MSIF BDC — MSC Income Fund, Inc.

MSC Income Fund, Inc. (MSIF)

MSIF is a BDC. As of September 3, 2026, its distribution rate is 10.51%, its trailing-12-month yield is 11.20%. Dividend Vision Distribution Safety Score™ is 59/100 (Caution). Total return is -7.7% over the past 1.6 years, 38.4 points behind SPY at 30.7%.

At the current 10.51% distribution rate, a $10,000 investment would generate approximately $1,051 per year, or $87.58 per month on an equivalent basis.

MSIF performance versus SPY

Data as of September 3, 2026.

Total return is -7.7% over the past 1.6 years, 38.4 points behind SPY at 30.7%. Its deepest 1-year drawdown was 18.5%.

MSIF key facts

Data as of September 3, 2026.

Distribution Safety Score™

59 · Caution

Safety-Adjusted Yield

6.20%

Issuer

Main Street Capital

Asset type

BDC

Asset class

Equity

Inception date

01/29/2025

Distribution rate

10.51%

Distribution frequency

Monthly

Trailing yield

11.20%

Last close

$12.59

Market cap

$570,896,433

Average volume

192107.0

Next dividend

$0.03

Next ex-dividend date

09/16/2026

Next payment date

09/23/2026

Beta

0.703

Payout ratio

0.2769

P/E ratio

5.91

Forward P/E

8.7566

EPS

$2.13

How Dividend Vision calculates yield and returns

Distribution rate (10.51%) 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 (11.20%) 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: Main Street Capital; 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.

MSIF risks and drawbacks

Total return has trailed SPY over the available window. The deepest 1-year drawdown on record here is 18.5%.

Who may consider MSIF — and who may not

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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