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FCEFFirst Trust Income Opportunity ETF

Get income9y track recordRanked #1,296 of 1,650 in this goal

Seeks to provide current income with a secondary emphasis on total return.

By First Trust · Launched 2016

Annual Cost

3.69%

#5,845 of 5,861 · expensive

Fund Size

$79M

#3,210 of 5,861 · mid-size

Dividend YieldGoal

5.43%

Track Record

9 years

#1,460 of 5,861 · established

Performance

Total-return NAV · USD
Growth of $10,000
$11,314+13.1%

Total-return NAV, USD. Net of fund fees, before tax.

What's inside

How Beacon categorizes this fund

Asset class

Equity

Strategy

Active selection

What it actually holds

By weight

Concentration

Top 10 holdings = 33.2% of fundwell diversified

Morgan Stanley Institutional Liquidity Funds
5.2%
Invesco Actively Managed Exchange-Traded Fund Trust
3.7%
Eaton Vance Tax-Advantaged Global Dividend Income Fund
3.4%
Hancock John Tax-Advantaged Dividend Income Fund
3.3%
Eaton Vance Tax-Advantaged Global Dividend Opportunities Fund
3.2%
Eaton Vance Tax-Advantaged Divid Income Fd
3.1%
Gabelli Dividend & Income Trust
3.0%
Cohen & Steers Infrastructure Fund Inc.
2.8%
abrdn Global Infrastructure Income Fund
2.8%
Blackrock Science & Technology Trust
2.6%

Asset allocation

Stocks
55.0%
Bonds
35.7%
Preferred
5.9%
Other
4.0%
Convertible
2.1%

By sector

Financial Services
26.3%
Utilities
14.8%
Technology
14.1%
Energy
10.6%
Healthcare
9.6%
Industrials
8.9%
Communication
4.5%
Consumer Cyclical
4.0%
Other
7.2%

Risk profile

Last 12 months · Sharpe & Sortino need 3+ years
Volatility (1Y)
7.9%Low

Year-on-year price swings

Max drawdown
-44.8%Severe

Worst peak-to-trough loss

Sharpe (3Y)
1.05Strong risk-adjusted returns
Sortino (3Y)
1.44Good downside protection

Listing

Exchange
NASDAQ Global Select Market

Full fund details

Objective
Seeks to provide current income with a secondary emphasis on total return.
Strategy
Invests in a portfolio of closed-end funds and ETFs listed in the U.S. The Fund utilizes a proprietary model to select investments based on various market metrics and economic factors, including fund size, duration, and distribution rate, among others. May invest in U.S. and non-U.S. equity and debt securities, commodities, and various other asset types.
Inception date
September 27, 2016
Fund family
First Trust

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Data updated on 2026-08-04