VPFF bid-ask spread and liquidity

Virtus InfraCap Preferred and Income Securities ETF
BondsVirtus$1m net assets0.80% fee
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As of Oct 21, 2026, VPFF’s median bid-ask spread over 30 days was 0.92%.

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IQ Liquidity Score

1 of 6 measured · Oct 22, 2026
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Not scored
0 · Hard to trade100 · Trades like a giant

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Cost to trade
0.92% median spread, 30 days to Oct 21, 2026
16.9
Capacity
Holdings can absorb up to $2m a day; part of the book has no volume figure
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Price fidelity
Not measured · no closing premium is held for this fund
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Primary market
Not measured · it first traded on 2026-07-15, and no N-CEN ETF row for series S000106015 is in the quarters read (2024q4 to 2026q3)
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Bad-day behaviour
Not measured · no daily closing premium is held for this fund
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Depth
Not measured · needs trade and quote data (Phase 2)
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Cost for your order

One way, half its 30-day median spread; sizes above $10,000 are estimates
VPFF: cost for your order at each size, round trip
OrderDollarsPercentBasis
$1,000$4.600.46%spread
$10,000$460.46%spread

Spread 0.92% median, 30 days to Oct 21, 2026. Above $10,000 the cost adds an estimate of market impact that grows with the order against the holdings’ capacity; a patient limit pays less.

Capacity

What the holdings can absorb a day, at 10% of each one’s volume
Holdings can absorb, at most
$2m

VPFF’s holdings can absorb up to $2m a day, measured on its own holdings, as of Oct 22, 2026. Part of its book has no volume figure, so this is an upper bound.

The holding that sets the limit: QWEST CORP (CTGG), 3.26% of the fund, $586,153 a day traded, the median of 20 days to Oct 22, 2026. Capacity is the least of the holding-level ratios over the holdings making up 95% of the weight.

How to trade VPFF

To buy or to sell, up to $100,000
When
ETF spreads are usually widest in the first minutes after the open and the last before the close.
Size
Part of its book has no volume figure, so the room for a large order is an upper bound.
Phase 2 · drawn now, filled when trade data arrives
Spread through the dayComing with trade data

Median spread by half hour, 30 days.

Buyers against sellersComing with trade data

Share of volume at the ask against at the bid.

Retail flow, estimatedComing with trade data

Sub-penny prints as a share of volume.

Large tradesComing with trade data

Prints above $500k, count and share.

Closing auctionComing with trade data

Share of the day’s volume at the close.

Questions people ask

What is VPFF’s bid-ask spread?

0.92% of the midpoint, the median over the 30 days to Oct 21, 2026, as its issuer states it.

Who is the LMM for VPFF?

VPFF’s lead market maker (LMM) on NYSE Arca is GTS Securities LLC. Lead market maker per NYSE Arca, as of Oct 23, 2026.

What does it cost to trade $10,000 of VPFF?

About $46 one way, 0.46%: half its 30-day median spread. In and out costs twice that.
Sources and dates
SpreadVirtus (fund page), 30-day median · to Oct 21, 2026
CapacityETFIQ, each holding’s 20-day median dollar volume · to Oct 22, 2026
Where to next
ETF trading costs and liquidity→Cost-to-trade checker→Why low volume does not mean illiquidguide →Limit orders vs market orders for ETFsguide →How the IQ Liquidity Score is builtmethod →VPFF fund page→
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