Data as of Sep 12, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.
IALT vs IEF: how they differ
IALT and IEF hold 0% of their weight in the same names.
iShares Systematic Alternatives Active ETF and iShares 7-10 Year Treasury Bond ETF.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, IALT and IEF hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Only in IALT | Only in IEF |
|---|---|
| Intercontinental Exchange, Inc. 17.26% | United States of America 9.71% |
| PRIME SECSRVC BRW/FINANC 1.29% | United States of America 8.94% |
| PHINIA INC 0.94% | United States of America 8.91% |
| DISH DBS CORP 0.21% | United States of America 8.89% |
| DISH DBS CORP 0.19% | United States of America 8.87% |
| DISH DBS CORP 0.10% | United States of America 8.79% |
| United States of America 8.69% | |
| United States of America 8.46% |
Weight overlap is an ETFIQ calculation: for every security both funds hold, the smaller of the two weights, summed. Above 50%, holding both is close to holding one of them twice. Holdings dated Apr 30, 2026 and May 31, 2026.
| IALT iShares Systematic Alternatives Active ETF | IEF iShares 7-10 Year Treasury Bond ETF | |
|---|---|---|
| Where it sits | Core index fund | Core index fund |
| Issuer | iShares | iShares |
| What it is | Systematic Alternatives Active | 7-10 Year Treasury Bond |
| Total return, 1 year | +17.4% | −2.7% |
| S&P 500 over the same days | +12.1% | +17.5% |
| Gap to the S&P 500 | +5.4 pts | −20.2 pts |
| Expense ratio | not published | 0.15% |
| Holdings | 8 | 15 |
IALT in plain words
IALT is an index equity fund tracking the Systematic Alternatives Active. By its holdings filed for Apr 30, 2026, 55% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 8 positions, with the top ten at 100.0%.
IEF in plain words
IEF is a bond fund tracking the 7-10 Year Treasury Bond. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned −2.7% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.15% a year. It sat 13.3% below its high of Aug 4, 2020 on Sep 11, 2026.
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