ETF comparison
PFFD vs PFXF
Both Preferred Securities.
Global X U.S. Preferred ETF · VanEck Preferred Securities ex Financials ETF
Holdings overlap
59 positions appear in both funds. Buying equal dollars of PFFD and PFXF would leave roughly 37.9% of each dollar exposed to the same underlying securities.
Side by side
Sub-score comparison
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Cost difference
PFFD is 17 bps cheaper than PFXF. On a $100,000 position that's about $170/yr more in fees for PFXF.
Fee figure is the annual expense charged on $100,000. To see how the gap compounds over a multi-decade holding period, open the cost calculator pre-filled with PFFD vs PFXF.
Top shared holdings
59 shared in total| # | Holding | In PFFD | In PFXF | Overlap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | THE BOEING COMPANY | 4.64% | 9.11% | 4.64% |
| 2 | ALBEMARLE CORPORATION | 3.00% | 4.62% | 3.00% |
| 3 | NEXTERA ENERGY, INC. | 1.89% | 3.13% | 1.89% |
| 4 | MICROCHIP TECHNOLOGY INCORPORATED | 1.72% | 2.36% | 1.72% |
| 5 | HEWLETT PACKARD ENTERPRISE COMPANY | 1.53% | 2.70% | 1.53% |
| 6 | NEXTERA ENERGY, INC. | 1.32% | 2.20% | 1.32% |
| 7 | PG&E CORPORATION | 1.21% | 1.93% | 1.21% |
| 8 | AT&T INC. | 1.16% | 1.80% | 1.16% |
| 9 | AT&T INC. | 1.03% | 1.57% | 1.03% |
| 10 | BRIGHTSPRING HEALTH SERVICES, INC. | 0.95% | 1.59% | 0.95% |
| 11 | STRATEGY INC | 0.94% | 1.38% | 0.94% |
| 12 | AT&T INC. | 0.86% | 1.32% | 0.86% |
Only in PFFD
148 total- WELLS FARGO & COMPANY 2.31%
- CITIGROUP CAPITAL XIII 2.27%
- KKR & CO. INC. 1.76%
- BANK OF AMERICA CORPORATION 1.32%
- JPMORGAN CHASE & CO. 1.00%
- CAPITAL ONE FINANCIAL CORPORATION 1.00%
- ARES MANAGEMENT CORPORATION 0.99%
- JPMORGAN CHASE & CO. 0.92%
- THE GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP, INC. 0.91%
- THE ALLSTATE CORPORATION 0.84%
Only in PFXF
55 total- ORACLE CORP 6.28%
- STRATEGY INC 3.92%
- SOUTHERN CO 2.87%
- State Street Global Advisors 2.87%
- STRATEGY INC 1.66%
- STRATEGY INC 1.33%
- XCEL ENERGY INC 1.24%
- ANNALY CAPITAL MGMT 1.01%
- NOVANTA INC 0.95%
- AGNC INVESTMENT CORP 0.78%
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Holdings overlap is the sum of min(weight_a, weight_b) over positions
matched on ISIN (CUSIP fallback). Methodology: see
/methodology/.
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