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First Trust Institutional Preferred Securities and Income ETF (FPEI) Price, Holdings & Fees

$546.57−1.44%−$8.01End-of-day price as of Oct 9, 2026

First Trust Institutional Preferred Securities and Income ETF (FPEI) closed at $546.57 on Oct 9, 2026, down 1.44% from the previous close of $554.58.

Share price, past year

1Y +10.04%

52-week range $454.04 – $563.31. Daily closing prices.
Monthly closing prices
Last closing price of each month
DateClose
Oct 9, 2026$546.57
Sep 30, 2026$554.93
Aug 31, 2026$532.06
Jul 31, 2026$490.58
Jun 30, 2026$462.57
May 29, 2026$489.54
Apr 30, 2026$508.67
Mar 31, 2026$495.85
Feb 27, 2026$481.98
Jan 30, 2026$484.10
Dec 31, 2025$498.30
Nov 28, 2025$506.45
Oct 31, 2025$489.74

Key statistics

Expense ratio
0.85%
as of Oct 31, 2025
Net assets
$1.9B
as of Jul 31, 2026
Holdings
174
as of Jul 31, 2026
52-week range
$454.04 – $563.31

First Trust Institutional Preferred Securities and Income ETF's expense ratio is 0.85%: $85.00 a year on $10,000 invested.

Holdings

First Trust Institutional Preferred Securities and Income ETF held 174 investments worth $1.93B as of Jul 31, 2026. Its largest holding was BANK OF AMERICA CORP, at 2.90% of the fund.

First Trust Institutional Preferred Securities and Income ETF largest holdings by share of net assets
#Holding% of fundValue
1BANK OF AMERICA CORP2.90%$56.00M
2CREDIT AGRICOLE SA2.02%$38.97M
3CITIGROUP INC1.89%$36.42M
4ING GROEP NV1.73%$33.42M
5BANCO BILBAO VIZCAYA ARGENTARIA SA1.64%$31.60M
6TORONTO DOMINION BANK (THE)1.61%$31.12M
7ENBRIDGE INC1.52%$29.26M
8BANCO SANTANDER SA1.46%$28.25M
9CHARLES SCHWAB CORP (THE)1.44%$27.86M
10BANK OF MONTREAL1.40%$26.94M
11BNP PARIBAS SA1.28%$24.65M
12COMMERZBANK AG1.26%$24.33M
13BNP PARIBAS SA1.24%$23.84M
14HSBC HOLDINGS PLC1.23%$23.74M
15CANADIAN IMPERIAL BANK OF COMMERCE1.22%$23.61M
16WELLS FARGO & COMPANY1.21%$23.33M
17JP MORGAN CHASE & COMPANY1.19%$22.94M
18HARTFORD INSURANCE GROUP INC (THE)1.18%$22.83M
19BELL CANADA1.11%$21.47M
20BARCLAYS PLC1.09%$21.11M
21NATWEST GROUP PLC1.08%$20.90M
22WELLS FARGO & COMPANY1.08%$20.74M
23SOCIETE GENERALE SA1.04%$20.02M
24EUSHI FINANCE INC1.04%$20.00M
25AMERICAN ELECTRIC POWER COMPANY INC1.03%$19.93M

Top 25 of 174 holdings, as of Jul 31, 2026. Percentages are of the fund's net assets.

What the fund owns

First Trust Institutional Preferred Securities and Income ETF holdings by asset type
Asset type% of fund
Bonds and other debt96.86%
Preferred stock1.26%
First Trust Institutional Preferred Securities and Income ETF holdings by country, largest 10
Country% of fund
United States47.90%
Canada16.11%
France9.32%
United Kingdom7.85%
Spain5.69%
Netherlands2.51%
Germany2.47%
Japan2.08%
Cayman Islands1.72%
Finland0.77%

Shares of net assets from the fund's N-PORT report. Funds that borrow can add up to more than 100%, with borrowing (such as repurchase agreements) shown as a negative share.

Monthly total returns

Over the 3 months to Jul 31, 2026, First Trust Institutional Preferred Securities and Income ETF's total return was +0.49%, as reported to the SEC.

First Trust Institutional Preferred Securities and Income ETF monthly total returns
MonthTotal return
Jul 31, 2026−0.39%
Jun 30, 2026+0.47%
May 31, 2026+0.41%

The fund's own total returns as reported to the SEC (N-PORT), including reinvested distributions. Not the sample prices above.

Fund profile

Name
First Trust Institutional Preferred Securities and Income ETF
Ticker
FPEI
Exchange
ARCA
Fund type
ETF
Trust
FIRST TRUST EXCHANGE-TRADED FUND III
SEC series ID
S000058182
SEC CIK
0001424212
Fractional shares
Yes

Recent SEC filings

Shareholder reports and prospectuses are filed by FIRST TRUST EXCHANGE-TRADED FUND III, the trust behind First Trust Institutional Preferred Securities and Income ETF, and cover all of its funds.

Frequently asked questions

What is FPEI's price?

First Trust Institutional Preferred Securities and Income ETF (FPEI) closed at $546.57 on Oct 9, 2026, down 1.44% from the previous close of $554.58.

What is FPEI's expense ratio?

First Trust Institutional Preferred Securities and Income ETF's expense ratio is 0.85%: $85.00 a year on $10,000 invested.

What does FPEI hold?

First Trust Institutional Preferred Securities and Income ETF held 174 investments worth $1.93B as of Jul 31, 2026. Its largest holding was BANK OF AMERICA CORP, at 2.90% of the fund. Its five largest holdings were BANK OF AMERICA CORP, CREDIT AGRICOLE SA, CITIGROUP INC, ING GROEP NV, BANCO BILBAO VIZCAYA ARGENTARIA SA.

How has FPEI performed?

Over the 3 months to Jul 31, 2026, First Trust Institutional Preferred Securities and Income ETF's total return was +0.49%, as reported to the SEC.

Sources and methodology

Holdings, net assets and monthly returns come from the fund's N-PORT filing with the SEC, as of Jul 31, 2026 (filed Sep 24, 2026). The expense ratio is from the fund's prospectus or shareholder report, as of Oct 31, 2025. Prices are generated sample data for development. Data sources and disclosures