FPE
First Trust Preferred Securities and Income ETF·NYSE
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Key Stats
Assets Under Management
6.46BUSD
Fund Flows (1Y)
476.62MUSD
Dividend Yield
5.74%
Discount/Premium to NAV
0.22%
Shares Outstanding
353.25M
Expense Ratio
0.85%
About First Trust Preferred Securities and Income ETF
Issuer
First Trust Advisors L.P.
Brand
First Trust
Inception Date
Feb 11, 2013
Structure
Open-Ended Fund
Index Tracked
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Management Style
Active
Dividend Treatment
Distributes
Distribution Tax Treatment
Ordinary income
Income Tax Type
Capital Gains
Max ST Capital Gains Rate
39.60%
Max LT Capital Gains Rate
20.00%
Primary Advisor
First Trust Advisors LP
Distributor
First Trust Portfolios LP
FPE invests in preferred stocks issued by US firms including foreign non-USD issues. The Fund may include issues from the financial, communications, consumer, government, utilities, energy, materials, industrial and technology sectors but may concentrate at least 25% to the financial sector. Securities are selected by combining a bottom-up individual security analysis and top-down sector analysis focusing on three significant areas: credit fundamentals, relative value, and technical factors like interest rate sensitivity, call features, maturities, and pricing inefficiencies. The fund carries a fair amount of interest rate risk due to its long average duration. FPE may also invest in REITs and up to 40% of the portfolio can be allocated in high-yielding bonds.
Classification
Asset Class
Fixed Income
Category
Corporate, Broad-based
Focus
Broad Credit
Niche
Broad Maturities
Strategy
Active
Geography
U.S.
Weighting Scheme
Proprietary
Selection Criteria
Proprietary
Returns
1-Month | 3-Month | YTD | 1-Year | 3-Year | 5-Year | |
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Price Performance | +0.27% | -0.11% | +0.44% | +2.80% | +1.33% | -9.70% |
NAV Total Return | +0.60% | +1.36% | +0.43% | +9.29% | +21.46% | +19.43% |
Ratings
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Holdings Analysis
Sector
Utilities
100.00%
Utilities
100.00%
Asset
Region
100%
Category
Ratio
North America
100.00%
Investment Style
Mega
Large
Medium
Multi
Small
Value
Blend
Growth
Multi-Cap Blend
Provides exposure to companies of various sizes that exhibit both growth and value characteristics. This category offers a diversified portfolio with a mix of market caps.
Top 10 Holdings
Symbol
Ratio
BANK OF AMERICA CORP Variable rate
2.53%
WFCpL
Wells Fargo Pref L
2.14%
BARCLAYS PLC Variable rate
1.68%
Nextera Energy Capital Holdings, Inc., Series U, 6.50%, Due 06/01/2085
1.39%
JPMORGAN CHASE & CO Variable rate
1.36%
XELLL
XEL 6.25% 20851015
1.27%
CREDIT AGRICOLE SA Variable rate
1.23%
CITIGROUP INC Series HH, Variable rate
1.20%
GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC Variable rate
1.20%
TMUSZ
TMUS 5.5% 20700301
1.11%
Top 10 Weight 15.11%
210 Total Holdings
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Dividends
Dividend Payout History
Declaration Date | Record Date | Payment Date | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-01-21 | 2026-01-21 | 2026-01-30 | 0.068 |
| 2025-12-12 | 2025-12-12 | 2025-12-31 | 0.122 |
| 2025-11-21 | 2025-11-21 | 2025-11-28 | 0.096 |
| 2025-10-21 | 2025-10-21 | 2025-10-31 | 0.073 |
| 2025-09-25 | 2025-09-25 | 2025-09-30 | 0.085 |
| 2025-08-21 | 2025-08-21 | 2025-08-29 | 0.099 |
| 2025-07-22 | 2025-07-22 | 2025-07-31 | 0.077 |
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