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First Trust Senior Floating Rateome Fund II (First Trust Senior Floating Rateome Fund II) Beta : 0.37 (As of May. 24, 2024)


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What is First Trust Senior Floating Rateome Fund II Beta?

Beta is the sensitivity of the expected excess asset returns to the expected excess market returns. As of today (2024-05-24), First Trust Senior Floating Rateome Fund II's Beta is 0.37.


First Trust Senior Floating Rateome Fund II Beta Historical Data

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

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First Trust Senior Floating Rateome Fund II Beta Chart

First Trust Senior Floating Rateome Fund II Annual Data
Trend May18 May19 May20 May21 May22 May23
Beta
Get a 7-Day Free Trial 0.38 0.75 -0.17 0.70 0.44

First Trust Senior Floating Rateome Fund II Semi-Annual Data
Nov17 May18 Nov18 May19 Nov19 May20 Nov20 May21 Nov21 May22 Nov22 May23 Nov23
Beta Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 0.79 0.70 0.65 0.44 0.36

Competitive Comparison of First Trust Senior Floating Rateome Fund II's Beta

For the Asset Management subindustry, First Trust Senior Floating Rateome Fund II's Beta, along with its competitors' market caps and Beta 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 Beta Distribution in the Asset Management Industry

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

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



First Trust Senior Floating Rateome Fund II Beta Calculation

Beta is the sensitivity of the expected excess asset returns to the expected excess market returns. A stock's beta can be calculated by dividing the product of the covariance of the individual stock's returns and the market's returns by the variance of the market's returns over a specified period. Basically, GuruFocus uses the returns calculated over three-year period.


First Trust Senior Floating Rateome Fund II  (NYSE:FCT) Beta Explanation

Beta is a measure of the volatility, or systematic risk, of a security or a portfolio in comparison to the market as a whole. We usually compare beta to 1. A beta of 1 indicates that the security's price will move with the market. A beta of less than 1 means that the security will be less volatile than the market. A beta of greater than 1 indicates that the security's price will be more volatile than the market.

Beta is primarily used in the Capital Asset Pricing Model (CAPM) to calculate the Cost of Equity, which can be used in the calculation of WACC %. The formula of Cost of Equity is:
Cost of Equity = Risk-Free Rate of Return + Beta of Asset * (Expected Return of the Market - Risk-Free Rate of Return)


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

Traded in Other Exchanges
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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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