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iShares Preferred and Income Securities ETF (PFF)

Preferred Stock | Exchange Traded Fund | NasdaqGM
31.46 USD +0.13 (0.415%) ⇧ (April 17, 2026, 4 p.m. EDT)
After hours: 31.42 -0.04 (-0.040%) ⇩ (April 17, 2026, 7:59 p.m. EDT)

Short-term: ★★★☆☆ | Long-term: ★★★★☆ | Dividends: ★★★★★
Hot Take | April 11, 2026, 3:57 p.m. EDT

PFF is a preferred and income securities ETF with a strong dividend yield, making it attractive for income-focused investors. The recent price action shows some volatility, but the dividend history is consistent, indicating reliability. While the short-term forecast shows minimal directional movement, the long-term outlook is positive due to the ETF's structure and the potential for rate cuts to boost preferred stocks. Investors should consider the ETF for long-term income, but be cautious of the short-term volatility and the mixed options activity.

Model Selection — Backtest MAE (log-scale, lower is better)
ModelMAE
AutoETS ✓0.016836
MSTL0.017643
AutoTheta0.020596
AutoARIMA0.028579

Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoETS

Forecast Reliability
Score 42%
H-stat 22.50
Ljung-Box p 0.000
Jarque-Bera p 0.167
Excess Kurtosis -1.00
Attribute Value
Market Cap 13,164,436,480
Trailing P/E 3.90

As of April 11, 2026, 3:57 p.m. EDT: Options speculators are showing mixed signals. The puts are heavily weighted with high open interest and implied volatility, especially around strikes below the current price, indicating potential bearish sentiment. However, calls are also showing significant activity, particularly around the ATM and slightly higher strikes, suggesting some bullish speculation. The overall volatility is moderate to high, with higher IV in puts, which could signal uncertainty or fear about the underlying security's future prices.


Dividend Data

Yield Summary
Last Yield 1yr Yield 3yr Avg 5yr Avg
0.47% 5.93% 6.79% 6.76%
Dividend History
Date Dividend Yield %
2026-04-01 0.142 0.467413
2026-03-02 0.031 0.099001
2026-02-02 0.177 0.565825
2025-12-19 0.066 0.214351
2025-12-01 0.176 0.581974
2025-11-03 0.171 0.561891
2025-10-01 0.171 0.552170
2025-09-02 0.161 0.529885
2025-08-01 0.162 0.540581
2025-07-01 0.174 0.590690
2025-06-02 0.175 0.610004
2025-05-01 0.174 0.612087
2025-04-01 0.172 0.597191
2025-03-03 0.173 0.584318
2025-02-03 0.175 0.596002
2024-12-18 0.177 0.602889
2024-12-02 0.165 0.548478
2024-11-01 0.165 0.551916
2024-10-01 0.165 0.543185
2024-09-03 0.163 0.558089
2024-08-01 0.161 0.562084
2024-07-01 0.164 0.582287
2024-06-03 0.163 0.573329
2024-05-01 0.160 0.576581
2024-04-01 0.156 0.547504
2024-03-01 0.170 0.603295
2024-02-01 0.176 0.624581
2023-12-14 0.193 0.709232
2023-12-01 0.175 0.654678
2023-11-01 0.173 0.693435
2023-10-02 0.161 0.634141
2023-09-01 0.154 0.589140
2023-08-01 0.157 0.599340
2023-07-03 0.158 0.602692
2023-06-01 0.165 0.645087
2023-05-01 0.171 0.661330
2023-04-03 0.185 0.714778
2023-03-01 0.190 0.711088
2023-02-01 0.186 0.674346
2022-12-15 0.237 0.929303
2022-12-01 0.172 0.660276
2022-11-01 0.170 0.697354
2022-10-03 0.169 0.661284
2022-09-01 0.151 0.576838
2022-08-01 0.164 0.594933
2022-07-01 0.133 0.510014
2022-06-01 0.146 0.538492
2022-05-02 0.123 0.471440
2022-04-01 0.136 0.481397
2022-03-01 0.122 0.435384
2022-02-01 0.112 0.384811
2021-12-16 0.126 0.419895
2021-12-01 0.123 0.416816
2021-11-01 0.137 0.454136
2021-10-01 0.149 0.504105
2021-09-01 0.152 0.506665
2021-08-02 0.151 0.506052
2021-07-01 0.154 0.519279
2021-06-01 0.156 0.534358
2021-05-03 0.156 0.538178
2021-04-01 0.151 0.526306
2021-03-01 0.150 0.539208
2021-02-01 0.150 0.533812
2020-12-17 0.061 0.216066
2020-12-01 0.148 0.533152
2020-11-02 0.152 0.570470
2020-10-01 0.157 0.587993
2020-09-01 0.160 0.601820
2020-08-03 0.163 0.624684
2020-07-01 0.167 0.670086
2020-06-01 0.169 0.672440
2020-05-01 0.170 0.700503
2020-04-01 0.173 0.808247
2020-03-02 0.160 0.616599
2020-02-03 0.160 0.597979
2019-12-19 0.155 0.591063
2019-12-02 0.164 0.638217
2019-11-01 0.166 0.639305
2019-10-01 0.159 0.615562
2019-09-03 0.160 0.623070
2019-08-01 0.165 0.646168
2019-07-02 0.161 0.638795
2019-06-03 0.167 0.675022
2019-05-02 0.172 0.697082
2019-04-01 0.180 0.729935
2019-03-01 0.178 0.731394
2019-02-01 0.169 0.706410
2018-12-18 0.258 1.142106
2018-12-03 0.156 0.675733
2018-11-01 0.156 0.659900
2018-10-01 0.159 0.663351
2018-09-04 0.161 0.659833
2018-08-01 0.176 0.727291
2018-07-03 0.194 0.795225
2018-06-01 0.194 0.813070
2018-05-01 0.180 0.762858
2018-04-02 0.166 0.701073
2018-03-01 0.172 0.728855
2018-02-01 0.189 0.806526
2017-12-21 0.099 0.413926
2017-12-01 0.192 0.799197
2017-11-01 0.191 0.802770
2017-10-02 0.175 0.734394
2017-09-01 0.177 0.740387
2017-08-01 0.177 0.736738
2017-07-06 0.179 0.752662
2017-06-01 0.181 0.766720
2017-05-02 0.185 0.786706
2017-04-03 0.191 0.819033
2017-03-01 0.191 0.830812
2017-02-01 0.191 0.845948
2016-12-22 0.203 0.917670
2016-12-01 0.182 0.833026
2016-11-01 0.179 0.788200
2016-10-03 0.168 0.731463
2016-09-01 0.171 0.737948
2016-08-02 0.179 0.773451
2016-07-06 0.173 0.759031
2016-06-01 0.177 0.780971
2016-05-02 0.182 0.815935
2016-04-01 0.192 0.874868
2016-03-01 0.197 0.910346
2016-02-01 0.175 0.809054
2015-12-24 0.318 1.467335
2015-12-01 0.161 0.737206
2015-11-02 0.151 0.694963
2015-10-01 0.171 0.808381
2015-09-01 0.173 0.813627
2015-08-04 0.185 0.860822
2015-07-02 0.182 0.855631
2015-06-01 0.181 0.845170
2015-05-01 0.184 0.860281
2015-04-01 0.176 0.821510
2015-03-02 0.170 0.795805
2015-02-02 0.188 0.885802
2014-12-24 0.378 1.825593
2014-12-01 0.181 0.870366
2014-11-03 0.189 0.914113
2014-10-01 0.190 0.932283
2014-09-02 0.191 0.930569
2014-08-01 0.193 0.955410
2014-07-01 0.183 0.898451
2014-06-02 0.183 0.905778
2014-05-01 0.191 0.955763
2014-04-01 0.194 0.985494
2014-03-03 0.220 1.142492
2014-02-03 0.200 1.063452
2013-12-26 0.614 3.365235
2013-12-02 0.236 1.273742
2013-11-01 0.153 0.827419
2013-10-01 0.150 0.822233
2013-09-03 0.157 0.865390
2013-08-01 0.162 0.876869
2013-07-01 0.158 0.845183
2013-06-03 0.164 0.864686
2013-05-01 0.173 0.899608
2013-04-01 0.175 0.919781
2013-03-01 0.100 0.530369
2013-02-01 0.192 1.023656
2012-12-26 0.260 1.413349
2012-12-03 0.194 1.056711
2012-10-01 0.203 1.106943
2012-09-04 0.210 1.156501
2012-08-01 0.210 1.176313
2012-07-02 0.205 1.158604
2012-06-01 0.202 1.181326
2012-05-01 0.177 1.014875
2012-04-02 0.187 1.075447
2012-03-01 0.149 0.858162
2012-02-01 0.176 1.041300
2011-12-27 0.183 1.171312
2011-12-01 0.180 1.149556
2011-11-01 0.205 1.285174
2011-10-03 0.201 1.334305
2011-09-01 0.207 1.274585
2011-08-01 0.212 1.273932
2011-07-01 0.216 1.280649
2011-06-01 0.211 1.248680
2011-05-02 0.207 1.230871
2011-04-01 0.215 1.291901
2011-03-01 0.229 1.398012
2011-02-01 0.220 1.357487
2010-12-28 0.218 1.370343
2010-12-01 0.246 1.532805
2010-11-01 0.207 1.283809
2010-10-01 0.228 1.417169
2010-09-01 0.307 1.910037
2010-08-02 0.309 1.968054
2010-07-01 0.248 1.690948
2010-06-01 0.244 1.696983
2010-05-03 0.248 1.644602
2010-04-01 0.209 1.387727
2010-03-01 0.190 1.282702
2010-02-01 0.190 1.323069
2009-12-29 0.230 1.631352
2009-12-01 0.268 2.008552
2009-11-02 0.225 1.741604
2009-10-01 0.208 1.548317
2009-09-01 0.215 1.709241
2009-08-03 0.233 1.736805
2009-07-01 0.314 2.639898
2009-06-01 0.273 2.350694
2009-05-01 0.275 2.873778
2009-04-01 0.250 3.039354
2009-03-02 0.218 3.669000
2009-02-02 0.179 2.049546
2008-12-29 0.425 4.363754
2008-12-01 0.190 2.148355
2008-11-03 0.175 1.739063
2008-10-01 0.220 2.255088
2008-09-02 0.199 1.572531
2008-08-01 0.208 1.649261
2008-07-01 0.214 1.655259
2008-06-02 0.246 1.681969
2008-05-01 0.235 1.597617
2008-04-01 0.256 1.815288
2008-03-03 0.231 1.567554
2008-02-01 0.161 1.086148
2007-12-27 0.740 5.581367
2007-12-03 0.178 1.290358
2007-11-01 0.207 1.405684
2007-10-01 0.198 1.338947
2007-09-04 0.218 1.476341
2007-08-01 0.232 1.571414
2007-07-02 0.195 1.267334
2007-06-01 0.239 1.551927
2007-05-01 0.285 1.855362
Additional Data
trailingAnnualDividendRate 1.822
trailingAnnualDividendYield 0.058155123
dividendDate 2018-04-06
dividendYield 5.98

Info Dump

Attribute Value
All Time High 50.57
All Time Low 14.1
Ask 32.45
Ask Size 1
Average Daily Volume10 Day 3,151,910
Average Daily Volume3 Month 3,770,357
Average Volume 3,770,357
Average Volume10Days 3,151,910
Beta3 Year 0.98
Bid 30.45
Bid Size 1
Book Value 38.275
Category Preferred Stock
Crypto Tradeable 0
Currency USD
Custom Price Alert Confidence HIGH
Day High 31.5499
Day Low 31.42
Dividend Date 1,522,972,800
Dividend Yield 5.98
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 31.0624
Fifty Day Average Change 0.39759827
Fifty Day Average Change Percent 0.012799985
Fifty Two Week Change Percent 6.9648385
Fifty Two Week High 32.26
Fifty Two Week High Change -0.79999924
Fifty Two Week High Change Percent -0.02479849
Fifty Two Week Low 29.21
Fifty Two Week Low Change 2.25
Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent 0.077028416
Fifty Two Week Range 29.21 - 32.26
Financial Currency USD
First Trade Date Milliseconds 1,175,261,400,000
Five Year Average Return 0.015233099
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 Cap 13,164,436,480
Market State CLOSED
Max Age 86,400
Message Board Id finmb_33508791
Nav Price 31.34823
Net Assets 13,332,943,900.0
Net Expense Ratio 0.45
Open 31.43
Phone 415-670-2000
Post Market Change -0.03999901
Post Market Change Percent -0.12714243
Post Market Price 31.42
Post Market Time 1,776,470,371
Previous Close 31.33
Price Hint 2
Price To Book 0.8219464
Quote Source Name Nasdaq Real Time Price
Quote Type ETF
Region US
Regular Market Change 0.129999
Regular Market Change Percent 0.414935
Regular Market Day High 31.5499
Regular Market Day Low 31.42
Regular Market Day Range 31.42 - 31.5499
Regular Market Open 31.43
Regular Market Previous Close 31.33
Regular Market Price 31.46
Regular Market Time 1,776,456,000
Regular Market Volume 2,047,002
Shares Outstanding 418,449,984
Short Name iShares Preferred and Income Se
Source Interval 15
Symbol PFF
Three Year Average Return 0.0634062
Total Assets 13,332,943,872
Tradeable 0
Trailing Annual Dividend Rate 1.822
Trailing Annual Dividend Yield 0.058155123
Trailing P E 3.9003222
Trailing Peg Ratio None
Trailing Three Month Nav Returns -1.75322
Trailing Three Month Returns -1.75322
Triggerable 1
Two Hundred Day Average 31.2734
Two Hundred Day Average Change 0.18659973
Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent 0.0059667234
Type Disp ETF
Volume 2,047,002
Yield 0.0598
Ytd Return -1.75322