PFF vs SCHA

iShares Preferred & Income Securities ETF vs Schwab US Small-Cap ETF

Quick take
  • • SCHA has the lower expense ratio at 0.03% vs 0.45% for PFF.
  • • PFF pays a higher dividend yield (5.73%).

Side-by-side metrics

MetricPFFSCHA
Expense ratio
Annual fee. Lower is better.
0.45%0.03%
Dividend yield
Trailing 12-month yield.
5.73%1.12%
AUM
Assets under management — bigger funds are typically more liquid.
$11.67B$22.04B
YTD return
-3.28%18.09%
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.
0.791.23
P/E ratio
3.5216.37
Last price
$28.36$33.55
Inception
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Issuer
iSharesSchwab

PFF top holdings

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

SCHA top holdings

Top holdings · SCHA
HALOHalozyme Therapeutics Inc0.36%
GKOSGlaukos Corp0.34%
WWayfair Inc Class A0.32%
BMNRBitMine Immersion Technologies Inc0.29%
AHRAmerican Healthcare REIT Inc Ordinary Shares0.28%
BTSGBrightSpring Health Services Inc0.27%
RRyder System Inc0.26%
VSATViasat Inc0.26%
ENSGEnsign Group Inc0.25%
WTFCWintrust Financial Corp0.25%
Sector breakdown · SCHA
Real Estate6.9%
Consumer Cyclical11.1%
Basic Materials4.2%
Consumer Defensive2.9%
Technology15.1%
Communication Services2.8%
Financial Services16.9%
Utilities2.5%
Industrials14.5%
Energy5.8%
Healthcare17.3%

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%.

About SCHA

SCHA (Schwab US Small-Cap ETF) is US small-cap equities. Managed by Schwab, the fund carries $22.0B in assets under management, an expense ratio of 0.03%, a dividend yield of 1.12%. Its largest holding is Halozyme Therapeutics Inc (HALO), which represents 0.4% of the portfolio. Real Estate is the fund's largest sector exposure at 6.9%.