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First Trust Senior Floating Rate Income Fund II (FCT)

Financial Services | Asset Management | Wheaton, United States | NYSE
9.81 USD +0.06 (0.615%) ⇧ (April 17, 2026, 2:17 p.m. EDT)

Short-term: ★★☆☆☆ | Long-term: ★☆☆☆☆ | Dividends: ★★★☆☆
Hot Take | April 11, 2026, 1:37 p.m. EDT

FCT has shown a consistent dividend payout of 0.097, which translates to a high dividend yield of 12.14%. However, the payout ratio of 1.79 suggests that the fund is paying out more than it earns, which could be a red flag for sustainability. The recent price movements show a slight uptick, but the overall trend is flat with a low volume, indicating weak momentum. The fund's beta of 0.319 suggests it is less volatile than the market, which could be a benefit for risk-averse investors. However, the negative earnings growth and revenue growth, along with a high debt-to-equity ratio, indicate potential financial instability. The fund's current price is near its 52-week low, which might present a buying opportunity for short-term traders, but the lack of clear momentum and the high payout ratio make it a risky proposition for long-term investors. Overall, while the dividend is reliable, the fund's fundamentals are concerning, and investors should exercise caution.

Model Selection — Backtest MAE (log-scale, lower is better)
ModelMAE
AutoTheta ✓0.022077
AutoARIMA0.029424
AutoETS0.030457
MSTL0.033001

Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoTheta

Forecast Reliability
Score 42%
H-stat 19.87
Ljung-Box p 0.000
Jarque-Bera p 0.304
Excess Kurtosis -0.99
Attribute Value
Sector Financial Services
Ex Dividend Date 2026-03-31
Last Dividend Date 2026-03-31
Debt to Equity Ratio 14.866
Revenue per Share 0.991
Market Cap 254,897,040
Trailing P/E 15.09
Beta 0.32
Profit Margins 65.53%
Website https://www.ftportfolios.com/Retail/cef/cefsummary.aspx?Ticker=FCT

Dividend Data

Yield Summary
Last Yield 1yr Yield 3yr Avg 5yr Avg
1.02% 12.48% 13.82% 13.41%
Dividend History
Date Dividend Yield %
2026-04-01 0.097 1.019979
2026-03-02 0.097 1.001901
2026-02-02 0.097 0.991558
2026-01-02 0.097 1.001173
2025-12-01 0.097 1.056429
2025-11-03 0.097 1.063758
2025-10-01 0.097 1.041866
2025-09-02 0.097 1.024084
2025-08-01 0.097 1.041077
2025-07-01 0.097 1.056263
2025-06-02 0.097 1.087036
2025-05-01 0.097 1.096667
2025-04-01 0.097 1.083279
2025-03-03 0.097 1.073488
2025-02-03 0.097 1.072129
2025-01-02 0.097 1.084226
2024-12-02 0.097 1.097666
2024-11-01 0.097 1.109035
2024-10-01 0.097 1.124962
2024-09-03 0.097 1.125720
2024-08-01 0.097 1.140665
2024-07-01 0.097 1.178868
2024-06-03 0.097 1.167142
2024-05-01 0.097 1.180354
2024-04-01 0.097 1.192706
2024-03-01 0.097 1.215864
2024-02-01 0.097 1.249687
2024-01-02 0.097 1.273385
2023-12-01 0.097 1.292291
2023-11-01 0.097 1.314608
2023-10-02 0.097 1.321099
2023-09-01 0.097 1.289308
2023-08-01 0.097 1.327877
2023-07-03 0.097 1.343469
2023-06-01 0.097 1.413770
2023-05-01 0.092 1.321330
2023-04-03 0.092 1.324263
2023-03-02 0.070 1.010825
2023-02-01 0.070 1.009769
2023-01-03 0.070 1.064932
2022-12-01 0.070 1.012207
2022-11-01 0.070 1.052598
2022-10-03 0.070 1.045170
2022-09-01 0.070 1.018626
2022-08-01 0.072 1.038614
2022-07-01 0.072 1.087689
2022-06-01 0.072 1.018202
2022-05-02 0.072 0.890848
2022-04-01 0.072 0.893038
2022-03-01 0.072 0.917387
2022-02-01 0.072 0.923607
2022-01-03 0.079 1.038268
2021-12-01 0.079 1.047749
2021-11-01 0.079 1.031271
2021-10-01 0.079 1.042280
2021-09-01 0.090 1.152336
2021-08-02 0.090 1.188970
2021-07-01 0.090 1.166302
2021-06-01 0.098 1.290302
2021-05-03 0.098 1.323733
2021-04-01 0.098 1.336516
2021-03-01 0.105 1.465048
2021-02-01 0.105 1.534973
2021-01-04 0.105 1.567749
2020-12-01 0.105 1.583425
2020-11-02 0.105 1.750574
2020-10-01 0.105 1.701605
2020-09-01 0.105 1.676447
2020-08-03 0.105 1.748760
2020-07-01 0.105 1.764182
2020-06-01 0.105 1.736341
2020-05-01 0.083 1.511089
2020-04-01 0.083 1.680342
2020-03-02 0.083 1.311949
2020-02-03 0.083 1.257839
2020-01-02 0.083 1.271271
2019-12-02 0.083 1.315665
2019-11-01 0.083 1.337964
2019-10-01 0.083 1.350679
2019-09-03 0.074 1.243805
2019-08-01 0.074 1.211197
2019-07-01 0.066 1.096906
2019-06-03 0.063 1.060809
2019-05-01 0.063 1.044384
2019-04-01 0.063 1.070178
2019-03-01 0.060 0.997780
2019-02-01 0.060 1.038464
2019-01-02 0.060 1.082385
2018-12-03 0.060 1.040543
2018-11-01 0.060 1.032787
2018-10-01 0.060 0.985487
2018-09-04 0.060 0.991725
2018-08-01 0.060 0.997993
2018-07-02 0.060 1.005926
2018-06-01 0.060 0.984049
2018-05-01 0.060 0.958927
2018-04-02 0.060 0.981702
2018-03-01 0.060 0.999170
2018-02-01 0.060 1.006125
2018-01-02 0.064 1.079897
2017-12-01 0.064 1.086127
2017-11-01 0.064 1.070691
2017-10-02 0.066 1.081464
2017-09-01 0.066 1.090028
2017-08-01 0.066 1.089742
2017-07-03 0.066 1.110764
2017-06-01 0.066 1.090014
2017-05-01 0.066 1.090508
2017-04-03 0.068 1.122421
2017-03-01 0.068 1.118194
2017-02-01 0.068 1.126143
2017-01-03 0.068 1.130053
2016-12-01 0.070 1.175833
2016-11-01 0.070 1.204598
2016-10-03 0.070 1.202798
2016-09-01 0.070 1.214350
2016-08-01 0.070 1.253053
2016-07-01 0.070 1.288977
2016-06-01 0.070 1.279153
2016-05-02 0.070 1.318380
2016-04-01 0.070 1.322496
2016-03-01 0.070 1.405744
2016-02-01 0.070 1.417509
2016-01-04 0.075 1.516336
2015-12-01 0.075 1.503293
2015-11-02 0.075 1.491824
2015-10-01 0.075 1.496019
2015-09-01 0.075 1.456144
2015-08-03 0.075 1.428065
2015-07-01 0.075 1.443779
2015-06-01 0.075 1.401105
2015-05-01 0.072 1.347502
2015-04-01 0.072 1.343783
2015-03-02 0.072 1.389995
2015-02-02 0.072 1.462675
2015-01-02 0.072 1.455000
2014-12-01 0.068 1.376517
2014-11-03 0.068 1.371076
2014-10-01 0.068 1.345433
2014-09-02 0.068 1.317994
2014-08-01 0.068 1.327357
2014-07-01 0.068 1.301841
2014-06-02 0.071 1.388358
2014-05-01 0.071 1.395434
2014-04-01 0.071 1.358586
2014-03-03 0.075 1.467765
2014-02-03 0.075 1.469261
2014-01-02 0.075 1.452381
2013-12-02 0.075 1.446880
2013-11-01 0.080 1.563116
2013-10-01 0.080 1.592730
2013-09-03 0.080 1.530737
2013-08-01 0.087 1.579231
2013-07-01 0.087 1.648563
2013-06-03 0.087 1.700571
2013-05-01 0.087 1.570467
2013-04-01 0.087 1.581880
2013-03-01 0.087 1.590421
2013-02-01 0.087 1.635572
2012-12-27 0.088 1.719188
2012-12-03 0.087 1.715070
2012-11-01 0.088 1.696743
2012-10-01 0.088 1.700897
2012-09-04 0.088 1.760972
2012-08-01 0.084 1.733988
2012-07-02 0.081 1.716165
2012-06-01 0.080 1.751311
2012-05-01 0.078 1.663063
2012-04-02 0.078 1.632891
2012-03-01 0.075 1.605116
2012-02-01 0.073 1.625535
2011-12-28 0.073 1.756107
2011-12-01 0.073 1.781985
2011-11-01 0.070 1.644278
2011-10-03 0.070 1.720572
2011-09-01 0.070 1.734868
2011-08-01 0.070 1.641850
2011-07-01 0.070 1.593035
2011-06-01 0.070 1.570376
2011-05-02 0.070 1.523992
2011-04-01 0.070 1.560649
2011-03-01 0.068 1.543888
2011-02-01 0.065 1.496789
2011-01-03 0.060 1.450363
2010-12-01 0.055 1.371534
2010-11-01 0.055 1.409180
2010-10-01 0.055 1.424673
2010-09-01 0.055 1.424187
2010-08-02 0.055 1.457566
2010-07-01 0.050 1.393806
2010-06-01 0.039 1.102175
2010-05-03 0.038 0.980826
2010-04-01 0.038 1.010508
2010-03-01 0.035 0.961934
2010-02-01 0.035 1.009639
2010-01-04 0.033 0.973837
2009-12-01 0.033 1.071512
2009-11-02 0.033 1.084730
2009-10-01 0.033 1.079032
2009-09-01 0.033 1.094314
2009-08-03 0.033 1.115257
2009-07-01 0.038 1.372405
2009-06-01 0.048 1.714453
2009-05-01 0.048 1.823812
2009-04-01 0.048 2.188842
2009-03-02 0.048 2.371126
2009-02-02 0.051 2.252975
2009-01-02 0.066 3.218742
2008-12-01 0.066 3.769478
2008-11-03 0.066 2.933551
2008-10-01 0.066 2.366983
2008-09-02 0.074 2.131393
2008-08-01 0.074 2.122568
2008-07-01 0.080 2.215152
2008-06-02 0.095 2.519509
2008-05-01 0.108 2.861442
2008-04-01 0.108 3.138498
2008-03-03 0.108 3.115530
2008-02-01 0.108 2.930181
2007-12-27 0.108 2.929618
2007-12-03 0.108 2.879484
2007-11-01 0.108 2.774683
2007-10-01 0.108 2.741935
2007-09-04 0.127 3.194809
2007-08-01 0.127 3.121339
2007-07-02 0.127 2.877877
2007-06-01 0.127 2.885120
2007-05-01 0.127 2.880117
2007-04-02 0.127 2.960684
2007-03-01 0.127 3.008815
2007-02-01 0.127 2.987062
2006-12-27 0.127 3.106224
2006-12-01 0.127 3.140453
2006-11-01 0.124 3.108935
2006-10-02 0.124 3.132334
2006-09-01 0.124 3.154209
2006-08-01 0.122 3.125080
2006-07-03 0.120 3.110707
2006-06-01 0.120 3.147764
2006-05-01 0.118 3.139715
2006-04-03 0.118 3.114620
2006-03-01 0.116 3.054663
2006-02-01 0.116 3.172056
2005-12-28 0.236 6.757534
2005-12-01 0.111 3.241352
2005-11-01 0.108 3.089160
2005-10-03 0.103 2.890225
2005-09-01 0.100 2.813091
2005-08-01 0.097 2.707190
2005-07-01 0.093 2.669829
2005-06-01 0.093 2.615103
2005-05-03 0.093 2.586742
2005-04-01 0.093 2.538449
2005-03-04 0.093 2.464971
2005-02-01 0.093 2.530879
2004-12-29 0.093 2.619934
2004-12-02 0.088 2.502712
2004-11-01 0.093 2.590622
2004-10-01 0.088 2.368306
2004-09-01 0.088 2.396415
2004-08-02 0.088 2.370454
Additional Data
dividendRate 1.16
dividendYield 11.94
exDividendDate 2026-04-01
trailingAnnualDividendRate 1.164
trailingAnnualDividendYield 0.11938462
lastDividendValue 0.097
lastDividendDate 2026-04-01
dividendDate 2019-02-15

Info Dump

Attribute Value
52 Week Change 0.013513565
Address1 120 East Liberty Drive
Address2 Suite 400
All Time High 20.3
All Time Low 5.25
Ask 9.84
Ask Size 15,100
Average Daily Volume10 Day 70,000
Average Daily Volume3 Month 91,975
Average Volume 91,975
Average Volume10Days 70,000
Beta 0.319
Bid 9.78
Bid Size 400
Book Value 10.355
City Wheaton
Country United States
Crypto Tradeable 0
Currency USD
Current Price 9.81
Current Ratio 0.141
Custom Price Alert Confidence HIGH
Date Short Interest 1,774,915,200
Day High 9.84
Day Low 9.74
Debt To Equity 14.866
Dividend Date 1,550,188,800
Dividend Rate 1.16
Dividend Yield 11.94
Earnings Growth -0.155
Earnings Quarterly Growth -0.155
Ebitda Margins 0.0
Enterprise To Revenue 11.386
Enterprise Value 293,233,440
Eps Trailing Twelve Months 0.65
Esg Populated 0
Ex Dividend Date 1,775,001,600
Exchange NYQ
Exchange Data Delayed By 0
Exchange Timezone Name America/New_York
Exchange Timezone Short Name EDT
Fifty Day Average 9.7504
Fifty Day Average Change 0.05960083
Fifty Day Average Change Percent 0.006112655
Fifty Two Week Change Percent 1.3513565
Fifty Two Week High 10.29
Fifty Two Week High Change -0.47999954
Fifty Two Week High Change Percent -0.046647187
Fifty Two Week Low 9.4
Fifty Two Week Low Change 0.4100008
Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent 0.043617107
Fifty Two Week Range 9.4 - 10.29
Financial Currency USD
First Trade Date Milliseconds 1,085,578,200,000
Five Year Avg Dividend Yield 10.22
Free Cashflow 9,504,890
Full Exchange Name NYSE
Gmt Off Set Milliseconds -14,400,000
Gross Margins 1.0
Gross Profits 25,754,376
Has Pre Post Market Data 1
Held Percent Insiders 0.0
Held Percent Institutions 0.7575
Implied Shares Outstanding 25,983,388
Industry Asset Management
Industry Disp Asset Management
Industry Key asset-management
Language en-US
Last Dividend Date 1,775,001,600
Last Dividend Value 0.097
Last Fiscal Year End 1,748,649,600
Long Business Summary First Trust Senior Floating Rate Income Fund II is a closed-ended fixed income mutual fund launched and managed by First Trust Advisors L.P. The fund invests in the fixed income markets of the United States. It seeks to invest in a portfolio of senior secured floating rate corporate loans. The fund benchmarks the performance of its portfolio against the S&P/LSTA Leveraged Loan Index. It was formerly known as First Trust/Four Corners Senior Floating Rate Income Fund II. First Trust Senior Floating Rate Income Fund II was formed on May 25, 2004 and is domiciled in the United States.
Long Name First Trust Senior Floating Rate Income Fund II
Market us_market
Market Cap 254,897,040
Market State REGULAR
Max Age 86,400
Message Board Id finmb_10082848
Most Recent Quarter 1,764,460,800
Net Income To Common 16,876,336
Next Fiscal Year End 1,780,185,600
Non Diluted Market Cap 253,338,033
Open 9.78
Operating Cashflow 24,090,466
Operating Margins 0.87828004
Payout Ratio 1.7908
Phone 630-765-8000
Previous Close 9.75
Price Hint 2
Price To Book 0.9473685
Price To Sales Trailing12 Months 9.897232
Profit Margins 0.65528
Quick Ratio 0.141
Quote Source Name Nasdaq Real Time Price
Quote Type EQUITY
Recommendation Key none
Region US
Regular Market Change 0.06000042
Regular Market Change Percent 0.61538893
Regular Market Day High 9.84
Regular Market Day Low 9.74
Regular Market Day Range 9.74 - 9.84
Regular Market Open 9.78
Regular Market Previous Close 9.75
Regular Market Price 9.81
Regular Market Time 1,776,449,853
Regular Market Volume 25,244
Return On Assets 0.04249
Return On Equity 0.0612
Revenue Growth -0.026
Revenue Per Share 0.991
Sand P52 Week Change 0.36506534
Sector Financial Services
Sector Disp Financial Services
Sector Key financial-services
Shares Outstanding 25,983,388
Shares Percent Shares Out 0.0091
Shares Short 235,592
Shares Short Previous Month Date 1,772,150,400
Shares Short Prior Month 137,151
Short Name First Trust Senior Floating Rat
Short Percent Of Float 0.0156
Short Ratio 4.04
Source Interval 15
State IL
Symbol FCT
Total Cash 104,588
Total Cash Per Share 0.004
Total Debt 40,000,000
Total Revenue 25,754,376
Tradeable 0
Trailing Annual Dividend Rate 1.164
Trailing Annual Dividend Yield 0.11938462
Trailing Eps 0.65
Trailing P E 15.092309
Trailing Peg Ratio None
Triggerable 1
Two Hundred Day Average 9.8821
Two Hundred Day Average Change -0.072099686
Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent -0.007295988
Type Disp Equity
Volume 25,244
Website https://www.ftportfolios.com/Retail/cef/cefsummary.aspx?Ticker=FCT
Zip 60,187