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

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IWF returned +0.9% and PFF −4.2%.

Which is cheaper, IWF or PFF?

IWF 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 IWF and PFF overlap with the S&P 500?

By their latest filed holdings, 94% of IWF and 0% of PFF by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

Across categories

IWF vs PFF: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, IWF returned +0.9% to PFF's −4.2%; 6% of their weight is in the same names.

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Net assets on Oct 27, 2026: $124.7bn for iShares Russell 1000 Growth ETF and $11.8bn for iShares Preferred and Income Securities ETF.

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At a glance

+0.9%

IWF total return, 1 year

−4.2%

PFF total return, 1 year

0.18%

IWF expense ratio

0.45%

PFF expense ratio

Pair scorecard

IWF costs 0.27 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 5.1 points; IWF is 10.6 times larger.

IWF vs PFF: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	IWF	PFF
Return
Measure	IWF	PFF
Total return, 1 year	+0.9%	−4.2%
Drawdown
Measure	IWF	PFF
Below its high	4.8%, high on Oct 6, 2026	7.1%, high on May 8, 2026
Benchmark
Measure	IWF	PFF
What it tracks	Russell 1000 Growth Index	ICE Exchange-Listed Preferred & Hybrid Securities Index
Cost and size
Measure	IWF	PFF
Expense ratio	0.18%	0.45%
Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026	$124.7bn	$11.8bn
Holdings
Measure	IWF	PFF
Holdings in common	6%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund	57.5%	22.7%

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

What they share

By the books each fund has filed, IWF and PFF hold 6% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Oct 27, 2026.

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6% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first IWF PFF

ALPHABET CLASS A 5.62% 2.31%

ALPHABET CLASS C 4.53% 2.26%

ORACLE 0.67% 2.06%

BOEING 0.25% 3.11%

MICROCHIP TECHNOLOGY INC 0.13% 1.03%

CITIGROUP 0.10% 1.22%

ARES MANAGEMENT CLASS A 0.07% 0.61%

BANK OF AMERICA 0.07% 1.43%

KKR AND CO INC 0.04% 1.08%

CHARLES SCHWAB 0.03% 0.32%

EQUITABLE HOLDINGS 0.02% 0.29%

BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON CORP 0.02% 0.25%

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Only in IWF

NVIDIA 15.30%

APPLE 8.18%

MICROSOFT 5.94%

BROADCOM INC 4.79%

TESLA INC 3.58%

META PLATFORMS CLASS A 3.36%

MICRON TECHNOLOGY 3.15%

ELI LILLY 3.08%

Only in PFF

STRATEGY INC 3.53%

HEWLETT PACKARD ENTERPRISE CONV PR 2.36%

WELLS FARGO & COMPANY SERIES L 2.14%

NEXTERA ENERGY INC 1.06%

NEXTERA ENERGY UNITS 1.04%

ALBEMARLE CORP 1.02%

SOUTHERN COMPANY (THE) 0.98%

JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.85%

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Side by side

IWF iShares Russell 1000 Growth ETF PFF iShares Preferred and Income Securities ETF

Where it sits Stock ETF Bond ETF

Issuer iShares iShares

What it is Tracks the Russell 1000 growth Tracks an index of Preferred and Income Securities

Total return, 1 year +0.9% −4.2%

Its benchmark over the same days +1.1% (VONG) +13.6% (MLRG)

Gap to its benchmark −0.2 pts vs VONG −17.8 pts vs MLRG

Expense ratio 0.18% 0.45%

Already in the S&P 500 93.5% 0.0%

Holdings 374 453

Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026 $124.7bn $11.8bn

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

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About each fund

IWF

IWF tracks the Russell 1000 growth. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +0.9% with distributions reinvested, against +1.1% for its benchmark, the Russell 1000 Growth Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.18% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer for Oct 27, 2026, 94% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 374 positions, with the top ten at 57.5%. It sat 4.8% below its high of Oct 6, 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, IWF or PFF?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IWF returned +0.9% and PFF −4.2%.
Which is cheaper, IWF or PFF?: IWF 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 IWF and PFF overlap with the S&P 500?: By their latest filed holdings, 94% of IWF and 0% of PFF by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.

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Sources and dates

IWF and PFF filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

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

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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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