FTSL News and Press, First Trust Senior Loan Fund From 02/02/22

Nominal GDP growth is likely to be solid this year, albeit not at 2021’s historic levels. The Fed's policy toolkit should consist of policy rate hikes as well as some reduction in its balance sheet. Equities will be hard-pressed to match last year’s gains. For ...

With low interest rates, U.S. and European corporations didn't shy away from leverage in 2021. That helped fuel M&A activity in the past year. The leveraged finance market in those two regions jumped to a record $1.62T YTD, shattering the prepandemic 2019 figure of  $891B, according ...

First Trust Senior Loan Fund (NASDAQ:FTSL) - $0.1475. 30-Day SEC Yield of 2.86% as of Nov. 30. Payable Dec 31; for shareholders of record Dec 27; ex-div Dec 23. For further details see: First Trust Senior Loan Fund declares monthly distribution of $0.1475

First Trust Senior Loan Fund (NASDAQ:FTSL) - $0.1220. 30-Day SEC Yield of 2.80% as of Oct. 29. Payable Nov 30; for shareholders of record Nov 24; ex-div Nov 23. For further details see: First Trust Senior Loan Fund declares monthly distribution of $0.1220

First Trust Senior Loan Fund (NASDAQ:FTSL) - $0.1275. 30-Day SEC Yield of 2.75% as of Aug. 31. Payable Sep 30; for shareholders of record Sep 24; ex-div Sep 23. For further details see: First Trust Senior Loan Fund declares monthly distribution of $0.1275

First Trust Senior Loan Fund (NASDAQ:FTSL) - $0.1300. 30-Day SEC Yield of 2.70% as of July 30. Payable Aug 31; for shareholders of record Aug 25; ex-div Aug 24. For further details see: First Trust Senior Loan Fund declares monthly distribution of $0.1300

First Trust Senior Loan Fund (FTSL) - $0.1350.30-Day SEC Yield of 2.75% as of June 30.Payable Jul 30; for shareholders of record Jul 22; ex-div Jul 21. For further details see: First Trust Senior Loan Fund declares monthly distribution of $0.1350

Within the non-investment grade credit markets, issuer default rates are an important driver of market and portfolio performance. We believe 2020 ended the credit cycle that began following the global financial crisis, with 2021 marking the start of a new cycle. The duration of th...

First Trust Senior Loan Fund (FTSL) - $0.1400.30-Day SEC Yield of 2.80% as of May 28.Payable Jun 30; for shareholders of record Jun 25; ex-div Jun 24. For further details see: First Trust Senior Loan Fund declares monthly distribution of $0.1400

This is a truly singular global recession and recovery, and it makes portfolio diversification both vital and challenging. At the moment, the item that tops the agenda for most of our clients is no big surprise: inflation, and what to do about it in portfolios. Inflation is usuall...