Franklin Resources
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Franklin Resources’s Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund MSDL Stock Holding History

Franklin Resources’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 		$6.9M Buy
456,469
+269,658
+144% +$4.09M ﹤0.01% 1442
2026
Q1 		$2.61M Sell
186,811
-184,283
-50% -$2.85M ﹤0.01% 1810
2025
Q4 		$6.12M Sell
371,094
-3,667
-1% -$62K ﹤0.01% 1321
2025
Q3 		$6.03M Buy
374,761
+24,637
+7% +$449K ﹤0.01% 1359
2025
Q2 		$6.55M Buy
350,124
+26,652
+8% +$515K ﹤0.01% 1275
2025
Q1 		$6.46M Buy
323,472
+85,718
+36% +$1.77M ﹤0.01% 1253
2024
Q4 		$4.91M Buy
237,754
+160,536
+208% +$3.28M ﹤0.01% 1354
2024
Q3 		$1.56M Buy
+77,218
New +$1.6M ﹤0.01% 1816

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
AM
Ares Management Los Angeles, California $2.29B AUM 0.27% 1-Year Est. Return
Ensign Peak Advisors
Ensign Peak Advisors Salt Lake City, Utah $60.8B AUM 42.06% 1-Year Est. Return

Franklin Resources's MSDL Position: Q2 2026 in Review

Franklin Resources increased its Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund (MSDL) stake by 144% in Q2 2026, buying an estimated $4.09M and bringing the position to 456,469 shares worth $6.9M. The position accounts for ﹤0.01% of the portfolio, ranked #1442.

Franklin Resources first reported a position in MSDL in Q3 2024 and has held it in 8 quarters since. 141 funds tracked by Wall St. Rank hold MSDL as of Q2 2026.

  • Franklin Resources held 456,469 shares of Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund worth $6.9M as of Q2 2026.
  • Franklin Resources bought 269,658 Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund shares in Q2 2026, an estimated $4.09M.
  • Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund made up ﹤0.01% of Franklin Resources's portfolio in Q2 2026, its #1442 holding.
  • Franklin Resources first reported a position in Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund in Q3 2024 and has held it in 8 quarters since.
  • 141 funds tracked by Wall St. Rank held Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund as of Q2 2026.

Based on Franklin Resources's 13F filing for Q2 2026, filed 13 Aug 2026.