PFF vs VOO

iShares Preferred & Income Securities ETF vs Vanguard S&P 500 ETF

Quick take
  • • VOO 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

MetricPFFVOO
Expense ratio
Annual fee. Lower is better.
0.45%0.03%
Dividend yield
Trailing 12-month yield.
5.73%1.07%
AUM
Assets under management — bigger funds are typically more liquid.
$11.67B$1.74T
YTD return
-3.28%11.29%
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.
0.790.97
P/E ratio
3.5224.17
Last price
$28.36$699.75
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%

VOO top holdings

Top holdings · VOO
NVDANVIDIA Corp8.39%
AAPLApple Inc7.38%
MSFTMicrosoft Corp5.78%
AMZNAmazon.com Inc3.71%
GOOGLAlphabet Inc Class A3.07%
AVGOBroadcom Inc2.54%
GOOGAlphabet Inc Class C2.45%
METAMeta Platforms Inc Class A2.43%
MUMicron Technology Inc1.83%
TSLATesla Inc1.52%
Sector breakdown · VOO
Real Estate1.7%
Consumer Cyclical8.8%
Basic Materials1.6%
Consumer Defensive4.3%
Technology40.5%
Communication Services9.9%
Financial Services11.1%
Utilities1.9%
Industrials7.6%
Energy3.4%
Healthcare9.3%

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 VOO

VOO (Vanguard S&P 500 ETF) is Tracks the S&P 500 index of 500 large US companies. Managed by Vanguard, the fund carries $1.7T in assets under management, an expense ratio of 0.03%, a dividend yield of 1.07%. Its largest holding is NVIDIA Corp (NVDA), which represents 8.4% of the portfolio. Real Estate is the fund's largest sector exposure at 1.7%.