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PFF vs SLQD

iShares Preferred and Income Securities ETF vs iShares 0-5 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF

PFF

iShares Preferred and Income Securities ETF

iShares

Annual cost

0.45%

Fund size

$13.9B

SLQD

iShares 0-5 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF

iShares

Annual cost

0.06%

Fund size

$2.3B

Key differences

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

PFFSLQD
Annual cost (TER)0.45%0.06%
Fund size (AUM)$13.9B$2.3B
Since20072013
Dividend yield5.65%4.25%
Asset classfixed incomefixed income
Regionnorth americanorth america
Strategyindex trackingindex tracking
CAGR 1Y+10.2%+4.7%
CAGR 3Y+7.8%+5.2%
CAGR 5Y+1.8%+2.5%
Sharpe 3Y0.510.79
Volatility 1Y6.79%1.49%
Max drawdown-34.10%-12.69%

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

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