First Trust Income Opportunities ETF (FCEF)

NASDAQ: FCEF · Real-Time Price · USD
21.80
+0.06 (0.28%)
Mar 24, 2025, 4:00 PM EST - Market closed
0.28%
Assets $43.49M
Expense Ratio 3.29%
PE Ratio 21.66
Shares Out 2.01M
Dividend (ttm) $1.58
Dividend Yield 7.25%
Ex-Dividend Date Mar 11, 2025
Payout Ratio 156.99%
1-Year Return +6.44%
Volume 4,500
Open 21.82
Previous Close 21.74
Day's Range 21.79 - 21.86
52-Week Low 19.61
52-Week High 22.64
Beta 0.94
Holdings 55
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

34.07% of assets
Name Symbol Weight
Eaton Vance Tax-Advantaged Global Dividend Income Fund ETG 3.90%
Invesco Variable Rate Investment Grade ETF VRIG 3.75%
Abrdn Healthcare Opportunities Fund THQ 3.53%
Abrdn Healthcare Investors HQH 3.42%
Abrdn Global Infrastructure Income Fund ASGI 3.38%
Eaton Vance Tax-Advantaged Dividend Income Fund EVT 3.26%
Eaton Vance Tax-Advantaged Global Dividend Opportunities Fund ETO 3.25%
John Hancock Tax-Advantaged Dividend Income Fund HTD 3.24%
Source Capital SOR 3.22%
Fs Credit Opportunities Corp n/a 3.13%
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Dividends

Ex-Dividend Amount Pay Date
Mar 11, 2025 $0.135 Mar 31, 2025
Feb 11, 2025 $0.135 Feb 28, 2025
Jan 14, 2025 $0.135 Jan 31, 2025
Dec 11, 2024 $0.135 Dec 31, 2024
Nov 13, 2024 $0.135 Nov 29, 2024
Oct 11, 2024 $0.135 Oct 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...

15 days ago - Business Wire

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1 year ago - Seeking Alpha

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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2 years ago - Seeking Alpha

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'

A fund of funds approach can give instant diversification. The strategy is approached and is utilized in active CEFs or passive ETFs.

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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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