CHICAGO–(BUSINESS WIRE)–XA Investments, a Chicago-based alternative asset manager, celebrates the 5th anniversary of the XAI Octagon Floating Rate & Alternative Income Term Trust. Octagon Credit Investors serves as the Trust’s investment sub-adviser. The Trust was launched on September 27, 2017 with $82 million in net assets and has made several accretive follow-on equity offerings in addition to the issuance of shares pursuant to an “at the market” offering program, which have fueled outstanding asset growth for XFLT. As a result, the Trust has grown total managed assets by approximately 330% since its launch and now has approximately $395mm in managed assets (which includes assets attributable to the Trust’s use of financial leverage). In addition, XFLT common shares have traded at an average premium to its net asset value of 3.55% since inception, as of September 26, 2022, enabling the Trust’s asset growth to benefit shareholders through accretive issuances of common shares.
The investment objective of the Trust is to seek attractive total returns with an emphasis on income generation across multiple stages of the credit cycle. The Trust seeks to achieve its investment objective by investing in a dynamically managed portfolio of opportunities primarily within the private credit markets. Under normal market conditions, the Trust will invest at least 80% of its Managed Assets in floating rate credit instruments and other structured credit investments. There can be no assurance that the Trust will achieve its investment objective. The Trust is well-positioned in the listed closed-end fund marketplace with its strategic investment mix of securities including loans and collateralized loan obligation (“CLO“) investments. XFLT’s investments may include (i) structured credit investments, including collateralized loan obligation (“CLO”) debt and subordinated (i.e., residual or equity) securities; (ii) corporate credit investments, including leveraged loans and high yield bonds; (iii) opportunistic credit investments, including stressed and distressed credit situations; and (iv) other credit-related instruments.
Gretchen Lam, Senior Portfolio Manager at Octagon noted, “We are delighted to commemorate XFLT’s 5-year anniversary. We appreciate the shareholders putting their trust with us.”
Kimberly Flynn, Managing Director of XA Investments noted, “We are pleased with the strong asset growth we’ve observed in XFLT and its reception among institutions, financial advisors and other income-oriented investors. We believe Octagon is a leader in the CLO marketplace. We have and will continue to prioritize sound management of the Trust along with key investor education efforts on the CLO market, which we believe have supported the Trust’s growth over time.”
The Trust’s common shares are traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol “XFLT,” and the Trust’s 6.50% Series 2026 Term Preferred Shares are traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol “XFLTPRA.”
About XA Investments
XA Investments LLC (“XAI”) serves as the Trust’s investment adviser. XAI is a Chicago-based firm founded by XMS Capital Partners in April, 2016. In addition to investment advisory services, the firm also provides investment fund structuring and consulting services focused on registered closed-end funds to meet institutional client needs. XAI offers custom product build and consulting services, including development and market research, sales, marketing, fund management and administration. XAI believes that the investing public can benefit from new vehicles to access a broad range of alternative investment strategies and managers. XAI provides individual investors with access to institutional-caliber alternative managers. For more information, please visit www.xainvestments.com.
About XMS Capital Partners
XMS Capital Partners, LLC, established in 2006, is a global, independent, financial services firm providing M&A, corporate advisory and asset management services to clients. It has offices in Chicago, Boston and London. For more information, please visit www.xmscapital.com.
About Octagon Credit Investors
Octagon Credit Investors, LLC (“Octagon”) serves as the Trust’s investment sub-adviser. Octagon is a 25+ year old, $32.9B below-investment grade corporate credit investment adviser focused on leveraged loan, high yield bond and structured credit (CLO debt and equity) investments. Through fundamental credit analysis and active portfolio management, Octagon’s investment team identifies attractive relative value opportunities across below-investment grade asset classes, sectors and issuers. Octagon’s investment philosophy and methodology encourage and rely upon dynamic internal communication to manage portfolio risk. Over its history, the firm has applied a disciplined, repeatable and scalable approach in its effort to generate attractive risk-adjusted returns for its investors. For more information, please visit www.octagoncredit.com.