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

In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, PFF returned −0.8% and VUSB returned +3.7%, so VUSB returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, PFF or VUSB?

PFF charges 0.45% a year and VUSB charges 0.10%, so VUSB 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 VUSB: how they differ

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

iShares Preferred and Income Securities ETF and Vanguard Ultra-Short Bond ETF.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, PFF and VUSB 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 VUSB
BOEING COMPANY (THE) 3.99%	United States Treasury Bill 4.24%
STRATEGY INC 2.99%	United States Treasury Note/Bond 0.68%
WELLS FARGO & COMPANY 2.37%	PNC Financial Services Group Inc/The 0.59%
ORACLE CORP 2.31%	United States Treasury Note/Bond 0.53%
HEWLETT PACKARD ENTERPRISE COMPANY 1.79%	Regions Bank/Birmingham AL 0.52%
BANK OF AMERICA CORP 1.47%	US Bancorp 0.51%
CITIGROUP CAPITAL XIII 1.33%	Charles Schwab Corp/The 0.50%
ALBEMARLE CORP 1.31%	Truist Bank 0.45%

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.

PFF and VUSB on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	PFF iShares Preferred and Income Securities ETF	VUSB Vanguard Ultra-Short Bond ETF
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	iShares	Vanguard
What it is	Preferred and Income Securities	Ultra-Short Bond
Total return, 1 year	−0.8%	+3.7%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	−18.3 pts	−13.8 pts
Expense ratio	0.45%	0.10%
Holdings	455	1281

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.

VUSB in plain words

VUSB is a cash and treasury bills tracking the Ultra-Short Bond. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +3.7% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.10% a year.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, PFF or VUSB?: In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, PFF returned −0.8% and VUSB returned +3.7%, so VUSB returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, PFF or VUSB?: PFF charges 0.45% a year and VUSB charges 0.10%, so VUSB is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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PFF against VUSB, 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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