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Oaktree Specialty Lending

OCSL

Market cap $1.1B

12.50 USD

-0.02

0.16%

At close Updated Nov 6, 4:00 PM EST

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12.50

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-0.16%

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2.46%

1 month

6.84%

3 months

-1.73%

6 months

-0.08%

Year to date

-1.73%

1 year

-7.41%

5 years

-44.67%

10 years

-21.09%

About: Oaktree Specialty Lending Corp is a specialty finance company. The company provides lending services and invests in small and mid-sized companies. The company's investment objective is to maximize its portfolio's total return by generating current income from debt investments, and to a lesser extent, capital appreciation from equity investments. The company provides customized, one-stop credit solutions to companies with limited access to public or syndicated capital markets. The company operates as a single reportable segment and derives revenues from investing in originated loans and other securities, including broadly syndicated loans, of U.S. private companies and manages the business on a consolidated basis.

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Why I'm Capping My BDC Exposure At 15%

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Why I'm Capping My BDC Exposure At 15%

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5 BDCs Priced For Loan Losses Worse Than 2008, Heading Into Q3

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5 BDCs Priced For Loan Losses Worse Than 2008, Heading Into Q3

Oaktree Specialty Lending Corporation Schedules Fourth Fiscal Quarter and Full Year 2026 Earnings Conference Call for November 17, 2026

LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oaktree Specialty Lending Corporation (NASDAQ:OCSL) (“Oaktree Specialty Lending” or the “Company”) today announced that it will report its financial results for the fourth fiscal quarter and full year ended September 30, 2026 before the opening of the Nasdaq Global Select Market on Tuesday, November 17, 2026. Management will host a conference call to discuss the results on the same day at 11:00 a.m. Eastern Time / 8:00 a.m. Pacific Time. The conference call may be a.

Oaktree Specialty Lending Corporation Schedules Fourth Fiscal Quarter and Full Year 2026 Earnings Conference Call for November 17, 2026

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BDC Weekly Review: Bond Issuance Remains An Income Headwind

Oaktree Specialty Lending Corporation Prices Public Offering of $300,000,000 7.000% Notes due 2031

LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oaktree Specialty Lending Corporation (NASDAQ: OCSL) (“OCSL” or the “Company”), a specialty finance company, today announced that it has priced an underwritten public offering of $300.0 million aggregate principal amount of 7.000% notes due 2031. The notes will mature on September 16, 2031 and may be redeemed in whole or in part at the Company's option at any time at par plus a “make-whole” premium, if applicable.OCSL expects to use the net proceeds of this offering.

Oaktree Specialty Lending Corporation Prices Public Offering of $300,000,000 7.000% Notes due 2031

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