First Trust Intermediate Duration Preferred & Income Fund
About: First Trust Inter Dur Pref& Income Fund is a diversified, closed-end management investment company. Its primary investment objective is to seek a high level of current income. Further, it has a secondary objective of capital appreciation. The Fund invests in the traditional preferred securities, hybrid preferred securities, floating rate & fixed-to-floating rate preferred securities, debt securities, convertible securities, and contingent convertible securities issued by U.S. and non-U.S. companies. Its investment portfolio includes industries such as Banks, Insurance, Capital Markets, Electric Utilities, Oil, Gas & Consumable Fuels, Food Products, and others.
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Based on 2025 Q2 regulatory disclosures by fund managers ($100M+ AUM)
45% more first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 16 | Existing positions closed: 11
5% more capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $291M [Q1] → $306M (+$14.8M) [Q2]
4% more funds holding
Funds holding: 107 [Q1] → 111 (+4) [Q2]
0.71% more ownership
Funds ownership: 26.03% [Q1] → 26.75% (+0.71%) [Q2]
21% less repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 27 | Existing positions reduced: 34
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