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Sixth Street Specialty Lending Advisers, LLC
Filed as SIXTH STREET SPECIALTY LENDING ADVISERS, LLC
Sixth Street Specialty Lending Advisers, LLC is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm in Dallas, TX, registered since 2011, reporting $1 billion to $5 billion in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated July 1, 2026.
Quick answers
From the filingHow is Sixth Street Specialty Lending Advisers, LLC compensated?
On its Form ADV (Item 5.E, October 2026), Sixth Street Specialty Lending Advisers, LLC reports these compensation arrangements: a percentage of assets under its management; performance-based fees.
Where is Sixth Street Specialty Lending Advisers, LLC located?
Sixth Street Specialty Lending Advisers, LLC's principal office is in Dallas, TX, according to its Form ADV; the August 2026 filing also lists 5 other offices (Schedule D, Section 1.F).
Is Sixth Street Specialty Lending Advisers, LLC registered with the SEC or a state?
Sixth Street Specialty Lending Advisers, LLC is an SEC-registered investment advisory firm, registered since 2011. Status as filed: Approved. CRD 155006.
How much does Sixth Street Specialty Lending Advisers, LLC manage?
Sixth Street Specialty Lending Advisers, LLC reports $3,421,655,019 in regulatory assets under management in its Form ADV filing dated July 1, 2026 (100% discretionary).
How have Sixth Street Specialty Lending Advisers, LLC's assets and staff changed since 2021?
In the Form ADV data for Sixth Street Specialty Lending Advisers, LLC: Regulatory assets under management: $2,338,593,083 in the October 2021 data and $3,421,655,019 in the October 2026 data, up 46%. Total employees: 34 in October 2021 and 66 in October 2026. Assets under management move with markets as well as with clients coming and going.
What types of clients does Sixth Street Specialty Lending Advisers, LLC serve?
By number of clients on Form ADV Item 5.D: business development companies (1).
Does Sixth Street Specialty Lending Advisers, LLC report any disciplinary disclosures?
Reports no disclosure items on Form ADV Item 11. The detail of any item is on the firm's SEC record: https://adviserinfo.sec.gov/firm/summary/155006
What changed in Sixth Street Specialty Lending Advisers, LLC's recent Form ADV filings?
In the August 2026 filing data: Updated its list of owners and control persons (Schedule A).
From the Form ADV filing
Every figure below is as the firm filed it with regulators, as of October 2026.
How the firm is compensated
Item 5.E- A percentage of assets under your management
- Performance-based fees
Item 5.E lists how the firm is compensated for its advice; Items 5.B, 6.A, and 7.A show whether its people or related companies can also earn commissions. Percentage of assets, fixed, hourly, subscription, and performance-based fees come from clients (a performance-based fee depends on investment results); commissions come with a sale or a trade, often from the company behind the product. How fees, commissions, and other arrangements differ
Regulatory assets under management
Item 5.F$3,421,655,019 as of October 2026, filing dated July 1, 2026.
A measure of scale, not skill or returns. Discretionary means the firm decides trades; non-discretionary means clients approve each one. What assets under management means
Who the firm serves
Item 5.DA firm with no individual clients is an institutional manager even if it manages billions; the mix tells you whom the practice is built around.
Advisory services
Item 5.G- Portfolio management for investment companies (and business development companies)
Registration and firm details
Items 1, 2, 5- Registration
- SEC-registered investment adviser. Status as filed: Approved.
- Registered since
- 2011 (15 years)
- Employees
- Total: 66. Performing investment advisory functions: 48.
- Wrap fee program participation
- No.
- Other offices (Schedule D, Section 1.F)
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5 other offices, as of the August 2026 filing
- States registered or notice-filed
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4 states or jurisdictions
SEC-registered investment advisers are examined by the SEC. SEC, state, and exempt registration
Disclosures
Item 11None Reports no disclosure items on Form ADV Item 11. View on IAPD.
Item 11 asks about criminal, regulatory, and civil events involving the firm and its advisory personnel. The detail of each yes answer is on the IAPD record. Reading a firm's disclosures
Assets and staff over time
Items 5.A, 5.F| Data period | Assets under management | Employees | Filing dated |
|---|---|---|---|
| October 2026 | $3,421,655,019 | 66 | July 1, 2026 |
| October 2025 | $3,582,225,291 | 66 | March 31, 2025 |
| October 2024 | $3,343,807,671 | 59 | July 19, 2024 |
| October 2023 | $2,836,947,471 | 49 | March 31, 2023 |
| October 2022 | $2,551,856,583 | 36 | March 31, 2022 |
| October 2021 | $2,338,593,083 | 34 | March 30, 2021 |
Regulatory assets under management: $2,338,593,083 in the October 2021 data and $3,421,655,019 in the October 2026 data, up 46%.
Total employees: 34 in October 2021 and 66 in October 2026.
As filed in each year's data for the same month. Assets under management move with markets as well as with clients coming and going; they measure scale, not skill or returns. Most firms update these figures once a year.
Changes in the filing
Last 12 months- August 2026
- Updated its list of owners and control persons (Schedule A).
- April 2026
- Employees performing advisory functions went from 50 to 48.
- Updated its list of owners and control persons (Schedule A).
- March 2026
- Employees performing advisory functions went from 47 to 50.
- Updated its list of owners and control persons (Schedule A).
Compared month to month from the SEC's monthly adviser data and the state compilation feed. Owners and control persons are summarized, never named.
Websites listed on Form ADV
Item 1.ISource: Form ADV, as of October 2026. Values appear as filed; a value the firm did not report is shown as "Not reported."
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AdvisorCensus. Sixth Street Specialty Lending Advisers, LLC (CRD 155006): Form ADV filing data as of October 2026. https://advisorcensus.com/firm/sixth-street-specialty-lending-advisers-llc-dallas-tx-155006