PTA Alternatives & Similar Mutual Funds

Cohen & Steers Tax-Advantaged Preferred Securities and Income Fund (PTA) belongs to the Preferred Stock category. Below you'll find alternative mutual funds from the same category, ranked by key criteria, plus funds that investors commonly compare with PTA. Use the tables to find lower-cost options, better risk-adjusted returns, or a closer substitute for your current allocation.

Cheapest Alternatives to PTA

Among 19 mutual funds in the Preferred Stock category with expense-ratio data, the lowest-cost alternatives shown here go as low as 0.01%.

Symbol	Name	Expense Ratio	AUM	Inception
HPS	John Hancock Preferred Income Fund III	0.01%	—	Jun 2003	PTA vs HPS
HPF	John Hancock Preferred Income Fund II	0.01%	—	Jan 2005	PTA vs HPF
HPI	John Hancock Preferred Income Fund	0.01%	—	Aug 2002	PTA vs HPI
JPC	Nuveen Preferred and Income Opportunities Fund	0.01%	—	Mar 2003	PTA vs JPC
LDP	Cohen and Steers Limited Duration Preferred and In...	0.01%	—	May 2012	PTA vs LDP

Best Risk-Adjusted Alternatives to PTA

PTA has a PortfoliosLab risk / return rank of 6. There are 22 mutual funds in the Preferred Stock category with higher risk-adjusted ranks, going as high as 86.

Symbol	Name	Risk / Return Rank	AUM	Inception
DPIIX	Destra Flaherty & Crumrine Preferred and Income Fu...	86	—	Apr 2011	PTA vs DPIIX
LPXZX	Cohen & Steers Low Duration Preferred and Income F...	86	—	Nov 2015	PTA vs LPXZX
PISHX	Cohen & Steers Preferred Securities and Income SMA...	85	—	Feb 2019	PTA vs PISHX
JPDIX	JPMorgan Preferred and Income Securities Fund	83	—	Mar 2022	PTA vs JPDIX
PCSFX	Principal Capital Securities Fund	77	—	Mar 2014	PTA vs PCSFX

Top Performing PTA Alternatives (YTD)

PTA is at 2.24% YTD. There are 4 mutual funds in the Preferred Stock category with higher YTD returns, going as high as 4.67%.

Symbol	Name	YTD Return	AUM	Inception
KIFAX	Salient Select Income Fund	4.67%	—	Mar 2001	PTA vs KIFAX
HPF	John Hancock Preferred Income Fund II	4.06%	—	Jan 2005	PTA vs HPF
HPS	John Hancock Preferred Income Fund III	4.05%	—	Jun 2003	PTA vs HPS
HPI	John Hancock Preferred Income Fund	3.74%	—	Aug 2002	PTA vs HPI
PISHX	Cohen & Steers Preferred Securities and Income SMA...	2.24%	—	Feb 2019	PTA vs PISHX

Lowest Volatility Alternatives to PTA

PTA has 10.39% 1-year volatility. There are 21 mutual funds in the Preferred Stock category with lower 1-year volatility, going as low as 1.89%.

Symbol	Name	Volatility 1Y	AUM	Inception
LPXZX	Cohen & Steers Low Duration Preferred and Income F...	1.89%	—	Nov 2015	PTA vs LPXZX
DPIIX	Destra Flaherty & Crumrine Preferred and Income Fu...	2.13%	—	Apr 2011	PTA vs DPIIX
PCSFX	Principal Capital Securities Fund	2.18%	—	Mar 2014	PTA vs PCSFX
ORDNX	North Square Preferred and Income Securities Fund	2.30%	—	Jun 2013	PTA vs ORDNX
PISHX	Cohen & Steers Preferred Securities and Income SMA...	2.43%	—	Feb 2019	PTA vs PISHX

Lowest Drawdown Alternatives to PTA

PTA has a 1-year max drawdown of -9.49%. There are 19 mutual funds in the Preferred Stock category with shallower 1-year drawdowns, going as shallow as -2.14%.

Symbol	Name	Max Drawdown 1Y	AUM	Inception
LPXZX	Cohen & Steers Low Duration Preferred and Income F...	-2.14%	—	Nov 2015	PTA vs LPXZX
DPIIX	Destra Flaherty & Crumrine Preferred and Income Fu...	-2.39%	—	Apr 2011	PTA vs DPIIX
ORDNX	North Square Preferred and Income Securities Fund	-2.66%	—	Jun 2013	PTA vs ORDNX
PISHX	Cohen & Steers Preferred Securities and Income SMA...	-2.83%	—	Feb 2019	PTA vs PISHX
JPDIX	JPMorgan Preferred and Income Securities Fund	-2.92%	—	Mar 2022	PTA vs JPDIX

Other Mutual Funds from Cohen & Steers

The 10 most viewed Cohen & Steers mutual funds shown here include FOF, CSRIX, CSRSX and span 7 categories.

Symbol	Name	Category	Risk / Return Rank	YTD Return	AUM	Inception
FOF	Cohen & Steers Closed-End Opportunity Fund	Large Cap Value Equities	27	7.58%	—	Nov 2006	PTA vs FOF
CSRIX	Cohen & Steers Institutional Realty Shares	REIT	44	17.94%	—	Feb 2000	PTA vs CSRIX
CSRSX	Cohen & Steers Realty Shares Fund	REIT	43	17.83%	—	Jul 1991	PTA vs CSRSX
CPXIX	Cohen & Steers Preferred Securities and Income Fun...	Preferred Stock	77	1.60%	—	May 2010	PTA vs CPXIX
RFI	Cohen & Steers Total Return Realty Fund	REIT	11	9.31%	—	—	PTA vs RFI
CSUAX	Cohen & Steers Global Infrastructure Fund Class A	Infrastructure Equities, Global Equities	79	12.43%	—	Aug 2017	PTA vs CSUAX
CSDIX	Cohen & Steers Real Estate Securities Fund CLASS I	REIT	48	17.03%	—	Jul 1998	PTA vs CSDIX
RAPZX	Cohen & Steers Real Assets Fund Inc	Global Allocation	65	13.68%	—	Jan 2012	PTA vs RAPZX
MLOZX	Cohen & Steers MLP & Energy Opportunity Fund, Inc.	Energy Equities	—	—	—	Dec 2013	PTA vs MLOZX
CSUIX	Cohen & Steers Global Infrastructure Fund, Inc.	Infrastructure Equities, Energy Equities	80	12.65%	—	May 2004	PTA vs CSUIX

Often Compared With PTA

Investors most often compare PTA with PSF, PFINX, FTCVX. These 20 comparison targets span 5 categories, based on PortfoliosLab usage data.

Symbol	Name	Category	Risk / Return Rank	YTD Return	AUM	Inception
PSF	Cohen & Steers Select Preferred and Income Fund	Preferred Stock	7	0.34%	—	—	PTA vs PSF
PFINX	PIMCO Preferred and Capital Securities Fund	Preferred Stock	68	1.70%	—	Apr 2015	PTA vs PFINX
FTCVX	Fidelity Advisor Convertible Securities Fund Class...	Convertible Bonds	49	13.75%	—	Feb 2009	PTA vs FTCVX
PPSIX	Principal Spectrum Preferred and Capital Securitie...	Preferred Stock	53	0.64%	—	Apr 2002	PTA vs PPSIX
CCVIX	Calamos Convertible Fund	Convertible Bonds	70	17.57%	—	Jun 1985	PTA vs CCVIX
FIQVX	Fidelity Advisor Convertible Securities Fund Class...	Convertible Bonds	54	14.14%	—	Oct 2018	PTA vs FIQVX
LBFFX	Lord Abbett Convertible Fund Class F	Convertible Bonds	50	11.96%	—	—	PTA vs LBFFX
FICVX	Fidelity Advisor Convertible Securities Fund Class...	Convertible Bonds	53	14.07%	—	Feb 2009	PTA vs FICVX
FACVX	Fidelity Advisor Convertible Securities Fund Class...	Convertible Bonds	52	13.96%	—	Feb 2009	PTA vs FACVX
CICVX	Calamos Convertible Fund	Convertible Bonds	72	17.72%	—	Jun 1997	PTA vs CICVX
FPEIX	First Trust Preferred Securities and Income Fund	Preferred Stock	59	-0.27%	—	Jan 2011	PTA vs FPEIX
NCV	Virtus Convertible and Income Fund	Convertible Bonds	75	17.13%	—	Mar 2003	PTA vs NCV
QTPI	North Square RCIM Tax-Advantaged Preferred and Inc...	Preferred Stock	45	1.15%	74.29M	Dec 2024	PTA vs QTPI
IRFIX	Cohen & Steers International Realty Fund	REIT	17	3.65%	—	Mar 2005	PTA vs IRFIX
FCVSX	Fidelity Convertible Securities Fund	Convertible Bonds	23	14.49%	—	Jan 1987	PTA vs FCVSX
NPSRX	Nuveen Preferred Securities & Income Fund	Preferred Stock	73	0.35%	—	Dec 2006	PTA vs NPSRX
PFFA	Virtus InfraCap U.S. Preferred Stock ETF	Preferred Stock	29	1.20%	2.45B	May 2018	PTA vs PFFA
FFC	Flaherty & Crumrine Preferred Securities Income Fu...		63	2.10%	—	—	PTA vs FFC
SCHD	Schwab U.S. Dividend Equity ETF	Dividend	95	24.03%	104.16B	Oct 2011	PTA vs SCHD
HYG	iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF	High Yield Bonds	59	1.54%	17.11B	Apr 2007	PTA vs HYG

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