Data as of Sep 13, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.
PFF vs URTH: how they differ
PFF and URTH hold 27% of their weight in the same names, and URTH returned more over the year.
iShares Preferred and Income Securities ETF and iShares MSCI World ETF.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, PFF and URTH hold 27% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Holding | PFF | URTH |
|---|---|---|
| ALPHABET INC | 2.24% | 2.14% |
| JPMORGAN CHASE & CO | 0.32% | 1.04% |
| ORACLE CORPORATION | 2.31% | 0.29% |
| WELLS FARGO & COMPANY | 0.28% | 0.30% |
| CITIGROUP INC | 0.37% | 0.26% |
| AT&T INC | 0.41% | 0.20% |
| CHARLES SCHWAB CORPORATION (THE) | 0.19% | 0.20% |
| NEXTERA ENERGY CAPITAL HOLDINGS IN | 0.26% | 0.19% |
| MORGAN STANLEY | 0.18% | 0.28% |
| BOEING CO | 3.54% | 0.17% |
| BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON CORP/THE | 0.24% | 0.12% |
| US BANCORP | 0.13% | 0.11% |
| Only in PFF | Only in URTH |
|---|---|
| ALBEMARLE CORP 1.12% | NVIDIA 5.52% |
| BRIGHTSPRING HEALTH SERVICES UNITS 0.74% | APPLE 5.28% |
| NEXTERA ENERGY UNITS 0.70% | MICROSOFT 3.82% |
| BRUKER CORPORATION 0.53% | AMAZON.COM INC 2.67% |
| STRIVE INC 0.38% | BROADCOM INC 1.79% |
| NOVANTA TANGIBLE EQUITY UNITS 0.37% | ALPHABET CLASS C 1.70% |
| REINSURANCE GROUP OF AMERICA INCOR 0.35% | META PLATFORMS CLASS A 1.56% |
| AEGON FUNDING CORPORATION II 0.32% | MICRON TECHNOLOGY 1.21% |
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 iShares Preferred and Income Securities ETF | URTH iShares MSCI World ETF | |
|---|---|---|
| Where it sits | Core index fund | Core index fund |
| Issuer | iShares | iShares |
| What it is | Preferred and Income Securities | MSCI World |
| Total return, 1 year | −0.8% | +17.4% |
| S&P 500 over the same days | +17.5% | +17.5% |
| Gap to the S&P 500 | −18.3 pts | −0.1 pts |
| Expense ratio | 0.45% | 0.24% |
| Already in the S&P 500 | 21.6% | 70.3% |
| Holdings | 461 | 1230 |
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.
URTH in plain words
URTH is an index equity fund tracking the MSCI World. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +17.4% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.24% a year. By its holdings filed for Sep 10, 2026, 70% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 1230 positions, with the top ten at 26.8%.
Questions people ask
- Which returned more over the last year, PFF or URTH?
- In the year to Sep 13, 2026, with distributions reinvested, PFF returned −0.8% and URTH returned +17.4%, so URTH returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
- Which is cheaper, PFF or URTH?
- PFF charges 0.45% a year and URTH charges 0.24%, so URTH is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
- How much do PFF and URTH overlap with the S&P 500?
- By their latest filed holdings, 22% of PFF and 70% of URTH by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds. Between the two funds, 27% of their books are the same securities at the same weight.
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