Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund

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MSDL

Price:

$17.52

Market Cap:

$1.52B

Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund is a business development and finance company, which engages in lending to middle-market companies. It invests in directly originated senior secured term loans including first lien senior secured term loans and second lien senior secured term loans. The company was founded on May 30, 2019 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Industry

Financial - Conglomerates

IPO Date

2024-01-24

Stock Exchange

NYSE

Ticker

MSDL

The Dividend Yield as of December 2025 (TTM) for Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund (MSDL) is 11.42%

According to Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund’s latest financial reports and current stock price. The company's current Dividend Yield is 11.42%. This represents a change of 289.79% compared to the average of 2.93% of the last 4 quarters.

Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund (MSDL) Historical Dividend Yield (quarterly & annually)

How has MSDL Dividend Yield performed in the past?

The mean historical Dividend Yield of Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund over the last ten years is 3.71%. The current 11.42% Dividend Yield has changed 207.95% with respect to the historical average. Over the past ten years (40 quarters), MSDL's Dividend Yield was at its highest in in the September 2025 quarter at 3.11%. The Dividend Yield was at its lowest in in the March 2020 quarter at 0%.

Quarterly (TTM)
Annual

Average

3.71%

Median

3.40%

Minimum

0%

Maximum

9.17%

Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund (MSDL) Dividend Yield by Quarter and Year

Discovering the peaks and valleys of Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund Dividend Yield, unveiling quarterly and yearly fluctuations to gain insights into the company’s financial performance and market dynamics, offering valuable data for investors and analysts alike.

Maximum Annual Increase = Infinity%

Maximum Annual Dividend Yield = 9.17%

Minimum Annual Increase = 0%

Minimum Annual Dividend Yield = 0%

Quarterly (TTM)
Annual
YearDividend YieldChange
20249.17%51.18%
20236.06%28.86%
20224.71%124.37%
20212.10%922.39%
20200.21%Infinity%

Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund (MSDL) Average Dividend Yield

How has MSDL Dividend Yield performed in the past?

The current Dividend Yield of Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund (MSDL) is less than than its 3-year, less than than its 5-year, and less than than its 10-year historical averages

3-year avg

6.65%

5-year avg

4.45%

10-year avg

3.71%

Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund (MSDL) Dividend Yield vs. Peers

How is MSDL’s Dividend Yield compared to its peers?

Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund’s Dividend Yield is less than Oxford Lane Capital Corp. (34.69%), less than General American Investors Company, Inc. (11.29%), less than First Merchants Corporation (3.78%), less than Central Securities Corp. (5.35%), less than 1st Source Corporation (2.38%), less than Merchants Bancorp (1.13%), less than TriCo Bancshares (2.77%), less than S&T Bancorp, Inc. (3.44%), less than Qfin Holdings, Inc. (7.68%), less than FinVolution Group (5.53%),

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