Senior Loan ETFs to Hedge Rate Risk, Generate Attractive Yields
editor@etftrends.com (ETF Trends) - ETF Trends - Wed Jun 08, 7:45AM CDT
With the Federal Reserve largely expected to begin hiking interest rates sometime this year, fixed-income assets could weaken, but bond exchange traded fund investors have some alternative options to help maintain yield generation and hedge against...
SNLN: 18.41 (-0.01), FTSL: 47.98 (+0.07), BKLN: 22.98 (+0.04), SRLN: 46.84 (+0.01)
10 Floating Rate ETFs to Hedge Rate Risks
editor@etftrends.com (ETF Trends) - ETF Trends - Fri May 20, 2:38PM CDT
In anticipation of a rising interest rate environment, fixed-income investors should consider exchange traded funds that track floating rate notes. Should expectations of higher interest rates gain momentum, it would not be surprising to see...
SNLN: 18.41 (-0.01), FLRN: 30.50 (unch), FLTR: 24.81 (+0.01), FLOT: 50.58 (+0.01), FTSL: 47.98 (+0.07), FLRT: 48.33 (-0.64), BKLN: 22.98 (+0.04), USFR: 25.01 (unch), SRLN: 46.84 (+0.01), TFLO: 50.11 (unch)
First Trust Advisors L.P. Announces Distributions for Exchange-Traded Funds
BusinessWire - Thu May 19, 3:25PM CDT
First Trust Advisors L.P. ("FTA"
FPE: 19.15 (+0.04), FCVT: 24.86 (+0.01), MDIV: 19.29 (+0.14), FTSL: 47.98 (+0.07), FEMB: 42.51 (+0.51), FTSM: 59.91 (+0.02), YDIV: 17.15 (+0.40), FMB: 53.61 (-0.06), FTHI: 19.82 (-0.33), FDIV: 49.47 (+0.12), FTLB: 19.29 (-0.47), HYLS: 47.78 (+0.05), LMBS: 51.55 (-0.06)
FT Portfolios Canada Co. Announces Cash Distribution for its Exchange Traded Funds
Marketwired - Wed Jan 20, 9:37AM CST
First Trust AlphaDEX(TM) Canadian Dividend Plus ETF (TSX: FDY)(TSX: FDY.A); First Trust AlphaDEX(TM) U.S. Dividend Plus ETF (CAD-Hedged) (TSX: FUD) (TSX: FUD.A); First Trust AlphaDEX(TM) Emerging Market Dividend ETF (CAD-Hedged) (TSX: FDE) (TSX: FDE.A); First Trust Senior Loan ETF (CAD-Hedged) (TSX: FSL) (TSX: FSL.A); First Trust AlphaDEX(TM) European Dividend Index ETF (CAD-Hedged) (TSX: EUR) (TSX: EUR.A); First Trust Short Duration High Yield Bond ETF (TSX: FHY) (TSX: FHY.A); First Trust Global Risk Managed Income Index ETF (TSX: ETP)(TSX: ETP.A); First Trust Tactical Bond Index ETF (TSX: FTB).
FDY.TO: 18.40 (+0.13), EUR.TO: 19.50 (+0.33), EUR-A.TO: 18.55 (-1.02), FHY-A.TO: 17.87 (-1.26), FTSL: 47.98 (+0.07), FDE-A.TO: 13.15 (unch), ETP.TO: 19.00 (+0.02), FUD.TO: 22.82 (+0.32), FUD-A.TO: 21.80 (-0.60), FTB.TO: 19.85 (-0.02), FSL-A.TO: 19.45 (+0.25), ETP-A.TO: 19.01 (+0.02), FDE.TO: 13.33 (-0.46), FHY.TO: 16.79 (-0.81), FSL.TO: 19.48 (unch)
FT Portfolios Canada Co. Announces Distribution for Its Exchange Traded and US Sectors Funds
Marketwired - Fri Dec 18, 2:52PM CST
First Trust AlphaDEX (TM) U.S. Dividend Plus ETF (CAD-Hedged) (TSX: FUD) (TSX: FUD.A), First Trust Senior Loan ETF (CAD-Hedged) (TSX: FSL) (TSX: FSL.A), First Trust AlphaDEX (TM) European Dividend Index ETF (CAD-Hedged) (TSX: EUR) (TSX: EUR.A), First Trust Short Duration High Yield Bond ETF (TSX: FHY) (TSX: FHY.A), First Trust Global Risk Managed Income Index ETF (TSX: ETP) (TSX: ETP.A), First Trust AlphaDEX (TM) U.S. Financial Sector Index ETF (TSX: FHF), First Trust AlphaDEX (TM) U.S. Consumer Discretionary Sector Index ETF (TSX: FHD), First Trust AlphaDEX (TM) U.S. Consumer Staples Sector Index ETF (TSX: FHC), First Trust AlphaDEX (TM) U.S. Technology Sector Index ETF (TSX: FHQ), First Trust Tactical Bond Index ETF (TSX: FTB).
EUR.TO: 19.50 (+0.33), EUR-A.TO: 18.55 (-1.02), FTSL: 47.98 (+0.07), FHY-A.TO: 17.87 (-1.26), ETP.TO: 19.00 (+0.02), FUD.TO: 22.82 (+0.32), FUD-A.TO: 21.80 (-0.60), FTB.TO: 19.85 (-0.02), FHQ.TO: 21.45 (-0.30), FSL-A.TO: 19.45 (+0.25), ETP-A.TO: 19.01 (+0.02), FHD.TO: 21.69 (+0.62), FSL.TO: 19.48 (unch), FHY.TO: 16.79 (-0.81), FHC.TO: 24.53 (unch), FHF.TO: 21.42 (-0.26)
FTSL Makes Bullish Cross Above Critical Moving Average
ETFChannel.com - Mon Sep 14, 9:58AM CDT
In trading on Monday, shares of the First Trust Senior Loan Fund ETF crossed above their 200 day moving average of $49.05, changing hands as high as $49.06 per share. First Trust Senior Loan Fund shares are currently trading trading flat on the...
FTSL: 47.98 (+0.07)
First Trust Advisors L.P. announced previously disclosed NAV errors for 4 of the First Trust Exchange-Traded Funds
BusinessWire - Fri Aug 28, 7:28AM CDT
First Trust Advisors L.P. today announced that the previously disclosed per share closing net asset values (NAV) of the First Trust Exchange-Traded Funds set forth in the table for August 26, 2015 contained errors greater than 1%. The errors resulted from a technical malfunction at our third party administrator, The Bank of New York Mellon.
FLM: 46.52 (-0.69), FTSL: 47.98 (+0.07), CARZ: 32.55 (+0.80)
High-Yield Bond ETFs Stand Out
ETFtrends.com - ETF Trends - Sun Jul 05, 7:15AM CDT
While fixed-income assets dipped in response to the rise in rates over the second quarter, high-yield bonds and related exchange traded funds have been able to weather the storm. Speculative-grade bonds have staged a comeback in 2015 after...
JNK: 35.56 (+0.19), HYG: 84.47 (+0.45), FTSL: 47.98 (+0.07), BKLN: 22.98 (+0.04), SRLN: 46.84 (+0.01)