How much is PFF's distribution?

PFF's most recent distribution was $0.1470 per share, with an ex-dividend date of Sep 1, 2026. Over the last 12 months it paid $1.6430 per share across 12 payments, a trailing yield of 5.52%.

How often does PFF pay a distribution?

iShares Preferred and Income Securities ETF pays on a monthly schedule. It made 12 payments in the last 12 months and 12 in 2025.

When is PFF's next distribution?

PFF's next ex-dividend date has not been announced yet. Based on its monthly schedule, the next payment follows the pattern in the table above.

Has PFF ever cut its distribution?

Yes. Our payment-by-payment record shows 122 regular payments lower than the one before it. Option-income and bond funds vary their distributions with income earned, so reductions are routine for these funds.

How much did PFF pay in dividends in 2025?

PFF paid $1.9500 per share across 12 payments in 2025, down 1.8% from 2024.

What was PFF's total return including distributions over the last year?

Over the 12 months to Sep 24, 2026, PFF paid $1.6430 per share, 5.18% of its price a year earlier, while its price moved -6.1%. That is an approximate total return of -1.0% before taxes and reinvestment.

PFF Dividend History

Name: iShares Preferred and Income Securities ETF (PFF) dividend history
Creator: SmarterDividends

iShares Preferred and Income Securities ETF · every payment since 2007

iShares Preferred and Income Securities ETF (PFF) has paid 232 distributions since 2007. The most recent was $0.1470 per share (ex-date Sep 1, 2026). Over the last 12 months PFF paid $1.6430 across 12 payments, a trailing yield of 5.52%. The average of the last 3 regular payments is +2.6% versus the 3 before.

Latest distribution

$0.1470

Last ex-date

Sep 1, 2026

Paid, last 12 months

$1.64

Trailing yield

5.52%

Frequency

Monthly

Payments on record

232

What the record shows

PFF has paid monthly since 2007. Over the last 12 months, its distributions totaled $1.643 per share and produced a 5.52% trailing yield. Recent distributions moved higher, with the recent average 2.6% above the prior average. The fund’s distributions vary with the income it earns.

Annual distributions fell in 2021, rose in each of the next two years, then fell in each of the following two years through 2025. The annual total peaked at $2.068 during that sequence. This pattern shows that PFF’s yearly income has moved in both directions rather than rising steadily.

Over 12 months, PFF’s price fell 6.6%, while distributions equaled 5.2% of the price a year earlier. The distributions offset part, but not all, of the price decline, leaving an approximate total return of -1.4%. The payout therefore returned income while the falling price reduced the overall result.

By SmarterDividends Team · written from the payment record on this page · updated Sep 24, 2026 · editorial policy

Distributions versus price, last 12 months

Paid out

5.18%

of price a year ago

Price change

-6.1%

$31.71 → $29.76

Approx. total return

-1.0%

before taxes

A high distribution rate paired with a falling price means part of the payout came back out of the share price. Total return adds distributions received to the price change; it ignores reinvestment and taxes.

PFF distributions per year

Total paid per share by calendar year

Recent distribution amounts

Last 36 regular payments, per share