FTSL

First Trust Senior Loan Fund

Sector: financial servicesAsset ManagementNASDAQMarket Cap: $2.33B

First Trust Senior Loan Fund is a closed-end fund investing in senior secured loans with minimal direct political/regulatory exposure as a passive investment vehicle.

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Govt Dependence

5/100

Regulatory Density

25/100

Lobbying Intensity

0/100

Political Signal

LOW

BusinessWhat FTSL does

FTSL is a closed-end management investment company that primarily invests in senior secured floating-rate loans. Revenue derives from management fees on assets under management and investment income. The fund has no direct government contracts, subsidies, or rate regulation.

12 months past · 3 months futureFTSL activity timeline

Congress

buy sell

Insider · Form 4

open-market buy

Hedge fund · 13F

opened + added − trimmed closed holds

Bills

past action (this ticker) upcoming markup (sector) ★ carveout (this ticker)

247 trading days · 1 congressional trades shown · 0 insider buys · 0 13F filings · 0 past bill actions · 5 upcoming markups

Lifetime Government AwardsFTSL federal contracts

FTSL doesn't hold direct federal contracts.

Verified via USASpending.gov: $0 reported in direct prime-contract awards. Companies in this position typically sell federal services indirectly through prime contractors and integrators (e.g., Lockheed Martin, Booz Allen, Microsoft Azure) or through commercial channels that don't appear in USASpending data.

Politicians Trading FTSLMembers of Congress with recent FTSL positions

1 politicians traded FTSL across 1 disclosed transactions totaling $8K (last 730 days). Greed score = composite of trade frequency, volume & recency across the politician's entire history (not just FTSL). 0-30 LOW · 30-60 MID · 60+ HIGH.

Mark R. Warner D-Virginia · senate 1 buy $8K 2026-03-30 LOW · 0

Congressional TradesWho in Congress is trading FTSL

2026-03-30 Mark R. Warner D-Virginia · senate Purchase $1,001 - $15,000

1+ trades on file · most recent 2026-05-01

Corporate Insiders · Form 4What CEOs, CFOs, and directors are doing with their own stock

No Form 4 activity recorded in the last 180 days.

Bills to WatchLegislation flagged by our analysis

Investment Company Act amendmentsSEC disclosure modernization

Political ProfileWhere FTSL sits in Washington

As a passive closed-end fund with no lobbying activity, direct political exposure is minimal. Stock movement driven primarily by credit spreads, interest rates, and loan portfolio performance rather than legislative/regulatory events.

Regulatory ExposureThreats & opportunities

Regulatory threats

SEC leverage restrictions on closed-end funds
credit market stress from rate policy

Regulatory opportunities

No specific regulatory opportunities flagged.

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Frequently AskedAbout FTSL & political exposure

Does First Trust Senior Loan Fund (FTSL) hold federal contracts?

No direct prime contracts reported in USASpending.gov for First Trust Senior Loan Fund. Companies in the semiconductor and AI hardware sectors often sell to the federal government via prime contractors and cloud resellers (Microsoft Azure, AWS, Lockheed Martin systems integration) rather than as direct primes.

Has Congress traded FTSL stock?

1 congressional trades by 1 unique members of Congress, most recently on 2026-03-30. See the Congressional Trading panel for politician-by-politician breakdown.

What is FTSL political risk profile?

Government dependence: 5/100. Lobbying intensity: 0/100. Political signal: low.

How does GovGreed track FTSL political activity?

GovGreed integrates STOCK Act congressional trade disclosures, FEC contributions, OGE executive-branch disclosures, USASpending federal contracts, Senate LDA lobbying filings, and SEC Form 4 corporate insider trades into a single queryable graph. FTSL data is updated daily from these official federal sources.