PFFA

PFFA Dividend Yield

Virtus InfraCap U.S. Preferred Stock ETF · Preferred Stock · Virtus · ETF · monthly payer

$18.55

As of Nov 5, 2026, PFFA (Virtus InfraCap U.S. Preferred Stock ETF) yields 11.16%, paying $2.07 a share a year in monthly distributions at its $18.55 price. It costs 2.11% a year and manages $2.2B. Over the last 5 years it returned 3.6% a year with distributions reinvested, against 12.0% for the S&P 500.

Dividend yield

11.16%

Paid a Year

$2.07

Expense Ratio

2.11%

Assets

$2.2B

5-Yr Return

3.6%/yr

Frequency

Monthly

Key facts about PFFA

Data as of Nov 5, 2026 · Source: SmarterDividends data

As of Nov 5, 2026, PFFA yields 11.16% and pays about $2.07 a share a year, monthly.
PFFA paid $2.07 a share in distributions over the 12 months to Nov 5, 2026, in 12 payments.
PFFA's expense ratio is 2.11% a year, or $211.00 on $10,000.
PFFA is an ETF from Virtus with $2.2B in assets, started May 15, 2018.
In the 5 years to Oct 2026, PFFA returned 3.6% a year with distributions reinvested (-5.9% a year from price alone), against 12.0% for the S&P 500.
Since May 2018, PFFA's share price has fallen 26%, while its total return with distributions reinvested was 63%.

Cite this page

SmarterDividends, "PFFA Dividend Yield, Expense Ratio and Total Return," updated Nov 5, 2026, https://smarterdividends.com/stocks/PFFA

What $10,000 in PFFA became

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From May 2018 to Oct 2026, month-end values

Payouts reinvested

$16,281

Payouts taken as cash

$14,294

$6,905 of it cash

S&P 500 (SPY)

$31,724

Since May 2018, PFFA's share price has fallen 26%, while its total return with distributions reinvested was 63%. 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.

PFFA 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	−4.2%	−13.1%	+12.0%
3 years	+10.5%	+0.5%	+23.3%
5 years	+3.6%	−5.9%	+12.0%
Since May 2018	+6.0%	−3.5%	+14.7%

PFFA distributions

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Paid per share, by year

Ex-date	Paid	Per share	vs a year earlier
Oct 20, 2026	—	$0.1730	+1.8%
Sep 21, 2026	—	$0.1730	+1.8%
Aug 20, 2026	—	$0.1730	+1.8%
Jul 20, 2026	—	$0.1730	+1.8%
Jun 22, 2026	—	$0.1730	+1.8%
May 20, 2026	—	$0.1730	+1.8%
Apr 20, 2026	—	$0.1730	+1.8%
Mar 20, 2026	—	$0.1730	+1.8%
Feb 20, 2026	—	$0.1730	+1.8%
Jan 20, 2026	—	$0.1730	+1.8%
Dec 22, 2025	—	$0.17	+1.2%
Nov 20, 2025	—	$0.17	+1.2%

What PFFA holds

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

Utilities75.4%
Real estate9.5%
Technology8.3%
Industrials6.5%

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PFFA questions

What is PFFA's dividend yield?

As of Nov 5, 2026, PFFA yields 11.16%. Over the last 12 months it paid $2.07 a share in 12 payments, against a $18.55 share price.

How often does PFFA pay dividends?

PFFA pays monthly, 12 times a year.

How much does 100 shares of PFFA pay?

At about $2.07 a share a year, 100 shares of PFFA pay about $207.00 a year, $17.25 each month, before tax.

What is PFFA's expense ratio?

PFFA's expense ratio is 2.11% a year: $211.00 on every $10,000 invested, taken from the fund's assets rather than billed to you.

What is PFFA's total return?

In the 5 years to Oct 2026, PFFA returned 3.6% a year with distributions reinvested, of which -5.9% a year came from the share price. The S&P 500 returned 12.0% a year.

Does PFFA have NAV erosion?

Fund facts

Type: ETF
Issuer: Virtus
Category: Preferred Stock
Started: May 15, 2018
Expense ratio: 2.11%
Assets: $2.2B
Dividend yield: 11.16%
Paid in the last year: $2.07 (12 payments)
Last payment: $0.1730 · ex Oct 20, 2026
Beta (3 years): 0.87

Income Calculator

At $2.07 / yr per share

Shares owned

Per payment (monthly)$17.25

Annual$207.00

Monthly avg$17.25

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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.