First Trust New Opportunities MLP & Energy Fund Increases its Monthly Common Share Distribution to $0.1017 Per Share for April
March 19 2015 - 4:53PM
Business Wire
First Trust New Opportunities MLP & Energy Fund (the "Fund")
(NYSE: FPL) has increased its regularly scheduled monthly common
share distribution to $0.1017 per share from $0.10 per share. The
distribution is payable on April 15, 2015, to shareholders of
record as of April 6, 2015. The ex-dividend date is expected to be
April 1, 2015. The monthly distribution information for the Fund
appears below.
First Trust New
Opportunities MLP & Energy Fund (FPL):
Distribution per share: $0.1017 Distribution rate
based on the March 18, 2015 NAV of $19.04: 6.41% Distribution rate
based on the March 18, 2015 closing market price of $17.32: 7.05%
Increase from the previous distribution of $0.10: 1.70%
It is anticipated that, due to the tax treatment of cash
distributions made by master limited partnerships (“MLPs”) in which
the Fund invests, a portion of the distributions the Fund makes to
Common Shareholders may consist of a tax-deferred return of
capital. The final determination of the source and tax status of
all 2015 distributions will be made after the end of 2015.
The Fund is a non-diversified, closed-end management investment
company that seeks a high level of total return with an emphasis on
current distributions paid to common shareholders. The Fund will
seek to provide its common shareholders with a vehicle to invest in
a portfolio of cash-generating securities, with a focus on
investing in publicly traded MLPs and MLP-related entities in the
energy sector and energy utilities industries that are weighted
towards non-cyclical, fee-for-service revenues. Under normal market
conditions, the Fund will invest at least 85% of its Managed Assets
in equity and debt securities of MLPs, MLP-related entities and
other energy sector and energy utilities companies that the Fund’s
Sub-Advisor believes offer opportunities for growth and income.
First Trust Advisors L.P., the Fund’s investment advisor, along
with its affiliate, First Trust Portfolios L.P., are privately-held
companies which provide a variety of investment services, including
asset management and financial advisory services, with collective
assets under management or supervision of approximately $113
billion as of February 28, 2015, through unit investment trusts,
exchange-traded funds, closed-end funds, mutual funds and separate
managed accounts.
Energy Income Partners, LLC (“EIP”) serves as the Fund’s
investment sub-advisor and provides advisory services to a number
of investment companies and partnerships for the purpose of
investing in MLPs and other energy infrastructure securities. EIP
is one of the early investment advisors specializing in this area.
As of February 28, 2015, EIP managed or supervised approximately
$6.1 billion in client assets.
Past performance is no assurance of future results. Investment
return and market value of an investment in the Fund will
fluctuate. Shares, when sold, may be worth more or less than their
original cost.
Principal Risk Factors: Investment in this Fund involves no
operating history risk, investment and market risk, market discount
from net asset value risk, management risk and reliance on key
personnel, potential conflicts of interest risk, MLP risks,
investment concentration risk, industry specific risk, energy
utilities companies risk, cash flow risk, MLP and deferred tax
risk, tax law change risk, non-U.S. securities risk, delay in
investing the proceeds risk, equity securities risk, risks
associated with an investment in initial public offerings, Canadian
income equities risk, debt securities risk, below investment grade
securities risk, leverage risk, covered call options risk, interest
rate swaps risk, competition risk, restricted securities risk,
liquidity risk, valuation risk, interest rate risk, recent market
and economic developments risk, non-diversification risk,
anti-takeover provisions risk, inflation risk and secondary market
for the fund’s common shares. The risks of investing in the Fund
are spelled out in the shareholder reports and other regulatory
filings.
The Fund’s daily closing New York Stock Exchange price and net
asset value per share as well as other information can be found at
www.ftportfolios.com or by calling 1-800-988-5891.
First Trust New Opportunities MLP & Energy FundPress
Inquiries: Jane Doyle, 630-765-8775Analyst Inquiries: Jeff
Margolin, 630-915-6784Broker Inquiries: Jeff Margolin,
630-915-6784
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