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

In the year to Sep 13, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IYR returned +4.7% and PFF returned −0.8%, so IYR returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, IYR or PFF?

IYR charges 0.37% a year and PFF charges 0.45%, so IYR is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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

By their latest filed holdings, 80% of IYR 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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IYR vs PFF: how they differ

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

iShares U.S. Real Estate ETF and iShares Preferred and Income Securities ETF.

What they hold in common

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

Positions IYR and PFF both hold, largest shared weight first
Holding	IYR	PFF
ANNALY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT REIT	1.22%	0.14%
BLK CSH FND TREASURY SL AGENCY	0.10%	0.61%
KIMCO REALTY REIT CORP	1.19%	0.08%
VORNADO REALTY TRUST REIT	0.41%	0.08%
AGNC INVESTMENT REIT	0.88%	0.07%
DIGITAL REALTY TRUST REIT	4.86%	0.07%
AGREE REALTY REIT	0.65%	0.05%
AMERICAN HOMES RENT REIT CLASS A	0.75%	0.05%
FEDERAL REALTY INVESTMENT TRUST RE	0.68%	0.05%
REGENCY CENTERS REIT CORP	0.94%	0.05%
RITHM CAPITAL	0.41%	0.05%
PUBLIC STORAGE REIT	3.73%	0.04%

Largest positions each one holds and the other does not
Only in IYR	Only in PFF
WELLTOWER 11.49%	BOEING CO 3.54%
PROLOGIS REIT 8.99%	ORACLE CORPORATION 2.31%
EQUINIX REIT 4.57%	SUPER MICRO COMPUTER INC 2.30%
SIMON PROPERTY GROUP REIT INC 4.46%	ALPHABET INC 2.24%
REALTY INCOME REIT 4.19%	HEWLETT PACKARD ENTERPRISE CONV PR 2.06%
AMERICAN TOWER REIT 4.16%	ALBEMARLE CORP 1.12%
VIVMARK RESIDENTIAL 3.59%	MICROCHIP TECHNOLOGY INCORPORATED 0.89%
VENTAS REIT 3.32%	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.

IYR and PFF on the fields both publish, as of Sep 13, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	IYR iShares U.S. Real Estate ETF	PFF iShares Preferred and Income Securities ETF
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	iShares	iShares
What it is	U.S. Real Estate	Preferred and Income Securities
Total return, 1 year	+4.7%	−0.8%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	−12.8 pts	−18.3 pts
Expense ratio	0.37%	0.45%
Already in the S&P 500	80.4%	21.6%
Holdings	63	461

IYR in plain words

IYR is an index equity fund tracking the U.S. Real Estate. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +4.7% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.37% a year. By its holdings filed for Sep 10, 2026, 80% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 63 positions, with the top ten at 53.4%. It sat 6.1% below its high of Jul 28, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.

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, IYR or PFF?: In the year to Sep 13, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IYR returned +4.7% and PFF returned −0.8%, so IYR returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, IYR or PFF?: IYR charges 0.37% a year and PFF charges 0.45%, so IYR is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do IYR and PFF overlap with the S&P 500?: By their latest filed holdings, 80% of IYR 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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