HLNE Stock — Hamilton Lane Incorporated

Hamilton Lane Incorporated (HLNE)

Updated October 16, 2026.

HLNE is a Stock. its distribution rate is 2.93%, its trailing-12-month yield is 2.79%. Dividend Vision Distribution Safety Score™ is 64/100 (Generally safe). Total return is 447.4% over the past 9.6 years, 176.8 points ahead of SPY at 270.6%.

Hamilton Lane Incorporated is a private equity and venture capital firm that provides private markets investment solutions, including direct equity co-investments, secondary investments, and fund of funds strategies across diversified sectors and geographies globally. The company distributes dividends quarterly at a modest current rate. This company appeals to income investors seeking exposure to private markets through a publicly traded vehicle.

HLNE performance versus SPY

Price and return data through 2026-10-16.

Total return is 447.4% over the past 9.6 years, 176.8 points ahead of SPY at 270.6%. Over the past year its total return — price change plus distributions reinvested — is -28.7%. Its deepest 1-year drawdown was 51.4%.

HLNE key facts

Distribution Safety Score™

64 · Generally safe

Safety-Adjusted Yield

1.88%

Asset type

Stock

Asset class

Equity

Inception date

03/01/2017

Distribution rate

2.93%

Distribution frequency

Quarterly

Trailing yield

2.79%

5-year average yield

1.65

Last close

$81.84 (as of 2026-10-16)

Market cap

$3,547,695,827

Average volume

766300.0

Dividend

$0.60

Ex-dividend date

09/21/2026

Payment date

10/06/2026

Beta

1.245

Payout ratio

35.0%

P/E ratio

12.48

Forward P/E

12.0192

EPS

$6.56

How Dividend Vision calculates yield and returns

Distribution rate (2.93%) uses calculation basis unavailable. Issuer rates can use a different denominator and date, including ex-date NAV. Trailing-12-month yield (2.79%) 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: 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.

HLNE risks and drawbacks

HLNE's current distribution rate is moderate, not a high-yield payout — the strategy is dividend quality more than maximum income. Payments are quarterly, so cash flow is lumpy versus a monthly fund. The deepest 1-year drawdown on record here is 51.4%.

Who may consider HLNE — and who may not

HLNE may suit someone looking for moderate current income with a quality tilt. It is a weaker fit for investors who need monthly cash flow (HLNE pays quarterly); investors hunting double-digit covered-call yields. This is educational context, not a recommendation to buy or sell.

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