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Fidelity Preferred Securities & Income ETF

FPFDCboeFidelityC

$20.37+0.01 (+0.03%)

As of Nov 2, 2026, 3:57 PM ET

Intraday session: up, 78 prints from 20.36 to 20.37. Range 20.36 to 20.43. Use the arrow keys to read each point.20.3820.4020.4210 AM12 PM2 PM4 PM
Expense ratio
0.59%
Fund size
$76M
1Y total return
−2.3%
Yield · Last 12 months
5.80%
Holdings
328
Avg volume · 30D
15.6K sh
52W range
low $20.31high $22.16
Launched
Filings
SEC EDGAR

The ETF.net FPFD Grade

C

Score 52 out of 100

Rank
18 of 31
Six-pillar profile for FPFD. Scores out of 100: Cost 32, Risk 58, Mission 73, Tradability 53, Holdings 58, Durability 52. Strongest: Mission (73). Weakest: Cost (32). Leans toward Mission.

Score 52 of 100 falls in the C band. A is 70 or higher, B 55 to under 70, C 40 to under 55, D 25 to under 40, F under 25.

  • Cost

    The fund’s net expense ratio, ranked against its category.
    D32 out of 100
    Rank 21 of 31
  • Mission

    Whether the fund did what it promised, tested against its stated mandate.
    A73 out of 100
    Rank 7 of 26
  • Risk

    How the fund held up when markets fell: downside volatility, drawdowns and tail loss.
    B58 out of 100
    Rank 14 of 31
  • Tradability

    How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.
    C53 out of 100
    Rank 15 of 31
  • Holdings

    How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.
    B58 out of 100
    Rank 15 of 29
  • Durability

    Whether the fund is likely to stay open, judged by its age, its assets and its issuer’s assets.
    C52 out of 100
    Rank 19 of 31

Our read on FPFD

ETF.net Research

In short

CMost funds in this dividend crowd buy common stock. FPFD climbs a rung up the capital stack, actively picking preferred securities, heavily bank and insurer paper, and paying out monthly.

Stated mandate

The ETF seeks high total return through current income and capital appreciation.

Why people hold it

  • Owns preferred securities rather than common shares, aiming for high total return from current income plus capital appreciation, with distributions paid monthly.fidelity.com
  • Actively managed by Fidelity with no index to shadow, so the team can shift between issues and issuers as the preferred market moves.
  • Spread across roughly 200 preferred issues, so no single security carries the fund.
  • Trading since 2021 and sitting in the upper half of its income-focused peer group on our review.

Worth knowing

  • The 0.59% expense ratio runs above the middle of its peer group, where plain dividend-equity funds such as CGDV (0.33%) charge less.
  • Preferreds concentrate in financials and act like long-dated bonds, so bank sector stress and interest-rate swings both land here.
  • Shares trade lightly, so bid-ask spreads can be wider than on the largest preferred funds.

FPFD Performance

Launched Jun 15, 2021

Shows how $10,000 changes over the selected period, with cash distributions reinvested at the closing price on each ex-dividend date.

Not enough history yet.
FPFD$9,769
SPY tracks large US stocks. It provides market context, rather than representing this fund’s strategy, asset class or investment benchmark.$11,199
Oct 31, 2025 to Oct 30, 2026. FPFD $9,769. SPY $11,199. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$10,000$11,000Oct 2025Apr 2026Oct 2026

Oct 31, 2025 – Oct 30, 2026

Returns run to the Oct 30, 2026 close, with cash distributions reinvested. Each period starts on the same date that many months or years earlier. Periods over one year show the average yearly return.

Trailing total return for FPFD. Periods over one year show the average yearly return.
PeriodFPFD
Year to date−2.4%
1 month−0.1%
3 months−2.8%
1 year−2.3%
3 yearsper year+7.1%
5 yearsper year+0.7%
10 yearsFund is under 10 years oldper yearNo data

With distributions reinvested.

Calendar-year total return with cash distributions hypothetically reinvested at the ex-dividend date’s closing price. The current year shows year to date.

Annual total returns for FPFD
YearReturn barFPFD
2026 YTD−2.4%
2025+6.5%
2024+8.5%
2023+10.9%
2022−17.1%
2021+1.9%

History from Jun 17, 2021

FPFD in the news

FPFD Dividends

Adds up every distribution paid per share over the last 12 months, divided by the last completed close. Distributions are counted by ex-date. Data through Oct 30, 2026.
5.80%Last 12 months
Payout per share
$1.18Last 12 months
Upcoming payment
$0.12 per share
Pays on
Shares bought on or after this date do not qualify for this distribution.
Frequency
Monthly

Distribution history

2023–2026

One bar per payment. 46 payments from 2023 to 2026 YTD. Jan 27, 2023 $0.09; Feb 24, 2023 $0.08; Mar 29, 2023 $0.09; Apr 26, 2023 $0.08; May 26, 2023 $0.08; Jun 28, 2023 $0.11; Jul 27, 2023 $0.08; Aug 29, 2023 $0.09; Sep 27, 2023 $0.10; Oct 27, 2023 $0.08; Nov 28, 2023 $0.10; Dec 27, 2023 $0.10; Jan 29, 2024 $0.08; Feb 27, 2024 $0.09; Mar 26, 2024 $0.09; Apr 26, 2024 $0.08; May 30, 2024 $0.07; Jun 27, 2024 $0.12; Jul 30, 2024 $0.07; Aug 29, 2024 $0.09; Sep 27, 2024 $0.09; Oct 30, 2024 $0.08; Nov 27, 2024 $0.08; Dec 30, 2024 $0.13; Jan 30, 2025 $0.09; Feb 27, 2025 $0.08; Mar 28, 2025 $0.09; Apr 29, 2025 $0.09; May 29, 2025 $0.08; Jun 27, 2025 $0.10; Jul 30, 2025 $0.10; Aug 28, 2025 $0.08; Sep 29, 2025 $0.08; Oct 30, 2025 $0.09; Nov 26, 2025 $0.08; Dec 30, 2025 $0.13; Jan 29, 2026 $0.08; Feb 26, 2026 $0.08; Mar 30, 2026 $0.10; Apr 29, 2026 $0.11; May 28, 2026 $0.08; Jun 29, 2026 $0.12; Jul 30, 2026 $0.08; Aug 28, 2026 $0.09; Sep 29, 2026 $0.12; Oct 29, 2026 $0.12. Use the arrow keys to read each point.2023202420252026YTD
Ex-datePay dateAmount per share
Oct 29, 2026Pays Nov 2, 2026$0.12
Sep 29, 2026Oct 1, 2026$0.12
Aug 28, 2026Sep 1, 2026$0.09
Jul 30, 2026Aug 3, 2026$0.08
Jun 29, 2026Jul 1, 2026$0.12
May 28, 2026Jun 1, 2026$0.08
Apr 29, 2026May 1, 2026$0.11
Mar 30, 2026Apr 1, 2026$0.10
Feb 26, 2026Mar 2, 2026$0.08
Jan 29, 2026Feb 2, 2026$0.08
Dec 30, 2025Jan 2, 2026$0.13
Nov 26, 2025Dec 1, 2025$0.08

See all 65 payments⁠

$10,000 in FPFD 5 years ago paid $2,108 in dividends.⁠

FPFD Risk

How much the fund’s monthly returns vary, scaled to a year.
5.6%
Annualised · 36 months to Oct 2026
How it’s calculated: standard deviation

The sample standard deviation of monthly total returns, multiplied by the square root of 12.

Uses up to 36 complete months, with at least 12 required. Total returns include reinvested distributions.

Return above 3-month US Treasury bills per unit of volatility.
0.48
vs 3-month T-bills · to Oct 2026
How it’s calculated: Sharpe ratio

Subtract each month’s Treasury-bill return from the fund’s monthly total return.

Divide the average of those excess returns by their sample standard deviation, then multiply by the square root of 12.

Uses up to 36 complete months, with at least 12 required. Each month uses the Treasury yield quoted at the end of the previous month.

The largest fall from a peak to the low that followed.
−20.6%
Trough Oct 2022
How it’s calculated: maximum drawdown

The largest percentage decline from an earlier peak, using total returns with reinvested distributions.

Uses up to five years through the last close, with at least 12 months required.

How strongly the fund’s returns move with its asset-class index.
0.76
vs its asset-class index
How it’s calculated: beta

The beta figure is supplied by FMP. The comparison index depends on the fund’s broad asset class.

FMP measures it over up to five years of monthly returns.

FPFD Cost

Overpaying vs PFFD, cheapest in Preferred Securities

$6,876

On $10,000 over 30 years. 7% growth a year before fees, expense ratio only.

  • FPFD 0.59%

    $11,635

  • PFFD 0.23% Cheapest

    $4,759

$10,000
30 years

Cost over time

  • FPFD 0.59%
  • PFFD 0.23%
  • Overpaying
One line per fund, from year 0 to year 30. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$0$2.5K$5K$7.5K$10K$12.5K051015202530FPFD $11,635PFFD $4,759

Year by year

YearFPFDPFFDOverpaying
10$1,058$419$639
20$4,051$1,630$2,421
30$11,635$4,759$6,876

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