Little Harbor Advisors LLC Sells 11,275 Shares of First Trust Senior Loan ETF $FTSL

Little Harbor Advisors LLC trimmed its position in First Trust Senior Loan ETF (NASDAQ:FTSL) by 9.1% in the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 113,261 shares of the company’s stock after selling 11,275 shares during the quarter. First Trust Senior Loan ETF comprises 2.7% of Little Harbor Advisors LLC’s holdings, making the stock its 6th largest position. Little Harbor Advisors LLC’s holdings in First Trust Senior Loan ETF were worth $5,196,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other institutional investors have also recently made changes to their positions in FTSL. Brighton Jones LLC increased its holdings in shares of First Trust Senior Loan ETF by 22.4% during the 4th quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 5,860 shares of the company’s stock valued at $271,000 after purchasing an additional 1,073 shares in the last quarter. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. acquired a new position in First Trust Senior Loan ETF in the 1st quarter valued at $5,254,000. Qube Research & Technologies Ltd raised its position in shares of First Trust Senior Loan ETF by 111.5% in the second quarter. Qube Research & Technologies Ltd now owns 3,251 shares of the company’s stock valued at $149,000 after buying an additional 1,714 shares during the last quarter. Betterment LLC raised its holdings in First Trust Senior Loan ETF by 9.0% in the 2nd quarter. Betterment LLC now owns 8,957 shares of the company’s stock valued at $411,000 after acquiring an additional 741 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Ausdal Financial Partners Inc. increased its holdings in shares of First Trust Senior Loan ETF by 316.0% in the second quarter. Ausdal Financial Partners Inc. now owns 23,860 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,095,000 after purchasing an additional 18,125 shares during the last quarter.

First Trust Senior Loan ETF Price Performance

Shares of FTSL opened at $45.00 on Friday. The firm has a 50-day moving average price of $45.04 and a 200 day moving average price of $45.30. First Trust Senior Loan ETF has a 12-month low of $44.37 and a 12-month high of $46.19.

First Trust Senior Loan ETF Dividend Announcement

The company also recently announced a monthly dividend, which was paid on Friday, May 29th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, May 21st were given a $0.235 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, May 21st. This represents a c) dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 6.3%.

About First Trust Senior Loan ETF

The First Trust Senior Loan Fund (FTSL) is an exchange-traded fund that is based on the S&P\u002FLSTA U.S. Leveraged Loan 100 index. The fund holds senior floating rate bank loans from firms around the globe. The actively managed fund can hold up to 20% of assets in non-senior loans, including high-yield bonds and equities. FTSL was launched on May 1, 2013 and is managed by First Trust.