Cohen & Steers Tax-Advantaged Preferred Securities and Income Fund (PTA)

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Cohen & Steers Tax-Advantaged Preferred Securities and Income Fund (PTA) is up 2.8% since the beginning of the year. PTA is currently trading at $19 per share. Investors who bought $1,000 worth of PTA shares 5 years ago would now be looking at an investment worth $1,136.

Cohen & Steers Tax-Advantaged Preferred Securities and Income Fund (PTA) has returned 2.77% so far this year and 5.35% over the past 12 months.

Based on dividend-adjusted daily data since Oct 28, 2020, PTA's average daily return is +0.02%, while the average monthly return is +0.33%. At this rate, an investment would double in approximately 17.5 years.

Historically, 52% of months were positive and 48% were negative. The best month was Jan 2023 with a return of +13.8%, while the worst month was Feb 2022 at -7.0%. The longest winning streak lasted 5 consecutive months, and the longest losing streak was 4 months.

On a daily basis, PTA closed higher 51% of trading days. The best single day was Apr 9, 2025 with a return of +5.3%, while the worst single day was Apr 4, 2025 at -4.9%.

Cohen & Steers Tax-Advantaged Preferred Securities and Income Fund has an annualized alpha of -1.98%, beta of 0.39, and R2 of 0.22 versus S&P 500 Index. Calculated based on daily prices since October 28, 2020.

• This fund participated in 82.37% of S&P 500 Index downside but only 46.89% of its upside - more exposed to losses than it benefited from rallies.
• Beta of 0.39 may look defensive, but with R2 of 0.22 this fund is largely uncorrelated with S&P 500 Index - low beta reflects independence, not downside protection. See the Volatility section for a true picture of this fund's risk.
• R2 of 0.22 means this fund moves largely independently of S&P 500 Index - capture ratios reflect limited market correlation rather than active downside protection. Consider using a more representative benchmark.

PTA ranks 7 for risk / return — in the bottom 7% of mutual funds on our site. This means you're taking on significantly more risk than the returns justify. Consider whether the potential upside is worth the volatility, or explore alternatives with better risk / return profiles.

Cohen & Steers Tax-Advantaged Preferred Securities and Income Fund provided a 8.45% dividend yield over the last twelve months, with an annual payout of $1.61 per share. The fund has been increasing its distributions for 3 consecutive years.

The table displays the monthly dividend distributions for Cohen & Steers Tax-Advantaged Preferred Securities and Income Fund. The dividends shown in the table have been adjusted to account for any splits that may have occurred.

The Drawdowns chart displays portfolio losses from any high point along the way. Drawdowns are calculated considering price movements and all distributions paid, if any.

The table below displays the maximum drawdowns of the Cohen & Steers Tax-Advantaged Preferred Securities and Income Fund. A maximum drawdown is a measure of risk, indicating the largest reduction in portfolio value due to a series of losing trades.

The maximum drawdown for the Cohen & Steers Tax-Advantaged Preferred Securities and Income Fund was 28.71%, occurring on May 15, 2023. Recovery took 316 trading sessions.

The current Cohen & Steers Tax-Advantaged Preferred Securities and Income Fund drawdown is 3.01%.

The chart below shows the rolling one-month volatility.