PFFDGlobal X U.S. Preferred ETF
Seeks investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield performance of the ICE BofA Diversified Core U.S. Preferred Securities Index.
By Global X Funds · Launched 2017
Annual Cost
0.23%
#1,068 of 6,040 · low cost
Fund Size
$2.2B
#761 of 6,040 · large
Return (1Y)
-2.7%
Track Record
9 years
#1,595 of 6,040 · established
Performance
Total-return NAV · USDGrowth of $10,000
$9,716-2.8%
Total-return NAV, USD. Net of fund fees, before tax.
What's inside
How Beacon categorizes this fundAsset class
Fixed incomeRegion
North americaStrategy
Index tracking
Index tracked
ICE BofA Diversified Core US Preferred Securities Index
Holdings
By weightConcentration
Top 10 holdings = 21.8% of funddiversified
THE BOEING COMPANY
4.6%
ALBEMARLE CORPORATION
3.0%
WELLS FARGO & COMPANY
2.3%
CITIGROUP CAPITAL XIII
2.3%
NEXTERA ENERGY, INC.
1.9%
KKR & CO. INC.
1.8%
MICROCHIP TECHNOLOGY INCORPORATED
1.7%
HEWLETT PACKARD ENTERPRISE COMPANY
1.5%
NEXTERA ENERGY, INC.
1.3%
BANK OF AMERICA CORPORATION
1.3%
Asset allocation
Preferred
92.3%
Stocks
6.4%
Other
1.1%
Cash
0.2%
Risk profile
Last 12 months · Sharpe & Sortino need 3+ yearsVolatility (1Y)
7.7%Low
Year-on-year price swings
Max drawdown
-30.9%Severe
Worst peak-to-trough loss
Sharpe (3Y)
0.14Below average
Sortino (3Y)
0.20Moderate downside risk
Bond profile
Credit ratings
US Government
0.2%
Listing
- Exchange
- NYSE Arca
Full fund details
- Objective
- Seeks investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield performance of the ICE BofA Diversified Core U.S. Preferred Securities Index.
- Strategy
- Invests primarily in U.S. preferred securities using a representative sampling strategy to track the ICE BofA Diversified Core U.S. Preferred Securities Index. The Fund does not seek to outperform the Index and may include large-, mid-, or small-cap companies, with significant exposure to the financials sector.
- Inception date
- September 11, 2017
- Fund family
- Global X Funds
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Data updated on 2026-09-18