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

In the year to Sep 13, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IJR returned +19.9% and PFF returned −0.8%, so IJR returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, IJR or PFF?

IJR charges 0.06% a year and PFF charges 0.45%, so IJR is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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

By their latest filed holdings, 0% of IJR and 22% of PFF by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds. Between the two funds, 3% of their books are the same securities at the same weight.

Data as of Sep 13, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.

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IJR vs PFF: how they differ

IJR and PFF hold 3% of their weight in the same names, and IJR returned more over the year.

iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF and iShares Preferred and Income Securities ETF.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, IJR and PFF hold 3% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Positions IJR and PFF both hold, largest shared weight first
Holding	IJR	PFF
BLK CSH FND TREASURY SL AGENCY	1.94%	0.61%
LINCOLN NATIONAL CORP	0.35%	0.25%
JACKSON FINANCIAL CLASS A	0.23%	0.27%
VSE CORP	0.31%	0.22%
TELEPHONE AND DATA SYSTEMS	0.21%	0.17%
BANC OF CALIFORNIA	0.14%	0.25%
WESBANCO	0.16%	0.11%
WAFD INC	0.14%	0.10%
PITNEY BOWES	0.09%	0.15%
SL GREEN REALTY REIT CORP	0.21%	0.09%
ATLANTIC UNION BANKSHARES	0.32%	0.08%
ARMOUR RESIDENTIAL REIT	0.11%	0.07%

Largest positions each one holds and the other does not
Only in IJR	Only in PFF
CORCEPT THERAPEUTICS 0.62%	BOEING CO 3.54%
VIASAT INC 0.57%	ORACLE CORPORATION 2.31%
GLAUKOS 0.57%	SUPER MICRO COMPUTER INC 2.30%
MATCH GROUP INC 0.56%	ALPHABET INC 2.24%
BRINKER INTERNATIONAL INC 0.52%	HEWLETT PACKARD ENTERPRISE CONV PR 2.06%
QORVO 0.51%	ALBEMARLE CORP 1.12%
PAYCOM SOFTWARE 0.51%	MICROCHIP TECHNOLOGY INCORPORATED 0.89%
PROTAGONIST THERAPEUTICS 0.50%	BRIGHTSPRING HEALTH SERVICES UNITS 0.74%

Weight overlap is an ETFIQ calculation: for every security both funds hold, the smaller of the two weights, summed. Above 50%, holding both is close to holding one of them twice. Holdings dated Sep 10, 2026.

IJR and PFF on the fields both publish, as of Sep 13, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	IJR iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF	PFF iShares Preferred and Income Securities ETF
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	iShares	iShares
What it is	S&P SmallCap 600	Preferred and Income Securities
Total return, 1 year	+19.9%	−0.8%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	+2.4 pts	−18.3 pts
Expense ratio	0.06%	0.45%
Already in the S&P 500	0.0%	21.6%
Holdings	608	461

IJR in plain words

IJR is an index equity fund tracking the S&P SmallCap 600. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +19.9% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.06% a year. By its holdings filed for Sep 10, 2026, 0% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 608 positions, with the top ten at 6.8%. It sat 5.5% below its high of Aug 14, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.

PFF in plain words

PFF is an index equity fund tracking the Preferred and Income Securities. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned −0.8% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.45% a year. By its holdings filed for Sep 10, 2026, 22% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 461 positions, with the top ten at 23.1%. It sat 3.2% below its high of May 8, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, IJR or PFF?: In the year to Sep 13, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IJR returned +19.9% and PFF returned −0.8%, so IJR returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, IJR or PFF?: IJR charges 0.06% a year and PFF charges 0.45%, so IJR is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do IJR and PFF overlap with the S&P 500?: By their latest filed holdings, 0% of IJR and 22% of PFF by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds. Between the two funds, 3% of their books are the same securities at the same weight.

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