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PFFLETRACS 2xMonthly Pay Leveraged Preferred Stock Index ETN

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Provides 2x leveraged long exposure to the compounded monthly performance of the Solactive Preferred Stock ETF Index, reduced by Accrued Fees.

By UBS · Launched 2018

Annual Cost

0.85%

#4,507 of 5,854 · expensive

Fund Size

$5M

#5,257 of 5,854 · small

Dividend YieldGoal

13.30%

Track Record

7 years

#1,780 of 5,854 · established

Performance

Total-return NAV · USD
Growth of $10,000
$9,804-2.0%

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

What's inside

How Beacon categorizes this fund

Asset class

Fixed income

Strategy

Leveraged

Index tracked

Solactive Preferred Stock ETF Index

Risk profile

Last 12 months · Sharpe & Sortino need 3+ years
Volatility (1Y)
15.7%Moderate

Year-on-year price swings

Max drawdown
-82.1%Severe

Worst peak-to-trough loss

Sharpe (3Y)
0.03Below average
Sortino (3Y)
0.04Moderate downside risk

Listing

Exchange
NYSE Arca

Full fund details

Objective
Provides 2x leveraged long exposure to the compounded monthly performance of the Solactive Preferred Stock ETF Index, reduced by Accrued Fees.
Strategy
Two-times leveraged exposure (compounded monthly) to the Solactive Preferred Stock ETF Index, an equally weighted basket of two U.S. preferred-stock ETFs (iShares U.S. Preferred Stock ETF PFF + Invesco Preferred ETF PGF/PGX). Pays variable monthly coupons linked to the cash distributions of the underlying ETFs, less Accrued Fees.
Inception date
September 26, 2018
Fund family
UBS

Our take

Structural notes on how this fund behaves. Read our guide on the 6 warning signs.

Leveraged
Warning

Your return drifts the longer you hold

Leverage amplifies the index's daily move, by 2x or 3x. The fund resets every day, so over weeks and months your real return drifts from that multiple. It can run ahead in a smooth climb and bleed in a choppy one. Hold one for months and you own a different bet than the label suggests.

Sources: Cheng & Madhavan, 'The Dynamics of Leveraged and Inverse ETFs' (2009)

Educational analysis of structural product characteristics. Not investment advice. Always read the fund prospectus and consult a qualified advisor before investing. More

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Data updated on 2026-08-03