Empirical Financial Services LLC d.b.a. Empirical Wealth Management Cuts Stock Position in First Trust Senior Loan ETF (NASDAQ:FTSL)

Empirical Financial Services LLC d.b.a. Empirical Wealth Management decreased its position in shares of First Trust Senior Loan ETF (NASDAQ:FTSL) by 3.7% during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 134,356 shares of the company’s stock after selling 5,184 shares during the period. Empirical Financial Services LLC d.b.a. Empirical Wealth Management’s holdings in First Trust Senior Loan ETF were worth $6,213,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently bought and sold shares of FTSL. Petix & Botte Co acquired a new stake in shares of First Trust Senior Loan ETF during the fourth quarter worth about $2,466,000. Cyndeo Wealth Partners LLC lifted its holdings in First Trust Senior Loan ETF by 1.0% during the 4th quarter. Cyndeo Wealth Partners LLC now owns 368,041 shares of the company’s stock worth $17,018,000 after buying an additional 3,647 shares in the last quarter. Dynamic Advisor Solutions LLC lifted its holdings in First Trust Senior Loan ETF by 18.9% during the 4th quarter. Dynamic Advisor Solutions LLC now owns 37,477 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,733,000 after buying an additional 5,969 shares in the last quarter. PCG Wealth Advisors LLC boosted its position in First Trust Senior Loan ETF by 5.8% in the 4th quarter. PCG Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 41,840 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,935,000 after buying an additional 2,296 shares during the period. Finally, RFG Advisory LLC grew its stake in shares of First Trust Senior Loan ETF by 0.8% in the fourth quarter. RFG Advisory LLC now owns 179,988 shares of the company’s stock worth $8,323,000 after acquiring an additional 1,341 shares in the last quarter.

First Trust Senior Loan ETF Trading Up 0.1 %

Shares of NASDAQ FTSL opened at $46.27 on Monday. The business’s fifty day simple moving average is $46.33 and its 200-day simple moving average is $46.14. First Trust Senior Loan ETF has a 12-month low of $45.23 and a 12-month high of $46.99.

First Trust Senior Loan ETF Cuts Dividend

The business also recently declared a dividend, which will be paid on Friday, January 31st. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, January 22nd will be given a $0.2675 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Wednesday, January 22nd.

First Trust Senior Loan ETF Company Profile

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.