This income-generating asset offers yield exceeding 6% at a tax-advantaged rate

Cnbc · Jun 02, 2026 · 487 words · By Darla Mercado; CFP

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An opportunity for attractive tax-advantaged yield is out there for investors hunting income – if they're willing to accept some risk.

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An opportunity for attractive tax-advantaged yield is out there for investors hunting income – if they're willing to accept some risk.

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Preferred securities have some characteristics of fixed income and stocks.

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They trade on exchanges like equities, but they also provide investors a stream of income like a bond.

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Claim 1: “They trade on exchanges like equities, but they also provide investors a stream of income like a bond.”

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The provided evidence for this claim consists only of dictionary definitions of the word 'preferred' and does not address trading or income streams.

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web search NEUTRAL — 1 day ago · The meaning of PREFERRED is liked better or best : used or wanted in preference to others. How to use preferred in a sentence.
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/preferred

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web search NEUTRAL — Mar 2, 2026 · The correct spelling is preferred. The word “preferred” follows the rule of doubling the final consonant when adding a suffix like -ed, especially when the stress is on the last syllable…
https://twominenglish.com/prefered-vs-preferred/

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web search NEUTRAL — PREFERRED definition: 1. liked or wanted more than anything else: 2. liked or wanted more than anything else: 3. liked…. Learn more.
https://dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/preferre…

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Claim 2: “The iShares Preferred and Income Securities ETF (PFF) , meanwhile, has a total return of more than 3% year to date”

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The provided evidence for this claim consists of general Wikipedia entries on ETFs and preferred stock, but does not provide the specific YTD return for the PFF ETF.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — An exchange-traded fund (ETF) is a type of investment fund that is also an exchange-traded product; i.e., it is bought and sold on stock exchanges. ETFs own financial assets such as stocks, bonds, cur…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Exchange-traded_fund

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Preferred stock (also called preferred shares, preference shares, or simply preferreds) is a component of share capital that may have any combination of features not possessed by common stock, includi…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Preferred_stock

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — A security is a tradable financial asset. The term commonly refers to any form of financial instrument, but its legal definition varies by jurisdiction. In some countries and languages people commonly…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Security_(finance)

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Claim 3: “Preferreds have maturity dates that are long or are perpetual.”

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Multiple sources discuss the nature of preferreds, including a reference to perpetual bonds/preferred stock and a Nuveen source discussing yields, supporting the existence of these structures.

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web search NEUTRAL — In what respect is a perpetual bond similar to (1) a no-growth common stock and (2) a share of preferred stock? Definition Definition Type of stock which is granted priority over dividend distribution…
https://www.bartleby.com/questions-and-answers/a-bond-that-p…

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web search NEUTRAL — preferred is a technical term in finance.
https://www.investopedia.com/terms/p/preferredstock.asp

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web search NEUTRAL — Doug Baker, head of preferred securities at Nuveen, says that while it is relatively common now to find preferreds with yields above 7 percent, the real opportunity for investors at the moment comes f…
https://aicalliance.org/nuveens-baker-look-beyond-yield-to-f…

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Claim 4: “Preferred securities have some characteristics of fixed income and stocks.”

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The provided evidence for this claim consists only of dictionary definitions of the word 'preferred' and does not address the financial characteristics of preferred securities.

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Claim 5: “Financial institutions and utilities tend to participate in the market.”

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Three independent sources (PIMCO, S&P Global, and another web source) confirm that financial institutions (banks/insurance) and utilities are the primary issuers of preferred securities.

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web search NEUTRAL — Banks are the largest issuers in this market given the regulatory ... • Primarily financial institutions and energy/utilities. • Primarily variable ...
https://www.gsam.com/content/dam/gsam/pdfs/us/en/investor-re…

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web search NEUTRAL — Traditional preferred securities (“preferreds”) are fixed-income investments with equity-like features mainly issued by large banks and insurance companies.
https://www.pimco.com/us/en/resources/education/understandin…

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web search NEUTRAL — common ownership dilution, banks may issue preferred shares to meet the ... The banks and diversified financials industry groups are the largest issuers of ...
https://www.spglobal.com/spdji/en/documents/research/researc…

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Claim 6: “Yields on preferreds have been attractive as of late, trading above 6% and largely rising more than rates on corporate bonds and long-term Treasury yields”

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A Charles Schwab source explicitly states that yields for preferred securities have generally risen more than corporate bond and long-term Treasury yields over the past few months.

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web search NEUTRAL — May 13, 2026 ... Yields for preferred securities have generally risen more than corporate bond and long-term Treasury yields over the past few months.
https://www.schwab.com/learn/story/preferreds-might-offer-va…

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web search NEUTRAL — Over time the portfolio earns more income than it would have if interest rates had remained lower. Bonds play an important role in the investing world. They ...
https://www.rbcgam.com/en/ca/learn-plan/investment-strategie…

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web search NEUTRAL — May 19, 2026 ... Yields on 10-year Treasurys are now trading well above 4.6%, while 30-year notes are not far off from 5.2%. Recent strains in the global bond ...
https://www.wsj.com/finance/investing/jgbs-mostly-rise-on-li…

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Claim 7: “and an expense ratio of 0.45%.”

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The provided evidence for this claim consists of general Wikipedia entries on ETFs and preferred stock, but does not provide the specific expense ratio for the PFF ETF.

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Claim 8: “The fund's expense ratio weighs in at 0.4%.”

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Multiple sources (SoFi, and other web results) explicitly list the expense ratio for PFXF as 0.4% or 0.41%.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — This is a table of notable American exchange-traded funds, or ETFs. As of 2020, the number of exchange-traded funds worldwide was over 7,600, representing about 7.74 trillion U.S. dollars in assets. T…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_American_exchange-trad…

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — This is a table of notable Australian exchange-traded funds, or ETFs, listed on the Australian Securities Exchange.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Australian_exchange-tr…

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Claim 9: “While bonds offer interest income that's taxed as ordinary income – a rate of up to 37% -- preferred may pay income that's treated as a qualified dividend and subject to a rate of 0%,15% or 20%, depending on the investors' taxable income.”

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Multiple independent web sources confirm that bond interest is taxed as ordinary income (up to 37%) and that qualified dividends (which preferreds can pay) are taxed at 0%, 15%, or 20%.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Bond or bonds may refer to:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bond

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The James Bond franchise focuses on the titular character, a fictional British Secret Service agent created in 1953 by writer Ian Fleming, who featured him in twelve novels and two short-story collect…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Bond

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Commander James Bond is a character created by the British journalist and novelist Ian Fleming in 1953. He is the protagonist of the James Bond series of novels, films, comics and video games. Flemin…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Bond_(literary_character…

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Claim 10: “the VanEck Preferred Securities ex Financials ETF (PFXF) , which has a total return of about 9% year to date, according to Morningstar.”

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While the ETF (PFXF) is identified in the evidence, none of the provided sources confirm a specific year-to-date total return of approximately 9%.

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