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HPS Corporate Lending Fund

Sponsored by HPS Investment Partners. BDC structure focused on private credit.

BDCPrivate Credit

Sponsor
HPS Investment Partners
CIK
0001838126
Liquidity
Quarterly tender offers
Inception
2022
Net assets
$12.43B
source

Quarterly report (Form 10-Q) · filed 2026-05-11 · period 2026-03-31

Stockholders equity

“{'end': '2026-03-31', 'val': 12434974000, 'accn': '0001628280-26-033248', 'fy': 2026, 'fp': 'Q1', 'form': '10-Q', 'filed': '2026-05-11', 'frame': 'CY2026Q1I', 'unit': 'USD'}”

Method Direct: structured XBRL tag

Technical locator

us-gaap:StockholdersEquity | accession 0001628280-26-033248 | 10-Q filed 2026-05-11

as of 2026-03-31
NAV / share
$24.79
source

Quarterly report (Form 10-Q) · filed 2026-05-11 · period 2026-03-31

total_net_assets 12,434,974,000 / shares_outstanding 501,538,142 (exact same-date denominator; fund-level blended per-share; direct class-level NAV absent for this period)

Method Derived: computed from other stored facts

Technical locator

derived: total_net_assets 12,434,974,000 / shares_outstanding 501,538,142 (exact same-date denominator; fund-level blended per-share; direct class-level NAV absent for this period)

Canonical (canonical class) · 2026-03-31
Net flows, last qtr
+1.9%
qtr ended 2026-03-31
Distribution coverage (NII)
98%
period ended 2026-03-31
Leverage in use
77%
debt / equity 1.04x
Total return, 12m
+4.9%
computed from NAV + distributions
01 / Signals

What changed in the latest filings.

Current findings ordered by severity. Each observation remains traceable to its filed source.

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Credit facility new or amended: 57 occurrence(s), 2022-02-03 to 2026-05-19

Most recent (2026-05-19): National Association (the “ Trustee ”) entered into an Eleventh Supplemental Indenture (the “ Eleventh Supplemental Indenture ”) relating to the Fund’s issuance of $ 600,000,000 in aggregate principal amount of its 6.300% notes due 2031 (the “ Notes ”), which supplements that certain Base Indenture, dated as of January 30, 2024 (the “ Base Indenture ” and, together with the Eleventh Supplemental Indenture, the “ Indenture ”). The Notes will mature on August 19, 2031, and may be redeemed in whole or in part at the Fund’s option at any time or from time to time at the redemption prices set forth

Why it matters and what changed

Financing terms set the fund's cost of leverage and its dry powder. Amendments also reveal what lenders currently think of the collateral: improving spreads and rising commitments signal lender confidence; shrinking availability or margin increases signal the opposite. This fund logged 57 of these in the covered window; the cadence itself is part of the signal.

57 occurrence(s) of this event type stored; earlier instances are on the Fired Flags tab.

Source: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1838126/000119312526230754/d141474d8k.htm | Item 1.01

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Sedgwick Claims Management Services Inc marked down -97% (2025-09-30 $732,893,000 -> 2025-12-31 $18,951,000) with par balance unchanged (+-2%) -- a valuation mark, not a trade. (2025-12-31)

Sedgwick Claims Management Services Inc marked down -97% (2025-09-30 $732,893,000 -> 2025-12-31 $18,951,000) with par balance unchanged (+-2%) -- a valuation mark, not a trade. Position was 3.07% of portfolio value.

Why it matters and what changed

Occurrence event; see the filing text for terms vs the prior arrangement.

Source: nport-diff:2025-12-31:mark:sedgwick claims management services inc

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The Board of Trustees (the “ Board ”) of HPS Corporate Lending Fund (the “ Company ”) appointed Eric Smith as Chief Compliance Officer of the Company, effective as of October 9,... (2025-10-09)

The Board of Trustees (the “ Board ”) of HPS Corporate Lending Fund (the “ Company ”) appointed Eric Smith as Chief Compliance Officer of the Company, effective as of October 9, 2025. Mr. Smith will serve until his successor is duly appointed and qualified or until his earlier resignation or removal. Mr. Smith, age 41, is a Senior Principal Consultant at ACA Group. Mr. Smith serves as outsourced chief compliance officer and consultant for various registered investment advisers, registered investment companies, business development companies and other entities. He has over 17 years of regulator

Why it matters and what changed

Key-person changes at externally managed funds are one of the few governance signals these structures emit. A single departure is usually routine; a pattern (or a departure near other stress signals) is not.

Occurrence event; see the filing text for terms vs the prior arrangement.

Source: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1838126/000119312525235357/d58764d8k.htm | Item 5.02

Historical findings (13)

1, 2025 (the “ Closing Date ”), HPS Corporate Lending Fund (the “ Company ”) entered into a new investment advisory agreement (the “ New Investment Advisory Agreement ”) between... (2025-07-01)
1, 2025 (the “ Closing Date ”), HPS Corporate Lending Fund (the “ Company ”) entered into a new investment advisory agreement (the “ New Investment Advisory Agreement ”) between the Company and the Adviser, the Company’s current investment adviser. The New Investment Advisory Agreement was previously approved by a majority of the outstanding voting securities of the Company at a special meeting of shareholders of the Company held on April 16, 2025 (the “ Special Meeting ”) to become effective upon the closing of the Transaction. The New Investment Advisory Agreement is substantively identical

Redemptions accelerated to $210.4M from $110.8M the prior period (period ended 2025-06-30).
Redemptions accelerated to $210.4M from $110.8M the prior period (period ended 2025-06-30). (Rule C14: Redemption acceleration: repurchase/redemption dollars up >= 25%; Notify.)

The fund leaned harder on leverage: 69% -> 72% of its allowed leverage in use in one period (period ended 2025-03-31).
The fund leaned harder on leverage: 69% -> 72% of its allowed leverage in use in one period (period ended 2025-03-31). (Rule C22: Leverage creep: headroom down >= 5 percentage points in one period; Notify.)

Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers. (2025-01-15)
Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers. On January 15, 2025, Grishma Parekh notified the Board of Trustees (the “ Board ”) of the HPS Corporate Lending Fund (the “ Company ”) that she is resigning from the Board of the Company effective and contingent upon the closing of the transaction (the “ Transaction ”) pursuant to which BlackRock, Inc. and certain of its affiliates will acquire 100% of the business and assets of HPS Investment Partners, LLC (“ HPS ”) in order to comply with the Sect

The fund leaned harder on leverage: 62% -> 69% of its allowed leverage in use in one period (period ended 2024-12-31).
The fund leaned harder on leverage: 62% -> 69% of its allowed leverage in use in one period (period ended 2024-12-31). (Rule C22: Leverage creep: headroom down >= 5 percentage points in one period; Notify.)

On November 27, 2024, the Board of Trustees of the Fund adopted the Fund’s Seventh Amended and Restated Declaration of Trust (the “ Seventh Amended and Restated Declaration of... (2024-11-27)
On November 27, 2024, the Board of Trustees of the Fund adopted the Fund’s Seventh Amended and Restated Declaration of Trust (the “ Seventh Amended and Restated Declaration of Trust ”), effective the same day, in response to comments issued by certain state securities regulators in connection with their review of the Offering. The Seventh Amended and Restated Declaration of Trust, among other items, clarifies that certain types of costs and expenses of the Administrator will not be borne by the Fund. The description above is only a summary of material updates to the Seventh Amended and Restate

Agreement On November 27, 2024, HPS Corporate Lending Fund (the “ Fund ”) entered into a Second Amended and Restated Investment Advisory Agreement (the “ Second Amended and... (2024-11-27)
Agreement On November 27, 2024, HPS Corporate Lending Fund (the “ Fund ”) entered into a Second Amended and Restated Investment Advisory Agreement (the “ Second Amended and Restated Investment Advisory Agreement ”) with HPS Advisors, LLC, the Fund’s investment adviser (the “ Adviser ”). The Second Amended and Restated Investment Advisory Agreement amends and restates the Amended and Restated Investment Advisory Agreement dated as of June 30, 2023, by and between the Fund and the Adviser (the “ Amended and Restated Investment Advisory Agreement ”) in response to comments issued by certain state

Net investment income covered only 88% of distributions in the period ended 2023-12-31; the gap was funded from capital or gains.
Net investment income covered only 88% of distributions in the period ended 2023-12-31; the gap was funded from capital or gains. (Rule C21: Distribution coverage: distribution_nii_coverage < 100%; Notify.)

Agreement On June 30, 2023, HPS Corporate Lending Fund (the “ Fund ”) entered into an Amended and Restated Investment Advisory Agreement (the “ A&R Investment Advisory Agreement... (2023-06-30)
Agreement On June 30, 2023, HPS Corporate Lending Fund (the “ Fund ”) entered into an Amended and Restated Investment Advisory Agreement (the “ A&R Investment Advisory Agreement ”) with HPS Advisors, LLC (the “ Adviser ”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of HPS Investment Partners, LLC (“ HPS ”), and HPS in connection with a corporate reorganization of the investment advisory operations with respect to the Fund. The Adviser operates as a consolidated subsidiary of HPS and has access to the same resources and investment personnel for management of the Fund as HPS. In addition, investment advisory per

New share sales fell 83% versus the same period last year ($910.6M -> $152.7M, period ended 2023-03-31).
New share sales fell 83% versus the same period last year ($910.6M -> $152.7M, period ended 2023-03-31). (Rule C13: Inflow stall (fundraising flywheel): gross sales down >= 50% vs same period prior year; Notify.)

Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers. (2023-02-28)
Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers. Effective as of February 28, 2023, the Board of Trustees (the “Board”) appointed Donna Milia as a trustee of HPS Corporate Lending Fund (the “Fund”). Effective upon the appointment of Ms. Milia as a trustee, the size of the Board was expanded from five to six members. The Board appointed Ms. Milia to the Nominating and Governance Committee and the Audit Committee. Ms. Milia served as a Senior Advisor of Galaxy Digital (TSX: GLXY) from 2019 to 2022.

On April 28, 2022, the Board of Trustees of the Fund appointed Robert Busch as Chief Financial Officer and Principal Accounting Officer of the Fund, effective as of the close of... (2022-04-28)
On April 28, 2022, the Board of Trustees of the Fund appointed Robert Busch as Chief Financial Officer and Principal Accounting Officer of the Fund, effective as of the close of business on May 16, 2022. Ms. Busch, age 39, is a Managing Director at HPS Investment Partners, LLC (" HPS "). Prior to joining HPS in 2022, Mr. Busch was a Managing Director at Blackstone Credit (“BXC”) where he served as Chief Accounting Officer and Treasurer of BXC’s non-traded business development company (“BDC”), Blackstone Private Credit Fund (“BCRED”), and publicly-traded BDC, Blackstone Secured Lending Fund (“B

On February 1, 2022, the board of trustees of the Fund approved the Fund’s Fourth Amended and Restated Declaration of Trust (the “Fourth Amended and Restated Declaration of... (2022-02-01)
On February 1, 2022, the board of trustees of the Fund approved the Fund’s Fourth Amended and Restated Declaration of Trust (the “Fourth Amended and Restated Declaration of Trust”) to update a number of items. As amended, the Fourth Amended and Restated Declaration of Trust, among other items, clarifies that the Fund is prohibited from incurring the cost of liability insurance which insures the Sponsor (as defined in the Fourth Amended and Restated Declaration of Trust) for any liability as to which the Sponsor is prohibited from being indemnified under the Omnibus Guidelines Statement of Poli

03 / Portfolio

What moved inside the book.

Filed portfolio-health facts and position changes. Missing disclosures stay visibly missing.

Non-accruals
0.8%
2026-03-31
PIK income share
4.7%
2023-12-31
DatePosition change
2026-03-31Daphne S.P.A. 1 (1.5% of portfolio value in the 2025-12-31 report, $378,996,000) is absent from the 2026-03-31 report -- realized, sold, or restructured under a different name.
2026-03-31Sedgwick Claims Management Services, Inc. (1.2% of portfolio value in the 2025-12-31 report, $303,399,000) is absent from the 2026-03-31 report -- realized, sold, or restructured under a different name.
2026-03-31New position Indicor LLC: 3.6% of portfolio value ($894,910,000) as of 2026-03-31; absent from the 2025-12-31 report.
2026-03-31New position J.P. Morgan U.S. Government Fund, Institutional Shares: 1.7% of portfolio value ($426,214,000) as of 2026-03-31; absent from the 2025-12-31 report.
2025-12-31Brown Group Holding LLC (9.6% of portfolio value in the 2025-09-30 report, $2,279,466,000) is absent from the 2025-12-31 report -- realized, sold, or restructured under a different name.
2025-12-31Eagle LNG Partners Jacksonville II LLC 1 (1.6% of portfolio value in the 2025-09-30 report, $389,492,000) is absent from the 2025-12-31 report -- realized, sold, or restructured under a different name.
2025-12-31J.P. Morgan U.S. Government Fund, Institutional Shares (1.4% of portfolio value in the 2025-09-30 report, $328,116,000) is absent from the 2025-12-31 report -- realized, sold, or restructured under a different name.
2025-12-31Sedgwick Claims Management Services Inc marked down -97% (2025-09-30 $732,893,000 -> 2025-12-31 $18,951,000) with par balance unchanged (+-2%) -- a valuation mark, not a trade. Position was 3.07% of portfolio value.
2025-12-31New position Aspire Bakeries Holdings LLC: 5.4% of portfolio value ($1,378,834,000) as of 2025-12-31; absent from the 2025-09-30 report.
2025-12-31New position Sedgwick Claims Management Services, Inc.: 1.2% of portfolio value ($303,399,000) as of 2025-12-31; absent from the 2025-09-30 report.
2025-12-31New position Sentinel Buyer Corp. 2: 1.0% of portfolio value ($254,476,000) as of 2025-12-31; absent from the 2025-09-30 report.
2025-09-30Omega II AB 2 marked up +27% (2025-06-30 $79,298,000 -> 2025-09-30 $100,643,000) with par balance unchanged (+-2%) -- a valuation mark, not a trade. Position was 0.38% of portfolio value.
Filed portfolio-health history
Non-accrual exposure
0%0.25%0.50%0.75%1%2024-06-30: 0.35%0.35%Q2 '242024-09-30: 0.26%0.26%2024-12-31: 0.70%0.70%Q4 '242025-03-31: 0.58%0.58%2025-06-30: 0.57%0.57%Q2 '252025-09-30: 0.62%0.62%2025-12-31: 0.74%0.74%Q4 '252026-03-31: 0.81%0.81%Q1 '26
PIK income share
0%2%4%6%2022-09-30: 5.38%5.38%Q3 '222022-12-31: 2.49%2.49%Q4 '222023-09-30: 4.44%4.44%Q3 '232023-12-31: 4.73%4.73%Q4 '23
04 / Redemptions

Where exit demand met the cap.

Stated cap: 5% of shares/quarter. Rationed in 1 of 16 disclosed periods; last gated Q1 2026.

Requested redemptions versus cap
0%2%4%6%8%10%5% quarterly cap2022-05-31: 0.1% requestedQ2 '222022-08-30: 0.0% requested2022-11-30: 0.3% requested2023-03-02: 0.7% requestedQ1 '232023-05-30: 2.6% requested2023-08-31: 0.9% requested2023-12-01: 1.4% requestedQ4 '232024-03-01: 1.1% requested2024-05-30: 0.9% requested2024-08-29: 0.6% requestedQ3 '242024-12-02: 1.4% requested2025-03-04: 2.4% requested2025-05-30: 2.0% requestedQ2 '252025-08-29: 1.6% requested2025-12-02: 4.1% requested2026-03-04: 9.3% requested; rationed9.3%Q1 '26Rationed periods are oxblood; all other requested bars are ocean.
PeriodRequestedFilledCap usedStatus
2026-03-049.3%54%100%rationed
2025-12-024.1%100%82%filled
2025-08-291.6%100%33%filled
2025-05-302.0%100%39%filled
2025-03-042.4%100%48%filled
2024-12-021.4%100%28%filled
2024-08-290.6%100%13%filled
2024-05-300.9%100%18%filled
2024-03-011.1%100%23%filled
2023-12-011.4%100%28%filled
2023-08-310.9%100%17%filled
2023-05-302.6%100%53%filled
2023-03-020.7%100%15%filled
2022-11-300.3%100%6%filled
2022-08-300.0%100%1%filled
2022-05-310.1%100%2%filled
05 / Financing

How the balance sheet is funded.

Borrowings, unused capacity, and synthetic exposure are separated so unlike risks do not collapse into one ratio.

No structured financing components have been captured for this fund.

06 / Share classes

How the offering is divided.

A filed share-class breakdown and terms-based role descriptions. This is not an estimate of who owns the fund.

No filed share-class terms have been captured for this fund; ownership type is therefore not inferred.

Management fee: 1.25% of net assets per year. source. The Adviser receives, as compensation for the services provided, a base management fee and an incentive fee. The management fee is payable monthly in arrears at an annual rate of 1.25% of the Company's net assets as of the beginning of the first business day of the month.

07 / Sources

The evidence beneath the page.

Filed terms and recent documents remain available without crowding the primary research flow.

Term register (2)
TermDescriptionValueEffective
advisory_fee_scheduleThe Adviser receives, as compensation for the services provided, a base management fee and an incentive fee. The management fee is payable monthly in arrears at an annual rate of 1.25% of the Company's net assets as of the beginning of the first business day of the month.1.25 pct_annual_of_net_assetsDate not captured
repurchase_program_termsDiscretionary quarterly tender offer program: the Fund's Schedule TO offers have consistently stated up to 5% of Shares outstanding per quarter (most recently confirmed 2026-06-08). HPS Corporate Lending Fund5.0 pct_of_shares_outstanding_per_quarterDate not captured
Recent filings
FiledFormAccession
2026-06-248-K0001628280-26-045277
2026-06-128-K0001628280-26-042649
2026-05-288-K0001628280-26-038702
2026-05-198-K0001193125-26-230754
2026-05-138-K0001193125-26-221675
2026-05-1110-Q0001628280-26-033248
2026-05-11SC TO-I0001628280-26-033166
2026-05-01SC TO-I/A0001628280-26-029282
2026-04-278-K0001628280-26-027600
2026-04-148-K0001628280-26-024994
2026-03-278-K0001628280-26-021603
2026-03-268-K0001193125-26-126619
2026-03-2010-K0001628280-26-020206
2026-03-068-K0001628280-26-015493
2026-03-038-K0001628280-26-013698