PFF vs SOXX

iShares Preferred & Income Securities ETF vs iShares Semiconductor ETF

Quick take
  • • SOXX has the lower expense ratio at 0.33% vs 0.45% for PFF.
  • • PFF pays a higher dividend yield (5.73%).

Side-by-side metrics

MetricPFFSOXX
Expense ratio
Annual fee. Lower is better.
0.45%0.33%
Dividend yield
Trailing 12-month yield.
5.73%0.27%
AUM
Assets under management — bigger funds are typically more liquid.
$11.67B$43.67B
YTD return
-3.28%46.45%
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.
0.792.41
P/E ratio
3.5233.43
Last price
$28.36$157.94
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%

SOXX top holdings

Top holdings · SOXX
AMDAdvanced Micro Devices Inc9.24%
NVDANVIDIA Corp7.98%
MUMicron Technology Inc7.95%
AVGOBroadcom Inc7.58%
INTCIntel Corp6.33%
TXNTexas Instruments Inc4.96%
ADIAnalog Devices Inc4.96%
QCOMQualcomm Inc4.16%
MRVLMarvell Technology Inc4.00%
KLACKLA Corp3.88%
Sector breakdown · SOXX
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 SOXX

SOXX (iShares Semiconductor ETF) is US semiconductor equities. Managed by iShares, the fund carries $43.7B in assets under management, an expense ratio of 0.33%, a dividend yield of 0.27%. Its largest holding is Advanced Micro Devices Inc (AMD), which represents 9.2% of the portfolio. Technology is the fund's largest sector exposure at 100.0%.