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MSDL provides a detailed schedule of non-controlled, non-affiliated investments, showing a large portfolio of primarily first-lien floating-rate loans across software, professional services, healthcare, industrials, and other sectors. Many loans are priced at spreads such as S + 4.50% to S + 7.50%, with some including PIK (paid-in-kind) components, and current cash interest rates generally in the high single to low double digits.
The portfolio also includes second-lien positions, delayed draw term loans, revolving credit commitments and several preferred and common equity stakes. Stated loan maturity dates extend roughly from 2025 through 2033, illustrating a broadly laddered schedule of contractual cash flows and financing commitments to a wide range of middle-market borrowers.
Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund reported that entities affiliated with Morgan Stanley have become significant shareholders. Morgan Stanley and Morgan Stanley Investment Management Inc., both Delaware entities, jointly report beneficial ownership of 4,371,105 shares of the fund’s common stock, representing 5.0% of the class as of the event date.
The filing shows no sole voting or dispositive power, but shared voting power over a portion of the shares and shared dispositive power over the full reported amount. The holders state that the securities were acquired and are held in the ordinary course of business and not for the purpose of changing or influencing control of the issuer.
Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund announced plans for its upcoming financial disclosure schedule. The company will report its fourth quarter and full year 2025 results on Thursday, February 26, 2026, after the market closes.
Management will then host an earnings call on Friday, February 27, 2026 at 10:00 a.m. Eastern Time to discuss the results. These details were provided through a press release that is included as Exhibit 99.1 to this current report.
Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund reported an initial ownership filing for an officer. The reporting person, who serves as Chief Compliance Officer, indicated on this Form 3 that they do not beneficially own any non-derivative or derivative securities of Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund. The filing is made as an individual reporting person and notes explicitly that no securities are beneficially owned.
Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund reported a planned change in its compliance leadership. On December 22, 2025, Gauranga Pal notified the Board that he will resign as the Company’s Chief Compliance Officer, effective January 1, 2026. The Company states that his resignation is not the result of any disagreement with the Company, and he will continue to serve as an Executive Director of Morgan Stanley Investment Management.
Effective the same date, the Board appointed Hope Brown, age 52, as the new Chief Compliance Officer. She has worked in the financial industry since 1995 and currently serves as Executive Director and Chief Compliance Officer for the Calvert Funds, as well as Global Head of ESG Compliance Advisory for Morgan Stanley Investment Management. The Company notes there are no arrangements or family relationships tied to her appointment and no related-party transactions requiring disclosure.
Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund reported an equity transaction by its chief investment officer on a Form 4. On 11/11/2025, the officer acquired 3,000 shares of common stock, par value $0.001 per share, at a price of $16.72 per share, with the transaction coded as “P.”
After this acquisition, the reporting officer beneficially owned 3,000 shares of the fund’s common stock, held in direct ownership.
Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund (MSDL) reported an insider transaction by a director. The filing shows a purchase (Code P) of 600 shares of common stock at $16.405 on 11/10/2025.
Following this trade, the director’s beneficial ownership stands at 4,387 shares, held indirectly through an Individual Retirement Account.
Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund (MSDL) furnished a press release announcing financial results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2025, and disclosed a new stockholder distribution.
The Board declared a regular distribution of $0.50 per share on November 4, 2025, payable on or around January 23, 2026 to stockholders of record as of December 31, 2025. The earnings information and the press release (Exhibit 99.1) were furnished, not filed, under the Exchange Act.
Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund (MSDL) filed its quarterly report, detailing a portfolio concentrated in floating‑rate first‑lien and selected second‑lien loans benchmarked primarily to SOFR, with some tied to Prime, CORRA, EURIBOR, and SONIA.
The update lists specific positions with current interest rates and maturities. Examples include Fullsteam Operations, LLC first‑lien debt at 12.91% (S + 8.25%) maturing 11/27/2029; Runway Bidco, LLC first‑lien debt at 9.00% (S + 5.00%) due 12/17/2031; and Smarsh, Inc. first‑lien debt at 8.75% (S + 4.75%) due 2/16/2029. The portfolio also includes revolvers and delayed‑draw term loans with stated expiration dates, such as Granicus, Inc. revolver expiring 1/17/2031 and Vessco Midco Holdings, LLC revolver expiring 07/24/2031.
Director purchase recorded on Form 4: The filing shows Joan Binstock, a director of Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund (MSDL), as grantor and trustee of the Joan A Binstock Revocable Trust, purchased 9,030 shares of the issuer's common stock on 10/06/2025 at a price of $16.6367 per share. After the transaction the trust beneficially owned 50,042 shares indirecty. The filing is signed via power of attorney on 10/08/2025.