First Trust Income Opportunity ETF (FCEF) Dividend History
FCEF latest distribution
Payable in 4 days to holders on the record date. Next monthly distribution expected around November 14 (not yet announced).
- 7.26%trailing 12-month yield
- $1.64paid in the last 12 months
- Monthly12 payments a year
- 2016paying since
- +7.4%5-year growth a year
FCEF dividend income calculator
- Income a year
- $164
- Each payment
- $14
- Value of the shares
- $2,260
- Yield
- 7.26%
At the latest close; trailing 12-month distributions of $1.64 per share, before tax.
FCEF distributions per share by year
Calendar years by ex-dividend date. Yield = the year's distributions divided by the year-end price.
FCEF distribution payments
Each bar is one payment, by ex-dividend month (last 36 payments).
FCEF distributions by year
| Year | Per share | Growth | Yield (year-end) | Payments |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026to date | $1.37 | — | — | 10 |
| 2025 | $1.62 | +5.2% | 7.05% | 12 |
| 2024 | $1.54 | +8.6% | 7.13% | 12 |
| 2023 | $1.42 | +1.1% | 7.17% | 12 |
| 2022 | $1.40 | +15.4% | 7.26% | 12 |
| 2021 | $1.22 | +7.3% | 4.74% | 12 |
| 2020 | $1.13 | −2.8% | 5.03% | 12 |
Full history in the distribution table below.
FCEF yield on cost
| Bought | Paid | Yield on cost | Paid out since | % of price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 year ago | $22.73 | 7.21% | $1.64 | 7.2% |
| 3 years ago | $17.79 | 9.22% | $4.77 | 26.8% |
| 5 years ago | $25.45 | 6.45% | $7.57 | 29.8% |
| 10 years ago | $19.78 | 8.29% | $13.27 | 67.1% |
Trailing 12-month distributions as a yield on the price paid then, and the distributions one share has paid since (before tax).
FCEF yield vs similar ETFs
| ETF | Fund | Yield | Expense ratio |
|---|---|---|---|
| FCEF | First Trust Income Opportunity ETF | 6.65% | 3.40% |
| SPY | SPDR S&P 500 ETF | 0.99% | 0.09% |
| VTI | Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF | 1.03% | 0.03% |
| SCHD | Schwab U.S. Dividend Equity ETF | 3.38% | 0.05% |
| VYM | Vanguard High Dividend Yield ETF | 2.42% | 0.04% |
| QQQ | Invesco QQQ ETF | 0.42% | 0.17% |
| IWM | iShares Russell 2000 ETF | 0.97% | 0.19% |
Trailing 12-month distribution yield as reported by EODHD.
FCEF distribution history
121 payments| Ex-dividend date | Record date | Payment date | Amount | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-14 | 2026-10-14 | 2026-10-30 | $0.1375 | 0.0% |
| 2026-09-11 | 2026-09-11 | 2026-09-30 | $0.1375 | 0.0% |
| 2026-08-11 | 2026-08-11 | 2026-08-31 | $0.1375 | 0.0% |
| 2026-07-14 | 2026-07-14 | 2026-07-31 | $0.1375 | 0.0% |
| 2026-06-11 | 2026-06-11 | 2026-06-30 | $0.1375 | 0.0% |
| 2026-05-12 | 2026-05-12 | 2026-05-29 | $0.1375 | 0.0% |
| 2026-04-14 | 2026-04-14 | 2026-04-30 | $0.1375 | 0.0% |
| 2026-03-11 | 2026-03-11 | 2026-03-31 | $0.1375 | +1.9% |
| 2026-02-11 | 2026-02-11 | 2026-02-27 | $0.1350 | 0.0% |
| 2026-01-13 | 2026-01-13 | 2026-01-30 | $0.1350 | 0.0% |
| 2025-12-11 | 2025-12-11 | 2025-12-31 | $0.1350 | 0.0% |
| 2025-11-12 | 2025-11-12 | 2025-11-28 | $0.1350 | 0.0% |
Show all 121 distributions
| Ex-dividend date | Record date | Payment date | Amount | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-10-14 | 2025-10-14 | 2025-10-31 | $0.1350 | 0.0% |
| 2025-09-11 | 2025-09-11 | 2025-09-30 | $0.1350 | 0.0% |
| 2025-08-12 | 2025-08-12 | 2025-08-29 | $0.1350 | 0.0% |
| 2025-07-11 | 2025-07-11 | 2025-07-31 | $0.1350 | 0.0% |
| 2025-06-11 | 2025-06-11 | 2025-06-30 | $0.1350 | 0.0% |
| 2025-05-13 | 2025-05-13 | 2025-05-30 | $0.1350 | 0.0% |
| 2025-04-11 | 2025-04-11 | 2025-04-30 | $0.1350 | 0.0% |
| 2025-03-11 | 2025-03-11 | 2025-03-31 | $0.1350 | 0.0% |
| 2025-02-11 | 2025-02-11 | 2025-02-28 | $0.1350 | 0.0% |
| 2025-01-14 | 2025-01-14 | 2025-01-31 | $0.1350 | 0.0% |
| 2024-12-11 | 2024-12-11 | 2024-12-31 | $0.1350 | 0.0% |
| 2024-11-13 | 2024-11-13 | 2024-11-29 | $0.1350 | 0.0% |
| 2024-10-11 | 2024-10-11 | 2024-10-31 | $0.1350 | 0.0% |
| 2024-09-11 | 2024-09-11 | 2024-09-30 | $0.1350 | +3.8% |
| 2024-08-13 | 2024-08-13 | 2024-08-30 | $0.1300 | 0.0% |
| 2024-07-11 | 2024-07-11 | 2024-07-31 | $0.1300 | +4.0% |
| 2024-06-11 | 2024-06-11 | 2024-06-28 | $0.1250 | 0.0% |
| 2024-05-14 | 2024-05-15 | 2024-05-31 | $0.1250 | 0.0% |
| 2024-04-11 | 2024-04-12 | 2024-04-30 | $0.1250 | 0.0% |
| 2024-03-12 | 2024-03-13 | 2024-03-28 | $0.1250 | +4.2% |
| 2024-02-13 | 2024-02-14 | 2024-02-29 | $0.1200 | 0.0% |
| 2024-01-11 | 2024-01-12 | 2024-01-31 | $0.1200 | 0.0% |
| 2023-12-12 | 2023-12-13 | 2023-12-29 | $0.1200 | 0.0% |
| 2023-11-14 | 2023-11-15 | 2023-11-30 | $0.1200 | 0.0% |
| 2023-10-11 | 2023-10-12 | 2023-10-31 | $0.1200 | +2.1% |
| 2023-09-12 | 2023-09-13 | 2023-09-29 | $0.1175 | 0.0% |
| 2023-08-11 | 2023-08-14 | 2023-08-31 | $0.1175 | 0.0% |
| 2023-07-11 | 2023-07-12 | 2023-07-31 | $0.1175 | 0.0% |
| 2023-06-13 | 2023-06-14 | 2023-06-30 | $0.1175 | 0.0% |
| 2023-05-11 | 2023-05-12 | 2023-05-31 | $0.1175 | 0.0% |
| 2023-04-11 | 2023-04-12 | 2023-04-28 | $0.1175 | 0.0% |
| 2023-03-14 | 2023-03-15 | 2023-03-31 | $0.1175 | 0.0% |
| 2023-02-14 | 2023-02-15 | 2023-02-28 | $0.1175 | 0.0% |
| 2023-01-11 | 2023-01-12 | 2023-01-31 | $0.1175 | 0.0% |
| 2022-12-13 | 2022-12-14 | 2022-12-30 | $0.1175 | 0.0% |
| 2022-11-14 | 2022-11-15 | 2022-11-30 | $0.1175 | 0.0% |
| 2022-10-12 | 2022-10-13 | 2022-10-31 | $0.1175 | 0.0% |
| 2022-09-13 | 2022-09-14 | 2022-09-30 | $0.1175 | 0.0% |
| 2022-08-11 | 2022-08-12 | 2022-08-31 | $0.1175 | 0.0% |
| 2022-07-12 | 2022-07-13 | 2022-07-29 | $0.1175 | 0.0% |
| 2022-06-14 | 2022-06-15 | 2022-06-30 | $0.1175 | 0.0% |
| 2022-05-11 | 2022-05-12 | 2022-05-31 | $0.1175 | 0.0% |
| 2022-04-12 | 2022-04-13 | 2022-04-29 | $0.1175 | +2.2% |
| 2022-03-11 | 2022-03-14 | 2022-03-31 | $0.1150 | 0.0% |
| 2022-02-11 | 2022-02-14 | 2022-02-28 | $0.1150 | 0.0% |
| 2022-01-11 | 2022-01-12 | 2022-01-31 | $0.1150 | +4.5% |
| 2021-12-14 | 2021-12-15 | 2021-12-31 | $0.1100 | 0.0% |
| 2021-11-12 | 2021-11-15 | 2021-11-30 | $0.1100 | 0.0% |
| 2021-10-13 | 2021-10-14 | 2021-10-29 | $0.1100 | +4.8% |
| 2021-09-14 | 2021-09-15 | 2021-09-30 | $0.1050 | 0.0% |
| 2021-08-11 | 2021-08-12 | 2021-08-31 | $0.1050 | 0.0% |
| 2021-07-13 | 2021-07-14 | 2021-07-30 | $0.1050 | +5.0% |
| 2021-06-11 | 2021-06-14 | 2021-06-30 | $0.1000 | 0.0% |
| 2021-05-11 | 2021-05-12 | 2021-05-28 | $0.1000 | 0.0% |
| 2021-04-13 | 2021-04-14 | 2021-04-30 | $0.1000 | +11.1% |
| 2021-03-11 | 2021-03-12 | 2021-03-31 | $0.0900 | 0.0% |
| 2021-02-11 | 2021-02-12 | 2021-02-26 | $0.0900 | 0.0% |
| 2021-01-12 | 2021-01-13 | 2021-01-29 | $0.0900 | 0.0% |
| 2020-12-11 | 2020-12-14 | 2020-12-31 | $0.0900 | 0.0% |
| 2020-11-12 | 2020-11-13 | 2020-11-30 | $0.0900 | 0.0% |
| 2020-10-14 | 2020-10-15 | 2020-10-30 | $0.0900 | −2.7% |
| 2020-09-11 | 2020-09-14 | 2020-09-30 | $0.0925 | 0.0% |
| 2020-08-11 | 2020-08-12 | 2020-08-31 | $0.0925 | 0.0% |
| 2020-07-14 | 2020-07-15 | 2020-07-31 | $0.0925 | −5.1% |
| 2020-06-11 | 2020-06-12 | 2020-06-30 | $0.0975 | 0.0% |
| 2020-05-12 | 2020-05-13 | 2020-05-29 | $0.0975 | 0.0% |
| 2020-04-13 | 2020-04-14 | 2020-04-30 | $0.0975 | 0.0% |
| 2020-03-11 | 2020-03-12 | 2020-03-31 | $0.0975 | 0.0% |
| 2020-02-11 | 2020-02-12 | 2020-02-28 | $0.0975 | 0.0% |
| 2020-01-14 | 2020-01-15 | 2020-01-31 | $0.0975 | 0.0% |
| 2019-12-11 | 2019-12-12 | 2019-12-31 | $0.0975 | 0.0% |
| 2019-11-13 | 2019-11-14 | 2019-11-29 | $0.0975 | 0.0% |
| 2019-10-11 | 2019-10-15 | 2019-10-31 | $0.0975 | 0.0% |
| 2019-09-11 | 2019-09-12 | 2019-09-30 | $0.0975 | 0.0% |
| 2019-08-13 | 2019-08-14 | 2019-08-30 | $0.0975 | 0.0% |
| 2019-07-11 | 2019-07-12 | 2019-07-31 | $0.0975 | 0.0% |
| 2019-06-11 | 2019-06-12 | 2019-06-28 | $0.0975 | 0.0% |
| 2019-05-14 | 2019-05-15 | 2019-05-31 | $0.0975 | 0.0% |
| 2019-04-11 | 2019-04-12 | 2019-04-30 | $0.0975 | 0.0% |
| 2019-03-12 | 2019-03-13 | 2019-03-29 | $0.0975 | +2.6% |
| 2019-02-12 | 2019-02-13 | 2019-02-28 | $0.0950 | 0.0% |
| 2019-01-11 | 2019-01-14 | 2019-01-31 | $0.0950 | 0.0% |
| 2018-12-11 | 2018-12-12 | 2018-12-31 | $0.0950 | 0.0% |
| 2018-11-09 | 2018-11-13 | 2018-11-30 | $0.0950 | 0.0% |
| 2018-10-11 | 2018-10-12 | 2018-10-31 | $0.0950 | 0.0% |
| 2018-09-11 | 2018-09-12 | 2018-09-28 | $0.0950 | 0.0% |
| 2018-08-10 | 2018-08-13 | 2018-08-31 | $0.0950 | 0.0% |
| 2018-07-11 | 2018-07-12 | 2018-07-31 | $0.0950 | 0.0% |
| 2018-06-12 | 2018-06-13 | 2018-06-29 | $0.0950 | 0.0% |
| 2018-05-11 | 2018-05-14 | 2018-05-31 | $0.0950 | 0.0% |
| 2018-04-11 | 2018-04-12 | 2018-04-30 | $0.0950 | +5.6% |
| 2018-03-13 | 2018-03-14 | 2018-03-29 | $0.0900 | 0.0% |
| 2018-02-13 | 2018-02-14 | 2018-02-28 | $0.0900 | 0.0% |
| 2018-01-11 | 2018-01-12 | 2018-01-31 | $0.0900 | 0.0% |
| 2017-12-21 | 2017-12-22 | 2017-12-29 | $0.0900 | 0.0% |
| 2017-11-21 | 2017-11-22 | 2017-11-30 | $0.0900 | 0.0% |
| 2017-10-20 | 2017-10-23 | 2017-10-31 | $0.0900 | 0.0% |
| 2017-09-21 | 2017-09-22 | 2017-09-29 | $0.0900 | +28.6% |
| 2017-08-22 | 2017-08-24 | 2017-08-31 | $0.0700 | 0.0% |
| 2017-07-21 | 2017-07-25 | 2017-07-31 | $0.0700 | −6.7% |
| 2017-06-22 | 2017-06-26 | 2017-06-30 | $0.0750 | −11.8% |
| 2017-05-23 | 2017-05-25 | 2017-05-31 | $0.0850 | −15.0% |
| 2017-04-21 | 2017-04-25 | 2017-04-28 | $0.1000 | −9.1% |
| 2017-03-23 | 2017-03-27 | 2017-03-31 | $0.1100 | +10.0% |
| 2017-02-22 | 2017-02-24 | 2017-02-28 | $0.1000 | −9.1% |
| 2017-01-20 | 2017-01-24 | 2017-01-31 | $0.1100 | +19.4% |
| 2016-12-21 | 2016-12-23 | 2016-12-30 | $0.0921 | −16.3% |
| 2016-11-22 | 2016-11-25 | 2016-11-30 | $0.1100 | +10.0% |
| 2016-10-21 | 2016-10-25 | 2016-10-31 | $0.1000 | — |
Amounts per share. Highlighted rows are declared but not yet paid.
FCEF dividend overview
First Trust Income Opportunity ETF pays monthly distributions made up of income from its holdings, less fund expenses. Over the past 12 months it paid $1.64 per share, a yield of 7.26% at the latest close of $22.61. In 2025 it paid $1.62 per share, up 5.2% from 2024. Over five years distributions changed +7.4% a year.
Payment amounts vary because they pass through what the fund earned during the period. ETF distributions may include qualified dividends, ordinary income, return of capital and capital gains; the fund's annual tax statement has the breakdown.
Related: FCEF chart, FCEF performance, FCEF holdings, FCEF overview.
FCEF dividends FAQ
Does FCEF pay a dividend?
Yes. FCEF pays monthly distributions and has paid them since 2016. The most recent was $0.1375 per share with an ex-dividend date of October 14, 2026, payable October 30, 2026.
What is the FCEF dividend yield?
FCEF paid $1.64 per share over the past 12 months, a trailing yield of 7.26% at the latest close of $22.61.
When is the next FCEF dividend?
The next monthly distribution has not been announced yet. Based on the usual schedule the next ex-dividend date should fall around November 14, 2026.
How often does FCEF pay dividends?
FCEF pays distributions monthly, 12 times a year.
How much did FCEF pay in dividends in 2025?
FCEF paid $1.62 per share in 12 distributions in 2025.
How much income does 100 shares of FCEF pay?
100 shares of FCEF would have paid about $164 over the past 12 months, before tax.