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EVPF vs VPFF

Eaton Vance Preferred Securities and Income ETF

EVPFBNasdaq

VIRTUS INFRACAP PREFERRED AND INCOME SECURITIES ETF

VPFFFNYSE Arca

Overlap

No data

Expense ratio

EVPF −0.41pt a year

EVPF0.39%VPFF0.80%

Avg volume · 30D

EVPF 17.2×the volume

EVPF15.5KVPFF903

EVPF vs VPFF Performance

Jul 31, 2026 – Oct 30, 2026

−1.5%EVPF−5.2%VPFF

Jul 31, 2026 to Oct 30, 2026. EVPF −1.5%. VPFF −5.2%. Use the arrow keys to read each point.−4%0%2%Jul 2026Sep 2026Oct 2026
Expense ratio
EVPF 0.39%, better
VPFF 0.80%
Fund size
EVPF $54M
VPFF $1M
Holdings
EVPF 81
VPFF 99
Avg volume (30D)
EVPF 15.5K sh, better
VPFF 903 sh
NAV per share
EVPF $48.13
VPFF $23.20
52W range

ETF.net Grade

EVPF: Cost 90, Risk 60, Mission not scored, Tradability 56, Holdings 53, Durability 34. VPFF: Cost 13, Risk 28, Mission not scored, Tradability 5, Holdings 36, Durability 23.
Pillar letters and Scores for EVPF, VPFF, with each pillar’s weight
PillarEVPFVPFF
Cost30% weightA90HigherF13
Mission25% weightNot scoredNot scored
Risk15% weightB60HigherD28
Tradability15% weightB56HigherF5
Holdings10% weightC53HigherD36
Durability5% weightD34HigherF23

Rank among Preferred Securities funds

How we build Categories ›
Same Category. Both funds are graded against the same funds, so their Grades compare head to head.

Same Category. EVPF and VPFF are both graded against the same 31 Preferred Securities funds, so their Grades compare head to head.

Preferred Securities⁠

Category · 31 funds
See all 31 ›

EVPF ranks 3rd and VPFF 30th of 31 funds in the Preferred Securities Category.

  1. Rank 1APFFDGlobal X U.S. Preferred ETFScore 73
  2. Rank 2APFFiShares Preferred and Income Securities ETFScore 71
  3. Rank 3BEVPFEaton Vance Preferred Securities and Income ETFScore 68
  4. Rank 4BPFFVGlobal X Variable Rate Preferred ETFScore 66
  5. Rank 29CPFFAVirtus InfraCap U.S. Preferred Stock ETFScore 40
  6. Rank 30FVPFFVIRTUS INFRACAP PREFERRED AND INCOME SECURITIES ETFScore 18
  7. Rank 31FFXEDSound Enhanced Fixed Income ETFScore 14

Our read on each fund

ETF.net Research

EVPFBEaton Vance Preferred Securities and Income ETF

VPFFFVIRTUS INFRACAP PREFERRED AND INCOME SECURITIES ETF

In short

EVPF Eaton 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.

VPFF No data

Stated mandate

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

VPFF No data

Why people hold it

  • EVPF 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.

VPFF No data

Worth knowing

  • EVPF 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

VPFF No data

Full EVPF profile⁠

Full VPFF profile⁠

EVPF vs VPFF Holdings

How EVPF and VPFF differ

No overlap figure

Two bond funds rarely hold the same issues.

Level by level

  • Countryby domicile59.4%
  • Asset classFixed Income100%

Sector

No Sector split for EVPF.

Country, concentration and asset class

Country by domicile

Country weights in EVPF and VPFF, widest gap first
CountryMore in EVPFMore in VPFF
United StatesVPFF +39.5 points
CanadaEVPF +15.8 points
United KingdomEVPF +4.8 points
SwedenEVPF +3.6 points
FranceEVPF +3.2 points
SpainEVPF +2.6 points
FinlandEVPF +2.4 points
JapanEVPF +2.3 points
Other countries (5)EVPF +4.8 points

Outside the US: EVPF 92% developed, 8% emerging.

Concentration

Weight in the 10 largest Holdings

  • EVPF25.5%
  • VPFF20.5%

Securities held

  • EVPF78
  • VPFF98

Asset class

EVPF
Fixed Income
VPFF
Fixed Income

Holdings

Two bond funds rarely hold the same issues, so this page lists no shared Holdings. EVPF holds 78 securities, VPFF 98.

All 81 EVPF holdings⁠All 99 VPFF holdings⁠

How we measure overlap

Each holding counts at its smaller weight in the two funds, summed over the full Holdings. Sector, country and asset class use the same rule on each fund’s split. Cash, FX and derivative lines stay out of the counts. Two bond funds get no overlap figure.

EVPF vs VPFF Cost

Overpaying VPFF vs EVPF

$7,448

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

  • EVPF 0.39%

    $7,898

  • VPFF 0.80%

    $15,346

$10,000
30 years

Cost over time

  • EVPF 0.39%
  • VPFF 0.80%
  • Overpaying
One line per fund, from year 0 to year 30. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$0$5K$10K$15K$20K051015202530VPFF $15,346EVPF $7,898

Year by year

YearEVPFVPFFOverpaying
10$705$1,422$717
20$2,725$5,393$2,668
30$7,898$15,346$7,448

Expense ratio

  • 0.39%EVPF, cheaper
  • 0.80%VPFF
  • Middle half of Preferred Securities funds
  • Median 0.50%

EVPF 3rd cheapest of 31 funds

VPFF 27th cheapest of 31 funds

EVPF vs VPFF Dividends

Last 12 months to Oct 30, 2026
Last payment
EVPF $0.28
VPFF $0.17
Ex-dividend
EVPF Oct 30, 2026
VPFF Oct 20, 2026
Paid on
EVPF Pays Nov 5, 2026
VPFF Oct 27, 2026
Frequency
EVPF Monthly
VPFF Monthly

Distribution history

Per share, 2026, same scale for both

EVPFMonthly · 8 paymentsAll EVPF payments⁠
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.$0$0.252026YTD
VPFFMonthly · 3 paymentsAll VPFF payments⁠
One bar per payment. 3 payments in 2026 YTD. Aug 20, 2026 $0.17; Sep 21, 2026 $0.17; Oct 20, 2026 $0.17. Use the arrow keys to read each point.$0$0.252026YTD

EVPF vs VPFF Risk

Fall from peak · 5 years

This chart needs five years of history for both funds.

Risk facts

Market sensitivityBeta, 5 years
EVPF 0.21VPFF 0.00

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