First Trust Long Duration Opportunities ETF (LGOV) Dividend History
LGOV latest distribution
Payable in 4 days to holders on the record date. Next monthly distribution expected around November 21 (not yet announced).
- 4.96%trailing 12-month yield
- $1.01paid in the last 12 months
- Monthly12 payments a year
- 2019paying since
- −2.6%5-year growth a year
LGOV dividend income calculator
- Income a year
- $101
- Each payment
- $8
- Value of the shares
- $2,031
- Yield
- 4.96%
At the latest close; trailing 12-month distributions of $1.01 per share, before tax.
LGOV distributions per share by year
Calendar years by ex-dividend date. Yield = the year's distributions divided by the year-end price.
LGOV distribution payments
Each bar is one payment, by ex-dividend month (last 36 payments).
LGOV distributions by year
| Year | Per share | Growth | Yield (year-end) | Payments |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026to date | $0.7750 | — | — | 10 |
| 2025 | $0.9550 | +13.7% | 4.37% | 13 |
| 2024 | $0.8400 | +5.7% | 4.03% | 12 |
| 2023 | $0.7950 | +84.5% | 3.59% | 12 |
| 2022 | $0.4308 | −39.8% | 1.97% | 12 |
| 2021 | $0.7162 | −34.3% | 2.58% | 12 |
| 2020 | $1.09 | +33.7% | 3.75% | 12 |
Full history in the distribution table below.
LGOV yield on cost
| Bought | Paid | Yield on cost | Paid out since | % of price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 year ago | $22.13 | 4.55% | $1.01 | 4.6% |
| 3 years ago | $19.61 | 5.14% | $2.80 | 14.3% |
| 5 years ago | $27.43 | 3.67% | $3.87 | 14.1% |
Trailing 12-month distributions as a yield on the price paid then, and the distributions one share has paid since (before tax).
LGOV yield vs similar ETFs
| ETF | Fund | Yield | Expense ratio |
|---|---|---|---|
| LGOV | First Trust Long Duration Opportunities ETF | 4.72% | 0.63% |
| 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.
LGOV distribution history
94 payments| Ex-dividend date | Record date | Payment date | Amount | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-21 | 2026-10-21 | 2026-10-30 | $0.0775 | 0.0% |
| 2026-09-24 | 2026-09-24 | 2026-09-30 | $0.0775 | 0.0% |
| 2026-08-21 | 2026-08-21 | 2026-08-31 | $0.0775 | 0.0% |
| 2026-07-21 | 2026-07-21 | 2026-07-31 | $0.0775 | 0.0% |
| 2026-06-25 | 2026-06-25 | 2026-06-30 | $0.0775 | 0.0% |
| 2026-05-21 | 2026-05-21 | 2026-05-29 | $0.0775 | 0.0% |
| 2026-04-21 | 2026-04-21 | 2026-04-30 | $0.0775 | 0.0% |
| 2026-03-26 | 2026-03-26 | 2026-03-31 | $0.0775 | 0.0% |
| 2026-02-20 | 2026-02-20 | 2026-02-27 | $0.0775 | 0.0% |
| 2026-01-21 | 2026-01-21 | 2026-01-30 | $0.0775 | 0.0% |
| 2025-12-12 | 2025-12-12 | 2025-12-31 | $0.0775 | 0.0% |
| 2025-11-21 | 2025-11-21 | 2025-11-28 | $0.0775 | 0.0% |
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| Ex-dividend date | Record date | Payment date | Amount | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-11-03 | 2025-11-03 | 2025-11-17 | $0.0775 | 0.0% |
| 2025-10-21 | 2025-10-21 | 2025-10-31 | $0.0775 | +6.9% |
| 2025-09-25 | 2025-09-25 | 2025-09-30 | $0.0725 | 0.0% |
| 2025-08-21 | 2025-08-21 | 2025-08-29 | $0.0725 | 0.0% |
| 2025-07-22 | 2025-07-22 | 2025-07-31 | $0.0725 | 0.0% |
| 2025-06-26 | 2025-06-26 | 2025-06-30 | $0.0725 | 0.0% |
| 2025-05-21 | 2025-05-21 | 2025-05-30 | $0.0725 | 0.0% |
| 2025-04-22 | 2025-04-22 | 2025-04-30 | $0.0725 | +3.6% |
| 2025-03-27 | 2025-03-27 | 2025-03-31 | $0.0700 | 0.0% |
| 2025-02-21 | 2025-02-21 | 2025-02-28 | $0.0700 | 0.0% |
| 2025-01-22 | 2025-01-22 | 2025-01-31 | $0.0700 | 0.0% |
| 2024-12-13 | 2024-12-13 | 2024-12-31 | $0.0700 | 0.0% |
| 2024-11-21 | 2024-11-21 | 2024-11-29 | $0.0700 | 0.0% |
| 2024-10-22 | 2024-10-22 | 2024-10-31 | $0.0700 | 0.0% |
| 2024-09-26 | 2024-09-26 | 2024-09-30 | $0.0700 | 0.0% |
| 2024-08-21 | 2024-08-21 | 2024-08-30 | $0.0700 | 0.0% |
| 2024-07-23 | 2024-07-23 | 2024-07-31 | $0.0700 | 0.0% |
| 2024-06-27 | 2024-06-27 | 2024-06-28 | $0.0700 | 0.0% |
| 2024-05-21 | 2024-05-22 | 2024-05-31 | $0.0700 | 0.0% |
| 2024-04-23 | 2024-04-24 | 2024-04-30 | $0.0700 | 0.0% |
| 2024-03-21 | 2024-03-22 | 2024-03-28 | $0.0700 | 0.0% |
| 2024-02-21 | 2024-02-22 | 2024-02-29 | $0.0700 | 0.0% |
| 2024-01-23 | 2024-01-24 | 2024-01-31 | $0.0700 | −9.7% |
| 2023-12-22 | 2023-12-26 | 2023-12-29 | $0.0775 | 0.0% |
| 2023-11-21 | 2023-11-22 | 2023-11-30 | $0.0775 | 0.0% |
| 2023-10-24 | 2023-10-25 | 2023-10-31 | $0.0775 | 0.0% |
| 2023-09-22 | 2023-09-25 | 2023-09-29 | $0.0775 | +10.7% |
| 2023-08-22 | 2023-08-23 | 2023-08-31 | $0.0700 | 0.0% |
| 2023-07-21 | 2023-07-24 | 2023-07-31 | $0.0700 | +16.7% |
| 2023-06-27 | 2023-06-28 | 2023-06-30 | $0.0600 | 0.0% |
| 2023-05-23 | 2023-05-24 | 2023-05-31 | $0.0600 | 0.0% |
| 2023-04-21 | 2023-04-24 | 2023-04-28 | $0.0600 | +9.1% |
| 2023-03-24 | 2023-03-27 | 2023-03-31 | $0.0550 | 0.0% |
| 2023-02-22 | 2023-02-23 | 2023-02-28 | $0.0550 | 0.0% |
| 2023-01-24 | 2023-01-25 | 2023-01-31 | $0.0550 | +15.8% |
| 2022-12-23 | 2022-12-27 | 2022-12-30 | $0.0475 | 0.0% |
| 2022-11-22 | 2022-11-23 | 2022-11-30 | $0.0475 | +26.7% |
| 2022-10-21 | 2022-10-24 | 2022-10-31 | $0.0375 | +11.3% |
| 2022-09-23 | 2022-09-26 | 2022-09-30 | $0.0337 | 0.0% |
| 2022-08-23 | 2022-08-24 | 2022-08-31 | $0.0337 | 0.0% |
| 2022-07-21 | 2022-07-22 | 2022-07-29 | $0.0337 | 0.0% |
| 2022-06-24 | 2022-06-27 | 2022-06-30 | $0.0337 | 0.0% |
| 2022-05-24 | 2022-05-25 | 2022-05-31 | $0.0337 | 0.0% |
| 2022-04-21 | 2022-04-22 | 2022-04-29 | $0.0337 | 0.0% |
| 2022-03-25 | 2022-03-28 | 2022-03-31 | $0.0337 | 0.0% |
| 2022-02-18 | 2022-02-22 | 2022-02-28 | $0.0337 | +17.4% |
| 2022-01-21 | 2022-01-24 | 2022-01-31 | $0.0287 | −22.4% |
| 2021-12-23 | 2021-12-27 | 2021-12-31 | $0.0370 | 0.0% |
| 2021-11-23 | 2021-11-24 | 2021-11-30 | $0.0370 | −0.5% |
| 2021-10-21 | 2021-10-22 | 2021-10-29 | $0.0372 | −25.6% |
| 2021-09-23 | 2021-09-24 | 2021-09-30 | $0.0500 | −9.1% |
| 2021-08-24 | 2021-08-25 | 2021-08-31 | $0.0550 | 0.0% |
| 2021-07-21 | 2021-07-22 | 2021-07-30 | $0.0550 | +22.2% |
| 2021-06-24 | 2021-06-25 | 2021-06-30 | $0.0450 | −43.8% |
| 2021-05-21 | 2021-05-24 | 2021-05-28 | $0.0800 | 0.0% |
| 2021-04-21 | 2021-04-22 | 2021-04-30 | $0.0800 | 0.0% |
| 2021-03-25 | 2021-03-26 | 2021-03-31 | $0.0800 | 0.0% |
| 2021-02-23 | 2021-02-24 | 2021-02-26 | $0.0800 | 0.0% |
| 2021-01-21 | 2021-01-22 | 2021-01-29 | $0.0800 | −70.8% |
| 2020-12-24 | 2020-12-28 | 2020-12-31 | $0.2740 | +522.7% |
| 2020-11-24 | 2020-11-25 | 2020-11-30 | $0.0440 | +100.0% |
| 2020-10-21 | 2020-10-22 | 2020-10-30 | $0.0220 | +120.0% |
| 2020-09-24 | 2020-09-25 | 2020-09-30 | $0.0100 | −64.3% |
| 2020-08-21 | 2020-08-24 | 2020-08-31 | $0.0280 | −65.9% |
| 2020-07-21 | 2020-07-22 | 2020-07-31 | $0.0820 | −18.0% |
| 2020-06-25 | 2020-06-26 | 2020-06-30 | $0.1000 | 0.0% |
| 2020-05-21 | 2020-05-22 | 2020-05-29 | $0.1000 | 0.0% |
| 2020-04-21 | 2020-04-22 | 2020-04-30 | $0.1000 | 0.0% |
| 2020-03-26 | 2020-03-27 | 2020-03-31 | $0.1000 | −9.1% |
| 2020-02-21 | 2020-02-24 | 2020-02-28 | $0.1100 | −8.3% |
| 2020-01-22 | 2020-01-23 | 2020-01-31 | $0.1200 | −58.6% |
| 2019-12-13 | 2019-12-16 | 2019-12-31 | $0.2900 | +344.1% |
| 2019-11-21 | 2019-11-22 | 2019-11-29 | $0.0653 | −26.5% |
| 2019-10-22 | 2019-10-23 | 2019-10-31 | $0.0889 | +74.0% |
| 2019-09-25 | 2019-09-26 | 2019-09-30 | $0.0511 | +32.0% |
| 2019-08-21 | 2019-08-22 | 2019-08-30 | $0.0387 | +207.1% |
| 2019-07-23 | 2019-07-24 | 2019-07-31 | $0.0126 | −74.5% |
| 2019-06-14 | 2019-06-17 | 2019-06-28 | $0.0494 | −13.3% |
| 2019-05-21 | 2019-05-22 | 2019-05-31 | $0.0570 | −25.0% |
| 2019-04-23 | 2019-04-24 | 2019-04-30 | $0.0760 | +52.0% |
| 2019-03-21 | 2019-03-22 | 2019-03-29 | $0.0500 | +38.9% |
| 2019-02-21 | 2019-02-22 | 2019-02-28 | $0.0360 | — |
Amounts per share. Highlighted rows are declared but not yet paid.
LGOV dividend overview
First Trust Long Duration Opportunities ETF pays monthly distributions made up of income from its holdings, less fund expenses. Over the past 12 months it paid $1.01 per share, a yield of 4.96% at the latest close of $20.31. In 2025 it paid $0.9550 per share, up 13.7% from 2024. Over five years distributions changed −2.6% 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: LGOV chart, LGOV performance, LGOV overview.
LGOV dividends FAQ
Does LGOV pay a dividend?
Yes. LGOV pays monthly distributions and has paid them since 2019. The most recent was $0.0775 per share with an ex-dividend date of October 21, 2026, payable October 30, 2026.
What is the LGOV dividend yield?
LGOV paid $1.01 per share over the past 12 months, a trailing yield of 4.96% at the latest close of $20.31.
When is the next LGOV dividend?
The next monthly distribution has not been announced yet. Based on the usual schedule the next ex-dividend date should fall around November 21, 2026.
How often does LGOV pay dividends?
LGOV pays distributions monthly, 12 times a year.
How much did LGOV pay in dividends in 2025?
LGOV paid $0.9550 per share in 13 distributions in 2025.
How much income does 100 shares of LGOV pay?
100 shares of LGOV would have paid about $101 over the past 12 months, before tax.