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

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PFF vs XLV: how they differ

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

iShares Preferred and Income Securities ETF and State Street(R) Health Care Select Sector SPDR(R) ETF.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, PFF and XLV 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 PFFOnly in XLV
BOEING COMPANY (THE) 3.99%Eli Lilly & Co 16.56%
STRATEGY INC 2.99%Johnson & Johnson 10.67%
WELLS FARGO & COMPANY 2.37%AbbVie Inc 7.76%
ORACLE CORP 2.31%UnitedHealth Group Inc 6.59%
HEWLETT PACKARD ENTERPRISE COMPANY 1.79%Merck & Co Inc 5.54%
BANK OF AMERICA CORP 1.47%Amgen Inc 3.41%
CITIGROUP CAPITAL XIII 1.33%Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc 3.25%
ALBEMARLE CORP 1.31%Abbott Laboratories 2.76%

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 XLV on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
PFF
iShares Preferred and Income Securities ETF
XLV
State Street(R) Health Care Select Sector SPDR(R) ETF
Where it sitsCore index fundCore index fund
IssueriSharesState Street
What it isPreferred and Income SecuritiesHealth care
Total return, 1 year−0.8%+20.4%
S&P 500 over the same days+17.5%+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500−18.3 pts+2.9 pts
Expense ratio0.45%0.08%
Already in the S&P 50021.6%100.0%
Holdings45559

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.

XLV in plain words

XLV is an index equity fund tracking the Health care. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +20.4% 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. By its holdings filed for Jun 30, 2026, 100% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 59 positions, with the top ten at 61.7%. It sat 5.9% below its high of Aug 19, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, PFF or XLV?
In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, PFF returned −0.8% and XLV returned +20.4%, so XLV returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, PFF or XLV?
PFF charges 0.45% a year and XLV charges 0.08%, so XLV is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do PFF and XLV overlap with the S&P 500?
By their latest filed holdings, 22% of PFF and 100% of XLV by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds. Between the two funds, 0% of their books are the same securities at the same weight.

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