First Trust Senior Loan ETF $FTSL Shares Bought by Empirical Financial Services LLC d.b.a. Empirical Wealth Management

Empirical Financial Services LLC d.b.a. Empirical Wealth Management raised its stake in First Trust Senior Loan ETF (NASDAQ:FTSL) by 10.5% in the 3rd quarter, according to its most recent filing with the SEC. The fund owned 172,645 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 16,409 shares during the period. Empirical Financial Services LLC d.b.a. Empirical Wealth Management owned 0.34% of First Trust Senior Loan ETF worth $7,914,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

A number of other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of FTSL. Asset Dedication LLC acquired a new position in First Trust Senior Loan ETF in the second quarter worth about $28,000. GoalVest Advisory LLC bought a new position in First Trust Senior Loan ETF during the 2nd quarter worth approximately $43,000. Annis Gardner Whiting Capital Advisors LLC acquired a new position in shares of First Trust Senior Loan ETF in the 3rd quarter worth approximately $137,000. Qube Research & Technologies Ltd increased its holdings in shares of First Trust Senior Loan ETF by 111.5% in the 2nd quarter. Qube Research & Technologies Ltd now owns 3,251 shares of the company’s stock valued at $149,000 after acquiring an additional 1,714 shares during the last quarter. Finally, CX Institutional bought a new stake in shares of First Trust Senior Loan ETF in the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $149,000.

First Trust Senior Loan ETF Stock Performance

Shares of FTSL opened at $45.09 on Friday. The business’s fifty day moving average price is $45.72 and its 200 day moving average price is $45.85. First Trust Senior Loan ETF has a 12-month low of $44.30 and a 12-month high of $46.19.

First Trust Senior Loan ETF Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently declared a monthly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, February 27th. Stockholders of record on Friday, February 20th will be issued a $0.24 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, February 20th. This represents a c) annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 6.4%.

First Trust Senior Loan ETF 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.