preferred ETFs

A common tactic among issuers of exchange-traded funds when bringing new products to market that are similar to existing funds is to undercut established rivals on fees. That is what Global X did Wednesday when it launched the Global X U.S. Preferred ETF (BATS: PFFD). The Global X U.S. Preferred...

Traders are increasingly reconciling the fact that the Federal Reserve will raise interest rates in December. That speculation is prompting some pressure on rate-sensitive asset classes, as highlighted by recent retrenchments in real estate and utilities stocks and exchange-traded funds. Preferred...

Preferred stocks and exchange-traded funds are benefiting this year from the Federal Reserve's refusal to raise interest rates, something the U.S. central bank recently passed on. Like other high-yielding asset classes, preferred stocks and the corresponding ETFs are viewed as negatively...

Among the high-yielding asset classes benefiting from the Federal Reserve holding off on raising interest rates to this point in the year are preferred stocks and the corresponding exchange-traded funds. TheiShares S&P US Pref Stock Idx Fnd (ETF) (NYSE: PFF) has a 30-day SEC yield of 5.3...

Preferred stocks and the relevant exchange-traded funds are once again a popular destination for income investors thanks in large part to the Federal Reserve continually holding off on raising interest rates to this point in the year. High Quality Preferred Joins BATS Relative to other corners of...

The landscape of exchange-traded funds dedicated to high-yielding preferred stocks is not as large as other corners of the ETF arena, so there is room for some innovation here. Innovation arrived Tuesday with the debut of the Elkhorn S&P High Quality Preferred ETF (BATS: EPRF), the first...

Income investors are loving life in 2016. The Federal Reserve has yet to raise interest rates, and with each passing month without a rate hike, it appears increasingly likely that the most rate hikes coming this year will be two. Predictably, this scenario has been a boon for plenty of income-...

Less than two months removed from the Federal Reserve's first interest rate hike in nearly a decade, volatile global equity markets have renewed investors' enthusiasm for rate-sensitive asset classes. That theme explains why five of this year's top 10 asset-gathering exchange-traded...