.One economic company is attempting to maximize preferred stocks u00e2 $" which hold more threats than connects, but aren't as high-risk as usual stocks.Infrastructure Funding Advisors Creator as well as chief executive officer Jay Hatfield takes care of the Virtus InfraCap U.S. Participating Preferred Stock ETF (PFFA). He leads the provider's trading and also business advancement." Higher turnout connects and also preferred stocksu00e2 $ u00a6 usually tend to carry out better than various other preset income classifications when the securities market is actually tough, and when we are actually showing up of a firming up pattern like our team are actually now," he told CNBC's "ETF Advantage" this week.Hatfield's ETF is up 10% in 2024 as well as practically 23% over recent year.His ETF's 3 top holdings are Regions Financial, SLM Corporation, and Electricity Transfer LP since Sept. 30, according to FactSet. All 3 stocks are up around 18% or more this year.Hatfield's staff picks labels that it deems are mispriced relative to their risk as well as yield, he said. "Most of the best holdings remain in what our team contact property intensive services," Hatfield said.Since its own Might 2018 creation, the Virtus InfraCap U.S. Participating Preferred Stock ETF is down virtually 9%.