FCEF
First Trust Income Opportunities ETF
12 months $1.6425Latest $0.1375Pays monthly

FCEF Dividend History

See every payment FCEF made and how often it pays.

Each payment, per share · The latest 24
Dec 11, 202424 paymentsNov 12, 2026

24 distributions for FCEF, $0.135 to $0.1375 a share and $0.135 in the middle, Dec 11, 2024 to Nov 12, 2026.

$1.6425
Paid per share in the 12 months to Nov 12, 2026
7.2%
Yield on its price of $22.80 on Nov 12, 2025, the first day of those 12 months
$0.1375
Last payment, ex-date Nov 12, 2026
monthly
How often it pays, by the gaps between its last six payments

Every payment

122 payments · newest first
2026: FCEF payments
Ex-datePay dateAmount per share
2026 · 11 payments · $1.5075
Nov 12, 2026·$0.1375
Oct 14, 2026·$0.1375
Sep 11, 2026·$0.1375
Aug 11, 2026Aug 31, 2026$0.1375
Jul 14, 2026Jul 31, 2026$0.1375
Jun 11, 2026Jun 30, 2026$0.1375
May 12, 2026May 29, 2026$0.1375
Apr 14, 2026·$0.1375
Mar 11, 2026·$0.1375
Feb 11, 2026·$0.135
Jan 13, 2026·$0.135
2025: FCEF payments
2025 · 12 payments · $1.62
Dec 11, 2025·$0.135
Nov 12, 2025·$0.135
Oct 14, 2025·$0.135
Sep 11, 2025·$0.135
Aug 12, 2025·$0.135
Jul 11, 2025·$0.135
Jun 11, 2025·$0.135
May 13, 2025·$0.135
Apr 11, 2025·$0.135
Mar 11, 2025·$0.135
Feb 11, 2025·$0.135
Jan 14, 2025·$0.135
2024: FCEF payments
2024 · 12 payments · $1.54
Dec 11, 2024·$0.135
Nov 13, 2024·$0.135
Oct 11, 2024·$0.135
Sep 11, 2024·$0.135
Aug 13, 2024·$0.13
Jul 11, 2024·$0.13
Jun 11, 2024·$0.125
May 14, 2024·$0.125
Apr 11, 2024·$0.125
Mar 12, 2024·$0.125
Feb 13, 2024·$0.12
Jan 11, 2024·$0.12
2023: FCEF payments
2023 · 12 payments · $1.4175
Dec 12, 2023·$0.12
Nov 14, 2023·$0.12
Oct 11, 2023·$0.12
Sep 12, 2023·$0.1175
Aug 11, 2023·$0.1175
Jul 11, 2023·$0.1175
Jun 13, 2023·$0.1175
May 11, 2023·$0.1175
Apr 11, 2023·$0.1175
Mar 14, 2023·$0.1175
Feb 14, 2023·$0.1175
Jan 11, 2023·$0.1175
2022: FCEF payments
2022 · 12 payments · $1.4025
Dec 13, 2022·$0.1175
Nov 14, 2022·$0.1175
Oct 12, 2022·$0.1175
Sep 13, 2022·$0.1175
Aug 11, 2022·$0.1175
Jul 12, 2022·$0.1175
Jun 14, 2022·$0.1175
May 11, 2022·$0.1175
Apr 12, 2022·$0.1175
Mar 11, 2022·$0.115
Feb 11, 2022·$0.115
Jan 11, 2022·$0.115
2021: FCEF payments
2021 · 12 payments · $1.215
Dec 14, 2021·$0.11
Nov 12, 2021·$0.11
Oct 13, 2021·$0.11
Sep 14, 2021·$0.105
Aug 11, 2021·$0.105
Jul 13, 2021·$0.105
Jun 11, 2021·$0.10
May 11, 2021·$0.10
Apr 13, 2021·$0.10
Mar 11, 2021·$0.09
Feb 11, 2021·$0.09
Jan 12, 2021·$0.09
2020: FCEF payments
2020 · 12 payments · $1.1325
Dec 11, 2020·$0.09
Nov 12, 2020·$0.09
Oct 14, 2020·$0.09
Sep 11, 2020·$0.0925
Aug 11, 2020·$0.0925
Jul 14, 2020·$0.0925
Jun 11, 2020·$0.0975
May 12, 2020·$0.0975
Apr 13, 2020·$0.0975
Mar 11, 2020·$0.0975
Feb 11, 2020·$0.0975
Jan 14, 2020·$0.0975
2019: FCEF payments
2019 · 12 payments · $1.165
Dec 11, 2019·$0.0975
Nov 13, 2019·$0.0975
Oct 11, 2019·$0.0975
Sep 11, 2019·$0.0975
Aug 13, 2019·$0.0975
Jul 11, 2019·$0.0975
Jun 11, 2019·$0.0975
May 14, 2019·$0.0975
Apr 11, 2019·$0.0975
Mar 12, 2019·$0.0975
Feb 12, 2019·$0.095
Jan 11, 2019·$0.095
2018: FCEF payments
2018 · 12 payments · $1.125
Dec 11, 2018·$0.095
Nov 9, 2018·$0.095
Oct 11, 2018·$0.095
Sep 11, 2018·$0.095
Aug 10, 2018·$0.095
Jul 11, 2018·$0.095
Jun 12, 2018·$0.095
May 11, 2018·$0.095
Apr 11, 2018·$0.095
Mar 13, 2018·$0.09
Feb 13, 2018·$0.09
Jan 11, 2018·$0.09
2017: FCEF payments
2017 · 12 payments · $1.08
Dec 21, 2017·$0.09
Nov 21, 2017·$0.09
Oct 20, 2017·$0.09
Sep 21, 2017·$0.09
Aug 22, 2017·$0.07
Jul 21, 2017·$0.07
Jun 22, 2017·$0.075
May 23, 2017·$0.085
Apr 21, 2017·$0.10
Mar 23, 2017·$0.11
Feb 22, 2017·$0.10
Jan 20, 2017·$0.11
2016: FCEF payments
2016 · 3 payments · $0.3021
Dec 21, 2016·$0.0921
Nov 22, 2016·$0.11
Oct 21, 2016·$0.10

Source: ETFIQ, from Tiingo end-of-day distributions. Data as of Nov 12, 2026. Updated every trading night. Report a data error

What the columns mean
Ex-date First day without the payment.
Pay date The day the cash is paid. Shown where Nasdaq’s record carries the fund.
Amount per share Cash per share on the ex-date (Tiingo, issuer where missing).
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Questions people ask

How often does FCEF pay dividends?

FCEF pays monthly. It made 12 payments in the 12 months to Nov 12, 2026 and 122 payments since Oct 21, 2016.

How much did FCEF pay in dividends over the 12 months to Nov 12, 2026?

$1.6425 a share, in 12 payments, a 7.2% yield on its price of $22.80 on Nov 12, 2025, the first day of those 12 months.

When was FCEF's last dividend?

The last payment was $0.1375 a share, with an ex-date of Nov 12, 2026.
Where to next
Sources and dates
DistributionsETFIQ, from Tiingo end-of-day distributions · to Nov 12, 2026

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