FPEFirst Trust Preferred Securities and Income ETF
Seeks total return and to provide current income.
By First Trust · Launched 2013
Annual Cost
0.83%
#4,406 of 5,853 · expensive
Fund Size
$6.3B
#398 of 5,853 · large
Return (1Y)Goal
+5.3%
Track Record
13 years
#1,036 of 5,853 · established
Performance
Total-return NAV · USDGrowth of $10,000
$10,294+2.9%
Total-return NAV, USD. Net of fund fees, before tax.
What's inside
How Beacon categorizes this fundWhat it actually holds
By weightConcentration
Top 10 holdings = 14.9% of fund✓ well diversified
BANK OF AMERICA CORP
2.5%
WELLS FARGO & COMPANY
2.1%
BARCLAYS PLC
1.7%
NEXTERA ENERGY CAPITAL HOLDINGS INC
1.4%
JP MORGAN CHASE & COMPANY
1.3%
XCEL ENERGY INC
1.3%
CREDIT AGRICOLE SA
1.2%
CITIGROUP INC
1.2%
BNP PARIBAS SA
1.1%
T-MOBILE USA INC
1.1%
Asset allocation
Bonds
50.5%
Preferred
48.2%
Convertible
1.0%
Cash
0.3%
Risk profile
Last 12 months · Sharpe & Sortino need 3+ yearsVolatility (1Y)
3.9%Low
Year-on-year price swings
Max drawdown
-33.4%Severe
Worst peak-to-trough loss
Sharpe (3Y)
1.14Strong risk-adjusted returns
Sortino (3Y)
1.65Good downside protection
Bond profile
Duration
7.2 years
Avg maturity
10.1 years
Credit ratings
A
1.5%
BBB
79.1%
BB
15.5%
B
0.4%
Other
3.5%
Listing
- Exchange
- NYSE Arca
Full fund details
- Objective
- Seeks total return and to provide current income.
- Strategy
- Invests at least 80% of net assets in preferred securities and income-producing debt securities, focusing on U.S. and non-U.S. companies across small-, mid-, and large-capitalizations. The Fund targets sectors including financial, communications, and technology, aiming for current income.
- Inception date
- February 11, 2013
- Fund family
- First Trust
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Data updated on 2026-08-02