GECC BDC — Great Elm Capital Corp

Great Elm Capital Corp (GECC)

GECC is a BDC. As of September 3, 2026, its distribution rate is 22.64%, its trailing-12-month yield is 21.68%. Dividend Vision Distribution Safety Score™ is 28/100 (Elevated risk). Total return is -91.1% over the past 16 years, 937.9 points behind SPY at 846.8%.

At the current 22.64% distribution rate, a $10,000 investment would generate approximately $2,264 per year, or $188.67 per month on an equivalent basis. Actual quarterly payments vary.

GECC performance versus SPY

Data as of September 3, 2026.

Total return is -91.1% over the past 16 years, 937.9 points behind SPY at 846.8%. Its deepest 1-year drawdown was 54.0%.

GECC key facts

Data as of September 3, 2026.

Distribution Safety Score™

28 · Elevated risk

Safety-Adjusted Yield

6.34%

Issuer

Great Elm Capital

Asset type

BDC

Asset class

Fixed Income

Distribution rate

22.64%

Distribution frequency

Quarterly

Trailing yield

21.68%

5-year average yield

16.84

Last close

$5.95

Market cap

$84,935,816

Average volume

30534.0

Next dividend

$0.25

Next ex-dividend date

09/15/2026

Next payment date

09/30/2026

Beta

0.842

Payout ratio

0.8889

Forward P/E

7.2307

EPS

$-3.22

How Dividend Vision calculates yield and returns

Distribution rate (22.64%) 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 (21.68%) 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: Great Elm Capital 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.

GECC risks and drawbacks

Payments are quarterly, so cash flow is lumpy versus a monthly fund. Total return has trailed SPY over the available window. The deepest 1-year drawdown on record here is 54.0%.

Who may consider GECC — and who may not

It is a weaker fit for investors who need monthly cash flow (GECC pays quarterly); 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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