Is DBL a Friend, Question Mark or Foe?

DBL is classified a Question Mark 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 DBL distribution?

A Question Mark is an income asset with a mixed or incomplete quality record — some income-quality signals are strong while others are weak, or the available history is too short to classify with confidence. It warrants a closer look rather than a conclusion.

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DBL Income Quality Score

Name: DBL Income Quality Score
Creator: Income Quality Score
Keywords: DBL income quality, DBL dividend quality, DBL dividend safety, DBL distribution history, DBL dividend score, DBL analysis, DoubleLine Opportunistic Credit Fund dividend

DoubleLine Opportunistic Credit Fund (DBL) has an Income Quality Score of 42/100, classified as a Question Mark with high confidence, based on a 10-year income and total-return history.

DoubleLine Opportunistic Credit Fund (DBL) is a closed-end fund and is part of the IQ Score universe.

July 2026 snapshotAs of June 30, 2026Lookback: 10-year

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Long-term focused10-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

42/100

Question MarkHigh 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

268 of 358

Lookback

10-year

Data as of

June 30, 2026

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This is the public July 2026 snapshot. Public snapshots are delayed and frozen: once released, a month's scores do not change, and current data is reserved for members. The July 2026 snapshot is published as the public launch snapshot.

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DBLDoubleLine Opportunistic Credit Fund

42Question MarkHigh confidence

Snapshot: 2026-06
Data as of: 2026-06-30
Lookback: 10-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

23/100

Working Capital Preservation

60/100

Distribution Cut Score

40/100

Distribution Trend

50/100

NAV CAGR

55/100

What to watch

Distributions exceed long-term total return
1–2 years with a material annual distribution decline

Flags & gates

Yield Trap

Distribution Safety

2Years raised

2Years cut

15Years of data

HeldCurrent trend

High confidence (10-year history)

20121.983Held
20132.004Raised
20142.491Raised
20152.366Lower total
20162.004Lower total
20172.004Held
20181.947Lower total
20191.41Cut
20201.707Cut
20211.374Lower total
20221.32Lower total
20231.32Held
20241.32Held
20251.32Held
20260.66Partial year

Distributions per year, from the frozen distribution-stability signal. “Lower total” means the calendar-year sum was smaller than the prior year (often a special-distribution rolloff or timing shift), but did not decline more than the engine's 10% material-decline threshold — see Years Cut above for years that did.

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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.