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FPE:ARCA-First Trust Preferred Securities and Income ETF (USD)

ETF | Preferred Stock | NYSE Arca

Last Closing

USD 18

Change

-0.04 (-0.22)%

Market Cap

USD 1.39B

Volume

1.17M

Analyst Target

N/A
Analyst Rating

Verdict

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About

The investment seeks total return and to provide current income. Under normal market conditions, the fund invests at least 80% of its net assets (including investment borrowings) in preferred securities ("Preferred Securities") and income-producing debt securities ("Income Securities"). The fund invests in securities that are traded over-the-counter or listed on an exchange. It is non-diversified.

Company Website : www.ftportfolios.com

Currency: USD

Country : USA

Inception Date: 11/02/2013

Primary Benchmark: ICE BofAML Fxd Rate Pref TR USD

Primary Index: BBgBarc US Agg Bond TR USD

Gross Expense Ratio: 0.85%

Management Expense Ratio: 0.85 %

Unadjusted Closing Price

Adjusted Closing Price

Assets

N/A

Top Holdings

N/A

Symbol Company Name Allocation
BIL SPDR® Bloomberg 1-3 Month T-Bill ETF 1.22 %
USFR WisdomTree Floating Rate Treasury Fund 1.21 %
SHV iShares Short Treasury Bond ETF 1.10 %
UZE United States Cellular Preferred 5.500% due 2070 0.49 %
AQNB Algonquin Power Utilities Corp 0.47 %
BPYPN Brookfield Property Partners LP PR 0.38 %
BPYPO Brookfield Property Partners LP 0.32 %
AIZN Assurant Inc 0.21 %
Top Sectors

N/A

Top Regions

N/A

Share Volume

Relative Performance (Total Returns)

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Relative Returns (From:    To: 2024-11-12 )

Largest Industry Peers for Preferred Stock

Symbol Name Mer Price(Change) Market Cap
FPEI First Trust Institutional Pref.. 0.85 %

+0.02 (+0.11%)

 USD 1.49B
PFFA Virtus InfraCap U.S. Preferred.. 2.13 %

+0.02 (+0.09%)

 USD 1.40B
PREF Principal Spectrum Preferred S.. 0.55 %

+0.03 (+0.16%)

 USD 1.00B
PSK SPDR® ICE Preferred Securitie.. 0.45 %

-0.06 (-0.17%)

 USD 0.94B
PFFR ETFis Series Trust I - InfraCa.. 0.45 %

-0.08 (-0.41%)

 USD 0.11B
PFXF VanEck Preferred Securities ex.. 0.41 %

+0.04 (+0.22%)

 N/A
SPFF Global X SuperIncome Preferred.. 0.58 %

-0.01 (-0.10%)

 N/A
PGF Invesco Financial Preferred ET.. 0.62 %

-0.02 (-0.13%)

 N/A
VRP Invesco Variable Rate Preferre.. 0.50 %

+0.03 (+0.12%)

 N/A
PGX Invesco Preferred ETF 0.50 %

N/A

 N/A

ETFs Containing FPE

HISF First Trust High Income S.. 2.55 % 0.00 %

+0.01 (+0.02%)

 USD 0.05B
FDIV MarketDesk Focused U.S. D.. 0.00 % 0.50 %

+0.02 (+0.02%)

 USD 0.05B

Market Performance

  Market Performance vs. Industry/Classification (Preferred Stock) Market Performance vs. Exchange (NYSE Arca)
  Value Sector Median Percentile Rank Grade Market Median Percentile Rank Grade
YTD  
Capital Gain 6.76% 82% B 48% F
Dividend Return 4.89% 36% F 72% C
Total Return 11.65% 82% B 51% F
Trailing 12 Months  
Capital Gain 11.11% 82% B 46% F
Dividend Return 6.21% 27% F 73% C
Total Return 17.32% 73% C 49% F
Trailing 5 Years  
Capital Gain -9.64% 73% C 33% F
Dividend Return 24.51% 45% F 73% C
Total Return 14.87% 64% D 36% F
Average Annual (5 Year Horizon)  
Capital Gain -1.73% 64% D 25% F
Dividend Return 2.52% 64% D 35% F
Total Return 4.26% 55% F 77% C+
Risk Return Profile  
Volatility (Standard Deviation) 11.30% 73% C 77% C+
Risk Adjusted Return 22.33% 64% D 39% F
Market Capitalization 1.39B 100% F 79% B-

Annual Financials (USD)

Quarterly Financials (USD)

Analyst Rating

Target Price Action Rating Action Analyst Rating Price Date

This is a composite scorecard based on the application of evaluation criteria deemed most important by analysts. This is not a buy or sell recommendation.

What to like:
Superior return on assets

The company management has delivered better return on assets in the most recent 4 quarters than its peers, placing it in the top quartile.

Superior return on equity

The company management has delivered better return on equity in the most recent 4 quarters than its peers, placing it in the top quartile.

Underpriced compared to earnings

The stock is trading low compared to its peers on a price to earning basis and is in the top quartile. It may be underpriced but do check its financial performance to make sure there is no specific reason.

High market capitalization

This is one of the largest entities in its sector and is among the top quartile. Such companies tend to be more stable.

Positive free cash flow

The company had positive total free cash flow in the most recent four quarters.

Underpriced on free cash flow basis

The stock is trading low compared to its peers on a price to free cash flow basis and is in the top quartile. It may be underpriced but do check its financial performance to make sure there is no specific reason.

What to not like:
Overpriced compared to book value

The stock is trading high compared to its peers median on a price to book value basis.