(PFF) iShares Preferred Income - Ratings and Ratios
Preferred Stock, Bonds, Derivatives, Cash
Description: PFF iShares Preferred Income October 30, 2025
The iShares Preferred and Income Securities ETF (NASDAQ:PFF) tracks an index of U.S. preferred stocks, allocating at least 80% of its assets to the index’s component securities and allowing up to 20% for futures, options, swaps, cash, and cash equivalents to manage exposure and liquidity.
As of the most recent filing, PFF carries an expense ratio of 0.46% and delivers a distribution yield around 5.5%, reflecting the higher income profile of preferred securities. The fund’s top holdings are concentrated in the financial sector-particularly banks and insurance companies-making its performance sensitive to changes in Federal Reserve policy and the broader interest-rate environment. Additionally, the average effective duration of the portfolio is roughly 5 years, indicating moderate interest-rate risk relative to pure equity ETFs.
For a deeper quantitative breakdown of PFF’s risk-adjusted return profile, you might explore the ValueRay platform.
PFF ETF Overview
| Market Cap in USD | 14,711m |
| Category | Preferred Stock |
| TER | 0.46% |
| IPO / Inception | 2007-03-26 |
PFF ETF Ratings
| Growth Rating | 40.6% |
| Fundamental | - |
| Dividend Rating | 64.3% |
| Return 12m vs S&P 500 | -14.5% |
| Analyst Rating | - |
PFF Dividends
| Dividend Yield 12m | 6.48% |
| Yield on Cost 5y | 7.49% |
| Annual Growth 5y | 1.84% |
| Payout Consistency | 94.5% |
| Payout Ratio | % |
PFF Growth Ratios
| Growth Correlation 3m | 60.8% |
| Growth Correlation 12m | 37.3% |
| Growth Correlation 5y | 21.9% |
| CAGR 5y | 8.23% |
| CAGR/Max DD 3y (Calmar Ratio) | 0.66 |
| CAGR/Mean DD 3y (Pain Ratio) | 2.24 |
| Sharpe Ratio 12m | -0.92 |
| Alpha | -19.93 |
| Beta | 1.110 |
| Volatility | 7.78% |
| Current Volume | 3216.1k |
| Average Volume 20d | 2736.9k |
| Stop Loss | 30.5 (-3.2%) |
| Signal | -0.64 |
What is the price of PFF shares?
Over the past week, the price has changed by +0.19%, over one month by -0.30%, over three months by +2.50% and over the past year by +2.26%.
Is iShares Preferred Income a good stock to buy?
Based on momentum, paid dividends and discounted-cash-flow analyses, the fair value of PFF is around 30.15 USD . This means that PFF is currently overvalued and has a potential downside of -4.35%.
Is PFF a buy, sell or hold?
What are the forecasts/targets for the PFF price?
| Issuer | Target | Up/Down from current |
|---|---|---|
| Wallstreet Target Price | - | - |
| Analysts Target Price | - | - |
| ValueRay Target Price | 34.1 | 8.2% |
PFF Fundamental Data Overview October 30, 2025
Beta = 1.11
Revenue TTM = 0.0 USD
EBIT TTM = 0.0 USD
EBITDA TTM = 0.0 USD
Long Term Debt = unknown (none)
Short Term Debt = unknown (none)
Debt = unknown
Net Debt = unknown
Enterprise Value = 14.71b USD (14.71b + (null Debt) - (null CCE))
Interest Coverage Ratio = unknown (Ebit TTM 0.0 / Interest Expense TTM 0.0)
FCF Yield = 0.0% (FCF TTM 0.0 / Enterprise Value 14.71b)
FCF Margin = unknown (Revenue TTM is 0 or missing)
Net Margin = unknown
Gross Margin = unknown ((Revenue TTM 0.0 - Cost of Revenue TTM 0.0) / Revenue TTM)
Tobins Q-Ratio = unknown (Enterprise Value 14.71b / Total Assets none)
Interest Expense / Debt = unknown (Interest Expense 0.0 / Debt none)
Taxrate = 21.0% (US default 21%)
NOPAT = 0.0 (EBIT 0.0 * (1 - 21.00%))
Current Ratio = unknown (Total Current Assets none / Total Current Liabilities none)
Debt / Equity = unknown (Debt none)
Debt / EBITDA = unknown (Net Debt none / EBITDA 0.0)
Debt / FCF = unknown (Net Debt none / FCF TTM 0.0)
Total Stockholder Equity = 0.0 (from calculated bookValueOfEquity)
RoA = unknown (Net Income 0.0 / Total Assets none)
RoE = unknown (Net Income TTM 0.0 / Total Stockholder Equity 0.0)
RoCE = unknown (EBIT 0.0 / Capital Employed )
RoIC = unknown (NOPAT 0.0, Invested Capital 0.0, EBIT 0.0)
WACC = 10.11% (E(14.71b)/V(14.71b) * Re(10.11%) + (debt-free company))
Discount Rate = 10.11% (= CAPM, Blume Beta Adj.)
Fair Price DCF = unknown (Cash Flow 0.0)
Additional Sources for PFF ETF
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Fund Manager Positions: Dataroma | Stockcircle