FTSL News and Press, First Trust Senior Loan Fund From 10/12/23

2023-10-12 01:30:00 ET Summary Bank credit default swaps, which reflect the cost of insuring against losses on bank debt holdings, have risen, maybe in anticipation of Q3 results. In a weakening economy, banks are expected to experience higher delinquencies and charge-offs. In...

2023-09-22 11:30:45 ET More on First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund IV - First Trust Senior Loan Fund Seeking Alpha’s Quant Rating on First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund IV - First Trust Senior Loan Fund FTSL: Senior Loan ETF With Growing 7.0% Dividend Yield, Low Rate Risk ...

2023-09-21 05:13:24 ET Summary FTSL focuses on senior loans, offers a 7.0% dividend yield, and has low interest rate risk. The fund has above-average credit risk and an expense ratio of 0.86%. There are other senior loan ETFs with lower expense ratios and higher dividend yield...

2023-09-09 06:15:00 ET Summary AIER's Business Conditions Monthly indicators show mixed results in July 2023, with the Leading Indicator reaching its highest level since June 2021. The Roughly Coincident Indicator remains unchanged, while the Lagging Indicator shifts from slight c...

2023-08-11 13:26:00 ET Summary Recent economic data is a little bit of a mixed bag, with some cracks showing in the foundation for the economy, but still an economy that’s resilient. For those that think that the recent market price action is a reason that the economy won&#...

2023-08-08 22:20:00 ET Summary Important to the Fed: Tighter lending standards, sticky US wage growth, and moderating job growth, may weigh on a September Fed rate decision. Some negatives: US credit downgrade, more signs of global manufacturing weakness, and a Bank of England rat...

2023-08-01 02:30:00 ET Summary The Federal Reserve's Senior Loan Officer Opinion Survey shows banks are being increasingly restrictive in their lending practices. Households and businesses are wary of taking on additional borrowing. Given how important credit flow is to the US...

2023-07-21 14:21:57 ET First Trust Senior Loan Fund ETF ( NASDAQ: FTSL ) declares $0.29/share monthly dividend , 1.8% increase from prior dividend of $0.28. Forward yield 7.67% Payable July 31; for shareholders of record July 24; ex-div July 21. See D ...

2023-07-20 16:03:56 ET Summary The First Trust Senior Loan Fund is an actively managed ETF that primarily invests in first lien senior floating-rate bank loans, with a current yield of 8.4%. The fund has low market risk due to its floating rate nature and low duration, but it does...

2023-05-10 23:20:00 ET Summary The Fed’s latest survey of banking institutions reveals tighter lending standards with weaker loan demand. The Fed’s Q2 SLOOS summary, released on Monday, revealed tighter lending standards for almost all categories of borrowers while d...