PFF vs SMH

iShares Preferred & Income Securities ETF vs VanEck Semiconductor ETF

Quick take
  • • SMH has the lower expense ratio at 0.35% vs 0.45% for PFF.
  • • PFF pays a higher dividend yield (5.73%).

Side-by-side metrics

MetricPFFSMH
Expense ratio
Annual fee. Lower is better.
0.45%0.35%
Dividend yield
Trailing 12-month yield.
5.73%0.21%
AUM
Assets under management — bigger funds are typically more liquid.
$11.67B$66.44B
YTD return
-3.28%35.34%
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.
0.792.12
P/E ratio
3.5227.80
Last price
$28.36$514.95
Inception
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Issuer
iSharesVanEck

PFF top holdings

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

SMH top holdings

Top holdings · SMH
NVDANVIDIA Corp20.19%
TSMTaiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd ADR9.58%
TXNTexas Instruments Inc5.70%
AVGOBroadcom Inc5.61%
AMDAdvanced Micro Devices Inc5.35%
ADIAnalog Devices Inc4.96%
MUMicron Technology Inc4.75%
ASMLASML Holding NV ADR4.50%
KLACKLA Corp4.28%
SKHYSK hynix Inc ADR4.14%
Sector breakdown · SMH
Technology100.0%

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%.

About SMH

SMH (VanEck Semiconductor ETF) is 25 largest semiconductor companies. Managed by VanEck, the fund carries $66.4B in assets under management, an expense ratio of 0.35%, a dividend yield of 0.21%. Its largest holding is NVIDIA Corp (NVDA), which represents 20.2% of the portfolio. Technology is the fund's largest sector exposure at 100.0%.