PFF vs VTI

iShares Preferred & Income Securities ETF vs Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF

Quick take
  • • VTI 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

MetricPFFVTI
Expense ratio
Annual fee. Lower is better.
0.45%0.03%
Dividend yield
Trailing 12-month yield.
5.73%1.06%
AUM
Assets under management — bigger funds are typically more liquid.
$11.67B$1.82T
YTD return
-3.28%11.58%
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.
0.791.00
P/E ratio
3.5223.70
Last price
$28.36$375.03
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%

VTI top holdings

Top holdings · VTI
NVDANVIDIA Corp7.13%
AAPLApple Inc6.63%
MSFTMicrosoft Corp5.20%
AMZNAmazon.com Inc3.30%
GOOGLAlphabet Inc Class A2.76%
AVGOBroadcom Inc2.28%
METAMeta Platforms Inc Class A2.18%
GOOGAlphabet Inc Class C2.18%
MUMicron Technology Inc1.64%
TSLATesla Inc1.37%
Sector breakdown · VTI
Real Estate2.2%
Consumer Cyclical8.7%
Basic Materials1.8%
Consumer Defensive4.2%
Technology38.1%
Communication Services9.2%
Financial Services11.5%
Utilities1.9%
Industrials8.8%
Energy3.6%
Healthcare10.0%

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 VTI

VTI (Vanguard Total Stock Market ETF) is Exposure to the entire US equity market across all market caps. Managed by Vanguard, the fund carries $1.8T in assets under management, an expense ratio of 0.03%, a dividend yield of 1.06%. Its largest holding is NVIDIA Corp (NVDA), which represents 7.1% of the portfolio. Real Estate is the fund's largest sector exposure at 2.2%.