First Trust/Abrdn Global Opportunity Income Fund (FAM) Research
The First Trust/Abrdn Global Opportunity Income Fund is a closed-end investment vehicle primarily focused on fixed-income assets. First Trust Advisors L.P. is responsible for its management, with Aberdeen Asset Management Inc. serving as a co-manager. This fund strategically invests in debt markets worldwide, concentrating its portfolio on government and corporate bonds across both investment-grade and below-investment-grade categories. A core criterion for its holdings is an average credit quality rating of BBB- or higher. To gauge its performance, the fund compares itself against several benchmarks: the Barclays Capital Global Emerging Markets Index, the Barclays Capital Global Aggregate Index, and a bespoke blended index. This custom index is weighted as follows: 40% Citigroup World Government Bond Index, 30% JPMorgan Emerging Markets Bond Index – Global Diversified, and 30% JPMorgan Global Bond Index - Emerging Markets Diversified. The fund commenced operations on November 23, 2004, and is located in the United States.
Market snapshot
- Symbol
- FAM
- Price
- $6.51
- Day change
- -1.06%
- Market cap
- $66.0M
- P/E ratio
- 7.24x
- 52-week range
- 5.43-6.74
- Sector
- Financial Services
- Industry
- Asset Management - Income
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Recent insider activity
- Nichols Rebecca Suzanne — trade (0 shares) on 2024-06-10
- Nichols Jennifer A — trade (0 shares) on 2023-12-31
- MALTBIE DEREK — trade (0 shares) on 2023-06-05
- Wright Bronwyn — trade (0 shares) on 2023-09-10
- Matsick Jaclyn Marie — trade (0 shares) on 2023-06-30
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