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Principal Spectrum Preferred Securities Active ETF
PREF

Overview Fund Activity
19.09 USD
+0.03
0.16%
At close Updated Sep 12, 4:00 PM EDT
1 day
0.16%
5 days
0.47%
1 month
0.9%
3 months
1.7%
6 months
2.47%
Year to date
2.52%
1 year
2.63%
5 years
-5.45%
10 years
-4.93%
0
Funds holding %
of 7,462 funds
–
Analysts bullish %

Fund manager confidence

Based on 2025 Q2 regulatory disclosures by fund managers ($100M+ AUM)

175% more first-time investments, than exits

New positions opened: 22 | Existing positions closed: 8

23% more repeat investments, than reductions

Existing positions increased: 48 | Existing positions reduced: 39

9% more funds holding

Funds holding: 111 [Q1] → 121 (+10) [Q2]

6% more capital invested

Capital invested by funds: $892M [Q1] → $950M (+$57.3M) [Q2]

0.36% less ownership

Funds ownership: 77.49% [Q1] → 77.12% (-0.36%) [Q2]

40% less funds holding in top 10

Funds holding in top 10: 5 [Q1] → 3 (-2) [Q2]

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Financial journalist opinion

Negative
Seeking Alpha
5 months ago
PREF: Preferred ETF With Low Volatility, Average Return And A Lot Of Banks
Principal Spectrum Preferred Securities Active ETF is an income-oriented ETF focusing on preferred securities, primarily from financial companies. The total return of PREF keeps pace with inflation, but long-term shareholders have seen both their capital and income going down. PREF has lower volatility compared to peers but lags in yield, total return, and risk-adjusted performance, making VRP and PFXF more attractive.
PREF: Preferred ETF With Low Volatility, Average Return And A Lot Of Banks
Neutral
Seeking Alpha
9 months ago
PREF: Active Preferred Equity Fund That Does Not Impress
PREF is an actively managed ETF investing at least 80% in preferred securities, primarily from financial institutions, with 91% of assets rated BBB. The fund is heavily concentrated in the financial sector, with 55% exposure to banks and 16% to insurance, posing risks during banking crises. PREF has not consistently outperformed its passive peer, PFF, despite active management, raising questions about its value proposition.
PREF: Active Preferred Equity Fund That Does Not Impress
Negative
Seeking Alpha
1 year ago
Preferreds Weekly Review: Bond Interest Deferral Worries Investors
We take a look at the action in preferreds and baby bonds through the second week of April and highlight some of the key themes we are watching.
Positive
Seeking Alpha
1 year ago
Preferreds Weekly Review: Keep An Eye On The Spread Of Floating-Rate Preferreds
We take a look at the action in preferreds and baby bonds through the fourth week of March and highlight some of the key themes we are watching. Preferreds had a good week as Treasury yields fell on the back of the Fed's more dovish than expected stance. We take a look at how stocks with different spreads over SOFR could react to Fed's cuts.
Positive
Seeking Alpha
1 year ago
Preferreds Weekly Review: Mandatory Convertibles Offer High-Beta Preferred Exposure
We take a look at the action in preferreds and baby bonds through the third week of March and highlight some of the key themes we are watching. Preferreds were down for the week due to rising Treasury yields, but most preferred CEF sectors remain positive for the month. Albemarle issued a new preferred stock with a mandatory convertible feature, offering upside participation with less downside than the common and a higher coupon.
Positive
Seeking Alpha
1 year ago
Preferreds Weekly Review: Historic Drawdowns Are Relevant Again
We take a look at the action in preferreds and baby bonds through the fourth week of February and highlight some of the key themes we are watching. Preferreds had a strong week with a 1%+ return, driven by a drop in Treasury yields and compression in credit spreads. Different preferreds sectors have different drawdown profiles, offering investors an opportunity to tilt to more resilient securities in anticipation of the next drawdown.
Positive
Seeking Alpha
1 year ago
U.S. Preferred Stocks Look Attractive And PFFA Is A Top-Performing Preferred Stocks ETF
PFFA is a well-diversified and consistently top-performing preferred stock ETF, enabled by management's bold allocation strategy.
Negative
Seeking Alpha
1 year ago
Preferreds Weekly Review: A High Yield-To-Call Is Not Enough
We take a look at the action in preferreds and baby bonds through the second week of February and highlight some of the key themes we are watching. Preferreds were flat on the week as higher Treasury yields were offset by tighter credit spreads. A high yield-to-call is not a sufficient reason to buy a given preferred.
Neutral
Seeking Alpha
1 year ago
Preferreds Weekly Review: AHL Preferred Gets Stuck Near Libor Peak
We take a look at the action in preferreds and baby bonds through the fourth week of January and highlight some of the key themes we are watching. Preferred stock and baby bond market had a good week with most sectors finishing in the green. The article discusses the curious case of Aspen insurer preferred AHL.PR.C and how the coupon conversion worked on the first call date.
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