FPECX

Active

First Trust Preferred Securities and Income Fund

Category: Other (5,046 funds)

Expense Ratio

2.16%

Annual Cost per $10K

$216.00

30-Year Fee Drag per $10K

$34,836

at 7% annual return

Fund Type

Mutual Fund

Active

Trailing 12-Month

+7.67%

Asset Allocation

US Equity

21%

Intl Equity

US Bond

34%

Intl Bond

43%

Fee Comparison

FPECX

2.16%

Other average

0.99%

Other cheapest

FCDSX

0.00%

Index benchmark

0.03%

118% more expensive than category average

Historical Returns

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

+27.25%3Y

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Investment

Years

Annual Return

FPECX at 2.16%$206,434

At index rates (0.03%)$377,424

Zero fees (theoretical)$380,613

Total fee drag$174,179

Cost vs index fund−$170,991

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Ticker	Name	ER	1yr	3yr	5yr
FPECX	First Trust Preferred Securities and Income Fund	2.16%	+7.67%	+8.36%	+3.56%
FPE	First Trust Preferred Securities and Income ETF	0.85%	+8.46%	+9.69%	+4.62%
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CPXFX	Cohen & Steers Preferred Securities & Income Fund, Inc.	0.79%	+6.54%	+8.74%	+3.76%
DPIAX	Destra Flaherty & Crumrine Preferred and Income Fund	1.50%	+7.03%	+8.64%	+3.96%
PFOAX	PIMCO International Bond Fund (U.S. Dollar-Hedged)	0.57%	+3.95%	+5.99%	+1.17%
JPDAX	JPMorgan Preferred and Income Securities Fund	0.87%	+6.66%	+7.49%	—
WFBFX	Capital World Bond Fund	0.48%	+2.57%	+6.06%	-1.44%
GBOAX	JPMorgan Global Bond Opportunities Fund	1.31%	+6.25%	+5.68%	+2.91%
PFANX	PIMCO Preferred and Capital Securities Fund	1.48%	+6.90%	+9.57%	+3.75%
ETSIX	Eaton Vance Strategic Income Fund	1.46%	+11.45%	+9.24%	+5.19%
SRDBX	Stone Ridge Diversified Alternatives Fund	2.43%	+1.29%	+10.17%	+7.66%
JAEKX	Opportunistic Fixed Income Trust	0.89%	+4.85%	+7.55%	+1.19%
ANAYX	AB GLOBAL BOND FUND, INC.	0.55%	+2.95%	+5.09%	+0.44%
HFAAX	Janus Henderson Developed World Bond Fund	0.82%	+2.88%	+4.30%	-0.78%
DGFZX	Destinations Global Fixed Income Opportunities Fund	0.88%	+7.05%	+7.28%	+5.30%
GAOZX	JPMorgan Global Allocation Fund	0.65%	+13.56%	+13.24%	+7.61%
TRDZX	T. Rowe Price Dynamic Global Bond Fund	0.50%	+6.34%	+0.73%	+2.54%
VTWNX	VANGUARD TARGET RETIREMENT 2020 FUND	0.08%	+8.58%	+11.97%	+6.02%
VTINX	VANGUARD TARGET RETIREMENT INCOME FUND	0.08%	+7.89%	+10.30%	+4.55%
FADMX	Fidelity Advisor Strategic Income Fund	0.65%	+6.54%	+8.85%	+3.89%
FNCFX	Franklin Income Fund	0.41%	+7.15%	+11.41%	+9.96%
CBFAX	American Funds Global Balanced Fund	0.80%	+13.87%	+13.82%	+7.93%
FPEI	First Trust Institutional Preferred Securities and Income ETF	0.85%	+9.54%	+10.13%	+5.52%
VSCGX	VANGUARD LIFESTRATEGY CONSERVATIVE GROWTH FUND	0.12%	+12.46%	+11.66%	+5.67%
GTRAX	PGIM Global Total Return Fund	0.88%	+7.71%	+8.86%	-1.45%
VTTVX	VANGUARD TARGET RETIREMENT 2025 FUND	0.08%	+10.53%	+14.31%	+7.39%
FLOT	iShares Floating Rate Bond ETF	0.15%	+5.15%	+6.07%	+3.75%
FMFIX	Free Market Fixed Income Fund$1M min	0.64%	+4.27%	+4.05%	+1.11%
LPXAX	Cohen & Steers Low Duration Preferred and Income Fund, Inc.	0.60%	+7.20%	+7.87%	+3.83%
VASIX	VANGUARD LIFESTRATEGY INCOME FUND	0.11%	+8.98%	+8.49%	+2.72%
JPST	JPMorgan Ultra-Short Income ETF	0.18%	+4.98%	+5.10%	+3.12%
PRFD	PIMCO Preferred and Capital Securities Active Exchange-Traded Fund	0.73%	+6.49%	—	—
LFLAX	BrandywineGLOBAL - Flexible Bond Fund	1.35%	+4.93%	+7.23%	+2.68%
PADAX	PGIM Absolute Return Bond Fund	0.95%	+5.34%	+6.79%	+4.69%
IGRCX	Lord Abbett Investment Grade Floating Rate Fund	0.95%	+5.45%	—	—
PQDI	Principal Spectrum Tax-Advantaged Dividend Active ETF	0.60%	+7.42%	+8.72%	+4.23%
DHGAX	BNY Mellon Global Fixed Income Fund	0.84%	+2.83%	+1.57%	+1.67%
JNBZX	JPMorgan Income Builder Fund	0.52%	+11.45%	+11.08%	+6.57%
FLRN	SPDR Bloomberg Investment Grade Floating Rate ETF	0.15%	+5.29%	+5.97%	+3.69%
HBLFX	THE HARTFORD BALANCED INCOME FUND	0.56%	+7.51%	+9.23%	+6.46%
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ABWAX	AB All Market Total Return Portfolio	1.14%	+9.05%	+8.63%	+5.25%
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MZCRX	Muzinich Dynamic Income Fund	—	—	—	—
PFRCX	PIMCO International Bond Fund (Unhedged)	0.71%	+3.71%	+6.62%	-2.25%
DOXLX	Dodge & Cox Global Bond Fund	0.37%	+4.99%	+9.85%	—
CAGCX	Calamos Global Convertible Fund	1.35%	+21.18%	+15.03%	+6.00%
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QCSCIX	College Retirement Equities Fund - Social Choice Account	—	+8.77%	+14.58%	+7.82%
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