Preferred Stock · NYSE ARCA · USD · Data as of 2026-05-16
AUM
$1.89B
Expense ratio
0.85%
Yield
5.69%
YTD return
+0.98%
Last price
$19.21
Bond · Coverage 50% · low
Today
55.3
Outlook
54.4
Block A (composite-derived)
57.4
Block C (market behavior)
57.0
Today overlay (Block D)
0.0
Outlook overlay (Block D)
0.0
today_score = clip(0,100, 50 + 0.15·(A−50) + 0.60·(C−50) + D_today). Block B (holdings rollup) is in Phase 3 development; β=0 caps the natural range at ~12.5–87.5 in Preview v0.9. Formula version tide-etf-v1.0.0.
57.4
Coverage 50% · low
Liquidity
—
Expenses
45.0
Performance
—
Volatility
48.8
Dividend
51.1
Concentration
95.0
Smart Money
—
Activist
—
Formula version composite-v1.0.0. Axes hover to see why a sub-score is missing.
First Trust Institutional Preferred Securities and Income ETF (FPEI) is an exchange-traded fund from First Trust in the Mixed asset class. Launched in 2017. Assets under management: 1,888,635,648.
Bullish Whales composite rating: 57 out of 100. Evidence coverage 50% across 4 of 8 axes. Strongest axes: concentration, dividend, volatility.
Annualized one-year realized volatility 4%, classified low. Weakest axes: expenses, volatility.
Top-10 weight 0%, diversified, led by BBVAP2. Trailing yield 0%.
etf_composite_score_current · composite_score, concentration_score, confidence, coverage_pct, dividend_score, expenses_score, volatility_scoreetf_fundamentals_td · dividend_frequency, yieldetf_holdings_top10 · holding_symbol, weightetf_universe · asset_class, aum_usd, fund_type, inception_date, issuer, name, ticker, volatility_1yThe First Trust Institutional Preferred Securities and Income Fund is an actively managed exchange-traded fund that focuses on preferred securities and income-generating assets. The fund primarily aims to deliver a stable income stream to investors by investing in a diversified portfolio of preferred securities from various sectors such as utilities, financials, and real estate. Preferred securities, typically issued by financial institutions or large corporations, offer a hybrid between stocks and bonds, providing both fixed income and equity characteristics. This fund plays a crucial role in the financial market by offering an opportunity for income-seeking investors to diversify their portfolios with assets that have a potentially higher yield compared to traditional bonds and stocks. By focusing on the preferred securities market, the fund also provides exposure to sectors that are critical for economic growth and stability. The fund's emphasis on institutional-grade securities aspires to balance risk and reward by investing in quality assets that aim to produce regular income while managing potential market volatility.
Net AUM change history is not yet available for this ETF. Fund-flow time series is a Phase B deliverable.
Current AUM: $1,888,635,648. AUM change is computed from rolling daily fundamentals snapshots; it reflects total net-asset deltas (creations/redemptions + market value moves), not pure share creations.
| Ex-date | Amount | Adjusted |
|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-25 | $0.09 | Yes |
| 2026-05-21 | $0.10 | Yes |
| 2026-04-21 | $0.09 | Yes |
| 2026-03-26 | $0.09 | Yes |
| 2026-02-20 | $0.09 | Yes |
| 2026-01-21 | $0.09 | Yes |
| 2025-12-12 | $0.11 | Yes |
| 2025-11-21 | $0.09 | Yes |
| 2025-10-21 | $0.09 | Yes |
| 2025-09-25 | $0.09 | Yes |
| 2025-08-21 | $0.09 | Yes |
| 2025-07-22 | $0.09 | Yes |
| 2025-06-26 | $0.09 | Yes |
| 2025-05-21 | $0.09 | Yes |
| 2025-04-22 | $0.09 | Yes |
| 2025-03-27 | $0.09 | Yes |
| 2025-02-21 | $0.09 | Yes |
| 2025-01-22 | $0.09 | Yes |
| 2024-12-13 | $0.09 | Yes |
| 2024-11-21 | $0.09 | Yes |
| 2024-10-22 | $0.09 | Yes |
| 2024-09-26 | $0.08 | Yes |
| 2024-08-21 | $0.09 | Yes |
| 2024-07-23 | $0.09 | Yes |
| 2024-06-27 | $0.09 | Yes |
| 2024-05-21 | $0.09 | Yes |
| 2024-04-23 | $0.08 | Yes |
| 2024-03-21 | $0.09 | Yes |
| 2024-02-21 | $0.08 | Yes |
| 2024-01-23 | $0.08 | Yes |
| 2023-12-22 | $0.09 | Yes |
| 2023-11-21 | $0.09 | Yes |
| 2023-10-24 | $0.07 | Yes |
| 2023-09-22 | $0.09 | Yes |
| 2023-08-22 | $0.09 | Yes |
| 2023-07-21 | $0.09 | Yes |
| 2023-06-27 | $0.08 | Yes |
| 2023-05-23 | $0.09 | Yes |
| 2023-04-21 | $0.08 | Yes |
| 2023-03-24 | $0.09 | Yes |
| 2023-02-22 | $0.08 | Yes |
| 2023-01-24 | $0.08 | Yes |
| 2022-12-23 | $0.09 | Yes |
| 2022-11-22 | $0.07 | Yes |
| 2022-10-21 | $0.08 | Yes |
| 2022-09-23 | $0.08 | Yes |
| 2022-08-23 | $0.08 | Yes |
| 2022-07-21 | $0.08 | Yes |
| 2022-06-24 | $0.07 | Yes |
| 2022-05-24 | $0.08 | Yes |
Fund documents (fact sheets, prospectuses, semi-annual reports) for FPEI are coming soon. The BW fund-document archive will surface PDFs alongside a metadata index for searchability.