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First Trust/aberdeen Emerging Opp Fund (First Trust/aberdeen Emerging Opp Fund) Dividend Yield % : 11.48% (As of May. 11, 2024)


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What is First Trust/aberdeen Emerging Opp Fund Dividend Yield %?

As of today (2024-05-11), the Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of First Trust/aberdeen Emerging Opp Fund is 11.48%.

The historical rank and industry rank for First Trust/aberdeen Emerging Opp Fund's Dividend Yield % or its related term are showing as below:

FEO' s Dividend Yield % Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 0   Med: 0   Max: 11.48
Current: 11.48

During the past 5 years, the highest Dividend Yield of First Trust/aberdeen Emerging Opp Fund was 11.48%. The lowest was 0.00%. And the median was 0.00%.

FEO's Dividend Yield % is not ranked
in the Asset Management industry.
Industry Median: 5.57 vs FEO: 11.48

First Trust/aberdeen Emerging Opp Fund's Dividend Payout Ratio for the six months ended in Jun. 2022 was 0.00.

As of today (2024-05-11), the Forward Dividend Yield % of First Trust/aberdeen Emerging Opp Fund is 10.44%.

First Trust/aberdeen Emerging Opp Fund's Dividends per Share for the six months ended in Jun. 2022 was $0.50.

The growth rate is calculated with least square regression.

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First Trust/aberdeen Emerging Opp Fund Dividend Yield % Historical Data

The historical data trend for First Trust/aberdeen Emerging Opp Fund's Dividend Yield % can be seen below:

* For Operating Data section: All numbers are indicated by the unit behind each term and all currency related amount are in USD.
* For other sections: All numbers are in millions except for per share data, ratio, and percentage. All currency related amount are indicated in the company's associated stock exchange currency.

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First Trust/aberdeen Emerging Opp Fund Dividend Yield % Chart

First Trust/aberdeen Emerging Opp Fund Annual Data
Trend Dec17 Dec18 Dec19 Dec20 Dec21
Dividend Yield %
- 10.69 9.81 9.78 10.62

First Trust/aberdeen Emerging Opp Fund Semi-Annual Data
Dec17 Jun18 Dec18 Jun19 Dec19 Jun20 Dec20 Jun21 Dec21 Jun22
Dividend Yield % Get a 7-Day Free Trial Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 11.85 9.78 9.27 10.62 13.64

Competitive Comparison of First Trust/aberdeen Emerging Opp Fund's Dividend Yield %

For the Asset Management subindustry, First Trust/aberdeen Emerging Opp Fund's Dividend Yield %, along with its competitors' market caps and Dividend Yield % data, can be viewed below:

* Competitive companies are chosen from companies within the same industry, with headquarter located in same country, with closest market capitalization; x-axis shows the market cap, and y-axis shows the term value; the bigger the dot, the larger the market cap. Note that "N/A" values will not show up in the chart.


First Trust/aberdeen Emerging Opp Fund's Dividend Yield % Distribution in the Asset Management Industry

For the Asset Management industry and Financial Services sector, First Trust/aberdeen Emerging Opp Fund's Dividend Yield % distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where First Trust/aberdeen Emerging Opp Fund's Dividend Yield % falls into.



First Trust/aberdeen Emerging Opp Fund Dividend Yield % Calculation

Dividend Yield measures how much a company pays out in dividends each year relative to its share price.


First Trust/aberdeen Emerging Opp Fund  (NYSE:FEO) Dividend Yield % Explanation

Over the long term, the return from dividends has been a significant contributor to the total returns produced by equity securities. Studies by Elroy Dimson, Paul Marsh, and Mike Staunton of Princeton University (2002) found that a market-oriented portfolio, which included reinvested dividends, would have generated nearly 85 times the wealth generated by the same portfolio relying solely on capital gains.

Dividends may also qualify a lower tax rate for investors.

In dividends investing, Payout Ratio and Dividend Growth Rate are the two most important variables for consideration. A lower payout ratio may indicate that the company has more room to increase its dividends.

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First Trust/aberdeen Emerging Opp Fund (First Trust/aberdeen Emerging Opp Fund) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
N/A
Address
120 East Liberty Drive, Suite 400, Wheaton, IL, USA, 60187
First Trust/aberdeen Emerging Opp Fund is a diversified, closed-end management investment company. Its investment objective is to provide a high level of total return. The fund seeks to achieve its objective by investing a majority of its managed assets in a diversified portfolio of equity and fixed-income securities of issuers in emerging market countries.
Executives
Marika Tooze director C/O ABRDN, 1900 MARKET STREET, SUITE 200, PHILADELPHIA PA 19103
Saba Capital Management, L.p. 10 percent owner 405 LEXINGTON AVENUE, 58TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10174
Boaz Weinstein 10 percent owner 405 LEXINGTON AVENUE, 58TH FLOOR, NEW YORK NY 10174
M Keefe Denise director C/O FIRST TRUST ADVISORS L.P., 120 EAST LIBERTY DRIVE, SUITE 400, WHEATON IL 60187
Kelly Catherine Dehler other: Officer- Investment Advisor C/O FIRST TRUST ADVISORS L.P., 120 EAST LIBERTY DRIVE, SUITE 400, WHEATON IL 60187
Scott Michael Friske other: Officer - Investment Advisor FIRST TRUST ADVISORS L.P., 120 EAST LIBERTY DRIVE, SUITE 400, WHEATON IL 60187
Mickey Janvier other: Director of Sub-Adviser C/O ABERDEEN STANDARD INVESTMENTS, 1900 MARKET STREET, SUITE 200, PHILADELPHIA PA 19103
James Joseph O'connor other: Director of Sub-Adviser C/O ABERDEEN STANDARD INVESTMENTS, 1900 MARKET STREET, SUITE 200, PHILADELPHIA PA 19103
Joseph Andolina other: Officer-Investment Sub-Advisor 1735 MARKET STREET, 32ND FLOOR, PHILADELPHIA PA 19103
Chris Demetriou other: Officer-Invest. Sub-Advisor 1735 MARKET STREET, 32ND FLOOR, PHILADELPHIA PA 19103
Ralph Bassett other: Officer-Investment Sub-Advisor 1735 MARKET ST., 32ND FLOOR, PHILADELPHIA PA 19103
Sofia Rosala other: Officer-Investment Sub-Advisor 1735 MARKET STREET, 32ND FLOOR, PHILADELPHIA PA 19103
Charles Tan other: Officer-Investment Sub-Advisor 1735 MARKET STREET, 32ND FLOOR, PHILADELPHIA PA 19103
Shane Shannon officer: Assistant Secretary FIRST TRUST ADVISORS L.P., 120 EAST LIBERTY DRIVE, SUITE 400, WHEATON IL 60187
Jeffrey Cotton other: Officer-Investment Sub-Advisor 1735 MARKET STREET, 32ND FLOOR, PHILADELPHIA PA 19103

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