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

In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, PFF returned −0.8% and USHY returned +3.3%, so USHY returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, PFF or USHY?

PFF charges 0.45% a year and USHY charges 0.08%, so USHY 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 USHY: how they differ

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

iShares Preferred and Income Securities ETF and iShares Broad USD High Yield Corporate Bond ETF.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, PFF and USHY 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 USHY
BOEING COMPANY (THE) 3.99%	1261229 BC LTD 0.48%
STRATEGY INC 2.99%	ECHOSTAR CORP 0.42%
WELLS FARGO & COMPANY 2.37%	QUIKRETE HOLDINGS INC 0.29%
ORACLE CORP 2.31%	SV RNO PROPERTY OWNER 1 0.28%
HEWLETT PACKARD ENTERPRISE COMPANY 1.79%	CLOUD SOFTWARE GRP INC 0.27%
BANK OF AMERICA CORP 1.47%	WULF COMPUTE LLC 0.26%
CITIGROUP CAPITAL XIII 1.33%	ASURION LLC/ASURION CO 0.26%
ALBEMARLE CORP 1.31%	HUB INTERNATIONAL LTD 0.26%

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 Apr 30, 2026 and Jun 30, 2026.

PFF and USHY on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	PFF iShares Preferred and Income Securities ETF	USHY iShares Broad USD High Yield Corporate Bond ETF
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	iShares	iShares
What it is	Preferred and Income Securities	Broad USD High Yield Corporate Bond
Total return, 1 year	−0.8%	+3.3%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	−18.3 pts	−14.2 pts
Expense ratio	0.45%	0.08%
Holdings	455	1894

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.

USHY in plain words

USHY is a bond fund tracking the Broad USD High Yield Corporate Bond. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +3.3% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.08% a year.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, PFF or USHY?: In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, PFF returned −0.8% and USHY returned +3.3%, so USHY returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, PFF or USHY?: PFF charges 0.45% a year and USHY charges 0.08%, so USHY is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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PFF against USHY, ETFIQ, data as of Sep 12, 2026. Every figure is arithmetic on a named public source; the method is at etfiq.com/methodology. A comparison is not a recommendation.

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