Which returned more over the last year, IEF or IEI?

In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IEF returned −2.7% and IEI returned −1.0%, so IEI returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, IEF or IEI?

IEF charges 0.15% a year and IEI charges 0.15%, so IEF 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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IEF vs IEI: how they differ

IEF and IEI hold 1% of their weight in the same names, and IEI returned more over the year.

iShares 7-10 Year Treasury Bond ETF and iShares 3-7 Year Treasury Bond ETF.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, IEF and IEI hold 1% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Positions IEF and IEI both hold, largest shared weight first
Holding	IEF	IEI
United States of America	0.39%	0.90%
United States of America	1.50%	0.36%
United States of America	0.30%	2.14%

Largest positions each one holds and the other does not
Only in IEF	Only in IEI
United States of America 9.71%	United States of America 2.93%
United States of America 8.94%	United States of America 2.31%
United States of America 8.91%	United States of America 2.28%
United States of America 8.89%	United States of America 2.26%
United States of America 8.87%	United States of America 2.11%
United States of America 8.79%	United States of America 2.11%
United States of America 8.69%	United States of America 2.11%
United States of America 8.46%	United States of America 2.08%

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 May 31, 2026.

IEF and IEI on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	IEF iShares 7-10 Year Treasury Bond ETF	IEI iShares 3-7 Year Treasury Bond ETF
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	iShares	iShares
What it is	7-10 Year Treasury Bond	3-7 Year Treasury Bond
Total return, 1 year	−2.7%	−1.0%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	−20.2 pts	−18.5 pts
Expense ratio	0.15%	0.15%
Holdings	15	83

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.

IEI in plain words

IEI is a bond fund tracking the 3-7 Year Treasury Bond. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned −1.0% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. It sat 3.0% below its high of Feb 27, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, IEF or IEI?: In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IEF returned −2.7% and IEI returned −1.0%, so IEI returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, IEF or IEI?: IEF charges 0.15% a year and IEI charges 0.15%, so IEF is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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IEF against IEI, ETFIQ, data as of Sep 12, 2026. Every figure is arithmetic on a named public source; the method is at etfiq.com/methodology. A comparison is not a recommendation.

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