The Process Pillar is our assessment of how sensible, clearly defined, and repeatable FTSL’s performance objective and investment process is for both security selection and portfolio construction.
People Pillar
The People Pillar is our evaluation of the FTSL management team’s experience and ability. We find that high-quality management teams deliver superior performance relative to their benchmarks and/or peers.
Parent Pillar
The Parent Pillar is our rating of FTSL’s parent organization’s priorities and whether they’re in line with investors’ interests.
Cautious but not attractive.
Saraja Samant
Analyst
Summary
An experienced team runs First Trust Senior Loan ETF’s relatively defensive process, but more evidence is needed to see any long-term benefits over the competition.