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UCON vs FPEI

First Trust Smith Unconstrained Plus Bond ETF vs First Trust Institutional Preferred Securities and Income ETF

UCON

First Trust Smith Unconstrained Plus Bond ETF

Annual cost

0.86%

Fund size

$3.3B

FPEI

First Trust Institutional Preferred Securities and Income ETF

Annual cost

0.85%

Fund size

$1.9B

Key differences

Both UCON and FPEI are fixed income ETFs. UCON charges 0.86% a year and FPEI 0.85%. The main difference: Over the last three years, FPEI has delivered higher annualized returns.

  • Over the last three years, FPEI has delivered higher annualized returns.

Side-by-side comparison

UCONFPEI
Annual cost (TER)0.86%0.85%
Fund size (AUM)$3.3B$1.9B
Since20182017
Dividend yield4.66%5.73%
Asset classfixed incomefixed income
Region
Strategyactive selectionactive selection
CAGR 1Y+5.5%+7.9%
CAGR 3Y+5.6%+10.5%
CAGR 5Y+2.7%+4.2%
Sharpe 3Y0.531.58
Volatility 1Y2.97%3.69%
Max drawdown-15.31%-27.51%

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