First Trust Specialty Finance and Financial Opportunities Fund FGB
At closeJun 27, 2025, 4:00 PM EDT
52-week range unavailable
- YTD
- -1.43%
- 1 year
- +7.51%
- Market cap
- 59.63M
- Shares out
- 14.37M
- Dividend
- 0.33 (10.65%)
- Ex-dividend date
- Aug 21, 2023
- YTD return
- -1.43%
- 1-year return
- +7.51%
- Volume
- 15.50K
- Open
- 4.15
- Previous close
- 4.15
- Day's range
- 4.15 – 4.18
2Y +0.90 (+27.69%)
Key statistics
- Enterprise value
- 0
- PEG ratio
- 0.00
- Price / sales
- 0.00
- Price / book
- 0.00
- Dividend yield
- 10.65%
- Payout ratio
- 0.00%
- Revenue growth
- 0.00%
- Free cash flow
- 0
- Total cash
- 0
- Total debt
- 0
- Return on equity
- 0.00%
- Short % of float
- 0.18%
- 50-day average
- 4.19
- 200-day average
- 3.94
Next earnings
Consensus EPS estimate 0.00.
About First Trust Specialty Finance and Financial Opportunities Fund
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 BDC Index, 20% FTSE NAREIT Mortgage REIT Index, and 10% S&P SmallCap Financials Index. It was formerly known as First Trust/Gallatin Specialty Finance and Financial Opportunities Fund. First Trust Specialty Finance and Financial Opportunities Fund was formed on March 20, 2007 and domiciled in the United States.
- Sector
- Financial Services
- Industry
- Asset Management
- Country
- United States
News
First Trust Announces Completion of First Trust Specialty Finance and Financial Opportunities Fund Reorganization into FT Confluence BDC & Specialty Finance Income ETF 
First Trust Announces Expected Effective Date of First Trust Specialty Finance and Financial Opportunities Fund Reorganization into FT Confluence BDC & Specialty Finance Income ETF 
First Trust Specialty Finance and Financial Opportunities Fund Declares its Quarterly Distribution of $0.10 Per Share 
First Trust Announces Results of Special Meeting of Shareholders Relating to the Reorganization of First Trust Specialty Finance and Financial Opportunities Fund with and into FT Confluence BDC & Specialty Finance Income ETF 
CEF Weekly Review: Bull Market In CLO Equity CEFs 
First Trust Announces Adjournment of Special Meeting of Shareholders Relating to the Reorganization of First Trust Specialty Finance and Financial Opportunities Fund with and into FT Confluence BDC & Specialty Finance Income ETF 
First Trust Specialty Finance and Financial Opportunities Fund Announces Mailing of Proxy Materials for Special Meeting of Shareholders 
First Trust Specialty Finance and Financial Opportunities Fund Declares its Quarterly Distribution of $0.10 Per Share 
First Trust Specialty Finance and Financial Opportunities Fund Declares its Quarterly Distribution of $0.10 Per Share 
abrdn Total Dynamic Dividend Fund (AOD) Announces Update on Proposed Acquisition of Assets from First Trust Specialty Finance and Financial Opportunities Fund
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Institution ownership
| Holder | % held | Shares | Value | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LPL Financial LLC | 7.43% | 1,067,057 | 4.43M | Sep 29, 2024 |
| Saba Capital Management, L.P. | 5.21% | 747,940 | 3.10M | Sep 29, 2024 |
| Morgan Stanley | 3.97% | 570,129 | 2.37M | Sep 29, 2024 |
| Rivernorth Capital Management, LLC | 2.74% | 393,429 | 1.63M | Sep 29, 2024 |
| SIT Investment Associates Inc | 1.98% | 284,696 | 1.18M | Sep 29, 2024 |
| Almitas Capital LLC | 1.25% | 179,486 | 744.87K | Sep 29, 2024 |
Fund ownership
| Holder | % held | Shares | Value | Reported |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Exchange Listed Fds Tr-Saba Closed-End Funds ETF | 0.32% | 45,719 | 189.73K | Aug 30, 2024 |
| RiverNorth Capital & Income Fund, Inc. | 0.27% | 38,168 | 158.40K | Sep 29, 2024 |
| Saba Capital Income & Opportunities Fund II | 0.06% | 8,968 | 37.22K | Jul 30, 2024 |
| Rydex Series Funds-Multi-Hedge Strategies Fund | 0.01% | 1,649 | 6.84K | Sep 29, 2024 |
| Rydex Variable Trust-Multi Hedge Strategies Fund | 0.01% | 1,040 | 4.32K | Sep 29, 2024 |