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FS Specialty Lending Fund

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FS Specialty Lending Fund

FSSL·NYSE·Unknown·CIK 0002065812

FS Specialty Lending Fund (NYSE: FSSL) is a publicly listed, non-diversified, closed-end management investment company that provides investors with exposure to specialty finance and private credit markets. The fund's primary investment objectives are to generate current income and, to a lesser extent, long-term capital appreciation. It achieves this by investing primarily in private and public credit across a broad range of industries, sectors, and sub-sectors. FSSL's investment strategy focuses on credit-oriented opportunities, including event-driven credit, special situations, private capital solutions, and other non-traditional credit opportunities. These areas emphasize lending and credit investments tied to specific corporate or financial events, as well as customized or less conventional forms of credit exposure. The fund's investment activities typically involve originating, acquiring, and managing a diversified portfolio of debt instruments such as senior secured loans, subordinated debt, mezzanine financing, and other specialty finance products. Its mandate emphasizes middle-market and specialty lending opportunities, which may be less correlated with publicly traded bond markets, and investments are often negotiated directly with borrowers or originated through specialty lending platforms. FS Specialty Lending Fund is associated with Future Standard, a global alternative asset manager that invests across private equity, credit, and real estate. The fund was renamed FS Specialty Lending Fund on September 29, 2023, transitioning its investment strategy from primarily investing in private U.S. energy and power companies to a diversified credit strategy. Sources: [1] https://www.marketbeat.com/stocks/NYSE/FSSL/ [2] https://www.kraken.com/stocks/fssl [3] https://www.fssl.futurestandard.com/fund-information [4] https://www.stocktitan.net/overview/FSSL/

FS Specialty Lending Fund (NYSE:FSSL) is a publicly traded company in the Unknown sector.

Short Interest & Short Volume

1.00 days to cover

FINRA reported short interest of 17,253 shares in FSSL as of the September 15, 2026 settlement, a 277.9% increase from the prior period — about 1.0 days to cover at its recent average daily volume. On October 2, 2026, 36.3% of FSSL volume reported to FINRA trade-reporting facilities was marked short.

Short interest (bi-monthly positions)17,253 shares as of September 15, 2026
Change vs prior period▲ 277.9%
Days to cover1.00 at avg daily volume of 231,977
Daily short volume (FINRA facilities)36.3% of 134,450 shares on October 2, 2026
5-day average short volume34.9%

Daily short sale volume covers trades reported to FINRA trade-reporting facilities and is not the same as short interest (bi-monthly reported positions). Source: FINRA — FINRA is the owner and source of this short interest and short sale volume data; it may not be redistributed.

$11.86
Volume
167.2K (0.7× avg)
3-mo avg 232.6K
Live data · 2026-10-04 02:42 UTC · Market closed

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