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Ares Management’s Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund MSDL Stock Holding History

Ares Management’s Portfolio MSDL Stock Details MSDL Fund Activity
Bought
Maintained
Sold
Quarter Market Value Status Shares Change in
Stake 		Trade Value Portfolio Weight Portfolio Position
2026
Q2 		$11.7M Buy
775,128
+363,128
+88% +$5.5M 0.51% 24
2026
Q1 		$5.75M Buy
412,000
+312,000
+312% +$4.83M 0.38% 27
2025
Q4 		$1.65M Buy
+100,000
New +$1.69M 0.09% 31

Other funds holding MSDL

Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley New York $1.89T AUM 35.08% 1-Year Est. Return
UBS Group
UBS Group Zurich, Switzerland $786B AUM 40.34% 1-Year Est. Return
VanEck Associates
VanEck Associates New York $164B AUM 112.45% 1-Year Est. Return
GAM
Generali Asset Management Trieste, Italy $5.53B AUM 35.1% 1-Year Est. Return
LC
Lunate Capital Al Maryah Island, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates $196M AUM 84.21% 1-Year Est. Return
Russell Investments Group
Russell Investments Group London, United Kingdom $114B AUM 41.71% 1-Year Est. Return
Two Sigma Investments
Two Sigma Investments New York $138B AUM 41.87% 1-Year Est. Return
MC
Muzinich & Co New York $293M AUM 18.57% 1-Year Est. Return
Ensign Peak Advisors
Ensign Peak Advisors Salt Lake City, Utah $60.8B AUM 42.06% 1-Year Est. Return
AS
Altshuler Shaham Tel Aviv, Israel $8.04B AUM 44.04% 1-Year Est. Return

Ares Management's MSDL Position: Q2 2026 in Review

Ares Management increased its Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund (MSDL) stake by 88% in Q2 2026, buying an estimated $5.5M and bringing the position to 775,128 shares worth $11.7M. The position accounts for 0.51% of the portfolio, ranked #24.

Ares Management first reported a position in MSDL in Q4 2025 and has held it in 3 quarters since. 141 funds tracked by Wall St. Rank hold MSDL as of Q2 2026.

  • Ares Management held 775,128 shares of Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund worth $11.7M as of Q2 2026.
  • Ares Management bought 363,128 Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund shares in Q2 2026, an estimated $5.5M.
  • Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund made up 0.51% of Ares Management's portfolio in Q2 2026, its #24 holding.
  • Ares Management first reported a position in Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund in Q4 2025 and has held it in 3 quarters since.
  • 141 funds tracked by Wall St. Rank held Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund as of Q2 2026.

Based on Ares Management's 13F filing for Q2 2026, filed 14 Aug 2026.