Empirical Financial Services LLC d.b.a. Empirical Wealth Management Has $8.76 Million Stake in First Trust Senior Loan ETF $FTSL

Empirical Financial Services LLC d.b.a. Empirical Wealth Management lifted its stake in First Trust Senior Loan ETF (NASDAQ:FTSLFree Report) by 9.6% in the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The firm owned 195,571 shares of the company’s stock after buying an additional 17,100 shares during the period. Empirical Financial Services LLC d.b.a. Empirical Wealth Management’s holdings in First Trust Senior Loan ETF were worth $8,762,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in FTSL. New England Private Wealth Advisors LLC grew its holdings in shares of First Trust Senior Loan ETF by 2,022.3% during the 4th quarter. New England Private Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 1,774,626 shares of the company’s stock worth $81,455,000 after purchasing an additional 1,691,007 shares in the last quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. increased its position in shares of First Trust Senior Loan ETF by 7,657.0% during the fourth quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. now owns 898,262 shares of the company’s stock valued at $44,125,000 after purchasing an additional 886,682 shares during the period. Virtue Capital Management LLC raised its stake in shares of First Trust Senior Loan ETF by 3,790.6% in the fourth quarter. Virtue Capital Management LLC now owns 688,784 shares of the company’s stock valued at $31,622,000 after purchasing an additional 671,080 shares in the last quarter. Focus Partners Wealth bought a new position in First Trust Senior Loan ETF in the fourth quarter worth $29,830,000. Finally, Concurrent Investment Advisors LLC lifted its position in First Trust Senior Loan ETF by 1,473.8% in the fourth quarter. Concurrent Investment Advisors LLC now owns 313,785 shares of the company’s stock worth $14,396,000 after purchasing an additional 293,847 shares during the period.

First Trust Senior Loan ETF Stock Down 0.0%

NASDAQ:FTSL opened at $44.91 on Tuesday. The company has a 50-day moving average of $44.97 and a 200-day moving average of $45.17. First Trust Senior Loan ETF has a 52 week low of $44.37 and a 52 week high of $46.19.

First Trust Senior Loan ETF Announces Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, June 30th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, June 25th were issued a dividend of $0.23 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Thursday, June 25th.

About First Trust Senior Loan ETF

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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.

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Institutional Ownership by Quarter for First Trust Senior Loan ETF (NASDAQ:FTSL)

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