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PFF vs HYDB

iShares Preferred and Income Securities ETF vs iShares High Yield Systematic Bond ETF

PFF

iShares Preferred and Income Securities ETF

iShares

Annual cost

0.45%

Fund size

$13.9B

HYDB

iShares High Yield Systematic Bond ETF

iShares

Annual cost

0.35%

Fund size

$1.5B

Key differences

  • HYDB costs 0.10% less per year.
  • PFF is significantly larger than HYDB — larger funds tend to be more liquid and less likely to close.
  • Over the last 3 years, HYDB has delivered higher annualized returns.
  • PFF has a longer track record, which may reduce uncertainty around long-term behavior.

Side-by-side comparison

PFFHYDB
Annual cost (TER)0.45%0.35%
Fund size (AUM)$13.9B$1.5B
Since20072017
Dividend yield5.65%7.11%
Asset classfixed incomefixed income
Regionnorth americanorth america
Strategyindex trackingindex tracking
CAGR 1Y+10.2%+8.0%
CAGR 3Y+7.8%+9.5%
CAGR 5Y+1.8%+4.7%
Sharpe 3Y0.511.06
Volatility 1Y6.79%3.82%
Max drawdown-34.10%-21.58%

Green dot indicates the better value for that metric. Performance data is historical and does not predict future results.

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