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First Trust Senior Floating Rateome Fund II (First Trust Senior Floating Rateome Fund II) Dividend Yield % : 11.22% (As of Apr. 26, 2024)


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What is First Trust Senior Floating Rateome Fund II Dividend Yield %?

As of today (2024-04-26), the Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of First Trust Senior Floating Rateome Fund II is 11.22%.

Good Sign:

First Trust Senior Floating Rate Income Fund II stock dividend yield is close to 10-year high.

The historical rank and industry rank for First Trust Senior Floating Rateome Fund II's Dividend Yield % or its related term are showing as below:

FCT' s Dividend Yield % Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 5.7   Med: 8.96   Max: 11.26
Current: 11.22

During the past 6 years, the highest Dividend Yield of First Trust Senior Floating Rateome Fund II was 11.26%. The lowest was 5.70%. And the median was 8.96%.

FCT's Dividend Yield % is ranked better than
87.24% of 1215 companies
in the Asset Management industry
Industry Median: 5.65 vs FCT: 11.22

First Trust Senior Floating Rateome Fund II's Dividend Payout Ratio for the six months ended in Nov. 2023 was 0.80.

Warning Sign:

If a company's dividend payout ratio is too high, its dividend may not be sustainable. The dividend payout ratio of First Trust Senior Floating Rate Income Fund II is 0.96, which seems too high.

During the past 6 years, the highest Dividend Payout Ratio of First Trust Senior Floating Rateome Fund II was 1.92. The lowest was 0.85. And the median was 1.55.

As of today (2024-04-26), the Forward Dividend Yield % of First Trust Senior Floating Rateome Fund II is 11.27%.

First Trust Senior Floating Rateome Fund II's Dividends per Share for the six months ended in Nov. 2023 was $0.58.

During the past 12 months, First Trust Senior Floating Rateome Fund II's average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was 24.50% per year. During the past 3 years, the average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was -2.30% per year. During the past 5 years, the average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was 5.70% per year.

During the past 6 years, the highest 3-Year average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate of First Trust Senior Floating Rateome Fund II was 17.70% per year. The lowest was -2.30% per year. And the median was 9.00% per year.

The growth rate is calculated with least square regression.

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First Trust Senior Floating Rateome Fund II Dividend Yield % Historical Data

The historical data trend for First Trust Senior Floating Rateome Fund II's Dividend Yield % can be seen below:

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

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First Trust Senior Floating Rateome Fund II Dividend Yield % Chart

First Trust Senior Floating Rateome Fund II Annual Data
Trend May18 May19 May20 May21 May22 May23
Dividend Yield %
Get a 7-Day Free Trial 6.05 8.42 9.88 8.90 9.27

First Trust Senior Floating Rateome Fund II Semi-Annual Data
Nov17 May18 Nov18 May19 Nov19 May20 Nov20 May21 Nov21 May22 Nov22 May23 Nov23
Dividend Yield % Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 9.46 8.90 8.55 9.27 10.67

Competitive Comparison of First Trust Senior Floating Rateome Fund II's Dividend Yield %

For the Asset Management subindustry, First Trust Senior Floating Rateome Fund II's Dividend Yield %, along with its competitors' market caps and Dividend Yield % data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.


First Trust Senior Floating Rateome Fund II's Dividend Yield % Distribution in the Asset Management Industry

For the Asset Management industry and Financial Services sector, First Trust Senior Floating Rateome Fund II's Dividend Yield % distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where First Trust Senior Floating Rateome Fund II's Dividend Yield % falls into.



First Trust Senior Floating Rateome Fund II Dividend Yield % Calculation

Dividend Yield measures how much a company pays out in dividends each year relative to its share price.

First Trust Senior Floating Rateome Fund II Recent Full-Year* Dividend History

Amount Ex-date Record Date Pay Date Type Frequency Forex Rate
USD 0.0972024-04-012024-04-022024-04-15Cash DividendmonthlyUSD:USD 1.000000
USD 0.0972024-03-012024-03-042024-03-15Cash DividendmonthlyUSD:USD 1.000000
USD 0.0972024-02-012024-02-022024-02-15Cash DividendmonthlyUSD:USD 1.000000
USD 0.0972024-01-022024-01-032024-01-16Cash DividendmonthlyUSD:USD 1.000000
USD 0.0972023-12-012023-12-042023-12-15Cash DividendmonthlyUSD:USD 1.000000
USD 0.0972023-11-012023-11-022023-11-15Cash DividendmonthlyUSD:USD 1.000000
USD 0.0972023-10-022023-10-032023-10-16Cash DividendmonthlyUSD:USD 1.000000
USD 0.0972023-09-012023-09-052023-09-15Cash DividendmonthlyUSD:USD 1.000000
USD 0.0972023-08-012023-08-022023-08-15Cash DividendmonthlyUSD:USD 1.000000
USD 0.0972023-07-032023-07-052023-07-17Cash DividendmonthlyUSD:USD 1.000000
USD 0.0972023-06-012023-06-022023-06-15Cash DividendmonthlyUSD:USD 1.000000
USD 0.0922023-05-012023-05-022023-05-15Cash DividendmonthlyUSD:USD 1.000000

* GuruFocus has an internal rule that if the most recent dividend payment frequency is at least 4 times a year, then the full year will be calculated according to the frequency of payment or the one-year time frame, whichever is stricter.
* GuruFocus converts dividend currency to local traded share price currency in order to calculate dividend yield. Please refer to the last column "Forex Rate" in the above table.

First Trust Senior Floating Rateome Fund II's Trailing Annual Dividend Yield (%) for Today is calculated as

Trailing Annual Dividend Yield=Most Recent Full Year Dividend/Current Share Price
=1.159/10.3369
=11.21 %

Current Share Price is $10.3369.
First Trust Senior Floating Rateome Fund II's Dividends per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Today is $1.159.

First Trust Senior Floating Rateome Fund II's Forward Annual Dividend Yield (%) for Today is calculated as

Forward Annual Dividend Yield=Forward Full Year Dividend/Current Share Price
=1.164/10.3369
=11.26 %

Current Share Price is $10.3369.
First Trust Senior Floating Rateome Fund II's Dividends per Share for the forward twelve months is calculated as $0.097 * 12 = $1.164.

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.


First Trust Senior Floating Rateome Fund II  (NYSE:FCT) Dividend Yield % Explanation

Over the long term, the return from dividends has been a significant contributor to the total returns produced by equity securities. Studies by Elroy Dimson, Paul Marsh, and Mike Staunton of Princeton University (2002) found that a market-oriented portfolio, which included reinvested dividends, would have generated nearly 85 times the wealth generated by the same portfolio relying solely on capital gains.

Dividends may also qualify a lower tax rate for investors.

In dividends investing, Payout Ratio and Dividend Growth Rate are the two most important variables for consideration. A lower payout ratio may indicate that the company has more room to increase its dividends.

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First Trust Senior Floating Rateome Fund II (First Trust Senior Floating Rateome Fund II) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
N/A
Address
120 East Liberty Drive, Suite 400, Wheaton, IL, USA, 60187
First Trust Senior Floating Rate Income Fund II is the United States based diversified, closed-end management investment company. Its investment objective is to seek a high level of current income. As a secondary objective, the fund attempts to preserve capital. The fund seeks to achieve the objectives by investing primarily in a portfolio of senior floating-rate loan interests. Its portfolio of investments consists of aerospace and defense, agricultural products, broadcasting, cable and satellite, electric utilities and other sectors.
Executives
Bronwyn Wright director FIRST TRUST ADVISORS L.P., 120 EAST LIBERTY DRIVE, SUITE 400, WHEATON IL 60187
Thomas R Kadlec director C/O FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP, 120 EAST LIBERTY DRIVE, SUITE 400, WHEATON IL 60187
M Keefe Denise director C/O FIRST TRUST ADVISORS L.P., 120 EAST LIBERTY DRIVE, SUITE 400, WHEATON IL 60187
Kelly Catherine Dehler other: Officer-Investment Advisor C/O FIRST TRUST ADVISORS L.P., 120 EAST LIBERTY DRIVE, SUITE 400, WHEATON IL 60187
Scott Michael Friske other: Officer-Investment Advisor FIRST TRUST ADVISORS L.P., 120 EAST LIBERTY DRIVE, SUITE 400, WHEATON IL 60187
Orlando Purpura other: Portfolio Manager FIRST TRUST ADVISORS L.P., 120 EAST LIBERTY DRIVE, SUITE 400, WHEATON IL 60187
Jeffrey M Scott other: Portfolio Manager FIRST TRUST ADVISORS L.P., 120 EAST LIBERTY DRIVE, SUITE 400, WHEATON IL 60187
Housey William A Jr other: Officer of Advisor, Port. Mgr. FIRST TRUST ADVISORS L.P., 120 E. LIBERTY DRIVE, SUITE 400, WHEATON IL 60187
Scott D Fries other: Officer of Advisor, Port. Mgr. FIRST TRUST ADVISORS L.P., 120 E. LIBERTY DRIVE, SUITE 400, WHEATON IL 60187
James A Bowen director, officer: President C/O FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP, 120 EAST LIBERTY DRIVE, SUITE 400, WHEATON IL 60187
David Mcgarel other: Officer of the Adviser C/O FIRST TRUST ADVISORS LP, 120 EAST LIBERTY DRIVE, SUITE 400, WHEATON IL 60187
Shane Shannon officer: Assistant Secretary FIRST TRUST ADVISORS L.P., 120 EAST LIBERTY DRIVE, SUITE 400, WHEATON IL 60187
Donald Swade officer: Assistant Treasurer C/O FIRST TRUST ADVISORS L.P., 120 EAST LIBERTY DRIVE, SUITE 400, WHEATON IL 60187
Katherine L Urevig officer: Assistant Treasurer C/O FIRST TRUST ADVISORS L.P., 120 EAST LIBERTY DRIVE, SUITE 400, WHEATON IL 60187
Daniel J Lindquist officer: Vice President C/O FIRST TRUST ADVISORS L.P., 120 EAST LIBERTY DRIVE, SUITE 400, WHEATON IL 60187

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