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

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, DVY returned +17.1% and PFF −4.2%.

Which is cheaper, DVY or PFF?

DVY is cheaper, by 0.07 percentage points a year. That is about $7 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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

By their latest filed holdings, 80% of DVY and 0% of PFF by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

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DVY vs PFF: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, DVY returned +17.1% to PFF's −4.2%; 7% of their weight is in the same names.

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Net assets on Oct 27, 2026: $23.4bn for iShares Select Dividend ETF and $11.8bn for iShares Preferred and Income Securities ETF.

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At a glance

+17.1%

DVY total return, 1 year

−4.2%

PFF total return, 1 year

0.38%

DVY expense ratio

0.45%

PFF expense ratio

Pair scorecard

DVY costs 0.07 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 21.3 points; DVY is 2.0 times larger.

DVY vs PFF: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	DVY	PFF
Return
Measure	DVY	PFF
Total return, 1 year	+17.1%	−4.2%
Drawdown
Measure	DVY	PFF
Below its high		7.1%, high on May 8, 2026
Benchmark
Measure	DVY	PFF
What it tracks	Dow Jones U.S. Select Dividend Index	ICE Exchange-Listed Preferred & Hybrid Securities Index
Cost and size
Measure	DVY	PFF
Expense ratio	0.38%	0.45%
Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026	$23.4bn	$11.8bn
Holdings
Measure	DVY	PFF
Holdings in common	7%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund	19.7%	22.7%

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

What they share

By the books each fund has filed, DVY and PFF hold 7% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Oct 27, 2026.

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7% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first DVY PFF

NEXTERA ENERGY 0.81% 1.06%

PPL CORP 0.93% 0.54%

AT&T 0.96% 0.53%

XCEL ENERGY INC 0.88% 0.38%

METLIFE 1.31% 0.35%

US BANCORP 1.31% 0.35%

TRUIST FINANCIAL 1.32% 0.32%

FORD MOTOR CO 1.32% 0.30%

KEYCORP 1.26% 0.30%

SEMPRA 0.82% 0.29%

DTE ENERGY 0.95% 0.26%

CMS ENERGY 0.89% 0.25%

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Only in DVY

HP INC 2.54%

PFIZER 2.42%

ALTRIA GROUP INC 2.27%

T ROWE PRICE GROUP 2.00%

ONEOK 1.87%

KIMBERLY CLARK 1.65%

VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC 1.65%

TARGET CORP 1.61%

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

DVY iShares Select Dividend ETF PFF iShares Preferred and Income Securities ETF

Where it sits Stock ETF Bond ETF

Issuer iShares iShares

What it is Tracks an index of US dividend Tracks an index of Preferred and Income Securities

Total return, 1 year +17.1% −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 0.38% 0.45%

Already in the S&P 500 80.1% 0.0%

Holdings 101 453

Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026 $23.4bn $11.8bn

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

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About each fund

DVY

DVY tracks an index of US dividend. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +17.1% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.38% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer for Oct 27, 2026, 80% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 101 positions, with the top ten at 19.7%.

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, DVY or PFF?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, DVY returned +17.1% and PFF −4.2%.
Which is cheaper, DVY or PFF?: DVY is cheaper, by 0.07 percentage points a year. That is about $7 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do DVY and PFF overlap with the S&P 500?: By their latest filed holdings, 80% of DVY and 0% of PFF by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.

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

Sources and dates

DVY and PFF filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

DVY prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

iShares page for DVY ↗

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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