First Trust Senior Loan ETF $FTSL Shares Sold by Vestmark Advisory Solutions Inc.

Vestmark Advisory Solutions Inc. decreased its holdings in shares of First Trust Senior Loan ETF (NASDAQ:FTSL) by 65.3% in the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 30,146 shares of the company’s stock after selling 56,820 shares during the period. Vestmark Advisory Solutions Inc.’s holdings in First Trust Senior Loan ETF were worth $1,382,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other large investors also recently modified their holdings of the company. First Trust Advisors LP grew its position in shares of First Trust Senior Loan ETF by 7.2% during the 2nd quarter. First Trust Advisors LP now owns 1,200,153 shares of the company’s stock valued at $55,104,000 after buying an additional 80,291 shares during the last quarter. Flaharty Asset Management LLC boosted its position in First Trust Senior Loan ETF by 4.7% during the 3rd quarter. Flaharty Asset Management LLC now owns 758,344 shares of the company’s stock valued at $34,762,000 after purchasing an additional 34,377 shares during the period. Welch & Forbes LLC grew its stake in First Trust Senior Loan ETF by 3.3% during the 2nd quarter. Welch & Forbes LLC now owns 682,178 shares of the company’s stock worth $31,305,000 after buying an additional 21,844 shares during the last quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. boosted its holdings in shares of First Trust Senior Loan ETF by 9.4% during the third quarter. Envestnet Asset Management Inc. now owns 620,563 shares of the company’s stock valued at $28,447,000 after acquiring an additional 53,338 shares during the period. Finally, Virtue Capital Management LLC boosted its stake in First Trust Senior Loan ETF by 7.2% during the 3rd quarter. Virtue Capital Management LLC now owns 593,133 shares of the company’s stock valued at $27,189,000 after purchasing an additional 40,062 shares during the period.

First Trust Senior Loan ETF Trading Up 0.1%

Shares of NASDAQ FTSL opened at $44.85 on Thursday. First Trust Senior Loan ETF has a 12-month low of $44.30 and a 12-month high of $46.19. The stock has a 50 day simple moving average of $45.66 and a 200-day simple moving average of $45.82.

First Trust Senior Loan ETF Dividend Announcement

The business also recently disclosed 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 is Friday, February 20th. This represents a c) annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 6.4%.

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.