This chart shows the total return of every
$STRC buyer in 2026, including both changes in share price and all dividends received.
Despite an 11.5% stated yield, most buyers from March through May remain underwater after accounting for dividends because declines in principal value have offset much of the income. There was a brief entry window in February that produced returns approaching 8%, but that opportunity was the exception rather than the rule.
In other words, a significant portion of the dividend income has been consumed by declines in market value, and positive returns have been concentrated among a relatively narrow set of entry points.
The median return for all 2026
$STRC buyers is just 0.06%.
Put differently, the median investor has effectively broken even despite months of double-digit advertised yields.
So far, the income has not been stretched...it has largely been used to replace lost principal..