First Trust Senior Loan Price, Forecast, Insider, Ratings, Fundamentals & Signals

Wheaton, ill.--(business wire)--first trust advisors l.p. ("fta") announces the declaration of the monthly distributions for certain exchange-traded funds advised by fta. the following dates apply to today's distribution declarations: expected ex-dividend date: may 23, 2023 record date: may 24, 2023 payable date: may 31, 2023 ticker exchange fund name frequency ordinary income per share amount actively managed exchange-traded funds first trust exchange-traded fund iii fcal nasdaq first trust california municipal high income etf monthly $0.1125 femb nasdaq first trust emerging markets local currency bond etf monthly $0.1250 fmb nasdaq first trust managed municipal etf monthly $0.1275 fmhi nasdaq first trust municipal high income etf monthly $0...

Wheaton, ill.--(business wire)--first trust advisors l.p. ("fta") announces the declaration of the monthly distributions for certain exchange-traded funds advised by fta. the following dates apply to today's distribution declarations: expected ex-dividend date: april 21, 2023 record date: april 24, 2023 payable date: april 28, 2023 ticker exchange fund name frequency ordinary income per share amount actively managed exchange-traded funds first trust exchange-traded fund iii fcal nasdaq first trust california municipal high income etf monthly $0.1125 femb nasdaq first trust emerging markets local currency bond etf monthly $0.1250 fmb nasdaq first trust managed municipal etf monthly $0.1300 fmhi nasdaq first trust municipal high income etf monthly $0...

Wheaton, ill.--(business wire)--first trust advisors l.p. ("fta") announces the declaration of distributions for 127 exchange-traded fund(s) (each a “fund,” collectively, the “funds”) advised by fta. the following dates apply to today's distribution declarations: expected ex-dividend date: march 24, 2023 record date: march 27, 2023 payable date: march 31, 2023 ticker exchange fund name frequency ordinary income per share amount actively managed exchange-traded funds first trust exchange-traded fund iii fcal nasdaq first trust california municipal high income etf monthly $0.1115 femb nasdaq first trust emerging markets local currency bond etf monthly $0.1250 fmb nasdaq first trust managed municipal etf monthly $0...

Wheaton, ill.--(business wire)--first trust advisors l.p. ("fta") announces the declaration of the monthly distributions for certain exchange-traded funds advised by fta. the following dates apply to today's distribution declarations: expected ex-dividend date: january 24, 2023 record date: january 25, 2023 payable date: january 31, 2023 ticker exchange fund name frequency ordinary income per share amount actively managed exchange-traded funds first trust exchange-traded fund iii fcal nasdaq first trust california municipal high income etf monthly $0.1115 femb nasdaq first trust emerging markets local currency bond etf monthly $0.1250 fmb nasdaq first trust managed municipal etf monthly $0.1265 fmhi nasdaq first trust municipal high income etf monthly $0...

Wheaton, ill.--(business wire)--first trust advisors l.p. ("fta") announces the declaration of distributions for 138 exchange-traded fund(s) (each a “fund,” collectively, the “funds”) advised by fta. the following dates apply to today's distribution declarations: expected ex-dividend date: december 23, 2022 record date: december 27, 2022 payable date: december 30, 2022 ticker exchange fund name frequency ordinary income per share amount long-term capital gain per share amount actively managed exchange-traded funds first trust exchange-traded fund iii fcal nasdaq first trust california municipal high income etf monthly $0.1100 femb nasdaq first trust emerging markets local currency bond etf monthly $0...

Morgan Stanley Investment Management's active senior loan ETF is a compelling offering in the current environment. Investors have increasingly looked to senior loan ETFs in recent history instead of high yield bonds.

First Trust Senior Loan Fund ETF is an exchange-traded fund that invests in leveraged loans. Despite rising interest rates, leveraged loans have delivered robust returns in the past year due to their floating-rate nature. The fund has gained over 6.5% since our last rating, with low volatility, and currently offers a 30-day SEC yield in excess of 8%.

When the Exchange conference starts on Monday, advisors will have a new active floating rate bond ETF to learn about. It's one that's backed by a firm with a rich heritage in the investment style.

Senior loan ETFs can offer protection against rising interest rates.

Investing in a bank loan ETF can offer a compelling yield while helping maintain defensive portfolio positioning. In the current environment, investors who want to generate as much yield as possible might look to bank loans instead of high yield bonds.

Leveraged loan defaults are heading for the third-worst year in history as Federal Reserve interest rate hikes take a toll, according to Goldman Sachs.

Demand for actively managed senior loan ETFs has skyrocketed in the past year, helping State Street Global Advisors and First Trust fill their coffers. Indeed, the two firms have pulled nearly $9 billion combined into these less interest rate-sensitive, yet higher-yielding fixed income securities.

For the flows week, investors injected net new money into taxable fixed income funds and municipal bond funds. On the tax-exempt side, municipal bond funds attracted their third largest weekly net inflows on record and largest since June 10, 2020.

Having cut my teeth with high-yield (junk) bonds back in the heyday of the era when Drexel Burnham and Michael Milken ruled the kingdom, I know how the sausage is.

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