Preferred stock ETFs in the income overlay
Preferred shares, mostly issued by banks. Driven by long-term interest rates, and the health of the banks that issue them.
29ETFs in this category
$40.1bnmoney in them
3.4%of the income overlay’s money
PFFlargest unleveraged ETF, 29.3%
How they did, to Nov 2, 2026
| 1 month | YTD | 12 months | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Category median | −0.5% | −1.5% | −0.9% |
| Its story | +3.5% | +12.2% | +14.1% |
| Broad US ETFs | −2.5% | +11.5% | +11.8% |
Every ETF here, largest first
| # | ETF | Name | Assets | Share | 12 months | Fee |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | PFF | iShares Preferred and Income Securities ETF | $11.7bn | 29.3% | −4.5% | 0.45% |
| 2 | FPE | First Trust Preferred Securities and Income ETF | $5.8bn | 14.5% | −1.6% | 0.83% |
| 3 | PGX | Invesco Preferred ETF | $3.6bn | 8.9% | −8.1% | 0.50% |
| 4 | VRP | Invesco Variable Rate Preferred ETF | $3.0bn | 7.5% | +1.5% | 0.50% |
| 5 | PFFA | InfraCap Preferred ETF | $2.3bn | 5.6% | −4.2% | 2.11% |
| 6 | PFXF | VanEck Preferred Securities ex Financials ETF | $2.2bn | 5.6% | −1.2% | 0.40% |
| 7 | JPRF | JPMorgan Preferred and Income Securities ETF | $2.2bn | 5.5% | – | 0.55% |
| 8 | PREF | Principal Spectrum Preferred Securities Active ETF | $1.9bn | 4.8% | +0.9% | 0.55% |
| 9 | FPEI | First Trust Institutional Preferred Securities and Income ETF | $1.9bn | 4.6% | +1.0% | 0.85% |
| 10 | PFFD | Global X US Preferred ETF | $1.8bn | 4.6% | −6.1% | 0.23% |
| 11 | PSK | State Street SPDR ICE Preferred Securities ETF | $614m | 1.5% | −8.8% | 0.45% |
| 12 | PGF | Invesco Financial Preferred ETF | $584m | 1.5% | −7.9% | 0.56% |
| 13 | CSPF | Cohen & Steers Preferred and Income Active ETF | $380m | 0.9% | +2.0% | 0.59% |
| 14 | PFLD | AAM Low Duration Preferred and Income Securities ETF | $370m | 0.9% | +2.3% | 0.45% |
| 15 | PFFV | Global X US Preferred Stock Variable Rate ETF | $333m | 0.8% | −0.6% | 0.25% |
| 16 | PRFD | PIMCO Preferred And Capital Securities Active Exchange-Traded Fund | $235m | 0.6% | +0.1% | 0.73% |
| 17 | JHPI | John Hancock Preferred Income ETF | $226m | 0.6% | −0.5% | 0.54% |
| 18 | GPRF | Goldman Sachs Access U.S. Preferred Stock and Hybrid Securities ETF | $167m | 0.4% | −1.7% | 0.45% |
| 19 | NPFI | Nuveen Preferred And Income ETF | $164m | 0.4% | +1.2% | 0.56% |
| 20 | SPFF | Global X SuperIncome Preferred ETF | $135m | 0.3% | +1.9% | 0.48% |
| 21 | PQDI | Principal Spectrum Preferred and Income ETF | $123m | 0.3% | −0.3% | 0.60% |
| 22 | PFFR | InfraCap REIT Preferred ETF | $110m | 0.3% | −3.7% | 0.45% |
| 23 | QTPI | North Square RCIM Tax-Advantaged Preferred and Income Securities ETF | $77m | 0.2% | +0.2% | 0.60% |
| 24 | FPFD | Fidelity Preferred Securities & Income ETF | $73m | 0.2% | −2.2% | 0.59% |
| 25 | EPRF | Innovator S&P Investment Grade Preferred ETF | $63m | 0.2% | −8.2% | 0.47% |
| 26 | EVPF | Eaton Vance Preferred Securities And Income ETF | $54m | 0.1% | – | 0.39% |
| 27 | PRIZ | Zacks Preferred Income ETF | $6m | 0.0% | – | 0.45% |
| 28 | DCAP | T-Strive Digital Credit Preferred Income ETF | $2m | 0.0% | – | 0.95% |
| 29 | VPFF | Virtus InfraCap Preferred and Income Securities ETF | $1m | 0.0% | – | 0.80% |
Other categories in the income overlay
Common questions
Which ETFs are preferred stock ETFs?29 US ETFs sit in this category of the income overlay. Preferred shares, mostly issued by banks. Driven by long-term interest rates, and the health of the banks that issue them.
What is the largest preferred stock ETF?PFF, iShares Preferred and Income Securities ETF, with $11.7bn, 29.3% of the category's money.
How have preferred stock ETFs performed?The median unleveraged ETF here returned -0.9% over the last 12 months to Nov 2, 2026, against +11.8% for broad US ETFs. Past performance, not a forecast.