SCIO First Trust Structured Credit Income Opportunities ETF

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About

First Trust Structured Credit Income Opportunities ETF (SCIO) ETF

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Exchange
ARCX
Inception
2024-02-27
Has Options
No
Fund profile
holdings as of Oct 20, 2026issuer datathrough Jul 2026flows, SEC filings
Expense ratio
0.86%
prospectus, filed Nov 28, 2025
Assets
$545M
issuer-reported, Oct 20, 2026
Trailing yield
5.72%
paid monthly
Average daily volume
$7.2M
30 sessions
Holdings
465
top 10 are 12.7%
Listed
Feb 27, 2024
NYSE Arca
Last fee change
-10 bp
filed Nov 28, 2025
Net asset value
$20.06
issuer, Oct 20, 2026
30-day SEC yield
5.89%
issuer, Sep 30, 2026
Closure risk, 12 months
0.6%
low: age · model
FrenzyCap ETF score
50
how it is built
Cost7
Liquidity62
Scale62
Diversification100

Moves with. Long Treasuries (11% of its variance, beta 0.08); High yield over Treasuries (11% of its variance, beta -0.25); US large-cap stocks (4% of its variance, beta 0.06). These factors explain 30% of its daily moves over the last year, so most of what drives this fund is something else.

Stated objective. "The First Trust Structured Credit Income Opportunities ETF (the ""Fund"" ) seeks to maximize long-term income." (from the fund's prospectus)

All 465 holdingsFlow historyOverlap toolAll Investment-Grade Corporate ETFs

Fund flows
through Jul 2026SEC filings
Jul 2026
+$59M
latest reported month
Latest 3 months
+$147M
+29.4% of assets
Latest 12 months
+$481M
+96.1% of assets
Aug 2025: +$14MSep 2025: +$20MSepOct 2025: +$23MNov 2025: +$12M+$12MNovDec 2025: +$20MJan 2026: +$61MJanFeb 2026: +$22MMar 2026: +$100M+$100MMarApr 2026: +$61MMay 2026: +$24MMayJun 2026: +$65MJul 2026: +$59MJul
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Net flows of SCIO by month, Aug 2025 to Jul 2026
MonthNet flow
Jul 2026+$59M
Jun 2026+$65M
May 2026+$24M
Apr 2026+$61M
Mar 2026+$100M
Feb 2026+$22M
Jan 2026+$61M
Dec 2025+$20M
Nov 2025+$12M
Oct 2025+$23M
Sep 2025+$20M
Aug 2025+$14M

Net creations and redemptions from the fund's SEC filings, which become public about 60 days after each quarter. Every month since 30 months ago

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Under the hood
fiscal year to Jul 31, 2025SEC census
Authorized participants
5 active
of 24 with agreements; top 3 did 91%
Created · redeemed
$16M · $6.1M
over the fiscal year
Redemptions in kind
0%
creations 0% in kind
Creation unit
50,000
shares
Securities lending
authorized, none lent
Diversification status
Non-diversified
may concentrate in fewer issuers

From the fund's annual census filing with the SEC. In-kind redemptions are what let an ETF shed appreciated securities without realising gains.

ETF Profile
holdings as of 2026-10-20
Holdings
465
AUM
$544.9M
Provider
First Trust
Inception
2024-02-27
Exchange
ARCX
Data As Of
2026-10-20
Expense Ratio
0.86%
Dividend Yield
5.72%
Distribution
Monthly
Recent distributions
Ex-Date Pay Date Amount Type
2026-10-21 2026-10-30 $0.0950 CD
2026-09-24 2026-09-30 $0.0950 CD
2026-08-21 2026-08-31 $0.0950 CD
2026-07-21 2026-07-31 $0.0950 CD
2026-06-25 2026-06-30 $0.0950 CD
2026-05-21 2026-05-29 $0.0950 CD
Asset Allocation
Top Holdings
top 50 of 465 holdings
Symbol Name Weight % Asset Class Country
— Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac TBA, 6%, due 06/01/2056 2.94% MBS/ABS US
— Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac TBA, 3.50%, due 02/01/2052 1.68% MBS/ABS US
— Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac TBA, 5.50%, due 04/01/2056 1.26% MBS/ABS US
— REMIC FUNDING TRUST 98-1 Series 2026-2, Class A, 6.259%, due 11/27/2056 1.17% MBS/ABS —
— Consolidated Communications LLC, Fidium Fiber Fina Series 2025-1A, Class C, 9.408%, due 05/20/2055 1.04% MBS/ABS —
— Zayo Issuer LLC Series 2025-2A, Class C, 9.489%, due 06/20/2055 1.04% MBS/ABS —
— GNMA TBA, 6.50%, due 01/01/2056 0.94% MBS/ABS US
— GNMA G2 788850, 6%, due 09/20/2066 0.91% MBS/ABS —
— BINOM Securitization Trust Series 2021-INV1, Class B1, Variable rate, due 06/25/2056 0.88% MBS/ABS —
— Freddie Mac Series 5642, Class FN, Variable rate, due 03/25/2056 0.83% MBS/ABS —
— REMIC FUNDING TRUST 98-1 Series 2026-1, Class B, Variable rate, due 09/27/2056 0.82% MBS/ABS —
— GNMA Series 2025-78, Class IO, Variable rate, due 11/16/2063 0.80% MBS/ABS US
— Zayo Issuer LLC Series 2025-2A, Class B, 6.586%, due 06/20/2055 0.78% MBS/ABS —
— HOMES Trust Series 2025-NQM2, Class B2, Variable rate, due 02/25/2070 0.75% MBS/ABS —
— RCO Mortgage LLC Series 2025-4, Class A2, Variable rate, due 10/25/2030 0.75% MBS/ABS —
— Fannie Mae - CAS Series 2022-R01, Class 1B2, Variable rate, due 12/25/2041 0.74% MBS/ABS —
— Freddie Mac Series 5690, Class NS, Variable rate, due 02/01/2053 0.73% MBS/ABS —
— GLS Auto Select Receivables Trust Series 2025-4A, Class D, 5.61%, due 01/18/2033 0.73% MBS/ABS —
— U.S. Treasury Bill, 0%, due 10/27/2026 0.73% Treasury US
— Verus Securitization Trust Series 2024-2, Class B2, Variable rate, due 02/25/2069 0.73% MBS/ABS —
— RCO Mortgage LLC Series 2026-4, Class A1, Variable rate, due 08/25/2031 0.72% MBS/ABS US
— Zayo Issuer LLC Series 2026-1A, Class C, 7.784%, due 04/20/2056 0.72% MBS/ABS —
— Point Securitization Trust Series 2026-2, Class A1, 5.25%, due 07/25/2056 0.69% MBS/ABS —
— REMIC FUNDING TRUST 98-1 Series 2026-3, Class B, 9.362%, due 04/27/2057 0.68% MBS/ABS —
— CarMax Select Receivables Trust Series 2026-A, Class D, 4.90%, due 05/17/2032 0.67% MBS/ABS —
— Westlake Automobile Receivables Trust Series 2026-2A, Class D, 5.25%, due 03/15/2032 0.67% MBS/ABS —
— REMIC FUNDING TRUST 98-1 Series 2026-RR1, Class A1, Variable rate, due 07/27/2030 0.66% MBS/ABS —
— Battery Park CLO Ltd. Series 2019-1A, Class CR, Variable rate, due 07/15/2036 0.64% MBS/ABS —
— GNMA Series 2026-99, Class HS, Variable rate, due 06/20/2056 0.64% MBS/ABS —
— LHOME Mortgage Trust Series 2024-RTL5, Class M2, Variable rate, due 09/25/2039 0.64% MBS/ABS —
— New Residential Mortgage Loan Trust Series 2023-NQM1, Class B2, Variable rate, due 10/25/2063 0.64% MBS/ABS —
— Citigroup Mortgage Loan Trust Inc Series 2020-EXP1, Class M1, Variable rate, due 05/25/2060 0.63% MBS/ABS —
— Research-Driven Pagaya Motor Asset Trust I Series 2026-1A, Class E, 11.066%, due 01/25/2035 0.63% MBS/ABS —
— UNITK 2026-1A C 7.653%, due 02/25/2056 0.63% Corporate Bond —
— GGP Trust Series 2026-2PAK, Class A, Variable rate, due 04/10/2043 0.62% MBS/ABS —
— Verus Securitization Trust Series 2022-3, Class A3, Variable rate, due 02/25/2067 0.61% MBS/ABS —
— GNMA Series 2025-206, Class IO, Variable rate, due 04/16/2064 0.60% MBS/ABS US
— JP Morgan Mortgage Trust Series 2022-DSC1, Class M1, Variable rate, due 01/25/2063 0.59% MBS/ABS —
— Fannie Mae Series 2025-6, Class FB, Variable rate, due 02/25/2055 0.58% MBS/ABS —
— Barclays Commercial Mortgage Securities LLC Series 2018-TALL, Class A, Variable rate, due 03/15/2037 0.57% MBS/ABS —
— Pretium Mortgage Credit Partners LLC Series 2026-NPL2, Class A1, Variable rate, due 02/25/2056 0.57% MBS/ABS —
— Verus Securitization Trust Series 2021-4, Class B2, Variable rate, due 07/25/2066 0.56% MBS/ABS —
— FIGRE Trust Series 2026-HE5, Class F, Variable rate, due 06/25/2056 0.55% MBS/ABS —
— Hyundai Auto Lease Securitization Trust Series 2026-C, Class A3, 4.68%, due 07/16/2029 0.55% MBS/ABS —
— PRP Advisors, LLC Series 2024-RPL3, Class M1, Variable rate, due 11/25/2054 0.55% MBS/ABS —
— Saratoga Investment Corp CLO Ltd Series 2013-1AR, Class CR5, Variable rate, due 10/20/2037 0.55% MBS/ABS —
— U.S. Treasury Bill, 0%, due 11/10/2026 0.55% Treasury US
— Research-Driven Pagaya Motor Asset Trust I Series 2026-4A, Class D, 8.621%, due 05/25/2035 0.54% MBS/ABS —
— Residential Mortgage Loan Trust Series 2021-1R, Class B2, Variable rate, due 01/25/2065 0.54% MBS/ABS —
— Verus Securitization Trust Series 2025-4, Class B2, Variable rate, due 05/25/2070 0.54% MBS/ABS —
Non-Equity Breakdown
First Trust Structured Credit Income Opportunities ETF · NPORT-P period 2026-07-31 (filed 2026-09-22)
Net assets: $501M · 441 total positions · equity 0.00% · non-equity 101.95%
Non-equity holdings — 441 positions, 101.95% of NAV
Category Weight Value Positions
ABS-O 83.66% $418.8M 295
CBO/CDO (Corporate) 11.26% $56.4M 45
Mortgage-backed (US Govt-Sponsored Entity) 2.61% $13.1M 15
Mortgage-backed (Corporate) 2.57% $12.9M 6
Corporate 0.74% $3.7M 1
Mortgage-backed (US Govt Agency) 0.65% $3.2M 6
US Treasury 0.56% $2.8M 2
Short-term investment 0.22% $1.1M 1
Derivative (interest rate) -0.31% $-1545470 70
Chart
Seasonality
Month'24'25'26Avg
Jan--0.50%0.24%0.37%
Feb0.30%1.24%0.62%0.72%
Mar0.82%-0.19%-1.34%-0.24%
Apr-0.99%-0.34%0.07%-0.42%
May0.07%-0.05%-0.19%-0.06%
Jun-0.02%1.30%0.19%0.49%
Jul0.79%-0.24%-0.68%-0.04%
Aug0.07%0.92%-0.15%0.28%
Sep0.46%-0.36%-2.59%-0.83%
Oct-1.43%-0.22%0.15%*-0.50%
Nov0.47%0.36%--0.41%
Dec-1.44%0.05%---0.69%
Total-0.93%2.99%-3.66%-0.53%
* Only 3 year(s) of data available.
Technical Indicators

Quick-reference for reading the values below. Indicators combine to confirm a view — no single one is a trade signal on its own.

Trend Indicators
  • SMA 20 / 50 / 200 — price above = uptrend, below = downtrend. SMA 50 crossing SMA 200 is the golden/death cross.
  • EMA 12 / 26 — faster-reacting averages; 12 above 26 is short-term bullish.
  • MACD — bullish when MACD > signal (green badge), bearish when below. Divergence from price often precedes reversals.
  • ADX (14) — trend strength regardless of direction. <20 range, 20–25 weak trend, 25–50 trend, >50 strong trend.
  • +DI / −DI — +DI > −DI favors bulls; the reverse favors bears. Read alongside ADX.
Momentum Oscillators
  • RSI (14) — <30 oversold, >70 overbought. 40–60 is neutral; trending names can stay extreme.
  • Stochastic %K / %D — <20 oversold, >80 overbought. %K crossing %D is an early momentum signal.
  • Williams %R — inverted scale: <−80 oversold, >−20 overbought.

Oscillators work best in range-bound markets; in strong trends they give premature reversal signals.

Volume & Volatility
  • Bollinger Bands — price at upper band = overbought, lower = oversold. Narrow bands (squeeze) often precede expansion.
  • OBV — cumulative volume; rising OBV confirms uptrend, falling OBV confirms downtrend. Divergence from price is a warning.
  • Vol SMA 20 / Vol ROC — today's volume vs. 20-day average. Positive ROC with price move = conviction.
  • ATR / True Range — average daily $ move; sizing and stop-loss reference.
  • HV 20 / 30 / 60 — realized (historical) volatility. Compare to IV on the options cards: IV > HV = rich premium.

Confluence matters: trend + momentum + volume agreeing carries far more weight than any single indicator. For how these feed the spread scanner score, see the algorithm docs →

Trend Indicators

SMA 20: $19.99
SMA 50: $20.26
SMA 200: $20.60
Current: $20.00
EMA 12: $20.04
EMA 26: $20.09
MACD: -0.0520 | Signal: 0.0265
BEARISH
ADX (14): 31.46
TREND
+DI: 18.39
−DI: 23.84

Momentum Oscillators

RSI (14): 39.61
NEUTRAL
Stoch %K: 78.27
Stoch %D: 83.08
Williams %R: -50.88

Volume & Volatility

BB Upper: $20.10
BB Lower: $19.88
NEUTRAL
OBV: 1,572,498
Vol SMA 20: 270,998
Vol ROC: 20.18%
ATR: $0.08
True Range: $0.13
HV 20: 5.0%
HV 30: 4.5%
HV 60: 3.6%

Data Summary

Data Points: 500
Last Updated:
Date Range: 2024-10-23T00:00:00 – 2026-10-21T00:00:00
AI Analysis

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Analysis includes technical indicators, news sentiment, risk assessment, and specific price levels to watch.

SCIO Options Activity & IV Rank

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Spread Scanner GPU

Each spread is ranked by a composite score built in three stages. Full documentation →

Stage 1 — Base Score (GPU scanner)

score = P(profit) × (credit / spread_width)
P(profit) from short leg delta (1 − |delta|), penalised above 85%. Credit uses mid-price to handle illiquid chains fairly.

Stage 2 — Skew Adjustment (±25% cap)

RR and BF (30-delta) from the persisted per-symbol skew snapshot — wing strikes picked by real greeks.delta, not a moneyness proxy. Put skew boosts bull puts, penalises bear calls. High butterfly boosts iron condors. Calendars are skew-neutral.

Stage 3 — Technical Overlay (±50% cap, 5 groups)
Group 1 · Directional Bias (±0.25)
  • RSI <40 bullish / >60 bearish
  • MACD crossover + histogram trend
  • Price vs SMA 50 & SMA 200
Group 2 · Momentum (±0.10)
  • Stochastic %K <20 / >80
  • Williams %R <−80 / >−20
Group 3 · Volatility (up to −0.25 / +0.15)
  • Blended ATR + straddle expected-move penalty
  • Bollinger Band signal (+ counter-trend penalty)
  • BB width — vol contraction boost for ICs
Group 4 · IV Regime (±0.15)
  • IV rank ≥ 75 → strong boost for credit spreads
  • IV rank < 25 → penalty (selling cheap vol)
Group 5 · Liquidity (penalty up to −0.10)
  • Min open interest across all legs
  • OI < 100 → −0.10 · OI < 500 → −0.05

score = base_score × skew_multiplier × tech_multiplier
Both multipliers are shown per spread. Beta is informational only — ATR already captures realized vol. Full algorithm documentation →

Enter a ticker to scan for optimal spread opportunities.

Evaluates all bull put, bear call, iron condor, and calendar spread combinations using GPU-accelerated analysis.

Skew (Wing IV − ATM IV)
DTE:
Wing Δ:
Metric:
Wing vs ATM
IV(put wing) − IV(ATM), in vol points

How much the OTM put trades above (or below) the at-the-money strike. Measures the height of the put-side tail relative to ATM — i.e. how expensive crash insurance is on this name.

  • Positive (typical) — wing IV > ATM IV. Standard equity put skew: portfolios bid up crash protection, so OTM puts trade richer than ATM.
  • Near zero or negative (unusual) — wing IV ≤ ATM IV. Flat or inverted put side. Common when there's no fear demand, in tightly mean-reverting names, or right after an earnings catalyst clears.
  • Percentile vs own 3-yr history: high = wings rich (good time to sell wing premium); low = wings cheap (good time to buy protection).
  • Not directional — high or low wings don't predict up or down moves. It's a price tag on tail insurance, not a forecast.
Risk Reversal
IV(call wing) − IV(put wing), equal delta on each side

Which side of the smile is the market paying up for? Measures the tilt of the surface — call skew vs put skew at matched deltas.

  • Negative (typical) — puts richer than calls. Standard equity behavior: hedging demand makes puts carry a premium. Most large-caps sit in the −1 to −5 vol-point range.
  • Strongly negative (< −5 pts) — heavy downside hedging, elevated fear, or an upcoming catalyst (earnings, FDA, macro event). Worth flagging.
  • Positive — calls richer than puts. Unusual for equities; signals bullish momentum, short-squeeze positioning, or takeover/M&A speculation.
  • Near zero — symmetric surface. Market sees roughly equal up/down risk. Rare for large-caps; more common in commodities and FX.
Reading them together

Wing-vs-ATM tells you how expensive the tails are. Risk Reversal tells you which side is favored. Combined:

  • High wing percentile + deeply negative RR → strong put bid; stress or major event priced in. Owning protection costs a premium; selling put premium is dangerous.
  • Low wing percentile + near-zero RR → complacency; insurance cheap and balanced. Good environment to add cheap downside hedges.
  • Positive RR + elevated wings → call-side fear-of-missing-out; common in squeeze setups. Upside calls expensive, downside puts not bid.
14 DTE / 10d —
— pts EXTREME
ATM — / Wing —
30 DTE / 10d —
— pts EXTREME
ATM — / Wing —

Percentile is the rank of today's reading within ~3 years of this symbol's own history. High percentile = wings are rich relative to history; not a directional signal. Skew is read off the chain in real time, not from CBOE SKEW.

Volatility Surface

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Volatility Smile

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IV Rank (7 DTE)
IV Rank (30 DTE)
Straddle Price (30 DTE)
Beta Analysis

Risk Metrics

Beta: 0.0536
Alpha: -4.69%
Correlation: 0.2060
R-Squared: 4.2%
Stock Volatility: 3.3%
Market Volatility: 12.7%

Analysis Details

Benchmark: SPY
Data Points: 251
Period: 252 trading days
Interpretation:
Low volatility - stock moves less than market
Beta & Alpha Over Time

SCIO Institutional Ownership (13F)

Latest filings — 2026-09-30

Institutional managers with $100M+ AUM file Form 13F-HR quarterly, due 45 days after quarter end. Holdings are reported gross at quarter-end market value — they are a snapshot, not a real-time position.

  • Shares — long equity positions in this name, aggregated across share classes.
  • Calls / Puts — notional value of long call / put exposure where this ticker is the underlying.
  • % of Float — holder's reported shares divided by the latest diluted shares outstanding. Sums above 100% indicate large custodian / prime broker positions where the same shares are reported by multiple filers.
  • Custodian badge — filers with more than 5,000 holdings are typically broker-dealers / custodians reporting customer-held shares, not active managers.

Each filer is counted once at its latest 13F-HR filing. New filings are ingested on a weekly cadence.

100 filers18,800,868 shares$386.84M value
# Filer Shares Value % of Total % of Float Period
1 STRATEGIC PLANNING GROUP, LLC 2,869,793 $59.32M 15.33% — 2026-06-30
2 Morgan Stanley Custodian 2,222,742 $45.94M 11.88% — 2026-06-30
3 LPL Financial LLC Custodian 2,143,132 $44.30M 11.45% — 2026-06-30
4 Ferguson Shapiro LLC 993,262 $19.80M 5.12% — 2026-09-30
5 Capital Investment Counsel, LLC 908,677 $18.11M 4.68% — 2026-09-30
6 First Trust Advisors LP 668,221 $13.81M 3.57% — 2026-06-30
7 Royal Bank of Canada Custodian 641,554 $13.26M 3.43% — 2026-06-30
8 Kestra Advisory Services, LLC 575,530 $11.90M 3.08% — 2026-06-30
9 Uniting Wealth Partners, LLC 538,617 $11.13M 2.88% — 2026-06-30
10 LEGACY CAPITAL WEALTH MANAGEMENT, LLC 530,567 $10.97M 2.83% — 2026-06-30
11 Beaumont Financial Advisors, LLC 427,102 $8.83M 2.28% — 2026-06-30
12 COMMONWEALTH EQUITY SERVICES, LLC 421,970 $8.72M 2.25% — 2026-06-30
13 First Heartland Consultants, Inc. 368,131 $7.34M 1.90% — 2026-09-30
14 Delta Investment Management, LLC 329,490 $6.81M 1.76% — 2026-06-30
15 HARBOUR INVESTMENTS, INC. 293,563 $6.07M 1.57% — 2026-06-30
16 CHANNEL WEALTH LLC 286,993 $5.93M 1.53% — 2026-06-30
17 Brendel Financial Advisors LLC 262,638 $5.43M 1.40% — 2026-06-30
18 Snowden Capital Advisors LLC 228,957 $4.73M 1.22% — 2026-06-30
19 Envestnet Asset Management, Inc. 219,175 $4.53M 1.17% — 2026-06-30
20 Foundations Investment Advisors, LLC 204,157 $4.22M 1.09% — 2026-06-30
21 &PARTNERS 197,804 $4.09M 1.06% — 2026-06-30
22 Farther Finance Advisors, LLC Custodian 201,602 $4.02M 1.04% — 2026-09-30
23 CoreCap Advisors, LLC 181,643 $3.62M 0.94% — 2026-09-30
24 Dynamic Advisor Solutions LLC 160,186 $3.19M 0.83% — 2026-09-30
25 CRUX WEALTH ADVISORS 140,303 $2.90M 0.75% — 2026-06-30
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Constituent Performance

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Constituents
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