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PFF vs VIG: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, PFF returned −4.2% to VIG's +13.9%; 8% of their weight is in the same names.

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Net assets: $11.8bn on Oct 27, 2026 for iShares Preferred and Income Securities ETF, and $109.1bn on Sep 30, 2026 for Vanguard Div Appreciation ETF.

PFF on its own →VIG on its own →
At a glance
−4.2%
PFF total return, 1 year
+13.9%
VIG total return, 1 year
0.45%
PFF expense ratio
0.04%
VIG expense ratio

Pair scorecard

VIG costs 0.41 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 18.1 points; VIG is 8.9 times larger.

PFF vs VIG: Differences, Returns & Fees
MeasurePFFVIG
Return
Total return, 1 year−4.2%+13.9%
Drawdown
Below its high7.1%, high on May 8, 2026
Benchmark
What it tracksICE Exchange-Listed Preferred & Hybrid Securities IndexS&P U.S. Dividend Growers Index
Cost and size
Expense ratio0.45%0.04%
Net assets, as of Sep 30, 2026$12.3bn$109.1bn
Holdings
Holdings in common8%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund22.7%34.5%

Holdings in common uses holdings dated Sep 30, 2026 and Oct 27, 2026. Method

What they share

8%

By the books each fund has filed, PFF and VIG hold 8% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Sep 30, 2026 and Oct 27, 2026.

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8% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first PFF VIG
BANK OF AMERICA CORP 1.43% 1.57%
ORACLE CORPORATION 2.06% 1.05%
JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.85% 3.89%
NEXTERA ENERGY INC 1.06% 0.70%
GOLDMAN SACHS GROUP INC 0.50% 1.09%
MORGAN STANLEY 0.48% 0.99%
BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON CORP 0.25% 0.43%
ALLSTATE CORPORATION (THE) 0.43% 0.25%
SEMPRA ENERGY 0.29% 0.23%
METLIFE INC 0.35% 0.22%
FIFTH THIRD BANCORP DEPOSITARY SHA 0.23% 0.20%
STATE STREET CORP 0.20% 0.21%
Only in one fund ↓
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%
CITIGROUP CAPITAL XIII 1.22%
Only in VIG
Microsoft Corp 4.90%
Apple Inc 4.88%
Broadcom Inc 4.30%
Eli Lilly & Co 4.10%
ExxonMobil Holdings Corp 2.96%
Johnson & Johnson 2.83%
Visa Inc 2.53%
Walmart Inc 2.05%
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Side by side

PFF iShares Preferred and Income Securities ETF VIG Vanguard Div Appreciation ETF
Where it sits Bond ETF Stock ETF
Issuer iShares Vanguard
What it is Tracks an index of Preferred and Income Securities Tracks an index of Dividend growth
Total return, 1 year −4.2% +13.9%
Its benchmark over the same days +13.6% (MLRG) not measured
Gap to its benchmark −17.8 pts vs MLRG not measured
Expense ratio 0.45% 0.04%
Already in the S&P 500 0.0% 92.6%
Holdings 453 335
Net assets, PFF as of Oct 27, 2026 and VIG as of Sep 30, 2026 $11.8bn $109.1bn

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

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About each fund
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.

VIG

VIG tracks an index of Dividend growth. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +13.9% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.04% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer as of Sep 30, 2026, 93% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 335 positions, with the top ten at 34.5%.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, PFF or VIG?
In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, PFF returned −4.2% and VIG +13.9%.
Which is cheaper, PFF or VIG?
VIG is cheaper, by 0.41 percentage points a year. That is about $41 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do PFF and VIG overlap with the S&P 500?
By their latest filed holdings, 0% of PFF and 93% of VIG by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.
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Where to next
PFF on its own →VIG on its own →Hold both: look the portfolio through →Rankings →PFF dividend history →PFF holdings →VIG dividend history →VIG holdings →Standards and sources →
Sources and dates
PFF filings on SEC EDGAR ↗
PFF prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗
iShares page for PFF ↗
VIG filings on SEC EDGAR ↗
VIG prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗
Vanguard page for VIG ↗

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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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