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FSEN (FS Specialty Lending Fund) Shares Outstanding (Basic Average) : 455.5 Mil (As of Dec. 2024)


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What is FS Specialty Lending Fund Shares Outstanding (Basic Average)?

Shares outstanding are shares that have been authorized, issued, and purchased by investors and are held by them. FS Specialty Lending Fund's average basic shares outstanding for the quarter that ended in Dec. 2024 was 455.5 Mil.


FS Specialty Lending Fund Shares Outstanding (Basic Average) Historical Data

The historical data trend for FS Specialty Lending Fund's Shares Outstanding (Basic Average) can be seen below:

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FS Specialty Lending Fund Shares Outstanding (Basic Average) Chart

FS Specialty Lending Fund Annual Data
Trend Dec15 Dec16 Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21 Dec22 Dec23 Dec24
Shares Outstanding (Basic Average)
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FS Specialty Lending Fund Quarterly Data
Mar20 Jun20 Sep20 Dec20 Mar21 Jun21 Sep21 Dec21 Mar22 Jun22 Sep22 Dec22 Mar23 Jun23 Sep23 Dec23 Mar24 Jun24 Sep24 Dec24
Shares Outstanding (Basic Average) Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 455.52 455.51 455.51 455.51 455.51

FS Specialty Lending Fund Shares Outstanding (Basic Average) Calculation

Shares outstanding are shares that have been authorized, issued, and purchased by investors and are held by them. They have voting rights and represent ownership in the corporation by the person that holds the shares. They should be distinguished from treasury shares, which are shares held by the corporation itself, having no exercisable rights.

Shares outstanding can be calculated as either basic or fully diluted. The fully diluted shares outstanding count includes diluting securities, such as options, warrants or convertibles.

Please note: GuruFocus named Shares Outstanding (EOP) is the shares for that exact time point. It is usually used to calculate balance sheet related items, such as Book Value per Share, etc. While Shares Outstanding (Diluted Average) and Shares Outstanding (Basic Average) are the weighted average shares over a period of time (a year, a quarter, or so). They are usually used to calculate income statement or cashflow statement related items, such as Earnings per Share (Diluted), etc.


FS Specialty Lending Fund  (OTCPK:FSEN) Shares Outstanding (Basic Average) Explanation

A company may buy back shares or issue shares in any fiscal period. If a company buys back shares, we should observe that the total number of shares decline. If the company issues new shares, the number of shares outstanding increases.


Be Aware

Usually the presence of treasury shares and a history of buyback are good indicators that company has competitive advantage. But studies have shown that companies usually buy back at wrong time. Buying back shares below its intrinsic value increases value for remaining shareholders. Buying back overvalued shares destroys value for existing shareholders.


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FS Specialty Lending Fund Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
201 Rouse Boulevard, Philadelphia, PA, USA, 19112
FS Specialty Lending Fund is a United States-based externally managed, non-diversified, closed-end management investment company. The company's investment objectives are to generate current income and, to a lesser extent, long-term capital appreciation by investing primarily in private and public credit in a broad set of industries, sectors, and sub-sectors. Its investment policy is to invest primarily in a portfolio of secured and unsecured floating and fixed rate loans, bonds, and other types of credit instruments, which, under normal circumstances, will represent at least eighty percent of the Company's total assets.

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