First Trust Senior Loan ETF $FTSL Shares Purchased by Empirical Financial Services LLC d.b.a. Empirical Wealth Management

Empirical Financial Services LLC d.b.a. Empirical Wealth Management lifted its holdings in First Trust Senior Loan ETF (NASDAQ:FTSL) by 9.6% in the 1st quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 195,571 shares of the company’s stock after purchasing an additional 17,100 shares during the quarter. Empirical Financial Services LLC d.b.a. Empirical Wealth Management owned 0.39% of First Trust Senior Loan ETF worth $8,762,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

Other large investors also recently modified their holdings of the company. New England Private Wealth Advisors LLC increased its position 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 valued at $81,455,000 after purchasing an additional 1,691,007 shares during the period. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. lifted its holdings in shares of First Trust Senior Loan ETF by 7,657.0% in the fourth quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. now owns 898,262 shares of the company’s stock valued at $44,125,000 after buying an additional 886,682 shares during the period. Virtue Capital Management LLC lifted its holdings 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 buying an additional 671,080 shares during the period. Focus Partners Wealth bought a new position in First Trust Senior Loan ETF during the fourth quarter valued at about $29,830,000. Finally, Concurrent Investment Advisors LLC boosted its stake in First Trust Senior Loan ETF by 1,473.8% during the fourth quarter. Concurrent Investment Advisors LLC now owns 313,785 shares of the company’s stock valued at $14,396,000 after buying an additional 293,847 shares in the last quarter.

First Trust Senior Loan ETF Stock Performance

First Trust Senior Loan ETF stock opened at $44.91 on Tuesday. First Trust Senior Loan ETF has a 1 year low of $44.37 and a 1 year high of $46.19. The firm’s 50 day moving average price is $44.97 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $45.17.

First Trust Senior Loan ETF Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently announced a dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, June 30th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, June 25th were issued a $0.23 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Thursday, June 25th.

About First Trust Senior Loan ETF

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.