Four Gladstone funds pay monthly and all share the same October deadline, but the earnings behind each yield tell very different stories about which checks are safest to count on.
Four Gladstone family monthly payers share the same deadline this week. Gladstone Commercial (NASDAQ:GOOD), Gladstone Land (NASDAQ:LAND), Gladstone Capital (NASDAQ:GLAD) and Gladstone Investment (NASDAQ:GAIN) all go ex-dividend on Friday, October 23, 2026, with payment set for October 30, 2026. That leaves Thursday, October 22, as the last chance to own shares and still collect this payout. Forward yields run from about 6.4% to just over 10.2%, and the cash supporting each payout varies widely from one name to the next. For a fuller look at the four including $0.54 in June 2025, and it expects a significant capital gain from the SFEG Holdings sale. However, it has not declared any additional payment.
Missing the Deadline Means Missing the Check
Buying a stock for one monthly payment rarely pays off, as share prices usually fall by roughly the dividend amount on the ex-date. The better approach is to pick payouts that earnings can support: Gladstone Capital and Gladstone Investment cover theirs with net investment income, Gladstone Commercial’s coverage depends partly on a one-time fee, and Gladstone Land’s depends on its fourth quarter. If you don’t own shares before the market opens on October 23, you miss this payout.
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