Atria Wealth Solutions Inc. Acquires 4,321 Shares of First Trust Senior Loan ETF (NASDAQ:FTSL)

Atria Wealth Solutions Inc. increased its stake in First Trust Senior Loan ETF (NASDAQ:FTSL) by 9.8% during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 48,580 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 4,321 shares during the period. Atria Wealth Solutions Inc.’s holdings in First Trust Senior Loan ETF were worth $2,238,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds have also bought and sold shares of FTSL. Flagstar Advisors Inc. increased its holdings in shares of First Trust Senior Loan ETF by 361.2% in the 4th quarter. Flagstar Advisors Inc. now owns 61,938 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,854,000 after buying an additional 48,508 shares during the last quarter. Blackhawk Capital Partners LLC. raised its position in First Trust Senior Loan ETF by 0.9% during the third quarter. Blackhawk Capital Partners LLC. now owns 52,879 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,419,000 after purchasing an additional 490 shares in the last quarter. PCG Wealth Advisors LLC lifted its stake in First Trust Senior Loan ETF by 5.9% during the fourth quarter. PCG Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 33,610 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,548,000 after purchasing an additional 1,874 shares during the last quarter. Exencial Wealth Advisors LLC boosted its holdings in shares of First Trust Senior Loan ETF by 32.3% in the 3rd quarter. Exencial Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 15,316 shares of the company’s stock worth $701,000 after purchasing an additional 3,740 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Empirical Financial Services LLC d.b.a. Empirical Wealth Management boosted its holdings in shares of First Trust Senior Loan ETF by 0.7% in the 3rd quarter. Empirical Financial Services LLC d.b.a. Empirical Wealth Management now owns 147,740 shares of the company’s stock worth $6,758,000 after purchasing an additional 1,049 shares in the last quarter.

First Trust Senior Loan ETF Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ FTSL opened at $46.07 on Tuesday. The stock’s 50-day moving average is $46.18 and its 200 day moving average is $46.00. First Trust Senior Loan ETF has a 1-year low of $44.53 and a 1-year high of $46.99.

First Trust Senior Loan ETF Cuts Dividend

The firm also recently declared a monthly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, April 30th. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, April 24th will be paid a dividend of $0.295 per share. This represents a $3.54 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 7.68%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, April 23rd.

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.