First Trust Long Duration Opportunities ETF (LGOV)
| Assets | $698.23M |
| Expense Ratio | 0.67% |
| PE Ratio | n/a |
| Shares Out | 32.85M |
| Dividend (ttm) | $0.85 |
| Dividend Yield | 3.95% |
| Ex-Dividend Date | May 21, 2025 |
| Payout Ratio | n/a |
| 1-Year Return | +0.23% |
| Volume | 228,240 |
| Open | 21.39 |
| Previous Close | 21.40 |
| Day's Range | 21.36 - 21.43 |
| 52-Week Low | 19.91 |
| 52-Week High | 23.65 |
| Beta | 0.30 |
| Holdings | 163 |
| Inception Date | Jan 22, 2019 |
About LGOV
Fund Home PageThe First Trust Long Duration Opportunities ETF (LGOV) is an exchange-traded fund that mostly invests in broad credit fixed income. The fund holds an actively managed portfolio of US government bonds with an average duration of eight or more years. The fund seeks current income with a focus on capital preservation. LGOV was launched on Jan 22, 2019 and is issued by First Trust.
Dividends
| Ex-Dividend | Amount | Pay Date |
|---|---|---|
| May 21, 2025 | $0.0725 | May 30, 2025 |
| Apr 22, 2025 | $0.0725 | Apr 30, 2025 |
| Mar 27, 2025 | $0.070 | Mar 31, 2025 |
| Feb 21, 2025 | $0.070 | Feb 28, 2025 |
| Jan 22, 2025 | $0.070 | Jan 31, 2025 |
| Dec 13, 2024 | $0.070 | Dec 31, 2024 |
News
Rates Spark: ECB Presser Bear-Flattened The Curve
The ECB cut rates by 25bp as widely anticipated, but a slightly hawkish tilt bear flattened the EUR curve, which in our view remains priced aggressively. In the US, as the markets head towards the Fed...
Estimating The Impact Of Lower Rates On Bond Fund Dividends
It generally takes a few years for changes in Federal Reserve rates to fully impact bond fund dividends. Bond funds are still benefitting from prior rate hikes. Perhaps by enough to cancel out any fut...
Rates Outlook: Swap Spreads To See Widening Pressure
While there is upward pressure on market rates in 2022, it's not coming from higher net supply. In fact, lower net supply can help to richen government bonds. On top of that, we should see flatter cur...
Tapering Impact On Treasury Supply
At the November FOMC meeting, the Fed officially announced that it would begin tapering its bond purchase program, starting in mid-November. When the Fed began tapering its QE3 program over the course...