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During the past 12 months, Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund's average Total Assets Growth Rate was -5.40% per year.
During the past 3 years, the average Total Assets Growth Rate was 9.60% per year.
During the past 5 years, the average Total Assets Growth Rate was 34.60% per year.
During the past 6 years, Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund's highest 3-Year average Total Assets Growth Rate was 71.20%. The lowest was 9.60%. And the median was 16.70%.
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The Net Income data used here is four times the quarterly (Jun. 2026) data.
In the article Joining The Dark Side: Pirates, Spies and Short Sellers, James Montier reported that In their US sample covering the period 1968-2003, Cooper et al find that firms with low asset growth outperformed firms with high asset growth by an astounding 20% p.a. equally weighted. Even when controlling for market, size and style, low asset growth firms outperformed high asset growth firms by 13% p.a. Therefore a company with fast asset growth may underperform.
Total Assets is linked to total revenue through Asset Turnover.
Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund's Asset Turnover for the quarter that ended in Jun. 2026 is
* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD. * For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.
Therefore, if a company grows its Total Assets faster than its Revenue, the Asset Turnover will decline. This might be a warning sign for the business.
Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund Total Assets Related Terms
Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund Total Assets Historical Data
* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD. * For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.
Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund Total Assets Chart
Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund Total Assets Calculation
Total Assets are all the assets a company owns.
From the capital sources of the assets, some of the assets are funded through shareholder's paid in capital and retained earnings of the business. Others are funded through borrowed money.
* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD. * For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.
Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund (MSDL) has a Total Assets of $3,710.74 Mil as of Jun. 2026. The total amount of assets as recorded on a company's balance sheet. View historical data on Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund and its competitors.
Is Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund's Total Assets too high?
Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund's current Total Assets is $3,710.74 Mil. Overall, Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund has a GF Score™ of 38/100 and is considered Significantly Overvalued, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund's Total Assets compare to JFR and HQH?
Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund's Total Assets of $3,710.74 Mil can be compared against companies in the Asset Management industry. See the competitive comparison table and distribution chart on this page for a detailed peer-by-peer breakdown.
What is a good Total Assets for an Asset Management company?
A good Total Assets depends on the Asset Management industry context. However, Total Assets should not be evaluated in isolation — investors should consider it alongside profitability, growth, and financial strength metrics. Use the industry distribution chart on this page to see where any company falls relative to its peers.
What does a high Total Assets mean?
A high Total Assets can signal that a stock is expensive relative to its fundamentals. The total amount of assets as recorded on a company's balance sheet. View historical data on Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund and its competitors. Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund's current Total Assets is $3,710.74 Mil. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund stock overvalued right now?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund (MSDL) is currently considered Significantly Overvalued. The stock's GF Value™ is $7.67, compared to a current price of $15.36 — trading 100.3% above its estimated fair value. The current Total Assets is $3,710.74 Mil. Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund's overall GF Score™ is 38/100 with 8 warning signs to review. Investors should evaluate multiple metrics — including profitability, growth, and financial strength — before making a decision.
How is Total Assets calculated?
Total Assets is calculated from a company's financial statements. For Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund (MSDL), the current Total Assets is $3,710.74 Mil as of Jun. 2026. GuruFocus calculates this using data sourced from SEC filings and annual reports. See the calculation section and 30-year financial data on this page for the full breakdown.
Is Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund (MSDL) Overvalued in 2026?
Based on GuruFocus' analysis, Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund stock appears to be overvalued.
The current stock price of $15.36 is trading 100.3% above its estimated GF Value™ of $7.67.
GuruFocus considers Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund to be Significantly Overvalued.
Key valuation signals for MSDL:
Total Assets: $3,710.74 Mil
GF Value™: $7.67 vs. price of $15.36 (100.3% above fair value)
No single metric tells the full story. See the MSDL stock analysis page for a complete view including 30-year financials, guru trades, and insider activity.
Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund is a fund whose investment objective is to achieve attractive risk-adjusted returns via current income and to a lesser extent, capital appreciation by investing predominantly in directly originated senior secured term loans issued by U.S. middle-market companies backed by private equity sponsors. It invests predominantly in directly originated senior secured term loans including first lien senior secured term loans including unitranche loans and second lien senior secured term loans, with the balance of the investments expected to be in higher-yielding assets such as mezzanine debt, unsecured debt, equity investments and other opportunistic asset purchases.
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