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First Trust Income Opportunities ETF FCEF

Issuer: First Trust SEC registrant: First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund VIII Equity · US
Last price 22.71 USD Change: Up +0.12 Percent change: Up +0.54%

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Expense ratio
3.69%
Prospectus 2 Jan 2026
Net assets
$79.2M
As of 31 May 2026
Holdings
60
As of 31 May 2026
12-month distribution yield
7.24%
Monthly
Asset class
Equity
From holdings

First Trust Income Opportunities ETF (FCEF) is an exchange-traded fund listed on the Nasdaq in the United States, issued by First Trust. Its category is Equity · US (equity). Its last price was US$22.71 on 20 Oct 2026. Its expense ratio is 3.69% a year, from its prospectus dated 2 Jan 2026. It reported net assets of US$79.25 million as of 31 May 2026. Its latest holdings report lists 60 holdings as of 31 May 2026. Over the last 12 months it paid distributions of US$1.64 a unit, a 12-month distribution yield of 7.24%, paid monthly.

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Fees

Total annual operating expenses (gross)
3.69%
Net, after fee waivers or reimbursements
No waiver stated
Management fee
0.85%
Prospectus date
2 Jan 2026
Filed with the SEC
29 Dec 2025

Size and reporting

Net assets
$79,247,455
Total assets
$79,318,131
Holdings as of
31 May 2026
Report made public
22 Jul 2026 (52 days after the month end)

Net assets are for the whole fund series, which for some funds (Vanguard's, for example) also includes mutual fund share classes.

Top holdings

Largest 25 of 60 positions, as of 31 May 2026. Weight is the percent of net assets the fund reported.

FCEF top holdings as of 31 May 2026
# Holding Identifier Weight Value (USD) Type Country Currency
1 MORGAN STANLEY INSTITUTIONAL LIQUIDITY FUNDS MORGAN STANLEY INSTITUTIONAL LIQUIDITY FUNDS TREAS PTF INST US61747C5821 3.78% $3.0M Short-term investment vehicles (cash funds) United States USD
2 INVESCO ACTIVELY MANAGED EXCHANGE-TRADED FUND TRUST INVESCO ACTIVELY MANAGED EXCHANGE-TRADED FUND TRUST VAR RATE INVT US46090A8797 3.71% $2.9M Equity (common) United States USD
3 EATON VANCE TAX - ADVANTAGED GLOBAL DIVIDEND INCOME FUND EATON VANCE TAX - ADVANTAGED GLOBAL DIVIDEND INCOME FUND COM US27828S1015 3.39% $2.7M Equity (common) United States USD
4 EATON VANCE TAX ADVANTAGED GLOBAL DIVIDEND OPPORTUNITIES FUND EATON VANCE TAX ADVANTAGED GLOBAL DIVIDEND OPPORTUNITIES FUND COM US27828U1060 3.33% $2.6M Equity (common) United States USD
5 EATON VANCE TAX ADVANTAGED DIVIDEND INCOME FUND EATON VANCE TAX ADVANTAGED DIVIDEND INCOME FUND COM US27828G1076 3.27% $2.6M Equity (common) United States USD
6 JOHN HANCOCK TAX-ADVANTAGED DIVIDEND INCOME FUND JOHN HANCOCK TAX-ADVANTAGED DIVIDEND INCOME FUND COM US41013V1008 3.19% $2.5M Equity (common) United States USD
7 BLACKROCK SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY TRUST BLACKROCK SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY TRUST SHS US09258G1040 3.08% $2.4M Equity (common) United States USD
8 GABELLI DIVIDEND & INCOME TRUST (THE) US36242H1041 2.93% $2.3M Equity (common) United States USD
9 TRI-CONTINENTAL CORP TRI-CONTINENTAL CORP COM US8954361031 2.76% $2.2M Equity (common) United States USD
10 COHEN & STEERS INFRASTRUCTURE FUND INC COHEN & STEERS INFRASTRUCTURE FUND INC COM US19248A1097 2.74% $2.2M Equity (common) United States USD
11 Western Asset Inflation-Linked Opportunities & Income Fund US95766R1041 2.50% $2.0M Equity (common) United States USD
12 SOURCE CAPITAL INC SOURCE CAPITAL INC COM SHS OF BEN I US8361443034 2.41% $1.9M Equity (common) United States USD
13 PIMCO DYNAMIC INCOME STRATEGY FUND PIMCO DYNAMIC INCOME STRATEGY FUND COM SHS BEN INT US69346N1072 2.27% $1.8M Equity (common) United States USD
14 CENTRAL SECURITIES CORP CENTRAL SECURITIES CORP COM US1551231020 2.24% $1.8M Equity (common) United States USD
15 Western Asset Diversified Income Fund US95790K1097 2.22% $1.8M Equity (common) United States USD
16 NUVEEN VARIABLE RATE PREFERRED & INCOME FUND NUVEEN VARIABLE RATE PREFERRED & INCOME FUND COM US67080R1023 2.17% $1.7M Equity (common) United States USD
17 ANGEL OAK FINANCIAL STRATEGIES INCOME TERM TRUST ANGEL OAK FINANCIAL STRATEGIES INCOME TERM TRUST COM BEN INT US03464A1007 2.14% $1.7M Equity (common) United States USD
18 ABRDN HEALTHCARE OPPORTUNITIES FUND ABRDN HEALTHCARE OPPORTUNITIES FUND SHS US8791051043 2.13% $1.7M Equity (common) United States USD
19 ROYCE SMALL-CAP TRUST INC ROYCE SMALL-CAP TRUST INC COM US7809101055 2.01% $1.6M Equity (common) United States USD
20 BROOKFIELD REAL ASSETS INCOME FUND INC BROOKFIELD REAL ASSETS INCOME FUND INC SHS BEN INT US1128301041 1.98% $1.6M Equity (common) United States USD
21 REAVES UTILITY INCOME FUND REAVES UTILITY INCOME FUND COM SH BEN INT US7561581015 1.97% $1.6M Equity (common) United States USD
22 DUFF & PHELPS UTILITY & INFRASTRUCTURE FUND INC US26433C1053 1.96% $1.5M Equity (common) United States USD
23 GENERAL AMERICAN INVESTORS COMPANY INC GENERAL AMERICAN INVESTORS COMPANY INC COM US3688021043 1.95% $1.5M Equity (common) United States USD
24 ABRDN GLOBAL INFRASTRUCTURE INCOME FUND ABRDN GLOBAL INFRASTRUCTURE INCOME FUND COM SHS BEN INT US00326W1062 1.94% $1.5M Equity (common) United States USD
25 JOHN HANCOCK PREMIUM DIVIDEND FUND JOHN HANCOCK PREMIUM DIVIDEND FUND COM SH BEN INT US41013T1051 1.90% $1.5M Equity (common) United States USD

Breakdowns

Sums of reported weights over every position in the report. Totals can differ from 100% because of derivatives, borrowing and cash.

Asset type

Asset type by weight
TypeWeightBar
Equity (common) 96.13%
Short-term investment vehicles (cash funds) 3.78%

Country

Country by weight
CountryWeightBar
United States 99.90%

Currency exposure

Currency exposure by weight
CurrencyWeightBar
US dollar (USD) 99.90%

Sector

Sector weights for holdings matched to listed stocks
SectorWeightBar
Finance 10.25%

Source: SEC Form N-PORT (opens in a new tab) Holdings as of

Distributions

Paid in the last 12 months
$1.6440
12 payments per unit
12-month yield
7.24%
Distributions only, not total return
Frequency
Monthly
From the gaps between ex-dates
Latest ex-date
14 Oct 2026

12-month yield = distributions per unit with an ex-date in the last 12 months ($1.6440) ÷ latest price ($22.71) × 100 = 7.24%. It looks back, so it is not a forecast; special distributions in the window are included.

Why a distribution yield is not the fund's return: yield vs total return

Distribution history table (60 payments)
FCEF distributions per unit by ex-date
Ex-dateAmount per unit
14 Oct 2026$0.1380
11 Sep 2026$0.1380
11 Aug 2026$0.1380
14 Jul 2026$0.1380
11 Jun 2026$0.1380
12 May 2026$0.1380
14 Apr 2026$0.1380
11 Mar 2026$0.1380
11 Feb 2026$0.1350
13 Jan 2026$0.1350
11 Dec 2025$0.1350
12 Nov 2025$0.1350
14 Oct 2025$0.1350
11 Sep 2025$0.1350
12 Aug 2025$0.1350
11 Jul 2025$0.1350
11 Jun 2025$0.1350
13 May 2025$0.1350
11 Apr 2025$0.1350
11 Mar 2025$0.1350
11 Feb 2025$0.1350
14 Jan 2025$0.1350
11 Dec 2024$0.1350
13 Nov 2024$0.1350
11 Oct 2024$0.1350
11 Sep 2024$0.1350
13 Aug 2024$0.1300
11 Jul 2024$0.1300
11 Jun 2024$0.1250
14 May 2024$0.1250
11 Apr 2024$0.1250
12 Mar 2024$0.1250
13 Feb 2024$0.1200
11 Jan 2024$0.1200
12 Dec 2023$0.1200
14 Nov 2023$0.1200
11 Oct 2023$0.1200
12 Sep 2023$0.1180
11 Aug 2023$0.1180
11 Jul 2023$0.1180
13 Jun 2023$0.1180
11 May 2023$0.1180
11 Apr 2023$0.1180
14 Mar 2023$0.1180
14 Feb 2023$0.1180
11 Jan 2023$0.1180
13 Dec 2022$0.1180
14 Nov 2022$0.1180
12 Oct 2022$0.1180
13 Sep 2022$0.1180
11 Aug 2022$0.1180
12 Jul 2022$0.1180
14 Jun 2022$0.1180
11 May 2022$0.1180
12 Apr 2022$0.1180
11 Mar 2022$0.1150
11 Feb 2022$0.1150
11 Jan 2022$0.1150
14 Dec 2021$0.1100
12 Nov 2021$0.1100

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