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First Trust·Preferred Stock·FPE · NYSE Arca
First Trust Preferred Securities & Income ETF (FPE)
- Price
- $16.96
- —30 Oct 2026
- Assets
- $6B
- Total net assets
- Expense ratio
- 0.83%
- Category 0.92%
- Yield
- 6.27%
- Trailing distributions
- 1Y return
- -2.1%-0.1%
- Category -2.0%
- 3Y CAGR
- 9.3%+1.7%
- Category 7.6%
- 5Y CAGR
- 2.0%+1.5%
- Category 0.5%
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First Trust Preferred Securities & Income ETF
Calendar-year returns
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Risk statistics
Five years of daily closes. Risk-free rate 4% a year.
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| Period | 1M | 3M | 6M | YTD | 1Y | 3YCAGR | 5YCAGR | 10YCAGR | LaunchCAGR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ETF | -0.1% | -3.1% | -3.4% | -2.3% | -2.1% | +9.3% | +2.0% | +4.2% | +4.3% |
| Preferred Stock average | -0.9% | -3.3% | -3.8% | -2.1% | -2.0% | 7.6% | 0.5% | 2.6% | 2.6% |
| Difference | +0.9% | +0.2% | +0.3% | -0.2% | -0.1% | +1.7% | +1.5% | +1.7% | +1.7% |
Holdings
The 1 largest positions make up 1.9% of the fund.
Top holdings
| Ticker | Holding | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| WFCPL | Wells Fargo & Co 7 1/2 % Non Cum Perp Conv Pfd Shs -A- Series -L- | 1.87% |
Sector allocation
Share of the equity the fund holds.
- Utilities100.0%
Asset mix
- Bonds51.8%
- Preferred shares47.1%
- Convertibles1.1%
Credit quality
Share of the bonds by rating.
- A1.5%
- BBB78.1%
- BB16.6%
- B0.2%
- Other3.7%
ETF details
- Issuer
- First Trust
- Category
- Fixed Income · Preferred Stock
- Ticker
- FPE
- Exchange
- NYSE Arca
- Inception
- 11 Feb 2013 (13.7 years)
- Structure
- Exchange Traded Fund
- Expense ratio
- 0.83% (category 0.92%)
- Holdings turnover
- 42% (category 40%)
- Distribution yield
- 6.27%
- Beta, 3 years
- 0.79
- Total net assets
- $6B
- Average duration
- 7.31 years
- Average maturity
- 9.71 years
Prices and returns as of 30 Oct 2026; total return with distributions reinvested, before brokerage and taxes. Not investment advice.
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