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

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, EEM returned +16.3% and PFF −4.2%.

Which is cheaper, EEM or PFF?

PFF is cheaper, by 0.27 percentage points a year. That is about $27 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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

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

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

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EEM vs PFF: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, EEM returned +16.3% to PFF's −4.2%; 0% of their weight is in the same names.

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Net assets on Oct 27, 2026: $29.1bn for iShares MSCI Emerging Markets ETF and $11.8bn for iShares Preferred and Income Securities ETF.

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At a glance

+16.3%

EEM total return, 1 year

−4.2%

PFF total return, 1 year

0.72%

EEM expense ratio

0.45%

PFF expense ratio

Pair scorecard

PFF costs 0.27 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 20.5 points; EEM is 2.5 times larger.

EEM vs PFF: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	EEM	PFF
Return
Measure	EEM	PFF
Total return, 1 year	+16.3%	−4.2%
Drawdown
Measure	EEM	PFF
Below its high	10.8%, high on Jun 22, 2026	7.1%, high on May 8, 2026
Benchmark
Measure	EEM	PFF
What it tracks	MSCI Emerging Markets Index	ICE Exchange-Listed Preferred & Hybrid Securities Index
Cost and size
Measure	EEM	PFF
Expense ratio	0.72%	0.45%
Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026	$29.1bn	$11.8bn
Holdings
Measure	EEM	PFF
Holdings in common	0%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund	37.2%	22.7%

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

What they share

By the books each fund has filed, EEM and PFF hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Oct 27, 2026.

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0% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first EEM PFF

SANLAM LIMITED LTD 0.08% 0.10%

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Only in EEM

TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING 15.98%

SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS LTD 6.88%

SK HYNIX 4.91%

TENCENT HOLDINGS 2.64%

ALIBABA GROUP HOLDING 1.82%

MEDIATEK 1.54%

CHINA CONSTRUCTION BANK CORP H 0.94%

SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS NON VOTING PRE 0.91%

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

EEM iShares MSCI Emerging Markets 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 Emerging markets Tracks an index of Preferred and Income Securities

Total return, 1 year +16.3% −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 0.72% 0.45%

Already in the S&P 500 0.0% 0.0%

Holdings 1186 453

Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026 $29.1bn $11.8bn

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

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About each fund

EEM

EEM tracks an index of Emerging markets. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +16.3% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.72% 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 1,186 positions, with the top ten at 37.2%. It sat 10.8% below its high of Jun 22, 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, EEM or PFF?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, EEM returned +16.3% and PFF −4.2%.
Which is cheaper, EEM or PFF?: PFF is cheaper, by 0.27 percentage points a year. That is about $27 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do EEM and PFF overlap with the S&P 500?: By their latest filed holdings, 0% of EEM and 0% of PFF by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.

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Where to next

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

Sources and dates

EEM filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

EEM prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

iShares page for EEM ↗

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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