Growth of $100
Green is what an investor who reinvested every payout would have; red is the price alone. The gap between them is the income. If the red line keeps falling, the payouts are partly your own money coming back.
Was the payout earned?
Over the last year GLAD paid 10.2% and returned +11.7% in total, so the payout was fully earned and the fund also kept (or grew) its value.
| Earned % (3 months) | 84% |
| Earned % (1 year) | 112% |
| Earned % (full history, up to 5 yrs) | 56% |
Earned % = total return ÷ payouts. 100% means every dollar paid out was earned; below 100% means part of it came from the fund's own value. This is an economic measure based on market price, not the tax label on the payout.
Where the DT Score comes from
Total 67.2 / 100 · rank #76 of 420. How the score works
Risk
| Sortino ratio (1Y) | 0.50 |
| Sharpe ratio (1Y) | 0.35 |
| Steadiness vs S&P 500 | 57% |
| Beta to S&P 500 | 0.51 |
| Correlation to S&P 500 | 0.29 |
| Max drop (1Y) | -20.4% |
| Max drop (up to 5 yrs) | -39.6% |
| Trend | Uptrend |
| History | 5.0 yrs |
Vs. BIZD (what it's built on)
| Upside capture | 101% |
| Downside capture | 91% |
| Capture ratio | 1.11 |
| Beta | 0.92 |
| Correlation | 0.75 |
| Tracking | – |
On days BIZD rose, GLAD caught 101% of the gain; on days it fell, GLAD took 91% of the loss.
Payout history
Each bar is one payout (last 36 shown). Pays Monthly.
| Ex-date | Amount |
|---|---|
| 2026-10-23 | $0.1500 |
| 2026-09-21 | $0.1500 |
| 2026-09-10 | $0.1800 |
| 2026-08-18 | $0.1500 |
| 2026-07-24 | $0.1500 |
| 2026-06-23 | $0.1500 |
| 2026-05-20 | $0.1500 |
| 2026-04-24 | $0.1500 |
| 2026-03-23 | $0.1500 |
| 2026-02-18 | $0.1500 |
| 2026-01-23 | $0.1500 |
| 2025-12-22 | $0.1500 |
Funds that track the same thing
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| Fund | Category | Fwd rate | 12m yield | 1Y total ret. | Earned % 1Y | Upside capt. | Downside capt. | Tracking | DT Score | Momentum | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CSWC Capital Southwest | BDC | 10.0% | 11.0% | +26.7% | 205% | 84% | 65% | – | 72 | 38 | Downtrend |
| TRIN Trinity Capital | BDC | 11.5% | 12.4% | +38.9% | 253% | 92% | 63% | – | 70 | 70 | Uptrend |
| GAIN Gladstone Investment | BDC | 6.5% | 6.5% | +13.8% | 205% | 77% | 63% | – | 69 | 28 | Downtrend |
| MAIN Main Street Capital | BDC | 12.1% | 8.1% | +7.8% | 96% | 109% | 100% | – | 62 | 70 | Uptrend |
| MSIF MSC Income Fund | BDC | 10.5% | 10.4% | +15.6% | 122% | 97% | 83% | – | 62 | 79 | Mixed |
| BBDC Barings BDC | BDC | 12.0% | 12.0% | +7.6% | 60% | 93% | 84% | – | 59 | 36 | Downtrend |
| BXSL Blackstone Secured Lending Fund | BDC | 12.8% | 12.8% | +4.7% | 33% | 100% | 95% | – | 51 | 76 | Mixed |
| ARCC Ares Capital Corp | BDC | 10.0% | 10.0% | +5.2% | 35% | 87% | 84% | – | 49 | 59 | Mixed |
| FDUS Fidus Investment | BDC | 10.2% | 10.9% | +5.4% | 45% | 87% | 80% | – | 48 | 83 | Uptrend |
| OCSL Oaktree Specialty Lending | BDC | 10.6% | 11.8% | +3.5% | 14% | 102% | 97% | – | 38 | 79 | Uptrend |
About GLAD
| Issuer | Gladstone Management |
| Structure | BDC |
| Category | BDC |
| Strategy | Lends to private companies; income from interest, paid out >=90% as RIC |
| Underlying | Lower-middle-market loans |
| Exposure | BDCs |
| Index linkage | No - active |
| Pays | Monthly |
| Expense ratio | – |
| Launched | 2001 |
| Uses leverage | Yes |
| Upside capped | No |
| Rate sensitivity | High |
| Return of capital common | Sometimes |
| Tax notes | Distributions mostly ordinary income (not QDI); interest-related dividends partly excluded from 199A; 1099-DIV. |
Research notes: Monthly dividend. Verify.
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