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

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

Which is cheaper, IEF or IGIB?

IEF charges 0.15% a year and IGIB charges 0.04%, so IGIB 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 IGIB: how they differ

IEF and IGIB hold 0% of their weight in the same names, and IGIB returned more over the year.

iShares 7-10 Year Treasury Bond ETF and iShares 5-10 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, IEF and IGIB hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Largest positions each one holds and the other does not
Only in IEF	Only in IGIB
United States of America 9.71%	META PLATFORMS INC 0.24%
United States of America 8.94%	AMAZON.COM INC 0.23%
United States of America 8.91%	ANHEUSER-BUSCH CO/INBEV 0.20%
United States of America 8.89%	BANK OF AMERICA CORP 0.20%
United States of America 8.87%	BANK OF AMERICA CORP 0.20%
United States of America 8.79%	BANK OF AMERICA CORP 0.20%
United States of America 8.69%	MARS INC 0.19%
United States of America 8.46%	PFIZER INVESTMENT ENTER 0.19%

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 IGIB on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	IEF iShares 7-10 Year Treasury Bond ETF	IGIB iShares 5-10 Year Investment Grade Corporate Bond ETF
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	iShares	iShares
What it is	7-10 Year Treasury Bond	5-10 Year Investment Grade Corporate 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%	0.04%
Holdings	15	2988

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.

IGIB in plain words

IGIB is a bond fund tracking the 5-10 Year Investment Grade Corporate 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. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.04% a year. It sat 3.3% below its high of Feb 27, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, IEF or IGIB?: In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IEF returned −2.7% and IGIB returned −1.0%, so IGIB returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, IEF or IGIB?: IEF charges 0.15% a year and IGIB charges 0.04%, so IGIB is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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