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

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, DYNF returned +14.5% and PFF −4.2%.

Which is cheaper, DYNF or PFF?

DYNF is cheaper, by 0.19 percentage points a year. That is about $19 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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

By their latest filed holdings, 95% of DYNF and 0% of PFF by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

Across categories

DYNF vs PFF: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, DYNF returned +14.5% to PFF's −4.2%; 12% of their weight is in the same names.

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Net assets on Oct 27, 2026: $42.7bn for iShares U.S. Equity Factor Rotation Active ETF and $11.8bn for iShares Preferred and Income Securities ETF.

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At a glance

+14.5%

DYNF total return, 1 year

−4.2%

PFF total return, 1 year

0.26%

DYNF expense ratio

0.45%

PFF expense ratio

Pair scorecard

DYNF costs 0.19 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 18.7 points; DYNF is 3.6 times larger.

DYNF vs PFF: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	DYNF	PFF
Return
Measure	DYNF	PFF
Total return, 1 year	+14.5%	−4.2%
Drawdown
Measure	DYNF	PFF
Below its high		7.1%, high on May 8, 2026
Benchmark
Measure	DYNF	PFF
What it tracks	No index, actively managed	ICE Exchange-Listed Preferred & Hybrid Securities Index
Cost and size
Measure	DYNF	PFF
Expense ratio	0.26%	0.45%
Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026	$42.7bn	$11.8bn
Holdings
Measure	DYNF	PFF
Holdings in common	12%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund	40.7%	22.7%

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

Risk and return

Mar 29, 2019 to Oct 23, 2026 · 395 weekly returns

DYNF PFF

Return

Total return edge DYNF +202.7% +20.8%

Annualized edge DYNF +15.7% +2.5%

Price return edge DYNF +170.1% −21.3%

Risk

Volatility edge PFF 19.3% 13.9%

Max drawdown edge PFF −32.7% −27.2%

Downside capture 102.2% 63.8%

Beta 1.03 0.70

Risk-adjusted

Sharpe edge DYNF 0.71 0.04

Sortino edge DYNF 1.02 0.06

Treynor 0.132 0.056

Calmar edge DYNF 0.48 0.09

Against the benchmark

Alpha −0.1% a year −3.5% a year

Alpha t-stat −0.05 −0.90

Information ratio 0.09 −0.37

Tracking error 3.9% 17.7%

Each against its own benchmark: DYNF against PBUS, Mar 29, 2019 to Oct 23, 2026; PFF against MLRG, Apr 5, 2007 to Oct 23, 2026.

Reading

DYNF returned more: +202.7% to +20.8%. PFF swung less: 13.9% to 19.3%. PFF fell less at its worst: −27.2% to −32.7%.

Full scorecard

19 measures, with how each is measured Open ↓

Risk and return: DYNF vs PFF: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	DYNF	PFF	Edge	How it is measured
Return
Total return	+202.7%	+20.8%	DYNF	Price change plus distributions, reinvested.
Annualized	+15.7%	+2.5%	DYNF	Total return as a yearly rate.
Price return	+170.1%	−21.3%	DYNF	Price change alone, distributions left out.
Risk
Volatility	19.3%	13.9%	PFF	Spread of weekly returns, annualized. Lower is steadier.
Downside deviation	13.4%	9.9%	PFF	Like volatility, counting only weeks below the Treasury bill rate.
Max drawdown	−32.7%	−27.2%	PFF	Deepest fall from a high to the low after it.
Upside capture	104.8%	37.7%		Share of its benchmark's rise caught in the weeks it rose.
Downside capture	102.2%	63.8%		Share of its benchmark's fall taken in the weeks it fell. Lower is better.
Beta	1.03	0.70	Not an edge	How far it moves for each 1% its benchmark moves.
R squared	0.96	0.34	Not an edge	Share of its weekly moves its benchmark explains.
Risk-adjusted
Sharpe	0.71	0.04	DYNF	Return above Treasury bills per unit of volatility.
Sortino	1.02	0.06	DYNF	Return above Treasury bills per unit of downside deviation.
Treynor	0.132	0.056		Return above Treasury bills per unit of beta.
Calmar	0.48	0.09	DYNF	Annualized return divided by the max drawdown.
Against the benchmark
Benchmark	PBUS	MLRG		The ETF each fund is measured against.
Alpha	−0.1% a year	−3.5% a year	Not significant	Yearly return beyond what its beta to the benchmark predicts.
Alpha t-stat	−0.05	−0.90	Not an edge	How sure the alpha is. Below 2, it could be chance.
Alpha range	−2.9% to +2.7%	−11.0% to +4.0%	Includes zero	The 95% range for the yearly alpha.
Information ratio	0.09	−0.37		Return against its benchmark per unit of tracking error.
Tracking error	3.9%	17.7%	Not an edge	How far weekly returns stray from the benchmark, annualized.

Computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices and ETFIQ's distribution records, 395 weekly returns. Cash rate: the 13-week Treasury bill.

What they share

12%

By the books each fund has filed, DYNF and PFF hold 12% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Oct 27, 2026.

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12% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first DYNF PFF

ALPHABET CLASS A 2.31% 2.31%

ALPHABET CLASS C 1.90% 2.26%

BANK OF AMERICA 2.10% 1.43%

CITIGROUP 1.32% 1.22%

JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 3.30% 0.85%

AT&T 0.62% 0.53%

GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP 1.05% 0.50%

NEXTERA ENERGY 0.49% 1.06%

DUKE ENERGY CORP 1.02% 0.45%

ALLSTATE CORP 1.08% 0.43%

ORACLE 0.27% 2.06%

US BANCORP 0.20% 0.35%

Only in one fund ↓

Only in DYNF

NVIDIA 8.15%

APPLE 8.14%

MICROSOFT 4.76%

AMAZON.COM INC 4.12%

EXXONMOBIL HOLDINGS CORP 2.99%

BROADCOM INC 2.46%

META PLATFORMS CLASS A 2.34%

JOHNSON & JOHNSON 1.96%

Only in PFF

BOEING CO 3.11%

SUPER MICRO COMPUTER INC 2.27%

KKR & CO INC 1.08%

NEXTERA ENERGY UNITS 1.04%

MICROCHIP TECHNOLOGY INCORPORATED 1.03%

SOUTHERN COMPANY (THE) 0.98%

BRIGHTSPRING HEALTH SERVICES UNITS 0.78%

JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.75%

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Side by side

DYNF iShares U.S. Equity Factor Rotation Active ETF PFF iShares Preferred and Income Securities ETF

Where it sits Stock ETF Bond ETF

Issuer iShares iShares

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

Total return, 1 year +14.5% −4.2%

Its benchmark over the same days +13.3% (PBUS) +13.6% (MLRG)

Gap to its benchmark +1.2 pts vs PBUS −17.8 pts vs MLRG

Expense ratio 0.26% 0.45%

Already in the S&P 500 94.8% 0.0%

Holdings 262 453

Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026 $42.7bn $11.8bn

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

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DYNF and PFF do different jobs. What does each one do in a portfolio?

What each follows. DYNF follows No index, actively managed and PFF follows ICE Exchange-Listed Preferred & Hybrid Securities Index.
Holdings in common. 12% of the weight is in the same securities (holdings dated Oct 27, 2026).
One-year total return. Over 1 year to Oct 28, 2026 DYNF returned +14.5% and PFF −4.2% with distributions reinvested, a gap of 18.7 points.

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

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About each fund

DYNF

DYNF is actively managed and tracks no index. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +14.5% with distributions reinvested, against +13.3% for its benchmark, the MSCI USA Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.26% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer for Oct 27, 2026, 95% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 262 positions, with the top ten at 40.7%.

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, DYNF or PFF?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, DYNF returned +14.5% and PFF −4.2%.
Which is cheaper, DYNF or PFF?: DYNF is cheaper, by 0.19 percentage points a year. That is about $19 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do DYNF and PFF overlap with the S&P 500?: By their latest filed holdings, 95% of DYNF and 0% of PFF by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.

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Sources and dates

DYNF filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

DYNF prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

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PFF filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

PFF prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

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

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