PFFD News and Press, Global X U.S. Preferred From 06/08/21

When we last covered Flaherty&Crumrine Preferred and Income Fund, we said that it was priced for exceptionally poor returns. We review the performance since then. We go over the key risks facing this one and tell you why this underperformance is not over. For further det...

The portfolio provided $776 in dividend income during May. However, that amount was 15% lower than a year ago. I added shares to several existing holdings; ABT, DIS, WCLD, VPN, MSFT, AAPL, NKE, and O. I also added QQQM to the portfolio for a growth boost. For further details...

After 10 weeks and $1,000, the Dividend Harvesting Portfolio is generating $61.70 in estimated annual income and $5.14 in monthly estimated income. I added Old Republic International Corp., Atlantica Sustainable Infrastructure PLC, Eaton Vance Tax-Managed Global Diversified Equity Inc...

My portfolio generated $830 in dividend income in April. That was up 22% YoY and 15% QoQ. I added SDIV and SRET to lower my basis in those names. Stock valuations push higher, but given where interest rates are, don't appear too richly valued. For further details see: ...

The Invesco Preferred ETF holds over 300 preferred share issues, with 95% coming from the United States. The fund uses a "sampling" methodology and does not own all the securities in the index. In a busy ETF space, the fund falls behind other competitors. The monthly fund yiel...

The VanEck Vectors Preferred Securities ex-Financials ETF holds 140 preferred issues, mostly in the United States. The fund specifically excludes financials that are well-covered by several other ETF alternatives. This differentiating factor also seems to support some alpha versus...

I collected a personal-best $2,114 in dividends in March. I'll compare against prior quarter-ends to see what moved the needle this time. Two new holdings were added, VPN and WCLD. Q1 total dividends were flat compared to 2020 though account values continue to push higher. ...

PFFR is an ETF that holds a portfolio of real estate investment trust preferred stocks. Most of the portfolio is in equity REIT preferreds, but slightly less than 30% is in mortgage REIT preferreds. REITs may not be the most conservative issuers of preferred shares, but they are f...

The Global X U.S. Preferred ETF holds close to 300 preferred issues in the United States. The monthly fund yields 5.17% with a rock-bottom cost of just 23 basis points, the leader in the space. With strong performance versus most competitors, the ETF looks attractive, though it is...

The iShares Preferred and Income Securities ETF holds over 500 preferred issues in the United States. The monthly fund yields 4.83% and costs only 46 basis points. While it is hard to differentiate in the preferred space tracking a passive index, some better options present themse...