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Nuveen Preferred and Income
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Fast-tracking mega IPOs into major indexes and the case for active preferred ETFs were both on the agenda for this week's ETF Prime. Host Nate Geraci welcomed Rich Lee, head of program trading and execution strategy at Baird, and Douglas Baker, portfolio manager and head of preferred securities at Nuveen.
Nuveen Preferred and Income ETF (NASDAQ: NPFI - Get Free Report) was the recipient of a significant increase in short interest in the month of April. As of April 15th, there was short interest totaling 80,316 shares, an increase of 2,622.6% from the March 31st total of 2,950 shares. Approximately 1.4% of the shares of the
Nuveen Preferred and Income ETF offers institutional preferred exposure with active management, global diversification, and a high investment-grade allocation. NPFI's portfolio is roughly 81% investment grade, with significant exposure to global systemically important banks and a unique 51.5% non-US issuer mix. Risk-adjusted returns have outperformed peers: 2025 return of +9.21%, Sharpe ratio of 2.17, and annualized volatility around 3.3%.
