PFXF

PFXF Dividend Yield

VanEck Preferred Securities ex Financials ETF · Preferred Stock · VanEck · ETF · monthly payer

$16.37

As of Nov 5, 2026, PFXF (VanEck Preferred Securities ex Financials ETF) yields 5.58%, paying $0.91 a share a year in monthly distributions at its $16.37 price. It costs 0.40% a year and manages $2.2B. Over the last 5 years it returned 1.5% a year with distributions reinvested, against 12.0% for the S&P 500.

Dividend yield

5.58%

Paid a Year

$0.91

Expense Ratio

0.40%

Assets

$2.2B

5-Yr Return

1.5%/yr

Frequency

Monthly

Key facts about PFXF

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

As of Nov 5, 2026, PFXF yields 5.58% and pays about $0.91 a share a year, monthly.
PFXF paid $0.9140 a share in distributions over the 12 months to Nov 5, 2026, in 10 payments.
PFXF's expense ratio is 0.40% a year, or $40.00 on $10,000.
PFXF is an ETF from VanEck with $2.2B in assets, started Jul 16, 2012.
In the 5 years to Oct 2026, PFXF returned 1.5% a year with distributions reinvested (-5.2% a year from price alone), against 12.0% for the S&P 500.
In the 10 years to Oct 2026, PFXF returned 4.3% a year with distributions reinvested (-1.9% a year from price alone), against 15.3% for the S&P 500.
Since Jul 2012, PFXF's share price has fallen 18%, while its total return with distributions reinvested was 95%.

Cite this page

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

What $10,000 in PFXF became

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From Jul 2012 to Oct 2026, month-end values

Payouts reinvested

$19,517

Payouts taken as cash

$16,423

$8,183 of it cash

S&P 500 (SPY)

$70,143

Since Jul 2012, PFXF's share price has fallen 18%, while its total return with distributions reinvested was 95%. 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.

PFXF 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	+0.1%	−5.7%	+12.0%
3 years	+9.0%	+1.7%	+23.3%
5 years	+1.5%	−5.2%	+12.0%
10 years	+4.3%	−1.9%	+15.3%
Since Jul 2012	+4.8%	−1.3%	+14.6%

PFXF distributions

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Paid per share, by year

Ex-date	Paid	Per share	vs a year earlier
Sep 1, 2026	—	$0.0620	−52.7%
Aug 3, 2026	—	$0.0880	+25.7%
Jul 1, 2026	—	$0.1090	+11.2%
Jun 1, 2026	—	$0.0570	−40.0%
May 1, 2026	—	$0.1020	+17.2%
Apr 1, 2026	—	$0.08	−41.2%
Mar 2, 2026	—	$0.0950	+48.4%
Feb 2, 2026	—	$0.0490	+8.9%
Dec 29, 2025	—	$0.1850	−50.5%
Nov 28, 2025	—	$0.0870	+38.1%
Nov 3, 2025	—	$0.0840	+13.5%
Oct 1, 2025	—	$0.1050	+4.0%

What PFXF holds

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

Utilities75.0%
Healthcare15.2%
Technology6.7%
Industrials3.2%

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PFXF questions

What is PFXF's dividend yield?

As of Nov 5, 2026, PFXF yields 5.58%. Over the last 12 months it paid $0.9140 a share in 10 payments, against a $16.37 share price.

How often does PFXF pay dividends?

PFXF pays monthly, 12 times a year.

How much does 100 shares of PFXF pay?

At about $0.9140 a share a year, 100 shares of PFXF pay about $91.40 a year, $7.62 each month, before tax.

What is PFXF's expense ratio?

PFXF's expense ratio is 0.40% a year: $40.00 on every $10,000 invested, taken from the fund's assets rather than billed to you.

What is PFXF's total return?

In the 5 years to Oct 2026, PFXF returned 1.5% a year with distributions reinvested, of which -5.2% a year came from the share price. The S&P 500 returned 12.0% a year.

Does PFXF have NAV erosion?

Fund facts

Type: ETF
Issuer: VanEck
Category: Preferred Stock
Started: Jul 16, 2012
Expense ratio: 0.40%
Assets: $2.2B
Dividend yield: 5.58%
Paid in the last year: $0.9140 (10 payments)
Last payment: $0.0620 · ex Sep 1, 2026
Beta (3 years): 0.65

Income Calculator

At $0.91 / yr per share

Shares owned

Per payment (monthly)$7.62

Annual$91.40

Monthly avg$7.62

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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.