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First Trust Specialty Finance and Financial Opportunities Fund (FGB) Stock Price, News & Analysis

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$4.11
+0.01 (+0.24%)
(As of 11/1/2024 ET)

About First Trust Specialty Finance and Financial Opportunities Fund Stock (NYSE:FGB)

Key Stats

Today's Range
$4.10
$4.12
50-Day Range
$3.82
$4.17
52-Week Range
$3.12
$4.19
Volume
35,733 shs
Average Volume
53,375 shs
Market Capitalization
N/A
P/E Ratio
N/A
Dividend Yield
8.76%
Price Target
N/A
Consensus Rating
N/A

Company Overview

First Trust Specialty Finance and Financial Opportunities Fund is a closed-ended equity mutual fund launched and managed by First Trust Advisors L.P. It is co-managed by Confluence Investment Management LLC. The fund invests in the public equity markets of the United States. It seeks to invest in stocks of companies operating in the specialty finance and other financial sectors. The fund primarily invests in value stocks of companies, as well as in Business Development Companies, REITs, and other mortgage related securities. It employs fundamental analysis to create its portfolio. The fund benchmarks the performance of its portfolio against a composite benchmark comprised of 70% Wells Fargo BDC Index, 20% FTSE NAREIT Mortgage REIT Index, and 10% S&P SmallCap Financials Index. It was formerly known as First Trust/Gallatin Specialty Finance and Financial Opportunities Fund. First Trust Specialty Finance and Financial Opportunities Fund was formed on March 20, 2007 and domiciled in the United States.

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FGB Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

First Trust Specialty Finance and Financial Opportunities Fund's stock was trading at $3.58 at the beginning of the year. Since then, FGB stock has increased by 14.8% and is now trading at $4.11.
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Top institutional shareholders of First Trust Specialty Finance and Financial Opportunities Fund include Consolidated Portfolio Review Corp, Private Advisor Group LLC, Atomi Financial Group Inc. and Good Life Advisors LLC.
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Shares of FGB stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.
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Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that First Trust Specialty Finance and Financial Opportunities Fund investors own include Pimco Dynamic Income Opportunities Fund (PDO), Eaton Vance Tax-Managed Global Diversified Equity Income Fund (EXG), Pioneer Natural Resources (PXD), Rithm Capital (RITM), Kayne Anderson Energy Infrastructure Fund (KYN), Fidus Investment (FDUS) and ONEOK (OKE).

Company Calendar

Ex-Dividend for 8/30 Dividend
8/22/2024
Dividend Payable
8/30/2024
Today
11/02/2024

Industry, Sector and Symbol

Industry
Asset Management
Sub-Industry
Financial Services
Fax
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Employees
N/A
Year Founded
N/A

Profitability

Pretax Margin
N/A

Debt

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales
$17.98 million

Miscellaneous

Free Float
N/A
Optionable
Not Optionable
Beta
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This page (NYSE:FGB) was last updated on 11/2/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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