FPE

ETFActive

First Trust Preferred Securities and Income ETF

Category: Other (5,046 funds)

Expense Ratio

0.85%

Annual Cost per $10K

$85.00

30-Year Fee Drag per $10K

$16,199

at 7% annual return

Fund Type

ETF

Active

Trailing 12-Month

+8.46%

Asset Allocation

US Equity

24%

Intl Equity

US Bond

32%

Intl Bond

40%

Fee Comparison

FPE

0.85%

Other average

0.99%

Other cheapest

FCDSX

0.00%

Index benchmark

0.03%

14% cheaper than category average

Historical Returns

Monthly total returns (dividends reinvested) from SEC N-PORT filings · As of October 2025 · Updated quarterly

+31.97%3Y

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Investment

Years

Annual Return

FPE at 0.85%$299,619

At index rates (0.03%)$377,424

Zero fees (theoretical)$380,613

Total fee drag$80,993

Cost vs index fund−$77,805

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Ranked by allocation similarity weighted by fund size · Returns (dividends reinvested) from SEC N-PORT filings · As of October 2025

Ticker	Name	ER	1yr	3yr	5yr
FPE	First Trust Preferred Securities and Income ETF	0.85%	+8.46%	+9.69%	+4.62%
FPEFX	First Trust Preferred Securities and Income Fund	1.31%	+8.55%	+9.27%	+4.38%
PNARX	Spectrum Preferred and Capital Securities Income Fund	1.05%	+6.51%	+6.34%	+2.90%
CPXFX	Cohen & Steers Preferred Securities & Income Fund, Inc.	0.79%	+6.54%	+8.74%	+3.76%
VSCGX	VANGUARD LIFESTRATEGY CONSERVATIVE GROWTH FUND	0.12%	+12.46%	+11.66%	+5.67%
VTWNX	VANGUARD TARGET RETIREMENT 2020 FUND	0.08%	+8.58%	+11.97%	+6.02%
GAOZX	JPMorgan Global Allocation Fund	0.65%	+13.56%	+13.24%	+7.61%
DPIAX	Destra Flaherty & Crumrine Preferred and Income Fund	1.50%	+7.03%	+8.64%	+3.96%
VTTVX	VANGUARD TARGET RETIREMENT 2025 FUND	0.08%	+10.53%	+14.31%	+7.39%
VTINX	VANGUARD TARGET RETIREMENT INCOME FUND	0.08%	+7.89%	+10.30%	+4.55%
CBFAX	American Funds Global Balanced Fund	0.80%	+13.87%	+13.82%	+7.93%
JPDAX	JPMorgan Preferred and Income Securities Fund	0.87%	+6.66%	+7.49%	—
PRFD	PIMCO Preferred and Capital Securities Active Exchange-Traded Fund	0.73%	+6.49%	—	—
FNCFX	Franklin Income Fund	0.41%	+7.15%	+11.41%	+9.96%
PFOAX	PIMCO International Bond Fund (U.S. Dollar-Hedged)	0.57%	+3.95%	+5.99%	+1.17%
PFANX	PIMCO Preferred and Capital Securities Fund	1.48%	+6.90%	+9.57%	+3.75%
WFBFX	Capital World Bond Fund	0.48%	+2.57%	+6.06%	-1.44%
VASIX	VANGUARD LIFESTRATEGY INCOME FUND	0.11%	+8.98%	+8.49%	+2.72%
VTHRX	VANGUARD TARGET RETIREMENT 2030 FUND	0.08%	+11.70%	+15.93%	+8.50%
HBLFX	THE HARTFORD BALANCED INCOME FUND	0.56%	+7.51%	+9.23%	+6.46%
JAEKX	Opportunistic Fixed Income Trust	0.89%	+4.85%	+7.55%	+1.19%
FADMX	Fidelity Advisor Strategic Income Fund	0.65%	+6.54%	+8.85%	+3.89%
ANAYX	AB GLOBAL BOND FUND, INC.	0.55%	+2.95%	+5.09%	+0.44%
TRDZX	T. Rowe Price Dynamic Global Bond Fund	0.50%	+6.34%	+0.73%	+2.54%
FMFIX	Free Market Fixed Income Fund$1M min	0.64%	+4.27%	+4.05%	+1.11%
PMACX	Victory Pioneer Multi-Asset Income Fund	0.84%	—	—	—
DGTSX	GLOBAL ALLOCATION 25/75 PORTFOLIO$1M min	0.24%	+8.38%	+8.59%	+5.16%
JNBZX	JPMorgan Income Builder Fund	0.52%	+11.45%	+11.08%	+6.57%
DGFZX	Destinations Global Fixed Income Opportunities Fund	0.88%	+7.05%	+7.28%	+5.30%
ABALX	American Balanced Fund	0.58%	+14.48%	+17.33%	+10.37%
VWIAX	VANGUARD WELLESLEY INCOME FUND	0.16%	+6.15%	+9.67%	+5.22%
HFAAX	Janus Henderson Developed World Bond Fund	0.82%	+2.88%	+4.30%	-0.78%
PQDI	Principal Spectrum Tax-Advantaged Dividend Active ETF	0.60%	+7.42%	+8.72%	+4.23%
ETSIX	Eaton Vance Strategic Income Fund	1.46%	+11.45%	+9.24%	+5.19%
JPST	JPMorgan Ultra-Short Income ETF	0.18%	+4.98%	+5.10%	+3.12%
FLOT	iShares Floating Rate Bond ETF	0.15%	+5.15%	+6.07%	+3.75%
GBOAX	JPMorgan Global Bond Opportunities Fund	1.31%	+6.25%	+5.68%	+2.91%
FFAQX	Franklin Global Allocation Fund	0.67%	+12.17%	+15.96%	+10.68%
LPXAX	Cohen & Steers Low Duration Preferred and Income Fund, Inc.	0.60%	+7.20%	+7.87%	+3.83%
GBIRX	Goldman Sachs Global Core Fixed Income Fund	0.52%	+2.89%	+5.71%	+0.21%
GMBPX	Goldman Sachs Short-Term Conservative Income Fund	0.23%	+4.88%	+5.44%	+3.28%
ABWAX	AB All Market Total Return Portfolio	1.14%	+9.05%	+8.63%	+5.25%
FPEI	First Trust Institutional Preferred Securities and Income ETF	0.85%	+9.54%	+10.13%	+5.52%
VGWIX	VANGUARD GLOBAL WELLESLEY INCOME FUND	0.43%	+7.19%	+8.51%	+5.21%
FLRN	SPDR Bloomberg Investment Grade Floating Rate ETF	0.15%	+5.29%	+5.97%	+3.69%
GTRAX	PGIM Global Total Return Fund	0.88%	+7.71%	+8.86%	-1.45%
VTTHX	VANGUARD TARGET RETIREMENT 2035 FUND	0.08%	+12.84%	+17.28%	+9.56%
VSMGX	VANGUARD LIFESTRATEGY MODERATE GROWTH FUND	0.13%	+15.80%	+14.79%	+8.58%
PADAX	PGIM Absolute Return Bond Fund	0.95%	+5.34%	+6.79%	+4.69%
FBAKX	Fidelity Balanced Fund	0.46%	+11.35%	+14.26%	+10.21%
FAUDX	Strategic Advisers Short Duration Fund	0.20%	+5.04%	+5.12%	+2.85%
CVSCX	Calamos Market Neutral Income Fund	1.97%	+6.47%	+7.07%	+4.09%
GAOPX	Goldman Sachs Balanced Strategy Portfolio	0.61%	+7.68%	+11.75%	+5.92%
FAGIX	Fidelity Capital and Income Fund	0.90%	+12.77%	+12.18%	+9.03%
DOXLX	Dodge & Cox Global Bond Fund	0.37%	+4.99%	+9.85%	—
DGSIX	GLOBAL ALLOCATION 60/40 PORTFOLIO$1M min	0.25%	+13.24%	+13.71%	+9.85%
FATKX	Fidelity Freedom 2020 Fund	0.28%	+9.58%	+13.40%	+6.69%
FLTR	VanEck IG Floating Rate ETF	0.14%	+5.51%	+6.83%	+4.13%
VYGJX	Voya Global Income & Growth Fund	0.85%	+12.15%	+10.85%	+7.03%
LBNOX	LORD ABBETT BOND DEBENTURE FUND INC	0.62%	+6.31%	+8.05%	+3.44%
EKSRX	Allspring Diversified Income Builder Fund	0.53%	+12.87%	+14.45%	+8.42%
FQTEX	Franklin Templeton SMACS Series E	0.08%	+12.34%	+13.60%	+14.02%
QCSCIX	College Retirement Equities Fund - Social Choice Account	—	+8.77%	+14.58%	+7.82%
DHGAX	BNY Mellon Global Fixed Income Fund	0.84%	+2.83%	+1.57%	+1.67%
AGBGX	Global Bond Fund	0.02%	+6.04%	+5.78%	+0.79%
DOXBX	Dodge & Cox Balanced Fund	0.43%	+9.74%	+15.05%	—
SRDBX	Stone Ridge Diversified Alternatives Fund	2.43%	+1.29%	+10.17%	+7.66%
FDTKX	Fidelity Freedom 2025 Fund	0.59%	+10.67%	+14.80%	+7.64%
ITTFX	Hartford Multi-Asset Income Fund	0.66%	+11.46%	+10.98%	+6.20%
PFRCX	PIMCO International Bond Fund (Unhedged)	0.71%	+3.71%	+6.62%	-2.25%
PCSFX	Capital Securities Fund	0.04%	+8.50%	+7.64%	+4.01%
FPCIX	Strategic Advisers Core Income Fund	0.33%	+3.89%	+3.62%	-0.16%
DPRDX	Nomura Global Listed Real Assets Fund	0.81%	+11.56%	+7.83%	+9.05%
GIOSX	Guggenheim Macro Opportunities Fund	0.93%	+6.54%	+8.75%	+4.45%
MGPOX	Global Strategist Portfolio	0.68%	+11.34%	+15.72%	+7.45%
FFFEX	Fidelity Freedom 2030 Fund	0.61%	+11.37%	+15.77%	+8.45%
IGRCX	Lord Abbett Investment Grade Floating Rate Fund	0.95%	+5.45%	—	—
NEZNX	Loomis Sayles Strategic Income Fund	0.62%	+7.06%	+9.26%	+3.96%
RGCRX	Opportunistic Credit Fund	0.69%	—	—	—
FMVFX	Matson Money Fixed Income VI Fund$1M min	0.86%	+4.03%	+3.83%	+0.83%
FPUKX	Fidelity Puritan Fund	0.47%	+10.50%	+14.48%	+9.65%
FAUYX	Fidelity Freedom Index 2030 Fund	0.05%	+10.81%	—	—
FATZX	Fidelity Freedom Index 2025 Fund	0.05%	+9.85%	—	—
HOBEX	Holbrook Income Fund	1.31%	+7.24%	+6.76%	+5.51%
LFLAX	BrandywineGLOBAL - Flexible Bond Fund	1.35%	+4.93%	+7.23%	+2.68%
PCBFX	SAM Conservative Balanced Portfolio	0.87%	+10.79%	+11.18%	+6.23%
CAGCX	Calamos Global Convertible Fund	1.35%	+21.18%	+15.03%	+6.00%
PULS	PGIM Ultra Short Bond ETF	0.15%	+5.27%	+5.70%	+3.62%
TCLFX	Nuveen Lifecycle 2025 Fund	0.47%	+7.50%	+9.47%	+5.87%
DTBRX	PGIM Total Return Bond Fund	0.75%	+6.16%	+6.55%	+0.03%
GIYRX	Guggenheim Ultra Short Duration Fund	0.33%	—	—	—
HWDFX	The Hartford World Bond Fund	0.63%	+5.99%	+5.34%	+1.82%
IVBDX	Macquarie Global Bond Fund	0.56%	+2.97%	+6.05%	+1.00%
MGBOX	MFS Global Opportunistic Bond Fund	0.61%	+3.84%	+4.84%	+0.93%
PAIIX	PIMCO Global Bond Opportunities Fund (U.S. Dollar-Hedged)	0.61%	+6.50%	+6.83%	+2.66%
MXGBX	Empower Global Bond Fund	1.00%	+1.92%	+5.91%	-1.80%
PISHX	Preferred Securities and Income SMA Shares	0.01%	+10.27%	+10.95%	+5.46%
JHFIX	Income Fund	0.42%	+4.37%	+4.70%	+1.32%
VGCAX	VANGUARD GLOBAL CREDIT BOND FUND	0.25%	+7.13%	+7.83%	+1.47%
DFGP	Dimensional Global Core Plus Fixed Income ETF	0.22%	+6.46%	—	—
PRPDX	Permanent Portfolio	1.06%	+21.67%	+19.48%	+13.49%

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