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Eaton Vance Preferred Securities and Income ETF

EVPFNasdaqB

$48.38+0.11 (+0.23%)

At close: Oct 13, 2026, 4:00 PM

B68/ 100

Rank 4 of 31 in Preferred Securities

B68/100Rank 4 of 31inPreferred Securities
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Expense ratio
0.20%
Fund size
$51M
1Y total return
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Yield · Last 12 months
Data unavailable
Holdings
78
Avg volume · 30D
0M sh
NAV per share
$48.25
52W range
low $47.96high $51.10
Launched

The ETF.net EVPF Grade

Based on 5 of 6 pillars

B

Score 68 out of 100

Category
Preferred Securities⁠
Rank
4 of 31
Six-pillar profile for EVPF. Scores out of 100: Cost 100, Risk 54, Mission not scored, Tradability 41, Holdings 50, Durability 34. Strongest: Cost (100). Weakest: Durability (34). Based on 5 of 6 pillars.

Score 68 of 100 falls in the B band. A is 70 or higher, B 55 to under 70, C 40 to under 55, D 25 to under 40, F under 25.

  • Cost

    The fund’s net expense ratio, ranked against its category.
    A100 out of 100
    Rank 1 of 31

  • Mission

    Whether the fund did what it promised, tested against its stated mandate.
    Not scored

  • Risk

    How the fund held up when markets fell: downside volatility, drawdowns and tail loss.
    C54 out of 100
    Rank 16 of 31

  • Tradability

    How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.
    C41 out of 100
    Rank 19 of 31

  • Holdings

    How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.
    C50 out of 100
    Rank 18 of 29

  • Durability

    Whether the fund is likely to stay open, judged by its age, its assets and its issuer’s assets.
    D34 out of 100
    Rank 25 of 31

Our read on EVPF

ETF.net Research

BActive management of preferred securities at 0.20%, a price usually reserved for index trackers. Eaton Vance launched it in 2026 to pursue total return and income across preferreds, undercutting most of the category on fee.

Stated mandate

The Fund seeks total return and current income, primarily through preferred securities and other income-producing securities.

Why people hold it

  1. 01Charges 0.20%, under PFFV's 0.25% and far under FPE's 0.83% among the top-scoring preferred funds.
  2. 02In income strategies the fee comes straight out of the payout, and this one carries about half the category's typical drag.
  3. 03Actively run, so the mix isn't chained to a preferred index. The stated mandate is total return plus current income from preferreds and other income payers.

Worth knowing

  1. 01Launched in 2026, so the record is short and any read on how it handles a rate or credit shock rests on limited data.
  2. 02Small and lightly traded so far, which can mean a wider gap between bid and ask than the category's established names.
  3. 03No benchmark index to measure it against, so the work is judging the manager's picks rather than checking tracking error.

EVPF Holdings

As of Oct 13, 2026
Asset class
Other
Holdings
78
Top-10 weight
26%
Largest holding
Citigroup Inc Var 12/493.8%

Geography

  • United States92.51%
  • Sweden2.65%
  • Netherlands1.96%
  • Canada1.20%
  • Germany0.81%
  • Bermuda0.48%
  • United Kingdom0.39%
The fund’s holdings, weight-ordered — page 1 of 6.
#TickerCompanyWeight %SharesMarket valueIn ETFs
001—Citigroup Inc Var 12/493.79%1,919,000$2M22
002—Wells Fargo & Co Var3.59%1,777,000$2M5
003—JPMorgan Chase & Co Var2.84%1,406,000$1M9
004—Banco Santander Var 12/492.72%1,216,000$1M1
005—Nordea Bank Abp Var 09/752.57%1,353,000$1M3
006—Ubs Group AG Var 12/492.33%1,063,000$1M5
007—Toronto-Dominio Var 07/842.09%1,040,000$1M17
008—Bank of Var 11/842.08%1,045,000$1M16
009—Charles Schwab Var2.04%1,131,000$1M5
010—Goldman Sachs Var 12/492.04%999,000$1M5
011—Bank of America Var 05/492.03%1,018,000$1M11
012—Corebridge Var 12/492.02%997,000$1M10
013—Bp Capital Markets Var2.01%1,046,000$1M13
014—American Var 12/542.01%993,000$1M24
015—Energy Transfer Var 12/492.01%990,000$1M16

Showing 1–15 of 78 holdings

EVPF Performance

Launched Mar 3, 2026

Shows how $10,000 changes over the selected period, with cash distributions reinvested at the closing price on each ex-dividend date.

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EVPF$9,758
SPY tracks large US stocks. It provides market context, rather than representing this fund’s strategy, asset class or investment benchmark.$10,332
Jul 10, 2026 to Oct 12, 2026. EVPF $9,758. SPY $10,332. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$9,608$10,004$10,400Jul 2026Aug 2026Oct 2026

Jul 10, 2026 – Oct 12, 2026

Returns run to the Oct 12, 2026 close, with cash distributions reinvested. Each period starts on the same date that many months or years earlier. Periods over one year show the average yearly return.

Trailing total return for EVPF. Periods over one year show the average yearly return.
PeriodEVPF
Year to dateFund launched this year—
1 month−1.3%
3 months−2.4%
1 yearFund is under 1 year old—
3 yearsFund is under 3 years oldper year—
5 yearsFund is under 5 years oldper year—
10 yearsFund is under 10 years oldper year—

As of the close, with distributions reinvested.

Calendar-year total return with cash distributions hypothetically reinvested at the ex-dividend date’s closing price. The current year shows year to date.

Annual total returns for EVPF
YearReturn barEVPF
2026 YTD−0.8%

History from Mar 5, 2026

EVPF in the news

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EVPF Dividends

Last payment
$0.24 per share
Paid on
Shares bought on or after this date do not qualify for this distribution.
Frequency
Monthly

Distribution data unavailable.

Distribution history

2026

One bar per payment. 7 payments in 2026 YTD. Mar 31, 2026 $0.16; Apr 30, 2026 $0.19; May 29, 2026 $0.20; Jun 30, 2026 $0.25; Jul 31, 2026 $0.25; Aug 31, 2026 $0.25; Sep 30, 2026 $0.24. Use the arrow keys to read each point.2026YTD
Ex-datePay dateAmount per share
Sep 30, 2026Oct 6, 2026$0.24
Aug 31, 2026Sep 4, 2026$0.25
Jul 31, 2026Aug 6, 2026$0.25
Jun 30, 2026Jul 7, 2026$0.25
May 29, 2026Jun 4, 2026$0.20
Apr 30, 2026May 6, 2026$0.19
Mar 31, 2026Apr 7, 2026$0.16

EVPF Risk

How much the fund’s monthly returns vary, scaled to a year.
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Launched Mar 2026; fills in after 12 months
How it’s calculated: standard deviation

The sample standard deviation of monthly total returns, multiplied by the square root of 12.

Uses up to 36 complete months, with at least 12 required. Total returns include reinvested distributions.

Return above 3-month US Treasury bills per unit of volatility.
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Launched Mar 2026; fills in after 12 months
How it’s calculated: Sharpe ratio

Subtract each month’s Treasury-bill return from the fund’s monthly total return.

Divide the average of those excess returns by their sample standard deviation, then multiply by the square root of 12.

Uses up to 36 complete months, with at least 12 required. Each month uses the Treasury yield quoted at the end of the previous month.

The largest fall from a peak to the low that followed.
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Launched Mar 2026; fills in after 12 months
How it’s calculated: maximum drawdown

The largest percentage decline from an earlier peak, using total returns with reinvested distributions.

Uses up to five years through the last close, with at least 12 months required.

How strongly the fund’s returns move with its asset-class index.
0.21
vs its asset-class index
How it’s calculated: beta

The beta figure is supplied by FMP. The comparison index depends on the fund’s broad asset class.

EVPF Cost

Expense ratio0.20%
  • The middle half of Preferred Securities funds
  • Median 0.50%

No Preferred Securities fund charges less.

EVPF costs $20.00 a year on $10,000. The median Preferred Securities fund costs $50.00.

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