iShares U.S. Preferred Stock ETF

iShares U.S. Preferred Stock ETF (PFF)

Description

The investment seeks to track the performance of the ICE Exchange-Listed Preferred & Hybrid Securities Index. The PFF ETF contains 201 constituents. It is focused on blend holdings in the region.

Price $30.13 as of 2022-10-20

Cost/Risk/Yield

Dividend yield	5.45%
Expense ratio	0.46%
Average spread	0.033%
1Y roundtrip cost	0.493%

Historic prices

Total Returns (including dividends)

Returns by Year

Returns by Period

Monthly returns heatmap

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
2022	-4.5%	-3.0%	0.4%	-6.4%	2.7%	-5.0%	6.2%	-3.8%	-4.4%	-4.4%			-22.3%
2021	-1.7%	-0.9%	3.2%	1.2%	0.8%	1.7%	0.6%	0.3%	-1.1%	1.8%	-2.1%	3.3%	7.1%
2020	1.5%	-4.9%	-11.9%	9.4%	1.9%	-0.9%	5.0%	1.9%	-0.2%	-0.2%	4.6%	2.6%	8.8%
2019	5.6%	0.6%	1.5%	0.7%	0.3%	1.3%	1.8%	0.6%	0.8%	0.4%	-0.4%	1.9%	15.0%
2018	-1.2%	0.3%	0.5%	-0.7%	0.8%	1.8%	0.2%	1.4%	-1.7%	-2.2%	-2.2%	-1.5%	-4.6%
2017	2.4%	2.1%	0.5%	1.3%	0.6%	0.8%	0.7%	-0.1%	-0.2%	-0.4%	0.7%	-0.5%	7.9%
2016	-1.0%	0.1%	2.4%	0.9%	1.5%	1.2%	1.4%	0.0%	-1.1%	-1.0%	-3.3%	0.3%	1.4%
2015	1.3%	1.0%	0.3%	0.0%	-0.0%	-1.0%	1.4%	-0.8%	-0.7%	2.2%	0.7%	-0.1%	4.2%
2014	3.0%	2.3%	1.7%	1.8%	1.2%	0.6%	-0.5%	1.8%	-0.8%	1.1%	1.2%	-0.1%	13.3%
2013	1.3%	0.5%	1.1%	1.1%	-0.7%	-2.2%	-0.5%	-2.2%	0.7%	0.9%	0.3%	-1.3%	-0.9%
2012	7.1%	3.0%	0.2%	0.2%	-1.2%	2.4%	1.5%	1.5%	0.7%	1.0%	-0.3%	0.4%	16.5%
2011	0.7%	1.6%	1.0%	1.6%	0.6%	-0.5%	-1.9%	-1.9%	-5.2%	5.4%	-3.1%	0.1%	-1.6%
	14.6%	2.7%	0.9%	11.0%	8.6%	0.1%	15.7%	-1.1%	-13.3%	4.7%	-4.1%	5.1%

Historical Dividends

Dividends by Year

Dividend Yields by Year

Monthly dividend heatmap

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
2022		0.11	0.12	0.14	0.12	0.15	0.13	0.16	0.15	0.17			1.26
2021		0.15	0.15	0.15	0.16	0.16	0.15	0.15	0.15	0.15	0.14	0.12	1.63
2020			0.16	0.17	0.17	0.17	0.17	0.16	0.16	0.16	0.15	0.15	1.62
2019		0.17	0.18	0.18	0.17	0.17	0.16	0.17	0.16	0.16	0.17	0.16	1.84
2018		0.19	0.17	0.17	0.18	0.19	0.19	0.18	0.16	0.16	0.16	0.16	1.90
2017		0.19	0.19	0.19	0.18	0.18	0.18	0.18	0.18	0.17	0.19	0.19	2.03
2016		0.17	0.20	0.19	0.18	0.18	0.17	0.18	0.17	0.17	0.18	0.18	1.98
2015		0.19	0.17	0.18	0.18	0.18	0.18	0.18	0.17	0.17	0.15	0.16	1.92
2014		0.20	0.22	0.19	0.19	0.18	0.18	0.19	0.19	0.19	0.19	0.18	2.12
2013		0.19	0.10	0.17	0.17	0.16	0.16	0.16	0.16	0.15	0.15	0.24	1.82
2012		0.18	0.15	0.19	0.18	0.20	0.20	0.21	0.21	0.20		0.19	1.91
2011		0.22	0.23	0.21	0.21	0.21	0.22	0.21	0.21	0.20	0.20	0.18	2.30
	0.00	1.96	2.04	2.14	2.10	2.13	2.11	2.14	2.07	2.05	1.68	1.92

Sectors and Top Holdings

Security	% Assets
Broadcom Inc 8.00 % Cum Conv Pfd Registered Shs 2019-30.09.22 Series A	2.72%
Wells Fargo & Company 7.5 % Non Cum Perp Conv Pfd Registered Shs A Series L	1.86%
MUTUAL FUND (OTHER)	1.63%
Bank of America Corp 7.25 % Non Cum Perp Conv Pfd Registered Shs Series L	1.46%
Danaher Corporation Cum Conv Red Pfd Registered Shs Series A	1.37%
ArcelorMittal Luxembourg S.A. 5.5 % Mandatory Convertible Notes 2020-18.05.23	1.31%
Danaher Corporation 5 % Cum Conv Pfd Registered Shs 2020-15.05.23 Class B	1.15%
NextEra Energy, Inc. Corporate Units Cons of Debenture 01.03.25 + 1 PC 01.03.23	1.12%
Citigroup Capital XIII Tr Pfd Secs 2010-30.10.40 Global Fltg Rt	1.01%
Avantor, Inc. Cum Conv Pfd Registered Shs Series A	1.00%
KKR & Co. Inc. 6 % Conv Cum Red Pfd Registered Shs 2020-15.09.23 Series C	0.94%
Aptiv PLC 5.5% Conv Pfd Registered Shs Series A	0.91%
NextEra Energy, Inc. Corporate Units Cons of Debenture 01.09.25 + 1 PC 01.09.23	0.90%
JPMorgan Chase & Co Depositary Shs Repr 1/400th Non-Cum Perp Red Pfd Registered ShsSeries -EE-	0.85%
JPMorgan Chase & Co Depositary Shs Repr 1/400th Non-Cum Red Perp Pfd Rg Shs Series -MM-	0.84%
Top 15 Weights	19.07%

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Product name	iShares U.S. Preferred Stock ETF	American Century Focused Dynamic Growth ETF	Innovator Russell 2000 Power Buffer ETF April Series	Global X Variable Rate Preferred ETF	AAM Low Duration Preferred & Income Securities ETF	American Century Quality Preferred ETF
Issuer	iShares	American Century	Innovator	Global X	AAM	American Century
Price	$30.13	$53.009	$24.35	$22.35	$20.5	$33.95
Expense Ratio	0.46%	0.45%	0.79%	0.25%	0.45%	0.32%
Average Spread	0.033%	0.226%	0.493%	0.268%	0.195%	0.353%
AUM	$15,690,100,000	$131,655,000	$74,138,800	$69,061,700	$77,199,400	$13,765,700
Shares	520,745,547	2,483,631	3,044,713	3,090,007	3,765,823	405,470
Average Daily Volume	3,914,560	11,150	27,358	78,903	41,930	870
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Inception Date	2007-03-26	2020-03-31	2020-04-01	2020-06-22	2019-11-19	2021-02-16
Index Tracked	ICE Exchange-Listed Preferred & Hybrid Securities Index	No Underlying Index	No Underlying Index	ICE U.S. Variable Rate Preferred Securities Index	ICE 0-5 Year Duration Exchange-Listed Preferred & Hybrid Securities Index	No Underlying Index
Category	Preferred Stock/Convertible Bonds	Global Equities	Volatility Hedged Equity	Preferred Stock/Convertible Bonds	Preferred Stock/Convertible Bonds	n/a
Asset Class	Preferred Stock	Equity	Equity	Preferred Stock	Multi-Asset
Asset Class Size
Value or Growth	Blend	Growth		Blend	Blend
Region		North America	North America
Countries	U.S.	U.S.	Broad	U.S.	U.S.	U.S.
Annual Dividend Rate	$1.642	$0	$0	$1.363	$1.047	$1.636
Annual Dividend Yield	0.054%	0.000%	0.000%	0.061%	0.051%	0.048%
Number of Holdings	201	41	0	0	0	0
YTD Return	-20.74%	-34.35%	-11.55%	-16.16%	-15.42%	-15.32%
Beta	-0.03	1.12	0.46	0.25	0.32	0.27
Upside Beta	-0.12	0.43	0.21	-0.05	0.13	-0.22
Downside Beta	0.07	-0.71	-0.31	-0.36	-0.81	-0.32
Volatility 1Y	12.41%	34.64%	14.32%	10.42%	9.21%	7.59%
Sharpe Ratio 3Y	-0.35	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00
Treynor Ratio 3Y	0.14	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00

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