PFF vs SPYD

iShares Preferred & Income Securities ETF vs SPDR Portfolio S&P 500 High Dividend ETF

Quick take
  • • SPYD has the lower expense ratio at 0.07% vs 0.45% for PFF.
  • • PFF pays a higher dividend yield (5.73%).

Side-by-side metrics

MetricPFFSPYD
Expense ratio
Annual fee. Lower is better.
0.45%0.07%
Dividend yield
Trailing 12-month yield.
5.73%4.20%
AUM
Assets under management — bigger funds are typically more liquid.
$11.67B$7.64B
YTD return
-3.28%19.42%
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.
0.790.55
P/E ratio
3.5215.99
Last price
$28.36$49.87
Inception
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Issuer
iSharesState Street

PFF top holdings

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

SPYD top holdings

Top holdings · SPYD
ACNAccenture PLC Class A2.35%
HASHasbro Inc1.71%
PFEPfizer Inc1.57%
CVXChevron Corp1.56%
MDTMedtronic PLC1.51%
SWKStanley Black & Decker Inc1.48%
EOGEOG Resources Inc1.47%
HPQHP Inc1.46%
CCICrown Castle Inc1.46%
AMTAmerican Tower Corp1.44%
Sector breakdown · SPYD
Real Estate24.2%
Consumer Cyclical9.3%
Basic Materials3.9%
Consumer Defensive13.9%
Technology6.5%
Communication Services5.1%
Financial Services12.2%
Utilities10.9%
Industrials3.9%
Energy5.7%
Healthcare4.4%

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 SPYD

SPYD (SPDR Portfolio S&P 500 High Dividend ETF) is Top 80 highest-yielding S&P 500 stocks. Managed by State Street, the fund carries $7.6B in assets under management, an expense ratio of 0.07%, a dividend yield of 4.20%. Its largest holding is Accenture PLC Class A (ACN), which represents 2.4% of the portfolio. Real Estate is the fund's largest sector exposure at 24.2%.