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First Trust Energyome & Growth Fund (First Trust Energyome & Growth Fund) Dividend Yield %

: 7.30% (As of Today)
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As of today (2024-04-23), the Trailing Annual Dividend Yield of First Trust Energyome & Growth Fund is 7.30%.

The historical rank and industry rank for First Trust Energyome & Growth Fund's Dividend Yield % or its related term are showing as below:

FEN' s Dividend Yield % Range Over the Past 10 Years
Min: 5.43   Med: 8.83   Max: 25.98
Current: 7.3

During the past 13 years, the highest Dividend Yield of First Trust Energyome & Growth Fund was 25.98%. The lowest was 5.43%. And the median was 8.83%.

FEN's Dividend Yield % is ranked better than
61.56% of 1215 companies
in the Asset Management industry
Industry Median: 5.67 vs FEN: 7.30

First Trust Energyome & Growth Fund's Dividend Payout Ratio for the six months ended in Nov. 2023 was 0.30.

Warning Sign:

If a company's dividend payout ratio is too high, its dividend may not be sustainable. The dividend payout ratio of First Trust Energy Income & Growth Fund is 0.90, which seems too high.

During the past 13 years, the highest Dividend Payout Ratio of First Trust Energyome & Growth Fund was 2.67. The lowest was 0.26. And the median was 0.90.

As of today (2024-04-23), the Forward Dividend Yield % of First Trust Energyome & Growth Fund is 9.78%.

First Trust Energyome & Growth Fund's Dividends per Share for the six months ended in Nov. 2023 was $0.60.

During the past 12 months, First Trust Energyome & Growth Fund's average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was 33.30% per year. During the past 3 years, the average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was -12.00% per year. During the past 5 years, the average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was -17.00% per year. During the past 10 years, the average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate was -7.60% per year.

During the past 13 years, the highest 3-Year average Dividends Per Share Growth Rate of First Trust Energyome & Growth Fund was 47.10% per year. The lowest was -27.10% per year. And the median was 1.75% per year.

The growth rate is calculated with least square regression.

For more information regarding to dividend, please check our Dividend Page.


First Trust Energyome & Growth Fund Dividend Yield % Historical Data

The historical data trend for First Trust Energyome & Growth 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.

* Premium members only.

First Trust Energyome & Growth Fund Annual Data
Trend Nov14 Nov15 Nov16 Nov17 Nov18 Nov19 Nov20 Nov21 Nov22 Nov23
Dividend Yield %
Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 11.33 16.40 8.79 8.14 8.15

First Trust Energyome & Growth Fund Semi-Annual Data
May14 Nov14 May15 Nov15 May16 Nov16 May17 Nov17 May18 Nov18 May19 Nov19 May20 Nov20 May21 Nov21 May22 Nov22 May23 Nov23
Dividend Yield % Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only Premium Member Only 8.79 7.33 8.14 9.65 8.15

Competitive Comparison

For the Asset Management subindustry, First Trust Energyome & Growth 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 Energyome & Growth Fund Dividend Yield % Distribution

For the Asset Management industry and Financial Services sector, First Trust Energyome & Growth Fund's Dividend Yield % distribution charts can be found below:

* The bar in red indicates where First Trust Energyome & Growth Fund's Dividend Yield % falls into.



First Trust Energyome & Growth Fund Dividend Yield % Calculation

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

First Trust Energyome & Growth Fund Recent Full-Year* Dividend History

Amount Ex-date Record Date Pay Date Type Frequency Forex Rate
USD 0.3002024-01-222024-01-232024-01-31Cash DividendquarterlyUSD:USD 1.000000
USD 0.3002023-10-202023-10-232023-10-31Cash DividendquarterlyUSD:USD 1.000000
USD 0.3002023-07-212023-07-242023-07-31Cash DividendquarterlyUSD:USD 1.000000

* GuruFocus has an internal rule that if the most recent dividend payment frequency is at least 4 times a year, then the full year will be calculated according to the frequency of payment or the one-year time frame, whichever is stricter.
* GuruFocus converts dividend currency to local traded share price currency in order to calculate dividend yield. Please refer to the last column "Forex Rate" in the above table.

First Trust Energyome & Growth Fund's Trailing Annual Dividend Yield (%) for Today is calculated as

Trailing Annual Dividend Yield=Most Recent Full Year Dividend/Current Share Price
=0.9/16.36
=5.50 %

Current Share Price is $16.36.
First Trust Energyome & Growth Fund's Dividends per Share for the trailing twelve months (TTM) ended in Today is $0.9.

First Trust Energyome & Growth Fund's Forward Annual Dividend Yield (%) for Today is calculated as

Forward Annual Dividend Yield=Forward Full Year Dividend/Current Share Price
=1.2/16.36
=7.33 %

Current Share Price is $16.36.
First Trust Energyome & Growth Fund's Dividends per Share for the forward twelve months is calculated as $0.3 * 4 = $1.2.

* 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.


First Trust Energyome & Growth Fund  (AMEX:FEN) 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 Energyome & Growth Fund (First Trust Energyome & Growth Fund) Business Description

Traded in Other Exchanges
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Address
10 Westport Road, Suite C101a, Wilton, CT, USA, 06897
First Trust Energy Income & Growth Fund is a non-diversified, closed-end management investment company. Its investment objectives are to seek a high level of after-tax total return with an emphasis on current distributions paid to shareholders. The company focuses on investing in a portfolio of cash-generating securities of energy companies as well as in other equity securities. In order to earn high income and growth, the company invests in publicly-traded master limited partnerships (MLPs) and related public entities in the energy sector such as midstream oil and gas, coal, propane, and marine transportation.
Executives
Bronwyn Wright director FIRST TRUST ADVISORS L.P., 120 EAST LIBERTY DRIVE, SUITE 400, WHEATON IL 60187
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
Nandita Hogan other: Officer-Investment Sub-Advisor ENERGY INCOME PARTNERS, LLC, 49 RIVERSIDE AVENUE, WESTPORT CT 06880
John K Tysseland other: Officer-Investment Sub-Advisor ENERGY INCOME PARTNERS, LLC, 49 RIVERSIDE AVE., WESTPORT CT 06880
Shane Shannon officer: Assistant Secretary FIRST TRUST ADVISORS L.P., 120 EAST LIBERTY DRIVE, SUITE 400, WHEATON IL 60187
Lisa Iantorno other: Officer-Investment Sub-Advisor ENERGY INCOME PARTNERS, 49 RIVERSIDE AVENUE, WESTPORT CT 06880
Donald Swade officer: Assistant Treasurer C/O FIRST TRUST ADVISORS L.P., 120 EAST LIBERTY DRIVE, SUITE 400, WHEATON IL 60187
Katherine L Urevig officer: Assistant Treasurer C/O FIRST TRUST ADVISORS L.P., 120 EAST LIBERTY DRIVE, SUITE 400, WHEATON IL 60187
David Edward Scott other: CCO - Investment Sub-Advisor 98 MILL PLAIN ROAD, SUITE 4C, DANBURY CT 06811
Rosanne Gatta officer: Assistant Secretary FIRST TRUST ADVISORS L.P., 120 EAST LIBERTY STREET, SUITE 400, WHEATON IL 60187
Erin E Klassman officer: Assistant Secretary FIRST TRUST ADVISORS L.P., 120 EAST LIBERTY DRIVE, WHEATON IL 60187
Lynch Coleen D officer: Assistant Vice President FIRST TRUST ADVISORS L.P., 120 EAST LIBERTY DRIVE, SUITE 400, WHEATON IL 60187
Kathleen Wieland Brown other: Officer-Investment Adviser C/O FIRST TRUST ADVISORS L.P., 120 EAST LIBERTY DRIVE, SUITE 400, WHEATON IL 60187

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