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FPEI vs FTCB

First Trust Institutional Preferred Securities and Income ETF vs First Trust Core Investment Grade ETF

FPEI

First Trust Institutional Preferred Securities and Income ETF

First Trust

Annual cost

0.85%

Fund size

$1.9B

FTCB

First Trust Core Investment Grade ETF

First Trust

Annual cost

0.56%

Fund size

$2.4B

Key differences

  • FTCB costs 0.29% less per year.
  • FPEI is classified as equity, while FTCB is fixed income — different risk/return profiles.
  • FPEI has a longer track record, which may reduce uncertainty around long-term behavior.

Side-by-side comparison

FPEIFTCB
Annual cost (TER)0.85%0.56%
Fund size (AUM)$1.9B$2.4B
Since20172023
Dividend yield5.69%4.85%
Asset classequityfixed income
Regionnorth america
Strategyactive selectionactive selection
CAGR 1Y+9.6%+6.4%
CAGR 3Y+11.2%N/A
CAGR 5Y+4.2%N/A
Sharpe 3Y1.73N/A
Volatility 1Y3.74%4.09%
Max drawdown-27.51%-4.99%

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

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