# First Trust/abrdn Emerging Opportunity Fund (FEO)

Source: https://www.quantisnow.com/company/FEO
Generated: 2026-11-09T19:33:24.262Z

- Ticker: FEO
- Exchange: NYSE
- Sector: Finance
- Industry: Investment Managers
- Website: ftportfolios.com/Retail/cef/cefsummary.aspx?Ticker=

## About

First Trust/Aberdeen Emerging Opportunity Fund is a closed-ended balanced mutual fund launched and managed by First Trust Advisors L.P. It is co-managed by Aberdeen Asset Management Inc. The fund invests in public equity and fixed income markets of global emerging countries. It seeks to invest in the stocks of companies operating across the diversified sectors. For its fixed income component, the fund invests in government debt securities, corporate bonds, non investment-grade securities, asset-backed securities, credit-linked notes, and credit default swaps. It employs fundamental analysis to create its portfolio. The fund benchmarks the performance of its portfolio against the Barclays Capital Global Emerging Markets Index, FTSE All World Emerging Market Index, and a blended index composed of JPMorgan Emerging Markets Bond Index - Global Diversified (32.5%); JPMorgan Government Bond Index - Emerging Markets (32.5%); MSCI Global Emerging Markets Index (35.0%). First Trust/Aberdeen Emerging Opportunity Fund was formed on August 28, 2006 and is domiciled in the United States.

## Latest FEO news and filings

- 2023-03-08 17:15 UTC [SEC Schedule 13G] [SEC Form SC 13G/A filed by First Trust/abrdn Emerging Opportunity Fund (Amendment)](https://www.quantisnow.com/insight/sec-form-sc-13ga-filed-by-first-trustabrdn-emerging-opportunity-4173615)
- 2023-02-28 19:11 UTC [SEC Form N-CEN filed by First Trust/abrdn Emerging Opportunity Fund](https://www.quantisnow.com/insight/sec-form-n-cen-filed-by-first-trustabrdn-emerging-opportunity-fund-4134239)
- 2023-02-03 21:45 UTC [SEC Schedule 13G] [SEC Form SC 13G/A filed by First Trust/abrdn Emerging Opportunity Fund (Amendment)](https://www.quantisnow.com/insight/sec-form-sc-13ga-filed-by-first-trustabrdn-emerging-opportunity-4003717)
- 2022-12-08 14:25 UTC [First Trust/abrdn Emerging Opportunity Fund Announces Termination and Liquidation](https://www.quantisnow.com/insight/first-trustabrdn-emerging-opportunity-fund-announces-termination-and-liquidation-3783517)
- 2022-12-06 18:56 UTC [SEC Form 25-NSE filed by First Trust/abrdn Emerging Opportunity Fund](https://www.quantisnow.com/insight/sec-form-25-nse-filed-by-first-trustabrdn-emerging-opportunity-fund-3773707)
- 2022-11-29 21:15 UTC [SEC Form 3] [SEC Form 3: New insider Tooze Marika claimed no ownership of stock in the company](https://www.quantisnow.com/insight/sec-form-3-new-insider-tooze-marika-claimed-no-ownership-3745922)
- 2022-11-29 20:15 UTC [SEC Form 5] [SEC Form 5 filed by Bassett Ralph](https://www.quantisnow.com/insight/sec-form-5-filed-by-bassett-ralph-3745143)
- 2022-11-25 20:00 UTC [SEC Form NPORT-P filed by First Trust/abrdn Emerging Opportunity Fund](https://www.quantisnow.com/insight/sec-form-nport-p-filed-by-first-trustabrdn-emerging-opportunity-fund-3732111)
- 2022-10-31 20:25 UTC [SEC Schedule 13G] [SEC Form SC 13G filed by First Trust/abrdn Emerging Opportunity Fund](https://www.quantisnow.com/insight/sec-form-sc-13g-filed-by-first-trustabrdn-emerging-opportunity-3603787)
- 2022-09-30 20:05 UTC [Dividends] [First Trust/abrdn Emerging Opportunity Fund Issues Notice Regarding September 2022 Distribution](https://www.quantisnow.com/insight/first-trustabrdn-emerging-opportunity-fund-issues-notice-regarding-september-2022-3478894)
- 2022-09-20 20:53 UTC [SEC Form 8-K] [First Trust/abrdn Emerging Opportunity Fund filed SEC Form 8-K: Regulation FD Disclosure, Financial Statements and Exhibits](https://www.quantisnow.com/insight/first-trustabrdn-emerging-opportunity-fund-filed-sec-form-8-k-regulation-3434033)
- 2022-09-20 20:05 UTC [First Trust/abrdn Emerging Opportunity Fund Announces Approval of Liquidation](https://www.quantisnow.com/insight/first-trustabrdn-emerging-opportunity-fund-announces-approval-of-liquidation-3433468)
- 2022-09-12 20:48 UTC [SEC Schedule 13G] [SEC Form SC 13G/A filed by First Trust/abrdn Emerging Opportunity Fund (Amendment)](https://www.quantisnow.com/insight/sec-form-sc-13ga-filed-by-first-trustabrdn-emerging-opportunity-3401587)
- 2022-09-12 20:05 UTC [Dividends] [First Trust/abrdn Emerging Opportunity Fund Declares its Quarterly Distribution of $0.25 Per Share](https://www.quantisnow.com/insight/first-trustabrdn-emerging-opportunity-fund-declares-its-quarterly-distribution-of-3401058)
- 2022-09-08 15:10 UTC [SEC Form N-CSRS filed by First Trust/abrdn Emerging Opportunity Fund](https://www.quantisnow.com/insight/sec-form-n-csrs-filed-by-first-trustabrdn-emerging-opportunity-fund-3389431)
- 2022-08-19 20:10 UTC [SEC Form NPORT-P filed by First Trust/abrdn Emerging Opportunity Fund](https://www.quantisnow.com/insight/sec-form-nport-p-filed-by-first-trustabrdn-emerging-opportunity-fund-3312349)
- 2022-08-15 17:58 UTC [SEC Form 4] [SEC Form 4: Saba Capital Management, L.P. bought $48,556 worth of shares (5,499 units at $8.83)](https://www.quantisnow.com/insight/sec-form-4-saba-capital-management-lp-bought-48556-worth-3286889)
- 2022-08-11 19:35 UTC [SEC Schedule 13D] [SEC Form SC 13D filed by First Trust/abrdn Emerging Opportunity Fund](https://www.quantisnow.com/insight/sec-form-sc-13d-filed-by-first-trustabrdn-emerging-opportunity-3272865)
- 2022-08-11 17:16 UTC [SEC Form 3] [SEC Form 3: New insider Saba Capital Management, L.P. claimed ownership of 510,876 shares](https://www.quantisnow.com/insight/sec-form-3-new-insider-saba-capital-management-lp-claimed-3272151)
- 2022-07-19 14:36 UTC [SEC Form N-PX filed by First Trust/Aberdeen Emerging Opportunity Fund](https://www.quantisnow.com/insight/sec-form-n-px-filed-by-first-trustaberdeen-emerging-opportunity-fund-3158016)
- 2022-07-13 16:22 UTC [Market Insight] [Stocks That Hit 52-Week Lows On Wednesday](https://www.quantisnow.com/insight/stocks-that-hit-52-week-lows-on-wednesday-3138495)
- 2022-06-30 20:10 UTC [Dividends] [First Trust/abrdn Emerging Opportunity Fund Issues Notice Regarding June 2022 Distribution](https://www.quantisnow.com/insight/first-trustabrdn-emerging-opportunity-fund-issues-notice-regarding-june-2022-3096462)
- 2022-06-28 21:02 UTC [SEC Form 8-K] [First Trust/Aberdeen Emerging Opportunity Fund filed SEC Form 8-K: Financial Statements and Exhibits](https://www.quantisnow.com/insight/first-trustaberdeen-emerging-opportunity-fund-filed-sec-form-8-k-financial-3084737)
- 2022-06-23 16:32 UTC [Market Insight] [Stocks That Hit 52-Week Lows On Thursday](https://www.quantisnow.com/insight/stocks-that-hit-52-week-lows-on-thursday-3063706)
- 2022-06-17 15:42 UTC [SEC Schedule 13G] [SEC Form SC 13G filed by First Trust/Aberdeen Emerging Opportunity Fund](https://www.quantisnow.com/insight/sec-form-sc-13g-filed-by-first-trustaberdeen-emerging-opportunity-3042936)
- 2022-06-17 15:13 UTC [Market Insight] [First Trust/aberdeen's Ex-Dividend Date Is Wednesday, Here's What You Need To Know](https://www.quantisnow.com/insight/first-trustaberdeens-ex-dividend-date-is-wednesday-heres-what-you-need-3042800)
- 2022-06-15 19:29 UTC [Market Chatter] [Shares of several banks and financial services companies are trading higher as stocks gain following the Fed's rate hike decision.](https://www.quantisnow.com/insight/shares-of-several-banks-and-financial-services-companies-are-trading-3033585)
- 2022-06-13 20:10 UTC [Dividends] [First Trust/Aberdeen Emerging Opportunity Fund Declares its Quarterly Distribution of $0.25 Per Share](https://www.quantisnow.com/insight/first-trustaberdeen-emerging-opportunity-fund-declares-its-quarterly-distribution-of-3021862)
- 2022-06-02 18:38 UTC [Market Chatter] [Shares of several banks and financial services companies are trading higher amid overall market strength.](https://www.quantisnow.com/insight/shares-of-several-banks-and-financial-services-companies-are-trading-2980986)
- 2022-05-26 18:42 UTC [SEC Form NPORT-P filed by First Trust/Aberdeen Emerging Opportunity Fund](https://www.quantisnow.com/insight/sec-form-nport-p-filed-by-first-trustaberdeen-emerging-opportunity-fund-2950859)
- 2022-05-09 20:41 UTC [SEC Schedule 13G] [SEC Form SC 13G/A filed by First Trust/Aberdeen Emerging Opportunity Fund (Amendment)](https://www.quantisnow.com/insight/sec-form-sc-13ga-filed-by-first-trustaberdeen-emerging-opportunity-2853793)
- 2022-03-31 20:15 UTC [Dividends] [First Trust/Aberdeen Emerging Opportunity Fund Issues Notice Regarding March 2022 Distribution](https://www.quantisnow.com/insight/first-trustaberdeen-emerging-opportunity-fund-issues-notice-regarding-march-2022-2658960)
- 2022-03-18 21:13 UTC [SEC Form 8-K] [First Trust/Aberdeen Emerging Opportunity Fund filed SEC Form 8-K: Other Events, Financial Statements and Exhibits](https://www.quantisnow.com/insight/first-trustaberdeen-emerging-opportunity-fund-filed-sec-form-8-k-other-2598091)
- 2022-03-17 14:46 UTC [Market Insight] [First Trust/aberdeen's Ex-Dividend Date Is Monday, Here's What You Need To Know](https://www.quantisnow.com/insight/first-trustaberdeens-ex-dividend-date-is-monday-heres-what-you-need-2589582)
- 2022-03-14 16:11 UTC [Market Insight] [Stocks That Hit 52-Week Lows On Monday](https://www.quantisnow.com/insight/stocks-that-hit-52-week-lows-on-monday-2568442)
- 2022-03-11 18:01 UTC [SEC Form N-CSR filed by First Trust/Aberdeen Emerging Opportunity Fund](https://www.quantisnow.com/insight/sec-form-n-csr-filed-by-first-trustaberdeen-emerging-opportunity-fund-2562135)
- 2022-03-11 17:35 UTC [Market Insight] [Stocks That Hit 52-Week Lows On Friday](https://www.quantisnow.com/insight/stocks-that-hit-52-week-lows-on-friday-2562009)
- 2022-03-10 21:49 UTC [SEC Form N-CEN filed by First Trust/Aberdeen Emerging Opportunity Fund](https://www.quantisnow.com/insight/sec-form-n-cen-filed-by-first-trustaberdeen-emerging-opportunity-fund-2557709)
- 2022-03-10 21:15 UTC [Dividends] [First Trust/Aberdeen Emerging Opportunity Fund Decreases its Quarterly Distribution to $0.25 Per Share](https://www.quantisnow.com/insight/first-trustaberdeen-emerging-opportunity-fund-decreases-its-quarterly-distribution-to-2557050)
- 2022-03-08 21:15 UTC [Dividends] [Board of Trustees of First Trust/Aberdeen Emerging Opportunity Fund Approves Managed Distribution Policy](https://www.quantisnow.com/insight/board-of-trustees-of-first-trustaberdeen-emerging-opportunity-fund-approves-2541966)

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