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PFFVGlobal XINDEX

Global X Variable Rate Preferred ETF

$21.27-0.23% vs prior close
212352-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, plus borrowings for investments purposes (if any), in the securities of the underlying index and in American Depositary Receipts ("ADRs") and Global Depositary Receipts ("GDRs") based on the securities in the underlying index. The underlying index is designed to track the broad-based performance of the U.S.-listed variable rate preferred securities market. It is non-diversified.

PFFV price

Source: Market tape, daily closes; price return, distributions not reinvested
Table
DatePFFV close
Sep 28, 2026$21.74
Sep 29, 2026$21.77
Sep 30, 2026$21.79
Oct 1, 2026$21.70
Oct 2, 2026$21.66
Oct 5, 2026$21.63
Oct 6, 2026$21.57
Oct 7, 2026$21.46
Oct 8, 2026$21.50
Oct 9, 2026$21.53
Oct 12, 2026$21.45
Oct 13, 2026$21.51
Oct 14, 2026$21.35
Oct 15, 2026$21.47
Oct 16, 2026$21.46
Oct 19, 2026$21.38
Oct 20, 2026$21.61
Oct 21, 2026$21.40
Oct 22, 2026$21.38
Oct 23, 2026$21.32
Oct 26, 2026$21.27

Daily net flows, 1M

Net inflow over the range: +$2M

  • Inflow / above zero
  • Outflow / below zero
Jul 23Jul 25Jul 29Jul 31Aug 2+$1.6MAug 6Aug 8Aug 12Aug 14Aug 16Aug 20$0Aug 23Jul 23Jul 26Jul 31Aug 5+$1.6MAug 8Aug 13Aug 16Aug 21$0Aug 23Jul 23Jul 31+$1.6MAug 8Aug 16$0Aug 23
Source: Daily creation and redemption records
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LabelValue ($)
Jul 23$34K
Jul 24$49.6K
Jul 25−$23.2K
Jul 26$643.1K
Jul 29$83.8K
Jul 30$1.2M
Jul 31−$76.2K
Aug 1−$3.3K
Aug 2$35.1K
Aug 5−$33.5K
Aug 6$1.6M
Aug 7−$8.1K
Aug 8$28K
Aug 9$54.4K
Aug 12−$478.6K
Aug 13$6.6K
Aug 14−$20.7K
Aug 15−$40.5K
Aug 16$64.6K
Aug 19$11.3K
Aug 20−$818.4K
Aug 21$20.5K
Aug 22$55K
Aug 23$0
The desk’s read

Recent fund-flow records are unavailable, while the price has returned -4.3% so far this year. At 0.25% 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

$256Massets under management
0.25%expense ratio · $25 per $10,000 a year
—net flow, trailing month
181Kavg daily volume, 30 days
55holdings · US-domiciled
2020listed June 22, 2020 · beta 0.16
The book at a glance
FCNCA-1.3%GS+2.0%MS+2.2%RGA+0.5%ALL+1.1%BNY+1.3%JXN+1.9%APO+1.4%WTFC+0.3%MET+1.2%SYF+1.6%VOYA+0.8%CFG+0.4%WAL-0.9%FITB+0.2%PNFP-0.0%KEY+0.6%RF+0.5%BACASB+0.1%WSBC+0.0%TFCNLY-0.5%HBAN+0.0%TVA+0.0%RITM-1.8%MFA-0.3%CIM-0.4%AGNC-0.7%ADAM-0.1%USB+0.2%ATH1.2%

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

Holdings
#HoldingWeightPriceDay52-wk
1FCNCAFIRST CITIZENS BANCSHARES1.92%$2345.61-1.3%
2GSGOLDMAN SACHS GROUP1.50%$893.28+2.0%
3MSMORGAN STANLEY4.40%$183.49+2.2%
4RGAREINSURANCE GROUP OF AMERICA3.67%$265.15+0.5%
5ALLALLSTATE2.69%$255.95+1.1%
6BNYBLACKROCK NEW YORK MUNICIPAL INCOME TRUST2.54%$147.18+1.3%
7JXNJACKSON FINANCIAL2.94%$132.64+1.9%
8APOAPOLLO GLOBAL MANAGEMENT3.20%$114.37+1.4%
9WTFCWINTRUST FINANCIAL2.28%$151.17+0.3%
10METMETLIFE2.69%$100.04+1.2%
11SYFSYNCHRONY FINANCIAL2.66%$74.83+1.6%
12VOYAVOYA FINANCIAL1.46%$96.56+0.8%
13CFGCITIZENS FINANCIAL GROUP2.02%$65.37+0.4%
14WALWESTERN ALLIANCE BANCORPORATION1.57%$75.44-0.9%
15FITBFIFTH THIRD BANCORP2.09%$53.10+0.2%

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Sector weights

  • Utilities100%
  • Cash & Others100%
  • Finance88.28%
  • Financial Services74.9%
  • Real Estate12.09%
  • Other10.68%
  • Industrial Services4.1%
  • Industrials2.33%
  • Distribution Services2.32%
  • Government1.6%
Source: Portfolio composition, latest disclosure
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ItemValue (%)
Utilities100%
Cash & Others100%
Finance88.28%
Financial Services74.9%
Real Estate12.09%
Other10.68%
Industrial Services4.1%
Industrials2.33%
Distribution Services2.32%
Government1.6%

Country weights

  • United States100%
  • Bermuda13.13%
  • Other7.3%
Source: Portfolio composition, latest disclosure
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ItemValue (%)
United States100%
Bermuda13.13%
Other7.3%
Performance
1 week-1.6%
1 month-2.5%
3 months-3.3%
6 months-4.7%
YTD-4.3%
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
+$18.6KOct−$758.1KNov−$3MDec+$13.4MJan+$14.7MFeb−$7.1MMar+$9.9MApr−$8.7MMay+$3.4MJun+$1.9MJul+$504KAugOctNovDecJan+$14.7MFebMarAprMayJunJul+$504KAugOctDec+$14.7MFebAprJun+$504KAug
Source: Daily creation/redemption records, trailing twelve months
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LabelValue ($)
Oct$18.6K
Nov−$758.1K
Dec−$3M
Jan$13.4M
Feb$14.7M
Mar−$7.1M
Apr$9.9M
May−$8.7M
Jun$3.4M
Jul$1.9M
Aug$504K
The risk read
7%realized volatility, 30 days (annualized)
5%realized volatility, 1 year
-7.8%deepest fall from a peak, 1 year
-7.8%latest close versus that peak

The top holding is 4.4% of the book; the top ten carry 30%. Spread across 34+ names, it behaves like roughly 27 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
128Kshares traded
Most-traded holdings, options premiumBullishBearish
GS GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP$17M$14M
BAC BANK OF AMERICA$7M$4M
MS MORGAN STANLEY$4M$3M
APO APOLLO GLOBAL MANAGEMENT$962,401$1M
FCNCA FIRST CITIZENS BANCSHARES$152,737$1M

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

The case against PFFV

Due diligence cuts both ways. These funds sit on the same shelf and beat PFFV 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-22bp on fee · 159× the assets · +$609M in over the monthHead-to-head
SPMD State Street SPDR Portfolio S&P 400 Mid Cap ETF0.03%$18.4B+$199M-22bp on fee · 72× the assets · +$199M in over the monthHead-to-head
IDEV iShares Core MSCI International Developed Markets ETF0.04%$32.4B+$497M-21bp on fee · 126× the assets · +$497M in over the monthHead-to-head
IGSB iShares 1-5 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF0.04%$23.7B+$51M-21bp on fee · 93× the assets · +$51M in over the monthHead-to-head
IGIB iShares 5-10 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF0.04%$18.6B+$412M-21bp on fee · 73× the assets · +$412M in over the monthHead-to-head
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