PFF vs XLV

iShares Preferred & Income Securities ETF vs Health Care Select Sector SPDR Fund

Quick take
  • • XLV has the lower expense ratio at 0.08% vs 0.45% for PFF.
  • • PFF pays a higher dividend yield (5.73%).

Side-by-side metrics

MetricPFFXLV
Expense ratio
Annual fee. Lower is better.
0.45%0.08%
Dividend yield
Trailing 12-month yield.
5.73%1.38%
AUM
Assets under management — bigger funds are typically more liquid.
$11.67B$49.10B
YTD return
-3.28%23.16%
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.
0.790.41
P/E ratio
3.5230.63
Last price
$28.36$187.94
Inception
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Issuer
iSharesState Street

PFF top holdings

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

XLV top holdings

Top holdings · XLV
LLYEli Lilly and Co16.88%
JNJJohnson & Johnson9.80%
ABBVAbbVie Inc7.76%
MRKMerck & Co Inc5.49%
UNHUnitedHealth Group Inc5.44%
TMOThermo Fisher Scientific Inc3.84%
AMGNAmgen Inc3.75%
GILDGilead Sciences Inc3.15%
ABTAbbott Laboratories2.74%
PFEPfizer Inc2.59%
Sector breakdown · XLV
Healthcare100.0%

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 XLV

XLV (Health Care Select Sector SPDR Fund) is S&P 500 health care sector. Managed by State Street, the fund carries $49.1B in assets under management, an expense ratio of 0.08%, a dividend yield of 1.38%. Its largest holding is Eli Lilly and Co (LLY), which represents 16.9% of the portfolio. Healthcare is the fund's largest sector exposure at 100.0%.