PFFDGlobal X U.S. Preferred ETF
Seeks to provide 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%
#1,127 of 5,562 · low cost
Fund Size
$2.2B
#714 of 5,562 · large
Dividend YieldGoal
6.33%
Track Record
8 years
#1,610 of 5,562 · established
Performance
Total-return NAV · USDGrowth of $10,000
$10,782+7.8%
Total-return NAV, USD. Net of fund fees, before tax.
Classification
How Beacon categorizes this fundAsset class
Fixed incomeRegion
North americaStrategy
Index tracking
Index tracked
ICE BofA Diversified Core US Preferred Securities Index
What it actually holds
By weightConcentration
Top 10 holdings = 20.7% of fund✓ well diversified
THE BOEING COMPANY
4.4%
WELLS FARGO & COMPANY
2.3%
CITIGROUP CAPITAL XIII
2.3%
ALBEMARLE CORPORATION
2.2%
KKR & CO. INC.
2.2%
NEXTERA ENERGY, INC.
1.8%
HEWLETT PACKARD ENTERPRISE COMPANY
1.5%
NEXTERA ENERGY, INC.
1.3%
BANK OF AMERICA CORPORATION
1.3%
MICROCHIP TECHNOLOGY INCORPORATED
1.3%
Asset allocation
Preferred
93.6%
Stocks
5.3%
Other
1.1%
Cash
0.1%
Risk profile
Last 12 months · Sharpe & Sortino need 3+ yearsVolatility (1Y)
7.3%Low
Year-on-year price swings
Max drawdown
-30.9%Severe
Worst peak-to-trough loss
Sharpe (3Y)
0.27Below average
Sortino (3Y)
0.39Moderate downside risk
Bond profile
Where to buy
Listing
- Exchange
- NYSE Arca
Full fund details
- Objective
- Seeks to provide 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 securities of the ICE BofA Diversified Core U.S. Preferred Securities Index, holding at least 80% of total assets in U.S. preferred securities. Uses representative sampling to achieve investment results that correspond to the Underlying Index.
- Inception date
- September 11, 2017
- Fund family
- Global X Funds
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Data updated on 2026-06-19