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PFFDGlobal X U.S. Preferred ETF

Get income8y track recordRanked #168 of 1,622 in this goal

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 · USD
Growth of $10,000
$10,782+7.8%

Total-return NAV, USD. Net of fund fees, before tax.

Classification

How Beacon categorizes this fund

Asset class

Fixed income

Strategy

Index tracking

Index tracked

ICE BofA Diversified Core US Preferred Securities Index

What it actually holds

By weight

Concentration

Top 10 holdings = 20.7% of fundwell 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+ years
Volatility (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