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About RBC CANADIAN PREFERRED SHARE ETF UNIT
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Inception date
Sep 20, 2016
Structure
Canadian Mutual Fund Trust (ON)
Dividend treatment
Distributes
Distribution tax treatment
Ordinary income
Income tax type
Capital Gains
Primary advisor
RBC Global Asset Management, Inc.
The fund seeks to provide monthly income through an actively managed portfolio of primarily Canadian rate-reset preferred shares. Securities are selected based company-level fundamental analysis, credit research and interest rate sensitivity analysis. The funds active manager also considers ESG factors if deemed applicable to the investment decision. Other Canadian securities, such as non-rate-reset preferred shares, government or corporate fixed income securities, dividendpaying stocks, Canadian-listed ETFs, as well as US preferred shares may also be included in the portfolio. Some Canadian preferred shares may be denominated in USD, ironically, the fund may also use derivatives for hedging purposes, which may include hedging USD exposure back to the Canadian dollar. RPF may also hold money market instruments and cash.
Classification
Returns
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What's in the fund
Exposure type
Corporate
Stocks0.29%
Finance0.16%
Distribution Services0.13%
Bonds, Cash & Other99.71%
Corporate99.69%
Cash0.02%
Stock breakdown by region
North America100.00%
Latin America0.00%
Europe0.00%
Asia0.00%
Africa0.00%
Middle East0.00%
Oceania0.00%
Top 10 holdings
Dividends
Dividend payout history
Assets under management (AUM)
Fund Flows
Frequently Asked Questions
RPF top holdings are Enbridge Inc. Cum Red Pref Registered Shs Series 11 and BCE Inc. Cum Red 1st Pfd Registered Series AK, occupying 2.72% and 2.34% of the portfolio correspondingly.
RPF last dividends amounted to 0.11 CAD. The month before, the issuer paid 0.11 CAD in dividends,
RPF assets under management is 550.04 M CAD. It's risen 2.95% over the last month.
RPF fund flows account for −57.31 M CAD (1 year). Many traders use this metric to get insight into investors' sentiment and evaluate whether it's time to buy or sell the fund.
Yes, RPF pays dividends to its holders with the dividend yield of 5.41%. The last dividend (May 30, 2025) amounted to 0.10 CAD. The dividends are paid monthly.
RPF shares are issued by Royal Bank of Canada under the brand RBC. The ETF was launched on Sep 20, 2016, and its management style is Active.
RPF expense ratio is 0.63% meaning you'd have to pay 0.63% of your investment to help manage the fund.
RPF follows the No Underlying Index. ETFs usually track some benchmark seeking to replicate its performance and guide asset selection and objectives.
RPF invests in bonds.
RPF price has risen by 2.86% over the last month, and its yearly performance shows a 13.60% increase. See more dynamics on RPF price chart.
NAV returns, another gauge of an ETF dynamics, have risen by 3.21% over the last month, showed a 4.54% increase in three-month performance and has increased by 21.55% in a year.
NAV returns, another gauge of an ETF dynamics, have risen by 3.21% over the last month, showed a 4.54% increase in three-month performance and has increased by 21.55% in a year.
RPF trades at a premium (0.09%) meaning the ETF is trading at a higher price than the calculated NAV.