FMY

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First Trust Mortgage Income Fund · Financial Services · United States · $50M cap · $53K/day traded

$11.38 +2.2% · close 27 Oct · scored 28 Oct

Fallen Favourite: A good business, still expensive, and the price is falling.

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Quality
51
Value
37
Momentum
45

As of 28 Oct 2026, MoatMap's StockRank for First Trust Mortgage Income Fund (FMY) is 41/100, ranked against 24,000+ stocks in 35 markets (Quality 51, Value 37, Momentum 45, each scored against its sector).

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P/E (TTM)
15.8x
peers 13.0x
ROE
5.5%
peers 9.6%
D/E
0.0x
peers 0.3x
Dividend %
7.0%
trailing yield

ABOUT FIRST TRUST MORTGAGE INCOME FUND

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First Trust Mortgage Income Fund is a closed-ended fixed income mutual fund launched and managed by First Trust Advisors L.P. It is co-managed by Brookfield Investment Management Inc. The fund invests in fixed income markets.

FINANCIAL SUMMARY (USD)

Year20212022202320242025CAGRTTM
Revenue—-4.7M1.6M8.3M4.8M74.2%3.1M
EPS0.19-1.170.311.911.0854.4%0.70
Shares—4.2M4.2M4.2M4.2M0.0%4.2M
Debt———————
Equity—50.9M49.4M53.4M54.3M2.1%—
Op CF———————
Inv CF———————
Fin CF———————
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PRICE (1Y) · USD-0.1%
10.811.011.211.411.616 Sep7 Oct27 Oct
SMA 50SMA 200

Price checkNo clear trendExperimental

No clear trend: not near its 52-week low, and not in a steady uptrend.

SwingsVery calm

Calmer than 96% of stocks we rank over the past year (14% a year).

How this is worked out

StockRank judges the business. The price check reads only the chart: it is the price side of the Momentum score, in words.

The rules: Still falling is a new 52-week low in the last two weeks, at least 25% below the high. Finding a floor is no new low since. Turning up is 20 or more trading days without a new low, at least 10% off it, and back above a rising 50-day average. In an uptrend is above the 200-day average and within 15% of the high.

In 2,112 US drawdowns since 2001, buying while the price was still falling was followed by a further 20% drop 42% of the time. Waiting for a turn like this one cut that to 33%, at about 7% higher prices and with no better returns. Part of that cut is simply not buying: 13% of falls never turned, and waiting kept those out. Among turns that were bought, 38% still fell another 20%, and 33% of turns were followed by a new low within six months. The benefit was largest in crashes such as 2008 and 2020.

What it measures: day-to-day price moves over the past year, as a yearly figure, ranked against every stock we cover. Very calm under 20% a year, Calm 20 to 30%, Average 30 to 40%, Bumpy 40 to 55%, Very bumpy above that.

What we found: across about 13,500 stocks in 34 markets (2002 to 2025), past swings were a good guide to the next year's, and bumpier stocks fell further. How much further changed too much between eras to put a number on it.

Calm is not safe: a calm stock can still slide steadily.

Rules fixed before any data was fetched. Describes the chart, not a recommendation.

Close
$11.38
RSI (14)
60.4
52-Week Range-3.7% from high
Low $10.67High $11.81

SCORE BREAKDOWN

Quality
51
ROIC (ROA)
2.4%*62.9
ROE
5.5%26.8
GP/Assets
5.4%57.7
Op. Margin
64.1%86.8
FCF/Assets
—N/A
Piotroski
133.0
Int. Cover
—N/A
D/E Ratio
0.00x90.9
Current Ratio
0.68x17.9
Value
37
P/E (TTM)
15.8x32.5
EV/EBITDA
—N/A
P/FCF
—N/A
P/B
0.9x69.8
P/S
15.0x5.9
Div Yield
7.0%84.1
Momentum
45
52W High %
96%85.2
RS 6M
-9%32.6
SMA 50/200
0.99x36.2
EPS Rev 4W
—N/A
EPS Rev 12W
—N/A
EPS Improve
—N/A
Q Growth
-70%3.3

FUNDAMENTALS

Market Cap
$50M
P/E (Forward)
—
Gross Margin
100.0%

SECTOR PEERS

Closest peers in Financial Services, ranked by industry match, size, and score similarity. Cross-listings of FMY are excluded.

TickerCompanyMkt CapStockRankSignal
FMYFirst Trust Mortgage Income Fund(you)$50M41Hold
JMMNuveen Multi-Market Income Fund$53M36Hold
PCMPCM Fund Inc.$61M45Hold
SVRNSVRN, Inc.$66M44Hold
VLTInvesco High Income Trust II$66M37Hold
AFCGAdvanced Flower Capital Inc.$68M37Hold
OCCIOFS Credit Company, Inc.$69M36Hold
GDOWestern Asset Global Corporate Defined Opportunity Fund Inc.$77M36Hold
SAMGSilvercrest Asset Management Group Inc.$79M36Hold
VGIVirtus Global Multi-Sector Income Fund$75M35Sell

Peer medians: ROE 9.6% · P/E 13.0x · Gross margin 75.2%

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First Trust Mortgage Income Fund (FMY): Stock Score Summary

First Trust Mortgage Income Fund (FMY) has a MoatMap StockRank of 41/100 based on Quality (51/100), Value (37/100), and Momentum (45/100) factor scores. The current signal is HOLD.

First Trust Mortgage Income Fund is a closed-ended fixed income mutual fund launched and managed by First Trust Advisors L.P. It is co-managed by Brookfield Investment Management Inc. The fund invests in fixed income markets.

Key Financial Metrics

Price$11.38
Market Cap$50M
P/E (TTM)15.81
Price/Book0.88
Return on Equity5.5%
Debt/Equity0.00x
Gross Margin100.0%
Operating Margin64.1%
Revenue Growth-27.0%
Dividend Yield7.0%

First Trust Mortgage Income Fund operates in the Asset Management industry, part of the Financial Services sector (United States).

Frequently Asked Questions

What is First Trust Mortgage Income Fund’s (FMY) StockRank?
MoatMap’s StockRank for First Trust Mortgage Income Fund (FMY) is 41/100, with a Hold signal. It is a composite of Quality (51), Value (37), and Momentum (45), each scored against its sector. The composite is then ranked across MoatMap’s universe of 24,000+ stocks.
Does First Trust Mortgage Income Fund have an economic moat?
First Trust Mortgage Income Fund (FMY) has a Quality factor score of 51/100. The Quality factor combines ROIC, Piotroski F-Score, and leverage: the financial fingerprints of a durable competitive advantage. A Quality score above 70 typically indicates a company with the characteristics of a moated business.
Is First Trust Mortgage Income Fund a buy, hold, or sell?
MoatMap’s current signal for First Trust Mortgage Income Fund (FMY) is Hold, based on a StockRank of 41/100. Signals are derived mechanically from the StockRank composite and should be one input among many; combine with your own thesis on management, competitive position, and valuation.
What sector is First Trust Mortgage Income Fund in?
First Trust Mortgage Income Fund (FMY) operates in the Financial Services sector, specifically the Asset Management industry (United States).