Is OXLC a Friend, Question Mark or Foe?

OXLC 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 OXLC 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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OXLC Income Quality Score

Name: OXLC Income Quality Score
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Oxford Lane Capital Corp. (OXLC) has an Income Quality Score of 49/100, classified as a Question Mark with high confidence, based on a 10-year income and total-return history.

Oxford Lane Capital Corp. (OXLC) is a closed-end fund and is part of the IQ Score universe.

July 2026 snapshotAs of July 7, 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

49/100

Question MarkHigh confidence

Asset Type

CEF

Exchange

NASDAQ

Trailing Yield (TTM)

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Rank in CEF Universe

177 of 263

Lookback

10-year

Data as of

July 7, 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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IQ Signal Scores

4 quality, distribution and risk signals combined into the overall IQ Score.

Economic Payout Coverage

36/100

Working Capital Preservation

52/100

Distribution Cut Score

40/100

Distribution Trend

100/100

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IQ Score History

IQ Score trajectory since 2023

OXLC's IQ Score has 65 recorded points from 2023-05-31 to 2026-07-07, most recently 48, ranging between 21 and 58 over the period. Over that window OXLC recorded 3 classification changes. The chart above plots the score against the methodology's Friend and Foe thresholds and overlays a base-100 normalised price line for capital-preservation context.

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OXLC distribution history & safety

Across 9 years of distribution data (2018–2026), OXLC recorded 3 annual increases and 2 distribution cuts. Distribution stability is a core IQ Score signal — a long record free of cuts supports a stronger classification, while repeated cuts weaken it. Per-year figures are shown in the panel above.

Annual increases

2018–2026

Distribution cuts

2018–2026

Years of data

2018–2026

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Trailing yield (TTM)

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Growing

Distribution trend

Over available history

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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.