Nasdaq · FTSL · ETF
First Trust Senior Loan Fund (FTSL) ETF price history
Every Nasdaq trading session of First Trust Senior Loan Fund from May 2, 2013 to Nov 12, 2026: 3,352 daily bars, adjusted for splits and dividends, with minute bars from Jul 13, 2026 forward. The full series is served by the API: a free key covers the last year, paid plans the whole history and minute bars.
FTSL adjusted close, 2013 to 2026
- $44.97
- All time high, 2026
- $45.04
- 52 week high, $43.46 low
- 3,352
- Daily sessions since 2013
Last updated Nov 12, 2026, the last stored session. Refreshes after each trading day. Full 2013 to 2026 series and minute bars.
FTSL key facts
- First Trust Senior Loan Fund (FTSL) closed at $44.63 on Nov 12, 2026 on Nasdaq.
- FTSL's all time high close is $44.97, set on Sep 4, 2026; its all time low close is $25.85 on Mar 23, 2020.
- FTSL's 52 week range is $43.46 to $45.04.
- FTSL returned +1.2% over the year to Nov 12, 2026 and +25.9% over five years.
- Over ten years FTSL returned +52%, +4.3% a year compounded.
- FTSL's deepest drawdown was -22.7% from Jan 29, 2020 to Mar 23, 2020.
- DataCedar holds 3,352 daily sessions of FTSL history from May 2, 2013 and minute bars from Jul 13, 2026, adjusted for splits and dividends, served by the API under a key.
FTSL price chart, 2013 to 2026
FTSL returns
Price return from the last close on or before the window start to Nov 12, 2026, on adjusted closes.
| Period | Return |
|---|---|
| 1 month | +0.5% |
| 3 months | -0.2% |
| 6 months | -0.2% |
| Year to date | +0.4% |
| 1 year | +1.2% |
| 3 years | +17.4% |
| 5 years | +25.9% |
| 10 years | +52.0% |
| Since May 2, 2013 | +66.2% |
| Compound annual growth, 13.5 years | +3.8% |
FTSL records
Measured on the stored closes; every figure is reproducible from the API series.
- All time high close
- $44.97 on Sep 4, 2026
- All time low close
- $25.85 on Mar 23, 2020
- 52 week high
- $45.04 on Sep 9, 2026
- 52 week low
- $43.46 on Mar 2, 2026
- Deepest drawdown
- -22.7% from Jan 29, 2020 to Mar 23, 2020, recovered Nov 9, 2020
- Best single session
- +4.3% on Mar 26, 2020
- Worst single session
- -7.1% on Mar 18, 2020
- Volatility, 1 year annualised
- 2.6%
- Sessions closing higher, 1 year
- 53%
- Best calendar year
- 2023, +12%
- Worst calendar year
- 2022, -2%
FTSL price history by year
Open is the first session's open, high and low span the year, close is the last session's close, and the return is close over the previous year's close. 2013 starts on May 2, 2013; 2026 runs to Nov 12, 2026.
| Year | Open | High | Low | Close | Return | Volume | Sessions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | $44.50 | $45.04 | $43.46 | $44.63 | +0.4% | 66M | 218 |
| 2025 | $42.01 | $44.53 | $40.89 | $44.46 | +6.0% | 72M | 250 |
| 2024 | $38.75 | $42.23 | $38.64 | $41.95 | +8.3% | 71.4M | 252 |
| 2023 | $34.80 | $38.81 | $34.80 | $38.75 | +11.6% | 94.7M | 250 |
| 2022 | $35.61 | $35.77 | $33.17 | $34.73 | -2.5% | 194.3M | 251 |
| 2021 | $34.44 | $35.64 | $34.13 | $35.61 | +3.9% | 117.9M | 252 |
| 2020 | $33.22 | $34.31 | $24.35 | $34.26 | +3.0% | 69.1M | 253 |
| 2019 | $30.21 | $33.33 | $30.15 | $33.27 | +10.1% | 54.4M | 249 |
| 2018 | $30.64 | $31.61 | $30.08 | $30.21 | -1.3% | 58.7M | 243 |
| 2017 | $29.81 | $30.66 | $29.81 | $30.61 | +2.6% | 40.6M | 244 |
| 2016 | $27.82 | $29.84 | $27.43 | $29.84 | +7.5% | 25.5M | 248 |
| 2015 | $27.74 | $28.71 | $27.63 | $27.75 | +0.1% | 17.5M | 246 |
| 2014 | $27.37 | $28.09 | $27.24 | $27.72 | +1.4% | 10.7M | 236 |
| 2013 | $26.89 | $27.42 | $26.15 | $27.34 | n/a | 4.8M | 160 |
FTSL monthly closes, last 12 months
| Month | Month end close | Change |
|---|---|---|
| November 2026 | $44.63 | +0.3% |
| October 2026 | $44.49 | -0.2% |
| September 2026 | $44.57 | -0.8% |
| August 2026 | $44.91 | +0.2% |
| July 2026 | $44.83 | +0.2% |
| June 2026 | $44.75 | +0.1% |
| May 2026 | $44.71 | +0.2% |
| April 2026 | $44.61 | +1.1% |
| March 2026 | $44.11 | +1.1% |
| February 2026 | $43.62 | -1.4% |
| January 2026 | $44.25 | -0.5% |
| December 2025 | $44.46 | +0.5% |
About the FTSL data
Daily bars. 3,352 sessions from May 2, 2013 to Nov 12, 2026, one row per Nasdaq trading day with open, high, low, close and volume. Prices are adjusted for splits and cash dividends so the series is comparable across its whole length; the API also serves the raw, split only and dividend only views.
Minute bars. Stored from Jul 13, 2026 forward, most recent session Oct 23, 2026. Minute history is captured from the day collection began and is never backfilled, so this start date is exact. Five minute, fifteen minute and hourly bars are derived from these minutes.
Time and currency. Session dates are Nasdaq trading days; minute timestamps are UTC. Prices are in USD. Volume is shares traded on the session.
Get the data. The REST endpoint returns the daily series as JSON with pagination; a free key serves the last year, Quant and above the full history back to May 2, 2013, and minute bars come with the paid windows. It takes timeframe (1Min, 5Min, 15Min, 1Hour, 1Day), adjustment, start and end. See the bars endpoint and authentication, and pricing for the plan windows.
curl "https://api.datacedar.com/v3/stocks/nasdaq%3AFTSL/bars?timeframe=1Day&adjustment=all&limit=50000" \
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