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Key Stats

Net Expense Ratio Discount or Premium to NAV Total Assets Under Management 30-Day Average Daily Volume
1.12% -9.65% -- 27829.03
Weighted Average Dividend Yield Turnover Ratio (Generic) 1 Year Fund Level Flows Max Drawdown (Since Inception)
1.48% 18.00% --

Basic Info

Investment Strategy
The Fund seeks a high level of current income and capital appreciation by investing in a diversified portfolio of common stocks and writing (selling) call options on substantially all of the Fund's securities, on an ongoing and consistent basis.
General
Security Type Closed-End Fund
Equity Style Large Cap Core
Broad Asset Class Nontraditional Equity
Broad Category Alternative Strategies
Global Peer Group Alternative Relative Value
Peer Group Options Arbitrage/Opt Strategies Funds
Global Macro Liquid Alternatives
US Macro Equity Income Funds
YCharts Categorization --
YCharts Benchmark --
Prospectus Objective Options Arbitrage/Opt Strategies Funds
Fund Owner Firm Name First Trust
Broad Asset Class Benchmark Index
^SPXTR 100.0%

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Performance Versus Peer Group

 
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Annual Total Returns Versus Peers

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Name
2019
2020
2021
2022
2023
2024
2025
YTD
43.42%
10.94%
28.70%
-20.21%
24.74%
21.45%
14.14%
8.53%
31.49%
18.40%
28.71%
-18.11%
26.29%
25.02%
17.88%
13.00%
31.99%
9.64%
32.94%
-19.77%
20.66%
35.72%
7.17%
2.45%
32.43%
0.51%
23.68%
-16.58%
7.50%
26.20%
11.13%
8.51%
33.67%
7.39%
32.62%
-21.19%
21.86%
33.11%
11.01%
-0.99%
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-14.05%
4.22%
15.17%
4.58%
4.92%
As of August 26, 2026.

Asset Allocation

As of March 31, 2026.
Type % Net
Cash 0.00%
Stock 99.15%
Bond 0.00%
Convertible 0.00%
Preferred 0.25%
Other 0.60%
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Basic Info

Investment Strategy
The Fund seeks a high level of current income and capital appreciation by investing in a diversified portfolio of common stocks and writing (selling) call options on substantially all of the Fund's securities, on an ongoing and consistent basis.
General
Security Type Closed-End Fund
Equity Style Large Cap Core
Broad Asset Class Nontraditional Equity
Broad Category Alternative Strategies
Global Peer Group Alternative Relative Value
Peer Group Options Arbitrage/Opt Strategies Funds
Global Macro Liquid Alternatives
US Macro Equity Income Funds
YCharts Categorization --
YCharts Benchmark --
Prospectus Objective Options Arbitrage/Opt Strategies Funds
Fund Owner Firm Name First Trust
Broad Asset Class Benchmark Index
^SPXTR 100.0%

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