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Key Stats

Net Expense Ratio Discount or Premium to NAV Total Assets Under Management 30-Day Average Daily Volume
3.29% 0.00% 31.27M 5687.37
Dividend Yield Turnover Ratio 1 Year Fund Level Flows Max Drawdown (Since Inception)
7.15% 16.00% 3.121M Upgrade

Basic Info

Investment Strategy
The investment seeks to provide current income with a secondary emphasis on total return. The fund seeks to achieve its investment objectives by investing in a portfolio of closed-end investment companies ("closed-end funds") and exchange-traded funds ("ETFs") that are listed and traded in the United States on registered exchanges. In selecting the closed-end funds and ETFs for the fund’s portfolio, the fund's investment advisor utilizes a range of investment approaches.
General
Security Type Exchange-Traded Fund
Equity Style Large Cap/Blend
Fixed Income Style --
Broad Asset Class Allocation
Broad Category Allocation
Category Name Global Allocation
Category Index Morningstar Gbl Allocation TR USD
Global Category Name Moderate Allocation
YCharts Categorization Target Allocation
YCharts Benchmark S&P Target Risk Moderate Index (^STRB)
Prospectus Objective Income
Fund Owner Firm Name First Trust Advisors L.P.
Prospectus Benchmark Index
Russell 3000 TR USD 100.0%
Broad Asset Class Benchmark Index
^SPXTR 100.0%
Manager Tenure
Ken Fincher 7.51 yrs

Performance Versus Category

 
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As of April 26, 2024. Returns for periods of 1 year and above are annualized.

Annual Total Returns Versus Peers

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2017
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2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
YTD
15.67%
-9.65%
28.25%
3.88%
19.51%
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10.24%
4.17%
21.83%
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31.49%
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28.71%
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4.03%
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14.47%
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24.08%
4.69%
15.40%
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9.42%
3.63%
As of April 26, 2024.

Asset Allocation

As of April 25, 2024.
Type % Net % Long % Short
Cash -1.27% Upgrade Upgrade
Stock 49.05% Upgrade Upgrade
Bond 32.58% Upgrade Upgrade
Convertible 1.21% Upgrade Upgrade
Preferred 6.01% Upgrade Upgrade
Other 12.41% Upgrade Upgrade

Basic Info

Investment Strategy
The investment seeks to provide current income with a secondary emphasis on total return. The fund seeks to achieve its investment objectives by investing in a portfolio of closed-end investment companies ("closed-end funds") and exchange-traded funds ("ETFs") that are listed and traded in the United States on registered exchanges. In selecting the closed-end funds and ETFs for the fund’s portfolio, the fund's investment advisor utilizes a range of investment approaches.
General
Security Type Exchange-Traded Fund
Equity Style Large Cap/Blend
Fixed Income Style --
Broad Asset Class Allocation
Broad Category Allocation
Category Name Global Allocation
Category Index Morningstar Gbl Allocation TR USD
Global Category Name Moderate Allocation
YCharts Categorization Target Allocation
YCharts Benchmark S&P Target Risk Moderate Index (^STRB)
Prospectus Objective Income
Fund Owner Firm Name First Trust Advisors L.P.
Prospectus Benchmark Index
Russell 3000 TR USD 100.0%
Broad Asset Class Benchmark Index
^SPXTR 100.0%
Manager Tenure
Ken Fincher 7.51 yrs

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