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

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, GRNY returned +6.5% and PFF −4.2%.

Which is cheaper, GRNY or PFF?

PFF is cheaper, by 0.30 percentage points a year. That is about $30 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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

By their latest filed holdings, 98% of GRNY and 0% of PFF by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

Across categories

GRNY vs PFF: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, GRNY returned +6.5% to PFF's −4.2%; 7% of their weight is in the same names.

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Net assets: $4.3bn on Jul 31, 2026 for Fundstrat Granny Shots US Large Cap ETF, and $11.8bn on Oct 27, 2026 for iShares Preferred and Income Securities ETF.

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At a glance

+6.5%

GRNY total return, 1 year

−4.2%

PFF total return, 1 year

0.75%

GRNY expense ratio

0.45%

PFF expense ratio

Pair scorecard

PFF costs 0.30 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 10.7 points.

GRNY vs PFF: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	GRNY	PFF
Return
Measure	GRNY	PFF
Total return, 1 year	+6.5%	−4.2%
Drawdown
Measure	GRNY	PFF
Below its high	3.5%, high on Oct 6, 2026	7.1%, high on May 8, 2026
Benchmark
Measure	GRNY	PFF
What it tracks	No index, actively managed	ICE Exchange-Listed Preferred & Hybrid Securities Index
Cost and size
Measure	GRNY	PFF
Expense ratio	0.75%	0.45%
Net assets, GRNY as of Jul 31, 2026 and PFF as of Oct 27, 2026	$4.3bn	$11.8bn
Holdings
Measure	GRNY	PFF
Holdings in common	7%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund	26.5%	22.7%

Holdings in common uses holdings dated Jul 31, 2026 and Oct 27, 2026. Method

What they share

By the books each fund has filed, GRNY and PFF hold 7% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Jul 31, 2026 and Oct 27, 2026.

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Positions both hold · largest shared weight first GRNY PFF

Alphabet Inc 2.11% 2.31%

Oracle Corp 1.61% 2.06%

Strategy Inc 1.27% 3.53%

JPMorgan Chase & Co 2.66% 0.85%

Goldman Sachs Group Inc 2.42% 0.50%

Bank of New York Mellon Corp 2.59% 0.25%

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Only in GRNY

Arista Networks Inc 2.92%

General Electric Co 2.76%

Packaging Corp of America 2.66%

PNC Financial Services Group I 2.63%

Eli Lilly & Co 2.61%

Robinhood Markets Inc 2.61%

Microsoft Corp 2.54%

Monster Beverage Corp 2.52%

Only in PFF

BOEING CO 3.11%

HEWLETT PACKARD ENTERPRISE CONV PR 2.36%

SUPER MICRO COMPUTER INC 2.27%

ALPHABET INC 2.26%

WELLS FARGO & COMPANY SERIES L 2.14%

BANK OF AMERICA CORP 1.43%

CITIGROUP CAPITAL XIII 1.22%

KKR & CO INC 1.08%

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Side by side

GRNY Fundstrat Granny Shots US Large Cap ETF PFF iShares Preferred and Income Securities ETF

Where it sits Stock ETF Bond ETF

Issuer Fundstrat iShares

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

Total return, 1 year +6.5% −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 0.75% 0.45%

Already in the S&P 500 98.0% 0.0%

Holdings 43 453

Net assets, GRNY as of Jul 31, 2026 and PFF as of Oct 27, 2026 $4.3bn $11.8bn

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

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About each fund

GRNY

GRNY is actively managed and tracks no index. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +6.5% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.75% a year. By its holdings filed for Jul 31, 2026, 98% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 43 positions, with the top ten at 26.5%. It sat 3.5% below its high of Oct 6, 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, GRNY or PFF?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, GRNY returned +6.5% and PFF −4.2%.
Which is cheaper, GRNY or PFF?: PFF is cheaper, by 0.30 percentage points a year. That is about $30 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do GRNY and PFF overlap with the S&P 500?: By their latest filed holdings, 98% of GRNY and 0% of PFF by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.

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Where to next

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

Sources and dates

GRNY filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

GRNY prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

Fundstrat 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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