First Trust Preferred Securities and Income ETF (FPE) Price, Holdings, & News

ETF Overview

The First Trust Preferred Securities and Income ETF (FPE) is an exchange-traded fund that mostly invests in broad credit fixed income. The fund is an actively managed fund that attempts to generate income by investing globally in preferred equities and income producing debt across the market cap spectrum. FPE was launched on Feb 12, 2013 and is managed by First Trust.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $17.74 to $17.78
• 50-Day Range: $17.53 to $18.02
• 52-Week Range: $16.95 to $18.23
• Volume: 1.58 million shs
• Average Volume: 1.69 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $5.44 billion
• Assets Under Management: $5.79 billion
• Dividend Yield: 5.40%
• Net Expense Ratio: 0.84%
• Aggregate Rating: N/A

FPE ETF - Frequently Asked Questions

How have FPE shares performed this year?

First Trust Preferred Securities and Income ETF's stock was trading at $17.70 at the beginning of 2025. Since then, FPE shares have increased by 0.4% and is now trading at $17.77.
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Who are First Trust Preferred Securities and Income ETF's major shareholders?

First Trust Preferred Securities and Income ETF's top institutional shareholders include Park National Corp OH (0.89%), Janney Montgomery Scott LLC (0.53%), Magnus Financial Group LLC (0.48%) and Country Trust Bank (0.46%).

How do I buy shares of First Trust Preferred Securities and Income ETF?

Shares of FPE stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.

What other stocks do shareholders of First Trust Preferred Securities and Income ETF own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that First Trust Preferred Securities and Income ETF investors own include Garmin (GRMN), Meta Platforms (META), International Business Machines (IBM), Tesla (TSLA), Vanguard Real Estate ETF (VNQ), Alibaba Group (BABA) and Costco Wholesale (COST).

Fund Details

• Issuer: First Trust
• Fund Name: First Trust Preferred Securities and Income ETF
• Tax Classification: Regulated Investment Company
• Stock Exchange: NYSEARCA
• Current Symbol: NYSEARCA:FPE
• Inception Date: 2/11/2013
• Fund Manager: Scott Fleming, Robert Wolf, Eric Weaver, Angelo Graci
• Web: N/A
• Phone: N/A

Fund Focus

• Asset Class: Equity
• Benchmark: N/A
• Category: Strategy
• Focus: Preferred Stock
• Development Level: Blended Development
• Region: Global
• Number of Holdings: 236

Fund Statistics

• Assets Under Management: $5.79 billion
• Average Daily Volume: $1.82 million
• Discount/Premium: 0.00%

Administrator, Advisor and Custodian

• Administrator: Brown Brothers Harriman & Co.
• Advisor: First Trust Advisors L.P.
• Custodian: Brown Brothers Harriman & Co.
• Distributor: First Trust Portfolios L.P.
• Transfer Agent: Brown Brothers Harriman & Co.
• Trustee: N/A
• Lead Market Maker: Jane Street

Options

• Optionable: N/A
• Short Interest: 2,820,000 shs

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 306,060,000
• Beta: 0.26
• Creation Unit: 50,000
• Creation Fee: $500.00