# Blackstone Senior Floating Rate 2027 Term Fund (BSL): Mutual Fund Facts & Distributions > Markdown mirror of https://www.dividenddata.com/funds/bsl for AI agents. Same live data as the HTML page, regenerated on the same refresh cycle. Not investment advice. - Issuer: — · Asset class: Equity - Strategy: Thematic · Inception: 2010-05-26 Blackstone Senior Floating Rate 2027 Term Fund is a closed-ended fixed income mutual fund launched by The Blackstone Group L.P. It is managed by GSO / Blackstone Debt Funds Management LLC. The fund invests in the fixed income markets of the United States. It seeks to invest in stocks of companies operating across diversified sectors. The fund primarily invests in senior secured, floating rate loans that are issued by corporations, partnerships, and other business entities. It seeks to invest in securities that are rated below investment grade. The fund invests in securities across the matur... ## Key Facts | Metric | Value | |---|---| | Price | $12.76 | | Expense Ratio | 4.68% | | Assets Under Management | $166.0M | | NAV | — | | Holdings Count | — | | Distribution Yield (TTM) | 8.28% | | Annual Distribution (TTM) | $1.06 /share | | Distribution Frequency | Monthly | | 52-Week Range | $12.45 – $13.99 | | Beta | 0.38 | ## Latest Distribution - Amount: $0.0840 /share - Ex-date: 2026-11-20 - Pay date: 2026-11-30 ## Frequently Asked Questions ### What does BSL invest in? Blackstone Senior Floating Rate 2027 Term Fund is a closed-ended fixed income mutual fund launched by The Blackstone Group L.P. It is managed by GSO / Blackstone Debt Funds Management LLC. The fund invests in the fixed income markets of the United States. It seeks to invest in stocks of companies operating across diversified sectors. The fund primarily invests in senior secured, floating rate loans that are issued by corporations, partnerships, and other business entities. It seeks to invest in securities that are rated below investment grade. The fund invests in securities across the maturity spectrum, while maintaining an average duration of less than one year. It employs fundamental analysis using a research-driven credit analysis approach while focusing on factors like companies which offer attractive risk / return characteristics to create its portfolio. The fund benchmarks the performance of its portfolio against the S&P/LSTA Leveraged Loan Index. Blackstone Senior Floating Rate 2027 Term Fund was formed on March 4, 2010 and is domiciled in the United States. ### What is the expense ratio of BSL? Blackstone Senior Floating Rate 2027 Term Fund (BSL) charges an expense ratio of 4.68%. This is the annual fee deducted from fund assets to cover management and operations. ### How big is BSL? Blackstone Senior Floating Rate 2027 Term Fund (BSL) manages $166.0M in total assets. AUM determines bid-ask liquidity and the fund's vulnerability to closure. Funds below ~$50M are at higher risk of liquidation. ### Is BSL actively managed or an index fund? BSL's management style is described in the fund's prospectus. See the description on the Summary tab for the published strategy. ### When was BSL launched? Blackstone Senior Floating Rate 2027 Term Fund (BSL) launched in May 2010 and is managed by the fund issuer. ### How has BSL performed? BSL's total return (price change plus reinvested distributions) is charted at the top of this page. Switch the price chart to Total Return and pick a 1-year, 3-year, 5-year, or 10-year window to read the compound annual growth rate (CAGR) over each horizon. ### Does BSL pay a dividend? Blackstone Senior Floating Rate 2027 Term Fund (BSL) currently distributes little or no income. Trailing-twelve-month yield is 8.28%. Investors looking for income should consider income-focused alternatives. See the Peers tab. ### How often does BSL pay dividends? Blackstone Senior Floating Rate 2027 Term Fund pays dividends Monthly. Each ex-dividend date, record date, and payment date is listed in the dividend history table on this page. ### What is BSL's dividend yield? BSL's trailing-twelve-month yield is 8.28%, calculated from the sum of dividends over the past year divided by the current price. ### When is BSL's next ex-dividend date? The most recently announced ex-dividend date for BSL was 2026-11-20. The next ex-date typically follows Monthly; once announced it appears at the top of the dividend history table on this page. ### How much will BSL's expense ratio cost me over 30 years? On a $10,000 investment compounding at 7% gross return, a 4.68% expense ratio quietly compounds against your balance every year. The Fee Compounding Forecast card above projects the dollar drag for any holding period and assumption you pick. The typical result for a 1.0% expense ratio on a 30-year hold is roughly 25% of the final balance lost to fees. ### How does BSL charge its expense ratio? The expense ratio is deducted in tiny daily slices from BSL's net asset value (NAV). You never see a bill. The price quoted on every exchange is already net of fees. There's no "fee day" to avoid; the cost is continuous and built into the trading price. ### Why does BSL cost more than a fund like VOO? BSL's strategy (current expense ratio 4.68%) is different from a broad-market index tracker like VOO, so its fee belongs to a different cohort. The Cost Verdict card above shows you where BSL sits within its own category, which is the comparison that actually matters. ### Are there cheaper alternatives to BSL? The Lower-Fee Alternatives card above lists mutual funds following the same investment strategy as BSL (4.68%) but at a lower expense ratio. Each row shows the fee gap, the peer's AUM as a liquidity sanity-check, and a direct link to that fund's analysis page. Cheaper price doesn't automatically mean better. Verify the peer holds what you actually want. ## More on Dividend Data - Overview (HTML): https://www.dividenddata.com/funds/bsl - Distribution history: https://www.dividenddata.com/funds/bsl/dividend - Holdings & diversification: https://www.dividenddata.com/funds/bsl/diversification - Fees & cheaper alternatives: https://www.dividenddata.com/funds/bsl/expenses - Peer comparison: https://www.dividenddata.com/funds/bsl/peers Data sourced from primary filings and market data providers; see https://www.dividenddata.com/methodology.