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PFF vs VONG: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, PFF returned −4.2% to VONG's +1.1%; 6% 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 $47.1bn on Sep 30, 2026 for Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF.

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At a glance
−4.2%
PFF total return, 1 year
+1.1%
VONG total return, 1 year
0.45%
PFF expense ratio
0.06%
VONG expense ratio

Pair scorecard

VONG costs 0.39 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 5.3 points; VONG is 3.8 times larger.

PFF vs VONG: Differences, Returns & Fees
MeasurePFFVONG
Return
Total return, 1 year−4.2%+1.1%
Drawdown
Below its high7.1%, high on May 8, 20264.8%, high on Oct 6, 2026
Benchmark
What it tracksICE Exchange-Listed Preferred & Hybrid Securities IndexRussell 1000 Growth Index
Cost and size
Expense ratio0.45%0.06%
Net assets, as of Sep 30, 2026$12.3bn$47.1bn
Holdings
Holdings in common6%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund22.7%57.6%

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

What they share

6%

By the books each fund has filed, PFF and VONG hold 6% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Sep 30, 2026 and Oct 27, 2026.

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6% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first PFF VONG
ALPHABET INC 2.31% 5.88%
ALPHABET INC 2.26% 4.75%
ORACLE CORPORATION 2.06% 0.69%
BOEING CO 3.11% 0.27%
MICROCHIP TECHNOLOGY INCORPORATED 1.03% 0.12%
CITIGROUP CAPITAL XIII 1.22% 0.10%
BANK OF AMERICA CORP 1.43% 0.07%
ARES MANAGEMENT CORP 0.61% 0.07%
KKR & CO INC 1.08% 0.04%
CHARLES SCHWAB CORPORATION (THE) 0.32% 0.04%
EQUITABLE HLDNGS DRC REPRESENTING 0.29% 0.02%
BANK OF NEW YORK MELLON CORP 0.25% 0.02%
Only in one fund ↓
Only in PFF
STRATEGY INC 3.53%
HEWLETT PACKARD ENTERPRISE CONV PR 2.36%
WELLS FARGO & COMPANY SERIES L 2.14%
NEXTERA ENERGY INC 1.06%
NEXTERA ENERGY UNITS 1.04%
ALBEMARLE CORP 1.02%
SOUTHERN COMPANY (THE) 0.98%
JPMORGAN CHASE & CO 0.85%
Only in VONG
NVIDIA Corp 15.63%
Apple Inc 7.65%
Microsoft Corp 5.59%
Broadcom Inc 4.79%
Meta Platforms Inc 3.83%
Micron Technology Inc 3.52%
Tesla Inc 3.04%
Advanced Micro Devices Inc 2.92%
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Side by side

PFF iShares Preferred and Income Securities ETF VONG Vanguard Russell 1000 Growth ETF
Where it sits Bond ETF Stock ETF
Issuer iShares Vanguard
What it is Tracks an index of Preferred and Income Securities Tracks the Russell 1000 Growth
Total return, 1 year −4.2% +1.1%
Its benchmark over the same days +13.6% (MLRG) +0.9% (IWF)
Gap to its benchmark −17.8 pts vs MLRG +0.2 pts vs IWF
Expense ratio 0.45% 0.06%
Already in the S&P 500 0.0% 95.5%
Holdings 453 373
Net assets, PFF as of Oct 27, 2026 and VONG as of Sep 30, 2026 $11.8bn $47.1bn

PFF and VONG 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.

VONG

VONG tracks the Russell 1000 Growth. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +1.1% with distributions reinvested, against +0.9% for its benchmark, the Russell 1000 Growth Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.06% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer as of Sep 30, 2026, 96% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 373 positions, with the top ten at 57.6%. It sat 4.8% below its high of Oct 6, 2026 on Oct 28, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, PFF or VONG?
In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, PFF returned −4.2% and VONG +1.1%.
Which is cheaper, PFF or VONG?
VONG is cheaper, by 0.39 percentage points a year. That is about $39 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do PFF and VONG overlap with the S&P 500?
By their latest filed holdings, 0% of PFF and 96% of VONG by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.
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PFF on its own →VONG on its own →Hold both: look the portfolio through →Rankings →PFF dividend history →PFF holdings →VONG dividend history →VONG holdings →Standards and sources →
Sources and dates
PFF filings on SEC EDGAR ↗
PFF prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗
iShares page for PFF ↗
VONG filings on SEC EDGAR ↗
VONG prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗
Vanguard page for VONG ↗

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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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