First TrustLong GovernmentLGOV · NYSE Arca

First Trust Long Duration Opportunities ETF (LGOV)

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Price: $20.34; —11 Sept 2026
Assets: $628.5M; Total net assets
Expense ratio: 0.49%; Category 0.78%
Yield: 4.44%; Trailing distributions

1Y return: -3.6%+1.7%; Category -5.3%
3Y CAGR: 2.9%+3.1%; Category -0.2%
5Y CAGR: -2.9%+4.8%; Category -7.8%

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First Trust Long Duration Opportunities ETF

Calendar-year returns

Fund only: no comparison series covers this fund's history.

Risk statistics

Five years of daily closes. Risk-free rate 4% a year.

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Trailing returns compared with benchmark
Period	1M	3M	6M	YTD	1Y	3YCAGR	5YCAGR	10YCAGR	LaunchCAGR
ETF	-2.3%	-3.8%	-3.9%	-4.1%	-3.6%	+2.9%	-2.9%	—	+0.7%
Long Government average	-1.2%	-4.2%	-4.0%	-4.0%	-5.3%	-0.2%	-7.8%	-2.1%	-0.8%
Difference	-1.1%	+0.5%	+0.1%	0.0%	+1.7%	+3.1%	+4.8%	—	+1.4%

Holdings

Allocation as last published by the fund.

Credit quality

Share of the bonds by rating.

US government31.4%
AAA100.0%

Asset mix

Bonds99.6%
Cash0.4%

ETF details

Issuer: First Trust
Category: Fixed Income · Long Government
Ticker: LGOV
Exchange: NYSE Arca
Inception: 22 Jan 2019 (7.6 years)
Structure: Exchange Traded Fund
Expense ratio: 0.49% (category 0.78%)
Holdings turnover: 158% (category 82%)
Distribution yield: 4.44%
Beta, 3 years: 1.78
Total net assets: $628.5M
Average duration: 3.15 years

Prices and returns as of 11 Sept 2026; total return with distributions reinvested, before brokerage and taxes. Not investment advice.

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