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PFFDGlobal XINDEX

Global X U.S. Preferred ETF

$17.57-0.17% vs prior close
17.5719.6052-WK

Price through Sep 30 · Flows through Aug 22. Figures use the latest available records, not a live quote. Fund details retrieved Oct 1. Holdings snapshot retrieved Oct 1.

The fund invests at least 80% of its total assets in the securities of its underlying index. It also invests at least 80% of its total assets in preferred securities that are domiciled in, principally traded in or whose revenues are primarily from the U.S. The underlying index is designed to track the broad-based performance of the U.S. preferred securities market.

Price & daily flows
19.1618.5918.0117.57DAILY NET FLOWOct 1Jan 30Jun 1Oct 1

SOURCE: MARKET TAPE & DAILY CREATION/REDEMPTION RECORDS · 1Y SHOWN

The desk’s read

Recent fund-flow records are unavailable, while the price has returned -7.1% so far this year. At 0.23% a year it is not the cheapest way in — XLU has a reported fee of 0.09%.

COMPOSED FROM THE FUND’S OWN DAILY RECORDS · UPDATED WITH EACH REFRESH

$2.4Bassets under management
0.23%expense ratio · $23 per $10,000 a year
—net flow, trailing month
1.1Mavg daily volume, 30 days
223holdings · US-domiciled
2017listed September 10, 2017 · beta 0.44
The book at a glance
GS-0.4%GOOGL-1.7%BA+3.3%ORCL+0.6%JPM+0.7%RGA-0.7%DUK-0.2%C-1.9%SMCI+2.1%JXN+0.1%BNY-0.5%APO-1.5%SO+0.7%WTFCSCHWMCHP+0.9%NEE+0.8%MSTR+4.8%NOVT+1.0%WFCVSEC-2.4%

CELL SIZE IS PORTFOLIO WEIGHT · COLOR IS THE CHANGE IN THE LATEST AVAILABLE SNAPSHOT · TOP 40 POSITIONS

HoldingsDownload CSV
#HoldingWeightPriceDay52-wk
1FCNCAFIRST CITIZENS BANCSHARES0.19%$2073.50+0.6%
2GSGOLDMAN SACHS GROUP0.43%$896.67-0.4%
3GOOGLALPHABET2.22%$338.24-1.7%
4BABOEING4.44%$192.28+3.3%
5ORCLORACLE3.25%$138.07+0.6%
6JPMJPMORGAN CHASE0.39%$333.18+0.7%
7RGAREINSURANCE GROUP OF AMERICA0.53%$244.62-0.7%
8DUKDUKE ENERGY0.66%$113.74-0.2%
9AMGAFFILIATED MANAGERS GROUP0.17%$371.95+1.7%
10CCITIGROUP0.54%$127.00-1.9%
11MTBM&T BANK0.30%$217.35-0.1%
12COFCAPITAL ONE FINANCIAL0.21%$194.48+0.7%
13ARESARES MANAGEMENT0.88%$116.57+0.3%
14STTSTATE STREET0.29%$174.62+0.0%
15SMCISUPER MICRO COMPUTER3.98%$41.92+2.1%

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Sector weights
Utilities100%
Cash & Others100%
Finance81.52%
Communications6.15%
Other4.33%
Consumer Durables1.78%
UNIT1.2%
Industrial Services0.81%
Consumer Services0.77%
Distribution Services0.48%
PORTFOLIO COMPOSITION, LATEST DISCLOSURE
Country weights
United States100%
Bermuda5.65%
Other3.78%
Ireland0.96%
Hong Kong0.12%
PORTFOLIO COMPOSITION, LATEST DISCLOSURE
Performance
1 week-1.4%
1 month-3.0%
3 months-5.6%
6 months-3.7%
YTD-7.1%
1 year-10.1%
3 years—

PRICE RETURN, DISTRIBUTIONS NOT REINVESTED

Net flows
1 week—
1 month—
3 months—
YTD—
1 year—

CREATION/REDEMPTION DOLLARS, DAILY RECORDS

Monthly net flows
OctNovDecJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAug
DAILY CREATION/REDEMPTION RECORDS, TRAILING TWELVE MONTHS
The risk read
8%realized volatility, 30 days (annualized)
8%realized volatility, 1 year
-10.4%deepest fall from a peak, 1 year
-10.4%latest close versus that peak

The top holding is 4.4% of the book; the top ten carry 20%. Spread across 99+ names, it behaves like roughly 28 equally-weighted positions.

VOLATILITY & DRAWDOWN FROM THE DAILY TAPE · CONCENTRATION FROM THE LATEST DISCLOSED BOOK

Options tape
—calls · latest snapshot
15puts · latest snapshot
—put/call ratio
1.4Mshares traded
Most-traded holdings, options premiumBullishBearish
GOOGL ALPHABET$127M$177M
MSTR MICROSTRATEGY$77M$74M
GS GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP$49M$49M
ORCL ORACLE$34M$38M
BA BOEING$34M$34M

TODAY’S OPTIONS PREMIUM IN THE FUND’S UNDERLYING NAMES

The case against PFFD

Due diligence cuts both ways. These funds sit on the same shelf and beat PFFD on at least one dimension that matters — the fee, the asset base, or where the money is going.

FundFeeAssetsFlow, 1MThe case
SPDW State Street SPDR Portfolio Developed World ex-US ETF0.03%$41.5B+$286M-20bp on fee · 17× the assets · +$286M in over the monthHead-to-head
SPMD State Street SPDR Portfolio S&P 400 Mid Cap ETF0.03%$18.2B+$199M-20bp on fee · 8× the assets · +$199M in over the monthHead-to-head
IDEV iShares Core MSCI International Developed Markets ETF0.04%$32.9B+$497M-19bp on fee · 14× the assets · +$497M in over the monthHead-to-head
IGSB iShares 1-5 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF0.04%$23.7B+$575M-19bp on fee · 10× the assets · +$575M in over the monthHead-to-head
IGIB iShares 5-10 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF0.04%$18.6B+$412M-19bp on fee · 8× the assets · +$412M in over the monthHead-to-head
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