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TSLX BDC — Sixth Street Specialty Lending
Sixth Street Specialty Lending (TSLX)
Updated October 16, 2026.
Verdict as of October 19, 2026
TSLX's distribution is rated caution by the Dividend Vision Distribution Safety Score™ (56/100, high confidence). It pays quarterly and its distribution rate is 10.57%. The latest total cash payment per current share, $0.42 with an ex-date of September 15, 2026, was unchanged from the previous payment.
Sources: Sixth Street, Section 19a-1 notices, scoring methodology.
TSLX is a BDC. its distribution rate is 10.57%, its trailing-12-month yield is 10.57%. Dividend Vision Distribution Safety Score™ is 56/100 (Caution). Total return is 296.3% over the past 12.6 years, 108.7 points behind SPY at 405.0%.
At the published price, recorded trailing 12-month cash corresponds to $1,057 per $10,000. Past cash distributions do not establish future income.
TSLX dividend yield and income
Price as of 2026-10-16.
The distribution rate (10.57%) uses trailing 12-month split-adjusted cash distributions; includes specials and supplementals; divided by market price dated 2026-10-16. Trailing-12-month yield (10.57%) is the last year of cash distributions by ex-date divided by the current price. The dividend amount is $0.42. The ex-dividend date is 09/15/2026. The payment date is 09/30/2026. At the published price, recorded trailing 12-month cash corresponds to $1,057 per $10,000. Past cash distributions do not establish future income.
| Ex-date | Amount | Change from previous payment |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-15 | $0.42 | 0.0% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2026-06-15 | $0.42 | N/A |
| 2026-03-16 | $0.46 | N/A |
| 2026-02-27 | $0.01 | N/A |
| 2025-12-15 | $0.46 | N/A |
| 2025-11-28 | $0.03 | N/A |
| 2025-09-15 | $0.46 | N/A |
| 2025-08-29 | $0.05 | N/A |
| 2025-06-16 | $0.46 | N/A |
| 2025-05-30 | $0.06 | N/A |
| 2025-03-14 | $0.46 | N/A |
| 2025-02-28 | $0.07 | N/A |
| 2024-12-16 | $0.46 | N/A |
| 2024-11-29 | $0.05 | N/A |
| 2024-09-16 | $0.46 | N/A |
| 2024-08-30 | $0.06 | N/A |
| 2024-06-14 | $0.46 | N/A |
| 2024-05-31 | $0.06 | N/A |
| 2024-03-14 | $0.46 | N/A |
| 2024-02-28 | $0.08 | N/A |
| 2024-02-14 | $0.46 | N/A |
| 2023-12-14 | $0.46 | N/A |
| 2023-11-29 | $0.07 | N/A |
| 2023-09-14 | $0.46 | N/A |
| 2023-08-30 | $0.06 | N/A |
| 2023-06-14 | $0.46 | N/A |
| 2023-05-30 | $0.04 | N/A |
| 2023-03-14 | $0.46 | N/A |
| 2023-02-27 | $0.09 | N/A |
| 2022-12-14 | $0.45 | 7.1% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2022-09-14 | $0.42 | N/A |
| 2022-06-14 | $0.41 | N/A |
| 2022-05-27 | $0.04 | N/A |
| 2022-03-14 | $0.41 | N/A |
| 2022-02-25 | $0.11 | N/A |
| 2021-12-14 | $0.41 | N/A |
| 2021-12-06 | $0.5 | N/A |
| 2021-11-29 | $0.07 | N/A |
| 2021-09-14 | $0.41 | N/A |
| 2021-08-30 | $0.02 | N/A |
| 2021-06-14 | $0.41 | N/A |
| 2021-05-27 | $0.06 | N/A |
| 2021-03-24 | $1.25 | N/A |
| 2021-03-12 | $0.41 | N/A |
| 2021-02-25 | $0.05 | N/A |
| 2020-12-14 | $0.41 | N/A |
| 2020-11-27 | $0.1 | N/A |
| 2020-09-14 | $0.41 | -37.9% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2020-06-12 | $0.66 | 164.0% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2020-04-14 | $0.25 | N/A |
| 2020-03-12 | $0.41 | N/A |
| 2020-02-27 | $0.06 | N/A |
| 2019-12-12 | $0.39 | N/A |
| 2019-11-27 | $0.08 | N/A |
| 2019-09-12 | $0.39 | N/A |
| 2019-08-29 | $0.04 | N/A |
| 2019-06-13 | $0.39 | N/A |
| 2019-05-30 | $0.01 | N/A |
| 2019-03-14 | $0.39 | N/A |
| 2019-02-27 | $0.12 | N/A |
| 2018-12-13 | $0.39 | N/A |
| 2018-11-29 | $0.05 | N/A |
| 2018-09-13 | $0.39 | N/A |
| 2018-08-30 | $0.08 | N/A |
| 2018-06-14 | $0.39 | N/A |
| 2018-05-30 | $0.06 | N/A |
| 2018-03-14 | $0.39 | N/A |
| 2018-02-27 | $0.03 | N/A |
| 2017-12-14 | $0.39 | N/A |
| 2017-11-29 | $0.06 | N/A |
| 2017-09-14 | $0.39 | N/A |
| 2017-08-29 | $0.09 | N/A |
| 2017-06-13 | $0.39 | N/A |
| 2017-05-26 | $0.04 | N/A |
| 2017-04-05 | $0.39 | 0.0% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2016-12-28 | $0.39 | 0.0% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2016-09-28 | $0.39 | 0.0% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2016-06-28 | $0.39 | 0.0% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2016-03-29 | $0.39 | 0.0% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2015-12-29 | $0.39 | 0.0% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2015-09-28 | $0.39 | 0.0% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2015-06-26 | $0.39 | 0.0% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2015-03-27 | $0.39 | 0.0% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2014-12-29 | $0.39 | 2.6% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2014-09-26 | $0.38 | 0.0% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2014-06-26 | $0.38 | 0.0% Total cash (unclassified) |
| 2014-03-27 | $0.38 | — |
| 2014 total | $1.53 | — |
| 2015 total | $1.56 | 2.0% |
| 2016 total | $1.56 | 0.0% |
| 2017 total | $1.75 | 12.2% |
| 2018 total (cadence changed) | $1.78 | 1.7% |
| 2019 total | $1.81 | 1.7% |
| 2020 total (cadence changed) | $2.3 | 27.1% |
| 2021 total (cadence changed) | $3.59 | 56.1% |
| 2022 total (cadence changed) | $1.84 | -48.7% |
| 2023 total (cadence changed) | $2.1 | 14.1% |
| 2024 total | $2.55 | 21.4% |
| 2025 total | $2.05 | -19.6% |
| 2026 YTD total (cadence changed) | $1.31 | -16.0% vs prior-year YTD |
TSLX dividend growth
Trailing-12-month distributions versus the preceding 12 months changed -13.0%. The 1Y row below uses this same adjacent TTM cash-window comparison. The deepest trailing-12-month payout decline in the past five years is -83.03%.
| Window | Change |
|---|---|
| 1Y | -13.0% |
| 3Y | -10.9% |
| 5Y | -42.3% |
| 10Y | 15.4% |
TSLX holdings and sector exposure
Holdings are not available for this snapshot.
TSLX performance versus SPY
Price and return data through 2026-10-16.
Total return is 296.3% over the past 12.6 years, 108.7 points behind SPY at 405.0%. Over the past year its total return — price change plus distributions reinvested — is -11.8%. Its deepest 1-year drawdown was 24.3%.
| Window | Total return | CAGR |
|---|---|---|
| 1M | -5.2% | — |
| 3M | -1.6% | — |
| 6M | -7.0% | — |
| YTD | -15.5% | — |
| 1Y | -11.8% | — |
| 2Y CAGR | — | -0.80% |
| 3Y CAGR | — | 4.70% |
| 5Y CAGR | — | 4.50% |
| 10Y CAGR | — | 10.80% |
| Since inception (12.6 years) | 296.3% | 11.60% |
TSLX key facts
- Distribution Safety Score™
- 56 · Caution
- Safety-Adjusted Yield
- 5.92%
- Issuer
- Sixth Street
- Asset type
- BDC
- Asset class
- Equity
- Distribution rate
- 10.57%
- Distribution frequency
- Quarterly
- Trailing yield
- 10.57%
- 5-year average yield
- 5.74
- Last close
- $17.03 (stale; as of 2026-10-16)
- Market cap
- $1,623,693,657
- Average volume
- 882700.0
- Dividend
- $0.42
- Ex-dividend date
- 09/15/2026
- Payment date
- 09/30/2026
- Beta
- 0.657
- Payout ratio
- 65.5%
- P/E ratio
- 18.31
- Forward P/E
- 10.2249
- EPS
- $0.93
How Dividend Vision calculates yield and returns
Distribution rate (10.57%) uses trailing 12-month split-adjusted cash distributions; includes specials and supplementals; divided by market price dated 2026-10-16. Issuer rates can use a different denominator and date, including ex-date NAV. Trailing-12-month yield (10.57%) is the sum of split-adjusted cash distributions with ex-dates in the last 12 months, divided by the published price. It lags a recent raise or cut. Total return uses split-adjusted close with distributions reinvested on the ex-dividend date (a modeling convention, not the cash-settlement date) from the first stored bar on or after inception through the latest bar, compared with the same window on the benchmark. That is the security's total return, not your personal gain/loss.
Yield and safety methodology · Distribution rate methodology · Distribution Safety Score methodology
Sources and review
Primary sources: Sixth Street; prices and distributions from Dividend Vision, derived from vendor EOD data.
Reviewed by Bert Sweet, CEO and Co-owner of Dividend Vision. Methodology: Distribution Safety Score.
TSLX risks and drawbacks
Payments are quarterly, so cash flow is lumpy versus a monthly fund. Total return has trailed SPY over the available window. The deepest 1-year drawdown on record here is 24.3%.
Who may consider TSLX — and who may not
It is a weaker fit for investors who need monthly cash flow (TSLX pays quarterly); investors whose main goal is matching SPY total return. This is educational context, not a recommendation to buy or sell.
More on TSLX
Frequently asked questions
Does TSLX pay monthly?
No. TSLX currently pays quarterly, not monthly.
What is TSLX's dividend yield?
TSLX's distribution rate is 10.57%, paid quarterly — trailing 12-month split-adjusted cash distributions; includes specials and supplementals; divided by market price dated 2026-10-16.
How has TSLX's dividend grown?
Trailing-12-month distributions versus the preceding 12 months changed -13.0%. That is the same adjacent TTM cash-window comparison used in the dividend-history table.
When does TSLX pay a dividend?
TSLX pays quarterly. The dividend amount is $0.42. The ex-dividend date is 09/15/2026. The payment date is 09/30/2026.
How has TSLX performed?
Total return is 296.3% over the past 12.6 years, 108.7 points behind SPY at 405.0%. Over the past year its total return — price change plus distributions reinvested — is -11.8%. Its deepest 1-year drawdown was 24.3%.
Is TSLX a good investment?
TSLX's Dividend Vision Distribution Safety Score is 56 (Caution). That is a risk signal, not investment advice. Its distribution rate is 10.57% (trailing 12-month split-adjusted cash distributions; includes specials and supplementals; divided by market price dated 2026-10-16). Compare peers below rather than treating any single figure as a buy or sell.
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