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First Trust Structured Credit Income Opportunities ETF (SCIO)

Multisector Bond | Exchange Traded Fund | NYSEArca
20.01 USD +0.00 (0.006%) ⇧ (Oct. 15, 2026, 2:07 p.m. EDT)

Short-term:★★⯪☆☆Long-term:★★⯪☆☆Dividends:★★★☆☆
Hot Take ↕ | Oct. 10, 2026, 11:30 a.m. EDT

The security offers a robust 5.79% yield driven by consistent quarterly distributions, positioning it well for income-focused investors despite recent price stagnation. However, the short-term outlook is neutral; the price has been flat against both its 50-day and 200-day moving averages, and the statistical forecast model predicts zero directional movement over the next 45 days, suggesting a lack of immediate catalysts to drive momentum. From a long-term perspective, while the business fundamentals appear stable with a positive annual return, the asset lacks the explosive growth trajectory or dominant competitive moat required to justify a top-tier buy-and-hold rating, resulting in a neutral stance suitable for holding within a diversified portfolio.

Model Selection — Backtest MAE (log-scale, lower is better)
ModelMAE
AutoARIMA ✓0.009037
AutoETS0.009109
MSTL0.009170
AutoTheta0.009425

Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoARIMA

Forecast Reliability
Score 72%
H-stat 42.25
Ljung-Box p 0.000
Jarque-Bera p 0.036
Excess Kurtosis -0.56

Dividend Data

Yield Summary
Last Yield 1yr Yield 3yr Avg 5yr Avg
0.48% 5.61% — —
Dividend History
Date Dividend Yield %
2026-09-24 0.095 0.476668
2026-08-21 0.095 0.462963
2026-07-21 0.095 0.463415
2026-06-25 0.095 0.459826
2026-05-21 0.095 0.463189
2026-04-21 0.095 0.459826
2026-03-26 0.095 0.463302
2026-02-20 0.095 0.454763
2026-01-21 0.095 0.457611
2025-12-12 0.095 0.458937
2025-11-21 0.100 0.481696
2025-10-21 0.105 0.504808
2025-09-25 0.115 0.555287
2025-08-21 0.115 0.555824
2025-07-22 0.115 0.558252
2025-06-26 0.115 0.556901
2025-05-21 0.115 0.567621
2025-04-22 0.115 0.567901
2025-03-27 0.108 0.528893
2025-02-21 0.108 0.530582
2025-01-22 0.108 0.536779
2024-12-13 0.314 1.559861
2024-11-21 0.138 0.681145
2024-10-22 0.138 0.679468
2024-09-26 0.123 0.598395
2024-08-21 0.105 0.514076
2024-07-23 0.105 0.518775
2024-06-27 0.100 0.492247
2024-05-21 0.100 0.496032
2024-04-23 0.090 0.447427
Additional Data
trailingAnnualDividendRate 0.0
trailingAnnualDividendYield 0.0
dividendYield 5.79

Info Dump

Attribute Value
All Time High 22.51
All Time Low 19.894
Ask 20.02
Ask Size 2,700
Average Daily Volume10 Day 282,870
Average Daily Volume3 Month 260,406
Average Volume 260,406
Average Volume10Days 282,870
Beta3 Year 0.0
Bid 20.01
Bid Size 1,000
Category Multisector Bond
Crypto Tradeable 0
Currency USD
Custom Price Alert Confidence HIGH
Day High 20.1
Day Low 20.0
Display Name Structured Credit Incm Opps ETF
Dividend Yield 5.79
Esg Populated 0
Exchange PCX
Exchange Data Delayed By 0
Exchange Timezone Name America/New_York
Exchange Timezone Short Name EDT
Fifty Day Average 20.31594
Fifty Day Average Change -0.30464172
Fifty Day Average Change Percent -0.014995206
Fifty Two Week Change Percent -4.166669
Fifty Two Week High 21.69
Fifty Two Week High Change -1.6787014
Fifty Two Week High Change Percent -0.07739518
Fifty Two Week Low 19.894
Fifty Two Week Low Change 0.11730003
Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent 0.005896252
Fifty Two Week Range 19.894 - 21.69
First Trade Date Milliseconds 1,709,217,000,000
Full Exchange Name NYSEArca
Fullday Change 0.0012989044
Fullday Change Percent 0.0064912764
Fullday Price 20.0113
Fund Family First Trust
Fund Inception Date 1,708,992,000
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 structured credit investments. Structured credit investments are created through a securitization process, in which financial assets such as loans and mortgages are packaged into interest-bearing securities backed by those assets and issued to investors. The fund is non-diversified.
Long Name First Trust Structured Credit Income Opportunities ETF
Market us_market
Market State REGULAR
Max Age 86,400
Message Board Id finmb_1865447744
Nav Price 20.01
Net Assets 548,486,340.0
Net Expense Ratio 0.7
Open 20.05
Previous Close 20.01
Price Hint 2
Quote Source Name Nasdaq Real Time Price
Quote Type ETF
Region US
Regular Market Change 0.0012989044
Regular Market Change Percent 0.0064912764
Regular Market Day High 20.1
Regular Market Day Low 20.0
Regular Market Day Range 20.0 - 20.1
Regular Market Open 20.05
Regular Market Previous Close 20.01
Regular Market Price 20.0113
Regular Market Time 1,792,087,677
Regular Market Volume 100,476
Short Name First Trust Structured Credit I
Source Interval 15
Symbol SCIO
Total Assets 548,486,336
Tradeable 0
Trailing Annual Dividend Rate 0.0
Trailing Annual Dividend Yield 0.0
Trailing Peg Ratio None
Trailing Three Month Nav Returns -1.7905
Trailing Three Month Returns -1.7905
Triggerable 1
Two Hundred Day Average 20.61707
Two Hundred Day Average Change -0.6057701
Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent -0.02938197
Type Disp ETF
Volume 100,476
Yield 0.0579
Ytd Return 0.1781