BlackRock limits withdrawals from $26 billion HPS Corporate Lending Fund after redemption requests rise
The Facts
- BlackRock limited withdrawals (repurchases/redemptions) from its $26 billion HPS Corporate Lending Fund after a surge in redemption requests.
- The HPS Corporate Lending Fund said shareholders requested to redeem 9.3% of their shares.
- Fund management capped repurchases at 5% for the period.
- Bloomberg-calculated figures cited in coverage put the total value of shares requested for repurchase at about $1.2 billion.
- BlackRock said the repurchase cap aligns with the fund’s existing liquidity-management framework (including the recurring 5% quarterly repurchase feature).
- BlackRock shares fell on March 6 in New York trading after the withdrawal limits were reported/disclosed.
Context
What exactly did BlackRock limit, and by how much?
The HPS Corporate Lending Fund reported that shareholders sought to redeem 9.3% of shares, but management limited repurchases to 5% for the period, consistent with the fund’s quarterly liquidity feature. Bloomberg Business WSJ WSJ
How large is the HPS Corporate Lending Fund and what kind of vehicle is it?
The HPS Corporate Lending Fund is about $26 billion in size and is described as a non-traded business development company (BDC) within the private credit market. Bloomberg Business Investing.com WSJ
Why did this matter for markets beyond BlackRock?
Coverage tied the move to broader investor anxiety about liquidity and redemptions in the private credit industry, and reported that other alternative-asset managers’ shares also fell the same day. Bloomberg Business Investing.com Investing.com
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