---
ticker: "FTSL"
name: "First Trust Senior Loan Fund"
url: "https://etf.net/etf/FTSL"
grade: "B"
score: 55
graded_at: "2026-10-12"
category: "Bank Loan"
category_rank: "4 of 11"
methodology: "https://etf.net/methodology"
---

# FTSL: First Trust Senior Loan Fund

Grade **B**, Score 55 of 100. Rank 4 of 11 in Bank Loan.

Graded Oct 12, 2026.

## Grade pillars

| Pillar | Score | Category rank |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Cost | 26 | 8 of 11 |
| Mission | 61 | 2 of 8 |
| Risk | 52 | 6 of 11 |
| Tradability | 76 | 3 of 11 |
| Holdings | 88 | 2 of 11 |
| Durability | 85 | 2 of 11 |

## Top holdings

The fund holds 377 positions. These are the largest 30, by weight.

| # | Ticker | Name | Weight |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | — | US Dollar | 3.13% |
| 2 | — | Whatabrands Llc Whabra Tl B 1L USD | 1.37% |
| 3 | — | Irb Holding Corp Argihc Tl B 1L USD | 1.31% |
| 4 | — | Transdigm Inc Tdg Tl K 1L USD | 1.15% |
| 5 | — | Quikrete Holdings Inc Quikho Tl B 1L USD | 1.08% |
| 6 | — | POST HOLDINGS INC 6.25%, due 02/15/2032 | 1.03% |
| 7 | — | Clarios Global Lp Powsol Tl B 1L USD | 1.03% |
| 8 | — | 1011778 Bc Ulc Bculc Tl B5 1L USD | 1.00% |
| 9 | — | Abg Intermediate Hldgs 2 Autbra Tl B 1L USD | 0.94% |
| 10 | — | Opal Us Llc Opalbd Tl B 1L USD | 0.86% |
| 11 | — | Garda World Security Gwcn Tl B 1L USD | 0.85% |
| 12 | — | Creative Planning Inc Ctepng Tl B 1L USD | 0.84% |
| 13 | — | ONEDIGITAL BORROWER LLC Variable rate, due 07/02/2032 | 0.77% |
| 14 | — | Paramount Skydance Corp Psky Tl B 1L USD | 0.76% |
| 15 | — | Scih Salt Holdings Inc Morton Tl B 1L USD | 0.76% |
| 16 | — | Mavis Tire Express Servi Eocgro Tl 1L USD | 0.74% |
| 17 | — | Ardonagh Group Ltd Ardgrp Tl B 1L USD | 0.73% |
| 18 | — | Project Ruby Ultimate Pare Medw Tl B 1L USD | 0.73% |
| 19 | — | Parexel Intl Corp Prxl Tl B 1L USD | 0.72% |
| 20 | — | Primo Brands Corp Prmb Tl B 1L USD | 0.72% |
| 21 | — | Leia Finco Us Llc Darkln Tl 1L USD | 0.72% |
| 22 | — | White Cap Buyer Llc Whtcap Tl B 1L USD | 0.69% |
| 23 | — | Pro Mach Group Inc Prmach Tl B 1L USD | 0.69% |
| 24 | — | Raven Acquisition Holdin Rcm Tl B 1L USD | 0.65% |
| 25 | — | NEXSTAR MEDIA INC 4.75%, due 11/01/2028 | 0.65% |
| 26 | — | Raising Cane's Restauran Rzncan Tl B 1L USD | 0.65% |
| 27 | — | Southern Veterinary Part Souvet Tl B 1L USD | 0.64% |
| 28 | — | Osaic Holdings Inc Advgro Tl 1L USD | 0.64% |
| 29 | — | Smyrna Ready Mix Concret Smyrea Tl B 1L USD | 0.64% |
| 30 | — | Tk Elevator Us Newco Inc Thyele Tl B 1L USD | 0.63% |

Source: etf.net, https://etf.net/etf/FTSL. Please cite the page URL.