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Global X U.S. Preferred ETF (PFFD)

Preferred Stock | Exchange Traded Fund | NYSEArca
18.55 USD -0.10 (-0.536%) ⇩ (July 13, 2026, 4 p.m. EDT)
Short-term:★★☆☆☆Long-term:★★☆☆☆Dividends:★★★⯪☆
Hot Take ↕ | July 11, 2026, 7:02 a.m. EDT

The most critical signal here is the disconnect between the headline-grabbing yield and the deteriorating price trajectory. While the 6.43% yield looks attractive on paper, the underlying asset has suffered a cumulative loss of over 22% over the last seven years, with the most recent annual return being negative. This multi-year decline suggests the market views the preferred portfolio as a liability in a rising rate environment, capping the price despite the income. The recent price action confirms this weakness, trading below both its 50-day and 200-day moving averages, which act as resistance. Although the options market shows a defensive bias with elevated put volume, there is no speculative fervor driving a reversal. For a long-term hold, the structural damage to the price base and the lagging performance relative to competitors make this a weak buy, suitable only for investors who can tolerate capital erosion in exchange for current income.
Model Selection — Backtest MAE (log-scale, lower is better)
ModelMAE
AutoTheta ✓0.008437
AutoARIMA0.008923
AutoETS0.008923
MSTL0.010730

Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoTheta

Forecast Reliability
Score 73%
H-stat 4.24
Ljung-Box p 0.000
Jarque-Bera p 0.323
Excess Kurtosis -1.09

As of July 11, 2026, 7:02 a.m. EDT: Speculators are positioning defensively with heavy put open interest at strikes below the current price (17 and 18), while call activity is sparse and concentrated far out-of-the-money. Implied volatility is significantly elevated for near-term puts compared to calls, indicating a market expectation of downside protection rather than upside participation.

Dividend Data

Yield Summary
Last Yield 1yr Yield 3yr Avg 5yr Avg
0.54% 6.31% 6.37% 6.16%
Dividend History
Date Dividend Yield %
2026-07-01 0.100 0.537345
2026-06-01 0.100 0.527983
2026-05-01 0.100 0.526316
2026-04-01 0.100 0.543774
2026-03-02 0.100 0.521105
2026-02-02 0.100 0.518403
2025-12-30 0.100 0.527704
2025-12-01 0.100 0.532481
2025-11-03 0.100 0.523834
2025-10-01 0.100 0.511509
2025-09-02 0.100 0.518672
2025-08-01 0.100 0.525486
2025-07-01 0.100 0.531350
2025-06-02 0.100 0.537924
2025-05-01 0.100 0.536193
2025-04-01 0.100 0.527983
2025-03-03 0.102 0.517766
2025-02-03 0.102 0.521472
2024-12-30 0.103 0.529019
2024-12-04 0.103 0.508140
2024-11-05 0.103 0.498066
2024-10-03 0.105 0.505050
2024-09-05 0.105 0.516732
2024-08-05 0.105 0.539014
2024-07-03 0.105 0.531646
2024-06-05 0.105 0.532185
2024-05-03 0.105 0.534079
2024-04-03 0.105 0.525526
2024-03-05 0.105 0.524476
2024-02-05 0.105 0.529501
2023-12-28 0.105 0.537359
2023-12-05 0.105 0.550026
2023-11-03 0.105 0.563910
2023-10-04 0.105 0.582686
2023-09-06 0.105 0.552632
2023-08-03 0.105 0.550314
2023-07-06 0.105 0.551181
2023-06-05 0.105 0.537359
2023-05-03 0.105 0.554090
2023-04-05 0.105 0.532995
2023-03-03 0.105 0.506757
2023-02-03 0.105 0.488827
2022-12-29 0.105 0.541796
2022-12-05 0.105 0.514706
2022-11-03 0.105 0.547731
2022-10-05 0.105 0.513197
2022-09-06 0.105 0.500477
2022-08-03 0.105 0.458716
2022-07-06 0.109 0.511977
2022-06-03 0.109 0.492990
2022-05-04 0.109 0.501149
2022-04-05 0.109 0.476190
2022-03-03 0.109 0.464027
2022-02-03 0.109 0.450413
2021-12-30 0.109 0.424455
2021-12-03 0.109 0.431854
2021-11-03 0.109 0.420363
2021-10-05 0.109 0.429641
2021-09-03 0.113 0.433116
2021-08-04 0.109 0.417945
2021-07-06 0.109 0.417305
2021-06-03 0.109 0.423465
2021-05-05 0.109 0.425615
2021-04-05 0.109 0.425615
2021-03-03 0.109 0.435130
2021-02-03 0.109 0.428459
2020-12-30 0.109 0.423960
2020-12-03 0.109 0.428123
2020-11-04 0.109 0.436000
2020-10-05 0.109 0.436524
2020-09-03 0.109 0.440226
2020-08-05 0.109 0.444173
2020-07-06 0.114 0.482642
2020-06-03 0.114 0.473029
2020-05-05 0.114 0.487805
2020-04-03 0.114 0.545194
2020-03-04 0.114 0.456182
2020-02-05 0.114 0.447761
2019-12-30 0.114 0.455272
2019-12-04 0.114 0.462287
2019-11-05 0.114 0.458015
2019-10-03 0.114 0.458568
2019-09-05 0.114 0.456914
2019-08-05 0.115 0.467670
2019-07-03 0.115 0.467860
2019-06-05 0.115 0.474129
2019-05-03 0.115 0.475403
2019-04-03 0.115 0.474873
2019-03-05 0.115 0.479967
2019-02-05 0.115 0.486464
2018-12-28 0.115 0.517552
2018-12-06 0.115 0.507055
2018-11-05 0.115 0.491159
2018-10-03 0.117 0.493255
2018-09-06 0.117 0.480098
2018-08-03 0.117 0.480888
2018-07-05 0.117 0.477356
2018-06-05 0.118 0.484799
2018-05-03 0.118 0.491667
2018-04-04 0.118 0.484998
2018-03-05 0.118 0.483270
2018-02-05 0.118 0.491667
2017-12-28 0.128 0.513541
2017-12-01 0.118 0.471660
2017-10-02 0.118 0.470682
Additional Data
dividendYield 6.43

Info Dump

Attribute Value
All Time High 26.22
All Time Low 16.21
Ask 0.0
Ask Size 1,200
Average Daily Volume10 Day 844,100
Average Daily Volume3 Month 581,968
Average Volume 581,968
Average Volume10Days 844,100
Beta3 Year 1.07
Bid 17.76
Bid Size 2,300
Category Preferred Stock
Crypto Tradeable 0
Currency USD
Custom Price Alert Confidence HIGH
Day High 18.63
Day Low 18.52
Dividend Yield 6.43
Esg Populated 0
Exchange PCX
Exchange Data Delayed By 0
Exchange Timezone Name America/New_York
Exchange Timezone Short Name EDT
Fifty Day Average 18.837
Fifty Day Average Change -0.28700066
Fifty Day Average Change Percent -0.015236007
Fifty Two Week Change Percent -2.1511018
Fifty Two Week High 19.89
Fifty Two Week High Change -1.3400002
Fifty Two Week High Change Percent -0.06737055
Fifty Two Week Low 18.215
Fifty Two Week Low Change 0.33499908
Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent 0.018391386
Fifty Two Week Range 18.215 - 19.89
First Trade Date Milliseconds 1,505,395,800,000
Five Year Average Return -0.0062313
Full Exchange Name NYSEArca
Fund Family Global X Funds
Fund Inception Date 1,505,088,000
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 invests at least 80% of its total assets in the securities of its underlying index. It also invests at least 80% of its total assets in preferred securities that are domiciled in, principally traded in or whose revenues are primarily from the U.S. The underlying index is designed to track the broad-based performance of the U.S. preferred securities market.
Long Name Global X U.S. Preferred ETF
Market us_market
Market State PRE
Max Age 86,400
Message Board Id finmb_528855653
Nav Price 18.65
Net Assets 2,150,502,140.0
Net Expense Ratio 0.23
Open 18.68
Phone +1 8884938631
Pre Market Change 0.0
Pre Market Change Percent 0.0
Pre Market Price 18.55
Pre Market Time 1,784,018,367
Previous Close 18.65
Price Hint 2
Quote Source Name Delayed Quote
Quote Type ETF
Region US
Regular Market Change -0.1
Regular Market Change Percent -0.536195
Regular Market Day High 18.63
Regular Market Day Low 18.52
Regular Market Day Range 18.52 - 18.63
Regular Market Open 18.68
Regular Market Previous Close 18.65
Regular Market Price 18.55
Regular Market Time 1,783,972,800
Regular Market Volume 710,120
Short Name Global X U.S. Preferred ETF
Source Interval 15
Symbol PFFD
Three Year Average Return 0.0493678
Total Assets 2,150,502,144
Tradeable 0
Trailing Peg Ratio None
Trailing Three Month Nav Returns 3.32668
Trailing Three Month Returns 3.32668
Triggerable 1
Two Hundred Day Average 19.03785
Two Hundred Day Average Change -0.4878502
Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent -0.02562528
Type Disp ETF
Volume 710,120
Yield 0.0643
Ytd Return 1.04309