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First Trust Intermediate Government Opportunities ETF (MGOV)

Government Mortgage-Backed Bond | Exchange Traded Fund | NYSEArca
20.48 USD +0.09 (0.442%) ⇧ (April 17, 2026, 3:32 p.m. EDT)
After hours: 20.48 0.00 (-0.005%) ⇩ (April 17, 2026, 4:04 p.m. EDT)

Short-term: ★★★☆☆ | Long-term: ★★★★☆ | Dividends: ★★★★★
Hot Take | April 11, 2026, 4:03 p.m. EDT

MGOV has shown relatively stable price movement in the recent 14-day period, with minor fluctuations around the 20.25-20.36 range. The recent price has slightly dipped below the 50-day moving average, which might indicate a minor bearish signal for short-term traders. However, the stock has not shown significant volatility, and the recent price action could be seen as a buy-the-dip opportunity. The dividend yield is very attractive at 4.96%, with consistent payouts over the past few years, indicating strong reliability and sustainability. This makes MGOV a good candidate for dividend-focused investors. For long-term investors, the stock's fundamentals and consistent dividend payments suggest it could be a solid buy-and-hold opportunity. The forecasting model's low predicted direction change and high heteroscedasticity suggest that the price may not have significant directional movement in the short term, making it a moderate risk for short-term traders.

Model Selection — Backtest MAE (log-scale, lower is better)
ModelMAE
AutoTheta ✓0.007054
MSTL0.008422
AutoARIMA0.008423
AutoETS0.010250

Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoTheta

Forecast Reliability
Score 76%
H-stat 1.11
Ljung-Box p 0.000
Jarque-Bera p 0.354
Excess Kurtosis -1.03

Dividend Data

Yield Summary
Last Yield 1yr Yield 3yr Avg 5yr Avg
0.42% 5.09%
Dividend History
Date Dividend Yield %
2026-03-26 0.085 0.422255
2026-02-20 0.085 0.412750
2026-01-21 0.085 0.419516
2025-12-12 0.085 0.422279
2025-11-21 0.085 0.420546
2025-10-21 0.085 0.419533
2025-09-25 0.083 0.416686
2025-08-21 0.083 0.424932
2025-07-22 0.083 0.427683
2025-06-26 0.083 0.428114
2025-05-21 0.083 0.441651
2025-04-22 0.083 0.436987
2025-03-27 0.088 0.460203
2025-02-21 0.088 0.463721
2025-01-22 0.088 0.471467
2024-12-13 0.088 0.468286
2024-11-21 0.088 0.471609
2024-10-22 0.088 0.466834
2024-09-26 0.088 0.454803
2024-08-21 0.088 0.461205
2024-07-23 0.088 0.475195
2024-06-27 0.083 0.451047
2024-05-21 0.083 0.456888
2024-04-23 0.080 0.449654
2024-03-21 0.078 0.429898
2024-02-21 0.078 0.433837
2024-01-23 0.078 0.431059
2023-12-22 0.078 0.427358
2023-11-21 0.075 0.427556
2023-10-24 0.075 0.446049
2023-09-22 0.075 0.433647
Additional Data
trailingAnnualDividendRate 0.0
trailingAnnualDividendYield 0.0
dividendYield 4.96

Info Dump

Attribute Value
All Time High 21.13
All Time Low 18.77
Ask 23.43
Ask Size 200
Average Daily Volume10 Day 19,330
Average Daily Volume3 Month 42,067
Average Volume 42,067
Average Volume10Days 19,330
Beta3 Year 0.0
Bid 17.36
Bid Size 100
Category Government Mortgage-Backed Bond
Crypto Tradeable 0
Currency USD
Custom Price Alert Confidence HIGH
Day High 20.51
Day Low 20.4599
Dividend Yield 4.96
Esg Populated 0
Exchange PCX
Exchange Data Delayed By 0
Exchange Timezone Name America/New_York
Exchange Timezone Short Name EDT
Fifty Day Average 20.51172
Fifty Day Average Change -0.036720276
Fifty Day Average Change Percent -0.0017902094
Fifty Two Week Change Percent 2.8377652
Fifty Two Week High 20.95
Fifty Two Week High Change -0.47500038
Fifty Two Week High Change Percent -0.022673048
Fifty Two Week Low 19.555
Fifty Two Week Low Change 0.9200001
Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent 0.047046795
Fifty Two Week Range 19.555 - 20.95
First Trade Date Milliseconds 1,691,155,800,000
Full Exchange Name NYSEArca
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 CLOSED
Max Age 86,400
Message Board Id finmb_1837350026
Nav Price 20.5
Net Assets 103,425,136.0
Net Expense Ratio 0.49
Open 20.47
Post Market Change -0.0048999786
Post Market Change Percent -0.023925792
Post Market Price 20.475
Post Market Time 1,776,456,292
Previous Close 20.385
Price Hint 2
Quote Source Name Nasdaq Real Time Price
Quote Type ETF
Region US
Regular Market Change 0.0900002
Regular Market Change Percent 0.441502
Regular Market Day High 20.51
Regular Market Day Low 20.4599
Regular Market Day Range 20.4599 - 20.51
Regular Market Open 20.47
Regular Market Previous Close 20.385
Regular Market Price 20.475
Regular Market Time 1,776,454,335
Regular Market Volume 17,616
Short Name First Trust Intermediate Govern
Source Interval 15
Symbol MGOV
Total Assets 103,425,136
Tradeable 0
Trailing Annual Dividend Rate 0.0
Trailing Annual Dividend Yield 0.0
Trailing Peg Ratio None
Trailing Three Month Nav Returns 0.46318
Trailing Three Month Returns 0.46318
Triggerable 1
Two Hundred Day Average 20.443304
Two Hundred Day Average Change 0.03169632
Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent 0.00155045
Type Disp ETF
Volume 17,616
Yield 0.0496
Ytd Return 0.46318