FIRST TRUST EXCHANGE-TRADED FUND III
Price through Oct 26, 2026 · Flows through unavailable. Figures use the latest available records, not a live quote. Fund details retrieved Oct 26, 2026. Holdings snapshot retrieved Oct 26, 2026.
The First Trust Preferred Securities and Income ETF is an actively managed exchange-traded fund. The fund's investment objective is to seek 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 and income-producing debt securities including corporate bonds, high yield securities and convertible securities.
FPE price
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| Date | FPE close |
|---|---|
| Jul 27, 2026 | $17.77 |
| Jul 28, 2026 | $17.78 |
| Jul 29, 2026 | $17.72 |
| Jul 30, 2026 | $17.75 |
| Jul 31, 2026 | $17.77 |
| Aug 3, 2026 | $17.83 |
| Aug 4, 2026 | $17.86 |
| Aug 5, 2026 | $17.86 |
| Aug 6, 2026 | $17.83 |
| Aug 7, 2026 | $17.87 |
| Aug 10, 2026 | $17.81 |
| Aug 11, 2026 | $17.76 |
| Aug 12, 2026 | $17.79 |
| Aug 13, 2026 | $17.83 |
| Aug 14, 2026 | $17.81 |
| Aug 17, 2026 | $17.74 |
| Aug 18, 2026 | $17.71 |
| Aug 19, 2026 | $17.77 |
| Aug 20, 2026 | $17.74 |
| Aug 21, 2026 | $17.66 |
| Aug 24, 2026 | $17.66 |
| Aug 25, 2026 | $17.70 |
| Aug 26, 2026 | $17.68 |
| Aug 27, 2026 | $17.70 |
| Aug 28, 2026 | $17.69 |
| Aug 31, 2026 | $17.66 |
| Sep 1, 2026 | $17.60 |
| Sep 2, 2026 | $17.62 |
| Sep 3, 2026 | $17.64 |
| Sep 4, 2026 | $17.64 |
| Sep 8, 2026 | $17.60 |
| Sep 9, 2026 | $17.56 |
| Sep 10, 2026 | $17.46 |
| Sep 11, 2026 | $17.50 |
| Sep 14, 2026 | $17.42 |
| Sep 15, 2026 | $17.42 |
| Sep 16, 2026 | $17.45 |
| Sep 17, 2026 | $17.53 |
| Sep 18, 2026 | $17.49 |
| Sep 21, 2026 | $17.54 |
| Sep 22, 2026 | $17.52 |
| Sep 23, 2026 | $17.40 |
| Sep 24, 2026 | $17.23 |
| Sep 25, 2026 | $17.24 |
| Sep 28, 2026 | $17.14 |
| Sep 29, 2026 | $17.09 |
| Sep 30, 2026 | $17.05 |
| Oct 1, 2026 | $17.07 |
| Oct 2, 2026 | $17.09 |
| Oct 5, 2026 | $17.05 |
| Oct 6, 2026 | $17.11 |
| Oct 7, 2026 | $17.01 |
| Oct 8, 2026 | $17.08 |
| Oct 9, 2026 | $17.06 |
| Oct 12, 2026 | $17.01 |
| Oct 13, 2026 | $17.05 |
| Oct 14, 2026 | $17.00 |
| Oct 15, 2026 | $17.10 |
| Oct 16, 2026 | $17.08 |
| Oct 19, 2026 | $17.07 |
| Oct 20, 2026 | $17.05 |
| Oct 21, 2026 | $16.94 |
| Oct 22, 2026 | $16.92 |
| Oct 23, 2026 | $16.89 |
| Oct 26, 2026 | $16.93 |
Recent fund-flow records are unavailable, while the price has returned -7.1% so far this year. At 0.85% a year it is not the cheapest way in — AGG has a reported fee of 0.03%.
COMPOSED FROM THE FUND’S OWN DAILY RECORDS · UPDATED WITH EACH REFRESH
Sector weights
- Cash & Others100%
- Other94.7%
- Real Estate81.07%
- Corporate56.13%
- Finance33.66%
- Financial Services18.93%
- Consumer Non-Durables1.56%
- Communications1.27%
- ETF0.99%
- Rights & Warrants0.82%
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| Item | Value (%) |
|---|---|
| Cash & Others | 100% |
| Other | 94.7% |
| Real Estate | 81.07% |
| Corporate | 56.13% |
| Finance | 33.66% |
| Financial Services | 18.93% |
| Consumer Non-Durables | 1.56% |
| Communications | 1.27% |
| ETF | 0.99% |
| Rights & Warrants | 0.82% |
Country weights
- Other89.35%
- United States9.77%
- Bermuda0.78%
- United Kingdom0.1%
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| Item | Value (%) |
|---|---|
| Other | 89.35% |
| United States | 9.77% |
| Bermuda | 0.78% |
| United Kingdom | 0.1% |
| 1 week | -0.7% |
| 1 month | -1.8% |
| 3 months | -4.6% |
| 6 months | -6.7% |
| YTD | -7.1% |
| 1 year | — |
| 3 years | — |
PRICE RETURN, DISTRIBUTIONS NOT REINVESTED
| 1 week | — |
| 1 month | — |
| 3 months | — |
| YTD | — |
| 1 year | — |
CREATION/REDEMPTION DOLLARS, DAILY RECORDS
VOLATILITY & DRAWDOWN FROM THE DAILY TAPE · CONCENTRATION FROM THE LATEST DISCLOSED BOOK
Due diligence cuts both ways. These funds sit on the same shelf and beat FPE on at least one dimension that matters — the fee, the asset base, or where the money is going.
| Fund | Fee | Assets | Flow, 1M | The case | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| STIP iShares 0-5 Year TIPS Bond ETF | 0.03% | $16.4B | +$489M | -82bp on fee · 3× the assets · +$489M in over the month | Head-to-head |
| IJH iShares Core S&P Mid-Cap ETF | 0.05% | $123.5B | +$2.3B | -80bp on fee · 23× the assets · +$2.3B in over the month | Head-to-head |
| SPTS State Street SPDR Portfolio Short Term Treasury ETF | 0.03% | $7.1B | +$1.4B | -82bp on fee · +$1.4B in over the month | Head-to-head |
| IGSB iShares 1-5 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF | 0.04% | $23.7B | +$51M | -81bp on fee · 4× the assets · +$51M in over the month | Head-to-head |
| IGIB iShares 5-10 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF | 0.04% | $18.6B | +$412M | -81bp on fee · 3× the assets · +$412M in over the month | Head-to-head |