iShares International Preferred Stock ETF
IPFF
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in mil. unless spec.- Sector
- Financial Services
- Industry
- Asset Management - Global
- Address
- 400 Howard Street San Francisco CA United States of America 94105
- IPO Date
- Nov 15, 2011
- CIK
- 0001100663
- Similar Companies
- Business
- iShares International Preferred Stock ETF (IPFF) is an exchange-traded fund that seeks to track the investment results of the S&P International Preferred Stock Index, which consists of preferred stocks issued by companies in non-U.S. developed markets. The ETF provides investors with exposure to preferred securities, primarily from the financial sector including banks and other issuers in Europe and Canada; it employs a representative sampling technique to replicate the index's performance. IPFF focuses on fixed income markets outside the United States, offering products such as USD-denominated preferred shares with characteristics blending fixed dividends and equity ownership; its portfolio has historically emphasized high-quality holdings rated A or better, alongside BBB-rated securities. Launched on November 15, 2011, by BlackRock under the iShares brand, the ETF is domiciled in the United States with its investment operations managed from BlackRock's headquarters in New York. Geographically, IPFF targets developed markets ex-U.S., with significant allocations to Canadian financial institutions such as Toronto-Dominion Bank, Royal Bank of Canada, and Bank of Montreal, as well as European issuers like Swedbank AB. The fund serves institutional and retail investors seeking income-oriented exposure to international preferred stocks, which represent about 85% financials, complemented by utilities, energy, telecom, consumer discretionary, and industrials. In recent developments, IPFF has transitioned to a minimal holdings structure, retaining only three positions comprising 100% of assets, signaling a strategic wind-down or illiquid state as indicated by ETF data providers. The fund remains listed on the NYSE Arca exchange but shows no active trading volume or recent performance updates, consistent with its categorization as no longer active; BlackRock continues to oversee it as part of the broader iShares lineup amid ongoing portfolio optimizations across fixed income ETFs. No major partnerships, acquisitions, funding rounds, or new product launches specific to IPFF have been announced in the last 1-2 years, though BlackRock has pursued wider strategic expansions like the Global Infrastructure Partners acquisition completed in October 2024.