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Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund is an investment company. The Company is a non-diversified, externally managed specialty finance company focused on lending to middle-market companies. The Company’s investment objective is to achieve attractive risk-adjusted returns via current income and, to a lesser extent, capital appreciation by investing primarily in directly originated senior secured term loans issued by United States middle-market companies backed by private equity sponsors. The Company invests primarily in directly originated senior secured term loans including first lien senior secured term loans and second lien senior secured term loans. The Company’s wholly owned subsidiaries include DLF CA SPV LLC (CA SPV), DLF SPV LLC (DLF SPV), DLF Financing SPV LLC (Financing SPV) and DLF Equity Holdings LLC. The Company’s investment adviser is MS Capital Partners Adviser Inc.
- Revenue in USD (TTM)403.72m
- Net income in USD145.00m
- Incorporated2019
- Employees0.00
- LocationMorgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund1585 BroadwayNEW YORK 10036United StatesUSA
- Phone+1 (212) 761-0380
- Fax+1 (302) 655-5049
- Websitehttps://www.msdl.com/
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| Company | Revenue (TTM) | Net income (TTM) | Market cap | Employees | Price/earnings (TTM) | Price/book value (MRQ) | Price/cash flow (TTM) | Price/sales (TTM) | EPS (excl. extraordinary items, TTM) | EPS (incl. extraordinary items, TTM) | Revenue per share (TTM) | Book value per share (MRQ) | Asset turnover (TTM) | Inventory turnover (TTM) | Receivables turnover (TTM) | Revenues per employee (TTM) | Return on avg assets (TTM) | Return on avg assets (5 yr avg) | Return on investment (TTM) | Return on investment (5 yr avg) | Gross margin (TTM) | Gross margin (5 yr avg) | Net profit margin (TTM) | Net Profit margin (5 yr avg) | Quick ratio (MRQ) | Interest coverage (TTM) | Total debt to capital (MRQ) | Payout ratio (5 yr avg) | Revenue (YOY change %) | Revenue (5 yr growth rate) | Net income (YOY change %) | Net income (5 yr growth rate) | Capital expenditure (5 yr growth rate) | Dividend (5 yr growth rate) |
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| Nuveen Municipal High Income Oppty Fund | 111.18m | 26.23m | 1.25bn | -- | 53.53 | 1.00 | -- | 11.25 | 0.1988 | 0.1988 | 0.9462 | 10.61 | 0.0535 | -- | 2.72 | -- | 1.26 | 0.6667 | 1.27 | 0.6759 | 61.76 | 64.63 | 23.60 | 12.99 | -- | 1.62 | 0.3942 | 559.32 | 1.83 | 8.91 | -89.86 | -- | -- | 1.52 |
| Nuveen Floating Rate Income Fund | -100.00bn | -100.00bn | 1.27bn | 0.00 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Virtus Dividend Intrst & Prem Strtg Fd | -100.00bn | -100.00bn | 1.29bn | 0.00 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| DoubleLine Income Solutions Fund | 159.82m | 108.96m | 1.33bn | -- | 12.19 | 0.9304 | -- | 8.29 | 0.9494 | 0.9494 | 1.39 | 12.44 | 0.0854 | -- | 3.51 | -- | 5.82 | 3.78 | 5.98 | 3.83 | 74.19 | 77.57 | 68.18 | 44.59 | -- | 12.93 | 0.217 | 202.86 | 8.27 | -5.43 | -58.85 | -- | -- | -6.43 |
| Franklin BSP Capital Corp | 420.79m | 68.32m | 1.35bn | 494.00 | 19.79 | -- | -- | 3.21 | 0.5058 | 0.5058 | 3.11 | -- | 0.1009 | -- | 15.26 | 851,805.70 | 1.79 | -- | 1.93 | -- | 44.53 | 51.42 | 17.80 | 31.83 | -- | 1.91 | 0.5453 | 136.61 | 336.48 | 11.07 | 120.72 | -2.38 | -- | -- |
| ASA Gold and Precious Metals Ltd | 3.98m | 664.07m | 1.36bn | 0.00 | 3.87 | 2.34 | -- | 340.94 | 18.64 | 18.64 | 0.1113 | 30.83 | 0.0051 | -- | 1.90 | -- | 85.83 | 27.45 | 85.88 | 27.47 | 93.53 | 93.10 | 16,684.05 | 4,742.03 | -- | -- | 0.00 | 0.4687 | 85.99 | 24.47 | 475.97 | 30.06 | -- | 41.63 |
| Nuveen Nasdaq 100 Dynamic Overwrite Fund | 11.46m | 129.73m | 1.37bn | -- | 10.54 | 0.998 | -- | 119.33 | 2.66 | 2.66 | 0.2347 | 28.07 | 0.0082 | -- | 61.57 | -- | 9.24 | 11.06 | 9.41 | 11.08 | -0.7986 | 4.08 | 1,131.94 | 1,261.65 | -- | -- | 0.0003 | 46.16 | 11.28 | 2.23 | -2.27 | 8.77 | -- | 3.13 |
| Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund | 403.72m | 145.00m | 1.39bn | 0.00 | 9.68 | 0.7826 | -- | 3.43 | 1.65 | 1.65 | 4.60 | 20.41 | 0.1045 | -- | 10.30 | -- | 3.75 | 5.23 | 3.85 | 5.37 | 47.20 | 50.90 | 35.91 | 51.61 | -- | 4.74 | 0.5391 | 29.67 | 13.14 | -- | -6.69 | -- | -- | -- |
| Capital Southwest Corp | 226.75m | 105.25m | 1.40bn | 30.00 | 14.04 | 1.39 | 12.46 | 6.16 | 1.65 | 1.62 | 3.60 | 16.75 | 0.1161 | -- | 67.83 | 7,558,167.00 | 5.39 | 5.20 | 5.41 | 5.23 | 71.53 | 74.73 | 46.42 | 45.95 | -- | 5.54 | 0.5186 | 132.76 | 14.77 | 26.93 | -15.28 | -- | -- | 8.36 |
| Prospect Capital Corporation | 671.29m | -356.19m | 1.40bn | -- | -- | 0.467 | -- | 2.08 | -0.8458 | -0.8458 | 1.20 | 9.62 | 0.0975 | -- | 79.30 | -- | -3.40 | 3.46 | -3.45 | 3.52 | 55.31 | 53.28 | -34.88 | 32.78 | -- | 0.5836 | 0.2874 | 156.29 | -16.51 | 2.90 | -502.78 | -- | -- | -5.11 |
| BlackRock Tchnlgy nd Prvt Eqty Trm Trst | 7.73m | 28.27m | 1.42bn | -- | 42.39 | 0.8793 | -- | 183.19 | 0.1566 | 0.1566 | 0.0372 | 7.55 | 0.0043 | -- | 1.43 | -- | 1.58 | -- | 1.59 | -- | -191.01 | -- | 365.59 | -- | -- | -- | 0.0074 | -- | 23.77 | -- | -83.12 | -- | -- | -- |
| BlackRock Science and Technology Trust | 5.22m | 165.70m | 1.42bn | -- | 8.56 | 1.00 | -- | 271.87 | 4.77 | 4.77 | 0.1503 | 40.67 | 0.0037 | -- | 0.717 | -- | 11.76 | 8.98 | 11.83 | 9.01 | -158.41 | -236.58 | 3,176.32 | 3,049.08 | -- | -- | 0.00 | 84.67 | -3.25 | 8.06 | -6.16 | 4.46 | -- | 10.85 |
| Blackrock Municipal 2030 Target Trm Trst | 84.74m | 54.45m | 1.46bn | -- | 26.68 | 0.9406 | -- | 17.19 | 0.8543 | 0.8543 | 1.33 | 24.23 | 0.0353 | -- | 4.08 | -- | 2.27 | 0.468 | 2.36 | 0.501 | 50.74 | 62.11 | 64.26 | 13.85 | -- | -- | 0.3535 | 373.93 | 1.32 | -2.05 | 16.71 | -11.96 | -- | -5.65 |
| Blackrock Corporate High Yield Fund Inc | -100.00bn | -100.00bn | 1.46bn | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Central Securities Corp | 27.06m | 214.05m | 1.49bn | 6.00 | 7.03 | 0.894 | 6.95 | 55.04 | 7.33 | 7.33 | 0.9265 | 57.63 | 0.0171 | -- | 34.24 | -- | 13.51 | 12.76 | 13.55 | 12.78 | -- | -- | 790.95 | 658.96 | -- | -- | 0.00 | 41.55 | 11.75 | 5.70 | 28.77 | 2.79 | -- | -- |
Data as of Feb 12 2026. Currency figures normalised to Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund's reporting currency: US Dollar USD
28.15%Per cent of shares held by top holders
| Holder | Shares | % Held |
|---|---|---|
| Morgan Stanley Investment Management, Inc.as of 30 Sep 2025 | 13.84m | 15.94% |
| Van Eck Associates Corp.as of 30 Sep 2025 | 1.97m | 2.27% |
| Morgan Stanley Smith Barney LLC (Investment Management)as of 30 Sep 2025 | 1.93m | 2.22% |
| Generali Asset Management SpA SGRas of 31 Dec 2025 | 1.83m | 2.11% |
| UBS Securities LLCas of 31 Dec 2025 | 1.44m | 1.66% |
| RiverNorth Capital Management LLCas of 30 Sep 2025 | 989.13k | 1.14% |
| Muzinich & Co., Inc.as of 31 Dec 2025 | 766.45k | 0.88% |
| Cowen Financial Products LLCas of 30 Sep 2025 | 565.62k | 0.65% |
| Amova Asset Management Co., Ltd.as of 31 Dec 2025 | 558.11k | 0.64% |
| Americana Partners LLCas of 31 Dec 2025 | 551.78k | 0.64% |
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Data from 30 Sep 2025 - 31 Dec 2025Source: FactSet Research Systems Inc.
