First TrustLong GovernmentLGOV · NYSE Arca

First Trust Long Duration Opportunities ETF (LGOV)

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Price: $20.48; —30 Oct 2026
Assets: $589.1M; Total net assets
Expense ratio: 0.49%; Category 0.78%
Yield: 4.74%; Trailing distributions

1Y return: -2.7%+1.7%; Category -4.4%
3Y CAGR: 5.8%+2.4%; Category 3.4%
5Y CAGR: -2.5%+4.6%; Category -7.1%

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First Trust Long Duration Opportunities ETF

Calendar-year returns

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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	+5.0%	-0.6%	-3.0%	-2.7%	-2.7%	+5.8%	-2.5%	—	+0.8%
Long Government average	5.2%	0.6%	-2.1%	-2.5%	-4.4%	3.4%	-7.1%	-1.6%	-0.2%
Difference	-0.2%	-1.3%	-0.9%	-0.2%	+1.7%	+2.4%	+4.6%	—	+1.0%

Holdings

Allocation as last published by the fund.

Credit quality

Share of the bonds by rating.

US government14.0%
AAA100.0%

Asset mix

Bonds98.2%
Cash1.8%

ETF details

Issuer: First Trust
Category: Fixed Income · Long Government
Ticker: LGOV
Exchange: NYSE Arca
Inception: 22 Jan 2019 (7.8 years)
Structure: Exchange Traded Fund
Expense ratio: 0.49% (category 0.78%)
Holdings turnover: 158% (category 82%)
Distribution yield: 4.74%
Beta, 3 years: 1.79
Total net assets: $589.1M
Average duration: 3.29 years

Prices and returns as of 30 Oct 2026; total return with distributions reinvested, before brokerage and taxes. Not investment advice.

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