iShares S&P U.S. Preferred Stock Index Fund (PFF)
| 40.92 Data as of May 17 |  +0.16 / +0.39%Today’s Change | 37.23 Today|||52-Week Range 41.09 | +3.28% Year-to-Date |
Investment Objective
The investment seeks investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield performance, before fees and expenses, of the S&P U.S. Preferred Stock IndexTM (the "underlying index"). The fund generally invests at least 90% of its assets in securities of the underlying index and in depositary receipts representing securities of 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 fund is non-diversified.
Latest PFF News
| Time for Preferred Stock ETFs? - ETF News And Commentary May 15 / Zacks.com |
Performance
| 1 month | +1.49% | 3 years | +10.76% | |
| 3 months | +3.11% | 5 years | +5.62% | |
| 1 year | +14.89% | Since inception | +4.10% |
Data through 05/18/2013
Quote Details
| Previous close | $40.76 |
| Open day’s range | 40.78 – 40.92 |
| Net asset value (NAV) | 40.88 (05/17/2013) |
| Daily volume | 2,067,525 |
| Average volume (3 months) | 1,610,939 |
Data as of 4:00pm ET, 05/17/2013
Peer Comparisonvs. Long-term bond ETFs
| PFF | Category | |
|---|---|---|
| Performance 5-yr return | +5.62% | +6.59% |
| Expense Gross exp ratio | 0.48% | 0.31% |
| Risk 5 year sharpe ratio | 0.34 | 0.54 |
| Net assets | $12.4B | $2.1B |
| Average market cap | -- | -- |
| Average P/E | -- | -- |
| Dividend / Share | -- | 0.22% |
Competitors
| ILTB iShares Core Long-Term U.S. Bond ETF |
| BLV Vanguard Long-Term Bond ETF |
| CLY iShares 10+ Year Credit Bond Fund |
Holdings
Top 5 SectorsPortfolio weighting
| Financial service | 100.00% |
| Business service | 0.00% |
| Consumer goods | 0.00% |
| Consumer service | 0.00% |
| Energy | 0.00% |
Top 10 HoldingsPortfolio weighting
| GMPRB General Mtrs Cv | 2.54% |
| HCSPRB Hsbc Hldgs Pfd | 2.45% |
| ALLYPRA Gmac Cap Tr I Pfd | 1.60% |
| -- Barclays Bank Plc | 1.51% |
| WFCPRJ Wells Fargo & Co, San Francisco Ca Pfd | 1.46% |
| CPRN Citigroup Cap Xiii Pfd | 1.40% |
| DTK Deutsche Bk Contingent Cap Tr Iii Pfd | 1.34% |
| HCS Hsbc Hldgs Pfd | 1.25% |
| IGK Ing Groep N V Pfd | 1.16% |
| -- Bk Amer Pfd | 1.14% |