PFF vs USO

iShares Preferred & Income Securities ETF vs United States Oil Fund

Quick take
  • • PFF has the lower expense ratio at 0.45% vs 0.86% for USO.
  • • PFF pays a higher dividend yield (5.73%).

Side-by-side metrics

MetricPFFUSO
Expense ratio
Annual fee. Lower is better.
0.45%0.86%
Dividend yield
Trailing 12-month yield.
5.73%0.00%
AUM
Assets under management — bigger funds are typically more liquid.
$11.67B$1.95B
YTD return
-3.28%106.28%
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
3.52—
Last price
$28.36$142.70
Inception
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Issuer
iSharesUSCF

PFF top holdings

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

USO top holdings

Holdings data unavailable for USO.

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 USO

USO (United States Oil Fund) is Tracks WTI crude oil futures. Managed by USCF, the fund carries $1.9B in assets under management, an expense ratio of 0.86%.