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

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, MDY returned +12.8% and PFF −4.2%.

Which is cheaper, MDY or PFF?

MDY is cheaper, by 0.22 percentage points a year. That is about $22 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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

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

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

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MDY vs PFF: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, MDY returned +12.8% to PFF's −4.2%; 5% of their weight is in the same names.

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Net assets on Oct 27, 2026: $25.9bn for SPDR S&P MidCap 400 ETF Trust and $11.8bn for iShares Preferred and Income Securities ETF.

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At a glance

+12.8%

MDY total return, 1 year

−4.2%

PFF total return, 1 year

0.23%

MDY expense ratio

0.45%

PFF expense ratio

Pair scorecard

MDY costs 0.22 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 17.0 points; MDY is 2.2 times larger.

MDY vs PFF: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	MDY	PFF
Return
Measure	MDY	PFF
Total return, 1 year	+12.8%	−4.2%
Drawdown
Measure	MDY	PFF
Below its high	6.5%, high on Aug 14, 2026	7.1%, high on May 8, 2026
Benchmark
Measure	MDY	PFF
What it tracks	S&P MidCap 400 Index	ICE Exchange-Listed Preferred & Hybrid Securities Index
Cost and size
Measure	MDY	PFF
Expense ratio	0.23%	0.45%
Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026	$25.9bn	$11.8bn
Holdings
Measure	MDY	PFF
Holdings in common	5%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund	7.5%	22.7%

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

What they share

By the books each fund has filed, MDY and PFF hold 5% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Oct 27, 2026.

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5% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first MDY PFF

Annaly Capital Management Inc. 0.40% 0.37%

Reinsurance Group of America Incorporated 0.50% 0.36%

Equitable Holdings Inc. 0.40% 0.29%

BrightSpring Health Services Inc. 0.29% 0.78%

AGNC Investment Corp. 0.30% 0.28%

Corebridge Financial Inc. 0.27% 0.25%

Wintrust Financial Corporation 0.29% 0.22%

Bruker Corporation 0.20% 0.62%

Affiliated Managers Group Inc. 0.29% 0.19%

First Horizon Corporation 0.32% 0.18%

Pinnacle Financial Partners Inc. 0.43% 0.18%

UMB Financial Corporation 0.28% 0.16%

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Only in MDY

Okta Inc. Class A 1.09%

U.S. Dollar 0.96%

TechnipFMC plc 0.81%

United Therapeutics Corporation 0.73%

Entegris Inc. 0.66%

ATI Inc 0.66%

US Foods Holding Corp. 0.64%

Reliance Inc. 0.64%

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

MDY SPDR S&P MidCap 400 ETF Trust PFF iShares Preferred and Income Securities ETF

Where it sits Stock ETF Bond ETF

Issuer State Street iShares

What it is Tracks the S&P MidCap 400 Tracks an index of Preferred and Income Securities

Total return, 1 year +12.8% −4.2%

Its benchmark over the same days +13.2% (IJH) +13.6% (MLRG)

Gap to its benchmark −0.4 pts vs IJH −17.8 pts vs MLRG

Expense ratio 0.23% 0.45%

Already in the S&P 500 0.0% 0.0%

Holdings 401 453

Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026 $25.9bn $11.8bn

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

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About each fund

MDY

MDY tracks the S&P MidCap 400. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +12.8% with distributions reinvested, against +13.2% for its benchmark, the S&P MidCap 400 Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.23% 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 401 positions, with the top ten at 7.5%. It sat 6.5% below its high of Aug 14, 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, MDY or PFF?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, MDY returned +12.8% and PFF −4.2%.
Which is cheaper, MDY or PFF?: MDY is cheaper, by 0.22 percentage points a year. That is about $22 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do MDY and PFF overlap with the S&P 500?: By their latest filed holdings, 0% of MDY and 0% of PFF by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.

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MDY on its own →PFF on its own →Hold both: look the portfolio through →Rankings →MDY dividend history →MDY holdings →PFF dividend history →PFF holdings →Standards and sources →

Sources and dates

MDY filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

State Street website ↗

PFF filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

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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