PFF vs VOX

iShares Preferred & Income Securities ETF vs Vanguard Communication Services ETF

Quick take
  • • VOX 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

MetricPFFVOX
Expense ratio
Annual fee. Lower is better.
0.45%0.09%
Dividend yield
Trailing 12-month yield.
5.73%1.09%
AUM
Assets under management — bigger funds are typically more liquid.
$11.67B$5.61B
YTD return
-3.28%-5.45%
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.
0.791.07
P/E ratio
3.5216.87
Last price
$28.36$184.09
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%

VOX top holdings

Top holdings · VOX
METAMeta Platforms Inc Class A25.31%
GOOGLAlphabet Inc Class A13.97%
GOOGAlphabet Inc Class C7.70%
DISThe Walt Disney Co4.26%
VZVerizon Communications Inc4.04%
TAT&T Inc4.03%
NFLXNetflix Inc3.77%
SPCXSpace Exploration Technologies Corp Class A2.88%
WBDWarner Bros. Discovery Inc Ordinary Shares - Class A2.73%
TMUST-Mobile US Inc2.44%
Sector breakdown · VOX
Real Estate0.1%
Consumer Cyclical0.1%
Technology1.2%
Communication Services95.7%
Industrials2.9%
Healthcare0.0%

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 VOX

VOX (Vanguard Communication Services ETF) is US communication services sector stocks. Managed by Vanguard, the fund carries $5.6B in assets under management, an expense ratio of 0.09%, a dividend yield of 1.09%. Its largest holding is Meta Platforms Inc Class A (META), which represents 25.3% of the portfolio. Real Estate is the fund's largest sector exposure at 0.1%.