Is FXB a Friend, Question Mark or Foe?

FXB 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 FXB 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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FXB Income Quality Score

Name: FXB Income Quality Score
Creator: Income Quality Score
Keywords: FXB income quality, FXB dividend quality, FXB dividend safety, FXB distribution history, FXB dividend score, FXB analysis, Invesco CurrencyShares British Pound Sterling Trust dividend

Invesco CurrencyShares British Pound Sterling Trust (FXB) has an Income Quality Score of 28/100, classified as a Foe with low confidence, based on a 10-year income and total-return history.

Invesco CurrencyShares British Pound Sterling Trust (FXB) is a closed-end fund and is part of the IQ Score universe.

July 2026 snapshotAs of July 31, 2026Lookback: 10-year

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Long-term focused10-year income and total-return analysis

Data-drivenObjective scoring across 4 quality, distribution and risk signals

Clear classificationFriends to own. Foes to avoid.

IQ Score

28/100

FoeLow confidence

Asset Type

CEF

Exchange

NYSE ARCA

Trailing Yield (TTM)

Not published

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

Rank in CEF Universe

350 of 358

Lookback

10-year

Data as of

July 31, 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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FXBInvesco CurrencyShares British Pound Sterling Trust

28FoeLow confidence

Snapshot: 2026-07
Data as of: 2026-07-31
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

0/100

Working Capital Preservation

48/100

Distribution Cut Score

70/100

Distribution Trend

29/100

What to watch

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

Flags & gates

Yield Trap

Distribution Safety

4Years raised

1Years cut

9Years of data

CutCurrent trend

Lower confidence (3–4 years of history)

20063.4161Held
20079.5919Raised
20087.9421Lower total
20090.1865Lower total
20220.3375Raised
20233.1854Raised
20243.9146Raised
20253.1661Cut
20261.5553Partial 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.