First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund III - First Trust Preferred Securities and Income ETF is an exchange traded fund launched and managed by First Trust Advisors LP. The fund is co-managed by Stonebridge Advisors, LLC. It invests in the fixed income markets of global region. The fund invests in preferred securities and income-producing debt securities, including corporate bonds, high yield securities, convertible securities, and investment grade securities. The fund invests in average duration of three to 12 years. It employs fundamental analysis with top down and bottom up security picking approach to create its portfolio. The fund seeks to benchmark the performance of its portfolio against the ICE BofA US Investment Grade Institutional Capital Securities Index, Bloomberg US Aggregate Bond Index and the Blended Index comprising of 30% of the ICE BofA Core Plus Fixed Rate Preferred Securities Index, 30% of the ICE BofA US Investment Grade Institutional Capital Securities Index, 30% of the ICE USD Contingent Capital Index and 10% of the ICE BofA US High Yield Institutional Capital Securities Index. First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund III - First Trust Preferred Securities and Income ETF was formed on February 11, 2013 and is domiciled in the United States.

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