Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund closed at $13.62 on Nov 6, down 3.47%, 23.4% below its 52-week closing high. Volume of 1.4M shares was 2.33× its 20-day average (well above normal).
Split-adjusted performance: +0.4% over one month, -12.0% over six months, -19.2% over one year.
Short interest was 4.2M shares at the Oct 15 settlement, up 5.5% from the prior report (7.1% of float, 7.2 days to cover).
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Quick answers
What does Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund do?
Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund is a fund whose investment objective is to achieve attractive risk-adjusted returns via current income and to a lesser extent, capital appreciation by investing predominantly in directly originated senior secured term loans issued by U.S. middle-market companies backed by private equity sponsors.
What is MSDL's market cap?
$1.15B, based on the Nov 6 close of $13.62.
Does Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund pay a dividend?
Yes. The latest regular dividend was $0.45 per share (ex-date Sep 30), an annualised yield of 13.22%.
How much of MSDL is sold short?
4.2M shares, 7.1% of float, as of Oct 15, 2026.
About Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund
Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund is a fund whose investment objective is to achieve attractive risk-adjusted returns via current income and to a lesser extent, capital appreciation by investing predominantly in directly originated senior secured term loans issued by U.S. middle-market companies backed by private equity sponsors. It invests predominantly in directly originated senior secured term loans including first lien senior secured term loans including unitranche loans and second lien senior secured term loans, with the balance of the investments expected to be in higher-yielding assets such as mezzanine debt, unsecured debt, equity investments and other opportunistic asset purchases.
Sources: Massive / Polygon daily aggregates (split-adjusted) · SEC filings via Massive · FINRA settlements via Massive · Financial Modeling Prep. Figures are dated where shown; research is informational, not investment advice. Methodology
