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EPRF vs FPE

Innovator S&P Investment Grade Preferred ETF vs First Trust Preferred Securities and Income ETF

EPRF

Innovator S&P Investment Grade Preferred ETF

Innovator ETFs

Annual cost

0.47%

Fund size

$72M

FPE

First Trust Preferred Securities and Income ETF

First Trust

Annual cost

0.83%

Fund size

$6.4B

Key differences

  • EPRF costs 0.36% less per year.
  • FPE is significantly larger than EPRF — larger funds tend to be more liquid and less likely to close.
  • EPRF is classified as alternative, while FPE is fixed income — different risk/return profiles.
  • EPRF follows a structured outcome strategy; FPE uses index tracking.
  • Over the last 3 years, FPE has delivered higher annualized returns.

Side-by-side comparison

EPRFFPE
Annual cost (TER)0.47%0.83%
Fund size (AUM)$72M$6.4B
Since20162013
Dividend yield6.08%5.83%
Asset classalternativefixed income
Regionnorth americanorth america
Strategystructured outcomeindex tracking
CAGR 1Y+4.0%+9.7%
CAGR 3Y+4.0%+11.0%
CAGR 5Y-1.5%+3.3%
Sharpe 3Y0.091.44
Volatility 1Y7.59%3.91%
Max drawdown-26.82%-33.35%

Green dot indicates the better value for that metric. Performance data is historical and does not predict future results.

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