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The Flaherty & Crumrine Preferred Income Fund Inc. is a closed-end mutual fund, managed by Flaherty & Crumrine Incorporated, primarily investing in preferred securities within the public equity markets of the United States. The fund concentrates its holdings on companies operating in the financial sector. Its performance is benchmarked against both the Barclays Capital U.S. Aggregate Index and the S&P 500 Index. This U.S.-domiciled fund was established on September 28, 1990.
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PASADENA, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The Boards of Directors of Flaherty & Crumrine Preferred and Income Fund Incorporated (NYSE: PFD), Flaherty & Crumrine Preferred and Income Opportunity Fund Incorporated (NYSE: PFO), Flaherty & Crumrine Preferred and Income Securities Fund Incorporated (NYSE: FFC), Flaherty & Crumrine Total Return Fund Incorporated (NYSE: FLC) and Flaherty & Crumrine Dynamic Preferred and Income Fund Incorporated (NYSE: DFP) today announced that they have d.
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The Flaherty & Crumrine Preferred and Income Fund offers an 8.03% yield, with a portfolio heavily concentrated in preferreds and contingent capital securities. PFD's banking sector exposure exceeds 50%, raising risk as rising bond yields drive unrealized losses and pressure preferred prices. Recent performance has lagged the preferred index, with a 10.4% share price decline and distributions insufficient to offset losses over the period.
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Bank of America Corp DE bought a new stake in shares of Flaherty and Crumrine Preferred Income Fund Inc. (NYSE: PFD) during the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund bought 365,523 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock,