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FTSL Etf

USD 44.84 0.02 0.0446%

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First Trust is selling for 44.84 as of the 31st of May 2023. This is a -0.04 percent down since the beginning of the trading day. The etf's lowest day price was 44.76. First Trust has a very small chance of experiencing financial distress in the next few years but had a somewhat insignificant performance during the last 90 days. Equity ratings for First Trust Senior are calculated daily based on our scoring framework. The performance scores are derived for the period starting the 2nd of November 2022 and ending today, the 31st of May 2023. Click here to learn more.

Under normal market conditions, the fund seeks to outperform each of the primary index and secondary index by investing at least 80 percent of its net assets in first lien senior floating rate bank loans. Senior Loan is traded on NASDAQ Exchange in the United States. More on First Trust Senior

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+	0.96	SRLN	SPDR Blackstone Senior	Sell-off Trend	Pair Corr
+	0.8	FLRT	Pacer Pacific Asset		Pair Corr
+	0.67	SNLN	HighlandiBoxx Senior Loan		Pair Corr
+	0.91	IMTM	IShares MSCI Intl		Pair Corr
+	0.84	SPEU	SPDR Portfolio Europe		Pair Corr
+	0.84	RXI	IShares Global Consumer		Pair Corr

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Most reasonable investors view market volatility as an opportunity to invest at a favorable price or to sell short against a bearish trend. First Trust's investment highlights are automatically generated signals that are significant enough to either complement your investing judgment regarding First Trust or challenge it. These highlights can help you better understand the position you are entering and avoid costly mistakes.

Thematic Ideas	Corporate ETFs Build Portfolio High Yield ETFs Build Portfolio (view all).
Macroaxis Advice The buy hold or sell recommendation is provided in the context of your current investment horizon and risk tolerance. The advice algorithm takes into account all of First Trust's available fundamental, technical, and predictive indicators. Your current horizon is 90 days - details Strong HoldFairly Valued

Issuer	First Trust
Inception Date	2013-05-01
Benchmark	Not Applicable
Entity Type	Regulated Investment Company
Asset Under Management	2.16 Billion
Average Trading Valume	618,568.2
Asset Type	Fixed Income
Category	Corporate
Focus	High Yield
Market Concentration	Blended Development
Region	Global
Administrator	The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation
Advisor	First Trust Advisors L.P.
Custodian	The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation
Distributor	First Trust Portfolios L.P.
Portfolio Manager	William Housey, Jeffrey Scott
Transfer Agent	The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation
Fiscal Year End	31-Oct
Exchange	NASDAQ
Number of Constituents	193
Market Maker	Susquehanna
Total Expense	0.86
Management Fee	0.85
Nav Price	44.56
Two Hundred Day Average	45.68
Ytd	-3.33%
Average Daily Volume In Three Month	633.03k
Fifty Two Week Low	43.8
As Of Date	25th of October 2022
Average Daily Volume Last 10 Day	423.89k
Fifty Two Week High	48.13
One Month	0.20%
Fifty Day Average	44.74
Three Month	-0.22%
Beta In Three Year	0.4

First Trust Senior [FTSL] is traded in USA and was established 2013-05-01. The fund is listed under Bank Loan category and is part of First Trust family. The entity is thematically classified as Corporate ETFs. First Trust Senior currently have 3.01 B in assets under management (AUM). , while the total return for the last 3 years was 1.76%.

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First Trust Top Holders

ASTLX	ASTOR LONGSHORT FUND	Mutual Fund	Tactical Allocation
JTHSX	JAMES ALPHA TOTAL	Mutual Fund	Multistrategy
JTHIX	JAMES ALPHA TOTAL	Mutual Fund	Multistrategy
LDSF	First Trust Low	Etf	Short-Term Bond
PWRAX	POWER INCOME FUND	Mutual Fund	Nontraditional Bond
FLOTX	Power Floating Rate	Mutual Fund	Bank Loan
ASTIX	ASTOR LONGSHORT FUND	Mutual Fund	Tactical Allocation

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First Trust Major Institutional Holders

Institutional Holdings refers to the ownership stake in First Trust that is held by large financial organizations, pension funds or endowments. Institutions may purchase large blocks of First Trust's outstanding shares and can exert considerable influence upon its management. Institutional holders may also work to push the share price higher once they own the stock. Extensive social media coverage, TV shows, articles in high-profile magazines, and presentations at investor conferences help move the stock higher, increasing First Trust's value.

Instituion	Last Transaction	Type	Shares	Value
Morgan Stanley	2023-03-31	Fund Units	4.8 M	219.4 M
Royal Bank Of Canada	2023-03-31	Fund Units	4 M	182.8 M
Bank Of America Corp	2023-03-31	Fund Units	2.3 M	102 M
Wells Fargo Company	2023-03-31	Fund Units	2 M	91.1 M
Lpl Financial Llc	2023-03-31	Fund Units	1.7 M	78.8 M
Ubs Group Ag	2023-03-31	Fund Units	1.3 M	58.2 M
Virtue Capital Management Llc	2023-03-31	Fund Units	932.8 K	42 M
Raymond James Associates	2023-03-31	Fund Units	786.8 K	35.6 M
Flaharty Asset Management Llc	2023-03-31	Fund Units	731.8 K	33.1 M
First Trust Advisors Lp	2023-03-31	Fund Units	709.5 K	32.1 M
Wagner Wealth Management Llc	2023-03-31	Fund Units	705.9 K	31.9 M

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First Trust Senior Risk Profiles

Investors will always prefer to have the highest possible return on investment while minimizing volatility. First Trust market risk premium is the additional return an investor will receive from holding First Trust long position in a well-diversified portfolio. The market premium is part of the Capital Asset Pricing Model (CAPM), which most analysts and investors use to calculate the acceptable rate of return on investment in First Trust. At the center of the CAPM is the concept of risk and reward, which is usually communicated by investors using alpha and beta measures. Although First Trust's alpha and beta are two of the key measurements used to evaluate First Trust's performance over the market, the standard measures of volatility play an important role as well.

	Mean Deviation	0.195
	Semi Deviation	0.234
	Standard Deviation	0.2599
	Variance	0.0676

First Trust Senior Technical Analysis

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The output start index for this execution was zero with a total number of output elements of sixty-one. First Trust Senior Price Common Logarithm is logarithm with base 10 applied on the entire pricing series.

First Trust Against Markets

Picking the right benchmark for First Trust etf is fundamental to making educated investment choices. Many naive investors compare their positions with the S&P 500 or with the Nasdaq. But these benchmarks are not all-inclusive and generally should be used only for large-capitalization equities or stock offerings from large companies. When the price of a selected benchmark declines in a down market, there may be an uptick in First Trust etf price where buyers come in believing the asset is cheap. The opposite is true when the market is bullish; so, accurately picking the benchmark for First Trust is critical whether you are bullish or bearish towards First Trust Senior at a given time.

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NYA		0.72	100.0%		NYSE Composite Profile NYSE Composite Dashboard Technical analysis Backtest

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Before investing in First Trust, you must ensure you fully understand your financial goals and how diversified (or not) your overall investments are now. Then, after you clearly understand your investment objectives, consider investing in First Trust. To buy First Trust etf, you can follow these steps:

Choose a brokerage firm: You need to select a brokerage firm to buy shares of First Trust. Some popular options include Charles Schwab, Fidelity, TD Ameritrade, and Robinhood.
Open an account: Once you have chosen a brokerage firm, you will need to open an account. You will be required to provide personal information, such as your name, address, and Social Security number.
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Place your order: Once you have located First Trust Senior etf in your brokerage account, you can place your order to buy it. You will need to specify the number of shares you want to buy and the price you are willing to pay.
Monitor your investment: After you have purchased First Trust Senior etf, you should monitor your investment to track its performance and make informed decisions about buying, selling, or holding the etf

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The danger of trading First Trust Senior is mainly related to its market volatility and ETF specific events. As an investor, you must understand the concept of risk-adjusted return before you start trading. The most common way to measure the risk of First Trust is by using the Sharpe ratio. The ratio expresses how much excess return you acquire for the extra volatility you endure for holding a more risker asset than First Trust. The Shape ratio is calculated by using standard deviation and excess return to determine reward per unit of risk. To understand how volatile First Trust Senior is, you must compare it to a benchmark. Traditionally, the risk-free rate of return is the rate of return on the shortest-dated U.S. Treasury, such as a 3-year bond.

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The market value of First Trust Senior is measured differently than its book value, which is the value of First that is recorded on the company's balance sheet. Investors also form their own opinion of First Trust's value that differs from its market value or its book value, called intrinsic value, which is First Trust's true underlying value. Investors use various methods to calculate intrinsic value and buy a stock when its market value falls below its intrinsic value. Because First Trust's market value can be influenced by many factors that don't directly affect First Trust's underlying business (such as a pandemic or basic market pessimism), market value can vary widely from intrinsic value.

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