FGB News and Press, First Trust Specialty Finance and Financial Opportunities Fund

2024-06-05 15:17:25 ET Summary John Hancock Financial Opportunities Fund invests primarily in the banking sector, which historically has shown a positive correlation between interest rates and net interest margins. The fund has a high current yield of 9.33%, making it attractive f...

2024-05-14 13:58:31 ET More on First Trust Special Finance and Financial Opportunities Fund Dividend scorecard for First Trust Special Finance and Financial Opportunities Fund Read the full article on Seeking Alpha For further details see: First Trust Special Fin...

First Trust Specialty Finance and Financial Opportunities Fund (the "Fund") (NYSE: FGB) has increased its regularly scheduled quarterly distribution to $0.10 per share from $0.0825 per share The distribution will be payable on May 31, 2024, to shareholders of record as of May 23, 2024. The ex-div...

2024-05-13 10:48:33 ET More on First Trust Special Finance and Financial Opportunities Fund Dividend scorecard for First Trust Special Finance and Financial Opportunities Fund Read the full article on Seeking Alpha For further details see: First Trust Special Fin...

2024-04-02 13:19:29 ET Summary The abrdn Total Dynamic Dividend Fund offers a yield of 8.38%, which compares well to similar closed-end funds. The AOD closed-end fund has underperformed global equity indices but has shown consistent performance under abrdn's management. The AO...

First Trust Advisors L.P. (“FTA”) announced today that the special meeting of shareholders of First Trust Specialty Finance and Financial Opportunities Fund (NYSE: FGB) (the “Fund”) held on February 20, 2024 has been adjourned in order to permit additional solicitation...

2023-11-01 22:35:28 ET Summary abrdn Total Dynamic Dividend Fund is set to benefit from a potential year-end rally in equities, after being down more than -13% since our Sell rating. AOD is moving from a Sell to Hold rating due to its potential for positive momentum and attractive...

2023-10-08 05:37:39 ET Summary For the second straight month, both equity (-3.12% on a NAV basis) and fixed income (-1.94%) CEFs on average suffered downside performance. At month end, 9% of all CEFs traded at a premium to their NAV, with 11% of equity CEFs and 8% of fixed income ...

2023-09-14 13:08:20 ET More on First Trust Specialty Finance&Financial Opportunities Fund Dividend scorecard for First Trust Specialty Finance&Financial Opportunities Fund FGB: Remains A Pass For Serious BDC Investors FGB: Basket Of BDCs At A Discount ...

2023-08-10 22:17:17 ET First Trust Special Finance and Financial Opportunities Fund ( NYSE: FGB ) declares $0.0825/share quarterly dividend , in line with previous. Forward yield 9.51% Payable Aug. 31; for shareholders of record Aug. 23; ex-div Aug. 22. See F...