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First Trust Senior Loan Fund (FTSL) Price, Holdings & Fees

$587.47−0.65%−$3.86End-of-day price as of Oct 9, 2026

First Trust Senior Loan Fund (FTSL) closed at $587.47 on Oct 9, 2026, down 0.65% from the previous close of $591.33.

Share price, past year

1Y −5.52%

52-week range $586.81 – $718.60. Daily closing prices.
Monthly closing prices
Last closing price of each month
DateClose
Oct 9, 2026$587.47
Sep 30, 2026$620.25
Aug 31, 2026$592.89
Jul 31, 2026$617.68
Jun 30, 2026$666.96
May 29, 2026$640.67
Apr 30, 2026$659.80
Mar 31, 2026$657.34
Feb 27, 2026$641.05
Jan 30, 2026$674.78
Dec 31, 2025$711.49
Nov 28, 2025$636.52
Oct 31, 2025$621.94

Key statistics

Expense ratio
0.70%
as of Oct 31, 2025
Net assets
$2.3B
as of Jul 31, 2026
Holdings
379
as of Jul 31, 2026
52-week range
$586.81 – $718.60

First Trust Senior Loan Fund's expense ratio is 0.70%: $70.00 a year on $10,000 invested.

Holdings

First Trust Senior Loan Fund held 379 investments worth $2.32B as of Jul 31, 2026. Its largest holding was MORGAN STANLEY INSTITUTIONAL LIQUIDITY FUNDS, at 9.45% of the fund.

First Trust Senior Loan Fund largest holdings by share of net assets
#Holding% of fundValue
1MORGAN STANLEY INSTITUTIONAL LIQUIDITY FUNDS9.45%$218.96M
2Whatabrands LLC1.47%$34.09M
3IRB Holding Corp1.38%$31.94M
4Transdigm Inc1.24%$28.75M
5Discovery Global Holdings, Inc.1.18%$27.29M
6Quikrete Holdings Inc1.17%$27.01M
7POST HOLDINGS INC1.13%$26.14M
8White Cap Supply Holdings LLC(f/k/a White Cap Buyer LLC)1.09%$25.21M
91011778 BC Unlimited Liability Company1.07%$24.90M
10HIG Finance 2 Limited1.07%$24.71M
11Mavis Tire Express Services Topco Corp0.96%$22.36M
12ABG Intermediate Holdings 2 LLC0.93%$21.57M
13Opal Bidco SAS0.92%$21.28M
14Garda World Security Corporation0.92%$21.27M
15OneDigital Borrower LLC0.83%$19.34M
16Project Ruby Ultimate Parent Corp0.78%$18.12M
17Parexel International Inc (f/k/a Phoenix Newco Inc)0.78%$18.04M
18Triton Water Holdings Inc0.77%$17.95M
19Clarios Global LP0.75%$17.49M
20Leia Finco US LLC0.75%$17.33M
21CPI Holdco B, LLC0.73%$16.95M
22Pro Mach Group Inc0.73%$16.92M
23Altice France SA0.73%$16.90M
24Raven Acquisition Holdings, LLC0.70%$16.19M
25Osaic Holdings Inc (f/k/a Advisor Group Holdings Inc)0.69%$16.02M

Top 25 of 379 holdings, as of Jul 31, 2026. Percentages are of the fund's net assets.

What the fund owns

First Trust Senior Loan Fund holdings by asset type
Asset type% of fund
Loans80.78%
Bonds and other debt14.59%
Cash and short-term investments9.45%
First Trust Senior Loan Fund holdings by country, largest 10
Country% of fund
United States95.79%
Canada2.72%
United Kingdom2.25%
France0.96%
Netherlands0.59%
Sweden0.59%
Luxembourg0.48%
Bermuda0.43%
Ireland0.35%
Austria0.29%

Shares of net assets from the fund's N-PORT report. Funds that borrow can add up to more than 100%, with borrowing (such as repurchase agreements) shown as a negative share.

Monthly total returns

Over the 3 months to Jul 31, 2026, First Trust Senior Loan Fund's total return was +0.90%, as reported to the SEC.

First Trust Senior Loan Fund monthly total returns
MonthTotal return
Jul 31, 2026+0.64%
Jun 30, 2026−0.02%
May 31, 2026+0.28%

The fund's own total returns as reported to the SEC (N-PORT), including reinvested distributions. Not the sample prices above.

Fund profile

Name
First Trust Senior Loan Fund
Ticker
FTSL
Exchange
NASDAQ
Fund type
ETF
Trust
FIRST TRUST EXCHANGE-TRADED FUND IV
SEC series ID
S000034146
SEC CIK
0001517936
Fractional shares
Yes

Recent SEC filings

Shareholder reports and prospectuses are filed by FIRST TRUST EXCHANGE-TRADED FUND IV, the trust behind First Trust Senior Loan Fund, and cover all of its funds.

Frequently asked questions

What is FTSL's price?

First Trust Senior Loan Fund (FTSL) closed at $587.47 on Oct 9, 2026, down 0.65% from the previous close of $591.33.

What is FTSL's expense ratio?

First Trust Senior Loan Fund's expense ratio is 0.70%: $70.00 a year on $10,000 invested.

What does FTSL hold?

First Trust Senior Loan Fund held 379 investments worth $2.32B as of Jul 31, 2026. Its largest holding was MORGAN STANLEY INSTITUTIONAL LIQUIDITY FUNDS, at 9.45% of the fund. Its five largest holdings were MORGAN STANLEY INSTITUTIONAL LIQUIDITY FUNDS, Whatabrands LLC, IRB Holding Corp, Transdigm Inc, Discovery Global Holdings, Inc..

How has FTSL performed?

Over the 3 months to Jul 31, 2026, First Trust Senior Loan Fund's total return was +0.90%, as reported to the SEC.

Sources and methodology

Holdings, net assets and monthly returns come from the fund's N-PORT filing with the SEC, as of Jul 31, 2026 (filed Sep 24, 2026). The expense ratio is from the fund's prospectus or shareholder report, as of Oct 31, 2025. Prices are generated sample data for development. Data sources and disclosures