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Key Stats

Net Expense Ratio Discount or Premium to NAV Total Assets Under Management 30-Day Average Daily Volume
0.87% 0.15% 2.227B 320507.4
Dividend Yield Turnover Ratio 1 Year Fund Level Flows Max Drawdown (Since Inception)
7.73% 54.00% -351.58M Upgrade

Basic Info

Investment Strategy
The investment seeks to provide high current income; the fund's secondary investment objective is the preservation of capital. Under normal market conditions, the fund invests at least 80% of its net assets (including investment borrowings) in first lien senior floating rate bank loans (“Senior Loans”). The fund invests in Senior Loans made predominantly to businesses operating in North America, but may also invest in Senior Loans made to businesses operating outside of North America.
General
Security Type Exchange-Traded Fund
Equity Style --
Fixed Income Style Low Quality/Limited Sensitivity
Broad Asset Class Taxable Bond
Broad Category Fixed Income
Category Name Bank Loan
Category Index Morningstar LSTA US LL Index TR USD
Global Category Name US Fixed Income
YCharts Categorization US Fixed Income
YCharts Benchmark Bloomberg US Aggregate (^BBUSATR)
Prospectus Objective Income
Fund Owner Firm Name First Trust Advisors L.P.
Prospectus Benchmark Index
Morningstar LSTA US LL Index TR USD 100.0%
Broad Asset Class Benchmark Index
^BBUSATR 100.0%
Manager Tenure
William Housey 10.93 yrs
Jeffrey Scott 4.08 yrs

Performance Versus Category

 
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As of April 24, 2024. Returns for periods of 1 year and above are annualized.

Annual Total Returns Versus Peers

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Name
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
YTD
2.59%
-1.29%
10.11%
2.97%
3.94%
-2.51%
11.58%
2.57%
3.54%
0.01%
8.72%
7.51%
-1.54%
-13.01%
5.53%
-3.13%
2.12%
-1.31%
10.03%
1.34%
2.32%
-2.51%
12.53%
2.20%
3.39%
-0.66%
10.02%
3.14%
4.48%
-5.30%
11.62%
2.34%
2.96%
-11.70%
19.64%
-8.03%
24.66%
-15.12%
16.55%
9.36%
-0.28%
-4.35%
21.76%
-2.80%
13.31%
-14.18%
15.21%
9.62%
As of April 24, 2024.

Asset Allocation

As of April 15, 2024.
Type % Net % Long % Short
Cash 7.86% Upgrade Upgrade
Stock 0.00% Upgrade Upgrade
Bond 92.14% Upgrade Upgrade
Convertible 0.00% Upgrade Upgrade
Preferred 0.00% Upgrade Upgrade
Other 0.00% Upgrade Upgrade

Basic Info

Investment Strategy
The investment seeks to provide high current income; the fund's secondary investment objective is the preservation of capital. Under normal market conditions, the fund invests at least 80% of its net assets (including investment borrowings) in first lien senior floating rate bank loans (“Senior Loans”). The fund invests in Senior Loans made predominantly to businesses operating in North America, but may also invest in Senior Loans made to businesses operating outside of North America.
General
Security Type Exchange-Traded Fund
Equity Style --
Fixed Income Style Low Quality/Limited Sensitivity
Broad Asset Class Taxable Bond
Broad Category Fixed Income
Category Name Bank Loan
Category Index Morningstar LSTA US LL Index TR USD
Global Category Name US Fixed Income
YCharts Categorization US Fixed Income
YCharts Benchmark Bloomberg US Aggregate (^BBUSATR)
Prospectus Objective Income
Fund Owner Firm Name First Trust Advisors L.P.
Prospectus Benchmark Index
Morningstar LSTA US LL Index TR USD 100.0%
Broad Asset Class Benchmark Index
^BBUSATR 100.0%
Manager Tenure
William Housey 10.93 yrs
Jeffrey Scott 4.08 yrs

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