Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund MSDL
NYSE MSDL
$14.76 -0.28 (-1.90%)
As of: Sep 9, 2026 · 3:59 PM EDT

Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund (MSDL) Dividend Yield (2024 - 2026)

Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund's (MSDL) quarterly Dividend Yield came in at 3.01% in Q2 2026, up 30.0% year-over-year from 2.31% in Q2 2025, and down 16.98% quarter-over-quarter from 3.62% in Q1 2026.

Analysis

Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund (MSDL) Dividend Yield (2024 - 2026) Analysis & Trends

Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund (MSDL) has reported Dividend Yield for 3 consecutive years, with 3.01% the latest figure, recorded in Q2 2026.

  • On a quarterly basis, Dividend Yield rose 30.0% year-over-year to 3.01% in Q2 2026; TTM through Jun 2026 was 13.18%, a 119.0% increase from a year earlier, with the FY2025 full-year figure at 12.94%, up 370.0% from the prior year.
  • Dividend Yield was 3.01% for Q2 2026 at Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund, down from 3.62% in the prior quarter.
  • Over five years, Dividend Yield peaked at 3.62% in Q1 2026 and troughed at 1.73% in Q2 2024.
  • A 3-year average of 2.77% and a median of 2.96% in 2024 frame the typical range for Dividend Yield.
  • The widest YoY moves for Dividend Yield: up 108 bps in 2025, down 13 bps in 2025.
  • Over 3 years, Dividend Yield stood at 2.92% in 2024, then advanced by 4 bps to 3.05% in 2025, then fell by 2 bps to 3.01% in 2026.
  • The last three Dividend Yield figures came in at 3.01% (Q2 2026), 3.62% (Q1 2026), and 3.05% (Q4 2025), per Business Quant data.
Peer Set

Peer Comparison

# Company Market Cap Enterprise Value Gross Profit (Qtr)
1 Ares Capital 14.39 Bn 14.01 Bn -
2 Blackstone Secured Lending Fund 5.76 Bn 5.49 Bn -
3 Blue Owl Capital 5.62 Bn 5.38 Bn -
4 Main Street Capital 5.39 Bn 5.33 Bn -
5 Blue Owl Technology Finance 5.20 Bn 4.99 Bn -
6 Hercules Capital 4.68 Bn 4.64 Bn -
7 FS KKR Capital 3.48 Bn 3.37 Bn -
8 Golub Capital Bdc 3.38 Bn 3.34 Bn -
9 PennantPark Floating Rate Capital 2.47 Bn -134.94 Mn -
10 Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund 1.29 Bn 1.21 Bn -
Historic Data

Historic Data

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DateValue
Jun 30, 2026 3.01%
Mar 31, 2026 3.62%
Dec 31, 2025 3.05%
Sep 30, 2025 3.11%
Jun 30, 2025 2.70%
Mar 31, 2025 3.02%
Dec 31, 2024 2.92%
Sep 30, 2024 2.54%
Jun 30, 2024 1.73%
Mar 31, 2024 1.94%