Which returned more over the last year, BSV or PFF?

In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, BSV returned +1.1% and PFF returned −0.8%, so BSV returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, BSV or PFF?

BSV charges 0.03% a year and PFF charges 0.45%, so BSV is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Sep 12, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.

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BSV vs PFF: how they differ

BSV and PFF hold 0% of their weight in the same names, and BSV returned more over the year.

Vanguard Short-Term Bond Index Fund and iShares Preferred and Income Securities ETF.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, BSV and PFF hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Largest positions each one holds and the other does not
Only in BSV	Only in PFF
United States Treasury Note/Bond 1.13%	BOEING COMPANY (THE) 3.99%
United States Treasury Note/Bond 0.90%	STRATEGY INC 2.99%
United States Treasury Note/Bond 0.89%	WELLS FARGO & COMPANY 2.37%
United States Treasury Note/Bond 0.82%	ORACLE CORP 2.31%
United States Treasury Note/Bond 0.81%	HEWLETT PACKARD ENTERPRISE COMPANY 1.79%
United States Treasury Note/Bond 0.81%	BANK OF AMERICA CORP 1.47%
United States Treasury Note/Bond 0.80%	CITIGROUP CAPITAL XIII 1.33%
United States Treasury Note/Bond 0.78%	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.

BSV and PFF on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	BSV Vanguard Short-Term Bond Index Fund	PFF iShares Preferred and Income Securities ETF
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	Vanguard	iShares
What it is	Short-Term Bond	Preferred and Income Securities
Total return, 1 year	+1.1%	−0.8%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	−16.4 pts	−18.3 pts
Expense ratio	0.03%	0.45%
Holdings	3185	455

BSV in plain words

BSV is a bond fund tracking the Short-Term Bond. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +1.1% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.03% a year.

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, BSV or PFF?: In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, BSV returned +1.1% and PFF returned −0.8%, so BSV returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, BSV or PFF?: BSV charges 0.03% a year and PFF charges 0.45%, so BSV is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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