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First Trust Intermediate Government Opportunities ETF (MGOV)

Government Mortgage-Backed Bond | Exchange Traded Fund | NYSEArca
19.32 USD +0.08 (0.405%) ⇧ (Oct. 16, 2026, 3:59 p.m. EDT)

Short-term:★★⯪☆☆Long-term:★★★☆☆Dividends:★★★⯪☆
Hot Take ↕ | Oct. 10, 2026, 10:07 a.m. EDT

The immediate outlook is flat; the fund is trading near its 52-week lows and has underperformed its moving averages over the last two months, offering no clear catalyst for a near-term bounce despite a technically tight forecast. However, the long-term picture is fundamentally sound: the asset has delivered a solid +7% gain over the last two years with consistent positive annual returns, avoiding any multi-year structural decline. The core appeal lies in its high-quality income stream; distributions have been stable and recently increased, yielding nearly 4.6% which provides a robust floor for investors in this defensive vehicle.

Model Selection — Backtest MAE (log-scale, lower is better)
ModelMAE
AutoTheta ✓0.010454
AutoETS0.011608
MSTL0.011638
AutoARIMA0.011715

Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoTheta

Forecast Reliability
Score 65%
H-stat 74.05
Ljung-Box p 0.000
Jarque-Bera p 0.000
Excess Kurtosis 0.96

Dividend Data

Yield Summary
Last Yield 1yr Yield 3yr Avg 5yr Avg
0.36% 4.72% 4.90% —
Dividend History
Date Dividend Yield %
2026-09-24 0.070 0.364204
2026-08-21 0.070 0.352734
2026-07-21 0.070 0.351582
2026-06-25 0.075 0.370370
2026-05-21 0.080 0.400060
2026-04-21 0.080 0.393895
2026-03-26 0.085 0.422255
2026-02-20 0.085 0.411025
2026-01-21 0.085 0.416055
2025-12-12 0.085 0.417055
2025-11-21 0.085 0.413625
2025-10-21 0.085 0.410926
2025-09-25 0.083 0.406464
2025-08-21 0.083 0.412833
2025-07-22 0.083 0.413800
2025-06-26 0.083 0.412504
2025-05-21 0.083 0.423794
2025-04-22 0.083 0.417568
2025-03-27 0.088 0.437920
2025-02-21 0.088 0.439341
2025-01-22 0.088 0.444714
2024-12-13 0.088 0.439758
2024-11-21 0.088 0.440948
2024-10-22 0.088 0.434568
2024-09-26 0.088 0.421537
2024-08-21 0.088 0.425676
2024-07-23 0.088 0.436725
2024-06-27 0.083 0.412730
2024-05-21 0.083 0.416353
2024-04-23 0.080 0.408059
2024-03-21 0.078 0.388543
2024-02-21 0.078 0.390586
2024-01-23 0.078 0.386579
2023-12-22 0.078 0.381791
2023-11-21 0.075 0.380518
2023-10-24 0.075 0.395465
2023-09-22 0.075 0.382946
Additional Data
trailingAnnualDividendRate 0.0
trailingAnnualDividendYield 0.0
dividendYield 4.62

Info Dump

Attribute Value
All Time High 21.13
All Time Low 18.77
Ask 22.24
Ask Size 100
Average Daily Volume10 Day 51,580
Average Daily Volume3 Month 24,019
Average Volume 24,019
Average Volume10Days 51,580
Beta3 Year 1.16
Bid 16.24
Bid Size 400
Category Government Mortgage-Backed Bond
Crypto Tradeable 0
Currency USD
Custom Price Alert Confidence HIGH
Day High 19.33
Day Low 19.29
Display Name Intermediate Govt Opps ETF
Dividend Yield 4.62
Esg Populated 0
Exchange PCX
Exchange Data Delayed By 0
Exchange Timezone Name America/New_York
Exchange Timezone Short Name EDT
Fifty Day Average 19.57582
Fifty Day Average Change -0.25582123
Fifty Day Average Change Percent -0.013068225
Fifty Two Week Change Percent -7.2182837
Fifty Two Week High 20.95
Fifty Two Week High Change -1.6300011
Fifty Two Week High Change Percent -0.07780434
Fifty Two Week Low 18.94
Fifty Two Week Low Change 0.37999916
Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent 0.020063313
Fifty Two Week Range 18.94 - 20.95
First Trade Date Milliseconds 1,691,155,800,000
Full Exchange Name NYSEArca
Fullday Change 0.07780075
Fullday Change Percent 0.4043236
Fullday Price 19.32
Fund Family First Trust
Fund Inception Date 1,690,934,400
Gmt Off Set Milliseconds -14,400,000
Has Pre Post Market Data 1
Language en-US
Legal Type Exchange Traded Fund
Long Business Summary Under normal market conditions, the fund will invest at least 80% of its net assets (plus any borrowings for investment purposes) in a portfolio of debt securities issued or guaranteed by the U.S. government (including U.S. Treasury bonds, notes and bills), its agencies or government-sponsored entities. The fund's investments in government securities include publicly-issued U.S. Treasury securities and mortgage-related securities such as pass-through securities, collateralized mortgage obligations ("CMOs") and commercial mortgage-backed securities ("CMBS"). It is non-diversified.
Long Name First Trust Intermediate Government Opportunities ETF
Market us_market
Market State POSTPOST
Max Age 86,400
Message Board Id finmb_1837350026
Nav Price 19.34
Net Assets 97,349,200.0
Net Expense Ratio 0.49
Open 19.29
Previous Close 19.2421
Price Hint 2
Quote Source Name Delayed Quote
Quote Type ETF
Region US
Regular Market Change 0.0778999
Regular Market Change Percent 0.404841
Regular Market Day High 19.33
Regular Market Day Low 19.29
Regular Market Day Range 19.29 - 19.33
Regular Market Open 19.29
Regular Market Previous Close 19.2421
Regular Market Price 19.32
Regular Market Time 1,792,180,794
Regular Market Volume 60,552
Short Name First Trust Intermediate Govern
Source Interval 15
Symbol MGOV
Three Year Average Return 0.0493098
Total Assets 97,349,200
Tradeable 0
Trailing Annual Dividend Rate 0.0
Trailing Annual Dividend Yield 0.0
Trailing Peg Ratio None
Trailing Three Month Nav Returns -4.48226
Trailing Three Month Returns -4.48226
Triggerable 1
Two Hundred Day Average 20.12823
Two Hundred Day Average Change -0.80822945
Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent -0.040154025
Type Disp ETF
Volume 60,552
Yield 0.0462
Ytd Return -3.30217