First Trust Equity Closed-End Fund Index (EPCEFT)
Components as of 4/1/2025

Security Name Ticker or CUSIP Weighting Descending sort
Sprott Physical Gold and Silver Trust CEF 5.04%
DNP Select Income Fund Inc. DNP 3.05%
Reaves Utility Income Fund UTG 2.64%
Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund CSQ 2.38%
Nuveen Preferred & Income Opportunities Fund JPC 2.32%
Eaton Vance Tax-Managed Global Diversified Equity Income Fund EXG 2.27%
Cohen & Steers Infrastructure Fund, Inc. UTF 2.21%
Adams Diversified Equity Fund, Inc. ADX 2.07%
Eaton Vance Tax-Managed Diversified Equity Income Fund ETY 2.05%
Kayne Anderson Energy Infrastructure Fund, Inc. KYN 1.99%
The Gabelli Dividend & Income Trust GDV 1.95%
Liberty All-Star Equity Fund USA 1.75%
Cornerstone Strategic Investment Fund, Inc. CLM 1.70%
Eaton Vance Tax-Advantaged Dividend Income Fund EVT 1.57%
Cohen & Steers Quality Income Realty Fund, Inc. RQI 1.55%
The Gabelli Equity Trust Inc. GAB 1.53%
SRH Total Return Fund Inc. STEW 1.51%
Tri-Continental Corporation TY 1.46%
BlackRock ESG Capital Allocation Term Trust ECAT 1.44%
Eaton Vance Tax-Managed Buy-Write Opportunities Fund ETV 1.40%
BlackRock Enhanced Equity Dividend Trust BDJ 1.38%
BlackRock Capital Allocation Term Trust BCAT 1.38%
BlackRock Health Sciences Term Trust BMEZ 1.35%
Royce Small-Cap Trust Inc. RVT 1.35%
Nuveen S&P 500 Buy-Write Income Fund BXMX 1.25%
Eaton Vance Tax-Advantaged Global Dividend Income Fund ETG 1.25%
BlackRock Technology and Private Equity Term Trust BTX 1.22%
Central Securities Corporation CET 1.18%
BlackRock Science and Technology Term Trust BSTZ 1.16%
General American Investors Company, Inc. GAM 1.09%
Virtus Dividend, Interest & Premium Strategy Fund NFJ 1.05%
Nuveen Nasdaq 100 Dynamic Overwrite Fund QQQX 1.05%
BlackRock Science & Technology Trust BST 1.05%
Eaton Vance Enhanced Equity Income Fund II EOS 1.01%
First Trust Intermediate Duration Preferred & Income Fund FPF 1.01%
PIMCO Dynamic Income Strategy Fund PDX 1.01%
Cohen & Steers Tax-Advantaged Preferred Securities and Income Fund PTA 0.98%
Cohen & Steers REIT and Preferred and Income Fund, Inc. RNP 0.96%
Neuberger Berman Next Generation Connectivity Fund NBXG 0.88%
ClearBridge Energy Midstream Opportunity Fund Inc. EMO 0.83%
abrdn Total Dynamic Dividend Fund AOD 0.81%
Eaton Vance Tax-Managed Global Buy-Write Opportunities Fund ETW 0.81%
Cornerstone Total Return Fund, Inc. CRF 0.77%
John Hancock Tax-Advantaged Dividend Income Fund HTD 0.77%
abrdn Healthcare Investors HQH 0.76%
abrdn Healthcare Opportunities Fund THQ 0.76%
Eaton Vance Enhanced Equity Income Fund EOI 0.70%
Flaherty & Crumrine Preferred and Income Securities Fund Incorporated FFC 0.70%
Tortoise Energy Infrastructure Corporation TYG 0.68%
BlackRock Enhanced Large Cap Core Fund, Inc. CII 0.68%
BlackRock Resources & Commodities Strategy Trust BCX 0.66%
CBRE Global Real Estate Income Fund IGR 0.65%
Virtus Artificial Intelligence & Technology Opportunities Fund AIO 0.65%
NYLI CBRE Global Infrastructure Megatrends Term Fund MEGI 0.63%
GAMCO Global Gold, Natural Resources & Income Trust GGN 0.63%
John Hancock Financial Opportunities Fund BTO 0.61%
John Hancock Premium Dividend Fund PDT 0.59%
BlackRock Enhanced Global Dividend Trust BOE 0.57%
Virtus Equity & Convertible Income Fund NIE 0.55%
The India Fund, Inc. IFN 0.55%
Adams Natural Resources Fund, Inc. PEO 0.53%
Cohen & Steers Limited Duration Preferred and Income Fund, Inc. LDP 0.53%
Eaton Vance Risk-Managed Diversified Equity Income Fund ETJ 0.52%
Thornburg Income Builder Opportunities Trust TBLD 0.52%
ASA Gold and Precious Metals Limited ASA 0.50%
abrdn Global Infrastructure Income Fund ASGI 0.48%
BlackRock Enhanced International Dividend Trust BGY 0.48%
Neuberger Berman Energy Infrastructure and Income Fund Inc. NML 0.48%
Nuveen Dow 30 Dynamic Overwrite Fund DIAX 0.48%
BlackRock Utilities, Infrastructure and Power Opportunities Trust BUI 0.46%
BlackRock Health Sciences Trust BME 0.44%
Columbia Seligman Premium Technology Growth Fund, Inc. STK 0.44%
John Hancock Preferred Income Fund III HPS 0.44%
The Gabelli Utility Trust GUT 0.42%
Nuveen Variable Rate Preferred & Income Fund NPFD 0.41%
John Hancock Preferred Income Fund HPI 0.41%
Duff & Phelps Utility and Infrastructure Fund Inc. DPG 0.41%
abrdn World Healthcare Fund THW 0.41%
Voya Global Equity Dividend and Premium Opportunity Fund IGD 0.41%
Calamos Global Dynamic Income Fund CHW 0.37%
Eaton Vance Tax-Advantaged Global Dividend Opportunities Fund ETO 0.37%
Eaton Vance Tax-Managed Buy-Write Income Fund ETB 0.37%
Flaherty & Crumrine Dynamic Preferred and Income Fund Inc. DFP 0.37%
Nuveen Multi-Asset Income Fund NMAI 0.37%
Royce Micro-Cap Trust, Inc. RMT 0.35%
First Trust Enhanced Equity Income Fund FFA 0.35%
Nuveen Real Asset Income and Growth Fund JRI 0.33%
John Hancock Preferred Income Fund II HPF 0.33%
abrdn Life Sciences Investors HQL 0.31%
BlackRock Energy and Resources Trust BGR 0.31%
abrdn Global Premier Properties Fund AWP 0.29%
Cohen & Steers Closed-End Opportunity Fund, Inc. FOF 0.29%
Cohen & Steers Total Return Realty Fund, Inc. RFI 0.29%
Virtus Total Return Fund Inc. ZTR 0.29%
Nuveen S&P 500 Dynamic Overwrite Fund SPXX 0.28%
Liberty All-Star Growth Fund, Inc. ASG 0.28%
Calamos Long/Short Equity & Dynamic Income Trust CPZ 0.28%
LMP Capital and Income Fund Inc. SCD 0.26%
Nuveen Preferred Securities & Income Opportunities Fund JPI 0.26%
RiverNorth Opportunities Fund Inc. RIV 0.24%
Templeton Dragon Fund, Inc. TDF 0.22%
Nuveen Real Estate Income Fund JRS 0.22%
Nuveen Core Equity Alpha Fund JCE 0.22%
Japan Smaller Capitalization Fund, Inc. JOF 0.22%
Cohen & Steers Select Preferred and Income Fund, Inc. PSF 0.22%
Cohen & Steers Real Estate Opportunities Income Fund RLTY 0.22%
abrdn Global Dynamic Dividend Fund AGD 0.22%
Allspring Global Dividend Opportunity Fund EOD 0.20%
Morgan Stanley China A Share Fund, Inc. CAF 0.20%
Morgan Stanley India Investment Fund, Inc. IIF 0.20%
Sprott Focus Trust Inc FUND 0.20%
The Mexico Fund, Inc. MXF 0.18%
Virtus Diversified Income & Convertible Fund ACV 0.18%
Templeton Emerging Markets Fund EMF 0.18%
Highland Global Allocation Fund HGLB 0.18%
Lazard Global Total Return and Income Fund, Inc. LGI 0.18%
abrdn Emerging Markets ex China Fund Inc. AEF 0.18%
Clough Global Opportunities Fund GLO 0.18%
Flaherty & Crumrine Total Return Fund Incorporated FLC 0.17%
Franklin Universal Trust FT 0.17%
NXG Cushing Midstream Energy Fund SRV 0.17%
NXG NextGen Infrastructure Income Fund NXG 0.15%
The Gabelli Healthcare & WellnessRx Trust GRX 0.15%
The Gabelli Multimedia Trust Inc. GGT 0.15%
Tortoise Sustainable and Social Impact Term Fund TEAF 0.15%
The New Germany Fund, Inc. GF 0.15%
Special Opportunities Fund, Inc. SPE 0.15%
Neuberger Berman Real Estate Securities Income Fund Inc. NRO 0.15%
Voya Infrastructure, Industrials and Materials Fund IDE 0.15%
Voya Global Advantage and Premium Opportunity Fund IGA 0.13%
Flaherty & Crumrine Preferred and Income Fund Incorporated PFD 0.13%
Flaherty & Crumrine Preferred and Income Opportunity Fund Incorporated PFO 0.11%
Clough Global Equity Fund GLQ 0.11%
John Hancock Diversified Income Fund HEQ 0.11%
High Income Securities Fund PCF 0.11%
The Swiss Helvetia Fund, Inc. SWZ 0.11%
The China Fund, Inc. CHN 0.11%
XAI Madison Equity Premium Income Fund MCN 0.11%
Voya Emerging Markets High Dividend Equity Fund IHD 0.09%
GAMCO Natural Resources, Gold & Income Trust GNT 0.09%
Calamos Global Total Return Fund CGO 0.09%
Abrdn Australia Equity Fund, Inc. IAF 0.09%
Allspring Utilities and High Income Fund ERH 0.09%