203,821 Shares of First Trust Senior Loan ETF $FTSL Bought by Commonwealth Equity Services LLC

Commonwealth Equity Services LLC purchased a new stake in First Trust Senior Loan ETF (NASDAQ:FTSL) during the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The firm purchased 203,821 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $9,084,000.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also made changes to their positions in the stock. Helium Advisors LLC grew its stake in shares of First Trust Senior Loan ETF by 1.6% during the first quarter. Helium Advisors LLC now owns 15,603 shares of the company’s stock worth $699,000 after purchasing an additional 243 shares in the last quarter. Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC boosted its position in shares of First Trust Senior Loan ETF by 4.4% during the 2nd quarter. Integrated Wealth Concepts LLC now owns 6,388 shares of the company’s stock worth $286,000 after acquiring an additional 268 shares in the last quarter. Arete Wealth Advisors LLC increased its holdings in shares of First Trust Senior Loan ETF by 0.8% in the 1st quarter. Arete Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 44,621 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,000,000 after acquiring an additional 358 shares during the last quarter. MGO One Seven LLC increased its holdings in shares of First Trust Senior Loan ETF by 1.9% in the 3rd quarter. MGO One Seven LLC now owns 22,562 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,006,000 after acquiring an additional 417 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Roxbury Financial LLC increased its holdings in shares of First Trust Senior Loan ETF by 18.2% in the 3rd quarter. Roxbury Financial LLC now owns 3,019 shares of the company’s stock valued at $135,000 after acquiring an additional 465 shares during the last quarter.

First Trust Senior Loan ETF Stock Performance

Shares of First Trust Senior Loan ETF stock opened at $44.57 on Friday. The company has a fifty day simple moving average of $44.66 and a 200-day simple moving average of $44.90. First Trust Senior Loan ETF has a 12-month low of $44.25 and a 12-month high of $46.09.

First Trust Senior Loan ETF Dividend Announcement

The company also recently declared a monthly dividend, which was paid on Friday, October 30th. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, October 21st were given a dividend of $0.2250 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Wednesday, October 21st. This represents a $2.70 annualized dividend and a yield of 6.1%.

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.