Principal Spectrum Preferred Securities… (PREF) Dividend History
PREF latest distribution
Paid. Next monthly distribution expected around November 1 (not yet announced).
- 5.53%trailing 12-month yield
- $1.01paid in the last 12 months
- Monthly12 payments a year
- 2017paying since
- +0.6%5-year growth a year
PREF dividend income calculator
- Income a year
- $101
- Each payment
- $8
- Value of the shares
- $1,828
- Yield
- 5.53%
At the latest close; trailing 12-month distributions of $1.01 per share, before tax.
PREF distributions per share by year
Calendar years by ex-dividend date. Yield = the year's distributions divided by the year-end price.
PREF distribution payments
Each bar is one payment, by ex-dividend month (last 36 payments).
PREF distributions by year
| Year | Per share | Growth | Yield (year-end) | Payments |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026to date | $0.7607 | — | — | 9 |
| 2025 | $0.9295 | +7.3% | 4.87% | 12 |
| 2024 | $0.8661 | +5.8% | 4.65% | 12 |
| 2023 | $0.8183 | +3.2% | 4.67% | 12 |
| 2022 | $0.7930 | −3.8% | 4.63% | 12 |
| 2021 | $0.8246 | −8.4% | 4.07% | 12 |
| 2020 | $0.9003 | −4.3% | 4.35% | 12 |
Full history in the distribution table below.
PREF yield on cost
| Bought | Paid | Yield on cost | Paid out since | % of price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 year ago | $19.15 | 5.28% | $1.01 | 5.3% |
| 3 years ago | $16.33 | 6.19% | $2.76 | 16.9% |
| 5 years ago | $20.57 | 4.92% | $4.36 | 21.2% |
Trailing 12-month distributions as a yield on the price paid then, and the distributions one share has paid since (before tax).
PREF yield vs similar ETFs
| ETF | Fund | Yield | Expense ratio |
|---|---|---|---|
| PREF | Principal Spectrum Preferred Securities… | 5.72% | 0.57% |
| AGG | iShares Core U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF | 4.30% | 0.03% |
| BND | Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF | 4.17% | 0.03% |
| SCHZ | Schwab U.S. Aggregate Bond ETF | 4.44% | 0.02% |
| IUSB | iShares Core Total USD Bond Market ETF | 4.44% | 0.05% |
| GOVT | iShares U.S. Treasury Bond ETF | 3.67% | 0.05% |
| VGIT | Vanguard Intermediate-Term Treasury ETF | 4.06% | 0.04% |
| IEF | iShares 7-10 Year Treasury Bond ETF | 4.18% | 0.14% |
| SHY | iShares 1-3 Year Treasury Bond ETF | 3.64% | 0.15% |
Trailing 12-month distribution yield as reported by EODHD.
PREF distribution history
112 payments| Ex-dividend date | Record date | Payment date | Amount | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-01 | 2026-10-01 | 2026-10-05 | $0.0855 | −1.1% |
| 2026-09-01 | 2026-09-01 | 2026-09-03 | $0.0864 | −1.5% |
| 2026-08-03 | 2026-08-03 | 2026-08-05 | $0.0878 | +4.2% |
| 2026-07-01 | 2026-07-01 | 2026-07-06 | $0.0843 | 0.0% |
| 2026-06-01 | 2026-06-01 | 2026-06-03 | $0.0843 | −0.0% |
| 2026-05-01 | 2026-05-01 | 2026-05-05 | $0.0843 | +0.3% |
| 2026-04-01 | 2026-04-01 | 2026-04-06 | $0.0840 | +0.9% |
| 2026-03-02 | 2026-03-02 | 2026-03-04 | $0.0833 | +2.9% |
| 2026-02-02 | 2026-02-02 | 2026-02-04 | $0.0810 | −3.7% |
| 2025-12-29 | 2025-12-29 | 2025-12-31 | $0.0840 | +1.6% |
| 2025-12-01 | 2025-12-01 | 2025-12-03 | $0.0827 | −1.4% |
| 2025-11-03 | 2025-11-03 | 2025-11-05 | $0.0839 | +4.5% |
Show all 112 distributions
| Ex-dividend date | Record date | Payment date | Amount | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-10-01 | 2025-10-01 | 2025-10-03 | $0.0803 | +4.9% |
| 2025-09-02 | 2025-09-02 | 2025-09-04 | $0.0765 | −1.3% |
| 2025-08-01 | 2025-08-01 | 2025-08-05 | $0.0776 | +2.1% |
| 2025-07-01 | 2025-07-01 | 2025-07-03 | $0.0760 | +2.9% |
| 2025-06-02 | 2025-06-02 | 2025-06-04 | $0.0738 | +1.4% |
| 2025-05-01 | 2025-05-01 | 2025-05-05 | $0.0728 | +2.1% |
| 2025-04-01 | 2025-04-01 | 2025-04-03 | $0.0713 | −7.9% |
| 2025-03-03 | 2025-03-03 | 2025-03-05 | $0.0774 | +5.6% |
| 2025-02-03 | 2025-02-03 | 2025-02-05 | $0.0733 | +1.7% |
| 2024-12-27 | 2024-12-27 | 2024-12-31 | $0.0721 | −0.9% |
| 2024-12-02 | 2024-12-02 | 2024-12-04 | $0.0728 | −1.4% |
| 2024-11-01 | 2024-11-01 | 2024-11-05 | $0.0738 | +1.1% |
| 2024-10-01 | 2024-10-01 | 2024-10-03 | $0.0730 | +2.2% |
| 2024-09-03 | 2024-09-03 | 2024-09-05 | $0.0714 | −0.4% |
| 2024-08-01 | 2024-08-01 | 2024-08-05 | $0.0717 | −1.6% |
| 2024-07-01 | 2024-07-01 | 2024-07-03 | $0.0729 | −0.1% |
| 2024-06-03 | 2024-06-03 | 2024-06-05 | $0.0729 | +2.9% |
| 2024-05-01 | 2024-05-02 | 2024-05-06 | $0.0709 | +0.7% |
| 2024-04-01 | 2024-04-02 | 2024-04-04 | $0.0704 | −4.8% |
| 2024-03-01 | 2024-03-04 | 2024-03-06 | $0.0739 | +5.0% |
| 2024-02-01 | 2024-02-02 | 2024-02-06 | $0.0704 | +5.5% |
| 2023-12-27 | 2023-12-28 | 2024-01-02 | $0.0667 | −3.9% |
| 2023-12-01 | 2023-12-04 | 2023-12-06 | $0.0694 | +2.4% |
| 2023-11-01 | 2023-11-02 | 2023-11-06 | $0.0678 | −5.7% |
| 2023-10-02 | 2023-10-03 | 2023-10-05 | $0.0719 | −0.9% |
| 2023-09-01 | 2023-09-05 | 2023-09-07 | $0.0725 | +4.4% |
| 2023-08-01 | 2023-08-02 | 2023-08-04 | $0.0695 | +11.4% |
| 2023-07-03 | 2023-07-05 | 2023-07-07 | $0.0624 | −5.1% |
| 2023-06-01 | 2023-06-02 | 2023-06-06 | $0.0658 | −1.2% |
| 2023-05-01 | 2023-05-02 | 2023-05-04 | $0.0666 | +6.4% |
| 2023-04-03 | 2023-04-04 | 2023-04-06 | $0.0626 | −14.6% |
| 2023-03-01 | 2023-03-02 | 2023-03-06 | $0.0733 | +5.0% |
| 2023-02-01 | 2023-02-02 | 2023-02-06 | $0.0698 | +2.9% |
| 2022-12-28 | 2022-12-29 | 2023-01-03 | $0.0679 | +2.4% |
| 2022-12-01 | 2022-12-02 | 2022-12-06 | $0.0663 | +10.7% |
| 2022-11-01 | 2022-11-02 | 2022-11-04 | $0.0599 | −11.6% |
| 2022-10-03 | 2022-10-04 | 2022-10-06 | $0.0678 | +3.3% |
| 2022-09-01 | 2022-09-02 | 2022-09-07 | $0.0656 | −2.1% |
| 2022-08-01 | 2022-08-02 | 2022-08-04 | $0.0670 | +4.7% |
| 2022-07-01 | 2022-07-05 | 2022-07-07 | $0.0641 | −4.3% |
| 2022-06-01 | 2022-06-02 | 2022-06-06 | $0.0669 | −3.6% |
| 2022-05-02 | 2022-05-03 | 2022-05-05 | $0.0695 | +4.4% |
| 2022-04-01 | 2022-04-04 | 2022-04-06 | $0.0665 | −2.4% |
| 2022-03-01 | 2022-03-02 | 2022-03-04 | $0.0682 | +7.6% |
| 2022-02-01 | 2022-02-02 | 2022-02-04 | $0.0633 | −0.2% |
| 2021-12-29 | 2021-12-30 | 2022-01-03 | $0.0635 | −4.6% |
| 2021-12-01 | 2021-12-02 | 2021-12-06 | $0.0665 | +4.9% |
| 2021-11-01 | 2021-11-02 | 2021-11-04 | $0.0634 | −4.2% |
| 2021-10-01 | 2021-10-04 | 2021-10-06 | $0.0662 | −1.3% |
| 2021-09-01 | 2021-09-02 | 2021-09-07 | $0.0670 | −7.0% |
| 2021-08-02 | 2021-08-03 | 2021-08-05 | $0.0721 | −8.7% |
| 2021-07-01 | 2021-07-02 | 2021-07-07 | $0.0790 | +8.1% |
| 2021-06-01 | 2021-06-02 | 2021-06-04 | $0.0730 | +2.5% |
| 2021-05-03 | 2021-05-04 | 2021-05-06 | $0.0712 | +7.8% |
| 2021-04-01 | 2021-04-05 | 2021-04-07 | $0.0660 | −6.1% |
| 2021-03-01 | 2021-03-02 | 2021-03-04 | $0.0703 | +6.0% |
| 2021-02-01 | 2021-02-02 | 2021-02-04 | $0.0663 | +44.5% |
| 2020-12-29 | 2020-12-30 | 2021-01-04 | $0.0459 | −36.2% |
| 2020-12-01 | 2020-12-02 | 2020-12-04 | $0.0719 | −2.5% |
| 2020-11-02 | 2020-11-03 | 2020-11-05 | $0.0738 | −5.3% |
| 2020-10-01 | 2020-10-02 | 2020-10-06 | $0.0779 | −1.6% |
| 2020-09-01 | 2020-09-02 | 2020-09-04 | $0.0792 | +1.1% |
| 2020-08-03 | 2020-08-04 | 2020-08-06 | $0.0783 | −14.1% |
| 2020-07-01 | 2020-07-02 | 2020-07-07 | $0.0911 | +22.2% |
| 2020-06-01 | 2020-06-02 | 2020-06-04 | $0.0746 | −10.0% |
| 2020-05-01 | 2020-05-04 | 2020-05-06 | $0.0829 | +11.8% |
| 2020-04-01 | 2020-04-02 | 2020-04-06 | $0.0741 | −5.0% |
| 2020-03-02 | 2020-03-03 | 2020-03-05 | $0.0780 | +7.4% |
| 2020-02-03 | 2020-02-04 | 2020-02-06 | $0.0726 | −14.6% |
| 2019-12-27 | 2019-12-30 | 2020-01-02 | $0.0850 | +7.7% |
| 2019-12-02 | 2019-12-03 | 2019-12-05 | $0.0790 | +15.7% |
| 2019-11-01 | 2019-11-04 | 2019-11-06 | $0.0683 | −2.5% |
| 2019-10-01 | 2019-10-02 | 2019-10-04 | $0.0700 | −16.0% |
| 2019-09-03 | 2019-09-04 | 2019-09-06 | $0.0833 | +10.5% |
| 2019-08-01 | 2019-08-02 | 2019-08-06 | $0.0754 | −10.1% |
| 2019-07-01 | 2019-07-02 | 2019-07-05 | $0.0838 | +17.1% |
| 2019-06-03 | 2019-06-04 | 2019-06-06 | $0.0716 | −10.5% |
| 2019-05-01 | 2019-05-02 | 2019-05-06 | $0.0800 | −1.6% |
| 2019-04-01 | 2019-04-02 | 2019-04-04 | $0.0813 | −1.6% |
| 2019-03-01 | 2019-03-04 | 2019-03-06 | $0.0827 | +2.5% |
| 2019-02-01 | 2019-02-04 | 2019-02-06 | $0.0807 | −11.0% |
| 2018-12-27 | 2018-12-28 | 2019-01-02 | $0.0906 | +5.3% |
| 2018-12-03 | 2018-12-04 | 2018-12-06 | $0.0860 | −2.0% |
| 2018-11-01 | 2018-11-02 | 2018-11-06 | $0.0878 | +0.3% |
| 2018-10-01 | 2018-10-02 | 2018-10-04 | $0.0876 | +0.0% |
| 2018-09-04 | 2018-09-05 | 2018-09-07 | $0.0876 | +19.7% |
| 2018-08-01 | 2018-08-02 | 2018-08-06 | $0.0732 | 0.0% |
| 2018-07-02 | 2018-07-03 | 2018-07-06 | $0.0732 | −5.5% |
| 2018-06-01 | 2018-06-04 | 2018-06-06 | $0.0774 | −3.7% |
| 2018-05-01 | 2018-05-02 | 2018-05-04 | $0.0804 | −4.9% |
| 2018-04-02 | 2018-04-03 | 2018-04-05 | $0.0845 | −3.7% |
| 2018-03-01 | 2018-03-02 | 2018-03-06 | $0.0878 | +21.2% |
| 2018-02-01 | 2018-02-02 | 2018-02-06 | $0.0725 | −12.5% |
| 2017-12-27 | 2017-12-28 | 2018-01-02 | $0.0828 | +1,680.6% |
| 2017-12-15 | 2017-12-18 | 2017-12-20 | $0.0046 | −94.5% |
| 2017-12-01 | 2017-12-04 | 2017-12-06 | $0.0851 | −2.5% |
| 2017-11-01 | 2017-11-02 | 2017-11-06 | $0.0873 | −6.1% |
| 2017-10-02 | 2017-10-03 | 2017-10-05 | $0.0929 | +2.2% |
| 2017-09-01 | 2017-09-06 | 2017-09-08 | $0.0909 | +232.3% |
| 2017-08-01 | 2017-08-03 | 2017-08-07 | $0.0274 | — |
Amounts per share. Highlighted rows are declared but not yet paid.
PREF dividend overview
Principal Spectrum Preferred Securities… pays monthly distributions made up of interest from the bonds it holds, less fund expenses. Over the past 12 months it paid $1.01 per share, a yield of 5.53% at the latest close of $18.28. In 2025 it paid $0.9295 per share, up 7.3% from 2024. Over five years distributions changed +0.6% a year.
The distribution yield looks back at income already paid. The yield to maturity of the bonds the fund holds today is 8.10%, which indicates what the portfolio earns from here if rates stay where they are; see the PREF bond profile.
Related: PREF chart, PREF performance, PREF bond profile, PREF overview.
PREF dividends FAQ
Does PREF pay a dividend?
Yes. PREF pays monthly distributions and has paid them since 2017. The most recent was $0.0855 per share with an ex-dividend date of October 1, 2026, payable October 5, 2026.
What is the PREF dividend yield?
PREF paid $1.01 per share over the past 12 months, a trailing yield of 5.53% at the latest close of $18.28.
When is the next PREF dividend?
The next monthly distribution has not been announced yet. Based on the usual schedule the next ex-dividend date should fall around November 1, 2026.
How often does PREF pay dividends?
PREF pays distributions monthly, 12 times a year.
How much did PREF pay in dividends in 2025?
PREF paid $0.9295 per share in 12 distributions in 2025.
How much income does 100 shares of PREF pay?
100 shares of PREF would have paid about $101 over the past 12 months, before tax.