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Eaton Vance Preferred Securities and Income ETF

EVPFNasdaqEaton VanceB

$48.20−0.03 (−0.06%)

At close: Nov 2, 2026, 4:00 PM ET

B68/ 100

Rank 3 of 31 in Preferred Securities

B68/100Rank 3 of 31inPreferred Securities
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Expense ratio
0.39%
Fund size
$54M
1Y total return
No data
Yield · Last 12 months
No data
Holdings
81
Avg volume · 30D
15.5K sh
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
3 of 31
Six-pillar profile for EVPF. Scores out of 100: Cost 90, Risk 60, Mission not scored, Tradability 56, Holdings 53, Durability 34. Strongest: Cost (90). 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.
    A90 out of 100
    Rank 3 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.
    B60 out of 100
    Rank 12 of 31

  • Tradability

    How easy the fund is to trade: daily volume, and how far its price strays from net asset value.
    B56 out of 100
    Rank 12 of 31

  • Holdings

    How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.
    C53 out of 100
    Rank 17 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

In short

BEaton Vance's preferred-securities team, ETF-wrapped: an active, concentrated run at the preferred and hybrid market for 0.39% a year, under the category's median fee. Active stock-picking in a corner usually sold by the index.

Stated mandate

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

Why people hold it

  • Active in a category built on indexes: Eaton Vance's fundamental team picks across preferred and hybrid securities instead of owning whatever a benchmark lists.morganstanley.com
  • At 0.39% a year, with no waiver propping it up, it undercuts index heavyweights PFF and PSK (0.45% each) and sits below the category median. Rare pricing for an active mandate.
  • Income is the mandate, not a byproduct: total return plus current income from preferred securities, with distributions declared monthly under the prospectus.
  • For a fund launched in 2026, the package lands in the upper tier of the roughly thirty US preferred ETFs on cost and mandate clarity.

Worth knowing

  • Born March 2026, so there is no multi-cycle record of how the managers steer through a rate shock or a credit wobble.
  • Smaller and thinner-traded than the category's index incumbents, so bid-ask spreads can run wider than in the biggest preferred funds.
  • About 80 positions in preferred and hybrid securities, a rate- and credit-sensitive corner that ranks below bonds in the capital stack.sec.gov

EVPF Holdings

Holdings pillarC53 out of 100Rank 17 of 29 in Preferred Securities
Asset class
Bonds
Holdings
81
Top-10 weight
26%
Largest holding
Citigroup Inc Var 12/493.7%

Geography

  • United States57.13%
  • Canada15.79%
  • United Kingdom4.85%
  • Sweden3.59%
  • France3.16%
  • Spain2.56%
  • Finland2.44%
  • Japan2.32%
  • Other countries (5)8.16%

Developed 92% · Emerging 8% of the foreign sleeve

The fund’s holdings, weight-ordered — page 1 of 6.
#TickerCompanyWeight %SharesMarket valueHeld by ETFs
1No dataCitigroup Inc Var 12/493.70%2,003,000$1.97M22
2No dataWells Fargo & Co Var3.53%1,866,000$1.88M6
3No dataJPMorgan Chase & Co Var2.82%1,489,000$1.51M9
4No dataBanco Santander Var 12/492.56%1,216,000$1.37M1
5No dataNordea Bank Abp Var 09/752.45%1,353,000$1.31M3
6No dataUbs Group AG Var 12/492.19%1,063,000$1.17M5
7No dataCanadian Var 10/852.19%1,171,000$1.17M21
8No dataSvenska Handelsbanken Var2.07%1,200,000$1.11M2
9No dataCharles Schwab Var2.01%1,189,000$1.07M5
10No dataGoldman Sachs Var 12/492.00%1,045,000$1.07M5
11No dataAmerican Var 12/541.99%1,042,000$1.06M26
12No dataBank of America Var 05/491.99%1,067,000$1.06M12
13No dataBp Capital Markets Var1.99%1,098,000$1.06M14
14No dataToronto-Dominio Var 07/841.98%1,040,000$1.06M18
15No dataCorebridge Var 12/491.97%1,042,000$1.05M10

Showing 1–15 of 81 holdings

EVPF Performance

Launched Mar 3, 2026

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EVPF$9,849
SPY tracks large US stocks. It provides market context, rather than representing this fund’s strategy, asset class or investment benchmark.$10,141
Jul 31, 2026 to Oct 30, 2026. EVPF $9,849. SPY $10,141. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$9,750$10,000$10,250$10,500Jul 2026Sep 2026Oct 2026

Jul 31, 2026 – Oct 30, 2026

Returns run to the Oct 30, 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 yearNo data
1 month+0.8%
3 months−1.5%
1 yearFund is under 1 year oldNo data
3 yearsFund is under 3 years oldper yearNo data
5 yearsFund is under 5 years oldper yearNo data
10 yearsFund is under 10 years oldper yearNo data

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−0.4%

History from Mar 5, 2026

EVPF in the news

EVPF Dividends

Upcoming payment
$0.28 per share
Pays 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. 8 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; Oct 30, 2026 $0.28. Use the arrow keys to read each point.2026YTD
Ex-datePay dateAmount per share
Oct 30, 2026Pays Nov 5, 2026$0.28
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

Risk pillarB60 out of 100Rank 12 of 31 in Preferred Securities
How much the fund’s monthly returns vary, scaled to a year.
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.
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.
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.

FMP measures it over up to five years of monthly returns.

EVPF Cost

Compare EVPF and PFFD

Overpaying vs PFFD, cheapest in Preferred Securities

$3,139

On $10,000 over 30 years. 7% growth a year before fees, expense ratio only.

  • EVPF 0.39%

    $7,898

  • PFFD 0.23% Cheapest

    $4,759

$10,000
30 years

Cost over time

  • EVPF 0.39%
  • PFFD 0.23%
  • Overpaying
One line per fund, from year 0 to year 30. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$0$2K$4K$6K$8K051015202530EVPF $7,898PFFD $4,759

Year by year

YearEVPFPFFDOverpaying
10$705$419$286
20$2,725$1,630$1,095
30$7,898$4,759$3,139

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