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

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IGSB returned +1.3% and PFF −4.2%.

Which is cheaper, IGSB or PFF?

IGSB 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

IGSB vs PFF: Differences, Returns & Fees

Share on X Download as PDF

Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, IGSB returned +1.3% to PFF's −4.2%, and IGSB charges 0.04% to PFF's 0.45%.

askIQ about this page

askIQ about IGSB and PFF

Net assets: $23.7bn on Oct 28, 2026 for iShares 1-5 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF, and $11.8bn on Oct 27, 2026 for iShares Preferred and Income Securities ETF.

IGSB on its own →PFF on its own →

At a glance

+1.3%

IGSB total return, 1 year

−4.2%

PFF total return, 1 year

0.04%

IGSB expense ratio

0.45%

PFF expense ratio

Pair scorecard

IGSB costs 0.41 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 5.5 points; IGSB is 2.0 times larger.

IGSB vs PFF: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	IGSB	PFF
Return
Measure	IGSB	PFF
Total return, 1 year	+1.3%	−4.2%
Drawdown
Measure	IGSB	PFF
Below its high		7.1%, high on May 8, 2026
Benchmark
Measure	IGSB	PFF
What it tracks	ICE BofA 1-5 Year US Corporate Index	ICE Exchange-Listed Preferred & Hybrid Securities Index
Cost and size
Measure	IGSB	PFF
Expense ratio	0.04%	0.45%
Net assets, as of Oct 26, 2026	$23.7bn	$11.8bn
Holdings
Measure	IGSB	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, IGSB and PFF hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Jun 30, 2026 and Aug 31, 2026.

50%

0 half 100%

half

0% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first IGSB PFF

Only in one fund ↓

Only in IGSB

Eagle Funding Luxco Sarl, due Aug 17, 2030 0.29%

T-Mobile USA Inc, due Apr 15, 2030 0.17%

Space Exploration Technologies Corp, due Jul 15, 2031 0.15%

Bank of America Corp, due Dec 20, 2028 0.14%

Amazon.com Inc, due Mar 13, 2031 0.13%

AbbVie Inc, due Nov 21, 2029 0.13%

Mars Inc, due Mar 1, 2030 0.12%

CVS Health Corp, due Mar 25, 2028 0.12%

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%

Check overlap with more funds →

Side by side

IGSB iShares 1-5 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 1-5 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond Tracks an index of Preferred and Income Securities

Total return, 1 year +1.3% −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 0.04% 0.45%

Holdings 4781 453

Net assets, IGSB as of Oct 28, 2026 and PFF as of Oct 27, 2026 $23.7bn $11.8bn

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

Alert

About each fund

IGSB

IGSB tracks an index of 1-5 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +1.3% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.04% 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, IGSB or PFF?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IGSB returned +1.3% and PFF −4.2%.
Which is cheaper, IGSB or PFF?: IGSB 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.

Other comparisons

IGSB vs VGLT IGSB vs JNK IGSB vs VBIL IGSB vs VUSB PFF vs SPSB PFF vs VCSH BSV vs PFF JAAA vs PFF

Where to next

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

Sources and dates

IGSB and PFF filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

IGSB prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

iShares page for IGSB ↗

PFF prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

iShares page for PFF ↗

Links are sources, not endorsements. A comparison is not a recommendation.

How this is computed

Overlap adds up the smaller of the two weights for each security both funds hold.

Cite this pageCitation, APA and Markdown

ETFIQ, IGSB against PFF, data as of Oct 28, 2026. https://etfiq.com/compare/any/igsb-vs-pff

Open data →

Free to use with attribution for data ETFIQ computes; issuer data stays under its owner's terms.