PFF vs SHY

iShares Preferred & Income Securities ETF vs iShares 1-3 Year Treasury Bond ETF

Quick take
  • • SHY has the lower expense ratio at 0.15% vs 0.45% for PFF.
  • • PFF pays a higher dividend yield (5.73%).

Side-by-side metrics

MetricPFFSHY
Expense ratio
Annual fee. Lower is better.
0.45%0.15%
Dividend yield
Trailing 12-month yield.
5.73%3.61%
AUM
Assets under management — bigger funds are typically more liquid.
$11.67B$27.44B
YTD return
-3.28%1.48%
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.
0.790.25
P/E ratio
3.52—
Last price
$28.36$81.28
Inception
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Issuer
iSharesiShares

PFF top holdings

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

SHY top holdings

Holdings data unavailable for SHY.

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 SHY

SHY (iShares 1-3 Year Treasury Bond ETF) is Short-term US Treasuries (1-3 years). Managed by iShares, the fund carries $27.4B in assets under management, an expense ratio of 0.15%, a dividend yield of 3.61%.