SCM BDC — Stellus Capital Investment Corporation

Stellus Capital Investment Corporation (SCM)

SCM is a BDC. As of September 3, 2026, its distribution rate is 13.46%, its trailing-12-month yield is 15.82%. Dividend Vision Distribution Safety Score™ is 55/100 (Caution). Total return is 156.9% over the past 13.8 years, 453.4 points behind SPY at 610.3%.

At the current 13.46% distribution rate, a $10,000 investment would generate approximately $1,346 per year, or $112.17 per month on an equivalent basis.

SCM performance versus SPY

Data as of September 3, 2026.

Total return is 156.9% over the past 13.8 years, 453.4 points behind SPY at 610.3%. Its deepest 1-year drawdown was 47.8%.

SCM key facts

Data as of September 3, 2026.

Distribution Safety Score™

55 · Caution

Safety-Adjusted Yield

7.40%

Issuer

Stellus Capital

Asset type

BDC

Asset class

Equity

Distribution rate

13.46%

Distribution frequency

Monthly

Trailing yield

15.82%

5-year average yield

11.13

Last close

$8.70

Market cap

$247,775,452

Average volume

148712.0

Next dividend

$0.0833

Next ex-dividend date

09/30/2026

Next payment date

10/15/2026

Beta

0.644

Payout ratio

0.3206

P/E ratio

8.45

Forward P/E

8.3822

EPS

$1.03

How Dividend Vision calculates yield and returns

Distribution rate (13.46%) 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 (15.82%) 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: Stellus 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.

SCM risks and drawbacks

Total return has trailed SPY over the available window. The deepest 1-year drawdown on record here is 47.8%.

Who may consider SCM — 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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