Data as of Sep 13, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.
ITOT vs PFF: how they differ
ITOT and PFF hold 8% of their weight in the same names, and ITOT returned more over the year.
iShares Core S&P Total U.S. Stock Market ETF and iShares Preferred and Income Securities ETF.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, ITOT and PFF hold 8% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | ITOT | PFF |
|---|---|---|
| ALPHABET CLASS A | 2.70% | 2.24% |
| ORACLE | 0.36% | 2.31% |
| CITIGROUP | 0.33% | 0.37% |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO | 1.31% | 0.32% |
| WELLS FARGO | 0.38% | 0.28% |
| AT&T | 0.24% | 0.41% |
| NEXTERA ENERGY | 0.23% | 0.26% |
| BOEING | 0.22% | 3.54% |
| CHARLES SCHWAB | 0.24% | 0.19% |
| MORGAN STANLEY | 0.36% | 0.18% |
| BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON CORP | 0.15% | 0.24% |
| DUKE ENERGY CORP | 0.13% | 0.21% |
| Only in ITOT | Only in PFF |
|---|---|
| NVIDIA 7.32% | NEXTERA ENERGY UNITS 0.70% |
| APPLE 6.63% | STRIVE INC 0.38% |
| MICROSOFT 5.06% | NOVANTA TANGIBLE EQUITY UNITS 0.37% |
| AMAZON.COM INC 3.41% | AEGON FUNDING CORPORATION II 0.32% |
| BROADCOM INC 2.37% | SHIFT4 PAYMENTS INC 0.28% |
| ALPHABET CLASS C 2.16% | BANC OF CALIFORNIA INC 0.25% |
| META PLATFORMS CLASS A 1.96% | LIBERTY LATIN AMERICA FIXED RATE 0.20% |
| MICRON TECHNOLOGY 1.52% | ALGONQUIN POWER & UTILITIES CORP 0.18% |
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.
| ITOT iShares Core S&P Total U.S. Stock Market ETF | PFF iShares Preferred and Income Securities ETF | |
|---|---|---|
| Where it sits | Core index fund | Core index fund |
| Issuer | iShares | iShares |
| What it is | Core S&P Total U.S. Stock Market | Preferred and Income Securities |
| Total return, 1 year | +17.2% | −0.8% |
| S&P 500 over the same days | +17.5% | +17.5% |
| Gap to the S&P 500 | −0.3 pts | −18.3 pts |
| Expense ratio | 0.03% | 0.45% |
| Already in the S&P 500 | 88.3% | 21.6% |
| Holdings | 1167 | 461 |
ITOT in plain words
ITOT is an index equity fund tracking the Core S&P Total U.S. Stock Market. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +17.2% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.03% a year. By its holdings filed for Sep 10, 2026, 88% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 1167 positions, with the top ten at 34.6%.
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, ITOT or PFF?
- In the year to Sep 13, 2026, with distributions reinvested, ITOT returned +17.2% and PFF returned −0.8%, so ITOT returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
- Which is cheaper, ITOT or PFF?
- ITOT charges 0.03% a year and PFF charges 0.45%, so ITOT is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
- How much do ITOT and PFF overlap with the S&P 500?
- By their latest filed holdings, 88% of ITOT and 22% of PFF by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds. Between the two funds, 8% of their books are the same securities at the same weight.
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