KLIP does not collect dividends from Chinese companies. The fund runs a 'covered call' or 'buy-write' strategy: it buys shares of the KraneShares CSI China Internet ETF (KWEB) and writes, or sells, corresponding call options on KWEB.
Capital Southwest is an internally managed BDC that provides loans to lower-middle-market companies and earns interest on those loans. It borrows at lower rates, lends at higher rates, and passes the spread through to shareholders as income.
By Q4 2025, management acknowledged the math. The quarterly dividend was cut to $0.09 per share, down from $0.25, with CEO Theodore Koenig citing 'the decrease in base rates' as a key driver.