(PFF) Preferred Income Securities - Overview

ETF Category: Preferred Stock | Exchange: NASDAQ (USA) | Market Cap: 13.344m USD | Total Return: 5% in 12m

Etf Preferred Stocks, Corporate Bonds, Convertible Securities, Index Futures
Total Rating 32
Risk 65
Buy Signal -0.03
Preferred Stock +0.6
TER: 0.46%
AUM: 13,344m
Avg Trading Vol: 136M USD
ATR: 0.83%
Peers RS (IBD): 37.5
Risk 5d forecast
Volatility9.57%
Rel. Tail Risk2.32%
Reward TTM
Sharpe Ratio0.08
Alpha-4.72
Character TTM
Beta0.331
Beta Downside0.263
Drawdowns 3y
Max DD10.63%
CAGR/Max DD0.52
Description: PFF Preferred Income Securities February 25, 2026

The iShares Preferred and Income Securities ETF (PFF) primarily tracks its underlying index, allocating at least 80% of assets to the index’s component securities while using up to 20% for futures, options, swaps, cash, and cash equivalents to manage exposure and liquidity.

Key metrics as of February 2026: the fund holds roughly $24 billion in assets under management, carries an expense ratio of 0.46%, and delivers a distribution yield near 5.2%, reflecting the higher-yield nature of preferred stocks. Its top holdings remain concentrated in financial institutions-especially banks and insurance firms-making the ETF sensitive to Federal Reserve policy and credit-market conditions.

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Headlines to Watch Out For
  • Interest rate hikes depress preferred stock valuations
  • Corporate bond market health impacts preferred security prices
  • Inflationary pressures erode fixed-income purchasing power
  • Regulatory changes in financial sector affect preferred stock issuance
What is the price of PFF shares? As of April 02, 2026, the stock is trading at USD 30.32 with a total of 5,005,640 shares traded.
Over the past week, the price has changed by -0.75%, over one month by -3.43%, over three months by -2.20% and over the past year by +4.98%.
Is PFF a buy, sell or hold? Preferred Income Securities has no consensus analysts rating.
What are the forecasts/targets for the PFF price?
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