PFF
iShares Preferred & Income Securities ETF
iShares S&P U.S. Preferred Stock Index Fund seeks results that correspond generally to the price and yield performance of the S&P U.S. Preferred Stock Index.
Preferred Stock
FIXED INCOME
Rules-Based
MANAGEMENT STYLE
13.7 B
ASSETS UNDER MGMT
46 bp
EXPENSES
Fund Basics
| Fund sponsor | Barclays Global Fund Advisors |
| Category | Preferred Stock |
| Asset class | Fixed Income |
| Website | link... |
| Inception date | Mar 26, 2007 |
| Assets (mns) | $13,682 |
| Expense ratio | 46 bp |
Fund Structure
| Regulation | Open-Ended Fund |
| Distributions | Monthly |
| Taxation | 1099 |
| Derivatives-based | No |
| Options available | Yes |
| Currency hedged | No |
| Fund of funds | No |
Asset Allocation
Historical Performance
Standardized Performance (as of 04/30/2025)
| YTD | 1 YR | 2 YR | 3 YR | 5 YR | 10 YR | 20 YR | Incep. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Price Returns | -4.0% | -2.5% | -1.9% | -3.8% | -2.7% | -2.8% | -- | -2.8% |
| Dividend Yield | 0.0% | 3.5% | 5.1% | 5.4% | 5.1% | 5.4% | -- | 6.1% |
| Total Returns | -4.0% | 1.0% | 3.2% | 1.5% | 2.4% | 2.6% | -- | 3.4% | Ann. Volatility | 12.5% | 9.8% | 9.9% | 12.0% | 10.6% | 12.7% | -- | 19.2% |
Market Correlations
| versus... | Beta | R-squared |
| S&P 500 | 0.54 | 52% |
| MSCI EAFE | 0.55 | 57% |
| MSCI Emg Mkts | 0.48 | 42% |
Liquidity Measures
| Avg. volume (000) | 5,908 |
| Turnover | 0.0% |
| Avg. Bid/Ask (% of price) | 0.03% |
| ADV of underlying (mns) | $0 |
Technical Indicators
| Recent close | $30.18 |
| 30d moving avg. | $30.16 |
| Annualized volatility | 12.5% |
| Relative strength (RSI) | 46 |
| Short interest (ETF) | 1.2% |
| Short interest (underlying) | 0.0% |
Distributions
Assets Under Management (mns)
Money Flows (mns)
Short Interest (as % of shares outstanding)
Long Money Flows (mns)
Expense Analysis
| Peer Group | Rules-Based Preferred Stock Fixed Income ETFs |
| # of ETFs | 12 |
| Avg. Expense Ratio | 43.4 bp |
| Std. Deviation | 9.4 bp |
| PFF (46 bp) Percentile rank | 61 |
Peer Group Expense Ratio Distribution
Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) Comparison
| Expense (bp) (A) |
Avg. Bid/Ask (bp) (B) |
TCO (bp) (A)+(B) |
|
|---|---|---|---|
| PFF | 46.0 | 3.4 | 49.4 |
| Peer Avg. | 58.2 | 24.1 | 82.3 |
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