PFXFVanEck Preferred Securities ex Financials ETF
Seeks to replicate the price and yield performance of the ICE Exchange-Listed Fixed & Adjustable Rate Non-Financial Preferred Securities Index.
By VanEck · Launched 2012
Annual Cost
0.40%
#2,023 of 5,861 · average
Fund Size
$2.6B
#644 of 5,861 · large
Dividend YieldGoal
6.42%
Track Record
14 years
#1,003 of 5,861 · established
Performance
Total-return NAV · USDGrowth of $10,000
$10,566+5.7%
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 Exchange-Listed Fixed & Adjustable Rate Non-Financial Preferred Securities Index
What it actually holds
By weightConcentration
Top 10 holdings = 40.1% of fundmoderately concentrated
BOEING CO/THE
9.1%
ORACLE CORP
6.3%
ALBEMARLE CORP
4.6%
STRATEGY INC
3.9%
NEXTERA ENERGY INC
3.1%
SOUTHERN CO
2.9%
State Street Global Advisors
2.9%
HP ENTERPRISE CO
2.7%
MICROCHIP TECHNOLOGY INC
2.4%
NEXTERA ENERGY INC
2.2%
Asset allocation
Preferred
84.5%
Stocks
15.3%
Cash
0.2%
Risk profile
Last 12 months · Sharpe & Sortino need 3+ yearsVolatility (1Y)
9.9%Low
Year-on-year price swings
Max drawdown
-35.5%Severe
Worst peak-to-trough loss
Sharpe (3Y)
0.41Below average
Sortino (3Y)
0.57Moderate downside risk
Bond profile
Credit ratings
AA
0.5%
A
4.0%
BBB
27.5%
BB
29.4%
B
4.2%
Other
34.4%
Listing
- Exchange
- NYSE Arca
Full fund details
- Objective
- Seeks to replicate the price and yield performance of the ICE Exchange-Listed Fixed & Adjustable Rate Non-Financial Preferred Securities Index.
- Strategy
- Invests primarily in hybrid debt, preferred stock, and convertible preferred stock issued by non-financial corporations to replicate the ICE Exchange-Listed Fixed & Adjustable Rate Non-Financial Preferred Securities Index. Concentrates in utilities, real estate, communication services, and industrials sectors, including small- and medium-cap companies.
- Inception date
- July 16, 2012
- Fund family
- VanEck
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Data updated on 2026-08-04