First Trust Preferred Securities and Income Fund Class R3
FPERX
NASDAQ
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| Rating | ||||
| Reward Index | Weak | |||
| Reward Grade | D+ | |||
| Risk Index | Fair | |||
| Risk Grade | C | |||
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| Provider | First Trust | |||
| Manager/Tenure (Years) | Robert Wolf (14), Eric Weaver (5), Angelo Graci (3) | |||
| Website | http://www.ftportfolios.com/ | |||
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| Fund Name | First Trust Preferred Securities and Income Fund Class R3 | |||
| Category | Preferred Stock | |||
| Sub-Category | US Fixed Income | |||
| Prospectus Objective | Income | |||
| Inception Date | Mar 02, 2011 | |||
| Open/Closed To New Investors | Open | |||
| Minimum Initial Investment | 0.00 | |||
| Minimum Subsequent Investment | -- | |||
| Front End Fee | -- | |||
| Back End Fee | -- | |||
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| Dividend Yield | 5.03% | |||
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| Dividend Yield (Forward) | 2.02% | |||
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| Cash | 0.68% | |||
| Stock | 0.50% | |||
| U.S. Stock | 0.50% | |||
| Non-U.S. Stock | 0.00% | |||
| Bond | 51.83% | |||
| U.S. Bond | 15.85% | |||
| Non-U.S. Bond | 35.98% | |||
| Preferred | 43.86% | |||
| Convertible | 2.99% | |||
| Other Net | 0.15% | |||
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| 7-Day Total Return | -0.05% | |||
| 30-Day Total Return | 1.64% | |||
| 60-Day Total Return | 2.75% | |||
| 90-Day Total Return | 3.56% | |||
| Year to Date Total Return | 7.09% | |||
| 1-Year Total Return | 6.26% | |||
| 2-Year Total Return | 26.52% | |||
| 3-Year Total Return | 27.17% | |||
| 5-Year Total Return | 20.78% | |||
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| Closing Price | -- | |||
| 1-Month Low Price | -- | |||
| 1-Month High Price | -- | |||
| 52-Week Low Price | -- | |||
| 52-Week Low Price (Date) | -- | |||
| 52-Week High Price | -- | |||
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| Nav | $20.14 | |||
| 1-Month Low NAV | $19.88 | |||
| 1-Month High NAV | $20.19 | |||
| 52-Week Low NAV | $18.76 | |||
| 52-Week Low NAV (Date) | Apr 11, 2025 | |||
| 52-Week High NAV | $20.19 | |||
| 52-Week High Price (Date) | Sep 18, 2025 | |||
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| Beta | 1.40 | |||
| Standard Deviation | 8.46 | |||
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| Total Assets | 216.50M | |||
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| Expense Ratio | 1.66% | |||
| Turnover Ratio | 43.00% | |||
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| Last Bull Market Total Return | 7.93% | |||
| Last Bear Market Total Return | -8.25% | |||