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VanEck Preferred Securities ex Financials ETF (PFXF)

Preferred Stock | Exchange Traded Fund | NYSEArca
17.96 USD -0.10 (-0.554%) ⇩ (Aug. 28, 2026, 4 p.m. EDT)
After hours: 17.96
Short-term:★★⯪☆☆Long-term:★★⯪☆☆Dividends:★★★⯪☆
Hot Take ↕ | Aug. 22, 2026, 3:01 a.m. EDT

The VanEck Preferred Securities ex Financials ETF presents a classic high-yield, low-growth profile. The 6.54% dividend yield is robust and appears sustainable given the consistent payout history over the last five years, though the varying monthly amounts suggest the underlying preferred basket may include floating-rate notes or varying maturities. However, the capital appreciation story is muted; the fund is down roughly 14% over the last nine years, reflecting the secular headwinds facing non-financial preferred issuers. While the trailing twelve-month performance shows a slight uptick, the long-term trajectory remains flat to negative. For investors, this is primarily an income vehicle rather than a growth engine. The lack of meaningful options activity suggests the market views it as a boring, liquid-yield play with limited speculative upside.
Model Selection — Backtest MAE (log-scale, lower is better)
ModelMAE
MSTL ✓0.048404
AutoETS0.051434
AutoARIMA0.051435
AutoTheta0.052247

Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: MSTL

Forecast Reliability
Score 63%
H-stat 11.20
Ljung-Box p 0.000
Jarque-Bera p 0.164
Excess Kurtosis -0.83

As of Aug. 22, 2026, 3:01 a.m. EDT: Options activity is extremely sparse with negligible open interest and volume across both calls and puts. Implied volatility is elevated (1.28% for October puts), suggesting a specific fear of a downside event or a lack of liquidity rather than broad hedging. The absence of significant positioning at strikes away from the money indicates a lack of speculative conviction in either direction.

Dividend Data

Yield Summary
Last Yield 1yr Yield 3yr Avg 5yr Avg
0.49% 6.56% 7.23% 6.87%
Dividend History
Date Dividend Yield %
2026-08-03 0.088 0.492721
2026-07-01 0.109 0.613048
2026-06-01 0.057 0.301747
2026-05-01 0.102 0.551650
2026-04-01 0.080 0.455063
2026-03-02 0.095 0.519978
2026-02-02 0.049 0.269675
2025-12-29 0.185 1.045198
2025-11-28 0.087 0.497143
2025-11-03 0.084 0.476461
2025-10-01 0.105 0.586920
2025-09-02 0.131 0.746014
2025-08-01 0.070 0.402994
2025-07-01 0.098 0.572096
2025-06-02 0.095 0.564468
2025-05-01 0.087 0.531460
2025-04-01 0.136 0.817799
2025-03-03 0.064 0.372309
2025-02-03 0.045 0.260870
2024-12-27 0.374 2.173155
2024-12-02 0.063 0.352152
2024-11-01 0.074 0.414566
2024-10-01 0.101 0.554945
2024-09-03 0.115 0.654525
2024-08-01 0.081 0.468208
2024-07-01 0.118 0.688850
2024-06-03 0.107 0.607609
2024-04-23 0.060 0.349243
2024-04-01 0.112 0.636725
2024-03-01 0.085 0.481586
2024-02-01 0.059 0.334088
2023-12-27 0.187 1.083430
2023-12-01 0.142 0.830409
2023-11-01 0.078 0.487195
2023-10-02 0.106 0.647922
2023-09-01 0.146 0.845397
2023-08-01 0.064 0.367394
2023-07-03 0.161 0.914773
2023-06-01 0.141 0.820722
2023-04-24 0.055 0.314106
2023-04-03 0.167 0.955924
2023-03-01 0.058 0.325843
2023-02-01 0.050 0.271150
2022-12-28 0.093 0.561255
2022-12-01 0.143 0.816210
2022-11-01 0.070 0.418410
2022-10-03 0.104 0.601156
2022-09-01 0.124 0.676487
2022-08-01 0.054 0.281397
2022-07-01 0.093 0.510148
2022-06-01 0.126 0.651163
2022-04-25 0.042 0.216161
2022-04-01 0.098 0.481572
2022-03-01 0.134 0.673029
2022-02-01 0.045 0.215931
2021-12-29 0.209 0.960037
2021-12-01 0.081 0.384981
2021-11-01 0.057 0.262190
2021-10-01 0.095 0.449385
2021-09-01 0.116 0.537535
2021-08-02 0.059 0.274291
2021-07-01 0.097 0.456256
2021-06-01 0.114 0.541311
2021-04-26 0.024 0.113154
2021-04-01 0.045 0.216450
2021-03-01 0.082 0.407757
2021-02-01 0.043 0.210681
2020-12-29 0.127 0.623160
2020-12-01 0.115 0.569871
2020-11-02 0.065 0.336265
2020-10-01 0.088 0.456668
2020-09-01 0.109 0.565060
2020-08-03 0.078 0.408591
2020-07-01 0.095 0.521405
2020-06-01 0.088 0.472103
2020-04-24 0.069 0.384830
2020-04-01 0.085 0.542092
2020-03-02 0.098 0.501279
2020-02-03 0.050 0.242718
2019-12-30 0.152 0.753221
2019-12-02 0.080 0.404040
2019-11-01 0.079 0.391865
2019-10-01 0.104 0.517156
2019-09-03 0.097 0.483308
2019-08-01 0.066 0.330165
2019-07-01 0.108 0.549618
2019-06-03 0.096 0.495612
2019-04-24 0.057 0.294878
2019-04-01 0.094 0.483042
2019-03-01 0.076 0.395216
2019-02-01 0.073 0.386243
2018-12-27 0.120 0.691643
2018-12-03 0.087 0.474373
2018-11-01 0.093 0.497859
2018-10-01 0.114 0.595300
2018-09-04 0.068 0.346056
2018-08-01 0.077 0.396294
2018-07-02 0.138 0.707692
2018-06-01 0.093 0.484880
2018-05-01 0.083 0.435924
2018-04-02 0.113 0.593799
2018-03-01 0.090 0.472689
2018-02-01 0.088 0.461216
2017-12-27 0.103 0.523906
2017-12-01 0.100 0.503525
2017-11-01 0.077 0.386352
2017-10-02 0.122 0.611835
2017-09-01 0.088 0.436941
2017-08-01 0.102 0.505451
2017-07-03 0.108 0.537313
2017-06-01 0.090 0.448878
2017-05-01 0.069 0.343284
2017-04-03 0.145 0.723553
2017-03-01 0.093 0.465233
2017-02-01 0.069 0.350254
2016-12-28 0.150 0.777202
2016-12-01 0.090 0.473684
2016-11-01 0.069 0.343968
2016-10-03 0.137 0.666018
2016-09-01 0.070 0.336862
2016-08-01 0.069 0.329670
2016-07-01 0.150 0.723938
2016-06-01 0.068 0.333170
2016-05-02 0.073 0.358194
2016-04-01 0.110 0.550551
2016-03-01 0.069 0.352580
2016-02-01 0.067 0.348414
2015-12-29 0.162 0.846395
2015-12-01 0.066 0.339157
2015-11-02 0.057 0.288462
2015-10-01 0.211 1.099531
2015-09-01 0.063 0.319797
2015-08-03 0.060 0.298063
2015-07-01 0.145 0.720676
2015-06-01 0.068 0.327711
2015-05-01 0.050 0.240964
2015-04-01 0.150 0.728509
2015-03-02 0.060 0.285987
2015-02-02 0.054 0.257634
2014-12-29 0.165 0.797872
2014-12-01 0.070 0.337512
2014-11-03 0.060 0.291262
2014-10-01 0.155 0.764677
2014-09-02 0.080 0.386660
2014-08-01 0.056 0.276817
2014-07-01 0.180 0.872093
2014-06-02 0.068 0.328661
2014-05-01 0.067 0.323671
2014-04-01 0.157 0.776843
2014-03-03 0.070 0.352113
2014-02-03 0.090 0.467532
2013-12-27 0.151 0.804475
2013-12-02 0.100 0.520562
2013-11-01 0.059 0.303342
2013-10-01 0.155 0.808977
2013-09-03 0.091 0.478695
2013-08-01 0.068 0.347293
2013-07-01 0.157 0.794534
2013-06-03 0.085 0.419339
2013-05-01 0.059 0.286130
2013-04-01 0.155 0.762795
2013-03-01 0.091 0.447835
2013-02-01 0.055 0.265829
2012-12-27 0.146 0.718858
2012-12-03 0.101 0.499259
2012-11-01 0.073 0.353169
2012-10-01 0.125 0.612745
2012-09-04 0.080 0.392349
Additional Data
trailingAnnualDividendRate 0.0
trailingAnnualDividendYield 0.0
dividendYield 6.54

Info Dump

Attribute Value
All Time High 21.98
All Time Low 12.26
Ask 18.33
Ask Size 2,400
Average Daily Volume10 Day 544,500
Average Daily Volume3 Month 769,100
Average Volume 769,100
Average Volume10Days 544,500
Beta3 Year 0.96
Bid 17.9
Bid Size 800
Category Preferred Stock
Crypto Tradeable 0
Currency USD
Custom Price Alert Confidence HIGH
Day High 18.0899
Day Low 17.915
Dividend Yield 6.54
Esg Populated 0
Exchange PCX
Exchange Data Delayed By 0
Exchange Timezone Name America/New_York
Exchange Timezone Short Name EDT
Fifty Day Average 17.8556
Fifty Day Average Change 0.10439873
Fifty Day Average Change Percent 0.005846834
Fifty Two Week Change Percent 2.8473854
Fifty Two Week High 19.07
Fifty Two Week High Change -1.1100006
Fifty Two Week High Change Percent -0.05820664
Fifty Two Week Low 17.03
Fifty Two Week Low Change 0.9299984
Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent 0.054609418
Fifty Two Week Range 17.03 - 19.07
First Trade Date Milliseconds 1,342,704,600,000
Five Year Average Return 0.0327897
Full Exchange Name NYSEArca
Fullday Change -0.1
Fullday Change Percent -0.553712
Fullday Price 17.96
Fund Family VanEck
Fund Inception Date 1,342,396,800
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 normally invests at least 80% of its total assets in securities that comprise the fund's benchmark index. The index is comprised of U.S. exchange-listed hybrid debt, preferred stock and convertible preferred stock issued by non-financial corporations. The fund is non-diversified.
Long Name VanEck Preferred Securities ex Financials ETF
Market us_market
Market State CLOSED
Max Age 86,400
Message Board Id finmb_214279555
Nav Price 18.08
Net Assets 2,409,081,860.0
Net Expense Ratio 0.4
Open 18.08
Phone 888-658-8287
Post Market Change 0.0
Post Market Change Percent 0.0
Post Market Price 17.96
Post Market Time 1,787,959,805
Previous Close 18.06
Price Hint 2
Quote Source Name Nasdaq Real Time Price
Quote Type ETF
Region US
Regular Market Change -0.1
Regular Market Change Percent -0.553712
Regular Market Day High 18.0899
Regular Market Day Low 17.915
Regular Market Day Range 17.915 - 18.0899
Regular Market Open 18.08
Regular Market Previous Close 18.06
Regular Market Price 17.96
Regular Market Time 1,787,947,200
Regular Market Volume 420,120
Short Name VanEck Preferred Securities ex
Source Interval 15
Symbol PFXF
Three Year Average Return 0.096551
Total Assets 2,409,081,856
Tradeable 0
Trailing Annual Dividend Rate 0.0
Trailing Annual Dividend Yield 0.0
Trailing Peg Ratio None
Trailing Three Month Nav Returns -3.14499
Trailing Three Month Returns -3.14499
Triggerable 1
Two Hundred Day Average 18.0475
Two Hundred Day Average Change -0.087501526
Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent -0.0048484015
Type Disp ETF
Volume 420,120
Yield 0.0654
Ytd Return 2.68337