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Blackstone Private Credit Fund Has First Monthly Loss Since 2022

Davide Scigliuzzo
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Blackstone’s $83 billion flagship private credit fund, BCRED, recorded its first monthly loss in over three years, dropping 0.4% in February 2026. This decline marks the fund’s weakest performance since September 2022, signaling potential vulnerabilities in the $1.8 trillion private credit market. BCRED’s year-to-date returns remain flat after an 8% gain in 2025, suggesting a sharp slowdown in momentum for the previously high-performing asset class. The loss reflects broader economic pressures, including rising interest rates and tightening credit conditions affecting borrowers and lenders alike. As the largest player in private credit, Blackstone’s setback may prompt investors to reassess risk exposure in alternative lending markets.
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Connecting decision makers to a dynamic network of information, people and ideas, Bloomberg quickly and accurately delivers business and financial information, news and insight around the worldAmericas+1 212 318 2000EMEA+44 20 7330 7500Asia Pacific+65 6212 1000Connecting decision makers to a dynamic network of information, people and ideas, Bloomberg quickly and accurately delivers business and financial information, news and insight around the worldAmericas+1 212 318 2000EMEA+44 20 7330 7500Asia Pacific+65 6212 1000Private Credit:Blackstone Inc.’s flagship private credit fund posted its first monthly loss in more than three years, one of the clearest signs yet of weakening performance in the $1.8 trillion market.The $83 billion fund, known as BCRED, lost 0.4% in February, according to its website. It was the first monthly decline since September 2022. Performance was flat for the first two months of the year after an 8% gain in 2025, the website shows.

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