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CION BDC — Cion Investment Corp
Cion Investment Corp (CION)
Updated October 16, 2026.
Verdict as of October 19, 2026
CION's distribution is rated elevated risk by the Dividend Vision Distribution Safety Score™ (27/100, medium confidence). It pays monthly and its distribution rate is 20.64%. The latest total cash payment per current share, $0.10 with an ex-date of October 16, 2026, was unchanged from the previous payment.
Sources: CION Investments, Section 19a-1 notices, scoring methodology.
CION is a BDC. its distribution rate is 20.64%, its trailing-12-month yield is 20.64%. Dividend Vision Distribution Safety Score™ is 27/100 (Elevated risk). Total return is 15.4% over the past 5 years, 73.0 points behind SPY at 88.4%.
At the published price, recorded trailing 12-month cash corresponds to $2,064 per $10,000. Past cash distributions do not establish future income.
CION dividend yield and income
Price as of 2026-10-16.
The distribution rate (20.64%) uses trailing 12-month split-adjusted cash distributions; includes specials and supplementals; divided by market price dated 2026-10-16. Trailing-12-month yield (20.64%) is the last year of cash distributions by ex-date divided by the current price. The dividend amount is $0.10. The ex-dividend date is 10/16/2026. The payment date is 10/30/2026. At the published price, recorded trailing 12-month cash corresponds to $2,064 per $10,000. Past cash distributions do not establish future income.
| Ex-date | Amount | Change from previous payment |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-16 | $0.1 | 0.0% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2026-09-11 | $0.1 | 0.0% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2026-08-14 | $0.1 | 0.0% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2026-07-17 | $0.1 | 0.0% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2026-06-12 | $0.1 | 0.0% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2026-05-15 | $0.1 | 0.0% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2026-04-10 | $0.1 | 0.0% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2026-03-13 | $0.1 | 0.0% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2026-02-13 | $0.1 | 0.0% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2026-01-16 | $0.1 | N/A |
| 2025-12-01 | $0.36 | 0.0% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2025-09-02 | $0.36 | 0.0% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2025-06-02 | $0.36 | 0.0% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2025-03-28 | $0.36 | N/A |
| 2024-12-30 | $0.05 | N/A |
| 2024-12-02 | $0.36 | 0.0% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2024-09-03 | $0.36 | N/A |
| 2024-06-28 | $0.05 | N/A |
| 2024-06-03 | $0.36 | 5.9% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2024-03-21 | $0.34 | N/A |
| 2023-12-28 | $0.05 | N/A |
| 2023-12-21 | $0.15 | N/A |
| 2023-11-30 | $0.34 | N/A |
| 2023-09-28 | $0.05 | N/A |
| 2023-08-31 | $0.34 | 0.0% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2023-05-31 | $0.34 | 0.0% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2023-03-23 | $0.34 | N/A |
| 2022-12-29 | $0.27 | N/A |
| 2022-11-30 | $0.31 | 0.0% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2022-08-31 | $0.31 | 10.7% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2022-05-31 | $0.28 | 0.0% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2022-03-22 | $0.28 | N/A |
| 2021-12-15 | $0.2 | N/A |
| 2021-11-30 | $0.26 | — |
| 2021 total (partial launch year) | $0.46 | — |
| 2022 total (cadence changed) | $1.45 | — |
| 2023 total | $1.61 | 11.0% |
| 2024 total | $1.52 | -5.6% |
| 2025 total | $1.44 | -5.3% |
| 2026 YTD total (cadence changed) | $1 | -7.4% vs prior-year YTD |
CION dividend growth
Trailing-12-month distributions versus the preceding 12 months changed -8.7%. The 1Y row below uses this same adjacent TTM cash-window comparison. The deepest trailing-12-month payout decline in the past five years is -7.43%.
| Window | Change |
|---|---|
| 1Y | -8.7% |
| 3Y | -17.6% |
CION holdings and sector exposure
Holdings are not available for this snapshot.
CION performance versus SPY
Price and return data through 2026-10-16.
Total return is 15.4% over the past 5 years, 73.0 points behind SPY at 88.4%. Over the past year its total return — price change plus distributions reinvested — is -14.3%. Its deepest 1-year drawdown was 36.3%.
| Window | Total return | CAGR |
|---|---|---|
| 1M | -6.0% | — |
| 3M | 7.9% | — |
| 6M | -4.6% | — |
| YTD | -21.8% | — |
| 1Y | -14.3% | — |
| 2Y CAGR | — | -13.60% |
| 3Y CAGR | — | 0.90% |
| 5Y CAGR | — | 2.60% |
| Since inception (5 years) | 15.4% | 2.90% |
CION key facts
- Distribution Safety Score™
- 27 · Elevated risk
- Safety-Adjusted Yield
- 5.57%
- Issuer
- CION Investments
- Asset type
- BDC
- Asset class
- Equity
- Inception date
- 10/05/2021
- Distribution rate
- 20.64%
- Distribution frequency
- Monthly
- Trailing yield
- 20.64%
- 5-year average yield
- 9.4
- Last close
- $6.59 (stale; as of 2026-10-16)
- Market cap
- $324,245,819
- Average volume
- 348500.0
- Dividend
- $0.10
- Ex-dividend date
- 10/16/2026
- Payment date
- 10/30/2026
- Beta
- 1.125
- Payout ratio
- 42.5%
- P/E ratio
- 94.14
- Forward P/E
- 7.6394
- EPS
- $0.07
How Dividend Vision calculates yield and returns
Distribution rate (20.64%) uses trailing 12-month split-adjusted cash distributions; includes specials and supplementals; divided by market price dated 2026-10-16. Issuer rates can use a different denominator and date, including ex-date NAV. Trailing-12-month yield (20.64%) is the sum of split-adjusted cash distributions with ex-dates in the last 12 months, divided by the published price. 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.
Yield and safety methodology · Distribution rate methodology · Distribution Safety Score methodology
Sources and review
Primary sources: CION Investments; 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.
CION risks and drawbacks
Total return has trailed SPY over the available window. The deepest 1-year drawdown on record here is 36.3%.
Who may consider CION — and who may not
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.
More on CION
Frequently asked questions
Does CION pay monthly?
Yes. CION currently pays monthly.
What is CION's dividend yield?
CION's distribution rate is 20.64%, paid monthly — trailing 12-month split-adjusted cash distributions; includes specials and supplementals; divided by market price dated 2026-10-16.
How has CION's dividend grown?
Trailing-12-month distributions versus the preceding 12 months changed -8.7%. That is the same adjacent TTM cash-window comparison used in the dividend-history table.
When does CION pay a dividend?
CION pays monthly. The dividend amount is $0.10. The ex-dividend date is 10/16/2026. The payment date is 10/30/2026.
How has CION performed?
Total return is 15.4% over the past 5 years, 73.0 points behind SPY at 88.4%. Over the past year its total return — price change plus distributions reinvested — is -14.3%. Its deepest 1-year drawdown was 36.3%.
Is CION a good investment?
CION's Dividend Vision Distribution Safety Score is 27 (Elevated risk). That is a risk signal, not investment advice. Its distribution rate is 20.64% (trailing 12-month split-adjusted cash distributions; includes specials and supplementals; divided by market price dated 2026-10-16). Compare peers below rather than treating any single figure as a buy or sell.
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