# First Trust/abrdn Global Opportunity Income Fund (FAM)

Source: https://www.quantisnow.com/company/FAM
Generated: 2026-11-09T12:40:17.600Z

- Ticker: FAM
- Exchange: NYSE
- Sector: Finance
- Industry: Finance/Investors Services
- IPO year: 2006
- Website: ftportfolios.com/Retail/cef/CEFsummary.aspx?Ticker=

## About

First Trust/Aberdeen Global Opportunity Income Fund is a closed-ended fixed income mutual fund launched and managed by First Trust Advisors L.P. It is co-managed by Aberdeen Asset Management Inc. The fund invests in the fixed income markets across the globe. It primarily invests in investment grade and below-investment grade government and corporate debt securities. The fund benchmarks the performance of its portfolio against the Barclays Capital Global Emerging Markets Index, Barclays Capital Global Aggregate Index and a blended index comprising of 40% of the Citigroup World Government Bond Index, 30% of the JPMorgan Emerging Markets Bond Index – Global Diversified and 30% of the JPMorgan Global Bond Index - Emerging Markets Diversified. It invests in fixed income securities with average credit quality rating of BBB- or higher. First Trust/Aberdeen Global Opportunity Income Fund was formed on November 23, 2004 and is domiciled in the United States.

## Latest FAM news and filings

- 2024-09-23 21:56 UTC [SEC Form 8-K] [First Trust/abrdn Global Opportunity Income Fund filed SEC Form 8-K: Regulation FD Disclosure, Financial Statements and Exhibits](https://www.quantisnow.com/insight/first-trustabrdn-global-opportunity-income-fund-filed-sec-form-8-k-5702614)
- 2024-09-23 11:30 UTC [Dividends] [abrdn and First Trust Announce Closing of Reorganizations of Certain First Trust Advised Funds with abrdn U.S. Closed-End Funds](https://www.quantisnow.com/insight/abrdn-and-first-trust-announce-closing-of-reorganizations-of-certain-5702206)
- 2024-09-23 17:12 UTC [SEC Form 25-NSE filed by First Trust/abrdn Global Opportunity Income Fund](https://www.quantisnow.com/insight/sec-form-25-nse-filed-by-first-trustabrdn-global-opportunity-income-5701941)
- 2024-09-23 12:55 UTC [Dividends] [abrdn and First Trust Announce Closing of Reorganizations of Certain First Trust Advised Funds With abrdn U.S. Closed-End Funds](https://www.quantisnow.com/insight/abrdn-and-first-trust-announce-closing-of-reorganizations-of-certain-5701743)
- 2024-09-13 20:25 UTC [SEC Form 8-K] [First Trust/abrdn Global Opportunity Income Fund filed SEC Form 8-K: Regulation FD Disclosure, Financial Statements and Exhibits](https://www.quantisnow.com/insight/first-trustabrdn-global-opportunity-income-fund-filed-sec-form-8-k-5693522)
- 2024-09-13 20:10 UTC [First Trust Announces Timing of Reorganization of First Trust/abrdn Global Opportunity Income Fund with and into abrdn Income Credit Strategies Fund](https://www.quantisnow.com/insight/first-trust-announces-timing-of-reorganization-of-first-trustabrdn-global-5693364)
- 2024-09-10 20:27 UTC [Dividends] [abrdn Global Infrastructure Income Fund ("ASGI") and abrdn Income Credit Strategies Fund ("ACP") Announce Distribution Payment Details](https://www.quantisnow.com/insight/abrdn-global-infrastructure-income-fund-asgi-and-abrdn-income-credit-5689247)
- 2024-09-04 14:28 UTC [SEC Form N-CSRS filed by First Trust/abrdn Global Opportunity Income Fund](https://www.quantisnow.com/insight/sec-form-n-csrs-filed-by-first-trustabrdn-global-opportunity-income-5681426)
- 2024-08-22 21:20 UTC [abrdn Income Credit Strategies Fund Announces Closing Date for Acquisition of Assets From First Trust/abrdn Global Opportunity Income Fund](https://www.quantisnow.com/insight/abrdn-income-credit-strategies-fund-announces-closing-date-for-acquisition-5669679)
- 2024-08-20 20:10 UTC [Dividends] [First Trust/abrdn Global Opportunity Income Fund Declares its Monthly Common Share Distribution of $0.06 Per Share for September](https://www.quantisnow.com/insight/first-trustabrdn-global-opportunity-income-fund-declares-its-monthly-common-5666330)
- 2024-08-19 21:01 UTC [SEC Form N-PX filed by First Trust/abrdn Global Opportunity Income Fund](https://www.quantisnow.com/insight/sec-form-n-px-filed-by-first-trustabrdn-global-opportunity-income-5664976)
- 2024-07-26 11:15 UTC [abrdn Income Credit Strategies Fund Announces Update and Tentative Closing Date for Acquisition of Assets From First Trust/abrdn Global Opportunity Income Fund](https://www.quantisnow.com/insight/abrdn-income-credit-strategies-fund-announces-update-and-tentative-closing-5629277)
- 2024-07-25 20:22 UTC [SEC Form 8-K] [First Trust/abrdn Global Opportunity Income Fund filed SEC Form 8-K: Regulation FD Disclosure, Financial Statements and Exhibits](https://www.quantisnow.com/insight/first-trustabrdn-global-opportunity-income-fund-filed-sec-form-8-k-5628601)
- 2024-07-25 20:10 UTC [First Trust Announces Results of Special Meeting of Shareholders Relating to the Reorganization of First Trust/abrdn Global Opportunity Income Fund with and into abrdn Income Credit Strategies Fund](https://www.quantisnow.com/insight/first-trust-announces-results-of-special-meeting-of-shareholders-relating-5628405)
- 2024-07-22 20:10 UTC [Dividends] [First Trust/abrdn Global Opportunity Income Fund Declares its Monthly Common Share Distribution of $0.06 Per Share for August](https://www.quantisnow.com/insight/first-trustabrdn-global-opportunity-income-fund-declares-its-monthly-common-5620190)
- 2024-07-11 20:26 UTC [SEC Form 8-K] [First Trust/abrdn Global Opportunity Income Fund filed SEC Form 8-K: Regulation FD Disclosure, Financial Statements and Exhibits](https://www.quantisnow.com/insight/first-trustabrdn-global-opportunity-income-fund-filed-sec-form-8-k-5604635)
- 2024-07-11 20:10 UTC [First Trust Announces Adjournment of Special Meeting of Shareholders Relating to the Reorganization of First Trust/abrdn Global Opportunity Income Fund with and into abrdn Income Credit Strategies Fund](https://www.quantisnow.com/insight/first-trust-announces-adjournment-of-special-meeting-of-shareholders-relating-5604512)
- 2024-06-20 20:10 UTC [Dividends] [First Trust/abrdn Global Opportunity Income Fund Declares its Monthly Common Share Distribution of $0.06 Per Share for July](https://www.quantisnow.com/insight/first-trustabrdn-global-opportunity-income-fund-declares-its-monthly-common-5568612)
- 2024-06-18 20:56 UTC [SEC Form 8-K] [First Trust/abrdn Global Opportunity Income Fund filed SEC Form 8-K: Regulation FD Disclosure, Financial Statements and Exhibits](https://www.quantisnow.com/insight/first-trustabrdn-global-opportunity-income-fund-filed-sec-form-8-k-5565647)
- 2024-06-18 20:10 UTC [First Trust Announces Adjournment of Special Meeting of Shareholders Relating to the Reorganization of First Trust/abrdn Global Opportunity Income Fund with and into abrdn Income Credit Strategies Fund](https://www.quantisnow.com/insight/first-trust-announces-adjournment-of-special-meeting-of-shareholders-relating-5565085)
- 2024-06-18 19:20 UTC [SEC Form 3] [New insider Nichols Rebecca Suzanne claimed no ownership of stock in the company (SEC Form 3)](https://www.quantisnow.com/insight/new-insider-nichols-rebecca-suzanne-claimed-no-ownership-of-stock-5564844)
- 2024-06-18 18:57 UTC [SEC Form 5] [SEC Form 5 filed by Nichols Jennifer A](https://www.quantisnow.com/insight/sec-form-5-filed-by-nichols-jennifer-a-5564787)
- 2024-05-31 13:58 UTC [SEC Form 8-K] [First Trust/abrdn Global Opportunity Income Fund filed SEC Form 8-K: Regulation FD Disclosure, Financial Statements and Exhibits](https://www.quantisnow.com/insight/first-trustabrdn-global-opportunity-income-fund-filed-sec-form-8-k-5528424)
- 2024-05-31 13:25 UTC [First Trust Announces Results of Joint Special Meeting of Shareholders Relating to the Reorganizations of First Trust High Income Long/Short Fund and First Trust/abrdn Global Opportunity Income Fund with and into abrdn Income Credit Strategies Fund](https://www.quantisnow.com/insight/first-trust-announces-results-of-joint-special-meeting-of-shareholders-5528350)
- 2024-05-24 19:28 UTC [SEC Form NPORT-P filed by First Trust/abrdn Global Opportunity Income Fund](https://www.quantisnow.com/insight/sec-form-nport-p-filed-by-first-trustabrdn-global-opportunity-income-5516367)
- 2024-05-20 20:10 UTC [Dividends] [First Trust/abrdn Global Opportunity Income Fund Declares its Monthly Common Share Distribution of $0.06 Per Share for June](https://www.quantisnow.com/insight/first-trustabrdn-global-opportunity-income-fund-declares-its-monthly-common-5504061)
- 2024-05-17 17:57 UTC [SEC Form DEFA14A] [SEC Form DEFA14A filed by First Trust/abrdn Global Opportunity Income Fund](https://www.quantisnow.com/insight/sec-form-defa14a-filed-by-first-trustabrdn-global-opportunity-income-5499875)
- 2024-05-02 20:27 UTC [SEC Form DEFA14A] [SEC Form DEFA14A filed by First Trust/abrdn Global Opportunity Income Fund](https://www.quantisnow.com/insight/sec-form-defa14a-filed-by-first-trustabrdn-global-opportunity-income-5455006)
- 2024-04-30 23:34 UTC [SEC Form DEFA14A] [SEC Form DEFA14A filed by First Trust/abrdn Global Opportunity Income Fund](https://www.quantisnow.com/insight/sec-form-defa14a-filed-by-first-trustabrdn-global-opportunity-income-5446763)
- 2024-04-22 20:10 UTC [Dividends] [First Trust/abrdn Global Opportunity Income Fund Declares its Monthly Common Share Distribution of $0.06 Per Share for May](https://www.quantisnow.com/insight/first-trustabrdn-global-opportunity-income-fund-declares-its-monthly-common-5423690)
- 2024-04-18 20:38 UTC [SEC Form 8-K] [First Trust/abrdn Global Opportunity Income Fund filed SEC Form 8-K: Regulation FD Disclosure, Financial Statements and Exhibits](https://www.quantisnow.com/insight/first-trustabrdn-global-opportunity-income-fund-filed-sec-form-8-k-5419252)
- 2024-04-18 20:10 UTC [First Trust Announces Adjournment of the Joint Special Meeting of Shareholders Relating to the Reorganizations of First Trust High Income Long/Short Fund and First Trust/abrdn Global Opportunity Income Fund](https://www.quantisnow.com/insight/first-trust-announces-adjournment-of-the-joint-special-meeting-of-5418918)
- 2024-04-18 16:39 UTC [SEC Form 3] [New insider Maltbie Derek claimed no ownership of stock in the company (SEC Form 3)](https://www.quantisnow.com/insight/new-insider-maltbie-derek-claimed-no-ownership-of-stock-in-5418408)
- 2024-04-08 21:15 UTC [SEC Form DEFA14A] [SEC Form DEFA14A filed by First Trust/abrdn Global Opportunity Income Fund](https://www.quantisnow.com/insight/sec-form-defa14a-filed-by-first-trustabrdn-global-opportunity-income-5398435)
- 2024-04-01 16:42 UTC [SEC Form DEFA14A] [SEC Form DEFA14A filed by First Trust/abrdn Global Opportunity Income Fund](https://www.quantisnow.com/insight/sec-form-defa14a-filed-by-first-trustabrdn-global-opportunity-income-5380110)
- 2024-03-28 15:17 UTC [SEC Form DEFA14A] [SEC Form DEFA14A filed by First Trust/abrdn Global Opportunity Income Fund](https://www.quantisnow.com/insight/sec-form-defa14a-filed-by-first-trustabrdn-global-opportunity-income-5374863)
- 2024-03-22 16:21 UTC [SEC Form DEFA14A] [SEC Form DEFA14A filed by First Trust/abrdn Global Opportunity Income Fund](https://www.quantisnow.com/insight/sec-form-defa14a-filed-by-first-trustabrdn-global-opportunity-income-5363315)
- 2024-03-20 20:10 UTC [Dividends] [First Trust/abrdn Global Opportunity Income Fund Declares its Monthly Common Share Distribution of $0.06 Per Share for April](https://www.quantisnow.com/insight/first-trustabrdn-global-opportunity-income-fund-declares-its-monthly-common-5358267)
- 2024-03-14 19:34 UTC [SEC Form DEFA14A] [SEC Form DEFA14A filed by First Trust/abrdn Global Opportunity Income Fund](https://www.quantisnow.com/insight/sec-form-defa14a-filed-by-first-trustabrdn-global-opportunity-income-5344686)
- 2024-03-11 18:48 UTC [SEC Form N-CEN filed by First Trust/abrdn Global Opportunity Income Fund](https://www.quantisnow.com/insight/sec-form-n-cen-filed-by-first-trustabrdn-global-opportunity-income-5333758)

## More

- Live page with ratings, short volume, options and peers: https://www.quantisnow.com/company/FAM
- Earnings history: https://www.quantisnow.com/earnings/FAM
- Dividend history: https://www.quantisnow.com/dividends/FAM
- Insider transactions: https://www.quantisnow.com/insiders/FAM
- Options chain: https://www.quantisnow.com/options/FAM
- SEC 8-K filings only: https://www.quantisnow.com/company/FAM/8-k
- RSS and alerts for FAM: https://www.quantisnow.com/docs/rss-feeds.md