FPE vs PFF: Grades, Fees and Holdings Compared

First Trust Preferred Securities and Income ETF

FPEBNYSE Arca

iShares Preferred and Income Securities ETF

PFFANasdaq

Overlap

11.8%by weight

Expense ratio

PFF −0.38pt a year

FPE0.83%PFF0.45%

Avg volume · 30D

PFF 2.2×the volume

FPE1.4MPFF3.04M

10Y return · a year

FPE +1.6pt

FPE+4.2%PFF+2.6%

FPE vs PFF Performance

Oct 29, 2021 – Oct 30, 2026

+10.6%FPE−2.8%PFF

Expense ratio: FPE 0.83%; PFF 0.45%, better
Fund size: FPE $5.81B; PFF $11.7B
1Y total return: FPE −1.9%, better; PFF −3.8%
Yield (12M): FPE 6.38%, better; PFF 5.73%
Holdings: FPE 264; PFF 452
Avg volume (30D): FPE 1.4M sh; PFF 3.04M sh, better
NAV per share: FPE $17.01; PFF $28.50
52W range

ETF.net Grade

Pillar letters and Scores for FPE, PFF, with each pillar’s weight
Pillar	FPE	PFF
Cost30% weight	F10	A73Higher
Mission25% weight	A90Higher	A80
Risk15% weight	B57Higher	D30
Tradability15% weight	A82	A92Higher
Holdings10% weight	A77Higher	B64
Durability5% weight	A90	A97Higher

Rank among Preferred Securities funds

How we build Categories ›

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

Preferred Securities⁠

Category · 31 funds

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PFF ranks 2nd and FPE 10th of 31 funds in the Preferred Securities Category.

Rank 1APFFDGlobal X U.S. Preferred ETFScore 73
Rank 2APFFiShares Preferred and Income Securities ETFScore 71
Rank 3BEVPFEaton Vance Preferred Securities and Income ETFScore 68
Rank 9BJHPIJohn Hancock Preferred Income ETFScore 62
Rank 10BFPEFirst Trust Preferred Securities and Income ETFScore 58
Rank 10BGPRFGoldman Sachs Access U.S. Preferred Stock and Hybrid Securities ETFScore 58

Our read on each fund

ETF.net Research

FPEBFirst Trust Preferred Securities and Income ETF

PFFAiShares Preferred and Income Securities ETF

In short

FPE A preferred-securities fund that doesn't stop at preferreds: the mandate also reaches into corporate bonds, high yield and convertibles. Running since 2013, big, actively traded, and it pays monthly.

PFF Preferred stock is a clumsy market to shop one issue at a time. PFF, running since 2007, bundles roughly 500 US dollar preferreds and hybrids into a single heavily traded ticker and pays out monthly.

Stated mandate

FPE The fund seeks total return and current income. It normally invests at least 80% of net assets in preferred securities and income-producing debt securities, including corporate bonds, high-yield securities, and convertible securities.

PFF The fund seeks to track an index of U.S. dollar-denominated preferred and hybrid securities, providing exposure to preferred stock and subordinated debt with an income-oriented mandate.

Why people hold it

FPE The 80% policy spans preferred securities and income-producing debt: corporate bonds, high-yield, convertibles. One ticker, several income markets instead of a single slice.
Live since 2013 and grown into a multi-billion-dollar fund that trades actively, real staying power in a niche corner of the bond market.
Monthly distributions from a portfolio of roughly 240 positions, and one of the stronger overall showings among the preferred funds we grade.

PFF One ticker buys roughly 500 US dollar preferreds and hybrids tracking the ICE Exchange-Listed Preferred & Hybrid Securities Index, a corner most investors can't assemble issue by issue.
Distributions land monthly rather than quarterly, a steadier rhythm for anyone spending the income.
A multi-billion-dollar fund that trades actively, so getting in and out is rarely the hard part.
Live since 2007, through the financial crisis and several rate cycles, with the same income-oriented mandate from a large index shop.

Worth knowing

FPE The fee is 0.83% a year, well above the typical preferred ETF, and cheaper shelf-mates exist (EVPF at 0.20%, PFFV at 0.25%).
That wide mandate cuts both ways: high-yield and convertible holdings carry credit risk a plain investment-grade preferred sleeve would not.

PFF 0.45% a year is the going rate in this niche (the peer median), but it's many times what broad stock index trackers like VT charge.
Preferreds and subordinated debt are hybrids: they rank below an issuer's senior bonds, so this trades on credit and rate conditions more than on earnings growth.
The mandate is US dollar issuers only, so there's no international preferred exposure here.

Full FPE profile⁠

Full PFF profile⁠

FPE vs PFF Holdings

How FPE and PFF differ

Overlap by weight

11.8%

Shared holdings make up 24.1% of PFF and 21.4% of FPE.

Level by level

Asset classFixed Income, Equity0.0%
Holdings94 in both11.8%
Countryby domicile57.2%

Sector

No Sector split for FPE.

Country, concentration and asset class

Country by domicile

Country weights in FPE and PFF, widest gap first
Country	More in FPEMore in PFF	FPE	PFF
United States	PFF +42.8 points	57.2%	100.0%
Canada	FPE +10.8 points	10.8%	0.0%
France	FPE +8.0 points	8.0%	0.0%
United Kingdom	FPE +6.1 points	6.1%	0.0%
Bermuda	FPE +3.4 points	3.4%	0.0%
Spain	FPE +3.4 points	3.4%	0.0%
Japan	FPE +2.8 points	2.8%	0.0%
Netherlands	FPE +2.1 points	2.1%	0.0%
Other countries (7)	FPE +6.3 points	6.3%	0.0%

Outside the US: FPE 85% developed, 15% emerging.

Concentration

Weight in the 10 largest Holdings

FPE15.0%
PFF22.0%

Securities held

FPE215
PFF448

Asset class

FPE: Fixed Income
PFF: Equity

Holdings

Only in FPE121
In both94
Only in PFF354

Only in FPE

121 securities, 77.9% of FPE by weight

BNP PARIBAS Variable rate3.84%
BANK OF AMERICA CORP Variable rate2.97%
BARCLAYS PLC Variable rate2.59%
BANCO SANTANDER SA Variable rate2.29%
ING GROEP NV Variable rate2.08%
GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC Variable rate2.02%
CREDIT AGRICOLE SA Variable rate1.96%
HSBC HOLDINGS PLC Variable rate1.85%
BANCO MERCANTIL DEL NORTE Variable rate1.75%
SOCIETE GENERALE Variable rate1.73%
JPMORGAN CHASE & CO Variable rate1.66%
CREDIT SUISSE GROUP AG Variable rate1.54%
CITIGROUP INC Series HH, Variable rate1.39%
NextEra Energy Capital Holdings, Inc., Series U, 6.500%, Due 06/01/20851.32%
VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS Variable rate, due 02/15/20571.18%
CITIGROUP INC Variable rate1.17%
CHARLES SCHWAB CORP Series H, Variable rate1.15%
BANK OF MONTREAL Variable rate, due 05/26/20841.09%
Enstar Group Limited, Series D, 7.000%, Variable Rate1.07%
WELLS FARGO & COMPANY Variable rate0.99%
DOMINION ENERGY INC Variable rate, due 05/15/20550.95%
ROYAL BANK OF CANADA Variable rate, due 08/24/20850.92%
LLOYDS BANKING GROUP PLC Variable rate0.92%
AMERICAN ELECTRIC POWER 6.95%, due 12/15/20540.91%
BANCO BILBAO VIZCAYA ARGENTARIA Variable rate0.86%
BELL CANADA Variable rate, due 09/15/20550.85%
HUNTINGTON BANCSHARES Variable rate0.80%
CANADIAN IMPERIAL BANK Variable rate, due 10/28/20850.77%
ARES FINANCE CO Variable rate, due 06/30/20510.71%
STATE STREET CORP Variable rate0.70%
NATWEST GROUP PLC Variable rate0.69%
EMERA US FINANCE LLC Variable rate, due 10/01/20560.68%
GLOBAL ATLANTIC FIN CO Variable rate, due 03/01/20560.68%
Land O'lakes Inc 7%0.67%
DOMINION ENERGY INC Variable rate, due 02/15/20560.67%
MITSUBISHI UFJ FIN GRP Variable rate0.67%
BANK OF NOVA SCOTIA Variable rate, due 04/27/20850.66%
COMMERZBANK AG Variable rate0.65%
VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS Variable rate, due 02/15/20590.65%
GLOBAL ATLANTIC FIN CO Variable rate, due 10/15/20540.63%
EVERSOURCE ENERGY Variable rate, due 08/15/20560.62%
THE AES CORP Variable rate, due 07/15/20550.61%
NEXTERA ENERGY CAPITAL Variable rate, due 06/15/20540.61%
MEIJI YASUDA LIFE INSURANCE Variable rate, due 06/11/20550.60%
BBVA MEX BANCA GRUPO TX Variable rate, due 06/29/20380.59%
ENBRIDGE INC Variable rate, due 01/15/20840.58%
ROYAL BANK OF CANADA Variable rate, due 11/24/20850.58%
ALLIANZ SE Variable rate0.57%
PNC FINANCIAL SERVICES Variable rate0.57%
COMPEER FINANCIAL ACA Variable rate0.56%

Only in PFF

354 securities, 75.0% of PFF by weight

Strategy Inc3.45%
Boeing Co3.19%
Super Micro Computer Inc2.15%
Hewlett Packard Enterprise Conv Pr2.14%
Oracle Corporation2.11%
Alphabet Inc2.08%
Alphabet Inc2.05%
Nextera Energy Units1.77%
Nextera Energy Inc1.72%
Bank of America Corp1.43%
Citigroup Capital Xiii1.20%
Kkr & Co Inc1.07%
Microchip Technology Incorporated0.99%
Southern Company (The)0.99%
Duke Energy Corp0.97%
Albemarle Corp0.96%
Brightspring Health Services Units0.88%
JPMorgan Chase & Co0.86%
JPMorgan Chase and Co Ds Repstg T0.65%
Ares Management Corp0.63%
Bruker Corporation0.59%
PG&E Corporation0.55%
Ppl Corporation0.54%
Strive Inc0.54%
Goldman Sachs Group Inc0.49%
Strategy Inc0.48%
Bank of America Corp0.46%
M&T Bank Corporation0.46%
Morgan Stanley Ds Representing F0.45%
Duke Energy Corp0.44%
Morgan Stanley0.43%
Morgan Stanley0.41%
Morgan Stanley0.40%
Capital One Financial Corporation0.40%
AT&T Inc0.39%
Novanta Tangible Equity Units0.39%
Bank of America Corp0.38%
Pinnacle Financial Partners Non Cu0.38%
M T Bk Dep Int Perp Pfd Stk Ser J0.38%
Wells Fargo & Company0.38%
Citigroup Inc0.38%
Strategy Inc0.37%
Reinsurance Group of America Incor0.36%
Strategy Inc0.36%
Us Bancorp0.34%
Strive Inc0.33%
Metlife Inc0.33%
Wells Fargo & Company0.33%
Charles Schwab Corporation (The)0.32%
Allstate Dep Repstg Th Non Cum Pe0.31%

Weight gaps

All 94 Holdings in both funds, largest gap first.

Holding weights in FPE and PFF, widest gap first
Holding	More in FPEMore in PFF	FPE	PFF
T-Mobile USA Inc., 5.50%, Due 03/01/2070TMUSZ	FPE +0.83 points	0.98%	0.15%
Corebridge Financial, Inc., 6.375%, Due 12/15/2064CRBD	FPE +0.83 points	1.08%	0.25%
Xcel Energy Inc., 6.250%, Due 10/15/2085XELLL	FPE +0.81 points	1.19%	0.38%
JPMorgan Chase & Co., Series DD, 5.750%	PFF +0.74 points	<0.01%	0.74%
F&G Annuities & Life, Inc., 7.30%, Due 01/15/2065FGSN	FPE +0.73 points	0.87%	0.14%
DTE Energy Company, Series H, 6.25%, Due 10/01/2085DTK	FPE +0.69 points	0.94%	0.25%
Aegon Funding Company LLC, 5.100%, Due 12/15/2049AEFC	FPE +0.64 points	0.96%	0.32%
Wells Fargo & Company, Series Z, 4.75%	PFF +0.60 points	0.08%	0.68%
T-Mobile USA Inc., 5.50%, Due 06/01/2070TMUSI	FPE +0.59 points	0.74%	0.15%
F&G Annuities & Life, Inc., 7.950%, Due 12/15/2053FGN	FPE +0.54 points	0.70%	0.16%
Wells Fargo & Company, Series L, 7.500%	PFF +0.52 points	1.59%	2.11%
Athene Holding Ltd., 7.250% Variable Rate, Due 03/30/2064ATHS	FPE +0.49 points	0.76%	0.27%
JPMorgan Chase & Co., Series JJ, 4.550%	PFF +0.48 points	0.03%	0.51%
Capital One Financial Corporation, Series I, 5.000%	PFF +0.48 points	0.02%	0.50%
Morgan Stanley, Series P, 6.500%	PFF +0.45 points	<0.01%	0.46%
JPMorgan Chase & Co., Series LL, 4.625%	PFF +0.41 points	0.23%	0.64%
Morgan Stanley, Series F, 6.875%, Variable Rate	PFF +0.41 points	<0.01%	0.41%
AT&T Inc., Series C, 4.750%	PFF +0.39 points	0.15%	0.54%
The Allstate Corporation, Series H, 5.100%	PFF +0.38 points	0.04%	0.42%
Athene Holding Ltd., Series A, 6.35% Variable Rate	FPE +0.38 points	0.77%	0.39%
Annaly Capital Management, Inc., Series F, 6.950%, Variable Rate	PFF +0.37 points	<0.01%	0.37%
Wells Fargo & Company, Series AA, 4.700%	PFF +0.34 points	0.05%	0.39%
MetLife, Inc., Series F, 4.750%	PFF +0.32 points	0.02%	0.34%
Bank of America Corporation, Series LL, 5.000%	PFF +0.32 points	0.05%	0.37%
Morgan Stanley, Series Q, 6.625%	PFF +0.31 points	0.16%	0.47%
Morgan Stanley, Series K, 5.850%, Variable Rate	PFF +0.32 points	0.10%	0.42%
TPG Operating Group II, L.P., 6.950%, Due 03/15/2064TPGXL	FPE +0.32 points	0.48%	0.16%
Apollo Global Management, Inc., 7.625%, Variable Rate, Due 09/15/2053APOS	PFF +0.30 points	<0.01%	0.30%
JPMorgan Chase & Co., Series GG, 4.750%	PFF +0.29 points	0.03%	0.32%
Bank of America Corporation, Series HH, 5.875%	PFF +0.29 points	<0.01%	0.29%
Wells Fargo & Company, Series Y, 5.625%	PFF +0.28 points	<0.01%	0.28%
Affiliated Managers Group, Inc., 6.75%, Due 03/30/2064MGRE	FPE +0.28 points	0.47%	0.19%
Truist Financial Corporation, Series R, 4.750%	PFF +0.27 points	0.05%	0.32%
KKR & Co. Inc., Series T, 6.875%, Due 06/01/2065KKRT	PFF +0.27 points	<0.01%	0.27%
Oaktree Capital Group, LLC, Series B, 6.55%	FPE +0.27 points	0.36%	0.09%
Carlyle Finance LLC, 4.625%, Due 05/15/2061CGABL	FPE +0.22 points	0.37%	0.15%
CMS Energy Corp., 5.875%, Due 10/15/2078CMSC	FPE +0.22 points	0.33%	0.11%
Prudential Financial, Inc., 5.625%, Due 08/15/2058PRS	PFF +0.22 points	<0.01%	0.22%
The Southern Company, Series C, 4.200%, Due 10/15/2060SOJE	PFF +0.21 points	0.02%	0.23%
Bank of America Corporation, Series NN, 4.375%	PFF +0.21 points	0.04%	0.25%
Fifth Third Bancorp, Variable Rate	PFF +0.20 points	<0.01%	0.20%
AT&T Inc., 5.350%, Due 11/01/2066TBB	PFF +0.20 points	0.28%	0.48%
U.S. Bancorp, Series K, 5.500%	PFF +0.19 points	0.04%	0.23%
CNO Financial Group, Inc., 5.125%, Due 11/25/2060	FPE +0.18 points	0.23%	0.05%
Ford Motor Company, 6.20%, Due 06/01/2059	PFF +0.18 points	0.11%	0.29%
AGNC Investment Corp., Series E, 6.500% Variable RateAGNCO	PFF +0.17 points	0.04%	0.21%
CHS Inc., Series 2, 7.100%, Variable RateCHSCN	PFF +0.16 points	0.04%	0.20%
The Southern Company, Series 2020, 4.950%, Due 01/30/2080SOJD	PFF +0.16 points	0.19%	0.35%
Oaktree Capital Group, LLC, Series A, 6.625%	FPE +0.16 points	0.23%	0.07%
The Southern Company, 5.250%, Due 12/01/2077SOJC	PFF +0.15 points	0.02%	0.17%
Huntington Bancshares Incorporated, Series J, 6.875% Variable RateHBANL	PFF +0.14 points	0.02%	0.16%
Assurant, Inc., 5.250%, Due 01/15/2061AIZN	FPE +0.14 points	0.22%	0.08%
Bank of America Corporation, Series SS, 4.750%	PFF +0.13 points	0.04%	0.17%
Equitable Holdings, Inc., Series A, 5.250%	FPE +0.12 points	0.40%	0.28%
Prudential Financial, Inc., 5.950%, Due 09/01/2062PRH	PFF +0.11 points	<0.01%	0.12%
Brookfield BRP Holdings (Canada) Inc., 4.625%BEPH	FPE +0.11 points	0.21%	0.10%
Public Storage, Series L, 4.625%	PFF +0.12 points	0.07%	0.19%
Athene Holding Ltd., Series B, 5.625%	PFF +0.11 points	<0.01%	0.12%
Global Net Lease, Inc., Series A, 7.25%	FPE +0.10 points	0.18%	0.08%
Brookfield Renewable Partners LP, Series 17, 5.25%	FPE +0.11 points	0.18%	0.07%
Brookfield Infrastructure Partners LP, Series 13, 5.125%	FPE +0.11 points	0.17%	0.06%
KKR Group Finance Co. IX LLC, 4.625%, Due 04/01/2061KKRS	FPE +0.10 points	0.25%	0.15%
Brookfield Property Partners LP, Series A, 5.75%BPYPN	FPE +0.10 points	0.17%	0.08%
CHS Inc., Series 3, 6.750%, Variable RateCHSCM	PFF +0.09 points	0.13%	0.22%
Brookfield Infrastructure Finance ULC, 5.00%, Due 05/24/2081BIPH	FPE +0.09 points	0.17%	0.08%
Arch Capital Group Ltd., Series F, 5.450%ACGLO	PFF +0.09 points	0.03%	0.12%
Ford Motor Company, 6.00%, Due 12/01/2059	PFF +0.09 points	0.21%	0.30%
AGNC Investment Corp., Series H, 8.75%AGNCZ	FPE +0.08 points	0.25%	0.17%
DTE Energy Company, 4.375%, Due 12/01/2081DTG	PFF +0.08 points	<0.01%	0.09%
W.R. Berkley Corporation, 5.100%, Due 12/30/2059	PFF +0.08 points	0.03%	0.11%
Affiliated Managers Group, Inc., 4.200%, Due 09/30/2061MGRD	FPE +0.08 points	0.14%	0.06%
State Street Corporation, Series G, 5.350%, Variable Rate	PFF +0.08 points	0.12%	0.20%
The Southern Company, 6.50%, Due 03/15/2085SOJF	FPE +0.08 points	0.34%	0.26%
RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd., Series F, 5.750%	PFF +0.08 points	0.02%	0.10%
Ford Motor Company, 6.500%, Due 08/15/2062	PFF +0.08 points	0.16%	0.24%
Globe Life Inc., 4.250%, Due 06/15/2061	PFF +0.07 points	0.02%	0.09%
TransCanada Pipelines Limited, 6.25%, Due 11/01/2085TCPA	FPE +0.07 points	0.22%	0.15%
Public Storage, Series K, 4.750%	PFF +0.07 points	0.01%	0.08%
RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd., Series G, 4.200%	FPE +0.06 points	0.20%	0.14%
Arch Capital Group Ltd., Series G, 4.550%ACGLN	PFF +0.06 points	0.09%	0.15%
AXIS Capital Holdings Limited, Series E, 5.500%	PFF +0.06 points	0.13%	0.19%
Brookfield Infrastructure Partners LP, Series 14, 5.00%	PFF +0.04 points	0.01%	0.06%
T-Mobile USA Inc., 6.25%, Due 09/01/2069TMUSL	FPE +0.04 points	0.20%	0.16%
Affiliated Managers Group, Inc., 4.750%, Due 09/30/2060MGRB	PFF +0.04 points	0.05%	0.09%
Sempra, 5.750%, Due 07/01/2079SREA	PFF +0.03 points	0.25%	0.28%
AGNC Investment Corp., Series F, 6.125% Variable RateAGNCP	PFF +0.03 points	0.25%	0.28%
Brookfield Property Partners LP, Series A2, 6.375%BPYPO	PFF +0.03 points	0.04%	0.07%
Wintrust Financial Corporation, Series F, 7.875% Variable RateWTFCN	FPE +0.02 points	0.24%	0.22%
Affiliated Managers Group, Inc., 5.875%, Due 03/30/2059MGR	PFF +0.02 points	0.10%	0.12%
Athene Holding Ltd., Series E, 7.750% Variable Rate	FPE +0.01 points	0.26%	0.25%
AGNC Investment Corp., Series D, 6.875% Variable RateAGNCM	FPE +0.02 points	0.13%	0.11%
Voya Financial, Inc., Series B, 5.350%, Variable Rate	Same weight	0.14%	0.14%
Bank of America Corporation, Series KK, 5.375%	Same weight	0.43%	0.43%
CMS Energy Corp., 5.875%, Due 03/01/2079CMSD	Same weight	0.25%	0.25%

All 263 FPE holdings⁠All 453 PFF 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.

FPE vs PFF Cost

Overpaying FPE vs PFF

$6,818

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

FPE 0.83%
$15,859
PFF 0.45%
$9,041

Amount$10,000

Years30 years

Cost over time

FPE 0.83%
PFF 0.45%
Overpaying

Year by year

Year	FPE	PFF	Overpaying
10	$1,474	$812	$662
20	$5,581	$3,128	$2,453
30	$15,859	$9,041	$6,818

Expense ratio

0.83%FPE
0.45%PFF, cheaper

PFF0.45%FPE0.83%

0.23%2.11%

Middle half of Preferred Securities funds
Median 0.50%

PFF 6th cheapest of 31 funds

FPE 28th cheapest of 31 funds

FPE vs PFF Dividends

Last 12 months to Oct 30, 2026

Yield (12M): FPE 6.38%, better; PFF 5.73%
Payout (12M): FPE $1.08; PFF $1.63
Last payment: FPE $0.08; PFF $0.16
Ex-dividend: FPE Oct 21, 2026; PFF Oct 1, 2026
Paid on: FPE Oct 30, 2026; PFF Oct 6, 2026
Frequency: FPE Monthly; PFF Monthly

Distribution history

Per share, 2023 to 2026, same scale for both

FPEMonthly · 46 paymentsAll FPE payments⁠

PFFMonthly · 45 paymentsAll PFF payments⁠

FPE vs PFF Risk

Fall from peak · 5 years

Risk facts

VolatilityStd dev, 3 years: FPE 5.7%, betterPFF 8.5%
Return per unit of riskSharpe ratio, 3 years: FPE 0.80, betterPFF 0.22
Worst fallMax drawdown, 5 years: FPE −19.4%, betterPFF −21.1%
Market sensitivityBeta, 5 years: FPE 0.72PFF 0.97; Market = 1

FPE and PFF in the news

All news⁠

ETF Filings
BondBloxx registers a 0.22% core-plus bond ETF, and two funds still not for sale
Oct 21, 2026PFF
Deep Dive
Financials drop 2.4% after the Fed's first hike since 2023 and a Bank of America fee warning
Sep 19, 2026PFF

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FPE vs PFF

In short

Stated mandate

Why people hold it

Worth knowing

How FPE and PFF differ

Level by level

Sector

Country, concentration and asset class

Country by domicile

Concentration

Asset class

Holdings

Only in FPE

Only in PFF

Weight gaps

Cost over time

Year by year

Distribution history

Fall from peak · 5 years

Risk facts

BondBloxx registers a 0.22% core-plus bond ETF, and two funds still not for sale

Financials drop 2.4% after the Fed's first hike since 2023 and a Bank of America fee warning

How FPE and PFF differ

Level by level

Sector

Country, concentration and asset class

Country by domicile

Concentration

Asset class

Holdings

Only in FPE

Only in PFF

Weight gaps