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

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IXUS returned +14.1% and PFF −4.2%.

Which is cheaper, IXUS or PFF?

IXUS is cheaper, by 0.38 percentage points a year. That is about $38 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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

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

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

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IXUS vs PFF: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, IXUS returned +14.1% to PFF's −4.2%; 1% of their weight is in the same names.

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Net assets on Oct 27, 2026: $57.6bn for iShares Core MSCI Total International Stock ETF and $11.8bn for iShares Preferred and Income Securities ETF.

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At a glance

+14.1%

IXUS total return, 1 year

−4.2%

PFF total return, 1 year

0.07%

IXUS expense ratio

0.45%

PFF expense ratio

Pair scorecard

IXUS costs 0.38 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 18.3 points; IXUS is 4.9 times larger.

IXUS vs PFF: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	IXUS	PFF
Return
Measure	IXUS	PFF
Total return, 1 year	+14.1%	−4.2%
Drawdown
Measure	IXUS	PFF
Below its high	4.9%, high on Sep 4, 2026	7.1%, high on May 8, 2026
Benchmark
Measure	IXUS	PFF
What it tracks	MSCI ACWI ex USA IMI	ICE Exchange-Listed Preferred & Hybrid Securities Index
Cost and size
Measure	IXUS	PFF
Expense ratio	0.07%	0.45%
Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026	$57.6bn	$11.8bn
Holdings
Measure	IXUS	PFF
Holdings in common	1%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund	13.5%	22.7%

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

What they share

By the books each fund has filed, IXUS and PFF hold 1% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Oct 27, 2026.

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1% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first IXUS PFF

DEUTSCHE TELEKOM N AG 0.23% 0.26%

BANCO SANTANDER 0.43% 0.17%

PEMBINA PIPELINE 0.07% 0.54%

PRUDENTIAL PLC 0.07% 0.22%

ARISTOCRAT LEISURE 0.06% 0.43%

COMPAGNIE FINANCIERE RICHEMONT SA 0.26% 0.05%

HELVETIA BALOISE HOLDING N AG 0.05% 0.16%

KONINKLIJKE AHOLD DELHAIZE 0.08% 0.04%

KEYERA 0.03% 0.30%

LAND SECURITIES GROUP REIT PLC 0.02% 0.06%

SANLAM LIMITED LTD 0.02% 0.10%

ALGONQUIN POWER UTILITIES 0.01% 0.18%

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Only in IXUS

TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING 4.39%

SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS LTD 1.90%

ASML HOLDING 1.53%

SK HYNIX 1.35%

ROCHE PS PAR AG 0.82%

SHELL 0.73%

TENCENT HOLDINGS 0.73%

HSBC HOLDINGS PLC 0.72%

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

IXUS iShares Core MSCI Total International Stock ETF PFF iShares Preferred and Income Securities ETF

Where it sits Stock ETF Bond ETF

Issuer iShares iShares

What it is Tracks the MSCI Total International Stock Tracks an index of Preferred and Income Securities

Total return, 1 year +14.1% −4.2%

Its benchmark over the same days +14.3% (ACWX) +13.6% (MLRG)

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

Expense ratio 0.07% 0.45%

Already in the S&P 500 0.0% 0.0%

Holdings 4584 453

Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026 $57.6bn $11.8bn

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

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About each fund

IXUS

IXUS tracks the MSCI Total International Stock. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +14.1% with distributions reinvested, against +14.3% for its benchmark, the MSCI ACWI ex USA Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.07% 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 4,584 positions, with the top ten at 13.5%. It sat 4.9% below its high of Sep 4, 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, IXUS or PFF?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IXUS returned +14.1% and PFF −4.2%.
Which is cheaper, IXUS or PFF?: IXUS is cheaper, by 0.38 percentage points a year. That is about $38 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do IXUS and PFF overlap with the S&P 500?: By their latest filed holdings, 0% of IXUS and 0% of PFF by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.

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Sources and dates

IXUS and PFF filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

IXUS prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

iShares page for IXUS ↗

PFF prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

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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