PFF - iShares US Preferred Stock ETF

NasdaqGM - NasdaqGM Real Time Price. Currency in USD
35.76
+0.08 (+0.22%)
At close: 4:00PM EST
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Previous Close35.68
Open35.59
Bid35.67 x 1000
Ask35.80 x 1300
Day's Range35.53 - 35.76
52 Week Range35.53 - 38.72
Volume2,283,728
Avg. Volume3,195,276
Net Assets15.22B
NAV36.16
PE Ratio (TTM)N/A
Yield5.74%
YTD Return-0.94%
Beta (3Y Monthly)0.96
Expense Ratio (net)0.47%
Inception Date2007-03-26
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  • InvestorPlace14 hours ago

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    As the name suggests, preferred gives the shareholder a place in line ahead of common stock holders, whenever a company pays dividends or distributes assets to shareholders. In other cases, should dividend payments be missed, preferred shareholders get all of their dividend payments before the common shareholders receive anything. Preferred stock might offer more stable cash flow than common stock.

  • Barrons.com28 days ago

    How to Play Preferred Stock as Yields Rise

    Issues from big banks like Bank of America and JPMorgan are yielding close to 6%. How investors can best play this market.

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    Utilities, Real Estate Stocks Fall as Bond Yields Rise

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  • ETF Trends2 months ago

    There’s Power in Preferred ETFs

    Preferred stocks and the related exchange traded funds are high-yielding, income-generating assets. The downside is that such assets are often perceived to be vulnerable to rising interest rates, but the iShares S&P US Preferred Stock Fund (PFF) is higher by nearly 2.60% year-to-date. The shares are issued by financial institutions, utilities and telecom companies, among others.

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    In doing so, bond buyers and bankers were reticent to extend further credit to many of the railroad companies. The successful pitch was that preferred stock would pay a fixed dividend much like a bond.

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