DFAC vs PFF

Dimensional US Core Equity 2 ETF vs iShares Preferred & Income Securities ETF

Quick take
  • • DFAC has the lower expense ratio at 0.18% vs 0.45% for PFF.

Side-by-side metrics

MetricDFACPFF
Expense ratio
Annual fee. Lower is better.
0.18%0.45%
Dividend yield
Trailing 12-month yield.
—5.73%
AUM
Assets under management — bigger funds are typically more liquid.
$87.72B$11.67B
YTD return
13.31%-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.
0.940.79
P/E ratio
21.443.52
Last price
$45.22$28.36
Inception
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Issuer
DimensionaliShares

DFAC top holdings

Top holdings · DFAC
NVDANVIDIA Corp5.99%
AAPLApple Inc5.76%
MSFTMicrosoft Corp4.57%
METAMeta Platforms Inc Class A2.22%
AMZNAmazon.com Inc2.03%
GOOGLAlphabet Inc Class A1.74%
GOOGAlphabet Inc Class C1.24%
JPMJPMorgan Chase & Co1.22%
MUMicron Technology Inc1.13%
AVGOBroadcom Inc1.09%
Sector breakdown · DFAC
Real Estate0.2%
Consumer Cyclical8.6%
Basic Materials2.7%
Consumer Defensive4.9%
Technology31.9%
Communication Services7.6%
Financial Services15.2%
Utilities1.7%
Industrials12.3%
Energy5.7%
Healthcare9.3%

PFF top holdings

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

About DFAC

DFAC (Dimensional US Core Equity 2 ETF) is Broad US equity market with small and value tilts. Managed by Dimensional, the fund carries $87.7B in assets under management, an expense ratio of 0.18%. Its largest holding is NVIDIA Corp (NVDA), which represents 6.0% of the portfolio. Real Estate is the fund's largest sector exposure at 0.2%.

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%.