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PFF vs IGEB

iShares Preferred and Income Securities ETF vs iShares Investment Grade Systematic Bond ETF

PFF

iShares Preferred and Income Securities ETF

iShares

Annual cost

0.45%

Fund size

$13.9B

IGEB

iShares Investment Grade Systematic Bond ETF

iShares

Annual cost

0.18%

Fund size

$1.4B

Key differences

  • IGEB costs 0.27% less per year.
  • PFF is significantly larger than IGEB — larger funds tend to be more liquid and less likely to close.
  • Over the last 3 years, PFF has delivered higher annualized returns.
  • PFF has a longer track record, which may reduce uncertainty around long-term behavior.

Side-by-side comparison

PFFIGEB
Annual cost (TER)0.45%0.18%
Fund size (AUM)$13.9B$1.4B
Since20072017
Dividend yield5.65%5.03%
Asset classfixed incomefixed income
Regionnorth americanorth america
Strategyindex trackingindex tracking
CAGR 1Y+10.2%+6.9%
CAGR 3Y+7.8%+5.8%
CAGR 5Y+1.8%+1.2%
Sharpe 3Y0.510.40
Volatility 1Y6.79%4.24%
Max drawdown-34.10%-21.13%

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

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