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First Trust Senior Loan Fund (FTSL)

Bank Loan | Exchange Traded Fund | NasdaqGM
44.91 USD -0.01 (-0.022%) ⇩ (July 13, 2026, 4 p.m. EDT)
After hours: 44.91
Short-term:★★⯪☆☆Long-term:★★⯪☆☆Dividends:★★★☆☆
Hot Take ↕ | July 11, 2026, 4:46 a.m. EDT

The senior loan fund offers a robust 6.4% yield, supported by a consistent distribution history where payments have remained stable or increased recently despite a broader market pullback. However, the underlying asset quality is deteriorating; the fund has experienced four consecutive years of negative annual returns, culminating in a flat performance last year, which signals that the high yield is compensating for significant credit losses rather than generating superior economic growth. While the statistical forecast model indicates a tight, neutral price range over the next month, the lack of upward momentum combined with the persistent drag on capital suggests the fund is currently struggling to preserve principal. Investors should view this as a high-yield income play with elevated credit risk, rather than a vehicle for capital appreciation.
Model Selection — Backtest MAE (log-scale, lower is better)
ModelMAE
AutoETS ✓0.002906
AutoTheta0.003335
AutoARIMA0.003771
MSTL0.004047

Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoETS

Forecast Reliability
Score 79%
H-stat 4.08
Ljung-Box p 0.000
Jarque-Bera p 0.748
Excess Kurtosis -0.55

Dividend Data

Yield Summary
Last Yield 1yr Yield 3yr Avg 5yr Avg
0.51% 6.35% 7.09% 6.28%
Dividend History
Date Dividend Yield %
2026-06-25 0.230 0.514541
2026-05-21 0.235 0.523036
2026-04-21 0.235 0.521990
2026-03-26 0.235 0.526080
2026-02-20 0.240 0.532269
2026-01-21 0.240 0.524017
2025-12-12 0.240 0.523903
2025-11-21 0.240 0.524934
2025-10-21 0.245 0.537045
2025-09-25 0.245 0.534818
2025-08-21 0.245 0.534351
2025-07-22 0.253 0.550718
2025-06-26 0.253 0.551920
2025-05-21 0.258 0.564922
2025-04-22 0.258 0.571049
2025-03-27 0.260 0.568306
2025-02-21 0.263 0.572112
2025-01-22 0.268 0.579836
2024-12-13 0.275 0.594981
2024-11-21 0.280 0.605798
2024-10-22 0.290 0.631396
2024-09-26 0.290 0.631808
2024-08-21 0.290 0.632497
2024-07-23 0.288 0.626632
2024-06-27 0.288 0.630059
2024-05-21 0.293 0.637234
2024-04-23 0.295 0.640747
2024-03-21 0.300 0.650618
2024-02-21 0.300 0.653452
2024-01-23 0.308 0.671902
2023-12-22 0.303 0.657695
2023-11-21 0.295 0.646930
2023-10-24 0.295 0.647924
2023-09-22 0.300 0.657606
2023-08-22 0.305 0.671215
2023-07-21 0.290 0.639189
2023-06-27 0.285 0.632490
2023-05-23 0.285 0.637441
2023-04-21 0.285 0.632490
2023-03-24 0.285 0.637869
2023-02-22 0.285 0.629000
2023-01-24 0.285 0.628030
2022-12-23 0.270 0.602813
2022-11-22 0.228 0.505543
2022-10-21 0.228 0.514789
2022-09-23 0.210 0.472016
2022-08-23 0.165 0.363596
2022-07-21 0.155 0.344828
2022-06-24 0.153 0.341442
2022-05-24 0.143 0.317778
2022-04-21 0.143 0.302710
2022-03-25 0.143 0.304385
2022-02-18 0.143 0.301751
2022-01-21 0.148 0.309042
2021-12-23 0.148 0.309429
2021-11-23 0.122 0.255980
2021-10-21 0.125 0.261124
2021-09-23 0.128 0.266945
2021-08-24 0.130 0.271739
2021-07-21 0.135 0.282191
2021-06-24 0.140 0.291849
2021-05-21 0.120 0.250156
2021-04-21 0.109 0.227320
2021-03-25 0.119 0.248331
2021-02-23 0.110 0.228595
2021-01-21 0.136 0.283392
2020-12-24 0.145 0.306101
2020-11-24 0.131 0.279258
2020-10-21 0.127 0.274654
2020-09-24 0.115 0.248649
2020-08-21 0.120 0.259459
2020-07-21 0.130 0.283224
2020-06-25 0.135 0.295988
2020-05-21 0.145 0.324966
2020-04-21 0.150 0.340832
2020-03-26 0.154 0.377821
2020-02-21 0.154 0.322581
2020-01-22 0.150 0.312565
2019-12-13 0.155 0.324675
2019-11-21 0.165 0.348542
2019-10-22 0.170 0.360399
2019-09-25 0.175 0.368965
2019-08-21 0.184 0.391156
2019-07-23 0.183 0.386974
2019-06-14 0.175 0.370214
2019-05-21 0.180 0.378947
2019-04-23 0.185 0.387272
2019-03-21 0.193 0.408812
2019-02-21 0.183 0.386892
2019-01-23 0.183 0.390442
2018-12-18 0.185 0.401563
2018-11-21 0.170 0.359941
2018-10-23 0.170 0.354462
2018-09-14 0.170 0.354536
2018-08-21 0.170 0.354536
2018-07-20 0.170 0.355128
2018-06-21 0.170 0.355203
2018-05-22 0.160 0.333125
2018-04-20 0.153 0.318021
2018-03-22 0.145 0.301518
2018-02-21 0.145 0.301330
2018-01-23 0.145 0.300518
2017-12-21 0.205 0.426550
2017-11-21 0.145 0.302083
2017-10-20 0.140 0.289915
2017-09-21 0.140 0.290456
2017-08-22 0.140 0.289855
2017-07-21 0.140 0.288303
2017-06-22 0.140 0.289795
2017-05-23 0.140 0.288660
2017-04-21 0.140 0.289137
2017-03-23 0.140 0.289855
2017-02-22 0.140 0.288660
2017-01-20 0.140 0.288719
2016-12-21 0.145 0.299339
2016-11-22 0.150 0.311462
2016-10-21 0.150 0.309534
2016-09-21 0.150 0.310366
2016-08-23 0.150 0.310559
2016-07-21 0.150 0.310688
2016-06-22 0.150 0.313087
2016-05-20 0.150 0.312305
2016-04-21 0.150 0.313022
2016-03-23 0.150 0.316256
2016-02-23 0.150 0.324324
2016-01-21 0.150 0.321543
2015-12-23 0.160 0.341297
2015-11-20 0.160 0.337410
2015-10-21 0.160 0.331675
2015-09-23 0.160 0.328475
2015-08-21 0.155 0.317623
2015-07-21 0.155 0.314977
2015-06-24 0.150 0.305561
2015-05-21 0.150 0.304321
2015-03-25 0.150 0.305312
2015-02-20 0.150 0.305250
2015-01-21 0.150 0.307945
2014-12-23 0.206 0.423956
2014-11-21 0.150 0.305623
2014-10-21 0.145 0.297741
2014-09-23 0.145 0.294356
2014-08-21 0.145 0.293701
2014-07-22 0.145 0.292457
2014-06-24 0.145 0.291575
2014-05-21 0.145 0.292162
2014-04-22 0.145 0.293107
2014-03-25 0.145 0.291809
2014-02-21 0.145 0.292044
2014-01-22 0.155 0.311558
2013-12-18 0.155 0.313068
2013-11-21 0.155 0.313131
2013-10-22 0.155 0.313448
2013-09-20 0.160 0.323232
2013-08-21 0.165 0.334143
2013-07-23 0.173 0.346972
2013-06-21 0.173 0.350273
2013-05-21 0.173 0.345723
Additional Data
trailingAnnualDividendRate 0.0
trailingAnnualDividendYield 0.0
dividendDate 2017-05-31
dividendYield 6.4

Info Dump

Attribute Value
All Time High 50.77
All Time Low 34.85
Ask 46.44
Ask Size 1
Average Daily Volume10 Day 276,160
Average Daily Volume3 Month 228,972
Average Volume 228,972
Average Volume10Days 276,160
Beta3 Year 0.06
Bid 43.46
Bid Size 1
Category Bank Loan
Crypto Tradeable 0
Currency USD
Custom Price Alert Confidence HIGH
Day High 44.93
Day Low 44.86
Dividend Date 1,496,188,800
Dividend Yield 6.4
Esg Populated 0
Exchange NGM
Exchange Data Delayed By 0
Exchange Timezone Name America/New_York
Exchange Timezone Short Name EDT
Fifty Day Average 44.9802
Fifty Day Average Change -0.070201874
Fifty Day Average Change Percent -0.0015607283
Fifty Two Week Change Percent -2.559656
Fifty Two Week High 46.19
Fifty Two Week High Change -1.2799988
Fifty Two Week High Change Percent -0.0277116
Fifty Two Week Low 44.37
Fifty Two Week Low Change 0.5400009
Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent 0.012170406
Fifty Two Week Range 44.37 - 46.19
First Trade Date Milliseconds 1,367,501,400,000
Five Year Average Return 0.050300397
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 in first and second lien senior floating rate bank loans (collectively, “Senior Loans”). Senior loans represent debt obligations of sub-investment grade corporate borrowers, similar to high yield bonds; however, senior loans are different from traditional high yield bonds in that senior loans are typically senior to other obligations of the borrower and generally secured by a lien on all or some portion of the assets of the borrower.
Long Name First Trust Senior Loan Fund
Market us_market
Market State PREPRE
Max Age 86,400
Message Board Id finmb_207420199
Nav Price 44.84
Net Assets 2,301,678,590.0
Net Expense Ratio 0.7
Open 44.86
Post Market Change 0.0
Post Market Change Percent 0.0
Post Market Price 44.91
Post Market Time 1,783,973,404
Previous Close 44.92
Price Hint 2
Quote Source Name Nasdaq Real Time Price
Quote Type ETF
Region US
Regular Market Change -0.00999832
Regular Market Change Percent -0.0222581
Regular Market Day High 44.93
Regular Market Day Low 44.86
Regular Market Day Range 44.86 - 44.93
Regular Market Open 44.86
Regular Market Previous Close 44.92
Regular Market Price 44.91
Regular Market Time 1,783,972,801
Regular Market Volume 189,752
Short Name First Trust Senior Loan Fund
Source Interval 15
Symbol FTSL
Three Year Average Return 0.0703198
Total Assets 2,301,678,592
Tradeable 0
Trailing Annual Dividend Rate 0.0
Trailing Annual Dividend Yield 0.0
Trailing Peg Ratio None
Trailing Three Month Nav Returns 1.50119
Trailing Three Month Returns 1.50119
Triggerable 1
Two Hundred Day Average 45.38955
Two Hundred Day Average Change -0.4795494
Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent -0.010565194
Type Disp ETF
Volume 189,752
Yield 0.064
Ytd Return 0.35335