NPSCX

Active

Nuveen Preferred Securities and Income Fund

Category: Other (5,046 funds)

Expense Ratio

1.00%

Annual Cost per $10K

$100.00

30-Year Fee Drag per $10K

$18,688

at 7% annual return

Fund Type

Mutual Fund

Active

Trailing 12-Month

+7.30%

Asset Allocation

US Equity

Intl Equity

US Bond

43%

Intl Bond

46%

Cash

Fee Comparison

NPSCX

1.00%

Other average

0.99%

Other cheapest

FCDSX

0.00%

Index benchmark

0.03%

1% more expensive than category average

Historical Returns

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

+19.38%3Y

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Investment

Years

Annual Return

NPSCX at 1.00%$287,175

At index rates (0.03%)$377,424

Zero fees (theoretical)$380,613

Total fee drag$93,438

Cost vs index fund−$90,250

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Ticker	Name	ER	1yr	3yr	5yr
NPSCX	Nuveen Preferred Securities and Income Fund	1.00%	+7.30%	+6.08%	+3.47%
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%	+7.30%	+6.67%	+3.32%
PFOAX	PIMCO International Bond Fund (U.S. Dollar-Hedged)	0.57%	+4.81%	+4.88%	+1.24%
DGFZX	Destinations Global Fixed Income Opportunities Fund	0.88%	+7.05%	+7.28%	+5.30%
TRDZX	T. Rowe Price Dynamic Global Bond Fund	0.50%	+7.15%	+1.47%	+2.52%
GBOAX	JPMorgan Global Bond Opportunities Fund	1.31%	+6.25%	+5.68%	+2.91%
JPDAX	JPMorgan Preferred and Income Securities Fund	0.87%	+7.43%	+6.45%	—
WFBFX	Capital World Bond Fund	0.48%	+3.74%	+3.88%	-1.72%
HFAAX	Janus Henderson Developed World Bond Fund	0.82%	+3.24%	+5.58%	-0.47%
LPXAX	Cohen & Steers Low Duration Preferred and Income Fund, Inc.	0.60%	+7.03%	+6.59%	+3.57%
FPEI	First Trust Institutional Preferred Securities and Income ETF	0.85%	+8.02%	+7.80%	+4.93%
ANAYX	AB GLOBAL BOND FUND, INC.	0.55%	+3.40%	+3.60%	+0.36%
DOXLX	Dodge & Cox Global Bond Fund	0.37%	+5.66%	+7.84%	—
DHGAX	BNY Mellon Global Fixed Income Fund	0.84%	+3.11%	+2.23%	+2.14%
ETSIX	Eaton Vance Strategic Income Fund	1.46%	+8.98%	+7.99%	+4.86%
FLOT	iShares Floating Rate Bond ETF	0.15%	+5.33%	+5.90%	+3.60%
PFRCX	PIMCO International Bond Fund (Unhedged)	0.71%	+5.74%	+4.18%	-2.54%
FLTR	VanEck IG Floating Rate ETF	0.14%	+5.86%	+6.57%	+3.99%
MXGBX	Empower Global Bond Fund	1.00%	+2.84%	+3.48%	-1.98%
LFLAX	BrandywineGLOBAL - Flexible Bond Fund	1.35%	+5.00%	+5.20%	+2.17%
PCSFX	Capital Securities Fund	0.04%	+8.50%	+7.64%	+4.01%
RGCRX	Opportunistic Credit Fund	0.69%	—	—	—
GTRAX	PGIM Global Total Return Fund	0.88%	+5.42%	+6.08%	-1.71%
RPOIX	T. Rowe Price Global High Income Bond Fund	0.60%	+9.25%	+10.02%	+4.97%
VPVFHIV	PIMCO International Bond Portfolio (U.S. Dollar-Hedged)	1.01%	+4.91%	+4.92%	+1.31%
IGRCX	Lord Abbett Investment Grade Floating Rate Fund	0.95%	+5.84%	—	—
FLRN	SPDR Bloomberg Investment Grade Floating Rate ETF	0.15%	+5.36%	+5.88%	+3.60%
FPE	First Trust Preferred Securities and Income ETF	0.85%	+7.35%	+6.91%	+4.06%
JPST	JPMorgan Ultra-Short Income ETF	0.18%	+4.98%	+5.10%	+3.12%
PYGIX	Payden Global Fixed Income Fund	0.56%	+4.23%	+4.10%	—
PGBPX	PIMCO Global Advantage Strategy Bond Fund	0.99%	—	—	—
VGCAX	VANGUARD GLOBAL CREDIT BOND FUND	0.25%	+5.11%	+5.48%	+1.13%
FADMX	Fidelity Advisor Strategic Income Fund	0.65%	+6.71%	+6.81%	+3.50%
JAEKX	Opportunistic Fixed Income Trust	0.89%	+4.87%	+5.63%	+0.82%
DFGP	Dimensional Global Core Plus Fixed Income ETF	0.22%	+4.05%	—	—
MSTMX	Morningstar Multisector Bond Fund$1M min	0.79%	+8.54%	+7.87%	+2.29%
MZCRX	Muzinich Dynamic Income Fund	—	—	—	—
IVBDX	Macquarie Global Bond Fund	0.56%	+3.71%	+4.45%	+0.86%
BXIAX	MassMutual Global Credit Income Opportunities Fund	0.85%	+6.98%	+10.72%	—
DEGGX	Nomura Strategic Income Fund	0.85%	+7.23%	+6.96%	+3.11%
PHEAX	PGIM Global Total Return (USD Hedged) Fund	0.88%	+5.40%	+6.28%	+0.15%
PAIIX	PIMCO Global Bond Opportunities Fund (U.S. Dollar-Hedged)	0.61%	+7.11%	+5.74%	+2.56%
SPGBX	Symmetry Panoramic Global Systematic Fixed Income Fund$1M min	0.58%	+2.82%	+3.13%	-0.61%
JHFIX	Income Fund	0.42%	+4.37%	+4.70%	+1.32%
PCGLX	PACE Global Fixed Income Investments	1.03%	+2.96%	+2.90%	-1.69%
GOBSX	BrandywineGLOBAL - Global Opportunities Bond Fund	0.55%	+3.42%	+2.98%	-1.02%
GBIRX	Goldman Sachs Global Core Fixed Income Fund	0.52%	+3.45%	+4.12%	+0.10%
PADAX	PGIM Absolute Return Bond Fund	0.95%	+5.85%	+6.45%	+4.54%
QLMYTX	Western Asset Variable Global High Yield Bond Portfolio	1.06%	+9.14%	+8.09%	+2.79%
PISHX	Preferred Securities and Income SMA Shares	0.01%	+9.48%	+8.58%	+5.03%
AGBGX	Global Bond Fund	0.02%	+3.92%	+3.74%	+0.53%
PDAAX	PIMCO Diversified Income Fund	1.04%	+7.49%	+7.62%	+2.13%
SRDBX	Stone Ridge Diversified Alternatives Fund	2.43%	+2.70%	+9.00%	+7.70%
SGHRX	DWS Global High Income Fund	0.55%	+7.97%	+9.17%	+4.72%
MOFAX	Mercer Opportunistic Fixed Income Fund	0.82%	—	—	—
CAGCX	Calamos Global Convertible Fund	1.35%	+17.65%	+11.36%	+4.62%
DGCB	Dimensional Global Credit ETF	0.20%	+4.56%	—	—
FMFIX	Free Market Fixed Income Fund$1M min	0.64%	+4.27%	+4.05%	+1.11%
MGBOX	MFS Global Opportunistic Bond Fund	0.61%	+3.84%	+4.84%	+0.93%
PULS	PGIM Ultra Short Bond ETF	0.15%	+5.27%	+5.70%	+3.62%
AGDAX	AB HIGH INCOME FUND INC	0.90%	+8.32%	+9.53%	+5.52%
LBNOX	LORD ABBETT BOND DEBENTURE FUND INC	0.62%	+6.90%	+6.32%	+3.00%
DTBRX	PGIM Total Return Bond Fund	0.75%	+3.50%	+3.82%	-0.44%
VASIX	VANGUARD LIFESTRATEGY INCOME FUND	0.11%	+5.87%	+6.04%	+2.02%
DINAX	Morgan Stanley Income Opportunities Fund	0.57%	+7.75%	+6.80%	+3.15%
NEZNX	Loomis Sayles Strategic Income Fund	0.62%	+9.30%	+7.50%	+3.62%
GMBPX	Goldman Sachs Short-Term Conservative Income Fund	0.23%	+5.03%	+5.34%	+3.21%
DFSB	Dimensional Global Sustainability Fixed Income ETF	0.24%	+3.06%	—	—
PHDTX	PACE High Yield Investments	1.06%	+8.11%	+9.48%	—
DFSD	Dimensional Short-Duration Fixed Income ETF	0.16%	+5.91%	+5.12%	—
BGRN	iShares USD Green Bond ETF	0.20%	+4.47%	+4.23%	+0.01%
PGBRX	Putnam Global Income Trust	0.68%	+6.96%	+1.84%	-1.92%
FPEFX	First Trust Preferred Securities and Income Fund	1.31%	+7.12%	+6.55%	+3.78%
SHOAX	American Beacon SiM High Yield Opportunities Fund	1.07%	+7.18%	+9.31%	+7.01%
FLRT	Pacer Aristotle Pacific Floating Rate High Income ETF	0.60%	+6.87%	+9.41%	—
PKBIX	Payden Managed Income Fund	1.26%	+7.06%	+6.59%	+4.40%
VPVFBDV	PIMCO International Bond Portfolio (Unhedged)	0.98%	+4.87%	+4.46%	-2.19%
NPFI	Nuveen Preferred and Income ETF	0.56%	+7.96%	—	—
PSFAX	PIMCO Short-Term Fund	0.73%	+5.17%	+5.31%	+2.97%
PQDI	Principal Spectrum Tax-Advantaged Dividend Active ETF	0.60%	+7.72%	+6.92%	+3.71%
SDMAX	PGIM Short Duration Multi-Sector Bond Fund	0.62%	+5.60%	+5.55%	+2.52%
PYAIX	Payden Absolute Return Bond Fund	0.48%	+6.28%	+6.38%	+3.90%
FIQYX	Fidelity Global Credit Fund	0.41%	+6.45%	+5.62%	+0.28%
JESNX	Strategic Income Opportunities Trust	0.96%	+5.39%	+5.14%	+2.02%
PSDSX	Palmer Square Ultra-Short Duration Investment Grade Fund	0.50%	+4.98%	+5.04%	+2.94%
TGGBX	TCW Global Bond Fund	0.61%	+4.13%	+4.12%	-1.29%
VTINX	VANGUARD TARGET RETIREMENT INCOME FUND	0.08%	+7.91%	+7.75%	+4.07%
HOBEX	Holbrook Income Fund	1.31%	+8.51%	+5.67%	+5.75%
GIOSX	Guggenheim Macro Opportunities Fund	0.93%	+6.89%	+7.20%	+4.48%
MBRRX	MFS Corporate Bond Fund	0.51%	+3.45%	+4.65%	-0.44%
MZLIX	Muzinich Low Duration Fund	0.61%	-3.59%	+0.69%	—
VCTPX	Inflation Protected Fund	0.54%	+2.87%	+2.04%	+1.03%
IGSB	iShares 1-5 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF	0.04%	+5.84%	+5.44%	+2.21%
VNLA	Janus Henderson Short Duration Income ETF	0.23%	+5.81%	+5.65%	+3.21%
DLGBX	DoubleLine Global Bond Fund	0.95%	+3.95%	+2.29%	-3.11%
VTWNX	VANGUARD TARGET RETIREMENT 2020 FUND	0.08%	+8.50%	+8.98%	+5.38%
PCEBX	PIMCO Climate Bond Fund	1.01%	+5.13%	+5.02%	+0.90%
JNBZX	JPMorgan Income Builder Fund	0.52%	+8.56%	+8.82%	+5.71%
LSYAX	Lord Abbett Short Duration High Yield Fund	1.05%	+7.79%	+9.07%	+6.05%
BJBHX	abrdn High Income Opportunities Fund	0.96%	+7.02%	+8.67%	—

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