PFF vs SOXX

iShares Preferred & Income Securities ETF vs iShares Semiconductor ETF

Quick take
  • SOXX has the lower expense ratio at 0.34% vs 0.45% for PFF.
  • PFF pays a higher dividend yield (5.60%).

Side-by-side metrics

MetricPFFSOXX
Expense ratio
Annual fee. Lower is better.
0.45%0.34%
Dividend yield
Trailing 12-month yield.
5.60%0.23%
AUM
Assets under management — bigger funds are typically more liquid.
$13.10B$47.82B
YTD return
0.82%86.83%
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.
0.972.24
P/E ratio
3.7941.72
Last price
$30.56$590.16
Inception
Issuer
iSharesiShares

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%

SOXX top holdings

Top holdings · SOXX
MUMicron Technology Inc8.54%
AMDAdvanced Micro Devices Inc8.09%
NVDANVIDIA Corp6.81%
INTCIntel Corp6.33%
AVGOBroadcom Inc6.08%
AMATApplied Materials Inc5.77%
KLACKLA Corp5.64%
LRCXLam Research Corp4.89%
MRVLMarvell Technology Inc4.88%
TSMTaiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd ADR4.26%
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 $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 SOXX

SOXX (iShares Semiconductor ETF) is US semiconductor equities. Managed by iShares, the fund carries $47.8B in assets under management, an expense ratio of 0.34%, a dividend yield of 0.23%. Its largest holding is Micron Technology Inc (MU), which represents 8.5% of the portfolio. Technology is the fund's largest sector exposure at 100.0%.