PFF Dividend Yield

iShares Preferred and Income Securities ETF · Preferred Stock · iShares · ETF · monthly payer

$28.26

As of Nov 9, 2026, PFF (iShares Preferred and Income Securities ETF) yields 5.17%, paying $1.82 a share a year in monthly distributions at its $28.26 price. It costs 0.45% a year and manages $11.7B. Over the last 5 years it returned -0.6% a year with distributions reinvested, against 12.0% for the S&P 500.

Dividend yield

5.17%

Paid a Year

$1.82

Expense Ratio

0.45%

Assets

$11.7B

5-Yr Return

-0.6%/yr

Frequency

Monthly

Key facts about PFF

Data as of Nov 9, 2026 · Source: SmarterDividends data

As of Nov 9, 2026, PFF yields 5.17% and pays about $1.82 a share a year, monthly.
PFF paid $1.46 a share in distributions over the 12 months to Nov 9, 2026, in 11 payments.
PFF's expense ratio is 0.45% a year, or $45.00 on $10,000.
PFF is an ETF from iShares with $11.7B in assets, started Mar 26, 2007.
In the 5 years to Oct 2026, PFF returned -0.6% a year with distributions reinvested (-6.3% a year from price alone), against 12.0% for the S&P 500.
In the 10 years to Oct 2026, PFF returned 2.6% a year with distributions reinvested (-3.1% a year from price alone), against 15.3% for the S&P 500.
Since Dec 2007, PFF's share price has fallen 31%, while its total return with distributions reinvested was 120%.

Cite this page

SmarterDividends, "PFF Dividend Yield, Expense Ratio and Total Return," updated Nov 9, 2026, https://smarterdividends.com/stocks/PFF

What $10,000 in PFF became

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From Dec 2007 to Oct 2026, month-end values

Payouts reinvested

$22,016

Payouts taken as cash

$16,962

$10,101 of it cash

S&P 500 (SPY)

$72,756

Since Dec 2007, PFF's share price has fallen 31%, while its total return with distributions reinvested was 120%. Part of what it paid out came out of the share price, which is what investors call NAV erosion: the income was real, but so was the shrinking price.

PFF total return

A year, through Oct 2026. Total return counts every payout, reinvested; price return doesn't.

Period	Total return	Price return	S&P 500
1 year	−3.8%	−8.8%	+12.0%
3 years	+6.1%	−0.1%	+23.3%
5 years	−0.6%	−6.3%	+12.0%
10 years	+2.6%	−3.1%	+15.3%
Since Dec 2007	+4.3%	−2.0%	+11.1%

PFF distributions

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Paid per share, by year

Ex-date	Paid	Per share	vs a year earlier
Oct 1, 2026	Oct 6, 2026	$0.1590	−7.0%
Sep 1, 2026	Sep 4, 2026	$0.1470	−8.7%
Aug 3, 2026	Aug 6, 2026	$0.1420	−12.3%
Jul 1, 2026	Jul 7, 2026	$0.1420	−18.4%
Jun 1, 2026	Jun 4, 2026	$0.1380	−21.1%
May 1, 2026	May 6, 2026	$0.14	−19.5%
Apr 1, 2026	Apr 7, 2026	$0.1420	−17.4%
Mar 2, 2026	Mar 5, 2026	$0.0310	−82.1%
Feb 2, 2026	Feb 5, 2026	$0.1770	+1.1%
Dec 19, 2025	Dec 24, 2025	$0.0660	−62.7%
Dec 1, 2025	Dec 4, 2025	$0.1760	+6.7%
Nov 3, 2025	Nov 6, 2025	$0.1710	+3.6%

What PFF holds

Top ten holdings and sector weights as the fund reports them.

XTSLA BlackRock Cash Funds Treasury SL Agency1.3%

Utilities80.7%
Healthcare13.4%
Technology5.9%

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PFF questions

What is PFF's dividend yield?

As of Nov 9, 2026, PFF yields 5.17%. Over the last 12 months it paid $1.46 a share in 11 payments, against a $28.26 share price.

How often does PFF pay dividends?

PFF pays monthly, 12 times a year.

How much does 100 shares of PFF pay?

At about $1.8220 a share a year, 100 shares of PFF pay about $182.20 a year, $15.18 each month, before tax.

What is PFF's expense ratio?

PFF's expense ratio is 0.45% a year: $45.00 on every $10,000 invested, taken from the fund's assets rather than billed to you.

What is PFF's total return?

In the 5 years to Oct 2026, PFF returned -0.6% a year with distributions reinvested, of which -6.3% a year came from the share price. The S&P 500 returned 12.0% a year.

Does PFF have NAV erosion?

Is PFF or PGX better?

It depends on what the money is for. Our PFF vs PGX comparison puts their yields, costs, total returns and worst drops side by side.

Fund facts

Type: ETF
Issuer: iShares
Category: Preferred Stock
Started: Mar 26, 2007
Expense ratio: 0.45%
Assets: $11.7B
Dividend yield: 5.17%
Paid in the last year: $1.46 (11 payments)
Last payment: $0.1590 · ex Oct 1, 2026
Beta (3 years): 0.79

Income Calculator

At $1.82 / yr per share

Shares owned

Per payment (monthly)$15.18

Annual$182.20

Monthly avg$15.18

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PFF total return calculatorAny start year, with or without reinvesting PFF dividend calculator100 shares pay $182.20 a year, $15.18 each month

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Fund facts from the fund's own reports via Yahoo Finance; payments and returns from SmarterDividends records. For information only, not investment advice.