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Risk-Adjusted Performance
Dividends
Drawdowns
Volatility

ETF Info

ISIN

US72201R6190

Issuer

PIMCO

Inception Date

Jan 18, 2023

Leveraged

1x

Index Tracked

No Index (Active)

Asset Class

Equity

Expense Ratio

PRFD has an expense ratio of 0.74%, placing it in the medium range.


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Performance

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Returns By Period

PIMCO Preferred And Capital Securities Active Exchange-Traded Fund (PRFD) returned 1.78% year-to-date (YTD) and 8.13% over the past 12 months.


PRFD

YTD

1.78%

1M

1.17%

6M

1.02%

1Y

8.13%

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 PRFD, with color gradation from worst to best to easily spot seasonal factors. Returns are adjusted for dividends.


JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecTotal
20250.50%1.44%-0.41%-1.00%1.27%1.78%
20241.36%0.37%1.80%-1.68%2.25%0.96%1.71%1.94%1.90%-1.30%1.25%-0.71%10.18%
20231.56%-1.85%-6.09%1.26%-0.61%0.66%2.66%-1.36%-1.94%-2.63%5.93%4.84%1.83%
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Risk-Adjusted Performance

Risk-Adjusted Performance Rank

With an overall rank of 94, PRFD is among the top 6% 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 PRFD is 9494
Overall Rank
The Sharpe Ratio Rank of PRFD is 9696
Sharpe Ratio Rank
The Sortino Ratio Rank of PRFD is 9595
Sortino Ratio Rank
The Omega Ratio Rank of PRFD is 9595
Omega Ratio Rank
The Calmar Ratio Rank of PRFD is 9393
Calmar Ratio Rank
The Martin Ratio Rank of PRFD is 8989
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 PIMCO Preferred And Capital Securities Active Exchange-Traded Fund (PRFD) 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.

PIMCO Preferred And Capital Securities Active Exchange-Traded Fund Sharpe ratios as of May 30, 2025 (values are recalculated daily):

  • 1-Year: 2.30
  • All Time: 1.07

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 PIMCO Preferred And Capital Securities Active Exchange-Traded Fund 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

PIMCO Preferred And Capital Securities Active Exchange-Traded Fund provided a 5.89% dividend yield over the last twelve months, with an annual payout of $2.96 per share.


5.00%5.20%5.40%5.60%5.80%$0.00$0.50$1.00$1.50$2.00$2.50$3.0020232024
Dividends
Dividend Yield
PeriodTTM20242023
Dividend$2.96$2.90$2.44

Dividend yield

5.89%5.76%5.04%

Monthly Dividends

The table displays the monthly dividend distributions for PIMCO Preferred And Capital Securities Active Exchange-Traded Fund. The dividends shown in the table have been adjusted to account for any splits that may have occurred.


JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecTotal
2025$0.00$0.25$0.24$0.24$0.24$0.97
2024$0.00$0.22$0.23$0.23$0.23$0.25$0.23$0.26$0.26$0.25$0.25$0.49$2.90
2023$0.22$0.25$0.21$0.13$0.22$0.20$0.22$0.22$0.25$0.52$2.44

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 PIMCO Preferred And Capital Securities Active Exchange-Traded Fund. 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 PIMCO Preferred And Capital Securities Active Exchange-Traded Fund was 11.93%, occurring on Mar 20, 2023. Recovery took 214 trading sessions.

The current PIMCO Preferred And Capital Securities Active Exchange-Traded Fund drawdown is 0.32%.


Depth

Start

To Bottom

Bottom

To Recover

End

Total

-11.93%Feb 3, 202331Mar 20, 2023214Jan 25, 2024245
-3.54%Mar 4, 202527Apr 9, 2025
-2.49%Dec 10, 202422Jan 13, 202523Feb 14, 202545
-2.15%Apr 1, 202412Apr 16, 202417May 9, 202429
-1.48%Sep 30, 202424Oct 31, 202423Dec 4, 202447
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Volatility

Volatility Chart

The chart below shows the rolling one-month volatility.


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