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ETF comparison

PFFD vs PFXF

Both Preferred Securities.

Global X U.S. Preferred ETF · VanEck Preferred Securities ex Financials ETF

Holdings overlap

Weighted by ISIN/CUSIP
40.1 %

69 positions appear in both funds. Buying equal dollars of PFFD and PFXF would leave roughly 40.1% of each dollar exposed to the same underlying securities.

PFFD unmatched 61.2% Shared 40.1% PFXF unmatched 59.1%

Unmatched is the part of a fund's weight the other fund doesn't match: names only it holds, plus any extra weight it puts in names both funds hold.

In PFFD only
153 positions
Shared
69 positions
In PFXF only
46 positions

Side by side

PFFD

Global X U.S. Preferred ETF

Global X · Preferred Securities

72 composite / 100
Expense ratio
0.23%
Net assets
$1.83B
TTM yield
6.53%
Top-10 conc.
23.4%
PFXF

VanEck Preferred Securities ex Financials ETF

VanEck · Preferred Securities

62 composite / 100
Expense ratio
0.40%
Net assets
$2.21B
TTM yield
5.97%
Top-10 conc.
42.1%

Sub-score comparison

77
Cost
60
60
Tax efficiency
61
68
Liquidity
72
81
Concentration
54
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Tracking quality
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PFFD sub-score PFXF

Tracking quality isn't part of the composite — see what we don't score for why.

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

69 shared in total
# Holding In PFFD In PFXF Overlap
1 THE BOEING COMPANY 4.34% 9.67% 4.34%
2 ORACLE CORPORATION 3.45% 5.61% 3.45%
3 HEWLETT PACKARD ENTERPRISE COMPANY 2.95% 4.33% 2.95%
4 NEXTERA ENERGY, INC. 1.68% 2.75% 1.68%
5 THE SOUTHERN COMPANY 1.60% 2.49% 1.60%
6 MICROCHIP TECHNOLOGY INCORPORATED 1.45% 2.85% 1.45%
7 NEXTERA ENERGY, INC. 1.18% 1.86% 1.18%
8 BRUKER CORPORATION 0.97% 1.54% 0.97%
9 AT&T INC. 0.94% 1.56% 0.94%
10 PG&E CORPORATION 0.92% 1.66% 0.92%
11 PPL CORPORATION 0.90% 1.41% 0.90%
12 AT&T INC. 0.82% 1.35% 0.82%

Only in PFFD

153 total
  • WELLS FARGO & COMPANY 2.29%
  • KKR & CO. INC. 1.97%
  • CITIGROUP CAPITAL XIII 1.90%
  • FIDELITY COLCHESTER STR TR MONEY MKT GOV PORT 1.78%
  • BANK OF AMERICA CORPORATION 1.43%
  • ARES MANAGEMENT CORPORATION 1.08%
  • JPMORGAN CHASE & CO. 1.03%
  • JPMORGAN CHASE & CO. 0.88%
  • CAPITAL ONE FINANCIAL CORPORATION 0.83%
  • THE GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP, INC. 0.81%

Only in PFXF

46 total
  • STRATEGY INC 6.27%
  • ALBEMARLE CORP 3.18%
  • NEXTERA ENERGY INC 2.65%
  • BRIGHTSPRING HEALTH SERV 2.29%
  • STRATEGY INC 1.03%
  • ANNALY CAPITAL MGMT 0.91%
  • QWEST CORP 0.73%
  • AGNC INVESTMENT CORP 0.72%
  • CHS Inc 0.69%
  • STRATEGY INC 0.68%

Percentages are holdings overlap with the named fund.

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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/.

Comparing two funds doesn't endorse swapping one for the other. Tax-lot history, account type, and personal goals matter — PlainIndex publishes data and methodology, not investment advice.