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$15.16 billion
Average Daily Volume$3.16 million
Discount/Premium-0.14%
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 announced a monthly dividend on Monday, December 3rd. Investors of record on Tuesday, December 4th will be given a dividend of $0.1562 per share on Friday, December 7th. This represents a $1.87 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 5.38%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, December 3rd. View iShares US Preferred Stock ETF's Dividend History.
Has iShares US Preferred Stock ETF been receiving favorable news coverage?
Headlines about PFF stock have trended positive recently, according to InfoTrie. The research firm identifies negative and positive media coverage by reviewing more than six thousand news and blog sources in real-time. The firm ranks coverage of publicly-traded companies on a scale of -5 to 5, with scores closest to five being the most favorable. iShares US Preferred Stock ETF earned a news sentiment score of 2.6 on InfoTrie's scale. They also assigned news articles about the company a news buzz of 3.0 out of 10, indicating that recent media coverage is unlikely to have an effect on the company's share price in the next several days.
Are investors shorting iShares US Preferred Stock ETF?
iShares US Preferred Stock ETF saw a decline in short interest during the month of November. As of November 15th, there was short interest totalling 1,588,656 shares, a decline of 36.0% from the October 31st total of 2,483,476 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 2,075,871 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 0.8 days. View iShares US Preferred Stock ETF's Current Options Chain.
Who are iShares US Preferred Stock ETF's major shareholders?
iShares US Preferred Stock ETF's stock is owned by a variety of of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional shareholders include JPMorgan Chase & Co. (2.59%), FMR LLC (2.18%), Wells Fargo & Company MN (1.76%), Morgan Stanley (1.37%), LPL Financial LLC (1.07%) and Creative Planning (1.05%).
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 Cohen & Steers Inc., Creative Planning, Jane Street Group LLC, W.E. Donoghue & Co. LLC, IndexIQ Advisors LLC, Assetmark Inc., FMR LLC and Morgan Stanley.
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 JPMorgan Chase & Co., Protective Life Corp, Envestnet Asset Management Inc., Brave Asset Management Inc., Wells Fargo & Company MN, MML Investors Services LLC, Janus Henderson Group PLC and Steward Partners Investment Advisory LLC.
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 $34.81.
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.
