FSD News and Press, First Trust High Income Long Short Fund of Beneficial Interest From 03/19/20

First Trust High Income Long/Short Fund (the "Fund") (NYSE: FSD) has declared the Fund’s regularly scheduled monthly common share distribution in the amount of $0.11 per share payable on April 15, 2020, to shareholders of record as of April 2, 2020. The ex-dividend date is expected to ...

First Trust High Income Long/Short Fund (the “Fund”) announced today that, based on voting results, shareholders of the Fund voted at the annual meeting of shareholders to elect Robert F. Keith as Class I Trustee to serve as a member of the Board of Trustees of the Fund for a th...

There is virtually no yield left. None. I have pointed out Closed-End Funds as the only sector left with some yield and the complexities of this market, and I have pointed out that they trade as listed equities and this has not changed. However, if you are an insurance company, pension fund, u...

First Trust High Income Long/Short Fund (the "Fund") (NYSE: FSD) has declared the Fund’s regularly scheduled monthly common share distribution in the amount of $0.11 per share payable on March 16, 2020, to shareholders of record as of March 3, 2020. The ex-dividend date is expected to ...

Introduction Positive weekly performance for the benchmark of high-yield bonds and most of the closed-end funds which invest in them. The concerns about the coronavirus and its possible economic impact is again on focus and the investors continue to monitor the situation as one of the main...

Introduction Negative weekly performance for the high-yield bonds and the closed-end funds which invest in such products. The main reason behind the panic was the concern about the spread of the coronavirus. When the market environment is not stable and the investors are concerned, the ris...

First Trust High Income Long/Short Fund (the "Fund") (NYSE: FSD) has declared the Fund’s regularly scheduled monthly common share distribution in the amount of $0.11 per share payable on February 18, 2020, to shareholders of record as of February 4, 2020. The ex-dividend date is expect...

You Can't Fight the Central Banks "Let me issue and control a nation's money and I care not who writes the laws." - Mayer Amschel Rothschild When I was growing up in Kansas City, Missouri I often heard the expression that "You can't fight City Hall." This comment was based upon the o...

Introduction The closed-end funds from the high-yield sector significantly increased their prices over the past months. Currently, most of them are traded at positive Z-scores, which is an indication that they have lost most of their statistical edge. Still, they are traded at high discoun...

First Trust High Income Long/Short Fund (the "Fund") (NYSE: FSD) has declared the Fund’s regularly scheduled monthly common share distribution in the amount of $0.11 per share payable on January 15, 2020, to shareholders of record as of January 3, 2020. The ex-dividend date is expected...