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First Trust Income Opportunity ETF (FCEF)

Global Moderately Conservative Allocation | Exchange Traded Fund | NasdaqGM
23.50 USD +0.13 (0.566%) ⇧ (April 17, 2026, 4 p.m. EDT)
After hours: 23.50 +0.02 (0.074%) ⇧ (April 17, 2026, 4:10 p.m. EDT)
Short-term: ★★★☆☆ | Long-term: ★★★★☆ | Dividends: ★★★★★
Hot Take | April 11, 2026, 2:55 p.m. EDT

FCEF has shown a relatively stable price movement in the recent 14-day period, with a slight upward trend and a high dividend yield of 6.57%. The recent dividends have been consistent, with a majority of payments around $0.135 per share, suggesting reliability. While the short-term price movement is not extremely volatile, it's not showing strong momentum either, which makes it a moderate opportunity for short-term traders. For long-term investors, the consistent dividend payments and relatively stable fundamentals make it an attractive option to buy and hold. However, the forecasting model stats indicate some volatility and uncertainty in the short-term price direction, so caution is advised.
Model Selection — Backtest MAE (log-scale, lower is better)
ModelMAE
AutoTheta ✓0.018754
AutoETS0.026602
AutoARIMA0.026625
MSTL0.027217

Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoTheta

Forecast Reliability
Score 43%
H-stat 12.29
Ljung-Box p 0.000
Jarque-Bera p 0.203
Excess Kurtosis -0.89
Attribute Value
Trailing P/E 22.50

Dividend Data

Yield Summary
Last Yield 1yr Yield 3yr Avg 5yr Avg
0.59% 7.40% 8.18% 8.20%
Dividend History
Date Dividend Yield %
2026-04-14 0.138 0.590753
2026-03-11 0.138 0.606228
2026-02-11 0.135 0.575242
2026-01-13 0.135 0.591101
2025-12-11 0.135 0.605008
2025-11-12 0.135 0.609607
2025-10-14 0.135 0.615929
2025-09-11 0.135 0.615798
2025-08-12 0.135 0.630064
2025-07-11 0.135 0.634994
2025-06-11 0.135 0.651592
2025-05-13 0.135 0.668992
2025-04-11 0.135 0.721401
2025-03-11 0.135 0.683551
2025-02-11 0.135 0.665034
2025-01-14 0.135 0.684909
2024-12-11 0.135 0.670144
2024-11-13 0.135 0.678326
2024-10-11 0.135 0.678769
2024-09-11 0.135 0.697208
2024-08-13 0.130 0.690335
2024-07-11 0.130 0.690192
2024-06-11 0.125 0.685479
2024-05-14 0.125 0.692739
2024-04-11 0.125 0.715575
2024-03-12 0.125 0.713429
2024-02-13 0.120 0.707247
2024-01-11 0.120 0.711334
2023-12-12 0.120 0.739871
2023-11-14 0.120 0.765014
2023-10-11 0.120 0.781505
2023-09-12 0.118 0.748323
2023-08-11 0.118 0.737077
2023-07-11 0.118 0.747285
2023-06-13 0.118 0.760132
2023-05-11 0.118 0.776209
2023-04-11 0.118 0.760847
2023-03-14 0.118 0.778696
2023-02-14 0.118 0.728105
2023-01-11 0.118 0.743950
2022-12-13 0.118 0.752668
2022-11-14 0.118 0.771191
2022-10-12 0.118 0.830586
2022-09-13 0.118 0.752076
2022-08-11 0.118 0.710349
2022-07-12 0.118 0.779573
2022-06-14 0.118 0.788129
2022-05-11 0.118 0.766443
2022-04-12 0.118 0.694798
2022-03-11 0.115 0.700079
2022-02-11 0.115 0.657251
2022-01-11 0.115 0.615859
2021-12-14 0.110 0.612061
2021-11-12 0.110 0.584956
2021-10-13 0.110 0.606049
2021-09-14 0.105 0.568644
2021-08-11 0.105 0.569744
2021-07-13 0.105 0.578307
2021-06-11 0.100 0.549216
2021-05-11 0.100 0.574139
2021-04-13 0.100 0.578352
2021-03-11 0.090 0.541769
2021-02-11 0.090 0.542015
2021-01-12 0.090 0.565605
2020-12-11 0.090 0.585699
2020-11-12 0.090 0.626372
2020-10-14 0.090 0.641026
2020-09-11 0.093 0.689462
2020-08-11 0.093 0.685396
2020-07-14 0.093 0.716685
2020-06-11 0.098 0.780024
2020-05-12 0.098 0.822919
2020-04-13 0.098 0.848906
2020-03-11 0.098 0.777012
2020-02-11 0.098 0.624363
2020-01-14 0.098 0.634499
2019-12-11 0.098 0.659495
2019-11-13 0.098 0.666844
2019-10-11 0.098 0.681653
2019-09-11 0.098 0.680936
2019-08-13 0.098 0.693440
2019-07-11 0.098 0.682886
2019-06-11 0.098 0.706124
2019-05-14 0.098 0.715628
2019-04-11 0.098 0.709652
2019-03-12 0.098 0.727964
2019-02-12 0.095 0.720133
2019-01-11 0.095 0.755213
2018-12-11 0.095 0.769557
2018-11-09 0.095 0.730877
2018-10-11 0.095 0.739313
2018-09-11 0.095 0.696965
2018-08-10 0.095 0.702042
2018-07-11 0.095 0.712661
2018-06-12 0.095 0.714002
2018-05-11 0.095 0.722533
2018-04-11 0.095 0.735875
2018-03-13 0.090 0.687487
2018-02-13 0.090 0.704609
2018-01-11 0.090 0.676691
2017-12-21 0.082 0.631303
2017-11-21 0.090 0.701445
2017-10-20 0.090 0.689440
2017-09-21 0.090 0.702059
2017-08-22 0.070 0.560621
2017-07-21 0.070 0.550072
2017-06-22 0.075 0.605143
2017-05-23 0.085 0.688453
2017-04-21 0.100 0.825271
2017-03-23 0.110 0.929735
2017-02-22 0.100 0.842380
2017-01-20 0.110 0.956084
2016-12-21 0.092 0.818506
2016-11-22 0.110 0.999977
2016-10-21 0.100 0.905237
Additional Data
trailingAnnualDividendRate 0.0
trailingAnnualDividendYield 0.0
dividendDate 2017-05-31
dividendYield 6.57

Info Dump

Attribute Value
All Time High 26.26
All Time Low 12.54
Ask 23.61
Ask Size 2
Average Daily Volume10 Day 9,890
Average Daily Volume3 Month 18,239
Average Volume 18,239
Average Volume10Days 9,890
Beta3 Year 0.99
Bid 23.4
Bid Size 2
Category Global Moderately Conservative Allocation
Crypto Tradeable 0
Currency USD
Custom Price Alert Confidence HIGH
Day High 23.5699
Day Low 23.44
Dividend Date 1,496,188,800
Dividend Yield 6.57
Eps Trailing Twelve Months 1.0444571
Esg Populated 0
Exchange NGM
Exchange Data Delayed By 0
Exchange Timezone Name America/New_York
Exchange Timezone Short Name EDT
Fifty Day Average 23.16828
Fifty Day Average Change 0.3340206
Fifty Day Average Change Percent 0.014417152
Fifty Two Week Change Percent 16.216755
Fifty Two Week High 23.89
Fifty Two Week High Change -0.38769913
Fifty Two Week High Change Percent -0.016228512
Fifty Two Week Low 20.115
Fifty Two Week Low Change 3.3873005
Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent 0.16839674
Fifty Two Week Range 20.115 - 23.89
First Trade Date Milliseconds 1,475,155,800,000
Five Year Average Return 0.0607412
Full Exchange Name NasdaqGM
Fund Family First Trust
Fund Inception Date 1,474,934,400
Gmt Off Set Milliseconds -14,400,000
Has Pre Post Market Data 1
Language en-US
Legal Type Exchange Traded Fund
Long Business Summary The fund seeks to achieve its investment objectives by investing in a portfolio of closed-end investment companies ("closed-end funds") and exchange-traded funds ("ETFs") that are listed and traded in the United States on registered exchanges. In selecting the closed-end funds and ETFs for the fund’s portfolio, the fund's investment advisor utilizes a range of investment approaches.
Long Name First Trust Income Opportunity ETF
Market us_market
Market State POSTPOST
Max Age 86,400
Message Board Id finmb_346875849
Nav Price 23.36
Net Assets 70,971,568.0
Net Expense Ratio 3.69
Open 23.451
Post Market Change 0.017299652
Post Market Change Percent 0.07366256
Post Market Price 23.5023
Post Market Time 1,776,456,605
Previous Close 23.37
Price Hint 2
Quote Source Name Nasdaq Real Time Price
Quote Type ETF
Region US
Regular Market Change 0.13229942
Regular Market Change Percent 0.5661079
Regular Market Day High 23.5699
Regular Market Day Low 23.44
Regular Market Day Range 23.44 - 23.5699
Regular Market Open 23.451
Regular Market Previous Close 23.37
Regular Market Price 23.5023
Regular Market Time 1,776,456,000
Regular Market Volume 10,112
Short Name First Trust Income Opportunitie
Source Interval 15
Symbol FCEF
Three Year Average Return 0.1477437
Total Assets 70,971,568
Tradeable 0
Trailing Annual Dividend Rate 0.0
Trailing Annual Dividend Yield 0.0
Trailing P E 22.50193
Trailing Peg Ratio None
Trailing Three Month Nav Returns -0.18977
Trailing Three Month Returns -0.18977
Triggerable 1
Two Hundred Day Average 22.88496
Two Hundred Day Average Change 0.6173401
Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent 0.0269758
Type Disp ETF
Volume 10,112
Yield 0.0657
Ytd Return -0.18977