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The Magnificent Seven stocks led a bull run from late 2022 to 2024, but 2025's market correction reveals vulnerabilities, offering opportunities in high-yield CLO equity funds. CLO equity funds, like SPMC, CCIF, and OCCI, provide high-yield income uncorrelated to stock market performance, making them attractive during market downturns. SPMC, new in 2024, has increased distributions thrice, showing strong performance and resilience, yielding about 14% despite broader market selloffs.

Oxford Lane Capital Corporation's new baby bond, OXLCG, offers a 7.95% annual interest with quarterly distributions and matures on 02/29/2032, callable from 02/28/2030. OXLCG is trading at $24.62, yielding 8.49% to maturity and 8.58% to call, making it an attractive fixed-income investment. Oxford Lane Capital Corp. maintains a strong dividend history and has a capital structure within regulatory leverage limits, ensuring creditor confidence.

Oxford Lane Capital has outperformed the market YTD, showing resilience during volatility, making it a strong buy for aggressive income investors. OXLC's dividends are robust, with a forward yield of 21.51%, and recent changes ensure distributions are from net income, not return of capital. The fund's premium has decreased, offering a better entry point for investors, though it remains volatile and unsuitable for conservative investors.

We take a look at the action in preferreds and baby bonds through the third week of February and highlight some of the key themes we are watching. Preferred stocks underperformed despite a Treasury rally, with credit spreads widening but yields remaining range-bound. CLO Equity CEF issued a new bond, OXLCG, impacting risk dynamics for the bond suite.

GREENWICH, Conn., Feb. 20, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Oxford Lane Capital Corp. (NasdaqGS: OXLC) (NasdaqGS: OXLCP) (NasdaqGS: OXLCL) (NasdaqGS: OXLCO) (NasdaqGS: OXLCZ) (NasdaqGS: OXLCN) (NasdaqGS: OXLCI) (the “Company”) today announced that it has priced an underwritten public offering of $165,000,000 in aggregate principal amount of 7.95% unsecured notes due 2032. The notes will mature on February 29, 2032, and may be redeemed in whole or in part at any time or from time to time at the Company's option on or after February 28, 2030. The notes will bear interest at a rate of 7.95% per year payable quarterly on March 31, June 30, September 30, and December 31 of each year, commencing June 30, 2025.

GREENWICH, Conn., Feb. 19, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Oxford Lane Capital Corp. (NasdaqGS: OXLC) (NasdaqGS: OXLCP) (NasdaqGS: OXLCL) (NasdaqGS: OXLCO) (NasdaqGS: OXLCZ) (NasdaqGS: OXLCN) (NasdaqGS: OXLCI) (the “Company”) today announced the commencement of a registered public offering of notes (the “Notes”). The public offering price and other terms of the Notes are to be determined by negotiations between the Company and the underwriters. The Company also plans to grant the underwriters a 30-day option to purchase additional Notes on the same terms and conditions to cover over-allotments, if any.

We review the CEF market valuation and performance through the first week of February and highlight recent market action. CEFs had a strong week, with most sectors in the green, driven by EM Equity and Muni sectors, and year-to-date gains in both NAVs and discounts. We take a look at why preferred CEFs have sharply outperformed their ETF counterparts last year.

GREENWICH, Conn., Feb. 10, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Oxford Lane Capital Corp. (Nasdaq: OXLC) (NasdaqGS: OXLCP) (NasdaqGS: OXLCL) (NasdaqGS: OXLCO) (NasdaqGS: OXLCZ) (NasdaqGS: OXLCN) (NasdaqGS: OXLCI) (the “Company”) today announced the following net asset value (“NAV”) estimate as of January 31, 2025.

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We review the CEF market valuation and performance through the last week of January and highlight recent market action. CEFs had a mixed week, with Municipal sectors outperforming due to a drop in Treasury yields; January reversed nearly all December CEF losses. CLO Equity CEFs showed varied returns with EIC exhibiting unusual returns.