RBC Canadian Preferred Share ETF (RPF.TO) ETF Analysis

Fund Overview

RBC Canadian Preferred Share ETF (RPF.TO) is an exchange-traded fund. The fund is issued by RBC Global Asset Management Inc. The inception date on file is September 14, 2016. The fund holds CA$652.58M in total net assets.

Its biggest positions are BCE Inc Cum Red 1st Pfd Registered Shs Series -AK- (BCE.PR.K), TransAlta Corp Cum 1st Pfd Registered Shs Series -A- (TA.PR.D), and Enbridge Inc Cum Red Pref Registered Shs Series -11- (ENB.PF.C). BCE Inc Cum Red 1st Pfd Registered Shs Series -AK- alone accounts for 2.96% of the portfolio. The ten largest positions together make up 19.79% of the fund.

Performance Analysis

RPF.TO last closed at CA$26.10 on September 4, 2026. The trailing one-year price return is +16.71%. Across 5 years the annualized return works out at +7.83%. The fund distributes at a trailing yield of 4.76%.

So far in 2026 the price is +10.09%. The strongest complete calendar year on file is 2024 at +28.54%; the weakest is 2022 at −18.37%. Of the 7 complete calendar years on file, 6 finished higher.

Price & Risk Profile

Annualized volatility over the trailing 8 years is 13.29%. The reported beta is 1.1. The 52-week range on file runs from CA$23.21 to CA$26.64. The latest close sits 12.45% above that 52-week low. The volatility figure is calculated from the stored daily closes, the same series the charts on this page use.