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PRF
VanEck Vectors Preferred US Equity UCITS ETF

Fund Description

The VanEck Vectors Preferred US Equity UCITS ETF invests in preferred securities issued by US companies.

  • The characteristics of preferred securities from US companies are similar to those of hybrid financial instruments
  • Historically higher dividend yields compared to traditional securities
  • Preferred securities offer fixed annual dividend payments that are comparable to the yields earned by high-yield bonds



Underlying Index

Wells Fargo Hybrid and Preferred Securities Aggregate Index (WAGG)

Fund Details
 

  • Fund Ticker

    PRF

  • Management Company

    VanEck Investments Ltd

  • Custodian

    State Street Custodial Services (Ireland) Limited

  • Domicile

    Ireland

  • UCITS Compliant

    YES

  • Index Ticker

    WAGG

  • Index Provider

    Wells Fargo Securities, LLC

  • Rebalance Frequency

    Monthly
1The "Net Asset Value" (NAV) of all ETFs is determined at the close of each business day, and represents the value of one share of the fund; it is calculated by taking the total assets of the fund, subtracting total liabilities, and dividing by the total number of shares outstanding. The NAV is not necessarily the same as the ETF 's intraday trading value. Investors should not expect to buy or sell ETF shares at NAV.

2The date the fund was launched prior to quotation on the stock exchange.

 
as of 29 Oct 2020

  • NAV1

    22.36

  • Shares Outstanding

    450,000

  • Number of Holdings

    149

  • Base Currency

    USD

  • Net Assets

    $10.1M

  • Product Structure

    Physical (Full Replication)

  • Distribution Frequency

    None

  • Income Treatment

    Reinvestment

  • Total Expense Ratio

    0.41%
  • Fact Sheet
  • ETF Product List
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Trading Information as of 29 Oct 2020

London
Stock Exchange
USD
Exchange Ticker PRF
ISIN IE00BDFBTR85
SEDOL BYZ2H63
Bloomberg PRF LN
Reuters (RIC) VVPRF.L
Telekurs 38431859
Bloomberg iNAV PRFUSDIV
Reuters iNAV PRFINAV=SOLA
WKN A2DYHX
Trading Currency USD
Last Traded Price 22.34
Day's Move -0.16
Volume 2,800
30 Day Volume 1,348
VWAP Volume 2,800
London
Stock Exchange
GBP
Exchange Ticker PRGB
ISIN IE00BDFBTR85
SEDOL BYZ2H74
Bloomberg PRGB LN
Reuters (RIC) PRGB.L
Telekurs 38431859
Bloomberg iNAV PRFUSDIV
Reuters iNAV PRFINAV=SOLA
WKN A2DYHX
Trading Currency GBP
Last Traded Price 17.31
Day's Move -0.04
Volume 3,013
30 Day Volume 1,140
VWAP Volume 3,013
Deutsche
Börse
EUR
Exchange Ticker PVF1
ISIN IE00BDFBTR85
SEDOL BF3T536
Bloomberg PVF1 GY
Reuters (RIC) PVF.DE
Telekurs 38431859
Bloomberg iNAV PRFEURIV
Reuters iNAV PRFEURINAV=SOLA
WKN A2DYHX
Trading Currency EUR
Last Traded Price 19.15
Day's Move 0.00
Volume 5,740
30 Day Volume 914
VWAP Volume 5,740
SIX
Swiss Exchange
CHF
Exchange Ticker PREF
ISIN IE00BDFBTR85
SEDOL --
Bloomberg PREF SE
Reuters (RIC) PREF.S
Telekurs 38431859
Bloomberg iNAV PRFUSDIV
Reuters iNAV PRFINAV=SOLA
WKN A2DYHX
Trading Currency CHF
Last Traded Price --
Day's Move --
Volume 0
30 Day Volume --
VWAP Volume 0
Borsa
Italiana
EUR
Exchange Ticker PREF
ISIN IE00BDFBTR85
SEDOL --
Bloomberg PREF IM
Reuters (RIC) PREF.MI
Telekurs 38431859
Bloomberg iNAV PRFEURIV
Reuters iNAV PRFEURINAV=SOLA
WKN A2DYHX
Trading Currency EUR
Last Traded Price 19.16
Day's Move 0.02
Volume 15,442
30 Day Volume 1,676
VWAP Volume 15,442

NAVs as of 29 Oct 2020

Base
Currency 		NAV Daily
Change
NAV 		YTD
Change
NAV 		NAV Price
History 		Total
Expense
Ratio
PRF USD $22.36 $0.00 / -0.01% +1.49%
0.41

Performance History: Average Annual Total Returns* (%)

View All ETFs View All Indices
Month End as of 30 Sep 2020 1 MO* 3 MO* YTD* 1 YR 3 YR 5 YR 10 YR ETF INCEPTION
ETF (NAV) -0.62 5.38 1.48 2.58 3.76 -- -- 3.75
WAGG (Index) -0.53 5.63 2.20 3.52 4.76 5.84 5.73 4.77
Performance Differential (NAV - Index) -0.09 -0.25 -0.72 -0.94 -1.00 -- -- -1.02
Quarter End as of 30 Sep 2020 1 MO* 3 MO* YTD* 1 YR 3 YR 5 YR 10 YR ETF INCEPTION
ETF (NAV) -0.62 5.38 1.48 2.58 3.76 -- -- 3.75
WAGG (Index) -0.53 5.63 2.20 3.52 4.76 5.84 5.73 4.77
Performance Differential (NAV - Index) -0.09 -0.25 -0.72 -0.94 -1.00 -- -- -1.02

*Periods greater than one year are annualised.

Performance quoted represents past performance. Current performance may be lower or higher than average annual returns shown. Discrete performance shows 12 month performance to the most recent Quarter end for each of the last 5yrs where available. E.g. '1st year' shows the most recent of these 12-month periods and '2nd year' shows the previous 12 month period and so on.

Performance data for VanEck Vectors ETFs is displayed on a Net Asset Value basis, in Base Currency terms, with net income reinvested, net of fees. Brokerage or transaction fees will apply.

Top 10 Holdings (%) as of 30 Sep 2020 View All Holdings »

Total Holdings: 152
Holding Name Maturity
Composite
Rating
Country
Currency
% of Net
Assets
CITIGROUP CAPITAL XIII
30 Oct 2040
BB+
United States
USD
2.8666
PNC FINANCIAL SERVICES GROUP INC/THE
Perpetual
BBB
United States
USD
1.8875
CAPITAL ONE FINANCIAL CORP
Perpetual
BB+
United States
USD
1.7796
HSBC HOLDINGS PLC
Perpetual
BBB-
United Kingdom
USD
1.7457
AT&T INC
01 Nov 2066
BBB
United States
USD
1.6537
ALLSTATE CORP/THE
Perpetual
BBB
United States
USD
1.457
CAPITAL ONE FINANCIAL CORP
Perpetual
BB+
United States
USD
1.4442
JPMORGAN CHASE & CO
Perpetual
BBB
United States
USD
1.3966
US BANCORP
Perpetual
BBB+
United States
USD
1.3864
DUKE ENERGY CORP
Perpetual
BBB-
United States
USD
1.3005
Top 10 Total (%) 16.93
These are not recommendations to buy or to sell any security. Securities and holdings may vary.

Country Weightings (%) as of 30 Sep 2020

  • Country

    % of Net Assets
  • ■

    United States

    90.78
  • ■

    Bermuda

    4.91
  • ■

    United Kingdom

    2.43
  • ■

    Canada

    0.72
  • ■

    Netherlands

    0.29
  • ■

    Other/Cash

    0.88

Currency Exposure (%)
as of 30 Sep 2020

  • U.S. Dollar

    99.12

  • Other/Cash

    0.88

Sector Weightings (%) as of 30 Sep 2020

  • Sector

    % of Net Assets
  • ■

    Financial

    74.4
  • ■

    Utilities

    17.2
  • ■

    Communications

    6.5
  • ■

    Energy

    0.7
  • ■

    Government

    0.3
  • ■

    Other/Cash

    0.9

Credit Quality (%) as of 30 Sep 2020

Composite % of Net Assets
Investment Grade AA 0.32
A 1.10
BBB 73.55
Non-Investment Grade BB 23.66
Total Investment Grade -- 74.97
Total Non-Investment Grade -- 23.66
Not Rated -- 1.01
Source: Bloomberg. Rating is a proprietary composite of various rating agencies. A bond must be rated by two or more rating agencies to receive a composite rating; otherwise it is classified as Not Rated.

Maturity (%) as of 30 Sep 2020

 

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