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PFF vs NEAR

iShares Preferred and Income Securities ETF vs iShares Short Duration Bond Active ETF

PFF

iShares Preferred and Income Securities ETF

iShares

Annual cost

0.45%

Fund size

$13.9B

NEAR

iShares Short Duration Bond Active ETF

iShares

Annual cost

0.25%

Fund size

$4.3B

Key differences

  • NEAR costs 0.20% less per year.
  • PFF is significantly larger than NEAR — larger funds tend to be more liquid and less likely to close.
  • PFF follows a index tracking strategy; NEAR uses active selection.
  • 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

PFFNEAR
Annual cost (TER)0.45%0.25%
Fund size (AUM)$13.9B$4.3B
Since20072013
Dividend yield5.65%4.48%
Asset classfixed incomefixed income
Regionnorth americanorth america
Strategyindex trackingactive selection
CAGR 1Y+10.4%+4.5%
CAGR 3Y+8.0%+5.7%
CAGR 5Y+1.9%+3.9%
Sharpe 3Y0.531.23
Volatility 1Y6.79%1.37%
Max drawdown-34.10%-9.61%

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

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