CION BDC — Cion Investment Corp

Cion Investment Corp (CION)

Updated October 9, 2026.

CION is a BDC. its distribution rate is 18.16%, its trailing-12-month yield is 18.16%. Dividend Vision Distribution Safety Score™ is 46/100 (Caution). Total return is 20.3% over the past 5 years, 71.9 points behind SPY at 92.2%.

At the current 18.16% distribution rate, a $10,000 investment would generate approximately $1,816 per year, or $151.33 per month.

CION performance versus SPY

Price and return data through 2026-10-09.

Total return is 20.3% over the past 5 years, 71.9 points behind SPY at 92.2%. Over the past year its total return — price change plus distributions reinvested — is -11.9%. Its deepest 1-year drawdown was 36.3%.

CION key facts

Distribution Safety Score™

46 · Caution

Safety-Adjusted Yield

8.35%

Issuer

CION Investments

Asset type

BDC

Asset class

Equity

Inception date

10/05/2021

Distribution rate

18.16%

Distribution frequency

Monthly

Trailing yield

18.16%

5-year average yield

9.29

Last close

$6.94 (as of 2026-10-09)

Market cap

$341,466,766

Average volume

220099.0

Dividend

$0.10

Ex-dividend date

10/16/2026

Payment date

10/30/2026 (as of 2026-10-30)

Beta

1.125

Payout ratio

42.5%

P/E ratio

99.14

Forward P/E

7.6394

EPS

$0.07

How Dividend Vision calculates yield and returns

Distribution rate (18.16%) 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 (18.16%) 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.

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.

Frequently asked questions

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