How is a preferred stock different from a bond?

Both pay fixed income, but a bond is debt and a preferred is equity. A bond's interest is contractual and ranks ahead of preferred shares if the company fails, while a preferred's dividend can be skipped or suspended and ranks behind bonds. Preferreds usually yield more to compensate for that added risk; the exception is a baby bond, which is debt that trades like a preferred.

A baby bond is exchange-traded debt issued in small $25 pieces, so it trades on a stock exchange just like a preferred share. It pays interest rather than a dividend and has a maturity date when the $25 principal is repaid. Because it's debt, the interest must be paid or the issuer defaults, which generally makes a baby bond safer than the same issuer's preferred shares.

What does par value (liquidation preference) mean?

Par, the liquidation preference, is the face value of a preferred share, usually $25 and sometimes $50 or $100. It's the amount you're owed per share if the issue is redeemed or the company is liquidated, and the dividend is set as a percentage of it. A share trading below par has upside toward par; one above par risks losing that premium if it's called.

What is a call date, and why does it matter?

The call date is the first date the issuer can redeem a preferred at its par value, usually about five years after issue. If you pay more than par and the issue is later called, you lose that premium, so for an above-par, callable issue the yield-to-worst, not the current yield, is the honest measure of return.

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Q: What is a preferred stock?

A preferred stock, also called a preferred share, is a class of ownership that sits between a company's bonds and its common stock. It pays a scheduled dividend, usually at a fixed rate though some issues float or are reset by the issuer, and is paid before common shareholders, but usually carries no voting rights and little price growth. Most trade near a $25 face value and are bought for steady income.

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A preferred stock (also called a preferred share) sits between a company's bonds and its common stock: it pays a fixed, scheduled dividend and usually trades around a $25 (sometimes $100 or $1,000) face value called the liquidation preference, or par, so preferreds are judged less on growth and more on current yield, call risk, dividend terms, and price relative to par.

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Securities tracked: 379 preferreds, 110 baby bonds, 20 ETFs, 1 other

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Highest current yield

+12.7%

Today's top gainer · ACR'D

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Highest yield

The biggest payouts on the board, and what each one depends on.

18.1%top current yield

Value

Below par

Trading under liquidation value, with the call upside that implies.

$25par most trade below

Funds

Preferred ETFs

One-ticker diversified baskets, compared by yield and what they hold.

20funds tracked

Bonds

Baby bonds

Exchange-listed debt at $25 face value: bond terms, traded like a stock.

$25par, quarterly income

Today's big gainers

AACR'D	16.00	+12.68%	12.30%
AACR'C	18.14	+12.39%	13.46%
GGLU'A	53.75	+11.98%	3.53%
UUPAL	17.33	+7.00%	3.65%
QQXO'B	36.53	+6.58%	7.53%
RRWT'A	18.01	+6.57%	13.88%

Today's big losers

HHPE'C	150.35	-7.00%	2.54%
PPCG'H	15.28	-3.38%	7.36%
PPCG'E	16.36	-3.27%	7.64%
UUSB'P	20.34	-3.00%	6.76%
EECCC	23.30	-2.92%	6.97%
BBEP'A	16.79	-2.38%	7.82%

Highest current yield

Ranked by current yield, updated after each session. A high yield is a question, not a gift.

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Symbol	Issuer	Price	Coupon	Par	Yield	Prem/Disc
HGPUS'D	Hyperscale Data, Inc.	18.01	13.000%	25	18.05%	-27.96%
WWHR'A	Whirlpool Corp	27.23	8.500%	50	15.61%	-45.54%
RRC'C	Ready Capital Corp	10.51	6.250%	25	14.87%	-57.96%
RRC'E	Ready Capital Corp	10.97	6.500%	25	14.81%	-56.10%
AABR'D	Arbor Realty Trust Inc	11.43	6.375%	25	13.94%	-54.28%
SSTRD	Strategy Inc	71.83	10.000%	100	13.92%	-28.17%
RRWT'A	Redwood Trust Inc	18.01	10.000%	25	13.88%	-27.96%
AABR'E	Arbor Realty Trust Inc	11.26	6.250%	25	13.88%	-54.96%
AACR'C	ACRES Commercial Realty Corp	18.14	8.625%	25	13.46%	-27.44%
BBHR'D	Braemar Hotels & Resorts Inc	15.39	8.250%	25	13.40%	-38.44%

Ranked from the 373 preferreds with a current yield · full list → · * par assumed $25 (pending prospectus confirmation)

Most active S&P 500 preferreds

The most heavily traded preferreds from S&P 500 & Dow component companies, ranked by average daily dollar volume.

Symbol	Issuer	Price	Yield	Avg Daily Volume	Prem/Disc
BBA'A	Boeing Co	58.75	5.11%	$36.5M	+17.50%
WWFC'L	Wells Fargo & Company	1084.00	6.92%	$13.0M	+8.40%
BBAC'L	Bank of America Corp	1177.89	6.16%	$10.2M	+17.79%
WWFC'Z	Wells Fargo & Company	17.01	6.98%	$6.5M	-31.96%
JJPM'D	JPMorgan Chase & Co	21.60	6.66%	$6.4M	-13.60%
JJPM'K	JPMorgan Chase & Co	16.91	6.73%	$5.9M	-32.36%
JJPM'L	JPMorgan Chase & Co	17.19	6.73%	$4.9M	-31.24%
BBAC'M	Bank of America Corp	19.56	6.87%	$4.4M	-21.76%

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Preferred stock ETFs

Symbol	Price	Yield	Freq
PPFFL	6.59	14.10%	monthly
PPFFA	19.36	10.69%	monthly
PPFFR	16.51	8.94%	monthly
PPSK	28.36	7.62%	monthly
PPFFV	21.47	7.34%	monthly
SSPFF	8.91	7.00%	monthly
PPGF	12.80	6.99%	monthly
PPGX	10.09	6.92%	monthly

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Upcoming ex-dividends

Symbol	Ex-Date	Amount	Yield
BBOH'A	2026-10-16	$0.2735	7.43%
BBOH'B	2026-10-16	$0.5000	7.78%
SSB'C	2026-10-16	$0.5000	7.65%
SSB'D	2026-10-16	$0.5000	7.71%
OOXLCN	2026-10-16	$0.1484	7.30%
OOXLCO	2026-10-16	$0.1250	6.41%
ATBB	2026-10-16	$0.3344	7.23%
VPFFA	2026-10-21	$0.1725	10.69%

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Latest preferred offerings

Symbol	Issuer	Issued
FFITB'M	Fifth Third Bancorp	2026-06-12
FFITBI	Fifth Third Bancorp	2026-06-12
FFITBP	Fifth Third Bancorp	2026-06-12
AATH'B	Athene Holding Ltd	2026-05-28
FAGM'I	Federal Agricultural Mortg	2026-05-22
BBFH'B	Bread Financial Holdings,	2026-05-15