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

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IJS returned +19.3% and PFF −4.2%.

Which is cheaper, IJS or PFF?

IJS is cheaper, by 0.27 percentage points a year. That is about $27 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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

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

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

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IJS vs PFF: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, IJS returned +19.3% to PFF's −4.2%; 3% of their weight is in the same names.

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Net assets on Oct 27, 2026: $7.7bn for iShares S&P Small-Cap 600 Value ETF and $11.8bn for iShares Preferred and Income Securities ETF.

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At a glance

+19.3%

IJS total return, 1 year

−4.2%

PFF total return, 1 year

0.18%

IJS expense ratio

0.45%

PFF expense ratio

Pair scorecard

IJS costs 0.27 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 23.5 points; PFF is 1.5 times larger.

IJS vs PFF: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	IJS	PFF
Return
Measure	IJS	PFF
Total return, 1 year	+19.3%	−4.2%
Drawdown
Measure	IJS	PFF
Below its high	5.7%, high on Aug 14, 2026	7.1%, high on May 8, 2026
Benchmark
Measure	IJS	PFF
What it tracks	S&P SmallCap 600 Value Index	ICE Exchange-Listed Preferred & Hybrid Securities Index
Cost and size
Measure	IJS	PFF
Expense ratio	0.18%	0.45%
Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026	$7.7bn	$11.8bn
Holdings
Measure	IJS	PFF
Holdings in common	3%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund	8.8%	22.7%

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

What they share

By the books each fund has filed, IJS 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 IJS PFF

JACKSON FINANCIAL CLASS A 0.91% 0.28%

BANC OF CALIFORNIA 0.31% 0.27%

RITHM CAPITAL 0.56% 0.24%

TELEPHONE AND DATA SYSTEMS 0.38% 0.24%

LINCOLN NATIONAL CORP 0.75% 0.18%

PITNEY BOWES 0.13% 0.13%

WESBANCO 0.25% 0.12%

MERCHANTS BANCORP 0.13% 0.11%

SL GREEN REALTY REIT CORP 0.38% 0.10%

BANK OF HAWAII 0.30% 0.09%

GLOBAL NET LEASE INC 0.15% 0.09%

PEBBLEBROOK HOTEL TRUST REIT 0.26% 0.09%

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Only in IJS

PAYCOM SOFTWARE 1.09%

MATCH GROUP INC 1.08%

SM ENERGY 1.00%

CARMAX INC 0.82%

EASTMAN CHEMICAL 0.81%

LAMB WESTON HOLDINGS 0.80%

VICTORIA S SECRET 0.79%

POOL 0.76%

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

IJS iShares S&P Small-Cap 600 Value 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 Small-Cap 600 Value Tracks an index of Preferred and Income Securities

Total return, 1 year +19.3% −4.2%

Its benchmark over the same days +19.2% (SLYV) +13.6% (MLRG)

Gap to its benchmark +0.1 pts vs SLYV −17.8 pts vs MLRG

Expense ratio 0.18% 0.45%

Already in the S&P 500 0.0% 0.0%

Holdings 477 453

Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026 $7.7bn $11.8bn

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

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About each fund

IJS

IJS tracks the S&P Small-Cap 600 Value. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +19.3% with distributions reinvested, against +19.2% for its benchmark, the S&P SmallCap 600 Value Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.18% 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 477 positions, with the top ten at 8.8%. It sat 5.7% 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, IJS or PFF?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IJS returned +19.3% and PFF −4.2%.
Which is cheaper, IJS or PFF?: IJS is cheaper, by 0.27 percentage points a year. That is about $27 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do IJS and PFF overlap with the S&P 500?: By their latest filed holdings, 0% of IJS and 0% of PFF by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.

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Sources and dates

IJS and PFF filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

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

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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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