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

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IEI returned −1.1% and PFF −4.2%.

Which is cheaper, IEI or PFF?

IEI 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.

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

Across categories

IEI vs PFF: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, IEI returned −1.1% to PFF's −4.2%, and IEI charges 0.15% to PFF's 0.45%.

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Net assets on Oct 27, 2026: $17.0bn for iShares 3-7 Year Treasury Bond ETF and $11.8bn for iShares Preferred and Income Securities ETF.

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At a glance

−1.1%

IEI total return, 1 year

−4.2%

PFF total return, 1 year

0.15%

IEI expense ratio

0.45%

PFF expense ratio

Pair scorecard

IEI costs 0.30 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 3.1 points; IEI is 1.4 times larger.

IEI vs PFF: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	IEI	PFF
Return
Measure	IEI	PFF
Total return, 1 year	−1.1%	−4.2%
Drawdown
Measure	IEI	PFF
Below its high		7.1%, high on May 8, 2026
Benchmark
Measure	IEI	PFF
What it tracks	ICE U.S. Treasury 3-7 Year Bond Index	ICE Exchange-Listed Preferred & Hybrid Securities Index
Cost and size
Measure	IEI	PFF
Expense ratio	0.15%	0.45%
Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026	$17.0bn	$11.8bn
Holdings
Measure	IEI	PFF
Holdings in common	0%
In the S&P 500, by weight		0%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund		22.7%

Holdings in common uses holdings dated Jun 30, 2026 and Aug 31, 2026. Method

What they share

By the books each fund has filed, IEI and PFF hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Jun 30, 2026 and Aug 31, 2026.

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Positions both hold · largest shared weight first IEI PFF

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Only in IEI

U.S. Treasury Notes, due Nov 30, 2030 2.90%

U.S. Treasury Notes, due Feb 15, 2032 2.30%

U.S. Treasury Notes, due Feb 28, 2030 2.29%

U.S. Treasury Notes, due Nov 15, 2031 2.26%

U.S. Treasury Notes, due Aug 31, 2030 2.24%

U.S. Treasury Notes, due May 15, 2033 2.17%

U.S. Treasury Notes, due Aug 15, 2031 2.11%

U.S. Treasury Notes, due Feb 15, 2033 2.10%

Only in PFF

BOEING COMPANY (THE) 6% SER A DEP SHS REPSTG 1/20TH INT MANDATORY CONV PFD 3.93%

STRATEGY INC VARIABLE RATE SERIES A PERPETUAL STRETCH PREFERRED STOCK 2.95%

WELLS FARGO & COMPANY 7.5% NON-CUMULATIVE PERPETUAL CONVERTIBLE CLASS A PREFERRED STOCK, SERIES L 2.33%

ORACLE CORP DEPOSITARY SHARES EACH REPRESENTING A 1/2,000TH INTEREST IN A SHARE OF 6.50% SERIES D MANDATORY CONVERTIBLE PREFERRED STOCK 2.28%

HEWLETT PACKARD ENTERPRISE COMPANY 7.625% SERIES C MANDATORY CONVERTIBLE PREFERRED STOCK 1.76%

BANK OF AMERICA CORP 7.25% NON-CUMULATIVE PERPETUAL CONVERTIBLE PREFERRED STOCK SERIES L 1.45%

CITIGROUP CAPITAL XIII FIXED/FLOAT TRUST PREFERRED SECURITIES 1.31%

ALBEMARLE CORP DEPOSITARY SHARES EACH REPRESENTING A 1/20TH INTEREST IN A SHARE OF 7.25% SERIES A MANDATORY CONVERTIBLE PREFERRED STOCK 1.29%

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Side by side

IEI iShares 3-7 Year Treasury Bond ETF PFF iShares Preferred and Income Securities ETF

Where it sits Bond ETF Bond ETF

Issuer iShares iShares

What it is Tracks an index of 3-7 Year Treasury Bond Tracks an index of Preferred and Income Securities

Total return, 1 year −1.1% −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 0.15% 0.45%

Holdings 82 453

Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026 $17.0bn $11.8bn

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

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About each fund

IEI

IEI tracks an index of 3-7 Year Treasury Bond. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned −1.1% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.15% a year.

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, IEI or PFF?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IEI returned −1.1% and PFF −4.2%.
Which is cheaper, IEI or PFF?: IEI 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.

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Where to next

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

Sources and dates

IEI and PFF filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

IEI prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

iShares page for IEI ↗

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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