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First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund IV - First Trust Low Duration Opportunities ETF (NASDAQ:LMBS) declares $0.17/share monthly dividend. Forward yield 4.13% Payable Aug. 29; for shareholders of record ...

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The SEC is expected to decide soon whether mutual funds from dozens of providers can be offered as ETF share classes.

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Mutual funds are bleeding assets anew, just as their ETF cousins break fresh records. Now, firms from Lazard to Aberdeen Group Plc. are pushing to convert traditional funds into exchange-traded ones, ...

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