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FGB: Remains A Pass For Serious BDC Investors

As we approach Q2 business development company earnings, we take a look at First Trust Special Finance and Financial Opportunities Fund - a closed-end fund that allocates primarily to BDCs. On paper, ...
Charlotte Observer

abrdn Total Dynamic Dividend Fund (AOD) Announces Update on Proposed Acquisition of Assets from First Trust Specialty Finance and Financial Opportunities Fund

PHILADELPHIA, PA / ACCESSWIRE / August 29, 2024 / The Board of Trustees of abrdn Total Dynamic Dividend Fund (NYSE:AOD) ("AOD"), announces that shareholders of First Trust Specialty Finance and ...
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FGB: Basket Of BDCs At A Discount

The First Trust Specialty Finance & Financial Opportunities Fund has 93% of its fund invested in BDCs, which have been benefiting from rising interest rates. FGB offers a potential opportunity with ...
Nasdaq

Board of First Trust Specialty Finance and Financial Opportunities Fund Approves Conversion into an ETF and sets date of Annual Shareholder Meeting

WHEATON, Ill.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- First Trust Advisors L.P. (“FTA”) announced today that the Board of Trustees of First Trust Specialty Finance and Financial Opportunities Fund (NYSE: FGB), a ...
Business Wire

First Trust Specialty Finance and Financial Opportunities Fund Announces Mailing of Proxy Materials for Special Meeting of Shareholders

WHEATON, Ill.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--First Trust Advisors L.P. (“FTA”) announced today that proxy materials for the proposed reorganization of First Trust Specialty Finance and Financial Opportunities Fund ...
Morningstar

First Trust Specialty Finance and Financial Opportunities Fund Announces Mailing of Proxy Materials for Special Meeting of Shareholders

FGB and its trustees and officers, FTA, and certain of their respective officers and employees, and other persons may be deemed under the rules of the Securities and Exchange Commission to be ...