GAIN BDC — Gladstone Investment Corporation

Gladstone Investment Corporation (GAIN)

GAIN is a BDC. As of September 3, 2026, its distribution rate is 5.85%, its trailing-12-month yield is 5.86%. Dividend Vision Distribution Safety Score™ is 71/100 (Generally safe). Total return is 700.1% over the past 21.2 years, 148.3 points behind SPY at 848.4%.

At the current 5.85% distribution rate, a $10,000 investment would generate approximately $585 per year, or $48.75 per month on an equivalent basis.

GAIN performance versus SPY

Data as of September 3, 2026.

Total return is 700.1% over the past 21.2 years, 148.3 points behind SPY at 848.4%. Its deepest 1-year drawdown was 12.7%.

GAIN key facts

Data as of September 3, 2026.

Distribution Safety Score™

71 · Generally safe

Safety-Adjusted Yield

4.15%

Issuer

Gladstone Companies

Asset type

BDC

Asset class

Equity

Distribution rate

5.85%

Distribution frequency

Monthly

Trailing yield

5.86%

5-year average yield

6.61

Last close

$16.38

Market cap

$652,283,819

Average volume

108819.0

Next dividend

$0.08

Next ex-dividend date

09/21/2026

Next payment date

09/30/2026

Beta

0.753

Payout ratio

0.1404

P/E ratio

3.85

Forward P/E

43.1034

EPS

$4.26

How Dividend Vision calculates yield and returns

Distribution rate (5.85%) 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 (5.86%) 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. We show a 30-day SEC yield when the fund publishes one. Schwab and other issuers may report a TTM distribution yield or SEC yield on a different date — all can be valid; they are not interchangeable. 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. Figures below use Dividend Vision data as of September 3, 2026.

Distribution rate methodology · Distribution Safety Score methodology · SEC yield

Sources and review

Data as of September 3, 2026.

Primary sources: Gladstone Companies; 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.

GAIN risks and drawbacks

Total return has trailed SPY over the available window. The deepest 1-year drawdown on record here is 12.7%.

Who may consider GAIN — and who may not

GAIN may suit someone looking for moderate current income with a quality tilt. It is a weaker fit for investors hunting double-digit covered-call yields; 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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