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PFFDGlobal XINDEX

Global X U.S. Preferred ETF

$17.13-0.17% vs prior close
17.1319.6052-WK

Price through Oct 26, 2026 · Flows through Aug 23, 2024. Figures use the latest available records, not a live quote. Fund details retrieved Oct 26, 2026. Holdings snapshot retrieved Oct 26, 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.

PFFD price

Source: Market tape, daily closes; price return, distributions not reinvested
Table
DatePFFD close
Sep 28, 2026$17.64
Sep 29, 2026$17.62
Sep 30, 2026$17.60
Oct 1, 2026$17.57
Oct 2, 2026$17.62
Oct 5, 2026$17.55
Oct 6, 2026$17.57
Oct 7, 2026$17.48
Oct 8, 2026$17.48
Oct 9, 2026$17.48
Oct 12, 2026$17.36
Oct 13, 2026$17.47
Oct 14, 2026$17.22
Oct 15, 2026$17.42
Oct 16, 2026$17.19
Oct 19, 2026$17.18
Oct 20, 2026$17.19
Oct 21, 2026$17.17
Oct 22, 2026$17.20
Oct 23, 2026$17.16
Oct 26, 2026$17.13

Daily net flows, 1M

Net inflow over the range: +$23M

  • Inflow / above zero
  • Outflow / below zero
Jul 23Jul 25Jul 29Jul 31+$6.1MAug 2Aug 6Aug 8Aug 12Aug 14Aug 16Aug 20$0Aug 23Jul 23Jul 26Jul 31+$6.1MAug 5Aug 8Aug 13Aug 16Aug 21$0Aug 23Jul 23Jul 31+$6.1MAug 8Aug 16$0Aug 23
Source: Daily creation and redemption records
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LabelValue ($)
Jul 23−$341.5K
Jul 24−$32.3K
Jul 25$3.6M
Jul 26$945.6K
Jul 29$2.2M
Jul 30$43.5K
Jul 31−$3.8K
Aug 1$6.1M
Aug 2$1.8M
Aug 5$6.1M
Aug 6−$21.2K
Aug 7$230.6K
Aug 8−$2M
Aug 9−$421.5K
Aug 12$3.6M
Aug 13−$592.9K
Aug 14$330.9K
Aug 15−$698K
Aug 16$563.9K
Aug 19−$668.2K
Aug 20$2.2M
Aug 21−$42.1K
Aug 22−$342.8K
Aug 23$0
The desk’s read

Recent fund-flow records are unavailable, while the price has returned -9.4% 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
1.7Mavg daily volume, 30 days
223holdings · US-domiciled
2017listed September 11, 2017 · beta 0.44
The book at a glance
GOOGL-1.1%BA-0.0%ORCL-0.1%COFC+0.3%RGA+0.5%RNRALL+1.1%DUK-0.4%WFC+0.3%KKR+0.3%MTBARES-0.2%SO-0.3%JXN+1.9%SMCI-0.8%NEE-0.1%DLRMET+1.2%AXS-0.2%MCHP+2.5%MSTR-4.2%NOVT+2.3%ETRSYF+1.6%

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

Holdings
#HoldingWeightPriceDay52-wk
1GSGOLDMAN SACHS GROUP0.77%$893.28+2.0%
2FCNCAFIRST CITIZENS BANCSHARES0.19%$2345.61-1.3%
3JPMJPMORGAN CHASE0.78%$334.04+0.7%
4GOOGLALPHABET2.32%$316.80-1.1%
5BABOEING4.52%$188.31-0.0%
6ORCLORACLE3.21%$126.06-0.1%
7COFCAPITAL ONE FINANCIAL0.75%$202.35+0.5%
8CCITIGROUP1.83%$121.04+0.3%
9RGAREINSURANCE GROUP OF AMERICA0.53%$265.15+0.5%
10RNRRENAISSANCERE HOLDINGS0.21%$351.66-0.3%
11ALLALLSTATE0.39%$255.95+1.1%
12DUKDUKE ENERGY0.67%$124.44-0.4%
13WFCWELLS FARGO0.74%$82.65+0.3%
14KKRKKR & CO1.65%$91.62+0.3%
15AMGAFFILIATED MANAGERS GROUP0.17%$390.97+2.0%

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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%
Source: Portfolio composition, latest disclosure
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ItemValue (%)
Utilities100%
Cash & Others100%
Finance81.52%
Communications6.15%
Other4.33%
Consumer Durables1.78%
UNIT1.2%
Industrial Services0.81%
Consumer Services0.77%
Distribution Services0.48%

Country weights

  • United States100%
  • Bermuda5.65%
  • Other3.78%
  • Ireland0.96%
  • Hong Kong0.12%
Source: Portfolio composition, latest disclosure
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ItemValue (%)
United States100%
Bermuda5.65%
Other3.78%
Ireland0.96%
Hong Kong0.12%
Performance
1 week-0.3%
1 month-3.9%
3 months-6.7%
6 months-10.4%
YTD-9.4%
1 year—
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

  • Inflow / above zero
  • Outflow / below zero
+$3.6MOct+$6.3MNov+$37.2MDec−$3.3MJan+$37.2MFeb−$52.2MMar+$12MApr−$25.9MMay−$24.2MJun+$6.6MJul+$16.1MAug+$3.6MOct+$6.3MNov+$37.2MDec−$3.3MJan+$37.2MFeb−$52.2MMar+$12MApr−$25.9MMay−$24.2MJun+$6.6MJul+$16.1MAugOctDecFeb−$52.2MAprJun+$16.1MAug
Source: Daily creation/redemption records, trailing twelve months
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LabelValue ($)
Oct$3.6M
Nov$6.3M
Dec$37.2M
Jan−$3.3M
Feb$37.2M
Mar−$52.2M
Apr$12M
May−$25.9M
Jun−$24.2M
Jul$6.6M
Aug$16.1M
The risk read
9%realized volatility, 30 days (annualized)
8%realized volatility, 1 year
-12.6%deepest fall from a peak, 1 year
-12.6%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 33 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
1Mshares traded
Most-traded holdings, options premiumBullishBearish
GOOGL ALPHABET$101M$130M
MSTR MICROSTRATEGY$57M$75M
ORCL ORACLE$63M$56M
BA BOEING$18M$17M
GS GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP$17M$14M

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 SPDR Portfolio Developed World ex-US ETF0.03%$40.7B+$609M-20bp on fee · 17× the assets · +$609M 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%$23.7B+$51M-19bp on fee · 10× the assets · +$51M 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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