iShares Preferred and Income Securities ETF (PFF) Price, Holdings, & News

ETF Overview

iShares U.S. Preferred Stock ETF (the Fund) is an exchange-traded fund. The Fund seeks investment results, which correspond to the price and yield performance, before fees and expenses, of the S&P U.S. Preferred Stock Index (the Underlying Index). The Underlying Index measures the performance of a select group of preferred stocks listed on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), NYSE Arca, Inc. (NYSE Arca), NYSE Amex, NASDAQ Global Select Market, NASDAQ Select Market or NASDAQ Capital Market. The Underlying Index includes preferred stocks with a market capitalization over $100 million, which meet minimum price, liquidity, trading volume, maturity and other requirements determined by Standard & Poor's Financial Services LLC, a subsidiary of The McGraw Hill Companies (S&P). BlackRock Fund Advisors acts as an investment adviser of the Fund.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $31.13 to $31.60
• 50-Day Range: $31.04 to $32.13
• 52-Week Range: $28.70 to $33.58
• Volume: 6.27 million shs
• Average Volume: 3.58 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $14.49 billion
• Assets Under Management: $14.53 billion
• Dividend Yield: 6.55%
• Net Expense Ratio: 0.46%
• Aggregate Rating: N/A

PFF ETF - Frequently Asked Questions

How have PFF shares performed this year?

iShares Preferred and Income Securities ETF's stock was trading at $31.44 at the beginning of the year. Since then, PFF shares have decreased by 1.0% and is now trading at $31.13.

Who are iShares Preferred and Income Securities ETF's major shareholders?

Top institutional investors of iShares Preferred and Income Securities ETF include Congress Asset Management Co. (0.02%), Peoples Bank KS (0.02%), ST Germain D J Co. Inc. (0.02%) and Bath Savings Trust Co (0.01%).

How do I buy shares of iShares Preferred and Income Securities ETF?

Shares of PFF stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.

What other stocks do shareholders of iShares Preferred and Income Securities ETF own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that iShares Preferred and Income Securities ETF investors own include Net Lease Office Properties (NLOP), AT&T (T), Verizon Communications (VZ), Enterprise Products Partners (EPD), Energy Transfer (ET), NVIDIA (NVDA) and International Business Machines (IBM).

Fund Details

• Issuer: iShares
• Fund Name: iShares Preferred and Income Securities ETF
• Tax Classification: Regulated Investment Company
• Stock Exchange: NASDAQ
• Current Symbol: NASDAQ:PFF
• Inception Date: 3/26/2007
• Fund Manager: Jennifer Hsui, Paul Whitehead, Greg Savage, Amy Whitelaw
• Previous Symbol: NYSE:PFF
• Web: www.ishares.com
• Phone: +1-800-4742737

Fund Focus

• Asset Class: Equity
• Benchmark: ICE Exchange-Listed Preferred & Hybrid Securities Index
• Category: Strategy
• Focus: Preferred Stock
• Development Level: Developed Markets
• Region: North America
• Number of Holdings: 453

Fund Statistics

• Assets Under Management: $14.53 billion
• Average Daily Volume: $2.96 million
• Discount/Premium: -0.10%

Administrator, Advisor and Custodian

• Administrator: State Street Bank and Trust Company
• Advisor: BlackRock Fund Advisors
• Custodian: State Street Bank and Trust Company
• Distributor: BlackRock Investments, LLC
• Transfer Agent: State Street Bank and Trust Company
• Trustee: N/A
• Lead Market Maker: Citadel

Options

• Optionable: Optionable
• Options Volume: 280
• Put Options: 169
• Call Options: 111
• Short Interest: 5,160,000 shs

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 465,600,000
• Beta: 0.51
• Creation Unit: 50,000
• Creation Fee: $779.00