In plain terms — ArrowMark Financial Corp.
Shares currently cost about 4.7% less than the value of the assets behind them (a discount).
It pays regular distributions worth about 6.0% a year of the share price (5.7% of the assets). That is a payout rate, not a return: part of it may be capital being handed back, and a one-off special payment in the last year is excluded from the regular rate.
Because the shares trade below the value of their assets, each dollar of reinvested distributions buys about $1.05 of assets — a ReinvestCapture™ rate of 6.3%, more than the payout rate itself. That is buying power, not a return.
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Price and NAV, past year
Snapshot
Valuation vs. history
| Window | Average prem/disc | Std. dev. | Z-score | Observations |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 months | — | — | — | 0 |
| 6 months | — | — | — | 0 |
| 1 year | — | — | — | 0 |
| 3 years | — | — | — | — |
| 5 years | — | — | — | — |
Current contemporaneous premium/discount — (close Oct 14, 2026 vs NAV Jun 30, 2026). 1-year range — to —. A negative Z-score means a wider discount than the window average — not that the fund is undervalued.
Performance
| Series | 1M | 3M | YTD | 1Y | 3Y (ann.) | 5Y (ann.) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Market price return | -4.56% | +0.25% | -7.88% | -7.12% | +5.22% | -1.99% |
| Market price total return | -3.88% | +2.47% | -1.06% | +3.72% | +17.69% | +8.66% |
| NAV return | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| NAV total return | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Through Oct 14, 2026. Total return reinvests distributions at the series value on the ex-date. Cumulative ≤ 1 year, annualised beyond.
About the fund
StoneCastle Financial Corp., a closed-end mutual fund managed by StoneCastle Asset Management LLC, implements a diversified investment approach. Its equity holdings are primarily concentrated in publicly traded companies within the U.S. banking industry, specifically including dividend-paying growth and value stocks. As for its fixed-income allocation, the fund invests in subordinated debt securities that maintain a Kroll Ratings assessment of BBB- or higher. The fund builds its portfolio through a meticulous bottom-up, fundamental analysis strategy. This process involves a comprehensive review of past and future financial data, direct interviews with the management and essential personnel of potential banking investments, and the development of detailed financial models and projections. Furthermore, the fund carefully monitors broader economic indicators, such as changes in interest rates, unemployment rates, home prices, and overall economic activity. Proprietary research also plays a crucial role in shaping its investment choices. StoneCastle Financial Corp. was established on February 7, 2013, and is domiciled in the United States.
CEF Explorer research page for ArrowMark Financial Corp.. Figures carry their own dates and sources; a discount to NAV does not guarantee convergence or any return. This is not investment advice.