First Trust Specialty Finance and Financial Opportunities Fund

First Trust Specialty Finance and Financial Opportunities Fundverified

FGB

Price:

$4.12

Market Cap:

$59.19M

First Trust Specialty Finance and Financial Opportunities Fund is a closed-ended equity mutual fund launched and managed by First Trust Advisors L.P. It is co-managed by Confluence Investment Management LLC. The fund invests in the public equity markets of the United States. It seeks to invest in stocks of companies operating in the specialty finance and other financial sectors. The fund primarily invests in value stocks of companies, as well as in Business Development Companies, REITs, and other mortgage related securities. It employs fundamental analysis to create its portfolio. The fund benchmarks the performance of its portfolio against a composite benchmark comprised of 70% Wells Fargo ...[Read more]

Industry

Asset Management

IPO Date

2007-05-25

Stock Exchange

NYSE

Ticker

FGB

FGB Dividend History Overview

Dividends are a key part of long-term returns for investors, and FGB has a track record worth reviewing. Looking at dividend history for FGBgives you an idea of how consistent the dividends have been and what you might expect in the future.

Ex-Dividend Date

2024-08-22

Dividend Yield

8.86

Annual Dividend

0.36

P/E Ratio

3.38

Payout Ratio

0.28

Dividend per Share

0.36

EPS

1.22

Ex-Date/EFF DateDividend AmountAdjusted DividendPayment DateDeclaration Date
2024-08-220.10.12024-08-302024-08-12
2024-05-220.10.1
2024-02-220.08250.08252024-02-292024-02-12
2023-11-220.08250.08252023-12-012023-11-13
2023-08-220.08250.08252023-08-312023-08-10
2023-05-220.08250.08252023-05-312023-05-10
2023-02-220.08250.08252023-02-282023-02-13
2022-11-220.0830.08252022-12-012022-11-10
2022-08-220.0830.08252022-08-312022-08-11
2022-05-200.0830.08252022-05-312022-05-12
2022-02-220.0830.08252022-02-282022-02-10
2021-11-220.0830.08252021-12-012021-11-10
2021-08-200.0830.08252021-08-312021-08-10
2021-05-210.0830.08252021-05-282021-05-10
2021-02-220.0830.08252021-02-262021-02-10
2020-11-200.0830.08252020-12-012020-11-10
2020-08-210.08250.08252020-08-312020-08-10
2020-05-220.1350.1352020-05-292020-05-11
2020-02-210.1350.1352020-02-282020-02-10
2019-11-220.1350.1352019-11-292019-11-12
2019-08-220.1750.1752019-08-302019-08-12
2019-05-220.1750.1752019-05-312019-05-14
2019-02-220.1750.1752019-02-282019-02-12
2018-11-210.1750.1752018-12-032018-11-09
2018-08-220.1750.1752018-08-312018-08-14
2018-05-220.1750.1752018-05-312018-05-10
2018-02-220.1750.1752018-02-282018-02-13
2017-11-220.1750.1752017-12-012017-11-10
2017-08-220.1750.1752017-08-312017-08-11
2017-05-220.1750.1752017-05-312017-05-11
2017-02-220.1750.1752017-02-282017-02-10
2016-11-210.1750.1752016-12-012016-11-10
2016-08-220.1750.1752016-08-312016-08-10
2016-05-200.1750.1752016-05-312016-05-10
2016-02-220.1750.1752016-02-292016-02-10
2015-11-200.1750.1752015-12-012015-11-10
2015-08-210.1750.1752015-08-312015-08-10
2015-05-210.17250.17252015-05-292015-05-12
2015-02-200.17250.17252015-02-272015-02-11
2014-11-210.17250.1732014-12-012014-11-10
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FGB Dividend History Chart

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