PTA Alternatives & Similar Mutual Funds

Cohen & Steers Tax-Advantaged Preferred Securities and Income Fund (PTA) belongs to the Preferred Stock/Convertible Bonds 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 30 mutual funds in the Preferred Stock/Convertible Bonds 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
HPI	John Hancock Preferred Income Fund	0.01%	—	Aug 2002	PTA vs HPI
HPF	John Hancock Preferred Income Fund II	0.01%	—	Jan 2005	PTA vs HPF
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 10. There are 32 mutual funds in the Preferred Stock/Convertible Bonds category with higher risk-adjusted ranks, going as high as 90.

Symbol	Name	Risk / Return Rank	AUM	Inception
CICVX	Calamos Convertible Fund	90	—	Jun 1997	PTA vs CICVX
CCVIX	Calamos Convertible Fund	90	—	Jun 1985	PTA vs CCVIX
FIQVX	Fidelity Advisor Convertible Securities Fund Class...	89	—	Oct 2018	PTA vs FIQVX
FICVX	Fidelity Advisor Convertible Securities Fund Class...	89	—	Feb 2009	PTA vs FICVX
DPIIX	Destra Flaherty & Crumrine Preferred and Income Fu...	89	—	Apr 2011	PTA vs DPIIX

Top Performing PTA Alternatives (YTD)

PTA is at 5.71% YTD. There are 10 mutual funds in the Preferred Stock/Convertible Bonds category with higher YTD returns, going as high as 24.54%.

Symbol	Name	YTD Return	AUM	Inception
CICVX	Calamos Convertible Fund	24.54%	—	Jun 1997	PTA vs CICVX
CCVIX	Calamos Convertible Fund	24.45%	—	Jun 1985	PTA vs CCVIX
FIQVX	Fidelity Advisor Convertible Securities Fund Class...	24.03%	—	Oct 2018	PTA vs FIQVX
FCVSX	Fidelity Convertible Securities Fund	23.99%	—	Jan 1987	PTA vs FCVSX
FICVX	Fidelity Advisor Convertible Securities Fund Class...	23.97%	—	Feb 2009	PTA vs FICVX

Lowest Volatility Alternatives to PTA

PTA has 10.47% 1-year volatility. There are 21 mutual funds in the Preferred Stock/Convertible Bonds category with lower 1-year volatility, going as low as 1.86%.

Symbol	Name	Volatility 1Y	AUM	Inception
LPXZX	Cohen & Steers Low Duration Preferred and Income F...	1.86%	—	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	2.13%	—	Mar 2014	PTA vs PCSFX
PPSIX	Principal Spectrum Preferred and Capital Securitie...	2.39%	—	Apr 2002	PTA vs PPSIX
PISHX	Cohen & Steers Preferred Securities and Income SMA...	2.41%	—	Feb 2019	PTA vs PISHX

Lowest Drawdown Alternatives to PTA

PTA has a 1-year max drawdown of -9.49%. There are 27 mutual funds in the Preferred Stock/Convertible Bonds 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
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
PCSFX	Principal Capital Securities Fund	-2.97%	—	Mar 2014	PTA vs PCSFX

Other Mutual Funds from Cohen & Steers

The 10 most viewed Cohen & Steers mutual funds shown here include CSRIX, FOF, CSRSX and span 6 categories.

Symbol	Name	Category	Risk / Return Rank	YTD Return	AUM	Inception
CSRIX	Cohen & Steers Institutional Realty Shares	REIT	11	11.17%	—	Feb 2000	PTA vs CSRIX
FOF	Cohen & Steers Closed-End Opportunity Fund	Large Cap Value Equities	30	9.59%	—	Nov 2006	PTA vs FOF
CSRSX	Cohen & Steers Realty Shares Fund	REIT	11	11.12%	—	Jul 1991	PTA vs CSRSX
CPXIX	Cohen & Steers Preferred Securities and Income Fun...	Preferred Stock/Convertible Bonds	82	1.66%	—	May 2010	PTA vs CPXIX
RFI	Cohen & Steers Total Return Realty Fund	REIT	2	4.50%	—	—	PTA vs RFI
CSUAX	Cohen & Steers Global Infrastructure Fund Class A	Global Equities	37	8.11%	—	Aug 2017	PTA vs CSUAX
CSDIX	Cohen & Steers Real Estate Securities Fund CLASS I	REIT	13	10.43%	—	Jul 1998	PTA vs CSDIX
MLOZX	Cohen & Steers MLP & Energy Opportunity Fund, Inc.	Energy Equities	97	33.78%	—	Dec 2013	PTA vs MLOZX
CSUIX	Cohen & Steers Global Infrastructure Fund, Inc.	Energy Equities	39	8.28%	—	May 2004	PTA vs CSUIX
RAPZX	Cohen & Steers Real Assets Fund Inc	Global Allocation	46	13.17%	—	Jan 2012	PTA vs RAPZX

Often Compared With PTA

Investors most often compare PTA with PSF, LBFFX, FTCVX. These 9 comparison targets span 2 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/Convertible Bonds	13	-0.01%	—	—	PTA vs PSF
LBFFX	Lord Abbett Convertible Fund Class F	Preferred Stock/Convertible Bonds	87	21.32%	—	—	PTA vs LBFFX
FTCVX	Fidelity Advisor Convertible Securities Fund Class...	Preferred Stock/Convertible Bonds	88	23.71%	—	Feb 2009	PTA vs FTCVX
FACVX	Fidelity Advisor Convertible Securities Fund Class...	Preferred Stock/Convertible Bonds	88	23.82%	—	Feb 2009	PTA vs FACVX
PFINX	PIMCO Preferred and Capital Securities Fund	Preferred Stock/Convertible Bonds	74	1.71%	—	Apr 2015	PTA vs PFINX
NCV	Virtus Convertible and Income Fund	Preferred Stock/Convertible Bonds	84	20.73%	—	Mar 2003	PTA vs NCV
NPSRX	Nuveen Preferred Securities & Income Fund	Preferred Stock/Convertible Bonds	79	0.72%	—	Dec 2006	PTA vs NPSRX
IRFIX	Cohen & Steers International Realty Fund	REIT	6	-0.33%	—	Mar 2005	PTA vs IRFIX
FPEIX	First Trust Preferred Securities and Income Fund	Preferred Stock/Convertible Bonds	73	0.41%	—	Jan 2011	PTA vs FPEIX

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