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About First Trust Senior Loan ETF CAD Hedged Trust Units
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Inception date
Apr 28, 2013
Structure
Canadian Mutual Fund Trust (ON)
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Primary advisor
FT Portfolios Canada Co.
ISIN
CA33739J1075
The fund is an actively managed fund-of-fund that holds the First Trust Senior Loan Fund (ETF ticker: FTSL). This ETF invests in senior loans and similar securities primarily, but not exclusively, from North America. Fund documents show a typical profile for a senior loan fund: very low interest-rate risk (from floating-rate debt) and high credit risk (from a near-total allocation to below-investment-grade debt). The underlying funds investment advisor combines a fundamental credit selection process with relative value analysis and top-down macroeconomic perspectives when selecting investment opportunities. FSL will generally hedge all of its USD exposure back to the Canadian dollar.
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Frequently Asked Questions
An exchange-traded fund (ETF) is a collection of assets (stocks, bonds, commodities, etc.) that track an underlying index and can be bought on an exchange like individual stocks.
FSL trades at 16.61 CAD today, its price has risen 0.09% in the past 24 hours. Track more dynamics on FSL price chart.
FSL net asset value is 16.61 today — it's risen 0.28% over the past month. NAV represents the total value of the fund's assets less liabilities and serves as a gauge of the fund's performance.
FSL assets under management is 59.76 M CAD. AUM is an important metric as it reflects the fund's size and can serve as a gauge of how successful the fund is in attracting investors, which, in its turn, can influence decision-making.
FSL price has fallen by −0.27% over the last month, and its yearly performance shows a −1.92% decrease. See more dynamics on FSL price chart.
NAV returns, another gauge of an ETF dynamics, showed a 1.37% increase in three-month performance and has increased by 5.70% in a year.
NAV returns, another gauge of an ETF dynamics, showed a 1.37% increase in three-month performance and has increased by 5.70% in a year.
FSL fund flows account for 3.29 M CAD (1 year). Many traders use this metric to get insight into investors' sentiment and evaluate whether it's time to buy or sell the fund.
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FSL invests in funds. See more details in our Analysis section.
FSL expense ratio is 1.02%. It's an important metric for helping traders understand the fund's operating costs relative to assets and how expensive it would be to hold the fund.
No, FSL isn't leveraged, meaning it doesn't use borrowings or financial derivatives to magnify the performance of the underlying assets or index it follows.
In some ways, ETFs are safe investments, but in a broader sense, they're not safer than any other asset, so it's crucial to analyze a fund before investing. But if your research gives a vague answer, you can always refer to technical analysis.
Today, FSL technical analysis shows the strong sell rating and its 1-week rating is sell. Since market conditions are prone to changes, it's worth looking a bit further into the future — according to the 1-month rating FSL shows the sell signal. See more of FSL technicals for a more comprehensive analysis.
Today, FSL technical analysis shows the strong sell rating and its 1-week rating is sell. Since market conditions are prone to changes, it's worth looking a bit further into the future — according to the 1-month rating FSL shows the sell signal. See more of FSL technicals for a more comprehensive analysis.
Yes, FSL pays dividends to its holders with the dividend yield of 7.05%.
FSL trades at a premium (0.06%).
Premium/discount to NAV expresses the difference between the ETF’s price and its NAV value. A positive percentage indicates a premium, meaning the ETF trades at a higher price than the calculated NAV. Conversely, a negative percentage indicates a discount, suggesting the ETF trades at a lower price than NAV.
Premium/discount to NAV expresses the difference between the ETF’s price and its NAV value. A positive percentage indicates a premium, meaning the ETF trades at a higher price than the calculated NAV. Conversely, a negative percentage indicates a discount, suggesting the ETF trades at a lower price than NAV.
FSL shares are issued by AJM Ventures LLC
FSL follows the No Underlying Index. ETFs usually track some benchmark seeking to replicate its performance and guide asset selection and objectives.
The fund started trading on Apr 28, 2013.
The fund's management style is active, aiming to outperform its benchmark index by actively selecting and adjusting assets. The goal is to achieve returns that exceed those of the index the fund tracks.