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 48/100, 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 June 30, 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

48/100

Question MarkHigh confidence

Asset Type

CEF

Exchange

NASDAQ

Trailing Yield (TTM)

Not published

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

Rank in CEF Universe

211 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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OXLCOxford Lane Capital Corp.

48Question 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

35/100

Working Capital Preservation

52/100

Distribution Cut Score

40/100

Distribution Trend

100/100

What is working

Distributions growing year-over-year

What to watch

1–2 years with a material annual distribution decline

Distribution Safety

6Years raised

2Years cut

16Years of data

RisingCurrent trend

High confidence (10-year history)

20111.75Held
20122.2Raised
20132.2Held
20142.5Raised
20152.4Lower total
20162.4Held
20171.8Lower total
20181.62Lower total
20191.62Held
20201.215Cut
20210.81Cut
20220.9Raised
20230.93Raised
20241.02Raised
20252.37Raised
20263.8234Partial 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.