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Key Stats

Net Expense Ratio Discount or Premium to NAV Total Assets Under Management 30-Day Average Daily Volume
3.49% -4.54% 67.05M 21926.87
Dividend Yield Turnover Ratio 1 Year Fund Level Flows Max Drawdown (Since Inception)
11.70% 28.00% -19.89M Upgrade

Basic Info

Investment Strategy
The Funds primary investment objective is to seek a high level of current income. As a secondary objective, the Fund will seek capital appreciation. The Fund will invest in the world bond markets through a diversified portfolio of investment grade and below-investment grade government and corporate debt securities.
General
Security Type Closed-End Fund
Equity Style --
Fixed Income Style --
Broad Asset Class Taxable Bond
Broad Category Fixed Income
Category Name Emerging Markets Bond
Category Index JPM EMBI Global Diversified TR USD
Global Category Name Emerging Markets Fixed Income
YCharts Categorization Emerging Markets Bond
YCharts Benchmark Bloomberg EM USD Aggregate (^BBEMUSDATR)
Prospectus Objective Worldwide Bond
Fund Owner Firm Name First Trust Advisors L.P.
Prospectus Benchmark Index
FTSE World Government Bond TR USD 40.00%
JPMorgan EMBI Global Diversified TR USD 30.00%
JPMorgan GBI-EM Diversified TR USD 30.00%
Broad Asset Class Benchmark Index
^BBUSATR 100.0%
Manager Tenure
Edwin Gutierrez 19.37 yrs
Brett Diment 17.27 yrs
Max Wolman 17.27 yrs
Kevin Daly 2.03 yrs
James Athey 1.25 yrs
Patrick O’Donnell 1.25 yrs
Aaron Rock 0.26 yrs

Performance Versus Category

 
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As of April 24, 2024. Returns for periods of 1 year and above are annualized.

Annual Total Returns Versus Peers

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Name
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
YTD
12.91%
-12.48%
29.88%
3.76%
0.04%
-31.13%
17.08%
5.11%
3.54%
0.01%
8.72%
7.51%
-1.54%
-13.01%
5.53%
-3.13%
22.03%
-10.69%
25.18%
11.38%
2.64%
-23.60%
55.02%
-10.49%
16.32%
-14.13%
25.43%
-2.82%
-7.04%
-14.13%
14.05%
-1.60%
24.28%
-18.17%
45.14%
-31.12%
-10.88%
-27.78%
21.77%
30.96%
14.66%
-12.70%
19.48%
13.98%
-7.19%
-22.87%
16.55%
-2.71%
As of April 24, 2024.

Asset Allocation

As of December 31, 2023.
Type % Net % Long % Short
Cash 0.61% Upgrade Upgrade
Stock 0.00% Upgrade Upgrade
Bond 99.39% Upgrade Upgrade
Convertible 0.00% Upgrade Upgrade
Preferred 0.00% Upgrade Upgrade
Other 0.00% Upgrade Upgrade

Basic Info

Investment Strategy
The Funds primary investment objective is to seek a high level of current income. As a secondary objective, the Fund will seek capital appreciation. The Fund will invest in the world bond markets through a diversified portfolio of investment grade and below-investment grade government and corporate debt securities.
General
Security Type Closed-End Fund
Equity Style --
Fixed Income Style --
Broad Asset Class Taxable Bond
Broad Category Fixed Income
Category Name Emerging Markets Bond
Category Index JPM EMBI Global Diversified TR USD
Global Category Name Emerging Markets Fixed Income
YCharts Categorization Emerging Markets Bond
YCharts Benchmark Bloomberg EM USD Aggregate (^BBEMUSDATR)
Prospectus Objective Worldwide Bond
Fund Owner Firm Name First Trust Advisors L.P.
Prospectus Benchmark Index
FTSE World Government Bond TR USD 40.00%
JPMorgan EMBI Global Diversified TR USD 30.00%
JPMorgan GBI-EM Diversified TR USD 30.00%
Broad Asset Class Benchmark Index
^BBUSATR 100.0%
Manager Tenure
Edwin Gutierrez 19.37 yrs
Brett Diment 17.27 yrs
Max Wolman 17.27 yrs
Kevin Daly 2.03 yrs
James Athey 1.25 yrs
Patrick O’Donnell 1.25 yrs
Aaron Rock 0.26 yrs

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