FCEF First Trust Income Opportunities ETF
Quote as of Aug 26, 2026 20:00 UTC · Market data delayed approximately 15–20 minutes unless otherwise indicated.
| Previous Close | 24.21 | Day Range | 24.11 – 24.23 |
| 52-Week Range | 21.95 – 24.35 | Volume | 8.62K |
| Avg Volume | 18.37K | AUM | $83.5M (Aug 27, 2026) |
| Expense Ratio | 0.85% | Yield (TTM) | 6.75% |
| NAV | 24.16 | Premium/Discount | +0.14% indicative |
| Inception | Sep 27, 2016 | Holdings | 53 |
| Issuer | First Trust | Exchange | NASDAQ |
| Category | — | Index Tracked | Not stated in source data |
| CUSIP | 33740F409 | ISIN | US33740F4090 |
| Management | Not stated in source data | ||
About this ETF
First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund VIII - First Trust Income Opportunities ETF is an exchange traded fund launched and managed by First Trust Advisors LP. It invests in public equity markets of the United States. The fund invests through other funds in stocks of companies operating across diversified sectors. It invests in growth and value stocks of companies across diversified market capitalization. The fund seeks to benchmark the performance of its portfolio against the Russell 3000 Index and a Blended Benchmark comprising of 60% of the First Trust Equity Closed-End Fund Total Return Index and 40% of the First Trust Taxable Fixed Income Closed-End Fund Total Return Index. It employs proprietary research to create its portfolio. First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund VIII - First Trust Income Opportunities ETF was formed on September 27, 2016 and is domiciled in the United States.
Description from the fund data provider · profile as of Aug 27, 2026.
Price Chart
Daily closing prices (price return, not total return). Comparison lines are normalized to percent change from the range start. Source: Financial Modeling Prep.
Performance
| 1M | 3M | 6M | YTD | 1Y | 3Y* | 5Y* | 10Y* | Incep.* | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Price return | +2.15% | +1.51% | +1.94% | +5.40% | +6.61% | +8.05% | -0.95% | — | +1.90% |
| Total return | +2.72% | +3.33% | +5.54% | +10.40% | +14.31% | +16.22% | +6.25% | — | +8.39% |
* Annualized. Total return uses the dividend-adjusted price series (distributions reinvested); price return uses unadjusted closes. Performance through Aug 25, 2026. Past performance does not guarantee future results.
Fees
| Net expense ratio | 0.85% | Annual cost of a $10,000 investment | $85.00 |
Illustrative calculation only: expense ratio × $10,000. It excludes trading costs, bid/ask spreads, taxes and changes in investment value. Gross vs. net expense details and any fee waivers are in the prospectus.
Holdings
Holdings as of Aug 22, 2026 — portfolio reporting date from the data provider; holdings are not live positions. 62 rows in database.
| # | Holding | Ticker | Weight | Shares | Market Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | US Dollar | — | 4.90% | 4.06M | $4.1M |
| 2 | Invesco Variable Rate Investment Grade ETF | VRIG | 3.76% | 124.14K | $3.1M |
| 3 | Eaton Vance Tax-Advantaged Dividend Income Fund | EVT | 3.40% | 97.78K | $2.8M |
| 4 | Eaton Vance Tax-Advantaged Global Dividend… | ETG | 3.26% | 113.47K | $2.7M |
| 5 | John Hancock Tax-Advantaged Dividend Income Fund | HTD | 3.23% | 105.46K | $2.7M |
| 6 | Eaton Vance Tax-Advantaged Global Dividend… | ETO | 3.22% | 85.28K | $2.7M |
| 7 | The Gabelli Dividend & Income Trust | GDV | 2.96% | 81.44K | $2.5M |
| 8 | BlackRock Science & Technology Trust | BST | 2.87% | 48.46K | $2.4M |
| 9 | Cohen & Steers Infrastructure Fund, Inc. | UTF | 2.69% | 82.52K | $2.2M |
| 10 | Tri-Continental Corporation | TY | 2.61% | 61.07K | $2.2M |
| 11 | Source Capital | SOR | 2.51% | 45.03K | $2.1M |
| 12 | Western Asset Inflation-Linked Opportunities &… | WIW | 2.48% | 246.70K | $2.1M |
| 13 | John Hancock Premium Dividend Fund | PDT | 2.47% | 161.75K | $2.0M |
| 14 | abrdn Healthcare Opportunities Fund | THQ | 2.28% | 96.79K | $1.9M |
| 15 | Central Securities Corporation | CET | 2.27% | 34.82K | $1.9M |
| 16 | Western Asset Diversified Income Fund | WDI | 2.21% | 141.74K | $1.8M |
| 17 | Royce Small-Cap Trust, Inc. | RVT | 2.00% | 89.72K | $1.7M |
| 18 | Reaves Utility Income Fund | UTG | 2.00% | 43.03K | $1.7M |
| 19 | General American Investors Company, Inc. | GAM | 1.99% | 24.60K | $1.7M |
| 20 | BlackRock Credit Allocation Income Trust | BTZ | 1.98% | 160.63K | $1.6M |
| 21 | Duff & Phelps Utility and Infrastructure Fund… | DPG | 1.95% | 109.98K | $1.6M |
| 22 | Brookfield Real Assets Income Fund Inc. | RA | 1.91% | 126.52K | $1.6M |
| 23 | abrdn Life Sciences Investors | HQL | 1.83% | 68.72K | $1.5M |
| 24 | Angel Oak Financial Strategies Income Term Trust | FINS | 1.80% | 118.94K | $1.5M |
| 25 | Nuveen Variable Rate Preferred & Income Fund | NPFD | 1.74% | 77.75K | $1.4M |
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Sector Exposure
Geographic Exposure
Country weights as reported by the data provider. Developed/emerging/frontier labels follow the classification on the Methodology page. Currency hedged: No hedging indicated in the fund name.
Distributions
| Yield (TTM) | 6.75% | Paid (last 12 months) | $1.6350 |
| Frequency | Monthly | SEC yield | Not provided by our data source — see the issuer page |
| Last ex-date | Aug 11, 2026 | Last payment | $0.1375 (Aug 31, 2026) |
| Growth 1Y | +0.93% | Growth 3Y / 5Y (ann.) | +5.12% / +7.42% |
| Ex-date | Record | Pay date | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 11, 2026 | Aug 11, 2026 | Aug 31, 2026 | $0.1375 |
| Jul 14, 2026 | Jul 14, 2026 | Jul 31, 2026 | $0.1375 |
| Jun 11, 2026 | Jun 11, 2026 | Jun 30, 2026 | $0.1375 |
| May 12, 2026 | May 12, 2026 | May 29, 2026 | $0.1375 |
| Apr 14, 2026 | Apr 14, 2026 | Apr 30, 2026 | $0.1375 |
| Mar 11, 2026 | Mar 11, 2026 | Mar 31, 2026 | $0.1375 |
| Feb 11, 2026 | Feb 11, 2026 | Feb 27, 2026 | $0.1350 |
| Jan 13, 2026 | Jan 13, 2026 | Jan 30, 2026 | $0.1350 |
| Dec 11, 2025 | Dec 11, 2025 | Dec 31, 2025 | $0.1350 |
| Nov 12, 2025 | Nov 12, 2025 | Nov 28, 2025 | $0.1350 |
| Oct 14, 2025 | Oct 14, 2025 | Oct 31, 2025 | $0.1350 |
| Sep 11, 2025 | Sep 11, 2025 | Sep 30, 2025 | $0.1350 |
Trailing distribution yield = last 12 months of cash ÷ current price. It is NOT the SEC 30-day yield and distributions are not guaranteed to continue. The difference explained →
Risk Statistics
| Volatility 1Y / 3Y | 7.86% / 9.95% | Sharpe 1Y / 3Y | 1.40 / 1.33 |
| Max drawdown 1Y / 3Y | -7.04% / -12.36% | Sortino 1Y | 2.05 |
| Beta vs S&P 500 (3Y) | 0.524 | Correlation vs S&P 500 (1Y) | 0.818 |
| Downside deviation 1Y | 5.38% | Risk-free rate used | 3.72% (3M T-bill, FRED) |
Computed by ETF Explorer from daily dividend-adjusted closes; volatility and drawdown are annualized/period figures; S&P 500 exposure proxied by SPY. As of Aug 26, 2026. Formulas →
Liquidity
| Volume today | 8.62K | Average volume | 18.37K |
| AUM | $83.5M | Premium/Discount | +0.14% |
| Bid/Ask spread | Not provided by our data source. Check your broker's quote screen; spreads are widest at the open and close. | ||
Premium/discount compares the delayed market price with the last reported NAV — an indicative figure, not the official closing premium/discount. How ETF liquidity works →
Fund Flows (estimated)
| Period | Est. net flow | % of starting AUM | AUM start → end |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Day | -$275.5K | -0.33% | $83.2M → $83.0M |
| 1 Week | $452.2K | +0.55% | $82.5M → $83.0M |
ETF Explorer estimate: change in reported AUM minus the market-move effect, from our own daily snapshots. Not official issuer creation/redemption data.
Official Fund Resources
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Latest News for FCEF
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Guided help: AUM is fund size. The expense ratio is the yearly cost baked into returns. NAV is the value of what the fund owns per share; the market price can sit slightly above (premium) or below (discount) it. Total return assumes distributions were reinvested. Every dataset shows its own as-of date because holdings, assets and quotes update on different schedules.