First Trust Institutional Preferred Securities & Income ETFFPEI

First TrustIncomeDividend Stocks#382 of 469 by YTD

$18.49

−0.1% last session

+0.1% YTD

Data as of 11/3/20264:00 PM ET · End-of-day

Dividend-adjusted total return · S&P 500 uses VOO · Dec 31, 2025 – Nov 3, 2026FPEIS&P 500 · VOOIncome average

Returns	1D	1M	3M	YTD	1Y	3Y	5Y	MAX
Total return	−0.1%	+0.9%	−2.2%	+0.1%	+0.9%	+33.3%	+18.8%	+50.6%
Peer average	−0.2%	+0.1%	−1.6%	+9.4%	+12.1%	+61.7%	+48.9%	—
S&P 500 · VOO	+0.3%	−2.6%	−1.7%	+11.5%	+11.9%	+90.9%	+77.5%	—

Key Statistics

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AUM: $1.9B
Expense ratio: 0.85%
Distribution yield: 6.1%
NAV: $18.51
Volume: 696K
Avg. volume 30D: 761K
High today: $18.51
Low today: $18.48
Previous close: $18.50
52-week high: $19.61
52-week low: $18.29
Our risk indicator: 3/5

FPEI in One Breath

FPEI Among Dividend Stocks ETFs

YTD

#1AMDYYieldMax+88.6%$409M

#2USOYDefiance+70.9%$78.2M

#3DIVBiShares+35.5%$2.3B

#4SCHDSchwab+32.8%$121B

#5EIPXFirst Trust+30.0%$590M

#6HDViShares+29.3%$16.2B

#7EINCVanEck+28.1%$84.9M

#8XUDVFranklin Templeton+27.9%$79.4M

#274FPEIFirst Trust+0.1%$1.9B

End-of-day Nov 4, 2026 · 324 Dividend stocks ETFs by YTD

$10,000 in FPEI

$10,000 in FPEI became

$11,883

In the S&P 500 (VOO)

$17,749

Total return, dividends in · Oct 26, 2021 – Nov 3, 2026 · S&P 500 uses VOO

FPEI Returns by Period

Today

YTD

MAX

FPEI

−0.1%

+0.9%

−2.2%

+0.1%

+0.9%

+33.3%

+18.8%

+50.6%

Peer average

−0.2%

+0.1%

−1.6%

+9.4%

+12.1%

+61.7%

+48.9%

—

S&P 500 · VOO

+0.3%

−2.6%

−1.7%

+11.5%

+11.9%

+90.9%

+77.5%

—

End-of-day Nov 4, 2026 · total return, dividends in · peers = 401 Dividend stocks ETFs

FPEI’s Income Rank

YTD

#382of 469
income ETFs

Best · MRNY+481.9%

Average+8.5%

FPEI+0.1%

Worst · RDYY−53.5%

Income ETFs by YTD return · Nov 4, 2026

FPEI Price and 52-Week Range

From the 52-week high

−5.7%

From the 52-week low

+1.1%

Today $18.48 – $18.51

Previous close $18.50

$18.49 now

52-week low$18.2952-week high$19.61

End-of-day Nov 4, 2026 · box = today’s range, dashed = previous close

FPEI’s Share of Dividend Stocks ETFs

Today

0.2%

of the $854B in 402 Dividend stocks ETFs

FPEI$1.9B0.2%

SCHD$121B14.2%

VIG$109B12.8%

399 others$621B72.8%

Dividend stocks ETF AUM · Nov 4, 2026

FPEI Fee per $100 vs Peers

Today

$0.85a year
per $100

$85 a year on $10,000

VIG$0.04

VYM$0.04

SCHD$0.06

DGRO$0.08

CGDV$0.33

FPEI$0.85

Expense ratio · Dividend stocks peers · Nov 4, 2026

Inside FPEI

178 holdings

FPEI

First Trust Institutional Preferred Securities & Income ETF

Today

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First Trust FPEI · holdings

How It Compares

FPEI

First Trust Institutional Preferred Securities & Income ETF’s Peers

YTD


SCHD	SchwabRead Desk	0.06%	+32.8%	+37.6%	$121.5B
VIG	VanguardRead Desk	0.04%	+14.0%	+15.9%	$109.1B
VYM	VanguardRead Desk	0.04%	+15.8%	+19.0%	$78.9B
DGRO	iSharesRead Desk	0.08%	+18.0%	+21.0%	$45.1B
CGDV	Capital GroupRead Desk	0.33%	+13.0%	+16.1%	$38.8B
FPEI	First TrustThis fundRead Desk	0.85%	+0.1%	+0.9%	$1.9B

Dividend stocks peers · YTD and past-year returns · as of Nov 4, 2026 · sorted by AUM

Head to Head

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SCHD vs FPEI

YTD

SCHDSchwab · Dividend stocksFPEIFirst Trust · Dividend stocks

Year to date

+32.8%

+0.1%

SCHD wins+32.7 pts

Past year

+37.6%

+0.9%

SCHD wins+36.6 pts

Fee

0.06%

0.85%

SCHD winslower fee

Yield

3.0%

6.1%

FPEI wins+3.1 pts

AUM

$121B

$1.9B

SCHD65.2× more

3–1SCHD wins

Schwab SCHD and First Trust FPEI · year-to-date · as of Nov 4, 2026 · AUM not scored

FPEI vs VOO

YTD

FPEI · First Trust Institutional Preferred Securities & Income

+0.1%

VOO · S&P 500

+11.5%

Gap

11.4 pts

First Trust FPEI and Vanguard VOO · YTD total return · as of Nov 4, 2026

FPEI vs Its Peer Average

YTD

FPEIAvsBPeer average

1D−0.1%−0.2%

1M+0.9%+0.1%

3M−2.2%−1.6%

YTD+0.1%+9.4%

1Y+0.9%+12.1%

3Y+33.3%+61.7%

5Y+18.8%+48.9%

2–5Peer average wins

401 Dividend stocks peers · each row scaled to its leader

The Details

FPEI

Risk

3/5our risk indicator

CalmerBumpier

Volatility · 1Y3.86%

Deepest drop · 1Y−3.6%

Lowest point · 5Y−13.2%

52-week range

$18.49

$18.29−5.7% from the high$19.61

First Trust FPEI · past-year price moves · as of Nov 4, 2026

FPEI

Fund Facts

Today

2017launched Aug 22

Tracks[…]

Exchange · CUSIPAMEX · 33739P855

StructureETF

Leverage1x

Cost on $10,000$85 a year

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First Trust FPEI · fund facts · as of Nov 4, 2026

FPEI

Payouts by Year

$0.0955per share, Oct 2026

Distribution yield6.1%

PaidEvery month

Latest ex-date · paidOct 21 · Oct 30, 2026

12 payouts added up$1.13 a share

First Trust FPEI · distributions by ex-date · 2021–2026

All Fund FactsDocuments · trading · fees · every payout

Prospectus & Documents

Trading & Liquidity

Net asset value$18.51

Premium / discount[…]

Median spread · 30D[…]

Volume today696K

Average volume · 30D761K

Shares outstanding[…]

Options[…]

Fees & Costs

Net expense ratio0.85%

Gross expense ratio[…]

Management fee[…]

Cost on $10,000 a year$85.00

Our risk indicator3/5

Estimated yearly cost excludes trading costs and assumes constant assets.

Distributions

Ex-date	Paid	Per share
Oct 21, 2026	Oct 30, 2026	$0.0955
Sep 24, 2026	Sep 30, 2026	$0.0928
Aug 21, 2026	Aug 31, 2026	$0.0973
Jul 21, 2026	Jul 31, 2026	$0.0948
Jun 25, 2026	Jun 30, 2026	$0.0904
May 21, 2026	May 29, 2026	$0.0986
Apr 21, 2026	Apr 30, 2026	$0.0895
Mar 26, 2026	Mar 31, 2026	$0.0924
Feb 20, 2026	Feb 27, 2026	$0.0855
Jan 21, 2026	Jan 30, 2026	$0.0913
Dec 12, 2025	Dec 31, 2025	$0.11
Nov 21, 2025	Nov 28, 2025	$0.0910

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