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

NASDAQ · Mutual Fund · Delayed Price · Currency is USD
20.21
+0.01 (0.05%)
Sep 27, 2024, 4:00 PM EDT
12.53%
Fund Assets 225.06M
Expense Ratio 2.10%
Min. Investment $2,500
Turnover 38.00%
Dividend (ttm) 0.92
Dividend Yield 4.54%
Dividend Growth 6.71%
Payout Frequency Monthly
Ex-Dividend Date Aug 31, 2024
Previous Close 20.20
YTD Return 10.66%
1-Year Return 18.06%
5-Year Return 13.33%
52-Week Low 17.48
52-Week High 20.21
Beta (5Y) n/a
Holdings 191
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 18.06% in the past year. Since the fund's inception, the average annual return has been 4.19%, 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%
FPEAX Class A 1.37%
FPEFX Class F 1.30%
FPERX Class R3 1.65%

Top 10 Holdings

19.22% of assets
Name Symbol Weight
Bank of America Corp BAC V6.125 PERP TT 2.63%
Barclays PLC BACR V8 PERP 2.27%
HIGHLAND HOLDINGS BOND - Highlands Holdings Bond Issuer Ltd / Highlands Holdings Bond Co-Issuer Inc AHL 7.625 10.15.25 144A 2.22%
Wells Fargo & Company WFC 2.01%
JPMorgan Chase & Co JPM V6.875 PERP NN 1.77%
ALGONQUIN PWR & UTILITY - Algonquin Power & Utilities Corp AQNCN V4.75 01.18.82 1.76%
Intesa Sanpaolo SpA ISPIM V7.7 PERP 1.73%
Energy Transfer LP ET V7.125 PERP G 1.72%
Lloyds Banking Group PLC LLOYDS V8 PERP 1.64%
Toronto-Dominion Bank/The TD V8.125 10.31.82 1.48%
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Dividend History

Ex-Dividend Amount Pay Date
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
May 31, 2024 $0.0764 May 31, 2024
Apr 30, 2024 $0.0764 Apr 30, 2024
Full Dividend History