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The last payment was $0.1375, ex Nov 12, 2026.\n $1.6425 Paid per share in the 12 months to Nov 12, 2026 \n 7.2% Yield on its price of $22.80 on Nov 12, 2025, the first day of those 12 months \n $0.1375 Last payment, ex-date Nov 12, 2026 \n monthly How often it pays, by the gaps between its last six payments \n\n [Distributions per share for FCEF. Distributions per share for FCEF] 24 distributions for FCEF, $0.135 to $0.1375 a share and $0.135 in the middle, Dec 11, 2024 to Nov 12, 2026.\n Every payment\n FCEF cash distributions per share by ex-date, newest first, 122 payments from Oct 21, 2016 to Nov 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ from Tiingo end-of-day distributions; pay dates from Nasdaq. Ex-date Pay date Amount per share \n Nov 12, 2026 \u00b7 $0.1375 \n Oct 14, 2026 \u00b7 $0.1375 \n Sep 11, 2026 \u00b7 $0.1375 \n Aug 11, 2026 Aug 31, 2026 $0.1375 \n Jul 14, 2026 Jul 31, 2026 $0.1375 \n Jun 11, 2026 Jun 30, 2026 $0.1375 \n May 12, 2026 May 29, 2026 $0.1375 \n Apr 14, 2026 \u00b7 $0.1375 \n Mar 11, 2026 \u00b7 $0.1375 \n Feb 11, 2026 \u00b7 $0.135 \n Jan 13, 2026 \u00b7 $0.135 \n Dec 11, 2025 \u00b7 $0.135 \n Nov 12, 2025 \u00b7 $0.135 \n Oct 14, 2025 \u00b7 $0.135 \n Sep 11, 2025 \u00b7 $0.135 \n Aug 12, 2025 \u00b7 $0.135 \n Jul 11, 2025 \u00b7 $0.135 \n Jun 11, 2025 \u00b7 $0.135 \n May 13, 2025 \u00b7 $0.135 \n Apr 11, 2025 \u00b7 $0.135 \n Mar 11, 2025 \u00b7 $0.135 \n Feb 11, 2025 \u00b7 $0.135 \n Jan 14, 2025 \u00b7 $0.135 \n Dec 11, 2024 \u00b7 $0.135 \n Nov 13, 2024 \u00b7 $0.135 \n Oct 11, 2024 \u00b7 $0.135 \n Sep 11, 2024 \u00b7 $0.135 \n Aug 13, 2024 \u00b7 $0.13 \n Jul 11, 2024 \u00b7 $0.13 \n Jun 11, 2024 \u00b7 $0.125 \n May 14, 2024 \u00b7 $0.125 \n Apr 11, 2024 \u00b7 $0.125 \n Mar 12, 2024 \u00b7 $0.125 \n Feb 13, 2024 \u00b7 $0.12 \n Jan 11, 2024 \u00b7 $0.12 \n Dec 12, 2023 \u00b7 $0.12 \n Nov 14, 2023 \u00b7 $0.12 \n Oct 11, 2023 \u00b7 $0.12 \n Sep 12, 2023 \u00b7 $0.1175 \n Aug 11, 2023 \u00b7 $0.1175 \n Jul 11, 2023 \u00b7 $0.1175 \n Jun 13, 2023 \u00b7 $0.1175 \n May 11, 2023 \u00b7 $0.1175 \n Apr 11, 2023 \u00b7 $0.1175 \n Mar 14, 2023 \u00b7 $0.1175 \n Feb 14, 2023 \u00b7 $0.1175 \n Jan 11, 2023 \u00b7 $0.1175 \n Dec 13, 2022 \u00b7 $0.1175 \n Nov 14, 2022 \u00b7 $0.1175 \n Oct 12, 2022 \u00b7 $0.1175 \n Sep 13, 2022 \u00b7 $0.1175 \n Aug 11, 2022 \u00b7 $0.1175 \n Jul 12, 2022 \u00b7 $0.1175 \n Jun 14, 2022 \u00b7 $0.1175 \n May 11, 2022 \u00b7 $0.1175 \n Apr 12, 2022 \u00b7 $0.1175 \n Mar 11, 2022 \u00b7 $0.115 \n Feb 11, 2022 \u00b7 $0.115 \n Jan 11, 2022 \u00b7 $0.115 \n Dec 14, 2021 \u00b7 $0.11 \n Nov 12, 2021 \u00b7 $0.11 \n Oct 13, 2021 \u00b7 $0.11 \n Sep 14, 2021 \u00b7 $0.105 \n Aug 11, 2021 \u00b7 $0.105 \n Jul 13, 2021 \u00b7 $0.105 \n Jun 11, 2021 \u00b7 $0.10 \n May 11, 2021 \u00b7 $0.10 \n Apr 13, 2021 \u00b7 $0.10 \n Mar 11, 2021 \u00b7 $0.09 \n Feb 11, 2021 \u00b7 $0.09 \n Jan 12, 2021 \u00b7 $0.09 \n Dec 11, 2020 \u00b7 $0.09 \n Nov 12, 2020 \u00b7 $0.09 \n Oct 14, 2020 \u00b7 $0.09 \n Sep 11, 2020 \u00b7 $0.0925 \n Aug 11, 2020 \u00b7 $0.0925 \n Jul 14, 2020 \u00b7 $0.0925 \n Jun 11, 2020 \u00b7 $0.0975 \n May 12, 2020 \u00b7 $0.0975 \n Apr 13, 2020 \u00b7 $0.0975 \n Mar 11, 2020 \u00b7 $0.0975 \n Feb 11, 2020 \u00b7 $0.0975 \n Jan 14, 2020 \u00b7 $0.0975 \n Dec 11, 2019 \u00b7 $0.0975 \n Nov 13, 2019 \u00b7 $0.0975 \n Oct 11, 2019 \u00b7 $0.0975 \n Sep 11, 2019 \u00b7 $0.0975 \n Aug 13, 2019 \u00b7 $0.0975 \n Jul 11, 2019 \u00b7 $0.0975 \n Jun 11, 2019 \u00b7 $0.0975 \n May 14, 2019 \u00b7 $0.0975 \n Apr 11, 2019 \u00b7 $0.0975 \n Mar 12, 2019 \u00b7 $0.0975 \n Feb 12, 2019 \u00b7 $0.095 \n Jan 11, 2019 \u00b7 $0.095 \n Dec 11, 2018 \u00b7 $0.095 \n Nov 9, 2018 \u00b7 $0.095 \n Oct 11, 2018 \u00b7 $0.095 \n Sep 11, 2018 \u00b7 $0.095 \n Aug 10, 2018 \u00b7 $0.095 \n Jul 11, 2018 \u00b7 $0.095 \n Jun 12, 2018 \u00b7 $0.095 \n May 11, 2018 \u00b7 $0.095 \n Apr 11, 2018 \u00b7 $0.095 \n Mar 13, 2018 \u00b7 $0.09 \n Feb 13, 2018 \u00b7 $0.09 \n Jan 11, 2018 \u00b7 $0.09 \n Dec 21, 2017 \u00b7 $0.09 \n Nov 21, 2017 \u00b7 $0.09 \n Oct 20, 2017 \u00b7 $0.09 \n Sep 21, 2017 \u00b7 $0.09 \n Aug 22, 2017 \u00b7 $0.07 \n Jul 21, 2017 \u00b7 $0.07 \n Jun 22, 2017 \u00b7 $0.075 \n May 23, 2017 \u00b7 $0.085 \n Apr 21, 2017 \u00b7 $0.10 \n Mar 23, 2017 \u00b7 $0.11 \n Feb 22, 2017 \u00b7 $0.10 \n Jan 20, 2017 \u00b7 $0.11 \n Dec 21, 2016 \u00b7 $0.0921 \n Nov 22, 2016 \u00b7 $0.11 \n Oct 21, 2016 \u00b7 $0.10 \n \n What the columns mean\n Ex-date First day without the payment. Pay date The day the cash is paid. Shown where Nasdaq\u2019s record carries the fund. Amount per share Cash per share on the ex-date (Tiingo, issuer where missing). Questions people ask\n 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\n FCEF fund page Dividend history of every ETF Monthly dividend ETFs Income ETF payout calendar Top Dividend ETFs Compare FCEF with another fund Method Past payments, not a forecast. Standards and sources \n Cite this page. ETFIQ, FCEF dividend history, data as of Nov 12, 2026. https://etfiq.com/funds/fcef/dividends/ Free to use with attribution for data ETFIQ computes; issuer data stays under its owner's terms. The underlying files are at Open data .\n Other forms Plain ETFIQ, FCEF dividend history, data as of Nov 12, 2026. https://etfiq.com/funds/fcef/dividends/ APA ETFIQ. (Nov 12, 2026). FCEF dividend history. Retrieved from https://etfiq.com/funds/fcef/dividends/ Markdown [FCEF dividend history (ETFIQ, Nov 12, 2026)](https://etfiq.com/funds/fcef/dividends/)","source":"ETFIQ, independent ETF data. Recomputed nightly from public filings and prices.","publisher":{"@id":"https://etfiq.com/#org","name":"ETFIQ","url":"https://etfiq.com"},"license":"https://etfiq.com/license/","license_text":"Data ETFIQ computes is free to use with attribution: ETFIQ (etfiq.com). 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