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

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, PFF returned −4.2% and VXUS +13.8%.

Which is cheaper, PFF or VXUS?

VXUS 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 VXUS overlap with the S&P 500?

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

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

Across categories

PFF vs VXUS: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, PFF returned −4.2% to VXUS's +13.8%; 1% 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 $163.2bn on Sep 30, 2026 for Vanguard Total International Stock ETF.

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At a glance

−4.2%

PFF total return, 1 year

+13.8%

VXUS total return, 1 year

0.45%

PFF expense ratio

0.05%

VXUS expense ratio

Pair scorecard

VXUS costs 0.40 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 18.0 points; VXUS is 13.3 times larger.

PFF vs VXUS: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	PFF	VXUS
Return
Measure	PFF	VXUS
Total return, 1 year	−4.2%	+13.8%
Drawdown
Measure	PFF	VXUS
Below its high	7.1%, high on May 8, 2026	5.1%, high on Sep 4, 2026
Benchmark
Measure	PFF	VXUS
What it tracks	ICE Exchange-Listed Preferred & Hybrid Securities Index	FTSE Global All Cap ex US Index
Cost and size
Measure	PFF	VXUS
Expense ratio	0.45%	0.05%
Net assets, as of Sep 30, 2026	$12.3bn	$163.2bn
Holdings
Measure	PFF	VXUS
Holdings in common	1%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund	22.7%	14.6%

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 VXUS hold 1% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Sep 30, 2026 and Oct 27, 2026.

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1% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first PFF VXUS

DTE ENERGY COMPANY 0.26% 0.23%

BITMINE IMMERSION TECHNOLOGIES INC 0.17% 0.45%

PRUDENTIAL FINANCIAL INC 0.22% 0.07%

PPL CORPORATION 0.54% 0.06%

CULLEN FROST BANKERS DRC INC 0.05% 0.26%

ALLSTATE CORPORATION (THE) 0.43% 0.05%

HUNTINGTON BANCSHARES INC 0.16% 0.04%

UNITED STATES CELLULAR CORPORATION 0.04% 0.07%

KEYCORP 0.30% 0.02%

SLM CORP 0.10% 0.02%

GLADSTONE LAND CORP 0.06% 0.01%

PRUDENTIAL FINANCIAL INC 0.15% 0.01%

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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 VXUS

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co Ltd 4.27%

Samsung Electronics Co Ltd 2.03%

SK hynix Inc 1.67%

SLCMT1142 1.66%

ASML Holding NV 1.55%

Tencent Holdings Ltd 0.76%

HSBC Holdings PLC 0.76%

Roche Holding AG 0.66%

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Side by side

PFF iShares Preferred and Income Securities ETF VXUS Vanguard Total International Stock 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 Total International Stock

Total return, 1 year −4.2% +13.8%

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% 0.05%

Already in the S&P 500 0.0% 0.0%

Holdings 453 8913

Net assets, PFF as of Oct 27, 2026 and VXUS as of Sep 30, 2026 $11.8bn $163.2bn

PFF and VXUS 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.

VXUS

VXUS tracks an index of Total International Stock. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +13.8% 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 8,913 positions, with the top ten at 14.6%. It sat 5.1% below its high of Sep 4, 2026 on Oct 28, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, PFF or VXUS?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, PFF returned −4.2% and VXUS +13.8%.
Which is cheaper, PFF or VXUS?: VXUS 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 VXUS overlap with the S&P 500?: By their latest filed holdings, 0% of PFF and 0% of VXUS 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 ↗

VXUS filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

VXUS prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

Vanguard page for VXUS ↗

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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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