About this ETF
The VanEck Preferred Securities ex Financials ETF (PFXF) strives to closely match the price and total return, prior to expenses, of the ICE Exchange-Listed Fixed & Adjustable Rate Non-Financial Preferred Securities Index (PFAN4PM). This underlying index is structured to capture the overall performance of U.S. exchange-listed hybrid debt, preferred equities, and convertible preferred equities issued by non-financial entities.
Description from the fund data provider · profile as of Oct 10, 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 | -1.06% | -0.90% | -1.12% | 0.00% | -1.34% | +3.11% | -3.57% | -1.36% | -0.91% |
| Total return | -1.06% | -0.39% | +0.86% | +3.27% | +3.94% | +10.28% | +3.07% | +4.68% | +5.11% |
* 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 | 0.40% | Annual cost of a $10,000 investment | $40.00 |
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 10, 2026 · portfolio reporting date from the data provider; holdings are not live positions. 118 rows in database.
| # | Holding | Ticker | Weight | Shares | Market Value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Strategy Inc | STRC | 7.37% | 1.73M | $171.9M |
| 2 | Boeing Co/The | — | 7.31% | 2.90M | $170.6M |
| 3 | Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co | — | 5.88% | 757.74K | $137.3M |
| 4 | Super Micro Computer Inc | SMCIP | 5.78% | 1.89M | $134.9M |
| 5 | Alphabet Inc | GOOGM | 5.07% | 2.39M | $118.3M |
| 6 | Alphabet Inc | GOOGN | 5.03% | 2.39M | $117.4M |
| 7 | Oracle Corp | — | 4.61% | 2.53M | $107.5M |
| 8 | Albemarle Corp | — | 2.20% | 1.16M | $51.4M |
| 9 | Nextera Energy Inc | — | 2.16% | 1.16M | $50.5M |
| 10 | Nextera Energy Inc | — | 2.14% | 1.01M | $49.9M |
| 11 | Microchip Technology Inc | MCHPP | 2.09% | 750.16K | $48.7M |
| 12 | Southern Co/The | SOMN | 1.99% | 1.01M | $46.5M |
| 13 | Brightspring Health Services Inc | BTSGU | 1.83% | 202.07K | $42.8M |
| 14 | Nextera Energy Inc | — | 1.50% | 757.74K | $35.0M |
| 15 | Bruker Corp | BRKRP | 1.27% | 69.72K | $29.8M |
| 16 | At&T Inc | T-PC | 1.19% | 1.77M | $27.8M |
| 17 | Ppl Corp | PPLC | 1.14% | 580.94K | $26.6M |
| 18 | Pg&E Corp | — | 1.13% | 813.31K | $26.4M |
| 19 | At&T Inc | TBB | 1.07% | 1.34M | $25.0M |
| 20 | Strategy Inc | STRF | 1.06% | 238.91K | $24.7M |
| 21 | Duke Energy Corp | DUK-PA | 0.94% | 1.01M | $21.9M |
| 22 | At&T Inc | T-PA | 0.88% | 1.21M | $20.5M |
| 23 | Strategy Inc | STRK | 0.84% | 260.87K | $19.7M |
| 24 | Nextera Energy Capital Holdings Inc | — | 0.83% | 884.03K | $19.5M |
| 25 | Xcel Energy Inc | XELLL | 0.83% | 909.29K | $19.4M |
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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) | 6.01% | Paid (last 12 months) | $1.0611 |
| Frequency | Monthly | SEC yield | Not provided by our data source; see the issuer page |
| Last ex-date | Oct 01, 2026 | Last payment | $0.0648 (Oct 06, 2026) |
| Growth 1Y | -20.95% | Growth 3Y / 5Y (ann.) | -5.39% / +1.56% |
| Ex-date | Record | Pay date | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 01, 2026 | Oct 01, 2026 | Oct 06, 2026 | $0.0648 |
| Sep 01, 2026 | Sep 01, 2026 | Sep 04, 2026 | $0.0616 |
| Aug 03, 2026 | Aug 03, 2026 | Aug 06, 2026 | $0.0880 |
| Jul 01, 2026 | Jul 01, 2026 | Jul 07, 2026 | $0.1090 |
| Jun 01, 2026 | Jun 01, 2026 | Jun 04, 2026 | $0.0566 |
| May 01, 2026 | May 01, 2026 | May 06, 2026 | $0.1016 |
| Apr 01, 2026 | Apr 01, 2026 | Apr 07, 2026 | $0.0803 |
| Mar 02, 2026 | Mar 02, 2026 | Mar 05, 2026 | $0.0951 |
| Feb 02, 2026 | Feb 02, 2026 | Feb 05, 2026 | $0.0485 |
| Dec 29, 2025 | Dec 29, 2025 | Dec 31, 2025 | $0.1847 |
| Nov 28, 2025 | Nov 28, 2025 | Dec 03, 2025 | $0.0868 |
| Nov 03, 2025 | Nov 03, 2025 | Nov 06, 2025 | $0.0841 |
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 | 10.85% / 10.16% | Sharpe 1Y / 3Y | 0.165 / 0.656 |
| Max drawdown 1Y / 3Y | -8.06% / -11.89% | Sortino 1Y | 0.239 |
| Beta vs S&P 500 (3Y) | 0.442 | Correlation vs S&P 500 (1Y) | 0.757 |
| Downside deviation 1Y | 7.51% | 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 11, 2026. Formulas →
Liquidity
| Volume today | 466.92K | Average volume | 754.07K |
| AUM | $2.34B | Premium/Discount | +0.46% |
| 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 | -$19.5M | -0.83% | $2.36B → $2.34B |
| 1 Month | -$32.9M | -1.37% | $2.40B → $2.34B |
| 1 Week | $5.5M | +0.23% | $2.34B → $2.34B |
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
External links open the issuer's site or SEC EDGAR in a new tab. The prospectus and official documents are always the authoritative source; review them before investing.
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Guided help: AUM is fund size. The expense ratio is the yearly cost baked into returns. NAV is the value of what the fund owns per share; the market price can sit slightly above (premium) or below (discount) it. Total return assumes distributions were reinvested. Every dataset shows its own as-of date because holdings, assets and quotes update on different schedules.
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