NUVEEN CHURCHILL DIRECT LEND NCDL
COM SHS · Common Stock · CUSIP 67090S108
* Summed across managers. Shares that two managers' reports both contain – a subsidiary's holdings that its parent's report includes too, or a sub-adviser's in its client's – are counted once ($6.4m this quarter). Holder counts are more reliable. Shares outstanding: 49.4m as of 2026-02-25, from the company's own SEC filing; the percentage can still exceed 100%: lent-out shares are counted by the lender and the buyer, and some reports overlap without saying so. Implied quarter-end price ≈ $13.35.
Trends to Q4 2025
Institutional holders
Managers reporting a position, each quarter
Numbers
| Quarter | Holders |
|---|---|
| Q1 2024 | 25 |
| Q2 2024 | 40 |
| Q3 2024 | 51 |
| Q4 2024 | 82 |
| Q1 2025 | 81 |
| Q2 2025 | 73 |
| Q3 2025 | 78 |
| Q4 2025 | 84 |
Buyers vs sellers
Managers adding to or starting a position, vs cutting or selling out
Numbers
| Quarter | Bought or added | Cut or sold out |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2024 | 31 | 10 |
| Q3 2024 | 45 | 8 |
| Q4 2024 | 67 | 7 |
| Q1 2025 | 39 | 45 |
| Q2 2025 | 43 | 38 |
| Q3 2025 | 45 | 31 |
| Q4 2025 | 40 | 40 |
Biggest buyers
| Corient Private Wealth LP | Added | +1.5m |
| Diameter Capital Partners LP | New | +1.2m |
| Invesco Ltd. | Added | +709.7k |
| ARES MANAGEMENT LLC | Added | +235.7k |
| BROWN BROTHERS HARRIMAN & CO | Added | +231.4k |
| UBS Group AG | Added | +197.0k |
| Bulldog Investors, LLP | New | +173.4k |
| TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LP | Added | +145.5k |
| BI Asset Management Fondsmaeglerselskab A/S | Added | +123.3k |
| VAN ECK ASSOCIATES CORP | Added | +106.6k |
Biggest sellers
| Blue Owl Capital Holdings LP | Reduced | -947.9k |
| MARSHALL WACE, LLP | Sold out | -188.6k |
| Snowden Capital Advisors LLC | Reduced | -139.8k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC | Reduced | -127.8k |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC | Reduced | -97.8k |
| MORGAN STANLEY | Reduced | -71.0k |
| Balyasny Asset Management L.P. | Sold out | -67.6k |
| ExodusPoint Capital Management, LP | Sold out | -30.7k |
| Obermeyer Wealth Partners | Sold out | -29.5k |
| HRT FINANCIAL LP | Sold out | -27.5k |
Major shareholders (over 5%)
Anyone who owns more than 5% of a class of the company's shares has to say so: on Schedule 13D if they may try to influence or control the company, on 13G if they're a passive investor, and update it as the stake changes. Each holder's latest filing, from 19 Dec 2024 on; percentages are of the share class, as the holder worked them out.
| Holder | Stake |
|---|---|
| Peakline Partners, LLC 13G · institution new · filed 2025-12-19 | 11.2% |
Fell to 5% or below in the last year: Blue Owl Capital Holdings LP (4.3%, 2026-02-12)
Insider purchases and sales in Q4 2025
Shares bought or sold by the company's own officers, directors and 10% owners, in the open market or privately, as they reported to the SEC on Form 4 (due within two business days of the trade). Grants, option exercises, shares withheld for tax and gifts aren't included.
Officers and directors buying vs selling
Number of people, by quarter (10% owners not included)
Numbers
| Quarter | Buying | Bought | Selling | Sold | Sold under a plan |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q1 2024 | 10 | $679.4k | 0 | — | — |
| Q2 2024 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q3 2024 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q4 2024 | 2 | $780.8k | 0 | — | — |
| Q1 2025 | 0 | — | 0 | — | — |
| Q2 2025 | 4 | $454.1k | 0 | — | — |
| Q3 2025 | 1 | $74.2k | 0 | — | — |
| Q4 2025 | 3 | $383.6k | 0 | — | — |
| Date | Insider | Trade | Value |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-11-19 | Miranda Kenneth M. Director · held in Joint Trust | Bought | $28.2k2.0k shares |
| 2025-11-17 | Vichness Shaul Chief Financial Off./Treasurer · By Trust | Bought | $71.0k5.0k shares |
| 2025-11-06 | Kencel Kenneth J. CEO & President, director · By Trust | Bought | $284.4k20.0k shares |
Their holding: how much the trade added to or took from the insider's holding (direct, or the trust or fund named). The same trade is sometimes reported by more than one insider, such as a fund and the director who represents it; totals count it once. A value is left blank where the reported price is far from the market price (usually a typo).
Holders, Q4 2025
| Manager | Shares | Change |
|---|---|---|
| Corient Private Wealth LP 0.03% of their portfolio | 3.8m $50.8m | Added +1.5m |
| Blue Owl Capital Holdings LP 8.82% of their portfolio | 2.1m $28.6m | Reduced -947.9k |
| Diameter Capital Partners LP 1.70% of their portfolio | 1.2m $16.3m | New |
| VAN ECK ASSOCIATES CORP 0.01% of their portfolio | 839.1k $11.2m | Added +106.6k |
| Invesco Ltd. 0.00% of their portfolio | 742.3k $9.9m | Added +709.7k |
| UBS Group AG 0.00% of their portfolio | 689.0k $9.2m | Added +197.0k |
| Closed-End Fund Advisors, Inc. 4.36% of their portfolio | 552.8k $7.4m | First filing |
| Opal Wealth Advisors, LLC 1.92% of their portfolio | 552.0k $7.4m | Added +26.5k |
| Callodine Capital Management, LP 0.59% of their portfolio | 549.4k $7.3m | Reduced -23.4k |
| Hennion & Walsh Asset Management, Inc. 0.22% of their portfolio | 479.4k $6.4m | Added +60.8k |
| TWO SIGMA INVESTMENTS, LP 0.01% of their portfolio | 473.1k $6.3m | Added +145.5k |
| MORGAN STANLEY 0.00% of their portfolio | 462.9k $6.2m | Reduced -71.0k |
| TWO SIGMA ADVISERS, LP 0.01% of their portfolio | 390.1k $5.2m | Reduced -22.2k |
| ARES MANAGEMENT LLC 0.27% of their portfolio | 360.8k $4.8m | Added +235.7k |
| STIFEL FINANCIAL CORP 0.00% of their portfolio | 352.5k $4.7m | Reduced -19.5k |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY/MN 0.00% of their portfolio | 351.6k $4.7m | Reduced -25.5k |
| BROWN BROTHERS HARRIMAN & CO 0.02% of their portfolio | 340.0k $4.5m | Added +231.4k |
| Nuveen, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 219.4k $2.9m | Unchanged |
| Trexquant Investment LP 0.02% of their portfolio | 199.2k $2.7m | Added +51.1k |
| GraniteShares Advisors LLC 1.58% of their portfolio | 195.4k $2.6m | Added +12.2k |
| Bulldog Investors, LLP 0.52% of their portfolio | 173.4k $2.3m | New |
| BI Asset Management Fondsmaeglerselskab A/S 0.02% of their portfolio | 150.5k $2.0m | Added +123.3k |
| AMERIPRISE FINANCIAL INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 150.0k $2.0m | Reduced -3.4k |
| WEALTH ENHANCEMENT ADVISORY SERVICES, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 136.1k $1.9m | Reduced -8.8k |
| GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 123.0k $1.6m | Reduced -127.8k |
| BANK OF AMERICA CORP /DE/ 0.00% of their portfolio | 119.9k $1.6m | Added +26.3k |
| RENAISSANCE TECHNOLOGIES LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 118.1k $1.6m | Reduced -15.2k |
| Aprio Wealth Management, LLC 0.09% of their portfolio | 115.1k $1.5m | Added +879 |
| Vise Technologies, Inc. 0.02% of their portfolio | 95.3k $1.3m | New |
| Adams Asset Advisors, LLC 0.15% of their portfolio | 87.7k $1.2m | Unchanged |
| CONFLUENCE INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 72.9k $972.3k | Reduced -4.9k |
| NEUBERGER BERMAN GROUP LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 71.5k $954.2k | Reduced -8.2k |
| Almitas Capital LLC 0.21% of their portfolio | 70.2k $935.9k | New |
| COMMONWEALTH EQUITY SERVICES, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 50.0k $667.4k | Added +14.9k |
| Cresset Asset Management, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 46.4k $640.1k | Added +6.2k |
| Merit Financial Group, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 45.8k $611.4k | Unchanged |
| Lido Advisors, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 44.9k $639.2k | Unchanged |
| World Investment Advisors 0.01% of their portfolio | 43.3k $577.6k | Unchanged |
| Virtu Financial LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 41.7k $557.0k | Added +26.9k |
| Procyon Advisors, LLC 0.03% of their portfolio | 39.6k $528.1k | Unchanged |
| SUSQUEHANNA INTERNATIONAL GROUP, LLP 0.00% of their portfolio | 39.0k $520.6k | Added +28.0k |
| MILLENNIUM MANAGEMENT LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 38.7k $516.8k | Reduced -97.8k |
| Hudson Value Partners, LLC 0.15% of their portfolio | 37.7k $503.2k | Unchanged |
| MQS Management LLC 0.28% of their portfolio | 36.0k $480.8k | Reduced -7.7k |
| LPL Financial LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 33.3k $444.3k | Reduced -16.5k |
| Accurate Wealth Management, LLC 0.06% of their portfolio | 32.9k $444.6k | Reduced -23.9k |
| Beacon Bridge Wealth Partners, LLC 0.14% of their portfolio | 32.4k $432.6k | Unchanged |
| NewEdge Wealth, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 30.0k $400.2k | New |
| VARCOV Co. 0.15% of their portfolio | 27.8k $371.3k | First filing |
| Virtus Investment Advisers, LLC 0.10% of their portfolio | 27.5k $366.2k | Reduced -553 |
| QTR Family Wealth, LLC 0.16% of their portfolio | 25.6k $360.8k | Added +5.2k |
| Quadrature Capital Ltd 0.00% of their portfolio | 25.4k $338.4k | Reduced -4.4k |
| CITADEL ADVISORS LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 24.8k $331.3k | New |
| DUDLEY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.14% of their portfolio | 23.1k $308.2k | Reduced -3.3k |
| Whipplewood Advisors, LLC 0.20% of their portfolio | 22.9k $306.0k | New |
| Gotham Asset Management, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 20.0k $266.8k | Unchanged |
| Quent Capital, LLC 0.02% of their portfolio | 20.0k $266.8k | New |
| NOMURA HOLDINGS INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 19.6k $261.0k | New |
| GW HENSSLER & ASSOCIATES LTD 0.01% of their portfolio | 19.0k $253.5k | Unchanged |
| Modera Wealth Management, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 18.8k $251.4k | Added +560 |
| Quantbot Technologies LP 0.01% of their portfolio | 17.5k $233.1k | New |
| Snowden Capital Advisors LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 16.7k $230.0k | Reduced -139.8k |
| Cerity Partners LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 14.8k $197.4k | Unchanged |
| Mutual Advisors, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 13.2k $176.3k | New |
| GRIMES & Co WEALTH MANAGEMENT, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 12.3k $163.9k | New |
| Prota Financial, LLC 0.12% of their portfolio | 12.2k $163.3k | First filing |
| Dynamic Technology Lab Private Ltd 0.03% of their portfolio | 10.9k $145.0k | Reduced -11.1k |
| Atlatl Advisers LLC 0.06% of their portfolio | 10.9k $144.8k | Added +170 |
| RHUMBLINE ADVISERS 0.00% of their portfolio | 10.0k $133.4k | New |
| AlphaQuest LLC 0.01% of their portfolio | 9.7k $129.3k | Reduced -99 |
| NewEdge Advisors, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 6.1k $81.0k | Added +1.4k |
| QUADRANT CAPITAL GROUP LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 5.8k $76.9k | Unchanged |
| ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 0.00% of their portfolio | 5.2k $70.0k | Added +84 |
| Global Retirement Partners, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 4.8k $64.0k | Reduced -1.3k |
| Sunbelt Securities, Inc. 0.00% of their portfolio | 4.3k $57.6k | Reduced -6.2k |
| Aquatic Capital Management LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 3.4k $45.4k | Reduced -6.1k |
| BNP PARIBAS FINANCIAL MARKETS 0.00% of their portfolio | 1.6k $21.3k | Reduced -800 |
| CIBC Private Wealth Group LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 1.3k $17.3k | Unchanged |
| SIGNATUREFD, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 959 $12.8k | Unchanged |
| COMERICA BANK 0.00% of their portfolio | 945 $12.6k | Added +258 |
| Caitong International Asset Management Co., Ltd 0.00% of their portfolio | 661 $8.8k | New |
| Sound Income Strategies, LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 200 $2.7k | New |
| CITIGROUP INC 0.00% of their portfolio | 35 $467 | Reduced -19.8k |
| Essential Partners LLC 0.00% of their portfolio | 30 $400 | New |