.One monetary company is trying to maximize participating preferred stocks u00e2 $" which lug additional threats than connections, but may not be as unsafe as usual stocks.Infrastructure Funding Advisors Creator and CEO Jay Hatfield manages the Virtus InfraCap USA Participating Preferred Stock ETF (PFFA). He leads the provider's trading as well as company growth." Higher turnout connections and also favored stocksu00e2 $ u00a6 usually tend to perform much better than other set income categories when the stock market is actually tough, and also when our experts are actually appearing of a securing pattern like we are actually currently," he told CNBC's "ETF Edge" this week.Hatfield's ETF is actually up 10% in 2024 as well as almost 23% over the past year.His ETF's 3 top holdings are Regions Financial, SLM Organization, as well as Energy Transfer LP since Sept. 30, according to FactSet. All three stocks are up about 18% or more this year.Hatfield's staff decides on names that it regards as are mispriced about their danger and also return, he stated. "A lot of the best holdings remain in what our team get in touch with property demanding businesses," Hatfield said.Since its own Might 2018 creation, the Virtus InfraCap United State Participating Preferred Stock ETF is actually down practically 9%.