First Trust Senior Loan ETF Announces Dividend of $0.23 (NASDAQ:FTSL)

First Trust Senior Loan ETF (NASDAQ:FTSL) declared a dividend on Wednesday, June 24th, NASDAQ Dividends reports. Stockholders of record on Thursday, June 25th will be given a dividend of 0.23 per share on Tuesday, June 30th. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, June 25th.

First Trust Senior Loan ETF Trading Down 0.5%

FTSL traded down $0.23 during trading hours on Thursday, hitting $44.70. The stock had a trading volume of 136,846 shares, compared to its average volume of 311,352. The company’s fifty day simple moving average is $45.04 and its 200 day simple moving average is $45.27. First Trust Senior Loan ETF has a 1 year low of $44.37 and a 1 year high of $46.19.

Institutional Trading of First Trust Senior Loan ETF

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the business. Cozad Asset Management Inc. boosted its holdings in First Trust Senior Loan ETF by 2.0% in the 3rd quarter. Cozad Asset Management Inc. now owns 11,957 shares of the company’s stock worth $548,000 after buying an additional 233 shares during the period. Helium Advisors LLC lifted its position in shares of First Trust Senior Loan ETF by 1.6% during the fourth quarter. Helium Advisors LLC now owns 15,360 shares of the company’s stock worth $705,000 after acquiring an additional 238 shares in the last quarter. Integrated Advisors Network LLC boosted its holdings in shares of First Trust Senior Loan ETF by 0.4% in the third quarter. Integrated Advisors Network LLC now owns 69,505 shares of the company’s stock worth $3,186,000 after acquiring an additional 251 shares during the period. Tower Research Capital LLC TRC boosted its holdings in shares of First Trust Senior Loan ETF by 0.6% in the fourth quarter. Tower Research Capital LLC TRC now owns 40,887 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,876,000 after acquiring an additional 253 shares during the period. Finally, Strategic Blueprint LLC grew its position in shares of First Trust Senior Loan ETF by 1.5% in the fourth quarter. Strategic Blueprint LLC now owns 17,428 shares of the company’s stock valued at $800,000 after purchasing an additional 262 shares in the last quarter.

First Trust Senior Loan ETF Company Profile

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.