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

In the year to Sep 13, 2026, with distributions reinvested, PFF returned −0.8% and TIP returned −1.0%, so PFF returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, PFF or TIP?

PFF charges 0.45% a year and TIP charges 0.18%, so TIP is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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

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PFF vs TIP: how they differ

PFF and TIP hold 0% of their weight in the same names.

iShares Preferred and Income Securities ETF and iShares TIPS Bond ETF.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, PFF and TIP hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Largest positions each one holds and the other does not
Only in PFF	Only in TIP
BOEING CO 3.54%	TREASURY (CPI) NOTE 0.10%
ORACLE CORPORATION 2.31%	BLK CSH FND TREASURY SL AGENCY 0.04%
SUPER MICRO COMPUTER INC 2.30%
ALPHABET INC 2.24%
HEWLETT PACKARD ENTERPRISE CONV PR 2.06%
ALBEMARLE CORP 1.12%
MICROCHIP TECHNOLOGY INCORPORATED 0.89%
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.

PFF and TIP on the fields both publish, as of Sep 13, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	PFF iShares Preferred and Income Securities ETF	TIP iShares TIPS Bond ETF
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	iShares	iShares
What it is	Preferred and Income Securities	TIPS Bond
Total return, 1 year	−0.8%	−1.0%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	−18.3 pts	−18.5 pts
Expense ratio	0.45%	0.18%
Holdings	461	50

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.

TIP in plain words

TIP is a bond fund tracking the TIPS Bond. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned −1.0% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.18% a year.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, PFF or TIP?: In the year to Sep 13, 2026, with distributions reinvested, PFF returned −0.8% and TIP returned −1.0%, so PFF returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, PFF or TIP?: PFF charges 0.45% a year and TIP charges 0.18%, so TIP is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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