FCT News and Press, First Trust Senior Floating Rate Income Fund II of Beneficial Interest From 12/20/21

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 $0.0789 per share payable on January 18, 2022, to shareholders of record as of January 4, 2022. The ex-dividend ...

First Trust Senior Floating Rate Income Fund II (NYSE:FCT) declares $0.0789/share monthly dividend, in line with previous. Forward yield 7.85% Payable Dec. 15; for shareholders of record Dec. 2; ex-div Dec. 1. See FCT Dividend Scorecard, Yield Chart, & Dividend Growth. For further detai...

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 $0.0789 per share payable on December 15, 2021, to shareholders of record as of December 2, 2021. The ex-dividen...

As we enter the fourth quarter of 2021, we are inching closer to the eventual rate hikes from the Fed. We've been continuing to monitor the senior loan fund space to find some opportunities worth exploring. AFT, BGB and FRA appear to be funds we would want to explore further with ...

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 $0.0789 per share payable on November 15, 2021, to shareholders of record as of November 2, 2021. The ex-dividen...

2 out of 23 CEF sectors positive on price and 2 out of 23 sectors positive on NAV last week. MLPs lead while convertibles lag. Asia equity is the highest-yielding CEF sector. For further details see: Weekly Closed-End Fund Roundup: October 3, 2021

Three out of 23 CEF sectors positive on price and six out of 23 sectors positive on NAV last week. GOF/GGM/GPM merger has been approved. RIV announces a new rights offering. For further details see: Weekly Closed-End Fund Roundup: Sept. 26, 2021

We continue our Income Factory survey of the high yield loan and bond world, with our emphasis on credit quality, distribution yield, price and discount. Plus sustainability; but always recognizing that lightning can strike the best of funds, in terms of distribution cuts. Which i...

First Trust Senior Floating Rate Income Fund II (the "Fund") (NYSE: FCT) has decreased its regularly scheduled monthly common share distribution to $0.0789 per share from $0.0896 per share. The distribution will be payable on October 15, 2021, to shareholders of record as of October 4, ...

If you give away more money than you make, eventually you'll be broke. The same applies to closed-end funds, but fund managers and investors have powerful reasons to want to both pay and receive distributions that exceed the fund's ability to pay. Fortunately there are easy ways t...