First Trust Preferred Securities and Income Fund Class C (FPECX)

Fund Assets	234.89M
Expense Ratio	2.10%
Min. Investment	$2,500
Turnover	38.00%
Dividend (ttm)	0.92
Dividend Yield	4.59%
Dividend Growth	4.82%
Payout Frequency	Monthly
Ex-Dividend Date	n/a

Previous Close	19.93
YTD Return	9.51%
1-Year Return	10.37%
5-Year Return	9.64%
52-Week Low	18.81
52-Week High	20.22
Beta (5Y)	n/a
Holdings	185
Inception Date	Feb 25, 2011

About FPECX

The fund seeks to achieve its investment objective by investing, under normal market conditions, at least 80% of its net assets (including investment borrowings) in preferred securities and other securities with similar economic characteristics.

• Fund Family: First Trust
• Category: Preferred Stock
• Performance Rating: Average
• Risk Rating: Average
• Stock Exchange: NASDAQ
• Ticker Symbol: FPECX
• Index: ICE BofA Fixed Rate Preferred H TR

Performance

FPECX had a total return of 10.37% in the past year. Since the fund's inception, the average annual return has been 4.05%, including dividends.

Other Share Classes

These are alternative share classes of the same fund, from the same provider.

Symbol	Share Class	Expense Ratio
FPEIX	Class I	1.08%
FPEFX	Class F	1.30%
FPEAX	Class A	1.37%
FPERX	Class R3	1.65%

Top 10 Holdings

17.18% of assets

Name	Symbol	Weight
Bank of America Corp	BAC V6.125 PERP TT	2.57%
Wells Fargo & Company	WFC	2.05%
Barclays PLC	BACR V8 PERP	1.77%
JPMorgan Chase & Co	JPM V6.875 PERP NN	1.74%
Energy Transfer LP	ET V7.125 PERP G	1.69%
Intesa Sanpaolo SpA	ISPIM V7.7 PERP	1.66%
Lloyds Banking Group PLC	LLOYDS V8 PERP	1.47%
Toronto-Dominion Bank/The	TD V8.125 10.31.82	1.43%
Bank of Montreal	BMO V7.7 05.26.84	1.43%
Global Atlantic Fin Co	GBLATL V4.7 10.15.51 144A	1.38%

Dividend History

Ex-Dividend	Amount	Pay Date
Nov 29, 2024	$0.0757	Nov 29, 2024
Oct 31, 2024	$0.0759	Oct 31, 2024
Sep 30, 2024	$0.0762	Sep 30, 2024
Aug 31, 2024	$0.0762	Aug 31, 2024
Jul 31, 2024	$0.0763	Jul 31, 2024
Jun 30, 2024	$0.0764	Jun 30, 2024