Data as of Sep 13, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.
PFF vs SCHB: how they differ
PFF and SCHB hold 0% of their weight in the same names, and SCHB returned more over the year.
iShares Preferred and Income Securities ETF and Schwab U.S. Broad Market ETF.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, PFF and SCHB hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Only in PFF | Only in SCHB |
|---|---|
| BOEING CO 3.54% | NVIDIA Corp. 6.64% |
| ORACLE CORPORATION 2.31% | Apple, Inc. 5.82% |
| SUPER MICRO COMPUTER INC 2.30% | Microsoft Corp. 3.80% |
| ALPHABET INC 2.24% | Amazon.com, Inc. 3.20% |
| HEWLETT PACKARD ENTERPRISE CONV PR 2.06% | Alphabet, Inc. 2.87% |
| ALBEMARLE CORP 1.12% | Broadcom, Inc. 2.45% |
| MICROCHIP TECHNOLOGY INCORPORATED 0.89% | Alphabet, Inc. 2.29% |
| BRIGHTSPRING HEALTH SERVICES UNITS 0.74% | Micron Technology, Inc. 1.78% |
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 Jun 30, 2026 and Sep 10, 2026.
| PFF iShares Preferred and Income Securities ETF | SCHB Schwab U.S. Broad Market ETF | |
|---|---|---|
| Where it sits | Core index fund | Core index fund |
| Issuer | iShares | Schwab |
| What it is | Preferred and Income Securities | US broad market |
| Total return, 1 year | −0.8% | +17.2% |
| S&P 500 over the same days | +17.5% | +17.5% |
| Gap to the S&P 500 | −18.3 pts | −0.3 pts |
| Expense ratio | 0.45% | not published |
| Already in the S&P 500 | 21.6% | 88.3% |
| Holdings | 461 | 2497 |
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.
SCHB in plain words
SCHB is an index equity fund tracking the US broad market. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +17.2% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. By its holdings filed for Jun 30, 2026, 88% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 2497 positions, with the top ten at 32.2%.
Questions people ask
- Which returned more over the last year, PFF or SCHB?
- In the year to Sep 13, 2026, with distributions reinvested, PFF returned −0.8% and SCHB returned +17.2%, so SCHB returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
- How much do PFF and SCHB overlap with the S&P 500?
- By their latest filed holdings, 22% of PFF and 88% of SCHB by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds. Between the two funds, 0% of their books are the same securities at the same weight.
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