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iShares Preferred and Income Securities ETF (PFF)

Preferred Stock | Exchange Traded Fund | NasdaqGM
30.35 USD -0.19 (-0.622%) ⇩ (July 13, 2026, 4 p.m. EDT)
After hours: 30.35
Short-term:★★☆☆☆Long-term:★★☆☆☆Dividends:★★★☆☆
Hot Take ↕ | July 11, 2026, 4:12 a.m. EDT

The long-term outlook remains neutral due to a persistent multi-year downtrend where the asset has lost over 21% of its value since inception, despite a recent minor price recovery. While the trailing twelve-month performance was slightly positive, the broader historical context shows a structural decline in price, suggesting the market continues to discount the underlying preferred portfolio's risks. The short-term rating is bearish-leaning because technical indicators are lagging, with the price trading well below both the 50-day and 200-day moving averages, and options flow confirms a defensive bias with significant put buying. However, the dividend rating stands out as a relative strength; with a 5.6% yield and a stable payout history over the last five years, the income component provides a necessary floor that offsets the capital appreciation drag.
Model Selection — Backtest MAE (log-scale, lower is better)
ModelMAE
AutoTheta ✓0.009097
AutoETS0.009830
AutoARIMA0.009830
MSTL0.011589
MSTL_1260.014355

Forecast horizon: 60 days | Selected: AutoTheta

Forecast Reliability
Score 62%
H-stat 3.21
Ljung-Box p 0.000
Jarque-Bera p 0.090
Excess Kurtosis -0.80
Attribute Value
Trailing P/E 3.76

As of July 11, 2026, 4:12 a.m. EDT: Speculators are positioning defensively with heavy put volume and open interest concentrated at strikes below the current price (30.00), while call activity remains sparse and skewed toward out-of-the-money strikes. Implied volatility is significantly elevated for near-term puts compared to calls, indicating a market expectation of downside pressure or a 'floor' scenario rather than a rally.

Dividend Data

Yield Summary
Last Yield 1yr Yield 3yr Avg 5yr Avg
0.47% 5.39% 6.11% 5.87%
Dividend History
Date Dividend Yield %
2026-07-01 0.142 0.466032
2026-06-01 0.138 0.439490
2026-05-01 0.140 0.445718
2026-04-01 0.142 0.467413
2026-03-02 0.031 0.098538
2026-02-02 0.177 0.562619
2025-12-19 0.066 0.211946
2025-12-01 0.176 0.574225
2025-11-03 0.171 0.551257
2025-10-01 0.171 0.538752
2025-09-02 0.161 0.514213
2025-08-01 0.162 0.521907
2025-07-01 0.174 0.567330
2025-06-02 0.175 0.582557
2025-05-01 0.174 0.581162
2025-04-01 0.172 0.563750
2025-03-03 0.173 0.548510
2025-02-03 0.175 0.556439
2024-12-18 0.177 0.559772
2024-12-02 0.165 0.506446
2024-11-01 0.165 0.507068
2024-10-01 0.165 0.496539
2024-09-03 0.163 0.507630
2024-08-01 0.161 0.508689
2024-07-01 0.164 0.524297
2024-06-03 0.163 0.513548
2024-05-01 0.160 0.513809
2024-04-01 0.156 0.485376
2024-03-01 0.170 0.532248
2024-02-01 0.176 0.548116
2023-12-14 0.193 0.618987
2023-12-01 0.175 0.567813
2023-11-01 0.173 0.597995
2023-10-02 0.161 0.543552
2023-09-01 0.154 0.502283
2023-08-01 0.157 0.508420
2023-07-03 0.158 0.508693
2023-06-01 0.165 0.541694
2023-05-01 0.171 0.552326
2023-04-03 0.185 0.593710
2023-03-01 0.190 0.587145
2023-02-01 0.186 0.553571
2022-12-15 0.237 0.758643
2022-12-01 0.172 0.534992
2022-11-01 0.170 0.561983
2022-10-03 0.169 0.529947
2022-09-01 0.151 0.459805
2022-08-01 0.164 0.472078
2022-07-01 0.133 0.402786
2022-06-01 0.146 0.423557
2022-05-02 0.123 0.369258
2022-04-01 0.136 0.375691
2022-03-01 0.122 0.338513
2022-02-01 0.112 0.298190
2021-12-16 0.126 0.324408
2021-12-01 0.123 0.320981
2021-11-01 0.137 0.348601
2021-10-01 0.149 0.385611
2021-09-01 0.152 0.386081
2021-08-02 0.151 0.384126
2021-07-01 0.154 0.392657
2021-06-01 0.156 0.402477
2021-05-03 0.156 0.403727
2021-04-01 0.151 0.393229
2021-03-01 0.150 0.401284
2021-02-01 0.150 0.395674
2020-12-17 0.061 0.159519
2020-12-01 0.148 0.392990
2020-11-02 0.152 0.418848
2020-10-01 0.157 0.429901
2020-09-01 0.160 0.438116
2020-08-03 0.163 0.452778
2020-07-01 0.167 0.483497
2020-06-01 0.169 0.482857
2020-05-01 0.170 0.500589
2020-04-01 0.173 0.574751
2020-03-02 0.160 0.436086
2020-02-03 0.160 0.421053
2019-12-19 0.155 0.414438
2019-12-02 0.164 0.445652
2019-11-01 0.166 0.444444
2019-10-01 0.159 0.426045
2019-09-03 0.160 0.429415
2019-08-01 0.165 0.443429
2019-07-02 0.161 0.436433
2019-06-03 0.167 0.459170
2019-05-02 0.172 0.472009
2019-04-01 0.180 0.491938
2019-03-01 0.178 0.490493
2019-02-01 0.169 0.471409
2018-12-18 0.258 0.758600
2018-12-03 0.156 0.445460
2018-11-01 0.156 0.433093
2018-10-01 0.159 0.433479
2018-09-04 0.161 0.429333
2018-08-01 0.176 0.471218
2018-07-03 0.194 0.512820
2018-06-01 0.194 0.521646
2018-05-01 0.180 0.486881
2018-04-02 0.166 0.445279
2018-03-01 0.172 0.460879
2018-02-01 0.189 0.507655
2017-12-21 0.099 0.259230
2017-12-01 0.192 0.499220
2017-11-01 0.191 0.498955
2017-10-02 0.175 0.454192
2017-09-01 0.177 0.455833
2017-08-01 0.177 0.451531
2017-07-06 0.179 0.459210
2017-06-01 0.181 0.465655
2017-05-02 0.185 0.475578
2017-04-03 0.191 0.492776
2017-03-01 0.191 0.497396
2017-02-01 0.191 0.503958
2016-12-22 0.203 0.543944
2016-12-01 0.182 0.491096
2016-11-01 0.179 0.462413
2016-10-03 0.168 0.427155
2016-09-01 0.171 0.429109
2016-08-02 0.179 0.447836
2016-07-06 0.173 0.437532
2016-06-01 0.177 0.448215
2016-05-02 0.182 0.466189
2016-04-01 0.192 0.497538
2016-03-01 0.197 0.515167
2016-02-01 0.175 0.455492
2015-12-24 0.318 0.822343
2015-12-01 0.161 0.409773
2015-11-02 0.151 0.384713
2015-10-01 0.171 0.445777
2015-09-01 0.173 0.446682
2015-08-04 0.185 0.470498
2015-07-02 0.182 0.465473
2015-06-01 0.181 0.457649
2015-05-01 0.184 0.463710
2015-04-01 0.176 0.440771
2015-03-02 0.170 0.425106
2015-02-02 0.188 0.471178
2014-12-24 0.378 0.966505
2014-12-01 0.181 0.456379
2014-11-03 0.189 0.477152
2014-10-01 0.190 0.484323
2014-09-02 0.191 0.481108
2014-08-01 0.193 0.491595
2014-07-01 0.183 0.460030
2014-06-02 0.183 0.461655
2014-05-01 0.191 0.484895
2014-04-01 0.194 0.497563
2014-03-03 0.220 0.573963
2014-02-03 0.200 0.531208
2013-12-26 0.614 1.672113
2013-12-02 0.236 0.622527
2013-11-01 0.153 0.401891
2013-10-01 0.150 0.397772
2013-09-03 0.157 0.416999
2013-08-01 0.162 0.420779
2013-07-01 0.158 0.403885
2013-06-03 0.164 0.411543
2013-05-01 0.173 0.426423
2013-04-01 0.175 0.434135
2013-03-01 0.100 0.249252
2013-02-01 0.192 0.479880
2012-12-26 0.260 0.659396
2012-12-03 0.194 0.489775
2012-10-01 0.203 0.510563
2012-09-04 0.210 0.530705
2012-08-01 0.210 0.536947
2012-07-02 0.205 0.526046
2012-06-01 0.202 0.533545
2012-05-01 0.177 0.455951
2012-04-02 0.187 0.480967
2012-03-01 0.149 0.381953
2012-02-01 0.176 0.461700
2011-12-27 0.183 0.516949
2011-12-01 0.180 0.504767
2011-11-01 0.205 0.561490
2011-10-03 0.201 0.579752
2011-09-01 0.207 0.550678
2011-08-01 0.212 0.547379
2011-07-01 0.216 0.547251
2011-06-01 0.211 0.530684
2011-05-02 0.207 0.520362
2011-04-01 0.215 0.543341
2011-03-01 0.229 0.584780
2011-02-01 0.220 0.564537
2010-12-28 0.218 0.566675
2010-12-01 0.246 0.630284
2010-11-01 0.207 0.524582
2010-10-01 0.228 0.576048
2010-09-01 0.307 0.771939
2010-08-02 0.309 0.789272
2010-07-01 0.248 0.672816
2010-06-01 0.244 0.670698
2010-05-03 0.248 0.645665
2010-04-01 0.209 0.541311
2010-03-01 0.190 0.497643
2010-02-01 0.190 0.510753
2009-12-29 0.230 0.626532
2009-12-01 0.268 0.766590
2009-11-02 0.225 0.659631
2009-10-01 0.208 0.582633
2009-09-01 0.215 0.639500
2009-08-03 0.233 0.645787
2009-07-01 0.314 0.975155
2009-06-01 0.273 0.859843
2009-05-01 0.275 1.042061
2009-04-01 0.250 1.090750
2009-03-02 0.218 1.302270
2009-02-02 0.179 0.719164
2008-12-29 0.425 1.520572
2008-12-01 0.190 0.737291
2008-11-03 0.175 0.592618
2008-10-01 0.220 0.763889
2008-09-02 0.199 0.528552
2008-08-01 0.208 0.551432
2008-07-01 0.214 0.550412
2008-06-02 0.246 0.556309
2008-05-01 0.235 0.525492
2008-04-01 0.256 0.593968
2008-03-03 0.231 0.509821
2008-02-01 0.161 0.351452
2007-12-27 0.740 1.799611
2007-12-03 0.178 0.408726
2007-11-01 0.207 0.443445
2007-10-01 0.198 0.420561
2007-09-04 0.218 0.461767
2007-08-01 0.232 0.489245
2007-07-02 0.195 0.392670
2007-06-01 0.239 0.478958
2007-05-01 0.285 0.569886
Additional Data
trailingAnnualDividendRate 1.822
trailingAnnualDividendYield 0.059659462
dividendDate 2018-04-06
dividendYield 5.6

Info Dump

Attribute Value
All Time High 50.57
All Time Low 14.1
Ask 30.38
Ask Size 1
Average Daily Volume10 Day 2,959,750
Average Daily Volume3 Month 2,970,121
Average Volume 2,970,121
Average Volume10Days 2,959,750
Beta3 Year 0.97
Bid 29.46
Bid Size 1
Book Value 38.275
Category Preferred Stock
Crypto Tradeable 0
Currency USD
Custom Price Alert Confidence HIGH
Day High 30.52
Day Low 30.33
Dividend Date 1,522,972,800
Dividend Yield 5.6
Eps Trailing Twelve Months 8.066
Esg Populated 0
Exchange NGM
Exchange Data Delayed By 0
Exchange Timezone Name America/New_York
Exchange Timezone Short Name EDT
Fifty Day Average 31.0872
Fifty Day Average Change -0.7371998
Fifty Day Average Change Percent -0.023713933
Fifty Two Week Change Percent -1.8637538
Fifty Two Week High 32.26
Fifty Two Week High Change -1.9099979
Fifty Two Week High Change Percent -0.059206385
Fifty Two Week Low 30.1
Fifty Two Week Low Change 0.25
Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent 0.008305647
Fifty Two Week Range 30.1 - 32.26
Financial Currency USD
First Trade Date Milliseconds 1,175,261,400,000
Five Year Average Return 0.0081746
Full Exchange Name NasdaqGM
Fund Family iShares
Fund Inception Date 1,174,867,200
Gmt Off Set Milliseconds -14,400,000
Has Pre Post Market Data 1
Language en-US
Legal Type Exchange Traded Fund
Long Business Summary The fund may invest at least 80% of its assets in the component securities of its underlying index and and may invest up to 20% of its assets in certain futures, options and swap contracts, cash and cash equivalents.
Long Name iShares Preferred and Income Securities ETF
Market us_market
Market State POSTPOST
Max Age 86,400
Message Board Id finmb_33508791
Nav Price 30.5619
Net Assets 13,096,669,200.0
Net Expense Ratio 0.45
Open 30.405
Phone 415-670-2000
Post Market Change 0.0
Post Market Change Percent 0.0
Post Market Price 30.35
Post Market Time 1,783,984,310
Previous Close 30.54
Price Hint 2
Price To Book 0.79294574
Quote Source Name Nasdaq Real Time Price
Quote Type ETF
Region US
Regular Market Change -0.190001
Regular Market Change Percent -0.622137
Regular Market Day High 30.52
Regular Market Day Low 30.33
Regular Market Day Range 30.33 - 30.52
Regular Market Open 30.405
Regular Market Previous Close 30.54
Regular Market Price 30.35
Regular Market Time 1,783,972,800
Regular Market Volume 2,503,002
Shares Outstanding 418,449,984
Short Name iShares Preferred and Income Se
Source Interval 15
Symbol PFF
Three Year Average Return 0.0626321
Total Assets 13,096,669,184
Tradeable 0
Trailing Annual Dividend Rate 1.822
Trailing Annual Dividend Yield 0.059659462
Trailing P E 3.7627077
Trailing Peg Ratio None
Trailing Three Month Nav Returns 2.22101
Trailing Three Month Returns 2.22101
Triggerable 1
Two Hundred Day Average 31.19455
Two Hundred Day Average Change -0.8445492
Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent -0.027073614
Type Disp ETF
Volume 2,503,002
Yield 0.055999998
Ytd Return 0.42885