PFFD ETF — Global X U.S. Preferred ETF

Global X U.S. Preferred ETF (PFFD)

PFFD is an ETF that tracks the ICE BofA Diversified Core U.S. Preferred Securities Index. its distribution rate is 6.57%, its trailing-12-month yield is 6.57%, its expense ratio is 0.23%. Dividend Vision Distribution Safety Score™ is 95/100 (Safe). Total return is 22.9% over the past 9 years, 231.3 points behind SPY at 254.2%.

At the current 6.57% distribution rate, a $10,000 investment would generate approximately $657 per year, or $54.75 per month on an equivalent basis.

PFFD performance versus SPY

Price and return data through 2026-09-04.

Total return is 22.9% over the past 9 years, 231.3 points behind SPY at 254.2%.

PFFD key facts

Distribution Safety Score™

95 · Safe

Safety-Adjusted Yield

6.24%

Issuer

Global X

Asset type

ETF

Asset class

Hybrid

Inception date

09/11/2017

Expense ratio

0.23%

Distribution rate

6.57%

Distribution frequency

Monthly

Trailing yield

6.57%

Last close

$18.26

NAV

$18.17

Premium / discount

0.50% premium

AUM

$2,137,445,966

Average volume

1046700.0

Next dividend

$0.10

Last ex-dividend date

09/01/2026 (as of 2026-09-01)

Next payment date

09/04/2026 (as of 2026-09-04)

Beta

1.05

How Dividend Vision calculates yield and returns

Distribution rate (6.57%) is the latest regular payout annualized by the fund's stated frequency, divided by the last close. Issuers often publish this as “Distribution Rate” on the fact sheet. Trailing-12-month yield (6.57%) is the sum of distributions paid in the last 12 months, split-adjusted, divided by the last close. It lags a recent raise or cut. Total return uses split-adjusted close with distributions reinvested on the ex-dividend date (a modeling convention, not the cash-settlement date) from the first stored bar on or after inception through the latest bar, compared with the same window on the benchmark. That is the security's total return, not your personal gain/loss.

Distribution rate methodology · Distribution Safety Score methodology

Sources and review

Primary sources: Global X or company page; Index: ICE BofA Diversified Core U.S. Preferred Securities Index; prices and distributions from Dividend Vision, derived from vendor EOD data.

Reviewed by Bert Sweet, CEO and Co-owner of Dividend Vision. Methodology: Distribution Safety Score.

PFFD risks and drawbacks

Total return has trailed SPY over the available window.

Who may consider PFFD — and who may not

PFFD may suit someone looking for a high Distribution Safety Score. It is a weaker fit for investors whose main goal is matching SPY total return. This is educational context, not a recommendation to buy or sell.

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