LGOV ETF Analysis: Long Duration Opportunities | NYSE

Long Government | NYSE, USA | Market Cap: 656m USD | 12M Return: 5.8% | Charts, Fundamentals & Technical Analysis

Treasury Bonds, Mortgage Securities, Agency Securities, Government Debt
Total Rating 46
Safety 72
Buy Signal -1.24
Long Government
Category Rotation: -8.0
TER: 0.67%
AUM: 656M
Avg Turnover: 4.15M
Risk 3d forecast
Volatility8.63%
VaR 5th Pctl1.56%
VaR vs Median0.72%
Reward TTM
Sharpe Ratio0.04
Rel. Str. IBD26.3
Rel. Str. Peer Group90.6
Character TTM
Beta0.068
Beta Downside0.020
Hurst Exponent0.503
Drawdowns 3y
Max DD12.18%
CAGR/Max DD0.30
CAGR/Mean DD1.00

Warnings

Fakeout
Below Sma 200d

Tailwinds

No distinct edge detected

Seasonality 7.4 years of data

Jan -0.4% 0
Feb -0.6% 0
Mar -2.0% 30
Apr -0.6% 0
May -0.2% 25
Jun +0.6% 46
Jul +0.7% 14
Aug -0.3% 13
Sep -0.8% 0
Oct -1.6% 16
Nov +0.9% 15
Dec -0.6% 14

How good or bad each month usually is (without trend). The score below shows how much you can trust it: 0 = pure chance, >40 gets interesting and >55 is strong.

Description: LGOV Long Duration Opportunities

The First Trust Long Duration Opportunities ETF (LGOV) is an exchange-traded fund that primarily invests in U.S. government-related debt securities. Under normal market conditions, it allocates at least 80% of its net assets to investment-grade debt issued or guaranteed by the U.S. government, its agencies, or government-sponsored entities (GSEs), including Treasury securities and mortgage-related securities. The fund may also gain exposure through other ETFs that focus on these same types of securities.

As a long-duration bond ETF, LGOV is structured to hold securities with longer maturities, making it more sensitive to interest rate movements than shorter-duration fixed-income funds. Its focus on government and agency-backed debt positions it within the low-credit-risk segment of the bond market, with mortgage-related holdings typically tied to issuers such as Ginnie Mae, Fannie Mae, and Freddie Mac.

Headlines to Watch Out For
  • Long-term Treasury yields surge on Fed rate hike expectations
  • Duration losses deepen as bond prices fall with rising yields
  • Mortgage-backed securities spreads widen amid housing market weakness
What is the price of LGOV shares?

As of July 06, 2026, the stock is trading at USD 21.34 with a total of 89,200 shares traded. Over the past week, the price has changed by -0.93%, over one month by +1.17%, over three months by -0.09% and over the past year by +5.77%.

Current recommended Stop Loss: 21.00 (which is 1.6% or 1.7 ATR below the current price).

Is LGOV a buy, sell or hold?

Long Duration Opportunities has no consensus analysts rating.