List of Preferred Stock Closed-end Funds (CEFs)

These are 17 closed-end funds that focus on preferred stocks.
We are comparing returns to PFF, the iShares Preferred and Income Securities ETF, because it is the oldest ETF that tracks a broad market preferred stock index.
You might want to browse these CEFs.

Symbol	Description	Inception Date	Fees	Leverage Factor	Market Cap	Current Yield	Historical Average Yield	Lifetime total return (dividends not reinvested)	PFF total return same period	Lifetime total return difference	Lifetime total return difference per year	Lifetime Sharpe ratio	PFF Sharpe ratio same period	Sharpe difference	Actions
PFF	iShares Preferred and Income Securities ETF	03/26/2007	0.46%	1.00	$12,428,768,000	6.08%	6.14%	39.27%	39.27%	0.00%	0.00%	0.30	0.30	0.00	Analyze
PFD	Flaherty & Crumrine Preferred and Income Fund CEF	01/15/1991	2.29%	1.50	$133,124,911	7.17%	7.40%	55.45%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.44	0.30	0.15	Analyze
HPF	John Hancock Preferred Income Fund II CEF	11/26/2002	2.52%	1.52	$319,062,928	10.75%	8.50%	63.76%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.41	0.30	0.11	Analyze
LDP	Cohen & Steers Limited Duration Preferred and Income Fund, Inc. CEF	07/27/2012	1.94%	1.42	$505,396,861	9.32%	7.86%	49.62%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.38	0.51	-0.13	Analyze
FLC	Flaherty & Crumrine Total Return Fund Incorporated CEF	08/27/2003	2.27%	1.50	$148,486,858	9.89%	8.11%	75.46%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.38	0.30	0.09	Analyze
JPS	Nuveen Preferred Securities Income Fund CEF	09/24/2002	2.48%	1.57	$1,273,320,610	8.48%	8.18%	17.91%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.30	0.30	0.01	Analyze
DFP	Flaherty & Crumrine Dynamic Preferred and Income Fund Incorporated CEF	05/24/2013	2.06%	1.50	$346,683,753	11.62%	7.68%	41.03%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.30	0.42	-0.12	Analyze
PTA	Cohen & Steers Tax-Advantaged Preferred Securities and Income Fund CEF	10/28/2020	2.15%	1.49	$938,543,300	9.26%	6.81%	-17.31%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	-0.51	0.04	-0.55	Analyze
JPC	Nuveen Preferred Income Opportunities Fund CEF	03/27/2003	2.59%	1.59	$646,140,722	10.05%	8.48%	29.26%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.31	0.30	0.02	Analyze
PFO	Flaherty & Crumrine Preferred Income Opportunity Fund Incorporated CEF	02/06/1992	2.32%	1.50	$101,872,370	8.41%	8.62%	68.17%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.49	0.30	0.20	Analyze
HPI	John Hancock Preferred Income Fund CEF	08/23/2002	2.49%	1.51	$402,089,621	10.54%	8.43%	65.64%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.41	0.30	0.11	Analyze
NPFD	Nuveen Variable Rate Preferred & Income Fund CEF	12/16/2021	0.00%	1.00	$0	9.64%	6.86%	-31.83%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	-1.22	-0.59	-0.63	Analyze
FPF	First Trust Intermediate Duration Preferred & Income Fund CEF	05/24/2013	2.09%	1.45	$906,024,144	9.54%	7.90%	28.65%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.25	0.42	-0.17	Analyze
JPT	Nuveen Preferred & Income 2022 Term Fund CEF	01/27/2017	1.77%	1.28	$108,992,157	8.48%	6.26%	5.44%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.11	0.34	-0.23	Analyze
FFC	Flaherty & Crumrine Preferred Securities Income Fund Incorporated CEF	01/29/2003	1.87%	1.50	$642,058,304	10.13%	8.47%	70.93%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.38	0.30	0.09	Analyze
JPI	Nuveen Preferred and Income Term Fund CEF	07/27/2012	2.22%	1.50	$373,467,672	9.15%	7.86%	43.76%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.34	0.51	-0.16	Analyze
PSF	Cohen & Steers Select Preferred and Income Fund, Inc. CEF	11/26/2010	1.95%	1.42	$217,681,858	8.95%	8.38%	79.34%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.42	0.53	-0.10	Analyze
HPS	John Hancock Preferred Income Fund III CEF	06/17/2003	2.48%	1.51	$445,234,352	10.22%	8.35%	61.34%	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%	0.38	0.30	0.09	Analyze
TOTAL	18