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PFFDGlobal XINDEX

Global X U.S. Preferred ETF

$17.48-0.51% vs prior close
17.4819.6052-WK

Price through Oct 7, 2026 · Flows through Aug 23, 2024. Figures use the latest available records, not a live quote. Fund details retrieved Oct 7, 2026. Holdings snapshot retrieved Oct 7, 2026.

The fund invests at least 80% of its total assets in the securities of its underlying index. It also invests at least 80% of its total assets in preferred securities that are domiciled in, principally traded in or whose revenues are primarily from the U.S. The underlying index is designed to track the broad-based performance of the U.S. preferred securities market.

Price & daily flows
19.1418.5417.9417.48DAILY NET FLOWOct 7Feb 5Jun 5Oct 7

SOURCE: MARKET TAPE & DAILY CREATION/REDEMPTION RECORDS · 1Y SHOWN

The desk’s read

Recent fund-flow records are unavailable, while the price has returned -7.6% so far this year. At 0.23% a year it is not the cheapest way in — XLU has a reported fee of 0.09%.

COMPOSED FROM THE FUND’S OWN DAILY RECORDS · UPDATED WITH EACH REFRESH

$2.4Bassets under management
0.23%expense ratio · $23 per $10,000 a year
—net flow, trailing month
1.2Mavg daily volume, 30 days
223holdings · US-domiciled
2017listed September 11, 2017 · beta 0.44
The book at a glance
GS-1.1%GOOGL+0.8%JPM-0.5%BA-0.8%ORCL-0.8%COFC-0.9%RGA+0.2%KKR-1.1%WFC-1.5%DUK-0.1%MTBARES-1.7%STTSMCI+3.4%SO+0.0%WTFCNEE-1.1%SCHWMETMCHP-4.0%MSTR-6.8%NOVT-3.7%HIGVSEC

CELL SIZE IS PORTFOLIO WEIGHT · COLOR IS THE CHANGE IN THE LATEST AVAILABLE SNAPSHOT · TOP 40 POSITIONS

HoldingsDownload CSV
#HoldingWeightPriceDay52-wk
1GSGOLDMAN SACHS GROUP0.77%$887.21-1.1%
2FCNCAFIRST CITIZENS BANCSHARES0.19%$2071.56-0.8%
3GOOGLALPHABET2.27%$350.50+0.8%
4JPMJPMORGAN CHASE0.77%$329.58-0.5%
5BABOEING4.48%$188.32-0.8%
6ORCLORACLE3.31%$143.56-0.8%
7COFCAPITAL ONE FINANCIAL0.76%$195.91+0.0%
8CCITIGROUP1.80%$127.32-0.9%
9RGAREINSURANCE GROUP OF AMERICA0.53%$251.53+0.2%
10RNRRENAISSANCERE HOLDINGS0.21%$323.03-0.4%
11KKRKKR & CO1.63%$89.67-1.1%
12WFCWELLS FARGO0.74%$80.26-1.5%
13DUKDUKE ENERGY0.66%$115.50-0.1%
14AMGAFFILIATED MANAGERS GROUP0.17%$377.09-0.7%
15MTBM&T BANK0.29%$216.63-1.0%

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Sector weights
Utilities100%
Cash & Others100%
Finance81.52%
Communications6.15%
Other4.33%
Consumer Durables1.78%
UNIT1.2%
Industrial Services0.81%
Consumer Services0.77%
Distribution Services0.48%
PORTFOLIO COMPOSITION, LATEST DISCLOSURE
Country weights
United States100%
Bermuda5.65%
Other3.78%
Ireland0.96%
Hong Kong0.12%
PORTFOLIO COMPOSITION, LATEST DISCLOSURE
Performance
1 week-0.5%
1 month-4.3%
3 months-6.3%
6 months-5.1%
YTD-7.6%
1 year-10.6%
3 years—

PRICE RETURN, DISTRIBUTIONS NOT REINVESTED

Net flows
1 week—
1 month—
3 months—
YTD—
1 year—

CREATION/REDEMPTION DOLLARS, DAILY RECORDS

Monthly net flows
OctNovDecJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAug
DAILY CREATION/REDEMPTION RECORDS, TRAILING TWELVE MONTHS
The risk read
7%realized volatility, 30 days (annualized)
8%realized volatility, 1 year
-10.8%deepest fall from a peak, 1 year
-10.8%latest close versus that peak

The top holding is 4.5% of the book; the top ten carry 23%. Spread across 99+ names, it behaves like roughly 32 equally-weighted positions.

VOLATILITY & DRAWDOWN FROM THE DAILY TAPE · CONCENTRATION FROM THE LATEST DISCLOSED BOOK

Options tape
—calls · latest snapshot
—puts · latest snapshot
—put/call ratio
1.1Mshares traded
Most-traded holdings, options premiumBullishBearish
GOOGL ALPHABET$107M$118M
MSTR MICROSTRATEGY$62M$88M
ORCL ORACLE$43M$39M
GS GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP$39M$42M
BA BOEING$29M$30M

TODAY’S OPTIONS PREMIUM IN THE FUND’S UNDERLYING NAMES

The case against PFFD

Due diligence cuts both ways. These funds sit on the same shelf and beat PFFD on at least one dimension that matters — the fee, the asset base, or where the money is going.

FundFeeAssetsFlow, 1MThe case
SPDW State Street SPDR Portfolio Developed World ex-US ETF0.03%$41B+$286M-20bp on fee · 17× the assets · +$286M in over the monthHead-to-head
SPMD State Street SPDR Portfolio S&P 400 Mid Cap ETF0.03%$18.4B+$199M-20bp on fee · 8× the assets · +$199M in over the monthHead-to-head
IDEV iShares Core MSCI International Developed Markets ETF0.04%$32.4B+$497M-19bp on fee · 13× the assets · +$497M in over the monthHead-to-head
IGSB iShares 1-5 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF0.04%$23.3B+$575M-19bp on fee · 10× the assets · +$575M in over the monthHead-to-head
IGIB iShares 5-10 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF0.04%$18.6B+$412M-19bp on fee · 8× the assets · +$412M in over the monthHead-to-head
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