POWER OF ATTORNEY
Know all by these presents, that the undersigned hereby constitutes and
appoints each of Benjamin McCulloch, Randi Roessler, Dylan Tillman, Cameron
Jordan, Jay Wasserman and Bryant Park or any of them signing singly, and with
full power of substitution, the undersigned's true and lawful attorney-in-fact
to:

(1) execute for and on behalf of the undersigned, in the undersigned's capacity
as a an officer, portfolio manager and/or trustee of each registered investment
company advised by XA Investments LLC as set forth on Annex A hereto, as
amended from time to time (each a Trust), any and all statements on Form ID
(including, but not limited to, obtaining the Central Index Key (CIK) and
the CIK confirmation code from the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
(the SEC)), Forms 3, 4, and 5, and any successor forms adopted by the SEC,
in accordance with Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and
the rules thereunder;

(2) do and perform any and all acts for and on behalf of the undersigned
which may be necessary or desirable to complete and execute any such Form 3,
4, or 5, and any successor forms adopted by the SEC, complete and execute any
amendment or amendments thereto, and timely file such form with the SEC and
any stock exchange or similar authority; and

(3) take any other action of any type whatsoever in connection with the
foregoing which, in the opinion of such attorney-in-fact, may be of benefit to,
in the best interest of, or legally required by, the undersigned, it being
understood that the documents executed by such attorney-in-fact on behalf of
the undersigned pursuant to this Power of Attorney shall be in such form and
shall contain such terms and conditions as such attorney-in-fact may approve
in such attorney-in-facts discretion.

The undersigned hereby grants to each such attorney-in-fact full power and
authority to do and perform any and every act and thing whatsoever requisite,
necessary, or proper to be done in the exercise of any of the rights and
powers herein granted, as fully to all intents and purposes as the
undersigned might or could do if personally present, with full power of
substitution or revocation, hereby ratifying and confirming all that such
attorney-in-fact, or such attorney-in-facts substitute or substitutes, shall
lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue of this power of attorney and the
rights and powers herein granted. The undersigned acknowledges that the
foregoing attorneys-in-fact, in serving in such capacity at the request of
the undersigned, are not assuming, nor is the Trust assuming any of the
undersigneds responsibilities to comply with Section 16 of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934.

This Power of Attorney supersedes any previous version of the same and shall
remain in full force and effect until the undersigned is no longer required
to file Forms 3, 4, and 5, and any successor forms adopted by the SEC, with
respect to the undersigneds holdings of and transactions in securities issued
by a Trust, unless earlier revoked by the undersigned in a signed writing
delivered to the foregoing attorneys-in-fact.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused this Power of Attorney to be
used this Power of Attorney executed as of this 5th day of February, 2024.
By: Name: Theodore J. Brombach

Annex A
XAI Octagon Floating Rate & Alternative Income Trust
Octagon XAI CLO Income Fund
Last updated: February 5, 2024