KIO CEF — KKR Income Opportunities Fund

KKR Income Opportunities Fund (KIO)

KIO is a CEF. its distribution rate is 13.74%, its trailing-12-month yield is 13.77%, its expense ratio is 2.65%. Dividend Vision Distribution Safety Score™ is 84/100 (Safe). Total return is 105.9% over the past 13.2 years, 365.9 points behind SPY at 471.8%.

At the current 13.74% distribution rate, a $10,000 investment would generate approximately $1,374 per year, or $114.50 per month.

KIO performance versus SPY

Price and return data through 2026-09-21.

Total return is 105.9% over the past 13.2 years, 365.9 points behind SPY at 471.8%. Over the past year its total return — price change plus distributions reinvested — is -5.2%. Its deepest 1-year drawdown was 10.8%.

KIO key facts

Distribution Safety Score™

84 · Safe

Safety-Adjusted Yield

11.54%

Issuer

KKR

Asset type

CEF

Asset class

Fixed Income

Inception date

07/26/2013

Expense ratio

2.65%

Distribution rate

13.74%

Distribution frequency

Monthly

Trailing yield

13.77%

5-year average yield

11.03

Last close

$10.63 (as of 2026-09-21)

NAV

$11.84

Premium / discount

10.22% discount

Market cap

$435,672,288

Average volume

144394.0

Next dividend

$0.1217

Next ex-dividend date

10/09/2026

Next payment date

10/30/2026

Beta

0.4481

How Dividend Vision calculates yield and returns

Distribution rate (13.74%) 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 (13.77%) 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: KKR 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.

KIO risks and drawbacks

Total return has trailed SPY over the available window. The deepest 1-year drawdown on record here is 10.8%.

Who may consider KIO — and who may not

KIO may suit someone looking for a high Distribution Safety Score. 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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