First Trust Advisors L.P. Announces Distributions for Exchange-Traded Funds
BusinessWire - Mon Aug 22, 3:37PM CDT
First Trust Advisors L.P. ("FTA"
FPE: 19.69 (+0.03), FCVT: 26.14 (-0.04), MDIV: 19.46 (-0.13), FTSL: 48.38 (+0.01), FEMB: 42.64 (-0.02), FTSM: 59.93 (-0.01), YDIV: 17.33 (+0.20), FMB: 54.15 (-0.08), FTHI: 20.28 (unch), FDIV: 50.50 (unch), FTLB: 20.04 (+0.13), HYLS: 48.70 (+0.04), LMBS: 52.20 (+0.04)
Senior Bank Loans: An Alternative Fixed-Income ETF Strategy
editor@etftrends.com (ETF Trends) - ETF Trends - Fri Aug 05, 8:02AM CDT
Yield-strapped investors seeking to augment their income should consider incorporating senior secured floating-rate bank loans and related exchange traded funds into their portfolios. A senior loan is a private loan a firm takes from an underwriting...
SNLN: 18.64 (+0.03), FTSL: 48.38 (+0.01), BKLN: 23.21 (-0.02), SRLN: 47.03 (-0.17)
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: 18.64 (+0.03), FTSL: 48.38 (+0.01), BKLN: 23.21 (-0.02), SRLN: 47.03 (-0.17)
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...
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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: 18.72 (-0.15), EUR.TO: 20.09 (-0.01), EUR-A.TO: 20.07 (-0.40), FHY-A.TO: 17.87 (-1.26), FTSL: 48.38 (+0.01), FDE-A.TO: 15.66 (+2.51), ETP.TO: 19.35 (unch), FUD.TO: 23.28 (unch), FUD-A.TO: 23.16 (+1.36), FTB.TO: 20.27 (+0.01), FSL-A.TO: 19.70 (+0.25), ETP-A.TO: 19.59 (+0.11), FDE.TO: 15.82 (unch), FHY.TO: 16.79 (-0.81), FSL.TO: 19.76 (+0.06)
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: 20.09 (-0.01), EUR-A.TO: 20.07 (-0.40), FTSL: 48.38 (+0.01), FHY-A.TO: 17.87 (-1.26), ETP.TO: 19.35 (unch), FUD.TO: 23.28 (unch), FUD-A.TO: 23.16 (+1.36), FTB.TO: 20.27 (+0.01), FHQ.TO: 23.32 (+0.37), FSL-A.TO: 19.70 (+0.25), ETP-A.TO: 19.59 (+0.11), FHD.TO: 22.70 (+0.01), FSL.TO: 19.76 (+0.06), FHY.TO: 16.79 (-0.81), FHC.TO: 25.45 (+0.16), FHF.TO: 23.00 (+1.12)
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: 48.38 (+0.01)
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: 47.25 (-0.76), FTSL: 48.38 (+0.01), CARZ: 33.87 (+0.13)
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...
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