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RBC Canadian Preferred Share ETF (RPF : TSX)

Preferred Sh Fixed Income

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Close
(04-02-2026)
$24.79
Change
$0.03 (0.12%)
Open $24.75
Day Range $24.75 - $24.81
Volume 8,891

As at February 28, 2026

As at February 28, 2026

As at February 28, 2026

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RBC Canadian Preferred Share ETF

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Fund Returns

Inception Return (September 20, 2016): 7.59%

Fund Returns
Row Heading Return Annualized Return
1 Mth 3 Mth 6 Mth YTD 1 Yr 2 Yr 3 Yr 4 Yr 5 Yr 6 Yr 7 Yr 8 Yr 9 Yr 10 Yr
Fund 1.30% 4.66% 8.24% 2.21% 18.24% 20.60% 15.17% 7.83% 8.39% 10.42% 8.10% 5.68% 6.12% -
Benchmark 0.89% 2.85% 5.91% 1.28% 14.42% 17.61% 13.47% 6.80% 7.26% 8.88% 7.33% 5.43% 5.73% 8.01%
Category Average 0.80% 5.59% 5.59% 1.47% 12.27% 15.36% 11.99% 6.19% 6.67% 8.34% 6.91% 5.05% 5.27% 7.45%
Category Rank 1 / 67 1 / 67 1 / 67 1 / 67 1 / 67 1 / 64 15 / 64 17 / 64 20 / 64 22 / 59 25 / 56 26 / 50 23 / 40 -
Quartile Ranking 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 3 3 -

Monthly Return

Monthly Return
Return % Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Jan Feb
Fund -0.41% -3.36% 6.38% 3.06% 3.49% 0.04% 1.16% 1.76% 0.47% 2.39% 0.89% 1.30%
Benchmark -0.12% -3.12% 5.05% 2.77% 3.19% 0.22% 0.80% 2.24% -0.08% 1.55% 0.39% 0.89%

Best Monthly Return Since Inception

13.14% (April 2020)

Worst Monthly Return Since Inception

-21.71% (March 2020)

Calendar Return (%)

Calendar Return
Return % 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
Fund - 16.05% -10.05% 0.67% 6.16% 23.85% -18.41% 3.62% 28.46% 18.74%
Benchmark 6.98% 13.62% -7.93% 3.48% 6.16% 19.35% -18.08% 5.90% 24.70% 16.03%
Category Average 8.78% 12.66% -8.25% 4.17% 5.25% 19.63% -16.73% 6.27% 21.47% 13.42%
Quartile Ranking - 1 4 4 2 2 3 4 1 1
Category Rank - 5/ 37 38/ 50 50/ 54 22/ 59 25/ 64 42/ 64 55/ 64 6/ 64 1/ 67

Best Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

28.46% (2024)

Worst Calendar Return (Last 10 years)

-18.41% (2022)

Asset Allocation

Asset Allocation
Name Percent
Canadian Equity 88.93
US Equity 7.88
International Equity 2.01
Income Trust Units 0.50
Canadian Corporate Bonds 0.46
Other 0.22

Sector Allocation

Sector Allocation
Name Percent
Financial Services 34.68
Energy 24.47
Utilities 20.66
Telecommunications 9.82
Real Estate 8.38
Other 1.99

Geographic Allocation

Geographic Allocation
Name Percent
North America 97.99
Latin America 2.01

Top Holdings

Top Holdings
Name Percent
BCE Inc - Pfd Sr AK 2.69
Enbridge Inc - Pfd Sr 11 2.56
Cenovus Energy Inc - Pfd Sr 1 2.51
TransAlta Corp - Pfd Sr A 1.93
Toronto-Dominion Bank - Pfd Cl A Sr 1 1.82
TC Energy Corp - Pfd Sr 5 1.80
TC Energy Corp - Pfd Sr 7 1.67
Brookfield Corp - Pfd 1.54
Intact Financial Corp - Pfd Cl A Sr 3 1.51
National Bank of Canada - Pfd Sr 38 1.51

Equity Style

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Fixed Income Style

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Risk vs Return (3 Yr)

RBC Canadian Preferred Share ETF

Median

Other - Preferred Sh Fixed Income

3 Yr Annualized

Standard Deviation 10.80% 11.17% -
Beta 1.13% 1.07% -
Alpha 0.00% 0.01% -
Rsquared 0.96% 0.97% -
Sharpe 1.02% 0.53% -
Sortino 2.00% 0.78% -
Treynor 0.10% 0.05% -
Tax Efficiency 84.53% 74.72% -
Volatility Volatility rating is 7 on a scale of 1 to 10 Volatility rating is 6 on a scale of 1 to 10 -

Risk Rating

Rating 7 out of ten

Annualized Key Ratio Period Comparison

Key Ratio
Key Ratio 1 Yr 3 Yr 5 Yr 10 Yr
Standard Deviation 8.22% 10.80% 11.17% -
Beta 1.14% 1.13% 1.07% -
Alpha 0.02% 0.00% 0.01% -
Rsquared 0.97% 0.96% 0.97% -
Sharpe 1.79% 1.02% 0.53% -
Sortino 3.85% 2.00% 0.78% -
Treynor 0.13% 0.10% 0.05% -
Tax Efficiency 87.40% 84.53% 74.72% -

Fundata ESG Metrics

Fundata ESG Score

The E, S, and G scores are averaged for each security in the portfolio, to arrive at an ESG score for each security. We take the portfolio weighted average of the ESG scores for each fund and rank them against their peers to arrive at the Fundata ESG Score from 0-100.

Fundata E Score

Three scores under the Environment bucket are averaged to yield the Fundata Environment Score for each fund from 0-100: (1) Pollution Prevention, (2) Environmental Transparency, (3) Resource Efficiency.

Fundata S Score

Six scores under the Social bucket are averaged to yield the Fundata Social Score for each fund from 0-100. (1) Compensation and Satisfaction, (2) Diversity and Rights, (3) Education and Work Conditions, (4) Community and Charity, (5) Human Rights, (6) Sustainability Integration.

Fundata G Score

Three scores under the governance bucket are averaged to yield the Fundata Governance Score for each fund from 0-100: (1) Board Effectiveness, (2) Management Ethics, (3) Disclosure and Accountability.

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Fund Details

Start Date September 20, 2016
Instrument Type Exchange Traded Fund
Share Class Do-It-Yourself
Legal Status Trust
Sales Status Open
Currency CAD
Distribution Frequency Monthly
Assets ($mil) $636
52 Week High $24.91
52 Week Low $20.10
Annual Dividend $1.26
Annual Yield -
Index -
Shares Outstanding -
Registered Plan Eligible Yes

ETF Characteristics

Exposure 1x performance
Asset Class High -
Asset Class Medium -
Asset Class Low -
Leveraged -
Inverse -
Advisor Series -
Covered Call Strategy No

Investment Objectives

RBC Canadian Preferred Share ETF seeks to provide unitholders with exposure to the performance of a diversified portfolio of primarily Canadian preferred share securities that will provide regular income and that have the potential for long-term capital growth

Investment Strategy

The RBC Canadian Preferred Share ETF invests primarily in an actively managed portfolio of rate reset preferred shares issued by Canadian companies, selected on the basis of fundamental analysis, credit research and interest rate sensitivity analysis.

Portfolio Management

Portfolio Manager

RBC Global Asset Mgmt Inc.

Sub-Advisor

-

Management and Organization

Fund Manager

RBC Global Asset Mgmt Inc.

Custodian

RBC Investor Services Trust (Canada)

Registrar

TSX Trust Company

Distributor

-

Fees

MER 0.58%
Management Fee 0.53%

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