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PGIM Floating Rate Income ETF

PFRLNYSE ArcaPGIMD

$49.06+0.01 (+0.03%)

As of Nov 2, 2026, 3:57 PM ET

D32/ 100

Rank 9 of 11 in Bank Loan

Intraday session: up, 79 prints from 49.05 to 49.06. Range 49.02 to 49.15. Use the arrow keys to read each point.49.0249.0849.1049.1349.1510 AM12 PM2 PM4 PM
Expense ratio
0.72%
Fund size
$138M
1Y total return
+5.0%
Yield · Last 12 months
6.74%
Holdings
422
Avg volume · 30D
18.6K sh
52W range
low $48.60high $50.20
Launched
Filings
SEC EDGAR

The ETF.net PFRL Grade

D

Score 32 out of 100

Category
Bank Loan⁠
Rank
9 of 11
Six-pillar profile for PFRL. Scores out of 100: Cost 4, Risk 46, Mission 31, Tradability 56, Holdings 57, Durability 46. Strongest: Holdings (57). Weakest: Cost (4). Leans toward Holdings and Tradability.

Score 32 of 100 falls in the D 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.
    F4 out of 100
    Rank 11 of 11
  • Mission

    Whether the fund did what it promised, tested against its stated mandate.
    D31 out of 100
    Rank 7 of 8
  • Risk

    How the fund held up when markets fell: downside volatility, drawdowns and tail loss.
    C46 out of 100
    Rank 7 of 11
  • 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 6 of 11
  • Holdings

    How concentrated the fund is, and how complete and current its disclosed holdings are.
    B57 out of 100
    Rank 6 of 11
  • Durability

    Whether the fund is likely to stay open, judged by its age, its assets and its issuer’s assets.
    C46 out of 100
    Rank 7 of 11

Our read on PFRL

ETF.net Research

In short

DSenior bank loans in ETF form, actively picked by PGIM's credit desk instead of cloned from an index. Coupons float with short-term rates, income lands monthly, and the fee sits right at the category median.

Stated mandate

The Fund seeks to maximize current income, with capital appreciation as a secondary objective. It primarily invests in senior floating-rate loans.

Why people hold it

  • Loan coupons reset with short-term rates, so the portfolio carries far less interest-rate sensitivity than a fixed-coupon bond fund. Income is paid monthly.
  • The 0.72% expense ratio lands exactly at the median for bank-loan ETFs, and a hair under PIMCO's LONZ at 0.73%.
  • Actively run against the S&P UBS Leveraged Loan Index rather than copying it: a focused book of roughly 150 loans chosen by PGIM's credit team.

Worth knowing

  • Trading is thin next to the category's biggest loan funds, which can mean wider bid-ask spreads, particularly on larger orders.
  • Cheaper doors into the same asset exist: Franklin's FLBL runs 0.45%. On overall build, PFRL sits in the lower half of its six-fund peer group.
  • Leveraged loans are below-investment-grade credit, and floating coupons cut both ways: payouts shrink when short-term rates fall.

PFRL Performance

Launched May 17, 2022

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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PFRL$10,499
SPY tracks large US stocks. It provides market context, rather than representing this fund’s strategy, asset class or investment benchmark.$11,199
Oct 31, 2025 to Oct 30, 2026. PFRL $10,499. SPY $11,199. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$10,000$11,000Oct 2025May 2026Oct 2026

Oct 31, 2025 – 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 PFRL. Periods over one year show the average yearly return.
PeriodPFRL
Year to date+3.6%
1 month−0.5%
3 months+0.6%
1 year+5.0%
3 yearsper year+7.8%
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 PFRL
YearReturn barPFRL
2026 YTD+3.6%
2025+6.2%
2024+9.4%
2023+13.7%
2022+1.1%

History from May 31, 2022

PFRL in the news

PFRL Dividends

Adds up every distribution paid per share over the last 12 months, divided by the last completed close. Distributions are counted by ex-date. Data through Oct 30, 2026.
6.74%Last 12 months
Payout per share
$3.31Last 12 months
Upcoming payment
$0.24 per share
Pays on
Shares bought on or after this date do not qualify for this distribution.
Frequency
Monthly

Distribution history

2023–2026

One bar per payment. 46 payments from 2023 to 2026 YTD. Feb 1, 2023 $0.35; Mar 1, 2023 $0.36; Apr 3, 2023 $0.34; May 1, 2023 $0.36; Jun 1, 2023 $0.37; Jul 3, 2023 $0.40; Aug 1, 2023 $0.34; Sep 1, 2023 $0.43; Oct 2, 2023 $0.43; Nov 1, 2023 $0.50; Dec 1, 2023 $0.36; Dec 27, 2023 $0.71; Feb 1, 2024 $0.42; Mar 1, 2024 $0.41; Apr 1, 2024 $0.35; May 1, 2024 $0.36; Jun 3, 2024 $0.37; Jul 1, 2024 $0.33; Aug 1, 2024 $0.35; Sep 3, 2024 $0.37; Oct 1, 2024 $0.34; Nov 1, 2024 $0.34; Dec 2, 2024 $0.30; Dec 27, 2024 $0.55; Feb 3, 2025 $0.29; Mar 3, 2025 $0.26; Apr 1, 2025 $0.31; May 1, 2025 $0.31; Jun 2, 2025 $0.29; Jul 1, 2025 $0.31; Aug 1, 2025 $0.33; Sep 2, 2025 $0.32; Oct 1, 2025 $0.30; Nov 3, 2025 $0.25; Dec 1, 2025 $0.26; Dec 30, 2025 $0.42; Feb 2, 2026 $0.24; Mar 2, 2026 $0.23; Mar 31, 2026 $0.25; Apr 30, 2026 $0.25; May 29, 2026 $0.23; Jun 30, 2026 $0.23; Jul 31, 2026 $0.24; Aug 31, 2026 $0.25; Sep 30, 2026 $0.23; Oct 30, 2026 $0.24. Use the arrow keys to read each point.2023202420252026YTD
Ex-datePay dateAmount per share
Oct 30, 2026Pays Nov 3, 2026$0.24
Sep 30, 2026Oct 2, 2026$0.23
Aug 31, 2026Sep 2, 2026$0.25
Jul 31, 2026Aug 4, 2026$0.24
Jun 30, 2026Jul 2, 2026$0.23
May 29, 2026Jun 2, 2026$0.23
Apr 30, 2026May 4, 2026$0.25
Mar 31, 2026Apr 2, 2026$0.25
Mar 2, 2026Mar 4, 2026$0.23
Feb 2, 2026Feb 4, 2026$0.24
Dec 30, 2025Jan 2, 2026$0.42
Dec 1, 2025Dec 3, 2025$0.26

See all 53 payments⁠

$10,000 in PFRL 3 years ago paid $2,436 in dividends.⁠

PFRL Risk

How much the fund’s monthly returns vary, scaled to a year.
2.6%
Annualised · 36 months to Oct 2026
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.
1.21
vs 3-month T-bills · to Oct 2026
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.
−8.8%
52 months · trough Apr 2025
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.
0.08
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.

PFRL Cost

Overpaying vs LVLN, cheapest in Bank Loan

$5,867

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

  • PFRL 0.72%

    $13,957

  • LVLN 0.40% Cheapest

    $8,090

$10,000
30 years

Cost over time

  • PFRL 0.72%
  • LVLN 0.40%
  • Overpaying
One line per fund, from year 0 to year 30. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$0$5K$10K$15K051015202530PFRL $13,957LVLN $8,090

Year by year

YearPFRLLVLNOverpaying
10$1,284$723$561
20$4,888$2,793$2,095
30$13,957$8,090$5,867

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