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 (5.60%).

Side-by-side metrics

MetricPFFSCHA
Expense ratio
Annual fee. Lower is better.
0.45%0.03%
Dividend yield
Trailing 12-month yield.
5.60%0.99%
AUM
Assets under management — bigger funds are typically more liquid.
$13.10B$24.16B
YTD return
0.82%20.97%
1-year return
3-year return
Annualized.
5-year return
Annualized.
10-year return
Annualized.
Beta (3Y)
Volatility relative to the market. Closer to 1 = market-like.
0.971.21
P/E ratio
3.7920.40
Last price
$30.56$34.97
Inception
Issuer
iSharesSchwab

PFF top holdings

Top holdings · PFF
STRCStrategy Inc VR PRF PERPETUAL USD 100 - Ser A3.64%
BAPABoeing Co 6% PRF CONVERT 15/10/2027 USD 50 - Dep Rep 1/20th Sr A3.62%
WFCPLWells Fargo & Co 7 1/2 % Non Cum Perp Conv Pfd Shs -A- Series -L-2.15%
HPEPCHewlett Packard Enterprise Co 7.625% PRF CONVERT 01/09/2027 USD 50 - Ser C1.62%
BACPLBank of America Corp 7 1/4 % Non-Cum Perp Conv Pfd Shs Series -L-1.40%
CPNCitigroup Capital XIII Floating Rate Trust Pfd Secs Registered 2010-30.10.41.21%
Sector breakdown · PFF
Technology7.3%
Utilities76.9%
Healthcare15.8%

SCHA top holdings

Top holdings · SCHA
SNDKSanDisk Corp Ordinary Shares6.02%
LITELumentum Holdings Inc1.31%
RVMDRevolution Medicines Inc Ordinary Shares0.76%
MKSIMKS Inc0.56%
ATIATI Inc0.53%
STRLSterling Infrastructure Inc0.49%
MTSIMACOM Technology Solutions Holdings Inc0.48%
GHGuardant Health Inc0.40%
TTMITTM Technologies Inc0.38%
ONTOOnto Innovation Inc0.35%
Sector breakdown · SCHA
Real Estate6.2%
Consumer Cyclical9.6%
Basic Materials4.0%
Consumer Defensive2.2%
Technology23.2%
Communication Services2.7%
Financial Services15.0%
Utilities2.1%
Industrials15.5%
Energy4.0%
Healthcare15.4%

About PFF

PFF (iShares Preferred & Income Securities ETF) is US preferred stocks and hybrid income securities. Managed by iShares, the fund carries $13.1B in assets under management, an expense ratio of 0.45%, a dividend yield of 5.60%. Its largest holding is Strategy Inc VR PRF PERPETUAL USD 100 - Ser A (STRC), which represents 3.6% of the portfolio. Technology is the fund's largest sector exposure at 7.3%.

About SCHA

SCHA (Schwab US Small-Cap ETF) is US small-cap equities. Managed by Schwab, the fund carries $24.2B in assets under management, an expense ratio of 0.03%, a dividend yield of 0.99%. Its largest holding is SanDisk Corp Ordinary Shares (SNDK), which represents 6.0% of the portfolio. Real Estate is the fund's largest sector exposure at 6.2%.