BNDW vs PFF

Vanguard Total World Bond ETF vs iShares Preferred & Income Securities ETF

Quick take
  • • BNDW has the lower expense ratio at 0.05% vs 0.45% for PFF.
  • • PFF pays a higher dividend yield (5.73%).

Side-by-side metrics

MetricBNDWPFF
Expense ratio
Annual fee. Lower is better.
0.05%0.45%
Dividend yield
Trailing 12-month yield.
4.36%5.73%
AUM
Assets under management — bigger funds are typically more liquid.
$1.93B$11.67B
YTD return
0.46%-3.28%
1-year return
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3-year return
Annualized.
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5-year return
Annualized.
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10-year return
Annualized.
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Beta (3Y)
Volatility relative to the market. Closer to 1 = market-like.
0.810.79
P/E ratio
—3.52
Last price
$66.72$28.36
Inception
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Issuer
VanguardiShares

BNDW top holdings

Top holdings · BNDW
BNDVanguard Total Bond Market ETF51.31%
BNDXVanguard Total International Bond ETF48.69%
Sector breakdown · BNDW
Technology100.0%

PFF top holdings

Top holdings · PFF
XTSLABlackRock Cash Funds Treasury SL Agency1.30%
Sector breakdown · PFF
Technology5.9%
Utilities80.7%
Healthcare13.4%

About BNDW

BNDW (Vanguard Total World Bond ETF) is Total global bond market — US plus international. Managed by Vanguard, the fund carries $1.9B in assets under management, an expense ratio of 0.05%, a dividend yield of 4.36%. Its largest holding is Vanguard Total Bond Market ETF (BND), which represents 51.3% of the portfolio. Technology is the fund's largest sector exposure at 100.0%.

About PFF

PFF (iShares Preferred & Income Securities ETF) is US preferred stocks and hybrid income securities. Managed by iShares, the fund carries $11.7B in assets under management, an expense ratio of 0.45%, a dividend yield of 5.73%. Its largest holding is BlackRock Cash Funds Treasury SL Agency (XTSLA), which represents 1.3% of the portfolio. Technology is the fund's largest sector exposure at 5.9%.