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PFFVGlobal XINDEX

Global X Variable Rate Preferred ETF

$21.70-0.41% vs prior close
222352-WK

Price through Oct 1 · Flows through Aug 23. 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, plus borrowings for investments purposes (if any), in the securities of the underlying index and in American Depositary Receipts ("ADRs") and Global Depositary Receipts ("GDRs") based on the securities in the underlying index. The underlying index is designed to track the broad-based performance of the U.S.-listed variable rate preferred securities market. It is non-diversified.

Price & daily flows
22.922.422.021.70DAILY NET FLOWOct 1Jan 30Jun 1Oct 1

SOURCE: MARKET TAPE & DAILY CREATION/REDEMPTION RECORDS · 3Y SHOWN · NET +$28M OVER THIS RANGE

The desk’s read

Recent fund-flow records are unavailable, while the price has returned -2.3% so far this year. At 0.25% 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

$256Massets under management
0.25%expense ratio · $25 per $10,000 a year
—net flow, trailing month
163Kavg daily volume, 30 days
55holdings · US-domiciled
2020listed June 22, 2020 · beta 0.16
The book at a glance
FCNCA+0.6%GS-0.4%MS-0.0%RGA-0.7%ALL+1.1%JXN+0.1%BNY-0.5%APO-1.5%WTFC+1.2%MET+0.2%SYF+0.8%VOYA+1.0%CFG-0.1%WAL+0.8%FITB-0.3%PNFP+1.1%KEY-0.1%RF+0.3%BAC-1.3%ASB+0.2%WSBC+0.5%TFCNLY-1.0%HBAN-0.5%TVA+0.0%MFA-1.4%RITM-2.0%CIM-1.7%ADAM+0.0%AGNCUSB-0.7%ATH1.2%

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

HoldingsDownload CSV
#HoldingWeightPriceDay52-wk
1FCNCAFIRST CITIZENS BANCSHARES1.92%$2073.50+0.6%
2GSGOLDMAN SACHS GROUP1.48%$896.67-0.4%
3MSMORGAN STANLEY4.46%$188.01-0.0%
4RGAREINSURANCE GROUP OF AMERICA3.67%$244.62-0.7%
5ALLALLSTATE2.66%$224.41+1.1%
6JXNJACKSON FINANCIAL2.97%$129.48+0.1%
7BNYBLACKROCK NEW YORK MUNICIPAL INCOME TRUST2.47%$143.92-0.5%
8APOAPOLLO GLOBAL MANAGEMENT3.21%$114.34-1.5%
9WTFCWINTRUST FINANCIAL2.26%$143.55+1.2%
10METMETLIFE2.67%$94.35+0.2%
11SYFSYNCHRONY FINANCIAL2.66%$71.51+0.8%
12VOYAVOYA FINANCIAL1.46%$95.38+1.0%
13CFGCITIZENS FINANCIAL GROUP1.99%$63.70-0.1%
14WALWESTERN ALLIANCE BANCORPORATION1.55%$75.70+0.8%
15FITBFIFTH THIRD BANCORP2.04%$50.41-0.3%

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Sector weights
Utilities100%
Cash & Others100%
Finance88.28%
Financial Services74.9%
Real Estate12.09%
Other10.68%
Industrial Services4.1%
Industrials2.33%
Distribution Services2.32%
Government1.6%
PORTFOLIO COMPOSITION, LATEST DISCLOSURE
Country weights
United States100%
Bermuda13.13%
Other7.3%
PORTFOLIO COMPOSITION, LATEST DISCLOSURE
Performance
1 week-0.5%
1 month-1.0%
3 months-1.3%
6 months-0.6%
YTD-2.3%
1 year-6.1%
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
3%realized volatility, 30 days (annualized)
4%realized volatility, 1 year
-6.3%deepest fall from a peak, 1 year
-6.3%latest close versus that peak

The top holding is 4.5% of the book; the top ten carry 30%. Spread across 35+ names, it behaves like roughly 27 equally-weighted positions.

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

Options tape
—calls · latest snapshot
—puts · latest snapshot
—put/call ratio
249Kshares traded
Most-traded holdings, options premiumBullishBearish
GS GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP$49M$49M
BAC BANK OF AMERICA$24M$18M
MS MORGAN STANLEY$12M$9M
APO APOLLO GLOBAL MANAGEMENT$3M$5M
AGNC AGNC INVESTMENT$1M$4M

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

The case against PFFV

Due diligence cuts both ways. These funds sit on the same shelf and beat PFFV 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-22bp on fee · 162× the assets · +$286M in over the monthHead-to-head
SPMD State Street SPDR Portfolio S&P 400 Mid Cap ETF0.03%$18.2B+$199M-22bp on fee · 71× the assets · +$199M in over the monthHead-to-head
IDEV iShares Core MSCI International Developed Markets ETF0.04%$32.9B+$497M-21bp on fee · 128× the assets · +$497M in over the monthHead-to-head
IGSB iShares 1-5 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF0.04%$23.7B+$575M-21bp on fee · 92× the assets · +$575M in over the monthHead-to-head
IGIB iShares 5-10 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF0.04%$18.6B+$412M-21bp on fee · 72× the assets · +$412M in over the monthHead-to-head
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