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

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IJH returned +13.2% and PFF −4.2%.

Which is cheaper, IJH or PFF?

IJH is cheaper, by 0.40 percentage points a year. That is about $40 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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

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

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

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IJH vs PFF: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, IJH returned +13.2% to PFF's −4.2%; 5% of their weight is in the same names.

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Net assets on Oct 27, 2026: $122.8bn for iShares Core S&P Mid-Cap ETF and $11.8bn for iShares Preferred and Income Securities ETF.

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At a glance

+13.2%

IJH total return, 1 year

−4.2%

PFF total return, 1 year

0.05%

IJH expense ratio

0.45%

PFF expense ratio

Pair scorecard

IJH costs 0.40 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 17.4 points; IJH is 10.4 times larger.

IJH vs PFF: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	IJH	PFF
Return
Measure	IJH	PFF
Total return, 1 year	+13.2%	−4.2%
Drawdown
Measure	IJH	PFF
Below its high	6.5%, high on Aug 14, 2026	7.1%, high on May 8, 2026
Benchmark
Measure	IJH	PFF
What it tracks	S&P MidCap 400	ICE Exchange-Listed Preferred & Hybrid Securities Index
Cost and size
Measure	IJH	PFF
Expense ratio	0.05%	0.45%
Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026	$122.8bn	$11.8bn
Holdings
Measure	IJH	PFF
Holdings in common	5%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund	7.2%	22.7%

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

What they share

By the books each fund has filed, IJH and PFF hold 5% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Oct 27, 2026.

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5% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first IJH PFF

ANNALY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT REIT 0.40% 0.37%

REINSURANCE GROUP OF AMERICA 0.50% 0.36%

BRIGHTSPRING HEALTH SERVICES INC 0.29% 0.78%

EQUITABLE HOLDINGS 0.41% 0.29%

AGNC INVESTMENT REIT 0.31% 0.28%

COREBRIDGE FINANCIAL INC 0.27% 0.25%

WINTRUST FINANCIAL 0.30% 0.22%

BRUKER 0.20% 0.62%

AFFILIATED MANAGERS GROUP 0.30% 0.19%

FIRST HORIZON 0.32% 0.18%

PINNACLE FINANCIAL PARTNERS 0.44% 0.18%

UMB FINANCIAL 0.28% 0.16%

Only in one fund ↓

Only in IJH

OKTA CLASS A 1.10%

TECHNIPFMC PLC 0.82%

UNITED THERAPEUTICS 0.74%

ENTEGRIS INC 0.67%

ATI 0.66%

US FOODS HOLDING 0.65%

RELIANCE STEEL & ALUMINUM 0.65%

XPO 0.64%

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

IJH iShares Core S&P Mid-Cap ETF PFF iShares Preferred and Income Securities ETF

Where it sits Stock ETF Bond ETF

Issuer iShares iShares

What it is Tracks the S&P MidCap 400 Tracks an index of Preferred and Income Securities

Total return, 1 year +13.2% −4.2%

Its benchmark over the same days +12.8% (MDY) +13.6% (MLRG)

Gap to its benchmark +0.4 pts vs MDY −17.8 pts vs MLRG

Expense ratio 0.05% 0.45%

Already in the S&P 500 0.0% 0.0%

Holdings 409 453

Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026 $122.8bn $11.8bn

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

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About each fund

IJH

IJH tracks the S&P MidCap 400. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +13.2% with distributions reinvested, against +12.8% for its benchmark, the S&P MidCap 400. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.05% 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 409 positions, with the top ten at 7.2%. It sat 6.5% below its high of Aug 14, 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, IJH or PFF?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IJH returned +13.2% and PFF −4.2%.
Which is cheaper, IJH or PFF?: IJH is cheaper, by 0.40 percentage points a year. That is about $40 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do IJH and PFF overlap with the S&P 500?: By their latest filed holdings, 0% of IJH and 0% of PFF by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.

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Sources and dates

IJH and PFF filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

IJH and PFF prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

iShares page for IJH ↗

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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