FPEI Performance — First Trust Institutional Preferred Securities and Income ETF

FPEI

First Trust Institutional Preferred Securities and Income ETF

First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund III

ETF

Average annual returns

Through 2025

1 year

9.92%

3 year

9.10%

5 year

4.55%

10 year

—

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

81 months through April 30, 2026

Volatility (ann.)

4.81%

Sharpe

2.25

Sortino

6.01

Max drawdown

-15.98%

Best month

7.61%

Worst month

-14.78%

Beta vs VBTLX

0.65

Correlation

0.76

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

Machine-readable: JSON · Markdown. Programmatic access via the agent surface.