlyle Credit Income Fund (CCIF) has an Income Quality Score of 19/100, classified as a Foe with medium confidence, based on a 5-year income and total-return history.

Carlyle Credit Income Fund (CCIF) is a closed-end fund and is part of the IQ Score universe.

July 2026 Snapshot · Delayed

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Long-term focused5-year income and total-return analysis

Data-drivenObjective scoring across 5 quality, distribution and risk signals

Clear classificationFriends to own. Foes to avoid.

IQ Score Delayed

19/100

FoeMedium confidence

Asset Type

CEF

Exchange

NYSE

Trailing Yield (TTM)

Not published

No normalized trailing yield is published for closed-end funds in this snapshot.

Rank in CEF Universe

356 of 358

Lookback

5-year

Data as of

June 30, 2026

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CCIFCarlyle Credit Income Fund

19FoeMedium confidence

Snapshot: 2026-06
Data as of: 2026-06-30
Lookback: 5-year
Asset type: Closed-End Fund

IQ Score History

Reconstructed monthly scores are computed from current data and methodology. Published snapshots are the frozen monthly releases, marked on the line. Where the methodology changed, the line is broken rather than joined across the change.

Signals & Drivers

IQ signal scores

Each signal is normalised to 0–100 and combined by weight into the overall IQ Score.

Economic Payout Coverage

0/100

Working Capital Preservation

34/100

Distribution Cut Score

70/100

Distribution Trend

36/100

NAV CAGR

0/100

What to watch

Distributions exceed long-term total return
Persistent working capital erosion
1–2 years with a material annual distribution decline
Distributions declining year-over-year
Persistent NAV erosion

Flags & gates

Working Capital Negative Cagr
Yield Trap
Nav Erosion Severe

Distribution Safety

4Years raised

1Years cut

8Years of data

RisingCurrent trend

Medium confidence (5–9 years of history)

20190.3925Held
20200.599Raised
20210.8718Raised
20220.8672Held
20231.875Raised
20241.2488Cut
20251.26Raised
20260.6036Partial year

Distributions per year, from the frozen distribution-stability signal.

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IQ Score is a long-duration quality and distribution-safety classification for income assets. It is research based on historical data, not personal investment advice, and it does not tell you what to buy or sell. Figures reflect a delayed public snapshot and may differ from current data.