First Trust Income Opportunities ETF (FCEF)

NASDAQ: FCEF · Real-Time Price · USD
21.88
-0.15 (-0.68%)
Oct 31, 2024, 4:00 PM EDT - Market closed
-0.68%
Assets $40.92M
Expense Ratio 3.29%
PE Ratio 18.92
Shares Out 1.86M
Dividend (ttm) $1.51
Dividend Yield 6.89%
Ex-Dividend Date Oct 11, 2024
Payout Ratio 129.68%
1-Year Return +23.48%
Volume 2,959
Open 22.07
Previous Close 22.03
Day's Range 21.83 - 22.07
52-Week Low 18.14
52-Week High 22.36
Beta 0.95
Holdings 56
Inception Date Sep 27, 2016

About FCEF

Fund Home Page

The First Trust Income Opportunities ETF (FCEF) is an exchange-traded fund that mostly invests in target outcome asset allocation. The fund is an actively managed ETF that holds closed-end funds to get exposure to US and non-US equity, fixed income securities, and commodities. The fund's primary objective is to provide current income. FCEF was launched on Sep 27, 2016 and is issued by First Trust.

Asset Class Asset Allocation
Category Global Allocation
Region North America
Stock Exchange NASDAQ
Ticker Symbol FCEF
ETF Provider First Trust

Top 10 Holdings

34.52% of assets
Name Symbol Weight
Morgan Stanley Instl Lqudty Trs Instl MISXX 4.93%
Eaton Vance Tax-Advantaged Global Dividend Income Fund ETG 3.92%
Abrdn Healthcare Investors HQH 3.35%
Abrdn Healthcare Opportunities Fund THQ 3.30%
John Hancock Tax-Advantaged Dividend Income Fund HTD 3.29%
Abrdn Global Infrastructure Income Fund ASGI 3.18%
Eaton Vance Tax-Advantaged Global Dividend Opportunities Fund ETO 3.15%
Source Capital, Inc. SOR 3.14%
Invesco Variable Rate Investment Grade ETF VRIG 3.13%
Eaton Vance Tax-Advantaged Dividend Income Fund EVT 3.12%
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Dividends

Ex-Dividend Amount Pay Date
Oct 11, 2024 $0.135 Oct 31, 2024
Sep 11, 2024 $0.135 Sep 30, 2024
Aug 13, 2024 $0.130 Aug 30, 2024
Jul 11, 2024 $0.130 Jul 31, 2024
Jun 11, 2024 $0.125 Jun 28, 2024
May 14, 2024 $0.125 May 31, 2024
Full Dividend History

News

First Trust Advisors L.P. Announces Distribution for First Trust Income Opportunities ETF

WHEATON, Ill.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--First Trust Advisors L.P. ("FTA") announces the declaration of the Monthly distribution for First Trust Income Opportunities ETF, a series of First Trust Exchange-Trade...

21 days ago - Business Wire

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ETFs Of CEFs: Diversification And Higher Distributions

ETFs Of CEFs: Diversification And Higher Distributions

1 year ago - Seeking Alpha

Earning Income Through ETFs Of CEFs

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FCEF: A Fund Of Funds Beating Competitors

First Trust CEF Income Opportunity ETF is an actively managed fund of funds. It has outperformed its competitors YYY and PCEF since 2016.

1 year ago - Seeking Alpha

First Trust Announces Name Change for First Trust CEF Income Opportunity ETF

WHEATON, Ill.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--First Trust Advisors L.P. (“FTA”) announced today that as of Friday, April 8, 2022, First Trust CEF Income Opportunity ETF (Nasdaq: FCEF) will change its name to “First...

2 years ago - Business Wire

Income Lab Ideas: 'Fund Of Funds'

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CEF Beta Plays For An Eventual Recovery

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Closed-End Funds Without The Work: The Funds Of Funds

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