ECC CEF — Eagle Point Credit Company

Eagle Point Credit Company (ECC)

ECC is a low-cost CEF. its distribution rate is 20.00%, its trailing-12-month yield is 33.33%. Dividend Vision Distribution Safety Score™ is 29/100 (Elevated risk). Total return is 24.0% over the past 11.9 years, 340.2 points behind SPY at 364.2%.

At the current 20.00% distribution rate, a $10,000 investment would generate approximately $2,000 per year, or $166.67 per month.

ECC performance versus SPY

Price and return data through 2026-09-21.

Total return is 24.0% over the past 11.9 years, 340.2 points behind SPY at 364.2%. Over the past year its total return — price change plus distributions reinvested — is -33.1%. Its deepest 1-year drawdown was 40.6%.

ECC key facts

Distribution Safety Score™

29 · Elevated risk

Safety-Adjusted Yield

5.80%

Issuer

Eagle Point

Asset type

CEF

Asset class

Fixed Income

Inception date

11/07/2014

Distribution rate

20.00%

Distribution frequency

Monthly

Trailing yield

33.33%

5-year average yield

19.55

Last close

$3.60 (as of 2026-09-21)

NAV

N/A

Premium / discount

N/A

Market cap

$482,829,056

Average volume

911933.0

Next dividend

$0.06

Next ex-dividend date

10/13/2026 (as of 2026-10-13)

Next payment date

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

Beta

0.357

How Dividend Vision calculates yield and returns

Distribution rate (20.00%) 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 (33.33%) 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: Eagle Point 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.

ECC risks and drawbacks

Total return has trailed SPY over the available window. The deepest 1-year drawdown on record here is 40.6%.

Who may consider ECC — and who may not

ECC 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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