Returns
| Series | 1 week | 1 month | 3 months | 6 months | YTD | 1 year | 3 years | 5 years | 10 years | Since inception |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Market-price return | -0.26% | -0.95% | +5.45% | -8.71% | -19.24% | — | — | — | — | -18.43% |
| Market-price total return | -0.26% | +0.31% | +9.54% | -1.72% | -10.26% | — | — | — | — | -6.55% |
| NAV return | -0.06% | -1.23% | -1.72% | — | — | — | — | — | — | -1.34% |
| NAV total return | -0.06% | -0.40% | +0.70% | — | — | — | — | — | — | +1.87% |
Performance through Oct 14, 2026. Price and NAV returns are simple changes; total returns reinvest each distribution at the series value on its ex-date (first observation on/after). Periods of one year or less are cumulative; longer periods are annualised. Series are built from unadjusted prices plus the distribution record so no distribution is counted twice. Corporate actions: the vendor price series is split-adjusted; rights offerings and mergers are not restated — check Corporate Actions.
Growth of $10,000, five years
Risk statistics
| Statistic | Market price | NAV | Specification |
|---|---|---|---|
| Volatility, 1 year | 0.20% | 0.42% | annualised SD of daily total returns, √252 |
| Volatility, 3 years | 0.20% | 0.42% | as above |
| Volatility, 5 years | 0.20% | 0.42% | as above |
| Maximum drawdown, 3 years | -19.28% | -15.93% | peak-to-trough on the total-return index |
| Sharpe ratio, 3 years | -0.51 | 0.22 | excess over FRED DGS3MO (window average) (avg 4.52%), annualised |
| Sortino ratio, 3 years | -0.70 | 0.35 | downside deviation of excess returns |
| Beta vs. benchmark proxy, 3 years | 0.51 | — | SPY (U.S. equity ETF proxy), daily, aligned dates |
| Correlation, 3 years | 0.33 | — | as above |
| Observations (3y) | 229 | — | minimum 60; rankings require 500 |
Market-price and NAV volatility are different quantities and are never mixed. NAV volatility for funds holding stale-marked or illiquid assets can understate economic risk.
CEF Explorer research page for FS Specialty Lending Fund. Figures carry their own dates and sources; a discount to NAV does not guarantee convergence or any return. This is not investment advice.