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

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IDEV returned +13.4% and PFF −4.2%.

Which is cheaper, IDEV or PFF?

IDEV is cheaper, by 0.41 percentage points a year. That is about $41 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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

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

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

Across categories

IDEV vs PFF: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, IDEV returned +13.4% to PFF's −4.2%; 1% of their weight is in the same names.

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Net assets: $34.0bn on Oct 28, 2026 for iShares Core MSCI International Developed Markets ETF, and $11.8bn on Oct 27, 2026 for iShares Preferred and Income Securities ETF.

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At a glance

+13.4%

IDEV total return, 1 year

−4.2%

PFF total return, 1 year

0.04%

IDEV expense ratio

0.45%

PFF expense ratio

Pair scorecard

IDEV costs 0.41 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 17.6 points; IDEV is 2.9 times larger.

IDEV vs PFF: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	IDEV	PFF
Return
Measure	IDEV	PFF
Total return, 1 year	+13.4%	−4.2%
Drawdown
Measure	IDEV	PFF
Below its high	4.4%, high on Aug 25, 2026	7.1%, high on May 8, 2026
Benchmark
Measure	IDEV	PFF
What it tracks	MSCI World ex USA Investable Market Index	ICE Exchange-Listed Preferred & Hybrid Securities Index
Cost and size
Measure	IDEV	PFF
Expense ratio	0.04%	0.45%
Net assets, as of Oct 26, 2026	$33.7bn	$11.8bn
Holdings
Measure	IDEV	PFF
Holdings in common	1%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund	10.9%	22.7%

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

What they share

By the books each fund has filed, IDEV 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 IDEV PFF

DEUTSCHE TELEKOM N AG 0.33% 0.26%

BANCO SANTANDER 0.63% 0.17%

PEMBINA PIPELINE 0.10% 0.54%

PRUDENTIAL PLC 0.10% 0.22%

ARISTOCRAT LEISURE 0.09% 0.43%

HELVETIA BALOISE HOLDING N AG 0.08% 0.16%

COMPAGNIE FINANCIERE RICHEMONT SA 0.37% 0.05%

KEYERA 0.04% 0.30%

KONINKLIJKE AHOLD DELHAIZE 0.11% 0.04%

ATHABASCA OIL 0.02% 0.39%

CENTERRA GOLD 0.02% 0.15%

LAND SECURITIES GROUP REIT PLC 0.02% 0.06%

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Only in IDEV

ASML HOLDING 2.23%

ROCHE PS PAR AG 1.18%

SHELL 1.06%

HSBC HOLDINGS PLC 1.03%

NOVARTIS AG 1.00%

ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 0.98%

ASTRAZENECA PLC 0.90%

NESTLE SA 0.90%

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

IDEV iShares Core MSCI International Developed Markets ETF PFF iShares Preferred and Income Securities ETF

Where it sits Stock ETF Bond ETF

Issuer iShares iShares

What it is Tracks the MSCI International Developed Markets Tracks an index of Preferred and Income Securities

Total return, 1 year +13.4% −4.2%

Its benchmark over the same days +14.3% (ACWX) +13.6% (MLRG)

Gap to its benchmark −0.9 pts vs ACWX −17.8 pts vs MLRG

Expense ratio 0.04% 0.45%

Already in the S&P 500 0.0% 0.0%

Holdings 2317 453

Net assets, IDEV as of Oct 28, 2026 and PFF as of Oct 27, 2026 $34.0bn $11.8bn

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

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About each fund

IDEV

IDEV tracks the MSCI International Developed Markets. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +13.4% with distributions reinvested, against +14.3% for its benchmark, the MSCI ACWI ex USA Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.04% 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 2,317 positions, with the top ten at 10.9%. It sat 4.4% below its high of Aug 25, 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, IDEV or PFF?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IDEV returned +13.4% and PFF −4.2%.
Which is cheaper, IDEV or PFF?: IDEV is cheaper, by 0.41 percentage points a year. That is about $41 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do IDEV and PFF overlap with the S&P 500?: By their latest filed holdings, 0% of IDEV and 0% of PFF by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.

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Sources and dates

IDEV and PFF filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

IDEV prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

iShares page for IDEV ↗

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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