Is GAIN a Friend, Question Mark or Foe?

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

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A Friend is an income asset whose long-term economic total return has historically covered its distributions and whose distribution has been stable over the available history. It describes a track record of durable, well-covered income.

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GAIN Income Quality Score

Name: GAIN Income Quality Score
Creator: Income Quality Score
Keywords: GAIN income quality, GAIN dividend quality, GAIN dividend safety, GAIN distribution history, GAIN dividend score, GAIN analysis, Gladstone Investment Corp. dividend

Gladstone Investment Corp. (GAIN) has an Income Quality Score of 74/100, classified as a Friend with high confidence, based on a 10-year income and total-return history.

Gladstone Investment Corp. (GAIN) is a business development company (BDC) 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 7 quality, distribution and risk signals

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IQ Score

74/100

FriendHigh confidence

Asset Type

BDC

Exchange

NASDAQ

Trailing Yield (TTM)

6.2%

Rank in BDC Universe

6 of 44

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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GAINGladstone Investment Corp.

74FriendHigh confidence

Snapshot: 2026-06
Data as of: 2026-06-30
Lookback: 10-year
Asset type: Business Development Company

IQ Score History

Not enough published history yet to draw a trend.

Signals & Drivers

IQ signal scores

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

Economic Payout Coverage

79/100

Distribution Cut Score

70/100

Distribution Trend

0/100

Total Return

100/100

Max Drawdown

62/100

Volatility

73/100

Yield Consistency

96/100

What is working

Strong long-term total return
Economic return covers long-term payout

What to watch

1–2 years with a material annual distribution decline

Distribution Safety

12Years raised

1Years cut

22Years of data

DownCurrent trend

High confidence (10-year history)

20050.18Held
20060.84Raised
20070.915Raised
20080.96Raised
20090.6Lower total
20100.48Lower total
20110.555Raised
20120.63Raised
20130.68Raised
20140.82Raised
20150.7425Lower total
20160.75Held
20170.8865Raised
20180.861Lower total
20190.936Raised
20200.93Held
20211.035Raised
20221.275Raised
20232.44Raised
20241.66Cut
20251.5Lower total
20260.48Partial 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.