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 increase in short interest during the month of April. As of April 15th, there was short interest totaling 77,300 shares, an increase of 46.1% from the March 31st total of 52,900 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 174,000 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 0.4 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 (Coronavirus) reached pandemic status according to the World Health Organization (WHO). Since then, FCT shares have increased by 16.3% and is now trading at $12.37.
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First Trust Senior Floating Rate Income Fund II announced a monthly dividend on Tuesday, April 20th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, May 4th will be paid a dividend of $0.098 per share on Monday, May 17th. This represents a $1.18 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 9.51%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, May 3rd.
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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 number of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional investors include Gradient Investments LLC (0.00%), Commonwealth Equity Services LLC (0.00%), Private Advisor Group LLC (0.00%), WESCAP Management Group Inc. (0.00%), Shufro Rose & Co. LLC (0.00%) and Narwhal Capital Management (0.00%).
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FCT stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Gradient Investments LLC, Private Advisor Group LLC, Koshinski Asset Management Inc., and Shufro Rose & Co. LLC.
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FCT stock was bought by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Narwhal Capital Management, WESCAP Management Group Inc., Commonwealth Equity Services LLC, and FNY Investment Advisers 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 $12.37.

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.