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PFF vs IMTB

iShares Preferred and Income Securities ETF vs iShares Core 5-10 Year USD Bond ETF

PFF

iShares Preferred and Income Securities ETF

iShares

Annual cost

0.45%

Fund size

$13.9B

IMTB

iShares Core 5-10 Year USD Bond ETF

iShares

Annual cost

0.06%

Fund size

$280M

Key differences

  • IMTB costs 0.39% less per year.
  • PFF is significantly larger than IMTB — 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

PFFIMTB
Annual cost (TER)0.45%0.06%
Fund size (AUM)$13.9B$280M
Since20072016
Dividend yield5.65%4.46%
Asset classfixed incomefixed income
Regionnorth americanorth america
Strategyindex trackingindex tracking
CAGR 1Y+10.2%+6.6%
CAGR 3Y+7.8%+4.5%
CAGR 5Y+1.8%+0.5%
Sharpe 3Y0.510.17
Volatility 1Y6.79%4.06%
Max drawdown-34.10%-18.15%

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

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