PFFD ETF — Global X U.S. Preferred ETF

Global X U.S. Preferred ETF (PFFD)

Updated October 12, 2026.

PFFD is an ETF that tracks the ICE BofA Diversified Core U.S. Preferred Securities Index. its distribution rate is 6.91%, its trailing-12-month yield is 6.91%, its expense ratio is 0.23%. Dividend Vision Distribution Safety Score™ is 87/100 (Safe). Total return is 18.2% over the past 9.1 years, 240.6 points behind SPY at 258.8%.

PFFD performance versus SPY

Price and return data through 2026-10-12.

Total return is 18.2% over the past 9.1 years, 240.6 points behind SPY at 258.8%. Over the past year its total return — price change plus distributions reinvested — is -3.4%. Its deepest 1-year drawdown was 7.0%.

PFFD key facts

Distribution Safety Score™

87 · Safe

Safety-Adjusted Yield

6.01%

Issuer

Global X

Asset type

ETF

Asset class

Hybrid

Inception date

09/11/2017

Expense ratio

0.23%

Distribution rate

6.91%

Distribution frequency

Monthly

Trailing yield

6.91%

Last close

$17.36 (stale; as of 2026-10-12)

AUM

$2,035,870,096

Average volume

822455.0

Dividend

$0.10

Ex-dividend date

10/01/2026

Payment date

10/06/2026

Beta

1.11

How Dividend Vision calculates yield and returns

Distribution rate (6.91%) uses calculation basis unavailable. Issuer rates can use a different denominator and date, including ex-date NAV. Trailing-12-month yield (6.91%) is the sum of split-adjusted cash distributions with ex-dates in the last 12 months, divided by the published price. 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.

Yield and safety methodology · 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. The deepest 1-year drawdown on record here is 7.0%.

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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