.One financial firm is trying to profit from participating preferred stocks u00e2 $" which lug more threats than bonds, but aren't as dangerous as usual stocks.Infrastructure Funding Advisors Creator and also CEO Jay Hatfield deals with the Virtus InfraCap USA Preferred Stock ETF (PFFA). He leads the provider's committing and company advancement." High return connections and also preferred stocksu00e2 $ u00a6 tend to perform far better than other predetermined earnings classifications when the stock market is actually strong, as well as when our company are actually showing up of a firming up cycle like our experts are now," he told CNBC's "ETF Upper hand" this week.Hatfield's ETF is up 10% in 2024 as well as virtually 23% over the past year.His ETF's three best holdings are Regions Financial, SLM Corporation, and Electricity Transmission LP since Sept. 30, depending on to FactSet. All 3 sells are up approximately 18% or more this year.Hatfield's group picks titles that it regards are actually mispriced about their threat and also return, he mentioned. "The majority of the top holdings are in what our team call property demanding organizations," Hatfield said.Since its May 2018 inception, the Virtus InfraCap USA Participating Preferred Stock ETF is actually down just about 9%.