FMY News and Press, First Trust Motgage Income Fund of Beneficial Interest From 12/15/23

2023-12-15 13:00:00 ET Summary Stocks were up slightly as the jobs report shifted the narrative towards 'higher for longer.' The payroll report came in stronger than expected, but the narrative was that it was a hawkish report, meaning higher rates for longer. Discounts for CE...

2023-12-08 08:30:00 ET Summary November saw strong performance in equity and fixed income markets, with the S&P 500 rising 9% and the Bloomberg US aggregate bond index rising 4.5%. Economic data shows a slowdown, with the PCE index rising 0.2% and continuing jobless claims hit...

2023-12-03 02:34:21 ET Summary Investment-grade corporate-focused closed-end funds offer attractive fixed-income options with higher yields in the current higher-rate environment. Leverage and discounts/premiums in CEFs add volatility to consider when investing in these funds, whi...

2023-11-20 21:56:13 ET More on First Trust Mortgage Income Fund Dividend scorecard for First Trust Mortgage Income Fund For further details see: First Trust Mortgage Income Fund declares raises dividend by 17.9% to $0.0825

First Trust Mortgage Income Fund (the "Fund") (NYSE: FMY) has increased its regularly scheduled monthly common share distribution to $0.0825 per share from $0.07 per share. The distribution will be payable on December 15, 2023, to shareholders of record as of December 4, 2023. The ex-dividend dat...

2023-10-24 09:05:33 ET More on First Trust Mortgage Income Fund Dividend scorecard for First Trust Mortgage Income Fund For further details see: First Trust Mortgage Income Fund declares $0.07 dividend

First Trust Mortgage Income Fund (the "Fund") (NYSE: FMY) has increased its regularly scheduled monthly common share distribution to $0.07 per share from $0.0675 per share. The distribution will be payable on November 15, 2023, to shareholders of record as of November 2, 2023. The ex-dividend dat...

2023-09-20 16:52:30 ET More on First Trust Mortgage Income Fund Dividend scorecard for First Trust Mortgage Income Fund For further details see: First Trust Mortgage Income Fund declares $0.0625 dividend

First Trust Mortgage Income Fund (the "Fund") (NYSE: FMY) has increased its regularly scheduled monthly common share distribution to $0.0675 per share from $0.0625 per share. The distribution will be payable on October 16, 2023, to shareholders of record as of October 3, 2023. The ex-dividend dat...

2023-09-03 00:28:22 ET Summary We review CEF market valuation and performance through the fourth week of August and highlight recent market action. CEFs were down with Munis underperforming due to the continued rise in Treasury yields. Coverage of leverage CEFs continues to st...