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PFF vs AR: Dividend Comparison 2026

PFF yields 6.01% · AR yields 4.52%● Live data

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After 10 years · $10,000 invested · DRIP enabled
🏆 PFF wins by $2.8K in total portfolio value
10 years
PFF
PFF
● Live price
6.01%
Share price
$30.12
Annual div
$1.81
5Y div CAGR
0%
Payout ratio
50%
After 10 yrs · $10,000 · DRIP
Portfolio value
$29.7K
Annual income
$880.73
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AR
AR
● Live price
4.52%
Share price
$44.23
Annual div
$2.00
5Y div CAGR
0%
Payout ratio
50%
After 10 yrs · $10,000 · DRIP
Portfolio value
$26.9K
Annual income
$604.16
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Portfolio growth — PFF vs AR

📍 PFF pulled ahead of the other in Year 1

Annual dividend income

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Recession Test — Did They Cut Dividends?

How each stock treated shareholders during the 3 biggest crises of the last 20 years

Crisis PeriodPFFAR
2008–2009
GFC
— No data— No data
2020 Q1–Q2
COVID
— No data— No data
2022 Q4
Rate Hike
— No data— No data
Based on dividend payment history. "Increased" = dividend grew during crisis. "Maintained" = held within 3%. "Cut" = reduced by more than 3%.
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Dividend Calendar Overlap

Combined, PFF + AR cover 0 of 12 monthsgood coverage

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PFF pays
AR pays
Both pay
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Tax Bracket Optimizer

Which stock is actually better after tax? Adjust your rate to find out.

PFF
Annual income on $10K today (after 15% tax)
$510.52/yr
After 10yr DRIP, annual income (after tax)
$748.62/yr
AR
Annual income on $10K today (after 15% tax)
$384.35/yr
After 10yr DRIP, annual income (after tax)
$513.54/yr
At 15% tax rate, PFF beats the other by $235.08/year in after-tax income after 10 years on $10,000
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Lazy Portfolio Split Optimizer

What's the optimal mix of PFF + AR for your $10,000?

PFF: 50%AR: 50%
100% AR50/50100% PFF
Portfolio after 10yr
$28.3K
Annual income
$742.45/yr
Blended yield
2.62%
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Analyst Conviction Gap

Where Wall Street is most bullish on AR right now

PFF
No analyst data
Altman Z
18.7
Piotroski
2/9
AR
Analyst Ratings
1
Strong
33
Buy
16
Hold
Consensus: Buy
Price Target
$44.25
+0.0% upside vs current
Range: $36.00 — $50.00
Altman Z
1.9
Piotroski
7/9
Analyst ratings via FMP. Altman Z-Score: >3.0 safe, 1.81–3.0 grey zone, <1.81 distress. Piotroski: 7–9 strong, 0–3 weak.
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Copy Congress — What Are Politicians Buying?

Senate & House STOCK Act disclosures (last 90 days)

PFF buys
0
AR buys
0
No recent congressional trades found for PFF or AR in the last 90 days.
STOCK Act mandates disclosure within 45 days of transaction. Data via FMP.Full tracker →
MetricPFFAR
Forward yield6.01%4.52%
Annual dividend / share$1.81$2.00
Payout ratio50%50%
1-year div growth0%0%
5-year div CAGR0%0%
Portfolio after 10y$29.7K$26.9K
Annual income after 10y$880.73$604.16
Total dividends collected$7.5K$5.3K
Payment frequencyquarterlyquarterly
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Year-by-year: PFF vs AR ($10,000, DRIP)

YearPFF PortfolioPFF Income/yrAR PortfolioAR Income/yrGap
1← crossover$11,301$600.61$11,152$452.18+$149.00PFF
2$12,726$634.32$12,404$471.29+$322.00PFF
3$14,284$667.60$13,762$489.90+$522.00PFF
4$15,985$700.33$15,234$507.99+$751.00PFF
5$17,836$732.42$16,826$525.51+$1.0KPFF
6$19,848$763.79$18,546$542.45+$1.3KPFF
7$22,032$794.35$20,403$558.80+$1.6KPFF
8$24,398$824.06$22,406$574.53+$2.0KPFF
9$26,959$852.87$24,564$589.65+$2.4KPFF
10$29,727$880.73$26,887$604.16+$2.8KPFF

PFF vs AR: Complete Analysis 2026

PFFETF

The iShares Preferred and Income Securities ETF seeks to track the investment results of an index composed of U.S. dollar-denominated preferred and hybrid securities.

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AREnergy

Antero Resources Corporation, an independent oil and natural gas company, acquires, explores for, develops, and produces natural gas, natural gas liquids, and oil properties in the United States. As of December 31, 2021, it had approximately 502,000 net acres in the Appalachian Basin; and 174,000 net acres in the Upper Devonian Shale. The company also owned and operated 494 miles of gas gathering pipelines in the Appalachian Basin; and 21 compressor stations. It had estimated proved reserves of 17.7 trillion cubic feet of natural gas equivalent, including 10.2 trillion cubic feet of natural gas; 718 million barrels of assumed recovered ethane; 501 million barrels of primarily propane, isobutane, normal butane, and natural gasoline; and 36 million barrels of oil. The company was formerly known as Antero Resources Appalachian Corporation and changed its name to Antero Resources Corporation in June 2013. Antero Resources Corporation was founded in 2002 and is headquartered in Denver, Colorado.

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