ETF comparison
PFFD vs PFXF
Both Preferred Securities.
Global X U.S. Preferred ETF · VanEck Preferred Securities ex Financials ETF
Holdings overlap
64 positions appear in both funds. Buying equal dollars of PFFD and PFXF would leave roughly 37.0% of each dollar exposed to the same underlying securities.
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.
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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
64 shared in total| # | Holding | In PFFD | In PFXF | Overlap |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | THE BOEING COMPANY | 4.70% | 9.67% | 4.70% |
| 2 | HEWLETT PACKARD ENTERPRISE COMPANY | 2.71% | 4.33% | 2.71% |
| 3 | MICROCHIP TECHNOLOGY INCORPORATED | 1.76% | 2.85% | 1.76% |
| 4 | NEXTERA ENERGY, INC. | 1.71% | 2.65% | 1.71% |
| 5 | THE SOUTHERN COMPANY | 1.64% | 2.49% | 1.64% |
| 6 | NEXTERA ENERGY, INC. | 1.20% | 1.86% | 1.20% |
| 7 | AT&T INC. | 1.07% | 1.56% | 1.07% |
| 8 | PG&E CORPORATION | 1.06% | 1.66% | 1.06% |
| 9 | BRUKER CORPORATION | 0.94% | 1.54% | 0.94% |
| 10 | AT&T INC. | 0.92% | 1.35% | 0.92% |
| 11 | DUKE ENERGY CORPORATION | 0.81% | 1.23% | 0.81% |
| 12 | AT&T INC. | 0.77% | 1.13% | 0.77% |
Only in PFFD
161 total- WELLS FARGO & COMPANY 2.25%
- CITIGROUP CAPITAL XIII 2.20%
- KKR & CO. INC. 1.70%
- BANK OF AMERICA CORPORATION 1.30%
- JPMORGAN CHASE & CO. 1.02%
- ARES MANAGEMENT CORPORATION 1.01%
- CAPITAL ONE FINANCIAL CORPORATION 0.90%
- JPMORGAN CHASE & CO. 0.89%
- THE GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP, INC. 0.87%
- THE ALLSTATE CORPORATION 0.78%
Only in PFXF
51 total- STRATEGY INC 6.27%
- ORACLE CORP 5.61%
- ALBEMARLE CORP 3.18%
- NEXTERA ENERGY INC 2.75%
- BRIGHTSPRING HEALTH SERV 2.29%
- PPL CORPORATION 1.41%
- STRATEGY INC 1.03%
- ANNALY CAPITAL MGMT 0.91%
- NEXTERA ENERGY CAPITAL 0.75%
- QWEST CORP 0.73%
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/methodology/.
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