# FS Specialty Lending Fund (FSSL): Mutual Fund Facts & Distributions

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- Issuer: — · Asset class: Equity
- Strategy: Thematic · Inception: 2025-11-13

FS Specialty Lending Fund is an externally managed, non-diversified, closed-end management investment company. The company was founded on September 8, 2010 and is headquartered in Philadelphia, PA.

## Key Facts

| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| Price | $11.59 |
| Expense Ratio | — |
| Assets Under Management | $879.9M |
| NAV | — |
| Holdings Count | — |
| Distribution Yield (TTM) | 12.17% |
| Annual Distribution (TTM) | $1.41 /share |
| Distribution Frequency | Monthly |
| 52-Week Range | $10.75 – $15.00 |
| Beta | -0.17 |

## Latest Distribution

- Amount: $0.1495 /share
- Ex-date: 2026-12-23
- Pay date: 2026-12-31

## Frequently Asked Questions

### What does FSSL invest in?

FS Specialty Lending Fund is an externally managed, non-diversified, closed-end management investment company. The company was founded on September 8, 2010 and is headquartered in Philadelphia, PA.

### What is the expense ratio of FSSL?

An expense ratio for FS Specialty Lending Fund (FSSL) is not available from our data sources. Neither our market-data feed nor the SEC's structured prospectus and annual-report datasets report one for this share class. The fund's prospectus on the issuer's site carries the authoritative fee.

### How big is FSSL?

FS Specialty Lending Fund (FSSL) manages $879.9M 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 FSSL actively managed or an index fund?

FSSL's management style is described in the fund's prospectus. See the description on the Summary tab for the published strategy.

### When was FSSL launched?

FS Specialty Lending Fund (FSSL) launched in November 2025 and is managed by the fund issuer.

### How has FSSL performed?

FSSL'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 FSSL pay a dividend?

FS Specialty Lending Fund (FSSL) currently distributes little or no income. Trailing-twelve-month yield is 12.17%. Investors looking for income should consider income-focused alternatives. See the Peers tab.

### How often does FSSL pay dividends?

FS Specialty Lending 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 FSSL's dividend yield?

FSSL's trailing-twelve-month yield is 12.17%, calculated from the sum of dividends over the past year divided by the current price.

### When is FSSL's next ex-dividend date?

The most recently announced ex-dividend date for FSSL was 2026-12-23. The next ex-date typically follows Monthly; once announced it appears at the top of the dividend history table on this page.

### Why is FSSL's expense ratio not shown?

Neither our market-data feed nor the SEC's structured filing datasets (prospectus fee tables and Form N-CEN annual reports, which we re-check monthly) report an expense ratio for FS Specialty Lending Fund (FSSL). That usually means the fund family doesn't register this share class's ticker in the SEC's machine-readable data, or the vehicle reports fees outside the standard fund forms. Rather than estimate, we leave it blank; the prospectus on the issuer's site carries the authoritative number.

### How does FSSL charge its expense ratio?

The expense ratio is deducted in tiny daily slices from FSSL'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.

## More on Dividend Data

- Overview (HTML): https://www.dividenddata.com/funds/fssl
- Distribution history: https://www.dividenddata.com/funds/fssl/dividend
- Holdings & diversification: https://www.dividenddata.com/funds/fssl/diversification
- Fees & cheaper alternatives: https://www.dividenddata.com/funds/fssl/expenses
- Peer comparison: https://www.dividenddata.com/funds/fssl/peers

Data sourced from primary filings and market data providers; see https://www.dividenddata.com/methodology.