FCT News and Press, First Trust Senior Floating Rate Income Fund II of Beneficial Interest From 06/21/21

First Trust Senior Floating Rate Income Fund II (the "Fund") (NYSE: FCT) has decreased its regularly scheduled monthly common share distribution to $0.0896 per share from $0.0976 per share. The distribution will be payable on July 15, 2021, to shareholders of record as of July 2, 2021. ...

Imagine a stock or fund that paid out its dividends once a month! Instead of quarterly, semi-annually or (ugh) annually, your anticipatory angst waiting for money is reduced by 300%, or more. The May U.S. exchange-traded monthly-paid (MoPay) dividends, upsides, and net gains include: ...

This is a truly singular global recession and recovery, and it makes portfolio diversification both vital and challenging. At the moment, the item that tops the agenda for most of our clients is no big surprise: inflation, and what to do about it in portfolios. Inflation is usuall...

First Trust Senior Floating Rate Income Fund II (the "Fund") (NYSE: FCT) has declared the Fund’s regularly scheduled monthly common share distribution in the amount of $0.0976 per share payable on June 15, 2021, to shareholders of record as of June 2, 2021. The ex-dividend date i...

Imagine a stock or fund that paid out its dividends once a month! Instead of quarterly, semi-annually or (ugh) annually, your anticipatory angst waiting for money is reduced by 300%, or more! The May U.S. exchange-traded monthly-paid (MoPay) dividends, upsides, and net gains include 1...

First Trust Senior Floating Rate Income Fund II (the "Fund") (NYSE: FCT) has declared the Fund’s regularly scheduled monthly common share distribution in the amount of $0.0976 per share payable on May 17, 2021, to shareholders of record as of May 4, 2021. The ex-dividend date is ...

The fixed income world is beginning to undergo a multiyear transition as aggressive monetary accommodation and government spending across key economies drive higher near-term economic growth rates. The result could be a shift to higher real rates as output gaps narrow, as well as mode...

We've seen a lot of volatility in the last month across all risk assets, but closed-end funds have weathered it quite well. Taxables have performed much better than municipal CEFs which have been hit on NAV from rising interest rates. Balancing the portfolio between credit risks a...

First Trust Senior Floating Rate Income Fund II (FCT) declares $0.0976/share monthly dividend, -7% decrease from prior dividend of $0.105.Forward yield 9.51%Payable April 15; for shareholders of record April 5; ex-div April 1.See FCT Dividend Scorecard, Yield Chart, & Dividend Growth. F...

First Trust Senior Floating Rate Income Fund II (the "Fund") (NYSE: FCT) has decreased its regularly scheduled monthly common share distribution to $0.0976 per share from $0.105 per share. The distribution will be payable on April 15, 2021, to shareholders of record as of April 5, 2021....