FTLS News and Press, First Trust Long/Short Equity From 10/07/21

Recent hedge fund results have been strong in the era of COVID-19, with the HFR Fund Weighted Index returning 27.5% for the year ending June 30, 2021 and 10.1% year-to-date. Overall, hedge funds have played the important role of downside management with upside participation during the...

First Trust Senior Loan Fund (FTLS) declares $0.1252/share quarterly dividend, 400.8% increase from prior dividend of $0.0250.Forward yield 1.14%Payable Dec. 31; for shareholders of record Dec. 28; ex-div Dec. 24.See FTLS Dividend Scorecard, Yield Chart, & Dividend Growth. For further d...

First Trust Senior Loan Fund (FTLS) declares $0.0205/share quarterly dividend, -54.2% decrease from last dividend of $0.0448.Forward yield 0.2%Payable Sept. 30; for shareholders of record Sept. 25; ex-div Sept. 24.See FTLS Dividend Scorecard, Yield Chart, & Dividend Growth. For further ...

When doubtful about the future of equity returns, many investors look to alternative or "hedge fund" ETFs as a source of "absolute" returns, hopefully uncorrelated to whether the market goes up or down. Traditional hedge funds can sometimes command high fees for working on these returns, stere...

First Trust Advisors L.P. ("FTA") announces the declaration of distributions for 115 exchange-traded funds (each a “Fund,” collectively, the “Funds”) advised by FTA. The following dates apply to today's distribution declarations: FTA is a federally registe...