Blackstone Secured Lending

BXSL

Market cap $5.63B

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Blackstone Secured Lending Fund (NYSE: BXSL) (the “Company”) announced today that it will host its second-quarter 2026 investor conference call via public webcast on August 6, 2026 at 9:30 a.m. ET. The Company will report its second-quarter results prior to the call the morning of August 6, 2026. To register for the investor call, please use the following link: https://event.webcasts.com/starthere.jsp?ei=1767729&tp_key=6d012692ae For those unable to listen to the.

The VanEck BDC Income ETF (NYSEARCA:BIZD) just delivered a jolt to income investors: its July distribution came in at $0.24 per share, roughly half the $0.48 paid in April.

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Blackstone Secured Lending has seen its dividend yield spike to 13% on the back of a sustained collapse in its stock over the last year. The dividend is 100% covered by NII of $0.77 per share for BXSL's fiscal 2026 first quarter. BXSL has seen an increase in its non-accrual rate. This was 3.1% of investments at fair value at the end of the first quarter, up from 0.1% a year ago.

Business Development Companies (BDCs), such as BIZD, offer high yields but carry elevated risk due to their lending to less stable small and medium businesses. Rising economic uncertainty and recent inflation spikes have increased the risk profile for BDCs, making their borrowers more vulnerable. Many BDCs have underperformed recently, resulting in even higher dividend yields and steep discounts, but these may not offset the underlying risks.

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Blackstone Secured Lending Fund trades at a 0.91x book value with a 12.9% yield, offering high income and downside protection. BXSL's portfolio is 97.6% first-lien secured debt, diversified across 316 companies, with strong credit ratings and conservative leverage at 1.32x. I maintain a 'Buy' rating on BXSL, citing its fully covered dividend, attractive risk/reward, and Blackstone's ability to pivot toward secular growth sectors.

Part 2 of this article compares Blackstone Secured Lending's recent dividend per share rates, yield percentages, and several other highly detailed (and useful) dividend sustainability metrics to 11 other BDC peers. BXSL remains cautious regarding 2026 dividend sustainability (along with most peers). 6 covered peers already reduced dividends during Q1-Q2 2026. A couple more cuts could occur during Q3-Q4 2026. A BXSL dividend cut during calendar Q3 2026 is not a 100% probability but the odds of a 2026 reduction remain likely (analyzing the forward yield curve).

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Part 1 of this article compares BXSL's recent quarterly change in NAV, quarterly and trailing 24-month economic return, NII, and current valuation to 11 BDC peers. Part 1 also performs a comparative analysis between each company's investment portfolio as of 12/31/2025 and 3/31/2026. This includes an updated percentage of investments on non-accrual status. I also provide a list of the other BDC stocks I currently believe are undervalued (a buy recommendation), overvalued (a sell recommendation), or appropriately valued (a hold recommendation).