First Trust Advisors L.P. > First Trust Series Fund
First Trust Preferred Securities and Income Fund
$221.48M
Avg Monthly Net Assets
$227.35M
Total Assets
$2.17M
Total Liabilities
$225.18M
Net Assets
First Trust Preferred Securities and Income Fund is a Mutual Fund in First Trust Series Fund
from First Trust Advisors L.P.,
based in Illinois,
United States of America.
The fund has five share classes
and monthly net assets of $221.48M.
On September 24th, 2024 it reported 191 holdings, the largest
being BANK OF AMERICA CORP (2.6%), BARCLAYS PLC (2.3%) and HIGHLAND HOLDINGS BOND (2.2%).
Data provided by Fincoded.
Share Classes
| Name | Class/Contract ID | Ticker | Monthly Returns (2 years) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Class A | C000092932 | FPEAX | |
| Class C | C000092933 | FPECX | |
| Class F | C000092934 | FPEFX | |
| Class I | C000092935 | FPEIX | |
| Class R3 | C000092936 | FPERX |
Holdings
From latest NPORT-P, filed September 24th, 2024 for period ending July 31st, 2024.
Historic holdings data available from Fincoded.
| Name | Profile | Category | Country | Value $USD | # Shares | % of Fund |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AEGON Funding Co LLC | Long | Equity-preferred | US | $1M | 57K | 0.54 |
| AES Corp/The | Long | Debt | US | $1M | – | 0.63 |
| Affiliated Managers Group Inc | Long | Equity-preferred | US | $1M | 43K | 0.48 |
| Affiliated Managers Group Inc | Long | Equity-preferred | US | $431K | 26K | 0.19 |
| Aircastle Ltd | Long | Debt | BM | $26K | – | 0.01 |
| Algonquin Power & Utilities Corp (ALGONQUIN PWR & UTILITY) | Long | Debt | CA | $4M | – | 1.76 |
| Algonquin Power & Utilities Corp (ALGONQUIN PWR & UTILITY) | Long | Equity-preferred | CA | $244K | 10K | 0.11 |
| American AgCredit Corp (AMER AGCREDIT ACA) | Long | Debt | US | $2M | – | 1.09 |
| American Electric Power Co Inc | Long | Debt | US | $2M | – | 0.89 |
| American Electric Power Co Inc | Long | Debt | US | $1M | – | 0.49 |
| American Electric Power Co Inc | Long | Debt | US | $299K | – | 0.13 |
| American National Group Inc | Long | Equity-preferred | US | $2M | 78K | 0.85 |
| American National Group Inc | Long | Equity-preferred | US | $576K | 23K | 0.26 |
| AmTrust Financial Services Inc | Long | Equity-preferred | US | $86K | 5K | 0.04 |
| AmTrust Financial Services Inc | Long | Equity-preferred | US | $76K | 5K | 0.03 |
| Arch Capital Group Ltd | Long | Equity-preferred | BM | $536K | 28K | 0.24 |
| Ares Finance Co III LLC | Long | Debt | US | $1M | – | 0.63 |
| Aspen Insurance Holdings Ltd (ASPEN INSURANCE HLDG LTD) | Long | Equity-preferred | BM | $964K | 49K | 0.43 |
| Aspen Insurance Holdings Ltd (ASPEN INSURANCE HLDG LTD) | Long | Equity-preferred | BM | $206K | 10K | 0.09 |
| Assurant Inc | Long | Debt | US | $2M | – | 0.82 |
| Assured Guaranty Municipal Holdings Inc | Long | Debt | US | $760K | – | 0.34 |
| AT&T Inc | Long | Equity-preferred | US | $833K | 42K | 0.37 |
| Athene Holding Ltd | Long | Equity-preferred | US | $1M | 48K | 0.55 |
| Athene Holding Ltd | Long | Equity-preferred | US | $907K | 36K | 0.40 |
| Athene Holding Ltd | Long | Equity-preferred | US | $766K | 32K | 0.34 |
| Athene Holding Ltd | Long | Equity-preferred | US | $30K | 2K | 0.01 |
| AXIS Specialty Finance LLC | Long | Debt | US | $2M | – | 0.87 |
| Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria SA | Long | Debt | ES | $1M | – | 0.62 |
| Banco de Credito e Inversiones SA (BANC CREDITO INVERSIONES) | Long | Debt | CL | $316K | – | 0.14 |
| Banco de Credito e Inversiones SA (BANC CREDITO INVERSIONES) | Long | Debt | CL | $211K | – | 0.09 |
| Banco Mercantil del Norte SA/Grand Cayman (BANCO MERCANTIL DE NORTE) | Long | Debt | MX | $1M | – | 0.50 |
| Banco Mercantil del Norte SA/Grand Cayman (BANCO MERCANTIL DE NORTE) | Long | Debt | MX | $1M | – | 0.44 |
| Banco Mercantil del Norte SA/Grand Cayman (BANCO MERCANTIL DE NORTE) | Long | Debt | MX | $887K | – | 0.39 |
| Banco Santander SA | Long | Debt | ES | $2M | – | 0.81 |
| Banco Santander SA | Long | Debt | ES | $1M | – | 0.66 |
| Banco Santander SA | Long | Debt | ES | $873K | – | 0.39 |
| Banco Santander SA | Long | Debt | ES | $708K | – | 0.31 |
| Bank of America Corp | Long | Debt | US | $6M | – | 2.63 |
| Bank of America Corp | Long | Equity-preferred | US | $1M | 1K | 0.54 |
| Bank of America Corp | Long | Equity-preferred | US | $715K | 30K | 0.32 |
| Bank of America Corp | Long | Debt | US | $189K | – | 0.08 |
| Bank of Montreal | Long | Debt | CA | $3M | – | 1.47 |
| Bank of Montreal | Long | Debt | CA | $810K | – | 0.36 |
| Bank of Nova Scotia/The | Long | Debt | CA | $3M | – | 1.18 |
| Bank of Nova Scotia/The | Long | Debt | CA | $2M | – | 0.84 |
| Barclays PLC | Long | Debt | GB | $5M | – | 2.27 |
| Barclays PLC | Long | Debt | GB | $1M | – | 0.53 |
| Barclays PLC | Long | Debt | GB | $1M | – | 0.50 |
| BBVA Bancomer SA/Texas (BBVA BANCOMER SA TEXAS) | Long | Debt | MX | $1M | – | 0.61 |
| BBVA Bancomer SA/Texas (BBVA BANCOMER SA TEXAS) | Long | Debt | MX | $619K | – | 0.28 |
| BNP Paribas SA | Long | Debt | FR | $3M | – | 1.24 |
| BNP Paribas SA | Long | Debt | FR | $3M | – | 1.18 |
| BNP Paribas SA | Long | Debt | FR | $2M | – | 0.84 |
| BNP Paribas SA | Long | Debt | FR | $618K | – | 0.27 |
| Brookfield BRP Holdings Canada Inc | Long | Equity-preferred | CA | $560K | 36K | 0.25 |
| Brookfield Infrastructure Finance ULC (BROOKFIELD INFRA FIN ULC) | Long | Equity-preferred | CA | $491K | 29K | 0.22 |
| Brookfield Infrastructure Partners LP | Long | Equity-preferred | CA | $556K | 29K | 0.25 |
| Brookfield Oaktree Holdings LLC (BROOKFIELD OAKTREE HLDGS) | Long | Equity-preferred | US | $180K | 8K | 0.08 |
| Brookfield Property Partners LP | Long | Equity-preferred | US | $664K | 49K | 0.29 |
| Brookfield Property Partners LP | Long | Equity-preferred | US | $657K | 52K | 0.29 |
| Brookfield Property Partners LP | Long | Equity-preferred | US | $68K | 5K | 0.03 |
| Brookfield Renewable Partners LP | Long | Equity-preferred | CA | $416K | 22K | 0.18 |
| Capital Farm Credit ACA | Long | Debt | US | $1M | – | 0.65 |
| Capital One Financial Corp | Long | Equity-preferred | US | $55K | 3K | 0.02 |
| Carlyle Finance LLC | Long | Equity-preferred | US | $983K | 54K | 0.44 |
| Charles Schwab Corp/The | Long | Debt | US | $851K | – | 0.38 |
| Charles Schwab Corp/The | Long | Debt | US | $845K | – | 0.38 |
| Charles Schwab Corp/The | Long | Debt | US | $743K | – | 0.33 |
| Charles Schwab Corp/The | Long | Debt | US | $261K | – | 0.12 |
| Citigroup Inc | Long | Debt | US | $3M | – | 1.22 |
| Citigroup Inc | Long | Debt | US | $2M | – | 0.91 |
| Citigroup Inc | Long | Debt | US | $1M | – | 0.47 |
| Citigroup Inc | Long | Debt | US | $950K | – | 0.42 |
| Citigroup Inc | Long | Debt | US | $50K | – | 0.02 |
| Citizens Financial Group Inc | Long | Debt | US | $1M | – | 0.61 |
| Citizens Financial Group Inc | Long | Debt | US | $498K | – | 0.22 |
| Citizens Financial Group Inc | Long | Equity-preferred | US | $197K | 8K | 0.09 |
| CNO Financial Group Inc | Long | Equity-preferred | US | $400K | 20K | 0.18 |
| CNP Assurances SACA | Long | Debt | FR | $2M | – | 0.76 |
| CoBank ACB | Long | Debt | US | $921K | – | 0.41 |
| CoBank ACB | Long | Debt | US | $861K | – | 0.38 |
| CoBank ACB | Long | Debt | US | $512K | – | 0.23 |
| Commerzbank AG | Long | Debt | DE | $597K | – | 0.27 |
| Compeer Financial ACA | Long | Debt | US | $585K | – | 0.26 |
| Corebridge Financial Inc | Long | Debt | US | $2M | – | 0.87 |
| Credit Suisse Group AG | Long | Debt | CH | $492K | – | 0.22 |
| Credit Suisse Group AG | Long | Debt | CH | $291K | – | 0.13 |
| Credit Suisse Group AG | Long | Debt | CH | $192K | – | 0.09 |
| Credit Suisse Group AG | Long | Debt | CH | $180K | – | 0.08 |
| Dairy Farmers of America Inc | Long | Debt | US | $306K | – | 0.14 |
| Delphi Financial Group Inc | Long | Equity-preferred | US | $2M | 74K | 0.74 |
| Deutsche Bank AG | Long | Debt | DE | $3M | – | 1.19 |
| DigitalBridge Group Inc | Long | Equity-preferred | US | $70K | 3K | 0.03 |
| DigitalBridge Group Inc | Long | Equity-preferred | US | $3K | 115 | 0.00 |
| Dominion Energy Inc | Long | Debt | US | $2M | – | 0.84 |
| Dominion Energy Inc | Long | Debt | US | $684K | – | 0.30 |
| Edison International | Long | Debt | US | $24K | – | 0.01 |
| Emera Inc | Long | Debt | CA | $499K | – | 0.22 |
| Enbridge Inc | Long | Debt | CA | $2M | – | 0.91 |
| Enbridge Inc | Long | Debt | CA | $1M | – | 0.58 |
| Enbridge Inc | Long | Debt | CA | $1M | – | 0.57 |
| Enbridge Inc | Long | Debt | CA | $458K | – | 0.20 |
| Energy Transfer LP | Long | Debt | US | $4M | – | 1.72 |
| Energy Transfer LP | Long | Debt | US | $876K | – | 0.39 |
| Energy Transfer LP | Long | Debt | US | $655K | – | 0.29 |
| Energy Transfer LP | Long | Debt | US | $482K | – | 0.21 |
| Entergy Corp | Long | Debt | US | $2M | – | 0.76 |
| Enterprise Products Operating LLC | Long | Debt | US | $63K | – | 0.03 |
| Equitable Holdings Inc | Long | Equity-preferred | US | $853K | 39K | 0.38 |
| EUSHI Finance Inc | Long | Debt | US | $970K | – | 0.43 |
| F&G Annuities & Life Inc | Long | Equity-preferred | US | $1M | 47K | 0.55 |
| Farm Credit Bank of Texas (FARM CREDIT BK OF TEXAS) | Long | Debt | US | $573K | – | 0.25 |
| Farm Credit Bank of Texas (FARM CREDIT BK OF TEXAS) | Long | Debt | US | $306K | – | 0.14 |
| Farm Credit Bank of Texas (FARM CREDIT BK OF TEXAS) | Long | Debt | US | $99K | – | 0.04 |
| Fifth Third Bancorp | Long | Debt | US | $614K | – | 0.27 |
| Ford Motor Co (FORD MOTOR COMPANY) | Long | Equity-preferred | US | $121K | 5K | 0.05 |
| Ford Motor Co (FORD MOTOR COMPANY) | Long | Equity-preferred | US | $47K | 2K | 0.02 |
| Fortegra Financial Corp | Long | Debt | US | $964K | – | 0.43 |
| Global Atlantic Fin Co | Long | Debt | US | $3M | – | 1.40 |
| Global Atlantic Fin Co | Long | Debt | US | $1M | – | 0.51 |
| Global Net Lease Inc | Long | Equity-preferred | US | $590K | 27K | 0.26 |
| Goldman Sachs Group Inc/The | Long | Debt | US | $2M | – | 1.02 |
| Goldman Sachs Group Inc/The | Long | Debt | US | $2M | – | 0.75 |
| Hartford Financial Services Group Inc/The (HARTFORD FINL SVCS GRP) | Long | Debt | US | $3M | – | 1.15 |
| Highlands Holdings Bond Issuer Ltd / Highlands Holdings Bond Co-Issuer Inc (HIGHLAND HOLDINGS BOND) | Long | Debt | $5M | – | 2.22 | |
| HSBC Holdings PLC | Long | Debt | GB | $2M | – | 0.94 |
| HSBC Holdings PLC | Long | Debt | GB | $174K | – | 0.08 |
| ING Groep NV | Long | Debt | NL | $3M | – | 1.33 |
| ING Groep NV | Long | Debt | NL | $2M | – | 1.01 |
| ING Groep NV | Long | Debt | NL | $199K | – | 0.09 |
| Intesa Sanpaolo SpA | Long | Debt | IT | $4M | – | 1.73 |
| JPMorgan Chase & Co | Long | Debt | US | $4M | – | 1.77 |
| KeyCorp | Long | Equity-preferred | US | $365K | 16K | 0.16 |
| KKR Group Finance Co IX LLC (KKR GROUP FIN CO IX LLC) | Long | Equity-preferred | US | $540K | 28K | 0.24 |
| Kuvare US Holdings Inc | Long | Debt | US | $1M | – | 0.52 |
| La Mondiale SAM | Long | Debt | FR | $298K | – | 0.13 |
| Lancashire Holdings Ltd | Long | Debt | BM | $2M | – | 0.79 |
| Land O' Lakes Inc (LAND O'LAKES INC) | Long | Debt | US | $3M | – | 1.18 |
| Land O' Lakes Inc (LAND O'LAKES INC) | Long | Debt | US | $1M | – | 0.48 |
| Land O' Lakes Inc (LAND O'LAKES INC) | Long | Debt | US | $996K | – | 0.44 |
| Land O'Lakes Capital Trust I (LAND O LAKES CAP TRST I) | Long | Debt | US | $1M | – | 0.57 |
| Liberty Mutual Group Inc | Long | Debt | US | $1M | – | 0.65 |
| Lincoln National Corp | Long | Debt | US | $572K | – | 0.25 |
| Lloyds Banking Group PLC | Long | Debt | GB | $4M | – | 1.64 |
| Lloyds Banking Group PLC | Long | Debt | GB | $201K | – | 0.09 |
| Lloyds Banking Group PLC | Long | Debt | GB | $200K | – | 0.09 |
| MetLife Inc | Long | Equity-preferred | US | $359K | 17K | 0.16 |
| Morgan Stanley | Long | Equity-preferred | US | $905K | 35K | 0.40 |
| National Storage Affiliates Trust | Long | Equity-preferred | US | $61K | 3K | 0.03 |
| NatWest Group PLC | Long | Debt | GB | $2M | – | 0.81 |
| NatWest Group PLC | Long | Debt | GB | $623K | – | 0.28 |
| NatWest Group PLC | Long | Debt | GB | $198K | – | 0.09 |
| NextEra Energy Capital Holdings Inc | Long | Debt | US | $2M | – | 0.83 |
| NextEra Energy Capital Holdings Inc | Long | Debt | US | $983K | – | 0.44 |
| NiSource Inc | Long | Debt | US | $459K | – | 0.20 |
| Phoenix Cos Inc/The (PHOENIX COMPANIES INC) | Long | Equity-preferred | US | $195K | 11K | 0.09 |
| Pinnacle Financial Partners Inc | Long | Equity-preferred | US | $550K | 23K | 0.24 |
| PNC Financial Services Group Inc/The | Long | Debt | US | $2M | – | 0.72 |
| PNC Financial Services Group Inc/The | Long | Debt | US | $1M | – | 0.62 |
| PNC Financial Services Group Inc/The | Long | Debt | US | $494K | – | 0.22 |
| QBE Insurance Group Ltd | Long | Debt | AU | $99K | – | 0.04 |
| RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd | Long | Equity-preferred | BM | $56K | 3K | 0.02 |
| Royal Bank of Canada | Long | Debt | CA | $3M | – | 1.39 |
| SCE Trust IV | Long | Equity-preferred | US | $298K | 12K | 0.13 |
| SCE Trust V | Long | Equity-preferred | US | $229K | 9K | 0.10 |
| SCE Trust VII | Long | Equity-preferred | US | $2M | 85K | 0.99 |
| SCE Trust VIII | Long | Equity-preferred | US | $634K | 25K | 0.28 |
| Scentre Group Trust 2 | Long | Debt | AU | $758K | – | 0.34 |
| Scentre Group Trust 2 | Long | Debt | AU | $390K | – | 0.17 |
| Sempra | Long | Debt | US | $1M | – | 0.63 |
| Sempra | Long | Debt | US | $1M | – | 0.51 |
| Societe Generale SA | Long | Debt | FR | $2M | – | 0.68 |
| Societe Generale SA | Long | Debt | FR | $1M | – | 0.56 |
| Societe Generale SA | Long | Debt | FR | $726K | – | 0.32 |
| South Jersey Industries Inc | Long | Equity-preferred | US | $981K | 67K | 0.44 |
| State Street Corp | Long | Debt | US | $1M | – | 0.58 |
| State Street Corp | Long | Debt | US | $515K | – | 0.23 |
| Sumitomo Mitsui Financial Group Inc (SUMITOMO MITSUI FINL GRP) | Long | Debt | JP | $727K | – | 0.32 |
| Swedbank AB | Long | Debt | SE | $1M | – | 0.45 |
| Swedbank AB | Long | Debt | SE | $202K | – | 0.09 |
| Toronto-Dominion Bank/The | Long | Debt | CA | $3M | – | 1.48 |
| TPG Operating Group II LP | Long | Equity-preferred | US | $564K | 22K | 0.25 |
| Transcanada Trust | Long | Debt | CA | $2M | – | 0.70 |
| Transcanada Trust | Long | Debt | CA | $1M | – | 0.49 |
| United States Cellular Corp (US CELLULAR CORP) | Long | Equity-preferred | US | $1M | 61K | 0.56 |
| United States Cellular Corp (US CELLULAR CORP) | Long | Equity-preferred | US | $916K | 45K | 0.41 |
| United States Cellular Corp | Long | Equity-preferred | US | $863K | 39K | 0.38 |
| US Bancorp | Long | Equity-preferred | US | $253K | 11K | 0.11 |
| Wells Fargo & Co (WELLS FARGO & COMPANY) | Long | Equity-preferred | US | $5M | 4K | 2.01 |
| Wells Fargo & Co (WELLS FARGO & COMPANY) | Long | Debt | US | $2M | – | 1.00 |
| Wells Fargo & Co (WELLS FARGO & COMPANY) | Long | Debt | US | $1M | – | 0.47 |
Address
First Trust Series Fund
120 East Liberty Drive
Suite 400
Wheaton
Illinois
60187
United States of America
Websites
Directors
Robert F. Keith
Niel B. Nielson
Richard E. Erickson
Denise M. Keefe
Thomas R. Kadlec
James A. Bowen
Bronwyn Wright
Transfer Agents
BNY Mellon Investment Servicing (US) Inc.
Pricing Services
ICE Data Pricing & Reference Data, LLC
Bloomberg L.P.
Refinitiv, LLC
Custodians
Brown Brothers Harriman & Co.
The Bank of New York Mellon
Shareholder Servicing Agents
BNY Mellon Investment Servicing (US) Inc.
Admins
The Bank of New York Mellon
Brown Brothers Harriman & Co.
Brokers
JP MORGAN SECURITIES LLC
Raymond James & Associates, Inc.
Stifel, Nicolaus & Company, Incorporated