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

In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, MUB returned +0.1% and PFF returned −0.8%, so MUB returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, MUB or PFF?

MUB charges 0.05% a year and PFF charges 0.45%, so MUB 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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MUB vs PFF: how they differ

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

iShares National Muni Bond ETF and iShares Preferred and Income Securities ETF.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, MUB 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 MUB	Only in PFF
Board of Regents of the University of Te 0.20%	BOEING COMPANY (THE) 3.99%
New York State Thruway Authority 0.16%	STRATEGY INC 2.99%
New York State Dormitory Authority 0.14%	WELLS FARGO & COMPANY 2.37%
Houston Higher Education Finance Corp. 0.13%	ORACLE CORP 2.31%
Northwest Independent School District 0.13%	HEWLETT PACKARD ENTERPRISE COMPANY 1.79%
Ohio State University (The) 0.13%	BANK OF AMERICA CORP 1.47%
State of New Jersey 0.13%	CITIGROUP CAPITAL XIII 1.33%
State of California 0.13%	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.

MUB and PFF on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	MUB iShares National Muni Bond ETF	PFF iShares Preferred and Income Securities ETF
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	iShares	iShares
What it is	National Muni Bond	Preferred and Income Securities
Total return, 1 year	+0.1%	−0.8%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	−17.4 pts	−18.3 pts
Expense ratio	0.05%	0.45%
Holdings	6603	455

MUB in plain words

MUB is a bond fund tracking the National Muni Bond. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +0.1% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.05% a year. It sat 3.6% below its high of Jul 6, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.

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, MUB or PFF?: In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, MUB returned +0.1% and PFF returned −0.8%, so MUB returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, MUB or PFF?: MUB charges 0.05% a year and PFF charges 0.45%, so MUB is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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