PFF vs VDE

iShares Preferred & Income Securities ETF vs Vanguard Energy ETF

Quick take
  • • VDE has the lower expense ratio at 0.09% vs 0.45% for PFF.
  • • PFF pays a higher dividend yield (5.73%).

Side-by-side metrics

MetricPFFVDE
Expense ratio
Annual fee. Lower is better.
0.45%0.09%
Dividend yield
Trailing 12-month yield.
5.73%2.09%
AUM
Assets under management — bigger funds are typically more liquid.
$11.67B$14.46B
YTD return
-3.28%39.35%
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.
0.79-0.20
P/E ratio
3.5217.24
Last price
$28.36$175.47
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%

VDE top holdings

Top holdings · VDE
XOMExxonMobil Holdings Corp22.88%
CVXChevron Corp14.42%
COPConocoPhillips5.87%
MPCMarathon Petroleum Corp4.46%
VLOValero Energy Corp4.45%
PSXPhillips 663.94%
WMBWilliams Companies Inc3.16%
EOGEOG Resources Inc2.85%
SLBSLB Ltd2.83%
KMIKinder Morgan Inc Class P2.22%
Sector breakdown · VDE
Basic Materials0.4%
Industrials0.1%
Energy99.5%

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 VDE

VDE (Vanguard Energy ETF) is US energy sector stocks. Managed by Vanguard, the fund carries $14.5B in assets under management, an expense ratio of 0.09%, a dividend yield of 2.09%. Its largest holding is ExxonMobil Holdings Corp (XOM), which represents 22.9% of the portfolio. Basic Materials is the fund's largest sector exposure at 0.4%.