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

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, PFF returned −4.2% and VLUE +54.7%.

Which is cheaper, PFF or VLUE?

VLUE is cheaper, by 0.30 percentage points a year. That is about $30 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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

By their latest filed holdings, 0% of PFF and 97% of VLUE by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

Across categories

PFF vs VLUE: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, PFF returned −4.2% to VLUE's +54.7%; 12% 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 $9.4bn on Oct 28, 2026 for iShares MSCI USA Value Factor ETF.

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At a glance

−4.2%

PFF total return, 1 year

+54.7%

VLUE total return, 1 year

0.45%

PFF expense ratio

0.15%

VLUE expense ratio

Pair scorecard

VLUE costs 0.30 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 58.9 points; PFF is 1.3 times larger.

PFF vs VLUE: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	PFF	VLUE
Return
Measure	PFF	VLUE
Total return, 1 year	−4.2%	+54.7%
Drawdown
Measure	PFF	VLUE
Below its high	7.1%, high on May 8, 2026
Benchmark
Measure	PFF	VLUE
What it tracks	ICE Exchange-Listed Preferred & Hybrid Securities Index	MSCI USA Enhanced Value Index
Cost and size
Measure	PFF	VLUE
Expense ratio	0.45%	0.15%
Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026	$11.8bn	$9.3bn
Holdings
Measure	PFF	VLUE
Holdings in common	12%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund	22.7%	42.8%

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

What they share

12%

By the books each fund has filed, PFF and VLUE hold 12% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Oct 27, 2026.

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12% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first PFF VLUE

HEWLETT PACKARD ENTERPRISE CONV PR 2.36% 1.95%

BANK OF AMERICA CORP 1.43% 1.77%

CITIGROUP CAPITAL XIII 1.22% 1.47%

WELLS FARGO & COMPANY SERIES L 2.14% 1.17%

STRATEGY INC 3.53% 0.54%

AT&T INC 0.53% 2.24%

CAPITAL ONE FINANCIAL CORPORATION 0.51% 0.83%

PG&E CORPORATION 0.54% 0.40%

METLIFE INC 0.35% 0.41%

US BANCORP 0.35% 0.50%

TRUIST FINANCIAL DRC CORP 0.32% 0.42%

FORD MOTOR COMPANY 0.30% 1.67%

Only in one fund ↓

Only in PFF

BOEING CO 3.11%

ALPHABET INC 2.31%

ALPHABET INC 2.26%

ORACLE CORPORATION 2.06%

KKR & CO INC 1.08%

NEXTERA ENERGY INC 1.06%

NEXTERA ENERGY UNITS 1.04%

MICROCHIP TECHNOLOGY INCORPORATED 1.03%

Only in VLUE

MICRON TECHNOLOGY 20.94%

CISCO SYSTEMS INC 4.37%

GENERAL MOTORS 3.54%

VERIZON COMMUNICATIONS INC 2.72%

PFIZER 1.86%

QUALCOMM 1.73%

DELL TECHNOLOGIES INC CLASS C 1.72%

WALT DISNEY 1.71%

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Side by side

PFF iShares Preferred and Income Securities ETF VLUE iShares MSCI USA Value Factor ETF

Where it sits Bond ETF Stock ETF

Issuer iShares iShares

What it is Tracks an index of Preferred and Income Securities Tracks the MSCI USA Value Factor

Total return, 1 year −4.2% +54.7%

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

Gap to its benchmark −17.8 pts vs MLRG +41.1 pts vs MLRG

Expense ratio 0.45% 0.15%

Already in the S&P 500 0.0% 96.6%

Holdings 453 148

Net assets, PFF as of Oct 27, 2026 and VLUE as of Oct 28, 2026 $11.8bn $9.4bn

PFF and VLUE 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.

VLUE

VLUE tracks the MSCI USA Value Factor. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +54.7% with distributions reinvested, against +13.6% for its benchmark, the MSCI USA Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.15% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer for Oct 27, 2026, 97% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 148 positions, with the top ten at 42.8%.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, PFF or VLUE?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, PFF returned −4.2% and VLUE +54.7%.
Which is cheaper, PFF or VLUE?: VLUE is cheaper, by 0.30 percentage points a year. That is about $30 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do PFF and VLUE overlap with the S&P 500?: By their latest filed holdings, 0% of PFF and 97% of VLUE by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.

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

Sources and dates

PFF and VLUE filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

PFF prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

iShares page for PFF ↗

VLUE prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

iShares page for VLUE ↗

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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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