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: 18.46 (+0.03), FTSL: 48.07 (+0.14), BKLN: 23.09 (+0.11), SRLN: 46.75 (+0.11)
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: 18.46 (+0.03), FLRN: 30.52 (+0.01), FLTR: 24.79 (+0.02), FLOT: 50.60 (+0.01), FTSL: 48.07 (+0.14), FLRT: 48.60 (+0.02), BKLN: 23.09 (+0.11), USFR: 24.90 (unch), SRLN: 46.75 (+0.11), TFLO: 50.12 (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: 19.22 (+0.05), FCVT: 25.08 (-0.72), MDIV: 19.39 (+0.15), FTSL: 48.07 (+0.14), FEMB: 43.38 (+0.69), FTSM: 59.92 (+0.01), YDIV: 16.65 (-0.05), FMB: 54.07 (-0.02), FTHI: 20.02 (+0.07), FDIV: 50.26 (-0.29), FTLB: 19.20 (-0.30), HYLS: 48.16 (+0.21), LMBS: 51.90 (+0.03)
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: 17.92 (-0.48), EUR.TO: 19.34 (+0.34), EUR-A.TO: 18.55 (-1.02), FHY-A.TO: 17.87 (-1.26), FTSL: 48.07 (+0.14), FDE-A.TO: 13.15 (unch), ETP.TO: 19.27 (+0.12), FUD.TO: 22.96 (+0.23), FUD-A.TO: 21.80 (-0.60), FTB.TO: 20.33 (+0.10), FSL-A.TO: 19.45 (unch), ETP-A.TO: 19.01 (+0.02), FDE.TO: 13.58 (+0.20), FHY.TO: 16.79 (-0.81), FSL.TO: 19.43 (+0.09)
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: 19.34 (+0.34), EUR-A.TO: 18.55 (-1.02), FTSL: 48.07 (+0.14), FHY-A.TO: 17.87 (-1.26), ETP.TO: 19.27 (+0.12), FUD.TO: 22.96 (+0.23), FUD-A.TO: 21.80 (-0.60), FTB.TO: 20.33 (+0.10), FHQ.TO: 21.41 (+0.33), FSL-A.TO: 19.45 (unch), ETP-A.TO: 19.01 (+0.02), FHD.TO: 21.29 (+0.75), FSL.TO: 19.43 (+0.09), FHY.TO: 16.79 (-0.81), FHC.TO: 25.91 (+0.37), 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: 48.07 (+0.14)
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: 44.29 (unch), FTSL: 48.07 (+0.14), CARZ: 30.21 (+0.72)
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: 36.07 (+0.48), HYG: 85.59 (+1.12), FTSL: 48.07 (+0.14), BKLN: 23.09 (+0.11), SRLN: 46.75 (+0.11)