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.
Basic Details
Issuer BlackRock
Fund NameiShares US Preferred Stock ETF
Tax ClassificationRegulated Investment Company
SymbolNASDAQ:PFF
Inception Date3/26/2007
Fund ManagerDiane Hsiung, Jennifer Hsui, Greg Savage, Alan Mason
Phone+1-800-4742737
Fund Focus
Asset ClassEquity
BenchmarkS&P Preferred Stock TR USD
CategoryStrategy
FocusPreferred Stock
Development LevelDeveloped Markets
RegionNorth America
Fund Statistics
Assets Under Management$15.85 billion
Average Daily Volume$2.87 million
Discount/Premium-0.38%
ETF Expenses
Management Fee0.47%
Other Expenses0.00%
Total Expenses0.47%
Fee Waiver0.00%
Net Expenses0.47%
Administrator, Advisor and Custodian
AdministratorState Street Bank and Trust Company
AdvisorBlackRock Fund Advisors
CustodianState Street Bank and Trust Company
DistributorBlackRock Investments, LLC
Transfer AgentState Street Bank and Trust Company
Trustee
Lead Market MakerIMC Chicago
iShares US Preferred Stock ETF (NASDAQ:PFF) Frequently Asked Questions
What is iShares US Preferred Stock ETF's stock symbol?
iShares US Preferred Stock ETF trades on the NASDAQ under the ticker symbol "PFF."
How often does iShares US Preferred Stock ETF pay dividends? What is the dividend yield for iShares US Preferred Stock ETF?
iShares US Preferred Stock ETF declared a monthly dividend on Friday, March 1st. Shareholders of record on Monday, March 4th will be given a dividend of $0.1783 per share on Thursday, March 7th. This represents a $2.14 annualized dividend and a yield of 5.88%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, March 1st. This is an increase from iShares US Preferred Stock ETF's previous monthly dividend of $0.17. View iShares US Preferred Stock ETF's Dividend History.
Has iShares US Preferred Stock ETF been receiving favorable news coverage?
Press coverage about PFF stock has been trending somewhat negative recently, InfoTrie Sentiment reports. InfoTrie identifies negative and positive press coverage by reviewing more than six thousand news and blog sources in real time. The firm ranks coverage of public companies on a scale of negative five to five, with scores nearest to five being the most favorable. iShares US Preferred Stock ETF earned a news sentiment score of -1.4 on InfoTrie's scale. They also gave news stories about the company a news buzz of 10.0 out of 10, meaning that recent press coverage is extremely likely to have an impact on the stock's share price in the next few days.
What other stocks do shareholders of iShares US Preferred Stock ETF own?
Who are iShares US Preferred Stock ETF's major shareholders?
iShares US Preferred Stock ETF's stock is owned by many different of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional investors include Aozora Bank LTD. (2.33%), FMR LLC (2.22%), BlackRock Inc. (1.11%), LPL Financial LLC (1.08%), MD Financial Management Inc. (0.89%) and Keybank National Association OH (0.51%).
Which institutional investors are selling iShares US Preferred Stock ETF stock?
PFF stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Creative Planning, Wharton Business Group LLC, Cohen & Steers Inc., PagnatoKarp Partners LLC, FMR LLC, Keybank National Association OH, Brave Asset Management Inc. and Edge Wealth Management LLC.
Which institutional investors are buying iShares US Preferred Stock ETF stock?
PFF stock was bought by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Foundations Investment Advisors LLC, W.E. Donoghue & Co. LLC, Aozora Bank LTD., Venturi Wealth Management LLC, FDx Advisors Inc., Traverso Chambers Private Wealth Management LLC, Sage Advisory Services Ltd.Co. and Sageworth Trust Co.
How do I buy shares of iShares US Preferred Stock ETF?
Shares of PFF can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Scottrade, Fidelity and Charles Schwab.
What is iShares US Preferred Stock ETF's stock price today?
One share of PFF stock can currently be purchased for approximately $36.39.
How big of a company is iShares US Preferred Stock ETF?
iShares US Preferred Stock ETF has a market capitalization of $14.26 billion.
What is iShares US Preferred Stock ETF's official website?
How can I contact iShares US Preferred Stock ETF?
iShares US Preferred Stock ETF's mailing address is 525 Washington Boulevard Suite 1405, Jersey City, NJ 07310, United States. The company can be reached via phone at +1-800-4742737.
MarketBeat Community Rating for iShares US Preferred Stock ETF (NASDAQ PFF)
MarketBeat's community ratings are surveys of what our community members think about iShares US Preferred Stock ETF and other stocks. Vote "Outperform" if you believe PFF will outperform the S&P 500 over the long term. Vote "Underperform" if you believe PFF will underperform the S&P 500 over the long term. You may vote once every thirty days.
