Which returned more over the last year, FTEC or TLT?

In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, FTEC returned +35.7% and TLT returned −6.4%, so FTEC returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, FTEC or TLT?

FTEC charges 0.08% a year and TLT charges 0.15%, so FTEC is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Sep 12, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.

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FTEC vs TLT: how they differ

FTEC is an equity index fund and TLT a bond index fund, and over the year FTEC returned more, +35.7% against −6.4%.

Fidelity MSCI Information Technology Index ETF and iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF.

FTEC and TLT on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	FTEC Fidelity MSCI Information Technology Index ETF	TLT iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	Fidelity	iShares
What it is	MSCI Information Technology	20+ year Treasuries
Total return, 1 year	+35.7%	−6.4%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	+18.2 pts	−23.9 pts
Expense ratio	0.08%	0.15%
Holdings	282	not filed

FTEC in plain words

FTEC is an index equity fund tracking the MSCI Information Technology. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +35.7% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.08% a year. By its holdings filed for Apr 30, 2026, 86% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 282 positions, with the top ten at 58.8%. It sat 3.7% below its high of Jun 2, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.

TLT in plain words

TLT is a bond fund tracking the 20+ year Treasuries. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned −6.4% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.15% a year. It sat 42.9% below its high of Aug 4, 2020 on Sep 11, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, FTEC or TLT?: In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, FTEC returned +35.7% and TLT returned −6.4%, so FTEC returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, FTEC or TLT?: FTEC charges 0.08% a year and TLT charges 0.15%, so FTEC is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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