RPS
Purpose Canadian Preferred Share Fund

Full RPS fund page
VS
RPF
RBC Canadian Preferred Share ETF

Full RPF fund page

When evaluating costs, RPS features a management fee (MER) of 0.75%, compared to 0.53% for RPF. Performance-wise, RPS has returned 5.95% year-to-date with -$6 M in net flows, whereas RPF is at 9.13% with -$28 M. Use the comparison tool below to benchmark these funds across top 10 holdings, yield, sector weights and historical returns.

NAV Performance and Flows

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Key Data

Historical performance and flows

As of October 19, 2026
1M3MYTD1Y3Y
Perf.
RPS
-0.17%-0.06%+5.95%+9.39%+65.63%
RPF
+0.06%+0.28%+9.13%+14.13%+82.08%
Flows
RPS
+$0 M-$0 M-$6 M-$9 M-$8 M
RPF
-$13 M-$8 M-$28 M-$23 M-$101 M

RPS vs RPF exposure

Countries

RPS
Exposure data will be available soon
RPF
Canada
95.92%

Sectors

RPS
Exposure data will be available soon
RPF
Finance
43.97%
Energy
23.71%
Utilities
20.38%
Telecommunications
9.39%
As of October 19, 2026

Top 10 Holdings

RPS
Exposure data will be available soon
RPF
BCE, Inc.
3.07%
Brookfield Office Properties, Inc.
2.92%
Brookfield Office Properties, Inc.
2.59%
TransAlta Corp.
2.39%
Enbridge, Inc.
1.99%
Brookfield Corp.
1.98%
Brookfield Office Properties, Inc.
1.90%
TC Energy Corp.
1.79%
TC Energy Corp.
1.78%
TransAlta Corp.
1.68%

Diversification

RPS
Exposure data will be available soon
RPF
Total weight of top 10 holdings out of 120 total
22.08%

Characteristics

Compare
RPS
RPF
ProviderPurpose InvestmentsRBC Global Asset Management
ManagementActively managedActively managed
Benchmark--
Replication Method--
Asset ClassEquityEquity
Dividend PolicyDistributingDistributing
Trailing 12m distribution yield4.04%4.85%
Meets ESG criteriaNoNo
Inception DateDecember 22, 2016September 20, 2016

Frequently asked questions about RPS and RPF

Which ETF has performed better year to date: RPS or RPF?
As of October 19, 2026, RPS has returned 5.95% year to date, while RPF has returned 9.13%. RPF is ahead on YTD performance.
Which ETF is larger by assets under management: RPS or RPF?
As of October 19, 2026, RPS manages $38.44 M in assets, while RPF manages $638.48 M. RPF is the larger fund by AUM.
How are RPS and RPF managed?
RPS is actively managed by Purpose Investments. It does not track an index. RPF is actively managed by RBC Global Asset Management. It does not track an index.
Which ETF is attracting more investor flows: RPS or RPF?
Year to date, RPS has seen -$6.40 M in net flows, compared with -$27.89 M for RPF. RPS has attracted more net investor money so far.
How do the fees of RPS and RPF compare?
RPS has an expense ratio of 0.93%, while RPF has an expense ratio of 0.58%.

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