PFF iShares Preferred and Income Securities ETF

*Unless otherwise stated, data provided by FactSet.

What is PFF?

PFF tracks an index of preferred stock traded on the NYSE and NASDAQ. Securities are selected by rules-based, proprietary methods and weighted by market value.

PFF Factset Analytics Insight

PFF targets preferred securities irrespective of credit rating, providing a broad and diversified portfolio. The fund’s holdings reflect the nature of the market in that financial institutions dominate the holdings. The underlying index and portfolio are rebalanced monthly. PFF particularly stands out for strong block liquidity, making it the fund of choice for large traders. For investors, it is important to consider how much of the distribution can be classified as qualified dividend income. Prior to February 1, 2019, the fund tracked a similar index from S&P.

PERFORMANCE [as of 03/22/23] 1 MONTH 3 MONTHS YTD 1 YEAR 3 YEARS 5 YEARS 10 YEARS
PFF -6.29% -0.47% 0.25% -10.26% 8.38% 1.08% 2.82%
PFF (NAV) -6.16% -0.46% 0.88% -10.27% 8.27% 1.11% 2.85%
S&P U.S. Preferred Stock Index -6.76% -0.18% 1.67% -9.08% 8.03% 1.49% 3.31%
All returns over 1 year are annualized. All returns are total returns unless otherwise stated.

PFF Summary Data

Blackrock
iShares
03/26/07
Open-Ended Fund
0.45%
$12.60B
$143.76M
0.03%

PFF Portfolio Data

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201

PFF Index Data

ICE Exchange-Listed Preferred & Hybrid Securities Index
Market Value
Proprietary
S&P U.S. Preferred Stock Index

PFF Portfolio Management

0.45%
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PFF Tax Exposures

20.00% / 39.60%
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Ordinary income
No

PFF Fund Structure

Open-Ended Fund
No
Yes
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Low
Daily

PFF Factset Analytics Block Liquidity

As of 03/23/23
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4
3
2
1

This measurement shows how easy it is to trade a $1 million USD block of PFF. PFF is rated a 5 out of 5.

PFF Tradability

4,468,125
$143.76M
4,112,538
$131.63M
0.03%
$0.01
-0.03%
0.43% / -0.58%
None
78.00%
50,000
82.25
0.04%
0.60%
23,013
$30.32
5

PFF Sector/Industry Breakdown


PFF
Segment Benchmark
68.92%
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10.56%
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4.19%
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3.67%
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2.17%
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1.96%
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1.78%
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1.48%
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1.27%
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1.15%
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PFF Top 10 Holdings[View All]

2.00%
1.87%
1.61%
1.48%
1.32%
1.30%
1.29%
1.13%
1.07%
1.06%
14.13%

PFF Performance Statistics

0.98
0.94
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PFF Holdings Statistics


PFF
Segment Benchmark
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201
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N/A

PFF Maturity Distribution


PFF
Segment Benchmark
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PFF Credit Breakdown


PFF
Segment Benchmark
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