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

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IGIB returned −1.8% and PFF −4.2%.

Which is cheaper, IGIB or PFF?

IGIB 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.

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

Across categories

IGIB vs PFF: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, IGIB returned −1.8% to PFF's −4.2%, and IGIB charges 0.04% to PFF's 0.45%.

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Net assets: $19.5bn on Oct 28, 2026 for iShares 5-10 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF, and $11.8bn on Oct 27, 2026 for iShares Preferred and Income Securities ETF.

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At a glance

−1.8%

IGIB total return, 1 year

−4.2%

PFF total return, 1 year

0.04%

IGIB expense ratio

0.45%

PFF expense ratio

Pair scorecard

IGIB costs 0.41 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 2.4 points; IGIB is 1.7 times larger.

IGIB vs PFF: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	IGIB	PFF
Return
Measure	IGIB	PFF
Total return, 1 year	−1.8%	−4.2%
Drawdown
Measure	IGIB	PFF
Below its high	3.2%, high on Feb 27, 2026	7.1%, high on May 8, 2026
Benchmark
Measure	IGIB	PFF
What it tracks	ICE BofA 5-10 Year US Corporate Index	ICE Exchange-Listed Preferred & Hybrid Securities Index
Cost and size
Measure	IGIB	PFF
Expense ratio	0.04%	0.45%
Net assets, as of Oct 26, 2026	$19.5bn	$11.8bn
Holdings
Measure	IGIB	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, IGIB 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 IGIB PFF

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Only in IGIB

Meta Platforms Inc, due Nov 15, 2035 0.22%

Amazon.com Inc, due Mar 13, 2036 0.22%

Space Exploration Technologies Corp, due Jul 15, 2036 0.20%

Anheuser-Busch Cos LLC / Anheuser-Busch InBev Worldwide Inc, due Feb 1, 2036 0.20%

Meta Platforms Inc, due May 15, 2036 0.19%

Bank of America Corp, due Apr 25, 2034 0.19%

Space Exploration Technologies Corp, due Jul 15, 2033 0.19%

Bank of America Corp, due Jan 23, 2035 0.19%

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

IGIB iShares 5-10 Year Investment Grade Corporate 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 5-10 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond Tracks an index of Preferred and Income Securities

Total return, 1 year −1.8% −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 0.04% 0.45%

Holdings 3064 453

Net assets, IGIB as of Oct 28, 2026 and PFF as of Oct 27, 2026 $19.5bn $11.8bn

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

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About each fund

IGIB

IGIB tracks an index of 5-10 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned −1.8% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.04% a year. It sat 3.2% below its high of Feb 27, 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, IGIB or PFF?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IGIB returned −1.8% and PFF −4.2%.
Which is cheaper, IGIB or PFF?: IGIB 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.

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Sources and dates

IGIB and PFF filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

IGIB prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

iShares page for IGIB ↗

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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