FPEFirst Trust Preferred Securities and Income ETF
Seeks total return and to provide current income.
By First Trust · Launched 2013
Annual Cost
0.83%
#4,573 of 6,040 · expensive
Fund Size
$6.3B
#414 of 6,040 · large
Return (1Y)
+1.1%
Track Record
13 years
#1,047 of 6,040 · established
Performance
Total-return NAV · USDGrowth of $10,000
$9,812-1.9%
Total-return NAV, USD. Net of fund fees, before tax.
What's inside
How Beacon categorizes this fundHoldings
By weightConcentration
Top 10 holdings = 14.9% of funddiversified
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
51.8%
Preferred
48.2%
Convertible
1.0%
Cash
0.0%
Risk profile
Last 12 months · Sharpe & Sortino need 3+ yearsVolatility (1Y)
4.0%Low
Year-on-year price swings
Max drawdown
-33.4%Severe
Worst peak-to-trough loss
Sharpe (3Y)
1.02Strong risk-adjusted returns
Sortino (3Y)
1.47Good downside protection
Bond profile
Duration
7.3 years
Avg maturity
10.0 years
Credit ratings
A
1.5%
BBB
79.1%
BB
15.4%
B
0.5%
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 2026-09-18