FPECX
First Trust Preferred Securities and Income Fund
First Trust Series Fund

Average annual returns

Through 2025
1 year
9.02%
3 year
8.35%
5 year
3.21%
10 year
4.96%

Standardized average annual total returns (before tax), from calendar-year returns; recent years derived from N-PORT monthly data.

Calendar-year returns

Risk statistics

81 months through April 30, 2026
Volatility (ann.)
5.14%
Sharpe
1.81
Sortino
4.14
Max drawdown
-17.67%
Best month
9.37%
Worst month
-15.99%
Beta vs VBTLX
0.68
Correlation
0.75

Derived from N-PORT monthly total returns; distinct from the prospectus returns above.

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