First Trust Income Opportunities ETF (FCEF)

NASDAQ: FCEF · Real-Time Price · USD
22.06
+0.18 (0.82%)
Jan 17, 2025, 4:00 PM EST - Market closed
0.82%
Assets $40.61M
Expense Ratio 3.29%
PE Ratio 22.61
Shares Out 1.86M
Dividend (ttm) $1.56
Dividend Yield 7.05%
Ex-Dividend Date Jan 14, 2025
Payout Ratio 159.38%
1-Year Return +11.84%
Volume 3,545
Open 22.00
Previous Close 21.88
Day's Range 21.96 - 22.08
52-Week Low 19.60
52-Week High 22.64
Beta 0.94
Holdings 58
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

32.90% of assets
Name Symbol Weight
Eaton Vance Tax-Advantaged Global Dividend Income Fund ETG 3.88%
Abrdn Healthcare Opport n/a 3.48%
Abrdn Healthcare Investors HQH 3.33%
Eaton Vance Tax-Advantaged Global Dividend Opportunities Fund ETO 3.29%
John Hancock Tax-Advantaged Dividend Income Fund HTD 3.26%
Fs Credit Opportunities Corp n/a 3.21%
Invesco Variable Rate Investment Grade ETF VRIG 3.14%
Eaton Vance Tax-Advantaged Dividend Income Fund EVT 3.14%
Abrdn Global Infrastructure Income Fund ASGI 3.13%
Morgan Stanley Institutional Liquidity Funds - Treasury Portfolio MISXX 3.04%
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Dividends

Ex-Dividend Amount Pay Date
Jan 14, 2025 $0.135 n/a
Dec 11, 2024 $0.135 n/a
Nov 13, 2024 $0.135 n/a
Oct 11, 2024 $0.135 Oct 31, 2024
Sep 11, 2024 $0.135 Sep 30, 2024
Aug 13, 2024 $0.130 Aug 30, 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...

7 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.

2 years 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...

3 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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