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

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, PFF returned −4.2% and VXF +10.6%.

Which is cheaper, PFF or VXF?

VXF is cheaper, by 0.40 percentage points a year. That is about $40 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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

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

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

Across categories

PFF vs VXF: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, PFF returned −4.2% to VXF's +10.6%; 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 $30.2bn on Sep 30, 2026 for Vanguard Extended Market ETF.

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At a glance

−4.2%

PFF total return, 1 year

+10.6%

VXF total return, 1 year

0.45%

PFF expense ratio

0.05%

VXF expense ratio

Pair scorecard

VXF costs 0.40 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 14.8 points; VXF is 2.5 times larger.

PFF vs VXF: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	PFF	VXF
Return
Measure	PFF	VXF
Total return, 1 year	−4.2%	+10.6%
Drawdown
Measure	PFF	VXF
Below its high	7.1%, high on May 8, 2026	6.6%, high on Aug 14, 2026
Benchmark
Measure	PFF	VXF
What it tracks	ICE Exchange-Listed Preferred & Hybrid Securities Index	S&P Completion Index
Cost and size
Measure	PFF	VXF
Expense ratio	0.45%	0.05%
Net assets, as of Sep 30, 2026	$12.3bn	$30.2bn
Holdings
Measure	PFF	VXF
Holdings in common	6%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund	22.7%	11.3%

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 VXF 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 VXF

STRATEGY INC 3.53% 0.67%

REINSURANCE GROUP OF AMERICA INCOR 0.36% 0.19%

FIRST CITIZENS BANCSHARES INC (DEL 0.18% 0.22%

ANNALY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC 0.37% 0.17%

BITMINE IMMERSION TECHNOLOGIES INC 0.17% 0.19%

PINNACLE FINANCIAL PARTNERS NON CU 0.18% 0.17%

EQUITABLE HLDNGS DRC REPRESENTING 0.29% 0.16%

QXO INC 0.20% 0.15%

RENAISSANCERE HOLDINGS LTD 0.14% 0.16%

FIRST HORIZON CORP 0.18% 0.13%

AGNC INVESTMENT CORP 0.28% 0.13%

CARLYLE FINANCE LLC 0.15% 0.13%

Only in one fund ↓

Only in PFF

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%

BANK OF AMERICA CORP 1.43%

Only in VXF

Space Exploration Technologies Corp 2.50%

SLCMT1142 2.26%

Snowflake Inc 1.42%

Cloudflare Inc 1.35%

Natera Inc 0.72%

Astera Labs Inc 0.67%

Cheniere Energy Inc 0.67%

Twilio Inc 0.54%

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Side by side

PFF iShares Preferred and Income Securities ETF VXF Vanguard Extended Market 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 Extended Market

Total return, 1 year −4.2% +10.6%

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% 0.05%

Already in the S&P 500 0.0% 0.0%

Holdings 453 3361

Net assets, PFF as of Oct 27, 2026 and VXF as of Sep 30, 2026 $11.8bn $30.2bn

PFF and VXF 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.

VXF

VXF tracks an index of Extended Market. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +10.6% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.05% 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 3,361 positions, with the top ten at 11.3%. It sat 6.6% below its high of Aug 14, 2026 on Oct 28, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, PFF or VXF?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, PFF returned −4.2% and VXF +10.6%.
Which is cheaper, PFF or VXF?: VXF is cheaper, by 0.40 percentage points a year. That is about $40 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
How much do PFF and VXF overlap with the S&P 500?: By their latest filed holdings, 0% of PFF and 0% of VXF by weight is stocks the S&P 500 already holds.

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

Sources and dates

PFF filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

PFF prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

iShares page for PFF ↗

VXF filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

VXF prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

Vanguard page for VXF ↗

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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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