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

In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, PFF returned −0.8% and SHY returned +1.7%, so SHY returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, PFF or SHY?

PFF charges 0.45% a year and SHY charges 0.15%, so SHY 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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PFF vs SHY: how they differ

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

iShares Preferred and Income Securities ETF and iShares 1-3 Year Treasury Bond ETF.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, PFF and SHY 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 PFF	Only in SHY
BOEING COMPANY (THE) 3.99%	United States of America 1.97%
STRATEGY INC 2.99%	United States of America 1.86%
WELLS FARGO & COMPANY 2.37%	United States of America 1.72%
ORACLE CORP 2.31%	United States of America 1.62%
HEWLETT PACKARD ENTERPRISE COMPANY 1.79%	United States of America 1.61%
BANK OF AMERICA CORP 1.47%	United States of America 1.53%
CITIGROUP CAPITAL XIII 1.33%	United States of America 1.49%
ALBEMARLE CORP 1.31%	United States of America 1.47%

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.

PFF and SHY on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	PFF iShares Preferred and Income Securities ETF	SHY iShares 1-3 Year Treasury Bond ETF
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	iShares	iShares
What it is	Preferred and Income Securities	1-3 Year Treasury Bond
Total return, 1 year	−0.8%	+1.7%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	−18.3 pts	−15.8 pts
Expense ratio	0.45%	0.15%
Holdings	455	89

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.

SHY in plain words

SHY is a bond fund tracking the 1-3 Year Treasury Bond. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +1.7% 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.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, PFF or SHY?: In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, PFF returned −0.8% and SHY returned +1.7%, so SHY returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, PFF or SHY?: PFF charges 0.45% a year and SHY charges 0.15%, so SHY is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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