Data as of Sep 12, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.
AVUS vs PFF: how they differ
AVUS and PFF hold 0% of their weight in the same names, and AVUS returned more over the year.
Avantis U.S. Equity ETF and iShares Preferred and Income Securities ETF.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, AVUS and PFF hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Only in AVUS | Only in PFF |
|---|---|
| NVIDIA Corp 5.49% | BOEING COMPANY (THE) 3.99% |
| Apple Inc 5.37% | STRATEGY INC 2.99% |
| Microsoft Corp 3.85% | WELLS FARGO & COMPANY 2.37% |
| Amazon.com Inc 3.68% | ORACLE CORP 2.31% |
| Alphabet Inc 2.42% | HEWLETT PACKARD ENTERPRISE COMPANY 1.79% |
| Micron Technology Inc 2.40% | BANK OF AMERICA CORP 1.47% |
| Meta Platforms Inc 2.21% | CITIGROUP CAPITAL XIII 1.33% |
| Alphabet Inc 1.94% | ALBEMARLE CORP 1.31% |
Weight overlap is an ETFIQ calculation: for every security both funds hold, the smaller of the two weights, summed. Above 50%, holding both is close to holding one of them twice. Holdings dated Jun 30, 2026 and May 31, 2026.
| AVUS Avantis U.S. Equity ETF | PFF iShares Preferred and Income Securities ETF | |
|---|---|---|
| Where it sits | Core index fund | Core index fund |
| Issuer | Avantis | iShares |
| What it is | U.S. Equity | Preferred and Income Securities |
| Total return, 1 year | +21.6% | −0.8% |
| S&P 500 over the same days | +17.5% | +17.5% |
| Gap to the S&P 500 | +4.1 pts | −18.3 pts |
| Expense ratio | 0.15% | 0.45% |
| Already in the S&P 500 | 84.4% | 21.6% |
| Holdings | 1875 | 455 |
AVUS in plain words
AVUS is an index equity fund tracking the U.S. Equity. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +21.6% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.15% a year. By its holdings filed for May 31, 2026, 84% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 1875 positions, with the top ten at 29.7%.
PFF in plain words
PFF is an index equity fund tracking the Preferred and Income Securities. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned −0.8% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.45% a year. By its holdings filed for Jun 30, 2026, 22% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 455 positions, with the top ten at 19.9%. It sat 3.2% below its high of May 8, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.
Questions people ask
- Which returned more over the last year, AVUS or PFF?
- In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, AVUS returned +21.6% and PFF returned −0.8%, so AVUS returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
- Which is cheaper, AVUS or PFF?
- AVUS charges 0.15% a year and PFF charges 0.45%, so AVUS is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
- How much do AVUS and PFF overlap with the S&P 500?
- By their latest filed holdings, 84% of AVUS and 22% of PFF by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds. Between the two funds, 0% of their books are the same securities at the same weight.
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