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First Trust Specialty Finance and Financial Opportunities Fund is a closed-ended equity mutual fund launched and managed by First Trust AdvisorsL. P.
It is co-managed by Confluence Investment Management LLC.
The fund invests in the public equity markets of the United States.
It seeks to invest in stocks of companies operating in the specialty finance and other financial sectors.
The fund primarily invests in value stocks of companies, as well as in Business Development Companies, REITs, and other mortgage related securities.
It employs fundamental analysis to create its portfolio.
The fund benchmarks the performance of its portfolio against a composite benchmark comprised of 70% Wells Fargo BDC Index, 20% FTSE NAREIT Mortgage REIT Index, and 10% S&P SmallCap Financials Index.
It was formerly known as First Trust/Gallatin Specialty Finance and Financial Opportunities Fund.
First Trust Specialty Finance and Financial Opportunities Fund was formed on March 20, 2007 and domiciled in the United States.
Top 20 Holdings
| Name | Weight |
|---|---|
| Pennant Park Investment Corp | 7.04% |
| Golub Capital BDC Inc Class B | 5.50% |
| Stellus Capital Investment Corp | 5.25% |
| SLR Investment Corp | 4.95% |
| OFS Capital Corp | 4.09% |
| Goldman Sachs BDC Inc | 3.72% |
| Blackstone Secured Lending Fund Ordinary Shares | 3.61% |
| Owl Rock Capital Corp Ordinary Shares | 3.15% |
| Capital Southwest Corp | 2.43% |
| Berkshire Hathaway Inc Class B | 2.02% |
| TriplePoint Venture Growth BDC Corp | 1.95% |
| Prudential Financial Inc | 1.71% |
| Annaly Capital Management Inc | 1.60% |
| AGNC Investment Corp | 1.53% |
| Portman Ridge Fina | 1.47% |
| PhenixFIN Corp | 1.33% |
| Trinity Capital Inc Ordinary Shares | 1.12% |
| Investcorp Credit Management BDC Inc | 1.04% |
| Ares Capital Corp | N/A% |
| Sixth Street Specialty Lending Inc | N/A% |