Who owns Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund?
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Institutional ownership of MSDL from SEC Form 13F filings across 138 reporting managers. All positions are from one synchronized reporting period — 2026-06-30 books, filed up to 45 days after quarter end — so every row is comparable.
As of the 2026-06-30 reporting period, 138 institutions disclosed 38.1M shares of Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund worth $577.0M — about 45% of shares outstanding; the largest disclosed holder is MORGAN STANLEY. Source: SEC Form 13F filings, parsed by EvidInvest.
138
13F holders
$577.0M
value, 2026 filers
45%
of shares outstanding (38.1M sh)
24
new positions (2026 filers)
Top institutional holders
ordered by shares owned · positions as of 2026-06-30 · % of fund = share of the manager's own book · % of co. = share of MSDL's shares outstanding
| # | Manager | Shares | Value | % of fund | % of co. | Δ shares QoQ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MORGAN STANLEY | 15.7M | $237.7M | 0.0% | 18.6% | -1.0% |
| 2 | UBS Group AG | 2.6M | $39.0M | 0.0% | 3% | +61.7% |
| 3 | VAN ECK ASSOCIATES CORP | 2.0M | $30.5M | 0.0% | 2.4% | +40.5% |
| 4 | Generali Asset Management SPA SGR | 1.8M | $27.7M | 0.5% | 2.2% | 0.0% |
| 5 | Lunate Capital LtdNEW | 1.1M | $16.7M | 8.5% | 1.3% | new |
| 6 | Russell Investments Group, Ltd. | 1.1M | $16.1M | 0.0% | 1.3% | +47.1% |
| 7 | TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LP | 893,188 | $13.5M | 0.0% | 1.1% | +0.4% |
| 8 | Muzinich & Co., Inc. | 838,899 | $12.7M | 4.3% | 1% | +9.3% |
| 9 | ARES MANAGEMENT LLC | 775,128 | $11.7M | 0.5% | 0.9% | +88.1% |
| 10 | Ensign Peak Advisors, IncNEW | 748,000 | $11.3M | 0.0% | 0.9% | new |
| 11 | Altshuler Shaham Ltd | 650,437 | $9.8M | 0.1% | 0.8% | 0.0% |
| 12 | AMERICAN FINANCIAL GROUP INC | 631,500 | $9.5M | 3.4% | 0.7% | 0.0% |
| 13 | Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group, Inc. | 616,116 | $9.3M | 0.0% | 0.7% | +10.4% |
| 14 | BROWN BROTHERS HARRIMAN & CONEW | 539,662 | $8.2M | 0.0% | 0.6% | new |
| 15 | WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN | 515,964 | $7.8M | 0.0% | 0.6% | -4.9% |
| 16 | DG Capital Management, LLC | 475,537 | $7.2M | 1.5% | 0.6% | -17.4% |
| 17 | FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC | 456,469 | $6.9M | 0.0% | 0.5% | +144.3% |
| 18 | TT Capital Management LLC | 343,317 | $5.2M | 4.0% | 0.4% | +3.3% |
| 19 | Hennion & Walsh Asset Management, Inc. | 315,801 | $4.8M | 0.1% | 0.4% | +9.9% |
| 20 | Trexquant Investment LP | 296,078 | $4.5M | 0.0% | 0.3% | -27.7% |
| 21 | Americana Partners, LLC | 262,611 | $4.0M | 0.1% | 0.3% | +2.1% |
| 22 | Fosun International Ltd | 240,374 | $3.6M | 0.8% | 0.3% | 0.0% |
| 23 | HighTower Advisors, LLC | 238,437 | $3.6M | 0.0% | 0.3% | -10.1% |
| 24 | Liberty Mutual Group Asset Management Inc. | 204,770 | $3.1M | 0.3% | 0.2% | 0.0% |
| 25 | MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC | 204,517 | $3.1M | 0.0% | 0.2% | -25.9% |
Source: SEC Form 13F-HR filings (institutional managers over $100M in US-listed positions). 13Fs disclose long positions only, up to 45 days after quarter end; each manager's latest filed quarter is shown per row and dollar values are the manager's filed marks. Aggregates labeled "2026 filers" count only managers whose latest book is a 2026 quarter. Related: valuation · options positioning · supply chain. Research, not investment advice.