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

In the year to Sep 13, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IXUS returned +22.2% and PFF returned −0.8%, so IXUS returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, IXUS or PFF?

IXUS charges 0.07% a year and PFF charges 0.45%, so IXUS is cheaper. 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 22% of PFF by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds. Between the two funds, 1% of their books are the same securities at the same weight.

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

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IXUS vs PFF: how they differ

IXUS and PFF hold 1% of their weight in the same names, and IXUS returned more over the year.

iShares Core MSCI Total International Stock ETF and iShares Preferred and Income Securities ETF.

What they hold in common

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

Positions IXUS and PFF both hold, largest shared weight first
Holding	IXUS	PFF
SANOFI SA	0.21%	0.17%
BLK CSH FND TREASURY SL AGENCY	0.09%	0.61%
DEUTSCHE TELEKOM N AG	0.26%	0.07%
PEMBINA PIPELINE	0.06%	0.51%
ARISTOCRAT LEISURE	0.05%	0.10%
HELVETIA BALOISE HOLDING N AG	0.05%	0.06%
COMPAGNIE FINANCIERE RICHEMONT SA	0.28%	0.05%
KEYERA	0.03%	0.17%
KONINKLIJKE AHOLD DELHAIZE	0.07%	0.03%
PERSEUS MINING LTD	0.02%	0.13%
SANLAM LIMITED LTD	0.02%	0.09%
ATHABASCA OIL	0.01%	0.12%

Largest positions each one holds and the other does not
Only in IXUS	Only in PFF
TAIWAN SEMICONDUCTOR MANUFACTURING 4.49%	BOEING CO 3.54%
SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS LTD 2.21%	ORACLE CORPORATION 2.31%
SK HYNIX 1.79%	SUPER MICRO COMPUTER INC 2.30%
ASML HOLDING 1.55%	ALPHABET INC 2.24%
HSBC HOLDINGS PLC 0.84%	HEWLETT PACKARD ENTERPRISE CONV PR 2.06%
TENCENT HOLDINGS 0.78%	ALBEMARLE CORP 1.12%
ROCHE PS PAR AG 0.70%	MICROCHIP TECHNOLOGY INCORPORATED 0.89%
ROYAL BANK OF CANADA 0.68%	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 Sep 10, 2026.

IXUS and PFF on the fields both publish, as of Sep 13, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	IXUS iShares Core MSCI Total International Stock ETF	PFF iShares Preferred and Income Securities ETF
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	iShares	iShares
What it is	Core MSCI Total International Stock	Preferred and Income Securities
Total return, 1 year	+22.2%	−0.8%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	+4.7 pts	−18.3 pts
Expense ratio	0.07%	0.45%
Already in the S&P 500	0.0%	21.6%
Holdings	2540	461

IXUS in plain words

IXUS is an index equity fund tracking the Core MSCI Total International Stock. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +22.2% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.07% a year. By its holdings filed for Sep 10, 2026, 0% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 2540 positions, with the top ten at 14.3%.

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, IXUS or PFF?: In the year to Sep 13, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IXUS returned +22.2% and PFF returned −0.8%, so IXUS returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, IXUS or PFF?: IXUS charges 0.07% a year and PFF charges 0.45%, so IXUS is cheaper. 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 22% of PFF by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds. Between the two funds, 1% of their books are the same securities at the same weight.

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