ETF comparison

PFFvsPFFD

Both Preferred Securities.

iShares Preferred and Income Securities ETF · Global X U.S. Preferred ETF

Holdings overlap

Weighted by ISIN/CUSIP
66.8%

222 positions appear in both funds. Buying equal dollars of PFF and PFFD would leave roughly66.8%of each dollar exposed to the same underlying securities.

PFF only 31.9%Shared 66.8%PFFD only 33.1%
In PFF only
233 positions
Shared
222 positions
In PFFD only
3 positions

Side by side

PFF

iShares Preferred and Income Securities ETF

iShares · Preferred Securities

72composite / 100
Expense ratio
0.45%
Net assets
$13.02B
TTM yield
5.48%
Top-10 conc.
19.6%
PFFD

Global X U.S. Preferred ETF

Global X · Preferred Securities

73composite / 100
Expense ratio
0.23%
Net assets
$2.15B
TTM yield
6.66%
Top-10 conc.
21.2%

Sub-score comparison

55
Cost
77
62
Tax efficiency
60
100
Liquidity
71
86
Concentration
84
Tracking quality
PFFsub-scorePFFD

Tracking quality isn't part of the composite — seewhat we don't scorefor why.

Cost difference

PFFD is 22 bps cheaper than PFF. On a $100,000 position that's about $220/yr more in fees for PFF.

Fee figure is the annual expense charged on $100,000. To see how the gap compounds over a multi-decade holding period, open thecost calculator pre-filled with PFF vs PFFD.

Top shared holdings

222 shared in total
#HoldingIn PFFIn PFFDOverlap
1BOEING COMPANY (THE)3.93%4.70%3.93%
2WELLS FARGO & COMPANY2.33%2.25%2.25%
3HEWLETT PACKARD ENTERPRISE COMPANY1.76%2.71%1.76%
4CITIGROUP CAPITAL XIII1.31%2.20%1.31%
5BANK OF AMERICA CORP1.45%1.30%1.30%
6MICROCHIP TECHNOLOGY INC1.16%1.76%1.16%
7NEXTERA ENERGY INC1.08%1.71%1.08%
8KKR & CO. INC1.05%1.70%1.05%
9SOUTHERN COMPANY (THE)1.01%1.64%1.01%
10JP MORGAN CHASE & COMPANY0.95%1.02%0.95%
11JP MORGAN CHASE & COMPANY0.83%0.89%0.83%
12NEXTERA ENERGY INC0.76%1.20%0.76%

Only in PFF

233 total
  • STRATEGY INC2.95%
  • ORACLE CORP2.28%
  • ALBEMARLE CORP1.29%
  • NEXTERA ENERGY INC1.12%
  • BRIGHTSPRING HEALTH SERVICES INC0.93%
  • APOLLO GLOBAL MANAGEMENT INC0.89%
  • PPL CORP0.57%
  • STRATEGY INC0.47%
  • CITIGROUP INC0.41%
  • ANNALY CAPITAL MANAGEMENT INC0.37%

Only in PFFD

3 total
  • QWEST CORPORATION0.62%
  • FIDELITY COLCHESTER STR TR MONEY MKT GOV PORT0.44%
  • QWEST CORPORATION0.42%

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Holdings overlap is the sum of min(weight_a, weight_b) over positions matched on ISIN (CUSIP fallback). Methodology: see/methodology/.

Comparing two funds doesn't endorse swapping one for the other. Tax-lot history, account type, and personal goals matter — PlainIndex publishes data and methodology, not investment advice.