Performance analysis of XFLT (XAI Octagon Floating Rate & Alternative Income Term Trust)
Annual Return
Over the past 3 years, XFLT has had an average annual return of -3.98%, underperforming the benchmark SPY, which returned +22.77% annual.
Over the past 5 years, XFLT has had an average annual return of -4.04%, underperforming the benchmark SPY, which returned +14% annual.
Since Sep 27, 2017, XFLT has had an average annual return of +0.61%, underperforming the benchmark SPY, which returned +15.41% annual.
| 2026 | 2025 | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| -17.36% | -15.35% | +7.32% | +30.34% | -20.26% | +31.26% | +5.23% | +22.04% | -15.11% | -5.54% |
Monthly Return
| Year | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Annually Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | -5.25% | -24.26% | +4.47% | +9.84% | +0.96% | -0.59% | -17.36% | ||||||
| 2025 | -0.19% | -1.12% | -6.51% | -3.22% | +4.06% | -1.20% | +0.00722% | +0.91% | -3.46% | -5.29% | -4.24% | +4.34% | -15.35% |
| 2024 | +5.99% | -3.73% | +0.77% | +0.21% | +2.20% | +0.62% | +1.34% | -1.20% | +0.21% | +2.72% | +3.13% | -4.73% | +7.32% |
| 2023 | +9.87% | -1.45% | -3.02% | +2.14% | +1.31% | +4.25% | +2.80% | +3.06% | +1.95% | +1.10% | +0.33% | +5.03% | +30.34% |
| 2022 | +6.33% | -6.36% | -2.25% | +0.87% | -7.74% | -8.90% | +4.95% | -2.74% | -14.00% | +7% | +8.69% | -5.32% | -20.26% |
| 2021 | +4.82% | +8.74% | +8.95% | -0.52% | -2.86% | +11.53% | -5.75% | +0.02% | -2.35% | +5.78% | +2.91% | -2.13% | +31.26% |
| 2020 | +2.77% | -5.73% | -40.91% | +9.85% | +3.79% | +15.30% | +5.98% | +2.01% | +0.31% | +21.27% | +3.90% | +2.34% | +5.23% |
| 2019 | +15.34% | +3.99% | +1.47% | +0.10% | +8.79% | -0.53% | +0.11% | -0.64% | +0.36% | +1.38% | -6.79% | -1.88% | +22.04% |
| 2018 | +3.92% | +1.03% | -2.19% | -3.21% | +2.59% | -0.44% | +11.01% | -0.30% | -1.02% | -5.86% | -7.27% | -12.56% | -15.11% |
| 2017 | +0.30% | +7.01% | -6.82% | -5.55% | -5.54% |
Drawdown analysis of XFLT (XAI Octagon Floating Rate & Alternative Income Term Trust)
The maximum drawdown for the XFLT was -55.38%, occurring on Mar 24, 2020. Recovery took 220 trading sessions.
The current XFLT drawdown is -34.30%.
Since Sep 27, 2017 XFLT has experienced the following drawdowns:
- 50% or more: 1 time
- 40% or more: 2 times
- 30% or more: 3 times
- 20% or more: 3 times
- 10% or more: 4 times
| Depth | Start | To Bottom | Bottom | To Recover | End | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| -55.38% | Oct 3, 2017 | 621 | Mar 24, 2020 | 220 | Feb 5, 2021 | 841 |
| -47.03% | Dec 2, 2024 | 315 | Mar 9, 2026 | Ongoing | Ongoing | Ongoing |
| -33.02% | Feb 2, 2022 | 166 | Sep 30, 2022 | 333 | Jan 30, 2024 | 499 |
| -10.75% | Jul 6, 2021 | 53 | Sep 20, 2021 | 79 | Jan 11, 2022 | 132 |
| -9.07% | Jan 12, 2022 | 7 | Jan 24, 2022 | 5 | Jan 31, 2022 | 12 |
| -8.89% | Feb 24, 2021 | 1 | Feb 25, 2021 | 10 | Mar 11, 2021 | 11 |
| -8.47% | Mar 17, 2021 | 29 | Apr 28, 2021 | 32 | Jun 14, 2021 | 61 |
| -7.62% | Feb 7, 2024 | 10 | Feb 22, 2024 | 180 | Nov 7, 2024 | 190 |
| -3.20% | Jun 16, 2021 | 7 | Jun 25, 2021 | 3 | Jun 30, 2021 | 10 |
| -2.24% | Feb 1, 2024 | 1 | Feb 2, 2024 | 2 | Feb 6, 2024 | 3 |
| -1.73% | Feb 17, 2021 | 1 | Feb 18, 2021 | 2 | Feb 22, 2021 | 3 |
| -1.08% | Feb 5, 2021 | 1 | Feb 8, 2021 | 2 | Feb 10, 2021 | 3 |
| -0.52% | Jul 1, 2021 | 1 | Jul 2, 2021 | 1 | Jul 6, 2021 | 2 |
| -0.32% | Mar 15, 2021 | 1 | Mar 16, 2021 | 1 | Mar 17, 2021 | 2 |
| -0.29% | Nov 7, 2024 | 1 | Nov 8, 2024 | 1 | Nov 11, 2024 | 2 |
| -0.29% | Sep 28, 2017 | 1 | Sep 29, 2017 | 2 | Oct 3, 2017 | 3 |
| -0.21% | Nov 11, 2024 | 7 | Nov 20, 2024 | 2 | Nov 22, 2024 | 9 |
| -0.14% | Nov 22, 2024 | 1 | Nov 25, 2024 | 2 | Nov 27, 2024 | 3 |