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MSDL Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund
Insider trading from SEC Form 4. Last filing Mar 5, 2026. Close $13.38 on Oct 9, 2026, +5% from the 52-week low and -15% from the high.
Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund (MSDL) has 16 SEC Form 4 filings on file from 10 insiders, the latest filed on Mar 5, 2026. No insider bought or sold on the open market in the last 90 days; rows filed in that time are grants, exercises, tax withholding and other transactions that carry no view on the price.
16 open-market trades have been scored at MSDL. The newest: Jeff M. Day (Co-President) bought $74k of stock on Mar 5, 2026, filed Mar 5, 2026, scored 63 (notable). The largest of the 16 shown: Adam S Metz (director) bought $499k on Aug 13, 2025, scored 66 (notable). 4 insiders bought within 14 days of each other around Mar 5, 2026.
MSDL closed at $13.38 on Oct 9, 2026, 5% above its 52-week low and 15% below its 52-week high.
1 Form 144 notice of planned sales is on file, the latest filed Sep 29, 2025.
Last 90 days
Price and insider trades, last year
Daily candles, adjusted for splits and dividends. Green arrows are insider buys, red are sells, sized by value. Click a marked bar to open the signal.Charts by TradingView Lightweight Charts™
Signals
Open-market buys and sells at Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund, scored.
| Score | Insider | Value | Holdings | Price context | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 63Notable | Jeff M. Day Co-President buy | $74k 5,000 shares | +28% | +1% from low-21% from high | |
| 65Notable | David N Miller director buy | $147k 10,000 shares | +200% | 0% from low-21% from high | |
| 50Moderate | Orit Mizrachi See Remarks buy | $14k 1,000 shares | +21% | 0% from low-22% from high | |
| 70Notable | Michael Occi Jr. Chief Executive Officer buy | $104k 7,000 shares | +33% | 0% from low-21% from high | |
| 52Moderate | Ashwin Krishnan Chief Investment Officer buy | $50k 3,000 shares | - | +6% from low-16% from high | |
| 40Moderate | Bruce D Frank director buy | $9,843 600 shares | +16% | +4% from low-17% from high | |
| 51Moderate | Joan Binstock director buy | $150k 9,030 shares | +22% | +5% from low-17% from high | |
| 60Notable | Kevin Shannon director buy | $89k 5,000 shares | +21% | +2% from low-14% from high | |
| 64Notable | David Pessah Chief Financial Officer buy | $60k 3,400 shares | +170% | +2% from low-14% from high | |
| 62Notable | David N Miller director buy | $177k 10,000 shares | +140% | +2% from low-14% from high | |
| 66Notable | Adam S Metz director buy | $499k 28,248 shares | - | +2% from low-14% from high | |
| 53Moderate | Joan Binstock director buy | $100k 5,659 shares | +17% | +2% from low-14% from high | |
| 61Notable | Jeff M. Day Co-President buy | $100k 5,650 shares | +46% | +2% from low-14% from high | |
| 73Notable | Michael Occi Jr. Chief Executive Officer buy | $249k 14,000 shares | +187% | +2% from low-14% from high | |
| 45Moderate | Kevin Shannon director buy | $194k 10,000 shares | - | +9% from low-8% from high | |
| 18Weak | Bruce D Frank director buy | $8,608 420 shares | +13% | - |
Planned sales
Form 144 notices filed before a sale of restricted or control stock, newest first. The sale itself usually reaches a Form 4 within days. All planned sales
| Filed | Seller | Shares | Value | Sale date | Past 3 months |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 29, 2025 | JEFFREY LEVIN Former Officer/Director | 48,599 0.06% of outstanding | $812k | Sep 29, 2025 | none |
Transactions
Every row filed, 19 in all.
| Date | Insider | Transaction | Shares | Price | Value | Holdings after | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 5, 2026 | Jeff M. Day Co-President | POpen-market purchase Common Stock, par value $0.001 per shareindirect: See Footnote. | +5,000 | $14.90 | $74k | 22,818 | Mar 5, 2026 |
| Mar 3, 2026 | Orit Mizrachi See Remarks | POpen-market purchase Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share | +1,000 | $14.49 | $14k | 5,867 | Mar 3, 2026 |
| Mar 2, 2026 | David N Miller director | POpen-market purchase Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share | +5,000 | $14.68 | $73k | 10,000 | Mar 3, 2026 |
| Mar 2, 2026 | Michael Occi Jr. Chief Executive Officer | POpen-market purchase Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share | +7,000 | $14.87 | $104k | 28,500 | Mar 3, 2026 |
| Mar 3, 2026 | David N Miller director | POpen-market purchase Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share | +5,000 | $14.69 | $73k | 15,000 | Mar 3, 2026 |
| Nov 11, 2025 | Ashwin Krishnan Chief Investment Officer | POpen-market purchase Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share | +3,000 | $16.72 | $50k | 3,000 | Dec 16, 2025 |
| Nov 10, 2025 | Bruce D Frank director | POpen-market purchase Common Stock, par value $0.001 per shareindirect: Individual Retirement Account | +600 | $16.41 | $9,843 | 4,387 | Nov 12, 2025 |
| Oct 6, 2025 | Joan Binstock director | POpen-market purchase Common Stock, par value $0.001 per shareindirect: See Footnote. | +9,030 | $16.64 | $150k | 50,042 | Oct 8, 2025 |
| Aug 14, 2025 | Kevin Shannon director | POpen-market purchase Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share | +5,000 | $17.70 | $89k | 29,079 | Aug 18, 2025 |
| Aug 14, 2025 | David Pessah Chief Financial Officer | POpen-market purchase Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share | +3,400 | $17.72 | $60k | 5,400 | Aug 15, 2025 |
| Aug 13, 2025 | Adam S Metz director | POpen-market purchase Common Stock, par value $0.001 per shareindirect: See Footnote. | +28,248 | $17.67 | $499k | 28,248 | Aug 14, 2025 |
| Aug 12, 2025 | David N Miller director | POpen-market purchase Common Stock, par value $0.001 per shareindirect: See Footnote. | +10,000 | $17.69 | $177k | 17,168 | Aug 14, 2025 |
| Aug 12, 2025 | Jeff M. Day Co-President | POpen-market purchase Common Stock, par value $0.001 per shareindirect: See Footnote. | +5,650 | $17.70 | $100k | 17,818 | Aug 13, 2025 |
| Aug 12, 2025 | Michael Occi Jr. Chief Executive Officer | POpen-market purchase Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share | +14,000 | $17.78 | $249k | 21,500 | Aug 13, 2025 |
| Aug 11, 2025 | Joan Binstock director | POpen-market purchase Common Stock, par value $0.001 per shareindirect: See Footnote. | +5,659 | $17.69 | $100k | 39,251 | Aug 13, 2025 |
| Jun 6, 2025 | Kevin Shannon director | POpen-market purchase Common Stock, par value $0.001 per shareindirect: Held by the Kevin F Shannon Irrevocable Trust | +5,700 | $19.43 | $111k | 5,700 | Jun 10, 2025 |
| Jun 6, 2025 | Kevin Shannon director | POpen-market purchase Common Stock, par value $0.001 per shareindirect: Held by Joanne F Shannon Qualified Personal Residence Trust | +2,300 | $19.44 | $45k | 2,300 | Jun 10, 2025 |
| Jun 6, 2025 | Kevin Shannon director | POpen-market purchase Common Stock, par value $0.001 per shareindirect: Held by Kevin Shannon Directed IRA | +2,000 | $19.43 | $39k | 2,000 | Jun 10, 2025 |
| Nov 11, 2024 | Bruce D Frank director | POpen-market purchase Common Stock, par value $0.001 per shareindirect: See Footnote | +420 | $20.50 | $8,608 | 3,695 | Nov 12, 2024 |
Insiders
Everyone who has filed a Form 4 here.
- Joan Binstockdirector
- Jeff M. DayCo-President
- Bruce D Frankdirector
- Ashwin KrishnanChief Investment Officer
- David N Millerdirector
- Adam S Metzdirector
- Orit MizrachiSee Remarks
- Michael Occi Jr.Chief Executive Officer
- David PessahChief Financial Officer
- Kevin Shannondirector
Questions about MSDL
Answered from the filings on this page, as of the latest one.
Are insiders buying MSDL?
No. In the last 90 days no insider at Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund bought or sold shares on the open market according to SEC Form 4 filings. The rows on file from that period are grants, exercises, tax withholding or other transactions, which carry no view on the price.
Who was the last insider to trade MSDL on the open market?
Jeff M. Day (Co-President) bought $74k of MSDL on Mar 5, 2026 and filed the Form 4 on Mar 5, 2026. InsiderTell scored 63 (notable), with 4 insiders on the same side within 14 days.
How many insiders file Form 4 at Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund?
10 people have filed a Form 4 at Morgan Stanley Direct Lending Fund, among them Joan Binstock (director), Jeff M. Day (Co-President), Bruce D Frank (director). Officers, directors and holders of more than 10% of a share class must report their trades within two business days.
Not investment advice. Scores and forward returns are decision support built from public SEC filings and past prices; they describe what happened after comparable filings, not what will happen after this one. Do your own research and size your risk.