PFFD

PFFD Dividend Yield

Global X U.S. Preferred ETF · Preferred Stock · Global X · ETF · monthly payer

$16.88

As of Nov 5, 2026, PFFD (Global X U.S. Preferred ETF) yields 5.92%, paying $1.00 a share a year in monthly distributions at its $16.88 price. It costs 0.23% a year and manages $1.8B. Over the last 5 years it returned -2.3% a year with distributions reinvested, against 12.0% for the S&P 500.

Dividend yield

5.92%

Paid a Year

$1.00

Expense Ratio

0.23%

Assets

$1.8B

5-Yr Return

-2.3%/yr

Frequency

Monthly

Key facts about PFFD

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

As of Nov 5, 2026, PFFD yields 5.92% and pays about $1.00 a share a year, monthly.
PFFD paid $1.00 a share in distributions over the 12 months to Nov 5, 2026, in 10 payments.
PFFD's expense ratio is 0.23% a year, or $23.00 on $10,000.
PFFD is an ETF from Global X Funds with $1.8B in assets, started Sep 11, 2017.
In the 5 years to Oct 2026, PFFD returned -2.3% a year with distributions reinvested (-8.2% a year from price alone), against 12.0% for the S&P 500.
Since Sep 2017, PFFD's share price has fallen 32%, while its total return with distributions reinvested was 16%.

Cite this page

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

What $10,000 in PFFD became

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From Sep 2017 to Oct 2026, month-end values

Payouts reinvested

$11,579

Payouts taken as cash

$11,475

$4,714 of it cash

S&P 500 (SPY)

$34,524

Since Sep 2017, PFFD's share price has fallen 32%, while its total return with distributions reinvested was 16%. 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.

PFFD 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	−5.7%	−11.6%	+12.0%
3 years	+5.1%	−1.4%	+23.3%
5 years	−2.3%	−8.2%	+12.0%
Since Sep 2017	+1.6%	−4.2%	+14.6%

PFFD distributions

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Paid per share, by year

Ex-date	Paid	Per share	vs a year earlier
Sep 1, 2026	—	$0.10	same
Aug 3, 2026	—	$0.10	same
Jul 1, 2026	—	$0.10	same
Jun 1, 2026	—	$0.10	same
May 1, 2026	—	$0.10	same
Apr 1, 2026	—	$0.10	same
Mar 2, 2026	—	$0.10	−2.0%
Feb 2, 2026	—	$0.10	−2.0%
Dec 30, 2025	—	$0.10	−2.9%
Dec 1, 2025	—	$0.10	−2.9%
Nov 3, 2025	—	$0.10	−2.9%
Oct 1, 2025	—	$0.10	−4.8%

What PFFD holds

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

Utilities85.2%
Technology10.0%
Industrials4.8%

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PFFD questions

What is PFFD's dividend yield?

As of Nov 5, 2026, PFFD yields 5.92%. Over the last 12 months it paid $1.00 a share in 10 payments, against a $16.88 share price.

How often does PFFD pay dividends?

PFFD pays monthly, 12 times a year.

How much does 100 shares of PFFD pay?

At about $1.00 a share a year, 100 shares of PFFD pay about $100.00 a year, $8.33 each month, before tax.

What is PFFD's expense ratio?

PFFD's expense ratio is 0.23% a year: $23.00 on every $10,000 invested, taken from the fund's assets rather than billed to you.

What is PFFD's total return?

In the 5 years to Oct 2026, PFFD returned -2.3% a year with distributions reinvested, of which -8.2% a year came from the share price. The S&P 500 returned 12.0% a year.

Does PFFD have NAV erosion?

Fund facts

Type: ETF
Issuer: Global X
Category: Preferred Stock
Started: Sep 11, 2017
Expense ratio: 0.23%
Assets: $1.8B
Dividend yield: 5.92%
Paid in the last year: $1.00 (10 payments)
Last payment: $0.10 · ex Sep 1, 2026
Beta (3 years): 0.92

Income Calculator

At $1.00 / yr per share

Shares owned

Per payment (monthly)$8.33

Annual$100.00

Monthly avg$8.33

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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.