---
ticker: "PFXF"
name: "VanEck Preferred Securities ex Financials ETF"
url: "https://etf.net/etf/PFXF"
grade: "B"
score: 66
graded_at: "2026-10-12"
category: "Preferred Securities"
category_rank: "7 of 31"
methodology: "https://etf.net/methodology"
---

# PFXF: VanEck Preferred Securities ex Financials ETF

Grade **B**, Score 66 of 100. Rank 7 of 31 in Preferred Securities.

Graded Oct 12, 2026.

## Grade pillars

| Pillar | Score | Category rank |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Cost | 88 | 4 of 31 |
| Mission | 61 | 14 of 26 |
| Risk | 38 | 21 of 31 |
| Tradability | 87 | 4 of 31 |
| Holdings | 18 | 29 of 29 |
| Durability | 85 | 5 of 31 |

## Top holdings

The fund holds 118 positions. These are the largest 30, by weight.

| # | Ticker | Name | Weight |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | — | Boeing Co/The | 7.35% |
| 2 | STRC | Strategy Inc | 7.35% |
| 3 | — | Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co | 6.06% |
| 4 | SMCIP | Super Micro Computer Inc | 5.62% |
| 5 | GOOGM | Alphabet Inc | 5.08% |
| 6 | GOOGN | Alphabet Inc | 5.04% |
| 7 | — | Oracle Corp | 4.75% |
| 8 | — | Albemarle Corp | 2.19% |
| 9 | — | Nextera Energy Inc | 2.16% |
| 10 | — | Nextera Energy Inc | 2.13% |
| 11 | MCHPP | Microchip Technology Inc | 2.07% |
| 12 | SOMN | Southern Co/The | 1.98% |
| 13 | BTSGU | Brightspring Health Services Inc | 1.84% |
| 14 | — | Nextera Energy Inc | 1.49% |
| 15 | BRKRP | Bruker Corp | 1.29% |
| 16 | T-PC | At&T Inc | 1.19% |
| 17 | — | Pg&E Corp | 1.16% |
| 18 | PPLC | Ppl Corp | 1.15% |
| 19 | TBB | At&T Inc | 1.05% |
| 20 | STRF | Strategy Inc | 1.05% |
| 21 | DUK-PA | Duke Energy Corp | 0.94% |
| 22 | T-PA | At&T Inc | 0.86% |
| 23 | STRK | Strategy Inc | 0.85% |
| 24 | NOVTU | Novanta Inc | 0.83% |
| 25 | — | Nextera Energy Capital Holdings Inc | 0.83% |
| 26 | STRD | Strategy Inc | 0.81% |
| 27 | XELLL | Xcel Energy Inc | 0.81% |
| 28 | NLY-PF | Annaly Capital Management Inc | 0.79% |
| 29 | SOJD | Southern Co/The | 0.75% |
| 30 | F-PC | Ford Motor Co | 0.64% |

Source: etf.net, https://etf.net/etf/PFXF. Please cite the page URL.