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 U.S. Preferred Stock Index
CategoryStrategy
FocusPreferred Stock
Development LevelDeveloped Markets
RegionNorth America
Fund Statistics
Assets Under Management$16.58 billion
Average Daily Volume$3.92 million
Discount/Premium-0.05%
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 Monday, February 3rd. Investors of record on Tuesday, February 4th will be paid a dividend of $0.1638 per share on Friday, February 7th. This represents a $1.97 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 5.29%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, February 3rd. This is an increase from iShares US Preferred Stock ETF's previous monthly dividend of $0.15. View iShares US Preferred Stock ETF's Dividend History.
Has iShares US Preferred Stock ETF been receiving favorable news coverage?
Media stories about PFF stock have trended somewhat positive recently, according to InfoTrie Sentiment. The research group identifies positive and negative media coverage by monitoring more than six thousand blog and news sources in real time. The firm ranks coverage of publicly-traded companies on a scale of negative five to positive five, with scores closest to five being the most favorable. iShares US Preferred Stock ETF earned a media sentiment score of 2.0 on InfoTrie's scale. They also assigned news coverage about the company a news buzz of 10.0 out of 10, indicating that recent media coverage is extremely likely to have an impact on the stock's share price in the near term. View News Stories for iShares US Preferred Stock ETF.
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 a number of of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional investors include Bank of America Corp DE (3.38%), FMR LLC (1.30%), Envestnet Asset Management Inc. (1.13%), UBS Group AG (0.98%), Goldman Sachs Group Inc. (0.72%) and US Bancorp DE (0.56%).
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 Goldman Sachs Group Inc., Cabana LLC, Price Capital Management Inc., Cohen & Steers Inc., Credit Suisse AG, RMB Capital Management LLC, Bank of New York Mellon Corp and Barclays PLC.
Which institutional investors are buying iShares US Preferred Stock ETF stock?
PFF stock was acquired by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Polaris Greystone Financial Group LLC, Bank of America Corp DE, MD Financial Management Inc., Envestnet Asset Management Inc., UBS Group AG, IndexIQ Advisors LLC, Boston Private Wealth LLC and W.E. Donoghue & Co. 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, Robinhood, 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 $37.14.
How big of a company is iShares US Preferred Stock ETF?
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.
