FTSL News and Press, First Trust Senior Loan Fund From 05/21/25

2025-05-21 05:40:00 ET Summary CIO of Global Credit Mark Kiesel and Jason Duko, Portfolio Manager, discuss why active management matters in credit markets today and how the current environment is creating key investment opportunities for high quality bonds. With a global credit po...

2025-05-21 00:40:00 ET Summary Not all income-focused securities are created equal. Just because a product has "preferred" or "loan" in the name does not mean it behaves like every other securities with a similar label. In a preferred share structure, everything about the instrume...

2025-05-14 02:40:00 ET Summary Commercial real estate (CRE) lending standards were largely unchanged, even as banks tightened standards for corporate and consumer loans. A greater percentage of large banks reported that they were originating loans at the same or at tighter spreads...

2025-05-08 10:21:00 ET Summary Spreads are much wider than where they were at the beginning of the year, which simply means that prices are lower and the risk premium that investors demand over treasuries is greater. With the most recent announcements from the administration aroun...

2025-04-28 11:45:00 ET Summary Once a quarter, our Non-Investment Grade research team estimates the likelihood of default for every issuer in the high-yield and loan indices. For our latest estimates, we reduced our US GDP growth assumption to 0-1% and our European growth assumption t...

2025-04-24 08:52:00 ET Summary Markets are grappling with the competing forces of inflation resilience and growth risk, as the Fed balances its dual mandate. Tariff actions have introduced a stagflationary tilt to the outlook, prompting steepening in the U.S. yield curve and renewed f...

2025-04-24 07:22:00 ET Summary Tariffs can continue to drive market volatility. A focus on lower rates is understandable with the growing uncertainty of where the debt is going. Federal spending has been a large contributor to overall economic activity over recent years. The m...

2025-04-23 09:43:21 ET First Trust Senior Loan Fund ETF ( NASDAQ: FTSL ) declares $0.2575/share monthly dividend . Forward yield 6.84% Payable April 30; for shareholders of record April 22; ex-div April 22. See FTSL Dividend Scorecard, Yield Chart, & Divi...

2025-03-27 15:49:37 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 Dividend scorecard for First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund IV - First Trus...

2025-03-19 16:05:00 ET Summary There’s a lot of noise in markets today. Keeping an eye on big picture developments and avoiding the daily barrage of dramatic headlines is key for investing in this environment. The current environment offers a unique opportunity to lock in h...