FS Specialty Lending FundFSSL +0.09%13 Dividend Yield % is 3.75% as of Jun. 26, 2026. GuruFocus rates FSSL with a GF Score™ of 13/100. The stock has 2 warning signs investors should review. Among 1,115 Asset Management companies, FS Specialty Lending Fund ranks worse than 70.13% on this metric.
The growth rate is calculated with least square regression.
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FS Specialty Lending Fund (NYSE:FSSL) Dividend Yield % Explanation
Over the long term, the return from dividends has been a significant contributor to the total returns produced by equity securities. Studies by Elroy Dimson, Paul Marsh, and Mike Staunton of Princeton University (2002) found that a market-oriented portfolio, which included reinvested dividends, would have generated nearly 85 times the wealth generated by the same portfolio relying solely on capital gains.
Dividends may also qualify a lower tax rate for investors.
In dividends investing, Payout Ratio and Dividend Growth Rate are the two most important variables for consideration. A lower payout ratio may indicate that the company has more room to increase its dividends.
* 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.
FSSL vs MFIC, AWF, RPC: Dividend Yield % Comparison
For the Asset Management subindustry, FS Specialty Lending Fund's Dividend Yield %, along with its competitors' market caps and Dividend Yield % data, can be viewed below:
* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.
FS Specialty Lending Fund Dividend Yield % vs Asset Management Industry
For the Asset Management industry and Financial Services sector, FS Specialty Lending Fund's Dividend Yield % distribution charts can be found below:
* The bar in red indicates where FS Specialty Lending Fund's Dividend Yield % falls into.
FS Specialty Lending Fund Dividend Yield % Calculation
Dividend Yield measures how much a company pays out in dividends each year relative to its share price.
FS Specialty Lending Fund Recent Full-Year* Dividend History
Amount
Ex-date
Record Date
Pay Date
Type
Frequency
Forex Rate
USD 0.137500
2026-06-23
2026-06-23
2026-06-30
Cash Dividend
monthly
USD:USD 1.000000
USD 0.137500
2026-05-21
2026-05-21
2026-05-29
Cash Dividend
monthly
USD:USD 1.000000
USD 0.137500
2026-04-23
2026-04-23
2026-04-30
Cash Dividend
monthly
USD:USD 1.000000
* GuruFocus has an internal rule that if the most recent dividend payment frequency is at least 4 times a year, then the full year will be calculated according to the frequency of payment or the one-year time frame, whichever is stricter.
* GuruFocus converts dividend currency to local traded share price currency in order to calculate dividend yield. Please refer to the last column "Forex Rate" in the above table.
* 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.
FS Specialty Lending Fund (FSSL) has a Dividend Yield % of 3.75% as of Jun. 26, 2026. Dividend yield is the ratio of company dividends to the share price. View historical data on FS Specialty Lending Fund and its competitors. According to the industry distribution chart, FS Specialty Lending Fund ranks #782 out of 1115 companies in the Asset Management industry, placing it in the top 70.1%.
Is FS Specialty Lending Fund's Dividend Yield % too high?
FS Specialty Lending Fund's current Dividend Yield % is 3.75%. The Asset Management industry median Dividend Yield % is 6.03. FS Specialty Lending Fund's value of 3.75% is 37.8% below this industry median. Based on the distribution chart, FS Specialty Lending Fund ranks #782 out of 1115 companies in the Asset Management industry, which is below the industry midpoint. Overall, FS Specialty Lending Fund has a GF Score™ of 13/100, reflecting its overall financial health beyond just this single metric.
How does FS Specialty Lending Fund's Dividend Yield % compare to MFIC and AWF?
According to the Asset Management industry distribution chart, FS Specialty Lending Fund ranks #782 out of 1115 companies for Dividend Yield %. This places FS Specialty Lending Fund in the lower half of its industry. The industry median Dividend Yield % is 6.03. FS Specialty Lending Fund's value of 3.75% is 37.8% below this benchmark. See the competitive comparison table and distribution chart on this page for a detailed peer-by-peer breakdown.
What is a good Dividend Yield % for an Asset Management company?
The median Dividend Yield % among Asset Management companies is 6.03, based on 1,115 companies in the industry. Companies in the top quartile (top 25%) have a Dividend Yield % significantly above this median, while those in the bottom quartile fall well below. However, Dividend Yield % should not be evaluated in isolation — investors should consider it alongside profitability, growth, and financial strength metrics. FS Specialty Lending Fund's current Dividend Yield % of 3.75% is 37.8% below the industry median. Use the industry distribution chart on this page to see where any company falls relative to its peers.
What does a high Dividend Yield % mean?
A high Dividend Yield % can signal that a stock is expensive relative to its fundamentals. Dividend yield is the ratio of company dividends to the share price. View historical data on FS Specialty Lending Fund and its competitors. For the Asset Management industry, the median Dividend Yield % is 6.03 — values significantly above this may indicate overvaluation, while values below may suggest a bargain or underlying issues. FS Specialty Lending Fund's current Dividend Yield % is 3.75%. However, context matters — high-growth companies often justify higher valuations. Always evaluate alongside other metrics like GF Score™ and GF Value™.
Is FS Specialty Lending Fund stock overvalued right now?
FS Specialty Lending Fund (FSSL) has a current Dividend Yield % of 3.75%. The current Dividend Yield % is 3.75% and 37.8% below the Asset Management industry median of 6.03. FS Specialty Lending Fund's overall GF Score™ is 13/100 with 2 warning signs to review. Investors should evaluate multiple metrics — including profitability, growth, and financial strength — before making a decision.
How is Dividend Yield % calculated?
Dividend Yield % is calculated from a company's financial statements. For FS Specialty Lending Fund (FSSL), the current Dividend Yield % is 3.75% as of Jun. 26, 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.
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 mainly in private and public credit in a broad set of industries, sectors, and sub-sectors. Its investment policy is to invest mainly 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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