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

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IJR returned +17.5% and PFF −4.2%.

Which is cheaper, IJR or PFF?

IJR is cheaper, by 0.39 percentage points a year. That is about $39 on $10,000 held for a year. 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 0% of PFF by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

Across categories

IJR vs PFF: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, IJR returned +17.5% to PFF's −4.2%; 3% of their weight is in the same names.

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Net assets on Oct 27, 2026: $104.6bn for iShares Core S&P Small-Cap ETF and $11.8bn for iShares Preferred and Income Securities ETF.

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At a glance

+17.5%

IJR total return, 1 year

−4.2%

PFF total return, 1 year

0.06%

IJR expense ratio

0.45%

PFF expense ratio

Pair scorecard

IJR costs 0.39 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 21.7 points; IJR is 8.9 times larger.

IJR vs PFF: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	IJR	PFF
Return
Measure	IJR	PFF
Total return, 1 year	+17.5%	−4.2%
Drawdown
Measure	IJR	PFF
Below its high	6.8%, high on Aug 14, 2026	7.1%, high on May 8, 2026
Benchmark
Measure	IJR	PFF
What it tracks	S&P SmallCap 600	ICE Exchange-Listed Preferred & Hybrid Securities Index
Cost and size
Measure	IJR	PFF
Expense ratio	0.06%	0.45%
Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026	$104.6bn	$11.8bn
Holdings
Measure	IJR	PFF
Holdings in common	3%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund	5.3%	22.7%

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

What they share

By the books each fund has filed, IJR and PFF hold 3% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Oct 27, 2026.

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3% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first IJR PFF

JACKSON FINANCIAL CLASS A 0.48% 0.28%

RITHM CAPITAL 0.30% 0.24%

TELEPHONE AND DATA SYSTEMS 0.20% 0.24%

VSE CORP 0.24% 0.19%

LINCOLN NATIONAL CORP 0.33% 0.18%

BANC OF CALIFORNIA 0.15% 0.27%

WESBANCO 0.21% 0.12%

SL GREEN REALTY REIT CORP 0.20% 0.10%

PITNEY BOWES 0.10% 0.13%

BANK OF HAWAII 0.16% 0.09%

PEBBLEBROOK HOTEL TRUST REIT 0.14% 0.09%

WAFD INC 0.12% 0.09%

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Only in IJR

GLAUKOS 0.61%

PAYCOM SOFTWARE 0.57%

MATCH GROUP INC 0.57%

VIASAT INC 0.55%

SM ENERGY 0.53%

PROTAGONIST THERAPEUTICS 0.52%

RYMAN HOSPITALITY PROPERTIES REIT 0.51%

LIFE TIME GROUP HOLDINGS 0.48%

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

IJR iShares Core S&P Small-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 SmallCap 600 Tracks an index of Preferred and Income Securities

Total return, 1 year +17.5% −4.2%

Its benchmark over the same days +17.6% (SPSM) +13.6% (MLRG)

Gap to its benchmark −0.1 pts vs SPSM −17.8 pts vs MLRG

Expense ratio 0.06% 0.45%

Already in the S&P 500 0.0% 0.0%

Holdings 642 453

Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026 $104.6bn $11.8bn

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

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About each fund

IJR

IJR tracks the S&P SmallCap 600. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +17.5% with distributions reinvested, against +17.6% for its benchmark, the S&P SmallCap 600. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.06% 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 642 positions, with the top ten at 5.3%. It sat 6.8% 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, IJR or PFF?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IJR returned +17.5% and PFF −4.2%.
Which is cheaper, IJR or PFF?: IJR is cheaper, by 0.39 percentage points a year. That is about $39 on $10,000 held for a year. 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 0% of PFF by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.

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Sources and dates

IJR and PFF filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

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

iShares page for IJR ↗

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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