PFF vs VB

iShares Preferred & Income Securities ETF vs Vanguard Small-Cap ETF

Quick take
  • • VB has the lower expense ratio at 0.03% vs 0.45% for PFF.
  • • PFF pays a higher dividend yield (5.73%).

Side-by-side metrics

MetricPFFVB
Expense ratio
Annual fee. Lower is better.
0.45%0.03%
Dividend yield
Trailing 12-month yield.
5.73%1.26%
AUM
Assets under management — bigger funds are typically more liquid.
$11.67B$178.19B
YTD return
-3.28%15.28%
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.
0.791.09
P/E ratio
3.5219.78
Last price
$28.36$295.88
Inception
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Issuer
iSharesVanguard

PFF top holdings

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

VB top holdings

Top holdings · VB
NTRANatera Inc0.72%
TWLOTwilio Inc Class A0.57%
RVMDRevolution Medicines Inc Ordinary Shares0.53%
ILMNIllumina Inc0.52%
PEverpure Inc Class A0.52%
OKTAOkta Inc Class A0.44%
MRNAModerna Inc0.44%
EMEEMCOR Group Inc0.42%
CRDOCredo Technology Group Holding Ltd0.42%
JBLJabil Inc0.38%
Sector breakdown · VB
Real Estate7.6%
Consumer Cyclical11.4%
Basic Materials4.4%
Consumer Defensive3.4%
Technology18.5%
Communication Services2.9%
Financial Services12.4%
Utilities3.2%
Industrials17.5%
Energy4.3%
Healthcare14.3%

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 VB

VB (Vanguard Small-Cap ETF) is US small-cap stocks across sectors. Managed by Vanguard, the fund carries $178.2B in assets under management, an expense ratio of 0.03%, a dividend yield of 1.26%. Its largest holding is Natera Inc (NTRA), which represents 0.7% of the portfolio. Real Estate is the fund's largest sector exposure at 7.6%.