About this ETF
The iShares Preferred and Income Securities ETF is designed to replicate the investment outcomes of a benchmark, which is made up of preferred shares and hybrid securities priced exclusively in U.S. dollars.
Description from the fund data provider · profile as of Oct 12, 2026.
Price Chart
Daily closing prices (price return, not total return). Comparison lines are normalized to percent change from the range start. Source: Financial Modeling Prep.
Performance
| 1M | 3M | 6M | YTD | 1Y | 3Y* | 5Y* | 10Y* | Incep.* | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Price return | -2.65% | -3.80% | -4.58% | -5.10% | -6.61% | +0.24% | -5.26% | -2.78% | -2.70% |
| Total return | -2.65% | -3.36% | -2.81% | -2.23% | -2.52% | +5.99% | +0.06% | +2.60% | +3.42% |
* Annualized. Total return uses the dividend-adjusted price series (distributions reinvested); price return uses unadjusted closes. Performance through Oct 09, 2026. Past performance does not guarantee future results.
Fees
| Net expense ratio | 0.45% | Annual cost of a $10,000 investment | $45.00 |
Illustrative calculation only: expense ratio × $10,000. It excludes trading costs, bid/ask spreads, taxes and changes in investment value. Gross vs. net expense details and any fee waivers are in the prospectus.
Holdings
Holdings as of Oct 11, 2026 · portfolio reporting date from the data provider; holdings are not live positions. 452 rows in database.
| # | Holding | Ticker | Weight | Shares | Market Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | STRATEGY INC | STRC | 3.47% | 4.22M | $420.2M |
| 2 | BOEING CO | BA | 3.36% | 6.93M | $407.2M |
| 3 | HEWLETT PACKARD ENTERPRISE CONV PR | — | 2.70% | 1.81M | $327.8M |
| 4 | SUPER MICRO COMPUTER INC | SMCIP | 2.66% | 4.52M | $322.2M |
| 5 | ALPHABET INC | GOOGM | 2.42% | 5.94M | $293.6M |
| 6 | ALPHABET INC | GOOGN | 2.36% | 5.83M | $286.2M |
| 7 | WELLS FARGO & COMPANY SERIES L | WFC-PL | 2.12% | 240.21K | $257.0M |
| 8 | ORACLE CORPORATION | — | 2.12% | 6.03M | $256.6M |
| 9 | BANK OF AMERICA CORP | BAC-PL | 1.42% | 145.10K | $172.4M |
| 10 | CITIGROUP CAPITAL XIII | C-PN | 1.18% | 5.42M | $142.4M |
| 11 | KKR & CO INC | KKR | 1.05% | 3.12M | $127.0M |
| 12 | ALBEMARLE CORP | ALB | 1.01% | 2.77M | $122.7M |
| 13 | NEXTERA ENERGY INC | NEE | 1.00% | 2.78M | $120.7M |
| 14 | NEXTERA ENERGY UNITS | — | 0.98% | 2.41M | $119.2M |
| 15 | MICROCHIP TECHNOLOGY INCORPORATED | MCHPP | 0.96% | 1.79M | $116.0M |
| 16 | SOUTHERN COMPANY (THE) | SOMN | 0.92% | 2.41M | $111.0M |
| 17 | BRIGHTSPRING HEALTH SERVICES UNITS | BTSGU | 0.84% | 482.51K | $102.1M |
| 18 | JPMORGAN CHASE & CO | JPM-PC | 0.83% | 4.46M | $100.6M |
| 19 | BLK CSH FND TREASURY SL AGENCY | — | 0.77% | 93.48M | $93.5M |
| 20 | JPMORGAN CHASE & CO | JPM-PD | 0.72% | 4.09M | $87.3M |
| 21 | NEXTERA ENERGY UNITS | — | 0.69% | 1.81M | $83.6M |
| 22 | WELLS FARGO & COMPANY | WFC-PZ | 0.68% | 4.92M | $82.6M |
| 23 | NEXTERA ENERGY CAPITAL HOLDINGS IN | NEE | 0.65% | 3.56M | $79.0M |
| 24 | JPMORGAN CHASE AND CO DS REPSTG T | JPM-PM | 0.63% | 4.83M | $75.8M |
| 25 | JPMORGAN CHASE NON-CUMULATIVE PREF | JPM-PL | 0.62% | 4.47M | $75.7M |
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Sector Exposure
Geographic Exposure
Country weights as reported by the data provider. Developed/emerging/frontier labels follow the classification on the Methodology page. Currency hedged: No hedging indicated in the fund name.
Distributions
| Yield (TTM) | 5.55% | Paid (last 12 months) | $1.6319 |
| Frequency | Monthly | SEC yield | Not provided by our data source; see the issuer page |
| Last ex-date | Oct 01, 2026 | Last payment | $0.1594 (Oct 06, 2026) |
| Growth 1Y | -20.16% | Growth 3Y / 5Y (ann.) | -8.15% / -1.16% |
| Ex-date | Record | Pay date | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 01, 2026 | Oct 01, 2026 | Oct 06, 2026 | $0.1594 |
| Sep 01, 2026 | Sep 01, 2026 | Sep 04, 2026 | $0.1472 |
| Aug 03, 2026 | Aug 03, 2026 | Aug 06, 2026 | $0.1423 |
| Jul 01, 2026 | Jul 01, 2026 | Jul 07, 2026 | $0.1417 |
| Jun 01, 2026 | Jun 01, 2026 | Jun 04, 2026 | $0.1384 |
| May 01, 2026 | May 01, 2026 | May 06, 2026 | $0.1403 |
| Apr 01, 2026 | Apr 01, 2026 | Apr 07, 2026 | $0.1420 |
| Mar 02, 2026 | Mar 02, 2026 | Mar 05, 2026 | $0.0312 |
| Feb 02, 2026 | Feb 02, 2026 | Feb 05, 2026 | $0.1772 |
| Dec 19, 2025 | Dec 19, 2025 | Dec 24, 2025 | $0.0659 |
| Dec 01, 2025 | Dec 01, 2025 | Dec 04, 2025 | $0.1756 |
| Nov 03, 2025 | Nov 03, 2025 | Nov 06, 2025 | $0.1707 |
Trailing distribution yield = last 12 months of cash ÷ current price. It is NOT the SEC 30-day yield and distributions are not guaranteed to continue. The difference explained →
Risk Statistics
| Volatility 1Y / 3Y | 7.64% / 8.39% | Sharpe 1Y / 3Y | -0.687 / 0.303 |
| Max drawdown 1Y / 3Y | -6.23% / -10.58% | Sortino 1Y | -0.939 |
| Beta vs S&P 500 (3Y) | 0.355 | Correlation vs S&P 500 (1Y) | 0.762 |
| Downside deviation 1Y | 5.59% | Risk-free rate used | 4.05% (3M T-bill, FRED) |
Computed by ETF Explorer from daily dividend-adjusted closes; volatility and drawdown are annualized/period figures; S&P 500 exposure proxied by SPY. As of Oct 12, 2026. Formulas →
Liquidity
| Volume today | 2.54M | Average volume | 3.00M |
| AUM | $12.19B | Premium/Discount | -0.10% |
| Bid/Ask spread | Not provided by our data source. Check your broker's quote screen; spreads are widest at the open and close. | ||
Premium/discount compares the delayed market price with the last reported NAV: an indicative figure, not the official closing premium/discount. How ETF liquidity works →
Fund Flows (estimated)
| Period | Est. net flow | % of starting AUM | AUM start → end |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Day | $15.3M | +0.13% | $12.17B → $12.19B |
| 1 Month | -$200.7M | -1.58% | $12.71B → $12.19B |
| 1 Week | -$88.3M | -0.72% | $12.32B → $12.19B |
ETF Explorer estimate: change in reported AUM minus the market-move effect, from our own daily snapshots. Not official issuer creation/redemption data.
Official Fund Resources
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