First Trust Senior Floating Rate Income Fund II Stock Forecast, Price & News

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First Trust Senior Floating Rate Income Fund II saw a decline in short interest during the month of July. As of July 15th, there was short interest totaling 87,600 shares, a decline of 51.2% from the June 30th total of 179,400 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 142,600 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 0.6 days.
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First Trust Senior Floating Rate Income Fund II's stock was trading at $10.64 on March 11th, 2020 when COVID-19 reached pandemic status according to the World Health Organization (WHO). Since then, FCT stock has increased by 16.5% and is now trading at $12.40.
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First Trust Senior Floating Rate Income Fund II declared a monthly dividend on Tuesday, July 20th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, August 3rd will be paid a dividend of $0.09 per share on Monday, August 16th. This represents a $1.08 annualized dividend and a yield of 8.71%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, August 2nd. This is a positive change from First Trust Senior Floating Rate Income Fund II's previous monthly dividend of $0.09.
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First Trust Senior Floating Rate Income Fund II pays an annual dividend of $0.72 per share and currently has a dividend yield of 0.06%.
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Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some companies that other First Trust Senior Floating Rate Income Fund II investors own include ONEOK (OKE), Enterprise Products Partners (EPD), PIMCO Dynamic Credit and Mortgage Income Fund (PCI), Putnam Premier Income Trust (PPT), The Southern (SO), The Toronto-Dominion Bank (TD), Wells Fargo & Company (WFC), AbbVie (ABBV), Blackrock Resources & Commodities Strategy Trust (BCX) and Calamos Dynamic Convertible and Income Fund (CCD).

First Trust Senior Floating Rate Income Fund II trades on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the ticker symbol "FCT."

First Trust Senior Floating Rate Income Fund II's stock is owned by a variety of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional investors include Gradient Investments LLC (0.00%).
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FCT stock was bought by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Gradient Investments LLC.
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Shares of FCT can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include WeBull, Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Robinhood, Fidelity, and Charles Schwab.
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One share of FCT stock can currently be purchased for approximately $12.40.

The official website for First Trust Senior Floating Rate Income Fund II is www.ftportfolios.com.

First Trust Senior Floating Rate Income Fund II is headquartered at 120 E Liberty Dr Ste 400, WHEATON, IL 60187-5455, United States.

First Trust Senior Floating Rate Income Fund II's mailing address is 120 E Liberty Dr Ste 400, WHEATON, IL 60187-5455, United States. The investment management company can be reached via phone at +1-630-7658000.