OFS Credit (OCCI) Stock

OFS Credit Company has historically underperformed, with poor risk-adjusted returns. We examine why the fund has done so well over the last six months. We go over the recently issued preferred shares and tell you where you can do much better with lower risk.

OCCI offers a high dividend yield of 18.6%, making it appealing for income investors despite its 60.7% price decline since inception. The fund's portfolio focuses on CLO equity and debt, benefiting from interest rate cuts but sensitive to rate hikes. OCCI's distribution is well-covered by net investment income, ensuring stability and potential growth through reinvestment and a 5% DRIP discount.

The largest holdings in my Income Compounder portfolio include CLO CEFs OXLC, ECC, OCCI, and CCIF. CLOs have grown into a $1.2 trillion asset class, offering attractive equity tranches with double-digit returns and bond-like cash flow. OCCI and OXLC offer high monthly distributions, with OXLC reporting strong core NII exceeding distributions and potential for further increases.

OCCI, a collateralized loan obligation (CLO) fund managed by OFS Credit Company Inc, has performed better than similar funds in the last half year, delivering a total return of almost 25%. The fund provides a discount for shareholders who choose to reinvest their monthly distributions through a Dividend Reinvestment Plan (DRIP), aiming to boost assets under management (AUM). OCCI's portfolio consists of approximately 70% CLO equity and 25% CLO debt.

OCCI is a Nasdaq-listed closed-end fund that primarily invests in Collateralized Loan Obligation equity and debt securities. The fund has a history of high distributions, but negative total returns on NAV over 1, 3, and 5 years. We look at the current 16% yield in context of the fund's history and current holdings.

OFS Credit Company is a small CEF that invests in CLO structures primarily associated with equity lever. Since the IPO back in 2018, OCCI has delivered relatively flat returns, where the dividend component has compensated for ~50% decline in NAV. In this article, I outline several reasons why OCCI is an inherently speculative bet and why the current dividend of 17% is not attractive enough to justify the underlying risk profile.

OFS Credit Co (NASDAQ: OCCI ) just reported results for the fourth quarter of 2023. OFS Credit Co reported earnings per share of 62 cents.

OFS Credit Company Inc is a collateralized loan obligation fund that focuses on CLO equity. The old stock-based distribution policy was not inherently negative. New cash-based distribution policy is better and should restore investor confidence in the fund.

OCCI was a hard pass about a year back. The "yield" was a mouth-watering 20%, but the numbers that mattered more were eye watering. The yield is now up to 26%. "Surely you cannot go wrong here?"