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

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, AVDV returned +22.8% and PFF −4.2%.

Which is cheaper, AVDV or PFF?

AVDV is cheaper, by 0.09 percentage points a year. That is about $9 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

How much do AVDV and PFF overlap with the S&P 500?

By their latest filed holdings, 0% of AVDV and 0% of PFF by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

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AVDV vs PFF: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, AVDV returned +22.8% to PFF's −4.2%; 1% of their weight is in the same names.

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Net assets on Oct 27, 2026: $20.0bn for Avantis International Small Cap Value ETF and $11.8bn for iShares Preferred and Income Securities ETF.

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At a glance

+22.8%

AVDV total return, 1 year

−4.2%

PFF total return, 1 year

0.36%

AVDV expense ratio

0.45%

PFF expense ratio

Pair scorecard

AVDV costs 0.09 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 27.0 points; AVDV is 1.7 times larger.

AVDV vs PFF: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	AVDV	PFF
Return
Measure	AVDV	PFF
Total return, 1 year	+22.8%	−4.2%
Drawdown
Measure	AVDV	PFF
Below its high	5.7%, high on Sep 4, 2026	7.1%, high on May 8, 2026
Benchmark
Measure	AVDV	PFF
What it tracks	No index, actively managed	ICE Exchange-Listed Preferred & Hybrid Securities Index
Cost and size
Measure	AVDV	PFF
Expense ratio	0.36%	0.45%
Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026	$20.0bn	$11.8bn
Holdings
Measure	AVDV	PFF
Holdings in common	1%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund	6.2%	22.7%

Holdings in common uses holdings dated Oct 27, 2026. Method

What they share

By the books each fund has filed, AVDV and PFF hold 1% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Oct 27, 2026.

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1% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first AVDV PFF

PERSEUS MINING LTD COMMON STOCK 0.59% 0.22%

ATHABASCA OIL CORP COMMON STOCK 0.17% 0.39%

CENTERRA GOLD INC COMMON STOCK 0.50% 0.15%

4IMPRINT GROUP PLC COMMON STOCK GBP.3845999 0.11% 0.26%

AMG CRITICAL MATERIALS N.V. COMMON STOCK EUR.02 0.04% 0.19%

AUSTAL LTD COMMON STOCK 0.03% 0.15%

RAI WAY SPA COMMON STOCK NPV 0.02% 0.05%

AUSTRALIAN FINANCE GROUP LTD COMMON STOCK 0.01% 0.07%

KEYERA CORP COMMON STOCK 0.00% 0.30%

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Only in AVDV

AUSTRIA TECHNOLOGIE + SYSTEM COMMON STOCK 0.81%

WHITBREAD PLC COMMON STOCK GBP.767974 0.68%

CLAL INSURANCE ENTERPR HLDGS COMMON STOCK ILS1.0 0.67%

TAMARACK VALLEY ENERGY LTD COMMON STOCK 0.60%

B2GOLD CORP COMMON STOCK 0.58%

LION FINANCE GROUP PLC COMMON STOCK GBP.01 0.58%

JOHNSON MATTHEY PLC COMMON STOCK GBP1.478994 0.56%

BURBERRY GROUP PLC COMMON STOCK GBP.0005 0.55%

Only in PFF

STRATEGY INC 3.53%

BOEING CO 3.11%

HEWLETT PACKARD ENTERPRISE CONV PR 2.36%

ALPHABET INC 2.31%

SUPER MICRO COMPUTER INC 2.27%

ALPHABET INC 2.26%

WELLS FARGO & COMPANY SERIES L 2.14%

ORACLE CORPORATION 2.06%

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Side by side

AVDV Avantis International Small Cap Value ETF PFF iShares Preferred and Income Securities ETF

Where it sits Stock ETF Bond ETF

Issuer Avantis iShares

What it is Actively managed Tracks an index of Preferred and Income Securities

Total return, 1 year +22.8% −4.2%

Its benchmark over the same days not measured +13.6% (MLRG)

Gap to its benchmark not measured −17.8 pts vs MLRG

Expense ratio 0.36% 0.45%

Already in the S&P 500 0.0% 0.0%

Holdings 1732 453

Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026 $20.0bn $11.8bn

AVDV and PFF on the fields both publish, as of Oct 28, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.

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About each fund

AVDV

AVDV is actively managed and tracks no index. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +22.8% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.36% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer for Oct 27, 2026, 0% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 1,732 positions, with the top ten at 6.2%. It sat 5.7% below its high of Sep 4, 2026 on Oct 28, 2026.

PFF

PFF tracks an index of Preferred and Income Securities. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned −4.2% with distributions reinvested, against +13.6% for its benchmark, the MSCI USA Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.45% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer for Oct 27, 2026, 0% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 453 positions, with the top ten at 22.7%. It sat 7.1% below its high of May 8, 2026 on Oct 28, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, AVDV or PFF?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, AVDV returned +22.8% and PFF −4.2%.
Which is cheaper, AVDV or PFF?: AVDV is cheaper, by 0.09 percentage points a year. That is about $9 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do AVDV and PFF overlap with the S&P 500?: By their latest filed holdings, 0% of AVDV and 0% of PFF by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.

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AVDV on its own →PFF on its own →Hold both: look the portfolio through →Rankings →AVDV dividend history →AVDV holdings →PFF dividend history →PFF holdings →Standards and sources →

Sources and dates

AVDV filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

AVDV prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

Avantis website ↗

PFF filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

PFF prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

iShares page for PFF ↗

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How this is computed

Overlap adds up the smaller of the two weights for each security both funds hold.

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