ETF comparison

PFFvsPFXF

Both Preferred Securities.

iShares Preferred and Income Securities ETF · VanEck Preferred Securities ex Financials ETF

Holdings overlap

Weighted by ISIN/CUSIP
40.9%

115 positions appear in both funds. Buying equal dollars of PFF and PFXF would leave roughly40.9%of each dollar exposed to the same underlying securities.

PFF only 57.8%Shared 40.9%PFXF only 60.8%
In PFF only
340 positions
Shared
115 positions
In PFXF only
1 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%
PFXF

VanEck Preferred Securities ex Financials ETF

VanEck · Preferred Securities

62composite / 100
Expense ratio
0.40%
Net assets
$2.42B
TTM yield
6.24%
Top-10 conc.
42.4%

Sub-score comparison

55
Cost
60
62
Tax efficiency
61
100
Liquidity
73
86
Concentration
54
Tracking quality
PFFsub-scorePFXF

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

Cost difference

PFXF is 5 bps cheaper than PFF. On a $100,000 position that's about $50/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 PFXF.

Top shared holdings

115 shared in total
#HoldingIn PFFIn PFXFOverlap
1BOEING COMPANY (THE)3.93%9.67%3.93%
2STRATEGY INC2.95%6.27%2.95%
3ORACLE CORP2.28%5.61%2.28%
4HEWLETT PACKARD ENTERPRISE COMPANY1.76%4.33%1.76%
5ALBEMARLE CORP1.29%3.18%1.29%
6MICROCHIP TECHNOLOGY INC1.16%2.85%1.16%
7NEXTERA ENERGY INC1.12%2.75%1.12%
8NEXTERA ENERGY INC1.08%2.65%1.08%
9SOUTHERN COMPANY (THE)1.01%2.49%1.01%
10BRIGHTSPRING HEALTH SERVICES INC0.93%2.29%0.93%
11NEXTERA ENERGY INC0.76%1.86%0.76%
12PG&E CORP0.68%1.66%0.68%

Only in PFF

340 total
  • WELLS FARGO & COMPANY2.33%
  • BANK OF AMERICA CORP1.45%
  • CITIGROUP CAPITAL XIII1.31%
  • KKR & CO. INC1.05%
  • JP MORGAN CHASE & COMPANY0.95%
  • APOLLO GLOBAL MANAGEMENT INC0.89%
  • JP MORGAN CHASE & COMPANY0.83%
  • WELLS FARGO & COMPANY0.76%
  • JP MORGAN CHASE & COMPANY0.70%
  • JP MORGAN CHASE & COMPANY0.70%

Only in PFXF

1 total
  • State Street Global Advisors2.58%

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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.