First Trust Equity Closed-End Fund Index (EPCEF)
Components as of 5/22/2026

Security Name Ticker or CUSIP Weighting Descending sort
Sprott Physical Gold and Silver Trust CEF 6.92%
DNP Select Income Fund Inc. DNP 3.17%
Reaves Utility Income Fund UTG 3.03%
Calamos Strategic Total Return Fund CSQ 2.53%
Adams Diversified Equity Fund, Inc. ADX 2.29%
Nuveen Preferred & Income Opportunities Fund JPC 2.26%
Eaton Vance Tax-Managed Global Diversified Equity Income Fund EXG 2.23%
Cohen & Steers Infrastructure Fund, Inc. UTF 2.04%
The Gabelli Dividend & Income Trust GDV 1.99%
Kayne Anderson Energy Infrastructure Fund, Inc. KYN 1.87%
Eaton Vance Tax-Managed Diversified Equity Income Fund ETY 1.83%
Cornerstone Strategic Investment Fund, Inc. CLM 1.76%
Bluerock Private Real Estate Fund BPRE 1.66%
BlackRock Science and Technology Term Trust BSTZ 1.54%
Eaton Vance Tax-Advantaged Dividend Income Fund EVT 1.54%
Royce Small-Cap Trust Inc. RVT 1.47%
Tri-Continental Corporation TY 1.44%
Cohen & Steers Quality Income Realty Fund, Inc. RQI 1.39%
Liberty All-Star Equity Fund USA 1.37%
The Gabelli Equity Trust Inc. GAB 1.35%
Eaton Vance Tax-Advantaged Global Dividend Income Fund ETG 1.35%
SRH Total Return Fund Inc. STEW 1.34%
Eaton Vance Tax-Managed Buy-Write Opportunities Fund ETV 1.32%
BlackRock Enhanced Equity Dividend Trust BDJ 1.27%
BlackRock Capital Allocation Term Trust BCAT 1.27%
BlackRock Science & Technology Trust BST 1.25%
Central Securities Corporation CET 1.22%
BlackRock ESG Capital Allocation Term Trust ECAT 1.20%
General American Investors Company, Inc. GAM 1.18%
Nuveen Nasdaq 100 Dynamic Overwrite Fund QQQX 1.16%
Virtus Dividend, Interest & Premium Strategy Fund NFJ 1.06%
Neuberger Next Generation Connectivity Fund NBXG 0.98%
Eaton Vance Enhanced Equity Income Fund II EOS 0.94%
Cornerstone Total Return Fund, Inc. CRF 0.92%
First Trust Intermediate Duration Preferred & Income Fund FPF 0.86%
ASA Gold and Precious Metals Limited ASA 0.86%
abrdn Total Dynamic Dividend Fund AOD 0.86%
abrdn Healthcare Investors HQH 0.86%
BlackRock Enhanced Large Cap Core Fund, Inc. CII 0.84%
Cohen & Steers Tax-Advantaged Preferred Securities and Income Fund PTA 0.82%
ClearBridge Energy Midstream Opportunity Fund Inc. EMO 0.80%
BlackRock Technology and Private Equity Term Trust BTX 0.80%
Eaton Vance Tax-Managed Global Buy-Write Opportunities Fund ETW 0.79%
Cohen & Steers REIT and Preferred and Income Fund, Inc. RNP 0.77%
Tortoise Energy Infrastructure Corporation TYG 0.75%
PIMCO Dynamic Income Strategy Fund PDX 0.75%
Columbia Seligman Premium Technology Growth Fund, Inc. STK 0.74%
BlackRock Resources & Commodities Strategy Trust BCX 0.72%
Virtus Artificial Intelligence & Technology Opportunities Fund AIO 0.70%
John Hancock Tax-Advantaged Dividend Income Fund HTD 0.70%
BlackRock Health Sciences Term Trust BMEZ 0.68%
Eaton Vance Enhanced Equity Income Fund EOI 0.63%
GAMCO Global Gold, Natural Resources & Income Trust GGN 0.63%
NYLI CBRE Global Infrastructure Megatrends Term Fund MEGI 0.62%
Flaherty & Crumrine Preferred and Income Securities Fund Incorporated FFC 0.60%
abrdn Healthcare Opportunities Fund THQ 0.60%
abrdn Global Infrastructure Income Fund ASGI 0.60%
John Hancock Financial Opportunities Fund BTO 0.56%
Thornburg Income Builder Opportunities Trust TBLD 0.56%
Virtus Equity & Convertible Income Fund NIE 0.56%
Adams Natural Resources Fund, Inc. PEO 0.53%
BlackRock Utilities, Infrastructure and Power Opportunities Trust BUI 0.53%
CBRE Global Real Estate Income Fund IGR 0.51%
BlackRock Enhanced Global Dividend Trust BOE 0.51%
John Hancock Premium Dividend Fund PDT 0.50%
Royce Micro-Cap Trust, Inc. RMT 0.48%
Neuberger Energy Infrastructure and Income Fund Inc. NML 0.46%
Cohen & Steers Limited Duration Preferred and Income Fund, Inc. LDP 0.46%
Eaton Vance Risk-Managed Diversified Equity Income Fund ETJ 0.45%
Calamos Global Dynamic Income Fund CHW 0.43%
The Gabelli Utility Trust GUT 0.43%
The Taiwan Fund, Inc. TWN 0.41%
abrdn World Healthcare Fund THW 0.41%
Duff & Phelps Utility and Infrastructure Fund Inc. DPG 0.41%
abrdn Life Sciences Investors HQL 0.39%
BlackRock Enhanced International Dividend Trust BGY 0.39%
BlackRock Health Sciences Trust BME 0.39%
Voya Global Equity Dividend and Premium Opportunity Fund IGD 0.39%
Eaton Vance Tax-Advantaged Global Dividend Opportunities Fund ETO 0.38%
Eaton Vance Tax-Managed Buy-Write Income Fund ETB 0.36%
First Trust Enhanced Equity Income Fund FFA 0.36%
Aberdeen India Fund, Inc. IFN 0.36%
Nuveen Variable Rate Preferred & Income Fund NPFD 0.36%
Nuveen Multi-Asset Income Fund NMAI 0.36%
John Hancock Preferred Income Fund III HPS 0.36%
John Hancock Preferred Income Fund HPI 0.33%
BlackRock Energy and Resources Trust BGR 0.33%
Flaherty & Crumrine Dynamic Preferred and Income Fund Inc. DFP 0.33%
Cohen & Steers Closed-End Opportunity Fund, Inc. FOF 0.29%
abrdn Emerging Markets ex-China Fund Inc. AEF 0.29%
abrdn Global Premier Properties Fund AWP 0.27%
John Hancock Preferred Income Fund II HPF 0.27%
Nuveen Real Asset Income and Growth Fund JRI 0.27%
LMP Capital and Income Fund Inc. SCD 0.27%
Morgan Stanley China A Share Fund, Inc. CAF 0.26%
Liberty All-Star Growth Fund, Inc. ASG 0.26%
Nuveen S&P 500 Dynamic Overwrite Fund SPXX 0.26%
Japan Smaller Capitalization Fund, Inc. JOF 0.26%
Virtus Total Return Fund Inc. ZTR 0.26%
Templeton Emerging Markets Fund EMF 0.26%
NXG NextGen Infrastructure Income Fund NXG 0.26%
abrdn Global Dynamic Dividend Fund AGD 0.26%
Cohen & Steers Total Return Realty Fund, Inc. RFI 0.24%
RiverNorth Opportunities Fund Inc. RIV 0.24%
Sprott Focus Trust Inc FUND 0.24%
The Mexico Fund, Inc. MXF 0.24%
NXG Cushing Midstream Energy Fund SRV 0.24%
Nuveen Core Equity Alpha Fund JCE 0.22%
Virtus Diversified Income & Convertible Fund ACV 0.22%
Templeton Dragon Fund, Inc. TDF 0.22%
Allspring Global Dividend Opportunity Fund EOD 0.22%
Cohen & Steers Real Estate Opportunities Income Fund RLTY 0.21%
Cohen & Steers Select Preferred and Income Fund, Inc. PSF 0.19%
Calamos Long/Short Equity & Dynamic Income Trust CPZ 0.19%
Clough Global Opportunities Fund GLO 0.19%
Nuveen Real Estate Income Fund JRS 0.19%
Lazard Global Total Return and Income Fund, Inc. LGI 0.19%
Franklin Universal Trust FT 0.15%
Highland Global Allocation Fund HGLB 0.15%
Morgan Stanley India Investment Fund, Inc. IIF 0.15%
Voya Infrastructure, Industrials and Materials Fund IDE 0.15%
The Gabelli Multimedia Trust Inc. GGT 0.14%
Flaherty & Crumrine Total Return Fund Incorporated FLC 0.14%
Voya Global Advantage and Premium Opportunity Fund IGA 0.12%
Special Opportunities Fund, Inc. SPE 0.12%
Flaherty & Crumrine Preferred and Income Fund Incorporated PFD 0.12%
Clough Global Equity Fund GLQ 0.12%
Calamos Global Total Return Fund CGO 0.10%
The Central and Eastern Europe Fund, Inc. CEE 0.10%
The Gabelli Healthcare & WellnessRx Trust GRX 0.10%
XAI Madison Equity Premium Income Fund MCN 0.10%
Voya Emerging Markets High Dividend Equity Fund IHD 0.10%
GAMCO Natural Resources, Gold & Income Trust GNT 0.10%
John Hancock Diversified Income Fund HEQ 0.10%
Neuberger Real Estate Securities Income Fund Inc. NRO 0.10%
High Income Securities Fund PCF 0.09%
PIMCO Global StocksPLUS & Income Fund PGP 0.09%
Allspring Utilities and High Income Fund ERH 0.09%
abrdn Australia Equity Fund, Inc. IAF 0.09%
Flaherty & Crumrine Preferred and Income Opportunity Fund Incorporated PFO 0.09%