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First Trust Senior Loan Fund (FTSL)

Bank Loan | Exchange Traded Fund | NasdaqGM
45.23 USD +0.16 (0.355%) ⇧ (April 17, 2026, 4 p.m. EDT)
After hours: 45.23
Short-term: ★★★☆☆ | Long-term: ★★★★☆ | Dividends: ★★★★★
Hot Take | April 11, 2026, 1:28 p.m. EDT

FTSL exhibits a relatively stable dividend yield of 6.6%, with consistent payouts over the past few years, making it an attractive option for income-focused investors. The recent price movements show a slight range-bound trend with minor fluctuations, suggesting potential for short-term trading opportunities. However, the lack of significant momentum or clear directional movement implies a cautious approach. The long-term fundamentals appear solid, with a history of reliable dividends and a stable fund structure, supporting a buy-and-hold strategy. The forecasting model's low directional prediction and high heteroscedasticity suggest volatility, so investors should remain vigilant and consider risk management strategies.
Model Selection — Backtest MAE (log-scale, lower is better)
ModelMAE
AutoTheta ✓0.014405
MSTL0.018296
AutoARIMA0.018349
AutoETS0.018389

Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoTheta

Forecast Reliability
Score 58%
H-stat 2.09
Ljung-Box p 0.000
Jarque-Bera p 0.174
Excess Kurtosis 0.56

Dividend Data

Yield Summary
Last Yield 1yr Yield 3yr Avg 5yr Avg
0.53% 6.67% 8.02% 7.14%
Dividend History
Date Dividend Yield %
2026-03-26 0.235 0.526080
2026-02-20 0.240 0.535063
2026-01-21 0.240 0.529572
2025-12-12 0.240 0.532232
2025-11-21 0.240 0.536074
2025-10-21 0.245 0.551322
2025-09-25 0.245 0.551983
2025-08-21 0.245 0.554447
2025-07-22 0.253 0.574482
2025-06-26 0.253 0.578907
2025-05-21 0.258 0.595817
2025-04-22 0.258 0.605679
2025-03-27 0.260 0.606213
2025-02-21 0.263 0.613741
2025-01-22 0.268 0.625582
2024-12-13 0.275 0.645644
2024-11-21 0.280 0.661296
2024-10-22 0.290 0.693416
2024-09-26 0.290 0.698251
2024-08-21 0.290 0.703425
2024-07-23 0.288 0.701314
2024-06-27 0.288 0.709568
2024-05-21 0.293 0.722169
2024-04-23 0.295 0.730776
2024-03-21 0.300 0.746794
2024-02-21 0.300 0.754928
2024-01-23 0.308 0.781322
2023-12-22 0.303 0.769936
2023-11-21 0.295 0.762325
2023-10-24 0.295 0.768434
2023-09-22 0.300 0.784973
2023-08-22 0.305 0.806490
2023-07-21 0.290 0.773158
2023-06-27 0.285 0.769957
2023-05-23 0.285 0.780892
2023-04-21 0.285 0.779754
2023-03-24 0.285 0.791348
2023-02-22 0.285 0.785312
2023-01-24 0.285 0.789040
2022-12-23 0.270 0.762113
2022-11-22 0.228 0.643006
2022-10-21 0.228 0.658079
2022-09-23 0.210 0.606508
2022-08-23 0.165 0.469391
2022-07-21 0.155 0.446777
2022-06-24 0.153 0.443921
2022-05-24 0.143 0.414572
2022-04-21 0.143 0.396165
2022-03-25 0.143 0.399563
2022-02-18 0.143 0.397311
2022-01-21 0.148 0.408138
2021-12-23 0.148 0.409912
2021-11-23 0.122 0.340156
2021-10-21 0.125 0.347879
2021-09-23 0.128 0.356562
2021-08-24 0.130 0.363935
2021-07-21 0.135 0.378962
2021-06-24 0.140 0.393039
2021-05-21 0.120 0.337875
2021-04-21 0.109 0.307800
2021-03-25 0.119 0.337016
2021-02-23 0.110 0.311004
2021-01-21 0.136 0.386438
2020-12-24 0.145 0.418583
2020-11-24 0.131 0.383047
2020-10-21 0.127 0.377787
2020-09-24 0.115 0.342955
2020-08-21 0.120 0.358757
2020-07-21 0.130 0.392634
2020-06-25 0.135 0.411495
2020-05-21 0.145 0.453117
2020-04-21 0.150 0.476788
2020-03-26 0.154 0.530319
2020-02-21 0.154 0.454566
2020-01-22 0.150 0.441873
2019-12-13 0.155 0.460427
2019-11-21 0.165 0.495882
2019-10-22 0.170 0.514537
2019-09-25 0.175 0.528668
2019-08-21 0.184 0.562535
2019-07-23 0.183 0.558699
2019-06-14 0.175 0.536567
2019-05-21 0.180 0.551253
2019-04-23 0.185 0.565493
2019-03-21 0.193 0.599257
2019-02-21 0.183 0.569437
2019-01-23 0.183 0.576886
2018-12-18 0.185 0.595636
2018-11-21 0.170 0.536031
2018-10-23 0.170 0.529768
2018-09-14 0.170 0.531756
2018-08-21 0.170 0.533641
2018-07-20 0.170 0.536430
2018-06-21 0.170 0.538447
2018-05-22 0.160 0.506772
2018-04-20 0.153 0.485407
2018-03-22 0.145 0.461680
2018-02-21 0.145 0.462783
2018-01-23 0.145 0.462926
2017-12-21 0.205 0.659044
2017-11-21 0.145 0.468727
2017-10-20 0.140 0.451206
2017-09-21 0.140 0.453361
2017-08-22 0.140 0.453737
2017-07-21 0.140 0.452617
2017-06-22 0.140 0.456273
2017-05-23 0.140 0.455801
2017-04-21 0.140 0.457872
2017-03-23 0.140 0.460337
2017-02-22 0.140 0.459766
2017-01-20 0.140 0.461190
2016-12-21 0.145 0.479534
2016-11-22 0.150 0.500447
2016-10-21 0.150 0.498900
2016-09-21 0.150 0.501791
2016-08-23 0.150 0.503661
2016-07-21 0.150 0.505435
2016-06-22 0.150 0.510920
2016-05-20 0.150 0.511238
2016-04-21 0.150 0.514017
2016-03-23 0.150 0.520959
2016-02-23 0.150 0.535937
2016-01-21 0.150 0.533064
2015-12-23 0.160 0.567631
2015-11-20 0.160 0.563083
2015-10-21 0.160 0.555379
2015-09-23 0.160 0.551844
2015-08-21 0.155 0.535362
2015-07-21 0.155 0.532587
2015-06-24 0.150 0.518295
2015-05-21 0.150 0.517769
2015-03-25 0.150 0.521036
2015-02-20 0.150 0.522520
2015-01-21 0.150 0.528746
2014-12-23 0.206 0.730181
2014-11-21 0.150 0.528624
2014-10-21 0.145 0.516568
2014-09-23 0.145 0.512215
2014-08-21 0.145 0.512578
2014-07-22 0.145 0.511910
2014-06-24 0.145 0.511859
2014-05-21 0.145 0.514385
2014-04-22 0.145 0.517560
2014-03-25 0.145 0.516781
2014-02-21 0.145 0.518706
2014-01-22 0.155 0.554980
2013-12-18 0.155 0.559408
2013-11-21 0.155 0.561274
2013-10-22 0.155 0.563601
2013-09-20 0.160 0.583018
2013-08-21 0.165 0.604649
2013-07-23 0.173 0.629959
2013-06-21 0.173 0.638171
2013-05-21 0.173 0.632080
Additional Data
trailingAnnualDividendRate 0.0
trailingAnnualDividendYield 0.0
dividendDate 2017-05-31
dividendYield 6.6

Info Dump

Attribute Value
All Time High 50.77
All Time Low 34.85
Ask 45.31
Ask Size 10
Average Daily Volume10 Day 348,100
Average Daily Volume3 Month 404,954
Average Volume 404,954
Average Volume10Days 348,100
Beta3 Year 0.07
Bid 44.95
Bid Size 10
Category Bank Loan
Crypto Tradeable 0
Currency USD
Custom Price Alert Confidence HIGH
Day High 45.235
Day Low 44.97
Dividend Date 1,496,188,800
Dividend Yield 6.6
Esg Populated 0
Exchange NGM
Exchange Data Delayed By 0
Exchange Timezone Name America/New_York
Exchange Timezone Short Name EDT
Fifty Day Average 44.9808
Fifty Day Average Change 0.24919891
Fifty Day Average Change Percent 0.005540117
Fifty Two Week Change Percent -0.7705867
Fifty Two Week High 46.19
Fifty Two Week High Change -0.9599991
Fifty Two Week High Change Percent -0.0207837
Fifty Two Week Low 44.37
Fifty Two Week Low Change 0.8600006
Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent 0.01938248
Fifty Two Week Range 44.37 - 46.19
First Trade Date Milliseconds 1,367,501,400,000
Five Year Average Return 0.0503743
Full Exchange Name NasdaqGM
Fund Family First Trust
Fund Inception Date 1,367,366,400
Gmt Off Set Milliseconds -14,400,000
Has Pre Post Market Data 1
Language en-US
Legal Type Exchange Traded Fund
Long Business Summary Under normal market conditions, the fund invests at least 80% of its net assets (including investment borrowings) in first lien senior floating rate bank loans (“Senior Loans”). The fund invests in Senior Loans made predominantly to businesses operating in North America, but may also invest in Senior Loans made to businesses operating outside of North America.
Long Name First Trust Senior Loan Fund
Market us_market
Market State CLOSED
Max Age 86,400
Message Board Id finmb_207420199
Nav Price 45.07
Net Assets 2,157,799,680.0
Net Expense Ratio 0.7
Open 45.14
Post Market Change 0.0
Post Market Change Percent 0.0
Post Market Price 45.23
Post Market Time 1,776,456,605
Previous Close 45.07
Price Hint 2
Quote Source Name Nasdaq Real Time Price
Quote Type ETF
Region US
Regular Market Change 0.16
Regular Market Change Percent 0.355003
Regular Market Day High 45.235
Regular Market Day Low 44.97
Regular Market Day Range 44.97 - 45.235
Regular Market Open 45.14
Regular Market Previous Close 45.07
Regular Market Price 45.23
Regular Market Time 1,776,456,001
Regular Market Volume 153,312
Short Name First Trust Senior Loan Fund
Source Interval 15
Symbol FTSL
Three Year Average Return 0.0718642
Total Assets 2,157,799,680
Tradeable 0
Trailing Annual Dividend Rate 0.0
Trailing Annual Dividend Yield 0.0
Trailing Peg Ratio None
Trailing Three Month Nav Returns -1.13087
Trailing Three Month Returns -1.13087
Triggerable 1
Two Hundred Day Average 45.683
Two Hundred Day Average Change -0.45299911
Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent -0.009916143
Type Disp ETF
Volume 153,312
Yield 0.066
Ytd Return -1.13087