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PFF vs VRP

iShares Preferred and Income Securities ETF vs Invesco Variable Rate Preferred ETF

PFF

iShares Preferred and Income Securities ETF

iShares

Annual cost

0.45%

Fund size

$13.9B

VRP

Invesco Variable Rate Preferred ETF

Invesco

Annual cost

0.50%

Fund size

$2.6B

Key differences

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

Side-by-side comparison

PFFVRP
Annual cost (TER)0.45%0.50%
Fund size (AUM)$13.9B$2.6B
Since20072014
Dividend yield5.65%6.39%
Asset classfixed incomefixed income
Regionnorth americanorth america
Strategyindex trackingindex tracking
CAGR 1Y+10.2%+7.4%
CAGR 3Y+7.8%+10.4%
CAGR 5Y+1.8%+4.4%
Sharpe 3Y0.511.46
Volatility 1Y6.79%2.87%
Max drawdown-34.10%-46.04%

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

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