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

In the year to Sep 13, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IUSB returned −0.3% and PFF returned −0.8%, so IUSB returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, IUSB or PFF?

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

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

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IUSB vs PFF: how they differ

IUSB and PFF hold 0% of their weight in the same names.

iShares Core Universal USD Bond ETF and iShares Preferred and Income Securities ETF.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, IUSB and PFF hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Largest positions each one holds and the other does not
Only in IUSB	Only in PFF
United States of America 0.38%	BOEING CO 3.54%
United States of America 0.37%	ORACLE CORPORATION 2.31%
United States of America 0.37%	SUPER MICRO COMPUTER INC 2.30%
United States of America 0.37%	ALPHABET INC 2.24%
United States of America 0.36%	HEWLETT PACKARD ENTERPRISE CONV PR 2.06%
United States of America 0.36%	ALBEMARLE CORP 1.12%
United States of America 0.36%	MICROCHIP TECHNOLOGY INCORPORATED 0.89%
United States of America 0.35%	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 Apr 30, 2026 and Sep 10, 2026.

IUSB and PFF on the fields both publish, as of Sep 13, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	IUSB iShares Core Universal USD Bond ETF	PFF iShares Preferred and Income Securities ETF
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	iShares	iShares
What it is	Core Universal USD Bond	Preferred and Income Securities
Total return, 1 year	−0.3%	−0.8%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	−17.8 pts	−18.3 pts
Expense ratio	0.06%	0.45%
Holdings	17819	461

IUSB in plain words

IUSB is a bond fund tracking the Core Universal USD Bond. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned −0.3% 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.

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, IUSB or PFF?: In the year to Sep 13, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IUSB returned −0.3% and PFF returned −0.8%, so IUSB returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, IUSB or PFF?: IUSB charges 0.06% a year and PFF charges 0.45%, so IUSB is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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