CCIF CEF — Carlyle Credit Income Fund

Carlyle Credit Income Fund (CCIF)

CCIF is a low-cost CEF. its distribution rate is 29.39%, its trailing-12-month yield is 38.57%. Dividend Vision Distribution Safety Score™ is 21/100 (Elevated risk). Total return is -5.4% over the past 14.1 years, 609.1 points behind SPY at 603.7%.

At the current 29.39% distribution rate, a $10,000 investment would generate approximately $2,939 per year, or $244.92 per month.

CCIF performance versus SPY

Price and return data through 2026-09-21.

Total return is -5.4% over the past 14.1 years, 609.1 points behind SPY at 603.7%. Over the past year its total return — price change plus distributions reinvested — is -44.9%. Its deepest 1-year drawdown was 46.5%.

CCIF key facts

Distribution Safety Score™

21 · Elevated risk

Safety-Adjusted Yield

6.17%

Issuer

Carlyle

Asset type

CEF

Asset class

Fixed Income

Inception date

12/30/2011

Distribution rate

29.39%

Distribution frequency

Monthly

Trailing yield

38.57%

5-year average yield

14.89

Last close

$2.45 (as of 2026-09-21)

NAV

N/A

Premium / discount

N/A

Market cap

$51,936,624

Average volume

115465.0

Next dividend

$0.06

Next ex-dividend date

10/20/2026

Next payment date

10/30/2026

How Dividend Vision calculates yield and returns

Distribution rate (29.39%) is the latest regular payout annualized by the fund's stated frequency, divided by the last close. Issuers often publish this as “Distribution Rate” on the fact sheet. Trailing-12-month yield (38.57%) is the sum of distributions paid in the last 12 months, split-adjusted, divided by the last close. It lags a recent raise or cut. Total return uses split-adjusted close with distributions reinvested on the ex-dividend date (a modeling convention, not the cash-settlement date) from the first stored bar on or after inception through the latest bar, compared with the same window on the benchmark. That is the security's total return, not your personal gain/loss.

Distribution rate methodology · Distribution Safety Score methodology

Sources and review

Primary sources: Carlyle or company page; prices and distributions from Dividend Vision, derived from vendor EOD data.

Reviewed by Bert Sweet, CEO and Co-owner of Dividend Vision. Methodology: Distribution Safety Score.

CCIF risks and drawbacks

Total return has trailed SPY over the available window. The deepest 1-year drawdown on record here is 46.5%.

Who may consider CCIF — and who may not

CCIF may suit someone looking for low-cost broad dividend exposure. It is a weaker fit for investors whose main goal is matching SPY total return. This is educational context, not a recommendation to buy or sell.

Frequently asked questions

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