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

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, PFF returned −4.2% and VPL +24.8%.

Which is cheaper, PFF or VPL?

VPL is cheaper, by 0.38 percentage points a year. That is about $38 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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

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

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

Across categories

PFF vs VPL: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, PFF returned −4.2% to VPL's +24.8%; 0% 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 $9.0bn on Sep 30, 2026 for Vanguard FTSE Pacific ETF.

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At a glance

−4.2%

PFF total return, 1 year

+24.8%

VPL total return, 1 year

0.45%

PFF expense ratio

0.07%

VPL expense ratio

Pair scorecard

VPL costs 0.38 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 29.0 points; PFF is 1.4 times larger.

PFF vs VPL: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	PFF	VPL
Return
Measure	PFF	VPL
Total return, 1 year	−4.2%	+24.8%
Drawdown
Measure	PFF	VPL
Below its high	7.1%, high on May 8, 2026	7.2%, high on Jun 22, 2026
Benchmark
Measure	PFF	VPL
What it tracks	ICE Exchange-Listed Preferred & Hybrid Securities Index	FTSE Developed Asia Pacific All Cap Index
Cost and size
Measure	PFF	VPL
Expense ratio	0.45%	0.07%
Net assets, as of Sep 30, 2026	$12.3bn	$9.0bn
Holdings
Measure	PFF	VPL
Holdings in common	0%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund	22.7%	24.8%

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

What they share

By the books each fund has filed, PFF and VPL hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Sep 30, 2026 and Oct 27, 2026.

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0% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first PFF VPL

ALLSTATE CORPORATION (THE) 0.43% 0.17%

PRUDENTIAL FINANCIAL INC 0.22% 0.05%

ATLANTIC UNION BANKSHARES CORP 0.08% 0.02%

TPG OPERATING GROUP II LP 0.16% 0.01%

ASSOCIATED BANC-CORP 0.15% 0.01%

REGENCY CENTERS SERIES A CUMULAT 0.05% 0.00%

CAPITAL ONE FINANCIAL CORPORATION 0.51% 0.00%

AMERICAN FINANCIAL GROUP INC 0.07% 0.00%

CITIZENS FINANCIAL GROUP INC 0.20% 0.00%

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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%

ORACLE CORPORATION 2.06%

Only in VPL

Samsung Electronics Co Ltd 7.11%

SK hynix Inc 5.82%

Mitsubishi UFJ Financial Group Inc 1.98%

BHP Group Ltd 1.69%

SLBBH1142 1.57%

Toyota Motor Corp 1.51%

Commonwealth Bank of Australia 1.37%

Tokyo Electron Ltd 1.30%

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Side by side

PFF iShares Preferred and Income Securities ETF VPL Vanguard FTSE Pacific 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 Pacific Stock

Total return, 1 year −4.2% +24.8%

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% 0.07%

Already in the S&P 500 0.0% 0.0%

Holdings 453 2343

Net assets, PFF as of Oct 27, 2026 and VPL as of Sep 30, 2026 $11.8bn $9.0bn

PFF and VPL 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.

VPL

VPL tracks an index of Pacific Stock. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +24.8% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.07% a year. By its holdings published by its issuer as of Sep 30, 2026, 0% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 2,343 positions, with the top ten at 24.8%. It sat 7.2% below its high of Jun 22, 2026 on Oct 28, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, PFF or VPL?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, PFF returned −4.2% and VPL +24.8%.
Which is cheaper, PFF or VPL?: VPL is cheaper, by 0.38 percentage points a year. That is about $38 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do PFF and VPL overlap with the S&P 500?: By their latest filed holdings, 0% of PFF and 0% of VPL by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.

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Sources and dates

PFF filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

PFF prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

iShares page for PFF ↗

VPL filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

VPL prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

Vanguard page for VPL ↗

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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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