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First TrustIncomeDividend Stocks#415 of 469 by YTD

$17.14

+0.9% last session

−1.3% YTD

Data as of 11/4/20264:00 PM ET · End-of-day

−5%0%+5%+10%+15%S&P 500 +13.4%High +1.7%−1.3%Dec 31, 2025Nov 4, 2026−5%0%+5%+10%+15%S&P 500 +13.4%High +1.7%−1.3%Dec 31, 2025Nov 4, 2026
Dividend-adjusted total return · S&P 500 uses VOO · Dec 31, 2025 – Nov 4, 2026FPES&P 500 · VOO
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Returns1D1M3MYTD1Y3Y5YMAX
Total return+0.9%+0.6%−2.3%−1.3%−0.8%+31.8%+11.6%+82.5%
Peer average+1.3%+1.1%−0.2%+11.0%+13.9%+63.0%+52.8%—
S&P 500 · VOO+1.6%−1.6%0.0%+13.4%+13.5%+91.7%+81.2%—
AUM
$5.8B
Expense ratio
0.83%
Distribution yield
6.3%
NAV
$17.04
Volume
2.9M
Avg. volume 30D
2.4M
High today
$17.17
Low today
$17.04
Previous close
$16.99
52-week high
$18.48
52-week low
$16.87
Our risk indicator
3/5

FPE in One Breath

FPE Among Dividend Stocks ETFs

YTD
#1AMDYYieldMax+91.2%$409M
#2USOYDefiance+58.0%$78.2M
#3DIVBiShares+38.6%$2.3B
#4SCHDSchwab+35.3%$121B
#5XUDVFranklin Templeton+31.1%$79.4M
#6HDViShares+31.0%$16.2B
#7EASYLiberty One+29.9%$67.8M
#8PEYInvesco+29.4%$1.2B
#301FPEFirst Trust−1.3%$5.8B
End-of-day Nov 5, 2026 · 324 Dividend stocks ETFs by YTD
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$10,000 in FPE

5Y
$10,000 in FPE became
$11,159
In the S&P 500 (VOO)
$18,115
$10K$15K$11,159 FPE$18,115 VOOlow $8,288Oct 2021Nov 2026
Total return, dividends in · Oct 27, 2021 – Nov 4, 2026 · S&P 500 uses VOO
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FPE Returns by Period

Today
1D
1M
3M
YTD
1Y
3Y
5Y
MAX
FPE
+0.9%
+0.6%
−2.3%
−1.3%
−0.8%
+31.8%
+11.6%
+82.5%
Peer average
+1.3%
+1.1%
−0.2%
+11.0%
+13.9%
+63.0%
+52.8%
—
S&P 500 · VOO
+1.6%
−1.6%
0.0%
+13.4%
+13.5%
+91.7%
+81.2%
—
End-of-day Nov 5, 2026 · total return, dividends in · peers = 401 Dividend stocks ETFs
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FPE’s Income Rank

YTD
#415of 469
income ETFs
Best · MRNY+543.9%
Average+10.0%
FPE−1.3%
Worst · RDYY−51.6%
Income ETFs by YTD return · Nov 5, 2026
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FPE Price and 52-Week Range

1Y
From the 52-week high
−7.3%
From the 52-week low
+1.6%
Today $17.04 – $17.17
Previous close $16.99
52-week low$16.8752-week high$18.48
End-of-day Nov 5, 2026 · box = today’s range, dashed = previous close
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FPE’s Share of Dividend Stocks ETFs

Today
0.7%

of the $854B in 402 Dividend stocks ETFs

FPE
FPE$5.8B0.7%
SCHD$121B14.2%
VIG$109B12.8%
399 others$617B72.3%
Dividend stocks ETF AUM · Nov 5, 2026
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FPE Fee per $100 vs Peers

Today
$0.83a year
per $100
$83 a year on $10,000
VIG$0.04
VYM$0.04
SCHD$0.06
DGRO$0.08
CGDV$0.33
FPE$0.83
Expense ratio · Dividend stocks peers · Nov 5, 2026
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Inside FPE

263 holdings
FPE

First Trust Preferred Securities and Income ETF

Today

FPE reports no holdings we can show: […]

First Trust FPE · holdings
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How It Compares

FPE

First Trust Preferred Securities and Income ETF’s Peers

Today
Trend
SCHDSchwabReadDesk0.06%+1.9%+41.6%$121.5B
VIGVanguardReadDesk0.04%+2.1%+18.9%$109.1B
VYMVanguardReadDesk0.04%+1.2%+21.2%$78.9B
DGROiSharesReadDesk0.08%+2.2%+24.5%$45.1B
CGDVCapital GroupReadDesk0.33%+1.4%+17.5%$38.8B
FPEFirst TrustThis fundReadDesk0.83%+0.9%−0.8%$5.8B
Dividend stocks peers · Today’s and past-year returns · as of Nov 5, 2026 · sorted by AUM
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SCHD vs FPE

YTD
SCHDSchwab · Dividend stocksFPEFirst Trust · Dividend stocks
Year to date
SCHD wins+36.5 pts
Past year
SCHD wins+42.4 pts
Fee
SCHD winslower fee
Yield
FPE wins+3.4 pts
AUM
SCHD20.9× more
3–1SCHD wins
Schwab SCHD and First Trust FPE · year-to-date · as of Nov 5, 2026 · AUM not scored
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FPE vs VOO

YTD
FPE · First Trust Preferred Securities and Income
−1.3%
VOO · S&P 500
+13.4%
Gap
14.6 pts
0%+5%+10%+15%−1.3% FPE+13.4% VOOJan 1Nov 50%+10%−1.3% FPE+13.4% VOOJan 1Nov 5
First Trust FPE and Vanguard VOO · Today total return · as of Nov 5, 2026
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FPE vs Its Peer Average

YTD
FPEAvsBPeer average
1D+0.9%+1.3%
1M+0.6%+1.1%
3M−2.3%−0.2%
YTD−1.3%+11.0%
1Y−0.8%+13.9%
3Y+31.8%+63.0%
5Y+11.6%+52.8%
0–7Peer average wins
401 Dividend stocks peers · each row scaled to its leader
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The Details

FPE

Risk

1Y
3/5our risk indicator
CalmerBumpier
Volatility · 1Y4.14%
Deepest drop · 1Y−4.4%
Lowest point · 5Y−17.1%
52-week range
$16.87−7.3% from the high$18.48
First Trust FPE · past-year price moves · as of Nov 5, 2026
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FPE

Payouts by Year

6Y
$0.0818per share, Oct 2026
$0.162021’22’23’24$1.06’25$0.862026
Distribution yield6.3%
PaidEvery month
Latest ex-date · paidOct 21 · Oct 30, 2026
12 payouts added up$1.08 a share
First Trust FPE · distributions by ex-date · 2021–2026
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All Fund FactsDocuments · trading · fees · every payout

Prospectus & Documents

SEC reported portfolio · 2026-07-31 ↗SEC reported portfolio · 2026-04-30 ↗SEC reported portfolio · 2026-01-31 ↗summary prospectus · SEC 497K ↗SEC reported portfolio · 2025-10-31 ↗SEC reported portfolio · 2025-07-31 ↗SEC reported portfolio · 2025-04-30 ↗SEC reported portfolio · 2025-01-31 ↗summary prospectus · SEC 497K ↗SEC reported portfolio · 2024-10-31 ↗SEC reported portfolio · 2024-07-31 ↗prospectus · SEC 497 ↗SEC reported portfolio · 2024-04-30 ↗SEC reported portfolio · 2024-01-31 ↗summary prospectus · SEC 497K ↗SEC reported portfolio · 2023-10-31 ↗SEC reported portfolio · 2023-07-31 ↗prospectus · SEC 497 ↗summary prospectus · SEC 497K ↗SEC reported portfolio · 2023-04-30 ↗SEC reported portfolio · 2023-01-31 ↗summary prospectus · SEC 497K ↗SEC reported portfolio · 2022-10-31 ↗summary prospectus · SEC 497K ↗SEC reported portfolio · 2022-07-31 ↗SEC reported portfolio · 2022-04-30 ↗SEC reported portfolio · 2022-01-31 ↗summary prospectus · SEC 497K ↗SEC reported portfolio · 2021-10-31 ↗SEC reported portfolio · 2021-07-31 ↗prospectus · SEC 497 ↗summary prospectus · SEC 497K ↗SEC reported portfolio · 2021-04-30 ↗SEC reported portfolio · 2021-01-31 ↗prospectus · SEC 497 ↗summary prospectus · SEC 497K ↗SEC reported portfolio · 2020-10-31 ↗summary prospectus · SEC 497K ↗SEC reported portfolio · 2020-07-31 ↗SEC reported portfolio · 2020-04-30 ↗SEC reported portfolio · 2020-01-31 ↗

Trading & Liquidity

Net asset value$17.04
Premium / discount[…]
Median spread · 30D[…]
Volume today2.9M
Average volume · 30D2.4M
Shares outstanding[…]
Options[…]

Fees & Costs

Net expense ratio0.83%
Gross expense ratio[…]
Management fee[…]
Cost on $10,000 a year$83.00
Our risk indicator3/5

Estimated yearly cost excludes trading costs and assumes constant assets.

Distributions

Ex-datePaidPer share
Oct 21, 2026Oct 30, 2026$0.0818
Sep 24, 2026Sep 30, 2026$0.0997
Aug 21, 2026Aug 31, 2026$0.0888
Jul 21, 2026Jul 31, 2026$0.0812
Jun 25, 2026Jun 30, 2026$0.0980
May 21, 2026May 29, 2026$0.0892
Apr 21, 2026Apr 30, 2026$0.0739
Mar 26, 2026Mar 31, 2026$0.0905
Feb 20, 2026Feb 27, 2026$0.0926
Jan 21, 2026Jan 30, 2026$0.0683
Dec 12, 2025Dec 31, 2025$0.12
Nov 21, 2025Nov 28, 2025$0.0956
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