Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund
MSDL
MSDL
137 hedge funds and large institutions have $497M invested in Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund in 2026 Q1 according to their latest regulatory filings, with 26 funds opening new positions, 47 increasing their positions, 43 reducing their positions, and 21 closing their positions.
New
Increased
Maintained
Reduced
Closed
more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: | Existing positions closed:
more funds holding
Funds holding: →
more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: | Existing positions reduced:
less ownership
Funds ownership: →
17% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $598M → $497M (-$101M)
25% less call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $2.1M | Put options by funds: $2.81M
40% less funds holding in top 10
Funds holding in top 10: 5 → 3 (-2)
Holders
137
Holding in Top 10
3
Calls
$2.1M
Puts
$2.81M
Top Buyers
| 1 | +$8.9M | |
| 2 | +$7.42M | |
| 3 | +$4.83M | |
| 4 |
RCM
Rivernorth Capital Management
West Palm Beach,
Florida
|
+$4.45M |
| 5 |
HighTower Advisors
Chicago,
Illinois
|
+$4.1M |
Top Sellers
| 1 | -$6.5M | |
| 2 | -$6.29M | |
| 3 | -$5.27M | |
| 4 |
AP
Americana Partners
Houston,
Texas
|
-$4.56M |
| 5 |
Jane Street
New York
|
-$4.2M |
