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FPEI vs IUSB

First Trust Institutional Preferred Securities and Income ETF vs iShares Core Universal USD Bond ETF

FPEI

First Trust Institutional Preferred Securities and Income ETF

Annual cost

0.85%

Fund size

$1.9B

IUSB

iShares Core Universal USD Bond ETF

Annual cost

0.06%

Fund size

$36.5B

Key differences

  • IUSB costs 0.79% less per year.
  • IUSB is significantly larger than FPEI — larger funds tend to be more liquid and less likely to close.
  • FPEI is classified as equity, while IUSB is fixed income — different risk/return profiles.
  • FPEI follows a active selection strategy; IUSB uses index tracking.
  • Over the last 3 years, FPEI has delivered higher annualized returns.

Side-by-side comparison

FPEIIUSB
Annual cost (TER)0.85%0.06%
Fund size (AUM)$1.9B$36.5B
Since20172014
Dividend yield5.69%4.24%
Asset classequityfixed income
Regionnorth america
Strategyactive selectionindex tracking
CAGR 1Y+10.0%+6.0%
CAGR 3Y+11.2%+4.6%
CAGR 5Y+4.4%+0.6%
Sharpe 3Y1.730.21
Volatility 1Y3.76%3.66%
Max drawdown-27.51%-17.90%

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