{
 "ticker": "FCEF",
 "name": "First Trust Income Opportunities ETF",
 "issuer": "First Trust",
 "desk": "core",
 "url": "https://etfiq.com/funds/fcef",
 "html": "https://etfiq.com/funds/fcef",
 "markdown": "https://etfiq.com/funds/fcef.md",
 "as_of": "2026-11-12",
 "verdict": "FCEF is actively managed and returned +6.7% over the past year.",
 "lead": "FCEF returned +6.7% over the year to Nov 12, 2026, charges 3.69% a year and holds $81m in net assets on Nov 11, 2026.",
 "category": {
  "id": "allocation",
  "name": "Allocation",
  "label": "Allocation ETFs",
  "url": "https://etfiq.com/allocation/",
  "group": {
   "id": "allocation",
   "name": "Allocation"
  },
  "segment": {
   "id": "moderately-conservative",
   "name": "Moderately conservative",
   "url": "https://etfiq.com/allocation/moderately-conservative/"
  },
  "status": "classified",
  "as_of": "2026-11-12",
  "method": "https://etfiq.com/methodology/categories"
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 "promise": {
  "badge": null,
  "label": "Not measured",
  "category": "allocation",
  "sentence": "its name states no stock share or band",
  "figure": null,
  "unit": null,
  "from": null,
  "to": null,
  "url": "https://etfiq.com/promise-index/allocation/"
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 "key_facts": [
  {
   "key": "total_return_1_year",
   "label": "Total return, 1 year",
   "value": "+6.7%",
   "source": "computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices",
   "as_of": "2026-11-12",
   "sentence": "FCEF, total return, 1 year: +6.7%, as of Nov 12, 2026.",
   "cite": {
    "value": "+6.7%",
    "as_of": "2026-11-12",
    "source": "computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices",
    "url": "https://etfiq.com/funds/fcef#fact-total-return-1-year",
    "text": "FCEF, total return, 1 year: +6.7%, as of Nov 12, 2026."
   }
  },
  {
   "key": "expense_ratio",
   "label": "Expense ratio",
   "value": "3.69%",
   "source": "485BPOS XBRL, Dec 29, 2025",
   "as_of": "2025-12-29",
   "sentence": "FCEF, expense ratio: 3.69%, as of Dec 29, 2025.",
   "cite": {
    "value": "3.69%",
    "as_of": "2025-12-29",
    "source": "485BPOS XBRL, Dec 29, 2025",
    "url": "https://etfiq.com/funds/fcef#fact-expense-ratio",
    "text": "FCEF, expense ratio: 3.69%, as of Dec 29, 2025."
   }
  },
  {
   "key": "holdings",
   "label": "Holdings",
   "value": "58",
   "source": "the issuer\u2019s daily holdings file",
   "as_of": "2026-11-11",
   "sentence": "FCEF, holdings: 58, as of Nov 11, 2026.",
   "cite": {
    "value": "58",
    "as_of": "2026-11-11",
    "source": "the issuer\u2019s daily holdings file",
    "url": "https://etfiq.com/funds/fcef#fact-holdings",
    "text": "FCEF, holdings: 58, as of Nov 11, 2026."
   }
  },
  {
   "key": "below_its_high",
   "label": "Below its high",
   "value": "\u22124.9%",
   "source": "ETFIQ",
   "as_of": "2026-11-12",
   "sentence": "FCEF, below its high: \u22124.9%, as of Nov 12, 2026.",
   "cite": {
    "value": "\u22124.9%",
    "as_of": "2026-11-12",
    "source": "ETFIQ",
    "url": "https://etfiq.com/funds/fcef#fact-below-its-high",
    "text": "FCEF, below its high: \u22124.9%, as of Nov 12, 2026."
   }
  },
  {
   "key": "12_month_yield_capital_gains_included_on_its_starting_price",
   "label": "12-month yield, capital gains included, on its starting price",
   "value": "7.2%",
   "source": "computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices and distributions",
   "as_of": "2026-11-12",
   "sentence": "FCEF, 12-month yield, capital gains included, on its starting price: 7.2%, as of Nov 12, 2026.",
   "cite": {
    "value": "7.2%",
    "as_of": "2026-11-12",
    "source": "computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices and distributions",
    "url": "https://etfiq.com/funds/fcef#fact-12-month-yield-capital-gains-included-on-its-starting-price",
    "text": "FCEF, 12-month yield, capital gains included, on its starting price: 7.2%, as of Nov 12, 2026."
   }
  },
  {
   "key": "last_payment",
   "label": "Last payment (paid monthly), ex-date Nov 12, 2026",
   "value": "$0.1375",
   "source": "Tiingo end-of-day distributions",
   "as_of": "2026-11-12",
   "sentence": "FCEF, last payment (paid monthly), ex-date Nov 12, 2026: $0.1375, as of Nov 12, 2026.",
   "cite": {
    "value": "$0.1375",
    "as_of": "2026-11-12",
    "source": "Tiingo end-of-day distributions",
    "url": "https://etfiq.com/funds/fcef#fact-last-payment",
    "text": "FCEF, last payment (paid monthly), ex-date Nov 12, 2026: $0.1375, as of Nov 12, 2026."
   }
  },
  {
   "key": "net_assets",
   "label": "Net assets",
   "value": "$81m",
   "source": "issuer page, as of Nov 11, 2026",
   "as_of": "2026-11-11",
   "sentence": "FCEF, net assets: $81m (issuer page, as of Nov 11, 2026).",
   "cite": {
    "value": "$81m",
    "as_of": "2026-11-11",
    "source": "issuer page, as of Nov 11, 2026",
    "url": "https://etfiq.com/funds/fcef#fact-net-assets",
    "text": "FCEF, net assets: $81m (issuer page, as of Nov 11, 2026)."
   }
  }
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 "fields": [
  {
   "key": "what_it_tracks",
   "label": "What it tracks",
   "value": "No index, actively managed",
   "source": null
  },
  {
   "key": "fund_type",
   "label": "Fund type",
   "value": "Allocation fund",
   "source": null
  },
  {
   "key": "category",
   "label": "Category",
   "value": "Allocation \u00b7 Moderately conservative",
   "source": "ETFIQ"
  },
  {
   "key": "expense_ratio",
   "label": "Expense ratio",
   "value": "3.69%",
   "source": "485BPOS XBRL, Dec 29, 2025"
  },
  {
   "key": "price",
   "label": "Price",
   "value": "$22.68",
   "source": null
  },
  {
   "key": "first_traded",
   "label": "First traded",
   "value": "Sep 29, 2016",
   "source": null
  },
  {
   "key": "net_assets",
   "label": "Net assets",
   "value": "$81m",
   "source": "issuer page, as of Nov 11, 2026"
  },
  {
   "key": "benchmark",
   "label": "Benchmark",
   "value": "Russell 3000 Index, measured by IWV, which tracks the same index",
   "source": "ETFIQ, from its filings"
  },
  {
   "key": "benchmark_named_in",
   "label": "Benchmark named in",
   "value": "its shareholder report, N-CSR, Nov 9, 2026",
   "source": null
  },
  {
   "key": "why_this_benchmark",
   "label": "Why this benchmark",
   "value": "No other fund tracks the FCEF Blended Benchmark, the narrower index its shareholder report names. Its daily returns fit IWV at R-squared 0.69 over the year to Nov 12, 2026 (251 days), above the 0.30 floor.",
   "source": null
  },
  {
   "key": "fcef_1_year_to_nov_12_2026",
   "label": "FCEF, 1 year to Nov 12, 2026",
   "value": "+6.7%",
   "source": null
  },
  {
   "key": "iwv_the_same_days",
   "label": "IWV, the same days",
   "value": "+11.9%",
   "source": null
  },
  {
   "key": "against_its_benchmark_1_year",
   "label": "Against its benchmark, 1 year",
   "value": "\u22125.2 pts",
   "source": "ETFIQ"
  },
  {
   "key": "below_its_high",
   "label": "Below its high",
   "value": "\u22124.9%",
   "source": "ETFIQ"
  },
  {
   "key": "holdings",
   "label": "Holdings",
   "value": "58",
   "source": null
  },
  {
   "key": "top_ten_weight",
   "label": "Top ten weight",
   "value": "31.0%",
   "source": null
  },
  {
   "key": "cash_not_in_the_top_ten",
   "label": "Cash, not in the top ten",
   "value": "5.1%",
   "source": null
  },
  {
   "key": "holdings_published_for",
   "label": "Holdings published for",
   "value": "Nov 11, 2026",
   "source": "the issuer\u2019s daily file"
  },
  {
   "key": "holdings_as_of_the_close_of",
   "label": "Holdings as of the close of",
   "value": "Nov 11, 2026",
   "source": "the issuer\u2019s daily file"
  },
  {
   "key": "already_in_the_s_p_500_by_weight",
   "label": "Already in the S&P 500, by weight",
   "value": "0.0%",
   "source": "ETFIQ"
  },
  {
   "key": "active_share_vs_the_s_p_500",
   "label": "Active share vs the S&P 500",
   "value": "100.0%",
   "source": "ETFIQ"
  },
  {
   "key": "already_in_the_nasdaq_100_by_weight",
   "label": "Already in the Nasdaq-100, by weight",
   "value": "0.0%",
   "source": "ETFIQ"
  },
  {
   "key": "promise_check",
   "label": "Promise check",
   "value": "Not measured. Its name states no stock share or band.",
   "source": null
  }
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 "periods": [
  {
   "window": "1 month",
   "Total return": "+0.3%",
   "Benchmark (IWV)": "\u22122.4%",
   "Gap to IWV": "+2.7 pts",
   "S&P 500 (SPY)": "\u22122.7%"
  },
  {
   "window": "3 months",
   "Total return": "\u22124.8%",
   "Benchmark (IWV)": "\u22122.7%",
   "Gap to IWV": "\u22122.1 pts",
   "S&P 500 (SPY)": "\u22122.4%"
  },
  {
   "window": "6 months",
   "Total return": "\u22121.0%",
   "Benchmark (IWV)": "+2.0%",
   "Gap to IWV": "\u22123.0 pts",
   "S&P 500 (SPY)": "+1.7%"
  },
  {
   "window": "Year to date",
   "Total return": "+5.3%",
   "Benchmark (IWV)": "+11.8%",
   "Gap to IWV": "\u22126.5 pts",
   "S&P 500 (SPY)": "+11.9%"
  },
  {
   "window": "1 year",
   "Total return": "+6.7%",
   "Benchmark (IWV)": "+11.9%",
   "Gap to IWV": "\u22125.2 pts",
   "S&P 500 (SPY)": "+12.0%"
  },
  {
   "window": "3 years",
   "Total return": "+53.5%",
   "Benchmark (IWV)": "+77.1%",
   "Gap to IWV": "\u221223.6 pts",
   "S&P 500 (SPY)": "+78.3%"
  },
  {
   "window": "5 years",
   "Total return": "+25.6%",
   "Benchmark (IWV)": "+64.7%",
   "Gap to IWV": "\u221239.1 pts",
   "S&P 500 (SPY)": "+73.3%"
  },
  {
   "window": "10 years",
   "Total return": "+121.0%",
   "Benchmark (IWV)": "+285.4%",
   "Gap to IWV": "\u2212164.4 pts",
   "S&P 500 (SPY)": "+309.6%"
  },
  {
   "window": "Since launch",
   "Total return": "+111.6%",
   "Benchmark (IWV)": "+290.0%",
   "Gap to IWV": "\u2212178.4 pts",
   "S&P 500 (SPY)": "+313.2%"
  },
  {
   "window": "Since launch, annualised",
   "Total return": "+7.7%",
   "Benchmark (IWV)": "\u2013",
   "Gap to IWV": "\u2013",
   "S&P 500 (SPY)": "\u2013"
  }
 ],
 "questions": [
  {
   "q": "How has FCEF performed?",
   "a": "Over the year to Nov 12, 2026, FCEF returned +6.7% with distributions reinvested, against +11.9% for its benchmark, the Russell 3000 Index. Over three years the number is +53.5%."
  },
  {
   "q": "What does FCEF cost?",
   "a": "The prospectus expense ratio is 3.69% a year."
  },
  {
   "q": "What does FCEF hold?",
   "a": "58 positions as published by its issuer for Nov 11, 2026, with the top ten at 31.0% of the fund. 0% of its weight is in stocks the S&P 500 also holds."
  },
  {
   "q": "How far is FCEF below its high?",
   "a": "4.9% below its high of Aug 14, 2026, measured on the reinvested series to Nov 12, 2026."
  }
 ],
 "key_stats": [
  {
   "key": "high52",
   "label": "52-week high, daily closes to Nov 12, 2026",
   "value": "$24.30 on Aug 14, 2026",
   "as_of": "2026-08-14",
   "source": "computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices",
   "number": 24.295,
   "window": {
    "from": "2025-11-13",
    "to": "2026-11-12"
   }
  },
  {
   "key": "low52",
   "label": "52-week low, daily closes to Nov 12, 2026",
   "value": "$22.03 on Mar 30, 2026",
   "as_of": "2026-03-30",
   "source": "computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices",
   "number": 22.0313,
   "window": {
    "from": "2025-11-13",
    "to": "2026-11-12"
   }
  },
  {
   "key": "inrange",
   "label": "Close on Nov 12, 2026, within that range",
   "value": "$22.68, 29% of the way from the low to the high",
   "as_of": "2026-11-12",
   "source": "computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices",
   "number": 22.6832
  },
  {
   "key": "holdings",
   "label": "Holdings",
   "value": "58",
   "as_of": "2026-11-12",
   "source": null
  },
  {
   "key": "top10",
   "label": "Top ten weight",
   "value": "31.0%",
   "as_of": "2026-11-12",
   "source": null
  }
 ],
 "trading": {
  "as_of": "2026-11-11",
  "score": null,
  "tier": null,
  "status": "not-scored",
  "lines": [
   "Not scored.",
   "$1,000: about $1.75, 0.17%, one way.",
   "$10,000: about $18, 0.17%, one way.",
   "$100,000: about $345, 0.35%, one way (estimate).",
   "Premium to NAV at the Nov 11 close: 0.00%; 95% of days within \u00b10.13%.",
   "Limit: midpoint + 5\u00a2 to buy, midpoint \u2212 5\u00a2 to sell. At the Nov 11 close of $22.97, that\u2019s $23.02 to buy and $22.92 to sell."
  ],
  "page": "https://etfiq.com/funds/fcef/trading/"
 },
 "outside_us": [
  {
   "key": "statutory",
   "label": "US tax withheld on dividends, no treaty",
   "value": "30%",
   "date": "2026-10-30",
   "source": "https://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-lbi/tax-treaty-table-1.pdf",
   "number": 30.0,
   "url": "https://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-lbi/tax-treaty-table-1.pdf"
  },
  {
   "key": "treaty",
   "label": "Treaty rates on dividends (IRS table, read Oct 30, 2026)",
   "value": "65 countries, 10% to 30%",
   "date": "2026-10-30",
   "source": "https://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-lbi/tax-treaty-table-1.pdf",
   "number": 65.0,
   "url": "https://www.irs.gov/individuals/international-taxpayers/tax-treaty-tables"
  },
  {
   "key": "qii",
   "label": "FCEF interest-related and short-term gain dividends",
   "value": "not read by ETFIQ"
  },
  {
   "key": "estate",
   "label": "US estate tax filing threshold, non-resident holders",
   "value": "$60,000",
   "date": "2026-10-30",
   "source": "https://www.irs.gov/instructions/i706na",
   "number": 60000.0,
   "url": "https://www.irs.gov/instructions/i706na"
  },
  {
   "key": "dist",
   "label": "Share class",
   "value": "Distributing",
   "source": "https://uscode.house.gov/view.xhtml?req=granuleid:USC-prelim-title26-section852&num=0&edition=prelim",
   "url": "https://etfiq.com/learn/non-us-holders"
  }
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 "flows": {
  "as_of": "2026-11-11",
  "coverage": "daily",
  "computed_by": "ETFIQ, from the change in shares outstanding times the previous day\u2019s NAV",
  "method": "https://etfiq.com/methodology/flows",
  "data": "https://etfiq.com/data/flows/funds/fcef.json",
  "windows": [
   {
    "window": "1 day",
    "from": "2026-11-11",
    "to": "2026-11-11",
    "net_flow_usd": 0,
    "net_flow": "$0",
    "round_trip_usd": 0,
    "days_counted": 1,
    "trading_days": 1
   }
  ],
  "daily_counts_start": "2026-11-11",
  "windows_without_daily_figure": [
   "1 week",
   "1 month",
   "3 months",
   "Year to date",
   "1 year"
  ]
 },
 "generated": "2026-11-13",
 "license": "https://etfiq.com/license/",
 "license_text": "Data ETFIQ computes is free to use with attribution: ETFIQ (etfiq.com). Issuer data stays under its owner's terms.",
 "citation": "ETFIQ, FCEF, allocation fund, data as of Nov 12, 2026. https://etfiq.com/funds/fcef"
}