PFFV


Variable Rate Preferred ETF

Morningstar Rating™ - Overall rating out of 65 Preferred Stock funds, based on risk-adjusted returns as of 02/29/2024

Reasons to Consider PFFV

High Income Potential

PFFV invests in a broad basket of variable rate preferred stock in the U.S., an asset class that has historically offered high yield potential.

Low Expense Ratio

PFFV’s expense ratio is half the competitor average.1

Lower Duration Nature

Variable rate preferreds may offer lower duration profiles than fixed rate preferred issuances.

1Expense ratio was 50.0% lower than the competitor average net expense ratio as of 1/18/24, per ETF.com (category: “Fixed Income: U.S. Corporate, Preferred Floating Rate”)

Key Information As of 03/28/24

Inception Date 06/22/20
Total Expense Ratio 0.25%
Net Assets $246.28 million
NAV $23.57
Fact Sheet View the document

ETF Summary

The Global X Variable Rate Preferred ETF (PFFV) invests in a broad basket of U.S. variable rate preferred stocks, providing benchmark-like exposure to the asset class. Variable rate preferreds can play a role in an investor’s portfolio as a source of income with less interest rate risk, offering the potential to mitigate the risks of rising interest rates due to coupon payments that adjust at certain points over their lifespan.

ETF Objective

The Global X Variable Rate Preferred ETF (PFFV) seeks to provide investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield performance, before fees and expenses, of the ICE U.S. Variable Rate Preferred Securities Index.

Trading Details As of 03/27/24

Ticker PFFV
Bloomberg Index Ticker PFTF
CUSIP 37954Y376
ISIN US37954Y3760
Primary Exchange NYSE Arca
Shares Outstanding 10,450,000
Number of Holdings 62
30-Day Median Bid-Ask Spread 0.09%
NAIC Designation Preliminary 4.B as of 03/31/23

Distributions As of 03/28/24

30-Day SEC Yield 7.37%
12-Month Trailing Yield 7.35%
Distribution Yield 6.64%
Distribution Frequency Monthly

ETF Prices As of 03/28/24

NAV $23.57 Daily Change -$0.20 -0.84%
Market Price $23.68 Daily Change -$0.10 -0.42%

Performance History

As of recent
(12/31/23)
As of recent
(12/31/23)
Fund NAV Market Price Index
1 Year 10.61% 10.69% 10.75%
3 Years 0.39% 0.49% 0.56%
Since Inception 3.99% 4.14% 4.20%
1 Year 5.25% 5.38% 5.50%
3 Years 2.21% 2.22% 2.39%
Since Inception 4.82% 4.83% 5.04%
Year-to-Date 10.61% 10.69% 10.75%
1 Month 1.24% 1.90% 1.25%
3 Months 3.26% 3.71% 3.36%
Since Inception 14.80% 15.38% 15.60%
Year-to-Date 3.62% 3.17% 3.70%
1 Month 1.16% 0.61% 1.17%
3 Months 4.91% 5.13% 5.00%
Since Inception 18.96% 19.03% 19.89%

Performance is shown on a total return basis (i.e., with gross income reinvested, where applicable). Cumulative return is the aggregate amount that an investment has gained or lost over time. Annualized return is the average return gained or lost by an investment each year over a given time period.

The performance data quoted represents past performance. Past performance does not guarantee future results. The investment return and principal value of an investment will fluctuate so that an investor's shares, when sold or redeemed, may be worth more or less than their original cost and current performance may be lower or higher than the performance quoted. High short-term performance, when observed, is unusual and investors should not expect such performance to be repeated.

Top Holdings As of 03/28/24

Net Assets (%) Ticker Name SEDOL Market Price ($) Shares Held Market Value ($)
4.96 GS GS 6.23296 PERP B15CKS5 22.93 532,471 12,209,560.03
4.26 BAC BAC 6.45 12/15/66 BF2PL60 25.33 414,196 10,491,584.68
4.04 MS MS 6.2756 PERP B1802M4 22.70 437,858 9,939,376.60
3.66 C C 9.60352 PERP BDX8YP4 25.08 359,088 9,005,927.04
3.37 USB USB 6.1756 PERP B125QN4 21.03 394,553 8,297,449.59
3.29 ATH ATH 6.35 PERP BPSKDY1 23.83 340,308 8,109,539.64
2.88 RGA RGA 7 1/8 10/15/52 BMG9SY4 25.89 273,735 7,086,999.15
2.83 NLY NLY 10.5565 PERP BD0B1Y4 25.11 277,674 6,972,394.14
2.75 GS GS 6.31296 PERP B07GC93 22.87 295,968 6,768,788.16
2.57 APO APO 7 5/8 09/15/53 BQC5ZW1 26.45 238,943 6,320,042.35
2.39 ATH ATH 6 3/8 PERP BMG0ZK2 24.86 236,828 5,887,544.08
2.36 JXN JXN 8 PERP BMW6VL7 26.57 219,062 5,820,477.34
2.32 MET MET 6.59088 PERP B0B87W3 23.87 238,975 5,704,333.25
2.29 WCC WCC 10 5/8 PERP BLFBXS3 26.31 214,456 5,642,337.36
2.22 KEY KEY 6.2 PERP BPLPQT9 22.91 238,992 5,475,306.72
2.14 AGNC AGNC 6 1/8 PERP BK8ZYQ0 22.96 229,037 5,258,689.52
2.09 ATH ATH 7 3/4 PERP BPLKV33 26.11 197,392 5,153,905.12
2.07 ALL ALL 8.7406 01/15/53 B87XV26 25.58 199,176 5,094,922.08
1.95 USB USB 6.58352 PERP B617Z40 844.45 5,672 4,789,720.40
1.94 KEY KEY 6 1/8 PERP BYQR0N5 23.94 199,205 4,768,967.70
1.91 BANC BANC 7 3/4 PERP BMWDYS6 23.02 204,487 4,707,290.74
1.91 RF RF 5.7 PERP BJMXZX7 23.60 199,208 4,701,308.80
1.84 FITB FITB 9.30177 PERP BH58353 25.26 179,298 4,529,067.48
1.78 CHSINC CHSINC 7.1 PERP BKJ9QV0 26.20 167,359 4,384,805.80
1.69 RITM RITM 7 PERP BMHVDC2 22.48 185,297 4,165,476.56
1.65 NLY NLY 9.73552 PERP BF4M2M2 24.71 164,037 4,053,354.27
1.62 ESGR ESGR 7 PERP BFXXB52 25.05 159,406 3,993,120.30
1.59 RGA RGA 5 3/4 06/15/56 BYT3Q98 25.00 156,567 3,914,175.00
1.50 NSUS NSUS 12.3096 01/15/43 B8S0HY0 25.12 147,119 3,695,629.28
1.50 NGL NGL 12.7886 PERP BYSX804 29.39 125,421 3,686,123.19
1.48 BAC BAC 6.07563 PERP B1VN1F6 22.04 165,000 3,636,600.00
1.45 NYCB NYCB 6 3/8 PERP BYVLYP2 17.42 205,303 3,576,378.26
1.44 NSUS NSUS 11.2342 PERP BF0XV77 25.26 140,744 3,555,193.44
1.32 AGNC AGNC 10.6866 PERP BDH3TH2 25.13 129,576 3,256,244.88
1.30 CIM CIM 8 PERP BYYPKL9 24.65 129,591 3,194,418.15
1.29 HBAN HBAN 6 7/8 PERP BQMS207 24.46 129,581 3,169,551.26
1.16 BAC NEW YORK BAC 5.9186 PERP B1GH4Y3 23.54 121,716 2,865,194.64
1.15 WTFC WTFC 6 7/8 PERP BMTCNN4 24.75 114,669 2,838,057.75
1.15 VOYA VOYA 5.35 PERP BJGS497 23.65 119,651 2,829,746.15
1.11 ASB ASB 6 5/8 03/01/33 BMX3XP5 22.76 119,671 2,723,711.96
1.05 AL AL 6.15 PERP BJR4L26 25.94 99,749 2,587,489.06
1.02 BAC BAC 6.24942 PERP B06H0T3 21.20 118,236 2,506,603.20
0.99 MFA MFA 6 1/2 PERP BLHGG32 22.18 109,742 2,434,077.56
0.94 TWO TWO 7 5/8 PERP BYZBR93 22.72 102,281 2,323,824.32
0.93 MTB MTB 5 5/8 PERP BPQT641 23.01 99,784 2,296,029.84
0.93 ABR ABR 6 1/4 PERP BLR4KW3 20.26 113,189 2,293,209.14
0.88 WAL WAL 4 1/4 PERP BNZJSP3 18.00 119,767 2,155,806.00
0.87 NSUS NSUS 12.3572 PERP BYVQFR6 25.86 82,926 2,144,466.36
0.86 CIM CIM 7 3/4 PERP BGHCHV0 20.50 103,801 2,127,920.50
0.82 SPNT SPNT 8 PERP BMB63G7 25.32 79,867 2,022,232.44
0.81 SNV SNV 8.91552 PERP BG1FRQ0 24.91 79,867 1,989,486.97
0.80 CIM CIM 8 PERP BHRS1F7 24.74 79,879 1,976,206.46
0.78 SLM SLM 7.29088 PERP B0B87Z6 76.15 25,072 1,909,232.80
0.76 BAC BAC 6.34942 PERP B0PR2S7 22.61 83,246 1,882,192.06
0.74 TVA TVA 2.216 05/01/29 2520249 21.98 83,244 1,829,703.12
0.65 NSUS NSUS 12.4709 PERP BD1KJ79 25.38 63,235 1,604,904.30
0.61 GPMT GPMT 7 PERP BP4BX15 18.15 82,272 1,493,236.80
0.58 AGNC AGNC 7 3/4 PERP BNC35P7 23.80 59,995 1,427,881.00
0.57 KMPR KMPR 5 7/8 03/15/62 BNW0GQ6 23.41 60,008 1,404,787.28
0.57 ZION ZION 9.83088 PERP B8GFK37 25.31 55,361 1,401,186.91
0.42 VLY VLY 6 1/4 PERP BYNMCH1 22.24 46,112 1,025,530.88
0.37 VLY VLY 9.14152 PERP BDGSY95 22.75 40,131 912,980.25
-0.44 CASH 1.00 -1,073,339 -1,073,338.85
-2.72 OTHER PAYABLE & RECEIVABLES 1.00 -6,697,455 -6,697,454.54
Holdings are subject to change. "Cash" denotes U.S. dollars.

ETF Research

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As of 02/29, PFFV was rated against the following numbers of Preferred Stock funds over the following time periods: 65 during the last 3 years. With respect to these Preferred Stock funds, PFFV received a Morningstar Rating of 4 stars. Past performance is not indicative of future results.

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Preliminary National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) Designation refers to the NAIC Securities Valuation Office’s (SVO’s) opinion as to what NAIC Designation it believes the Fund would receive if owned by an insurance company and reported to the SVO. NAIC Designations are to be used solely by the state insurance regulators and by the insurance industry for financial solvency monitoring and not for purposes of investment decision-making.

The Securities Valuation Office of the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) assigns credit quality designations to securities held by state-regulated insurance companies. NAIC Designations are opinions of credit quality that range from NAIC 1, being the highest quality, to NAIC 6, being the lowest quality. “P” is a valuation indicator used to classify perpetual preferred stock. NAIC designations allow ETFs to be reported as bonds or preferred stock (as appropriate) on NAIC Schedule D and are used to set Risk-Based Capital (RBC) requirements. NAIC designations only measure credit risk and do not measure other risks or factors that may affect repayment, such as volatility/interest rate, prepayment, extension or liquidity risk. Refer to official NAIC publication and guidance for official NAIC policies and definitions.

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NAIC Designations are the intellectual property of the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) and are redistributed here under License. An NAIC Designation is a proprietary symbol used by the NAIC Securities Valuation Office (SVO) to denote a category or band of credit risk (i.e., the likelihood of repayment in accordance with a written contract) for an issuer or for a security. NAIC Designations may be notched up or down to reflect the position of a specific liability in the issuer’s capital structure and/or the existence of other non-payment risk in the specific security. Under NAIC reporting rules, shares of an ETF are presumed to be reportable as common stock. The SVO may classify an ETF as a bond or preferred stock and assign it an NAIC Designation if it meets defined criteria. For a discussion of these criteria please call the SVO or refer to the Purposes and Procedures Manual of the NAIC Securities Valuation Office. The assignment of an NAIC Designation is not a recommendation to purchase the ETF and is not intended to convey approval or endorsement of the ETF Sponsor or the ETF by the NAIC.

Investing involves risk, including the possible loss of principal. Preferred stock is subject to many of the risks associated with debt securities, including interest rate risk. In addition, preferred stock may not pay a dividend, an issuer may suspend payment of dividends on preferred stock at any time, and in certain situations, an issuer may call or redeem its preferred stock or convert it to common stock. High yielding stocks are often speculative, high-risk investments. These companies can be paying out more than they can support and may reduce their dividends or stop paying dividends at any time, which could have a material adverse effect on the stock price of these companies and the Fund’s performance.

Variable and Floating Rate Securities may have limits on the maximum increases in coupon rates and may lag behind changes in market rates. A downward adjustment in coupon rates may decrease the Fund’s income as a result of its investment in variable or floating rate securities. Performance of companies in the Financials sector may be adversely impacted by many factors, including, among others, government regulations, economic conditions, credit rating downgrades, changes in interest rates, and decreased liquidity in credit markets. PFFV is non-diversified.

Shares of ETFs are bought and sold at market price (not NAV) and are not individually redeemed from the Fund. Brokerage commissions will reduce returns. Beginning October 15, 2020, market price returns are based on the official closing price of an ETF share or, if the official closing price isn’t available, the midpoint between the national best bid and national best offer (“NBBO”) as of the time the ETF calculates current NAV per share. Prior to October 15, 2020, market price returns were based on the midpoint between the Bid and Ask price. NAVs are calculated using prices as of 4:00 PM Eastern Time. The returns shown do not represent the returns you would receive if you traded shares at other times. Indices are unmanaged and do not include the effect of fees, expenses or sales charges. One cannot invest directly in an index.

Since the Fund’s shares did not trade in the secondary market until several days after the Fund’s inception, for the period from inception to the first day of secondary market trading in shares, the NAV of the Fund is used to calculate market returns.

Carefully consider the Fund’s investment objectives, risks, and charges and expenses before investing. This and other information can be found in the Fund’s summary or full prospectuses. Please read the prospectus carefully before investing.

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