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. As of August 20, 2026, its distribution rate is 6.49%, its trailing-12-month yield is 6.49%, its expense ratio is 0.23%. Dividend Vision Distribution Safety Score™ is 89/100 (Safe). Fund total return is 24.4% over the past 8.9 years, 229.3 points behind SPY at 253.7%.

At the current 6.49% distribution rate, a $10,000 investment would generate approximately $649 per year, or $54.08 per month on an equivalent basis.

PFFD performance versus SPY

Data as of August 20, 2026.

Fund total return is 24.4% over the past 8.9 years, 229.3 points behind SPY at 253.7%. Its deepest 1-year drawdown was 6.0%.

PFFD key facts

Data as of August 20, 2026.

Distribution Safety Score™

89 · Safe

Safety-Adjusted Yield

5.78%

Issuer

Global X

Asset type

ETF

Asset class

Equity

Inception date

09/11/2017

Expense ratio

0.23%

Distribution rate

6.49%

Distribution frequency

Monthly

Trailing yield

6.49%

30-day SEC yield

6.56%

Last close

$18.48

AUM

$2,159,604,510

Average volume

637131.0

Last dividend

$0.1000

Ex-dividend date

08/03/2026

Payment date

08/06/2026

Beta

1.06

How Dividend Vision calculates yield and returns

Distribution rate (6.49%) 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 (6.49%) 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. The 30-day SEC yield (6.56%) is the SEC standardized figure when we have it. An issuer may publish a different SEC or TTM yield using another as-of date or share-class convention. Fund total return uses split-adjusted close with distributions reinvested from the first stored bar on or after inception through the latest bar, compared with the same window on the benchmark. That is what the fund did, not your personal gain/loss. Figures below use Dividend Vision data as of August 20, 2026.

Distribution rate methodology · Distribution Safety Score methodology · SEC yield

Sources and review

Data as of August 20, 2026.

Primary sources: Global X fund 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. The deepest 1-year drawdown on record here is 6.0%.

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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