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iShares Preferred and Income Securities ETF

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Key stats


Assets under management (AUM)
‪14.68 B‬ USD
Fund flows (1Y)
‪765.03 M‬ USD
Dividend yield (indicated)
6.26%
Discount/Premium to NAV
1.2%
Shares outstanding
‪462.80 M‬
Expense ratio
0.46%

About iShares Preferred and Income Securities ETF


Issuer
Blackrock, Inc.
Brand
iShares
Home page
ishares.com
Inception date
Mar 26, 2007
Structure
Open-Ended Fund
Index tracked
ICE Exchange-Listed Preferred & Hybrid Securities Index
Replication method
Physical
Management style
Passive
Distributes
Capital Gains
Max ST capital gains rate
39.60%
Max LT capital gains rate
20.00%
Tax on distributions
Ordinary income
PFF targets preferred securities irrespective of credit rating, providing a broad and diversified portfolio. The funds holdings reflect the nature of the market in that financial institutions dominate the holdings. The underlying index and portfolio are rebalanced monthly. PFF particularly stands out for strong block liquidity, making it the fund of choice for large traders. For investors, it is important to consider how much of the distribution can be classified as qualified dividend income. Prior to February 1, 2019, the fund tracked a similar index from S&P.

Classification


Asset Class
Fixed income
Category
Corporate, preferred
Focus
Broad credit
Niche
Broad maturities
Strategy
Vanilla
Geography
U.S.
Weighting scheme
Market value
Selection criteria
Proprietary

PFF analysis


What's in the fund
Exposure type
StocksBonds, Cash & Other
Finance
Stocks95.92%
Finance73.45%
Utilities5.69%
Electronic Technology5.49%
Communications4.26%
Distribution Services1.76%
Process Industries1.32%
Consumer Durables1.26%
Producer Manufacturing0.71%
Consumer Services0.52%
Technology Services0.41%
Commercial Services0.26%
Transportation0.26%
Government0.25%
Industrial Services0.19%
Miscellaneous0.10%
Bonds, Cash & Other4.08%
UNIT3.24%
Cash0.67%
Mutual fund0.10%
Miscellaneous0.07%

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Technicals

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Oscillators
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Neutral
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Neutral
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Neutral
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Moving Averages
Neutral
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Moving Averages
Neutral
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Seasonals


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