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

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IYE returned +58.8% and PFF −4.2%.

Which is cheaper, IYE or PFF?

IYE is cheaper, by 0.08 percentage points a year. That is about $8 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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

By their latest filed holdings, 67% of IYE and 0% of PFF by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

Across categories

IYE vs PFF: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, IYE returned +58.8% to PFF's −4.2%; 0% of their weight is in the same names.

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Net assets: $1.8bn on Oct 28, 2026 for iShares U.S. Energy ETF, and $11.8bn on Oct 27, 2026 for iShares Preferred and Income Securities ETF.

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At a glance

+58.8%

IYE total return, 1 year

−4.2%

PFF total return, 1 year

0.37%

IYE expense ratio

0.45%

PFF expense ratio

Pair scorecard

IYE costs 0.08 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 63.0 points; PFF is 6.6 times larger.

IYE vs PFF: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	IYE	PFF
Return
Measure	IYE	PFF
Total return, 1 year	+58.8%	−4.2%
Drawdown
Measure	IYE	PFF
Below its high		7.1%, high on May 8, 2026
Benchmark
Measure	IYE	PFF
What it tracks	Russell 1000 Energy RIC 22	ICE Exchange-Listed Preferred & Hybrid Securities Index
Cost and size
Measure	IYE	PFF
Expense ratio	0.37%	0.45%
Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026	$1.8bn	$11.8bn
Holdings
Measure	IYE	PFF
Holdings in common	0%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund	71.5%	22.7%

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

What they share

By the books each fund has filed, IYE and PFF hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Oct 27, 2026.

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0% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first IYE PFF

KINDER MORGAN 2.59% 0.11%

Only in one fund ↓

Only in IYE

EXXONMOBIL HOLDINGS CORP 23.48%

CHEVRON 16.24%

CONOCOPHILLIPS 6.74%

MARATHON PETROLEUM 4.68%

VALERO ENERGY CORP 4.07%

PHILLIPS 66 3.97%

WILLIAMS 3.37%

EOG RESOURCES 3.28%

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

IYE iShares U.S. Energy ETF PFF iShares Preferred and Income Securities ETF

Where it sits Stock ETF Bond ETF

Issuer iShares iShares

What it is Tracks an index of U.S. Energy Tracks an index of Preferred and Income Securities

Total return, 1 year +58.8% −4.2%

Its benchmark over the same days not measured +13.6% (MLRG)

Gap to its benchmark not measured −17.8 pts vs MLRG

Expense ratio 0.37% 0.45%

Already in the S&P 500 67.1% 0.0%

Holdings 41 453

Net assets, IYE as of Oct 28, 2026 and PFF as of Oct 27, 2026 $1.8bn $11.8bn

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

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About each fund

IYE

IYE tracks an index of U.S. Energy. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +58.8% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.37% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer for Oct 27, 2026, 67% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 41 positions, with the top ten at 71.5%.

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, IYE or PFF?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IYE returned +58.8% and PFF −4.2%.
Which is cheaper, IYE or PFF?: IYE is cheaper, by 0.08 percentage points a year. That is about $8 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do IYE and PFF overlap with the S&P 500?: By their latest filed holdings, 67% of IYE and 0% of PFF by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.

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Sources and dates

IYE and PFF filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

IYE prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

iShares page for IYE ↗

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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