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PFF vs SYSB

iShares Preferred and Income Securities ETF vs iShares Systematic Bond ETF

PFF

iShares Preferred and Income Securities ETF

iShares

Annual cost

0.45%

Fund size

$13.9B

SYSB

iShares Systematic Bond ETF

iShares

Annual cost

0.25%

Fund size

$1.0B

Key differences

  • SYSB costs 0.20% less per year.
  • PFF is significantly larger than SYSB — 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

PFFSYSB
Annual cost (TER)0.45%0.25%
Fund size (AUM)$13.9B$1.0B
Since20072015
Dividend yield5.65%4.64%
Asset classfixed incomefixed income
Regionnorth americanorth america
Strategyindex trackingindex tracking
CAGR 1Y+10.2%+5.7%
CAGR 3Y+7.8%+6.5%
CAGR 5Y+1.8%+1.5%
Sharpe 3Y0.510.66
Volatility 1Y6.79%3.78%
Max drawdown-34.10%-18.47%

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

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