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Nuveen Preferred And Income ETF (NPFI)
Performance
Risk-Adjusted Performance
Dividends
Drawdowns
Volatility

ETF Info

Issuer

Nuveen

Inception Date

Mar 5, 2024

Leveraged

1x

Index Tracked

No Index (Active)

Asset Class

Equity

Expense Ratio

NPFI has an expense ratio of 0.55%, placing it in the medium range.


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Nuveen Preferred And Income ETF

Performance

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Returns By Period

Nuveen Preferred And Income ETF (NPFI) returned 2.52% year-to-date (YTD) and 7.45% over the past 12 months.


NPFI

YTD

2.52%

1M

1.60%

6M

2.62%

1Y

7.45%

3Y*

N/A

5Y*

N/A

10Y*

N/A

^GSPC (Benchmark)

YTD

0.52%

1M

6.32%

6M

-1.44%

1Y

12.25%

3Y*

12.45%

5Y*

14.20%

10Y*

10.84%

*Annualized

Monthly Returns

The table below presents the monthly returns of NPFI, with color gradation from worst to best to easily spot seasonal factors. Returns are adjusted for dividends.


JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecTotal
20250.82%0.97%-0.24%-0.77%1.72%2.52%
20241.05%-1.19%1.74%0.59%1.19%1.26%1.58%-0.68%0.73%-0.16%6.23%
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Risk-Adjusted Performance

Risk-Adjusted Performance Rank

With an overall rank of 95, NPFI is among the top 5% of ETFs on our website when it comes to balancing risk and reward. Below is a breakdown of how it compares using common performance measures.


The Risk-Adjusted Performance Rank of NPFI is 9595
Overall Rank
The Sharpe Ratio Rank of NPFI is 9797
Sharpe Ratio Rank
The Sortino Ratio Rank of NPFI is 9696
Sortino Ratio Rank
The Omega Ratio Rank of NPFI is 9696
Omega Ratio Rank
The Calmar Ratio Rank of NPFI is 9595
Calmar Ratio Rank
The Martin Ratio Rank of NPFI is 9494
Martin Ratio Rank
The risk-adjusted ranks indicate the investment's position relative to the market. A rank closer to 100 signifies top-performing investments, while a rank closer to 0 might suggest underperformance, based on the selected ratio. The values are calculated based on the past 12 months of returns.

Risk-Adjusted Performance Indicators

The charts below present risk-adjusted performance metrics for Nuveen Preferred And Income ETF (NPFI) and compare them to a chosen benchmark (^GSPC). These indicators evaluate an investment's returns against its associated risks.


The Sharpe ratio helps investors understand how much return they're getting for the level of risk taken. A higher Sharpe ratio indicates better risk-adjusted performance, meaning more reward for each unit of risk.

Nuveen Preferred And Income ETF Sharpe ratios as of May 30, 2025 (values are recalculated daily):

  • 1-Year: 2.47
  • All Time: 2.41

These values reflect how efficiently the investment has delivered returns relative to its volatility over different time periods. All figures are annualized and based on daily total returns (including price changes and dividends).

The chart below shows the rolling Sharpe ratio of Nuveen Preferred And Income ETF compared to the selected benchmark. This view highlights how the investment's risk-adjusted performance has changed over time.


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Dividends

Dividend History

Nuveen Preferred And Income ETF provided a 5.84% dividend yield over the last twelve months, with an annual payout of $1.50 per share.


4.79%$0.00$0.20$0.40$0.60$0.80$1.00$1.202024
Dividends
Dividend Yield
PeriodTTM2024
Dividend$1.50$1.23

Dividend yield

5.84%4.79%

Monthly Dividends

The table displays the monthly dividend distributions for Nuveen Preferred And Income ETF. The dividends shown in the table have been adjusted to account for any splits that may have occurred.


JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecTotal
2025$0.00$0.10$0.12$0.14$0.13$0.49
2024$0.08$0.13$0.13$0.12$0.13$0.11$0.09$0.12$0.33$1.23

Drawdowns

Drawdowns Chart

The Drawdowns chart displays portfolio losses from any high point along the way. Drawdowns are calculated considering price movements and all distributions paid, if any.


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Worst Drawdowns

The table below displays the maximum drawdowns of the Nuveen Preferred And Income ETF. A maximum drawdown is a measure of risk, indicating the largest reduction in portfolio value due to a series of losing trades.

The maximum drawdown for the Nuveen Preferred And Income ETF was 2.94%, occurring on Apr 10, 2025. Recovery took 21 trading sessions.

The current Nuveen Preferred And Income ETF drawdown is 0.08%.


Depth

Start

To Bottom

Bottom

To Recover

End

Total

-2.94%Feb 28, 202530Apr 10, 202521May 12, 202551
-1.73%Apr 1, 202414Apr 18, 202413May 7, 202427
-1.23%Dec 12, 202420Jan 13, 202511Jan 29, 202531
-0.88%Oct 18, 202410Oct 31, 202423Dec 4, 202433
-0.61%Jul 23, 202411Aug 6, 20246Aug 14, 202417
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Volatility

Volatility Chart

The chart below shows the rolling one-month volatility.


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