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

In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IEF returned −2.7% and IJH returned +13.4%, so IJH returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, IEF or IJH?

IEF charges 0.15% a year and IJH charges 0.05%, so IJH 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 IJH: how they differ

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

iShares 7-10 Year Treasury Bond ETF and iShares Core S&P Mid-Cap ETF.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, IEF and IJH 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 IJH
United States of America 9.71%	TWILIO INC 0.86%
United States of America 8.94%	CARPENTER TECHNOLOGY CORP 0.85%
United States of America 8.91%	MKS INC 0.83%
United States of America 8.89%	CURTISS-WRIGHT CORP 0.77%
United States of America 8.87%	ENTEGRIS INC 0.76%
United States of America 8.79%	NVENT ELECTRIC PLC 0.76%
United States of America 8.69%	ATI INC 0.74%
United States of America 8.46%	ILLUMINA INC 0.73%

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 Jun 30, 2026 and May 31, 2026.

IEF and IJH on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	IEF iShares 7-10 Year Treasury Bond ETF	IJH iShares Core S&P Mid-Cap ETF
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	iShares	iShares
What it is	7-10 Year Treasury Bond	S&P MidCap 400
Total return, 1 year	−2.7%	+13.4%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	−20.2 pts	−4.1 pts
Expense ratio	0.15%	0.05%
Holdings	15	400

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.

IJH in plain words

IJH is an index equity fund tracking the S&P MidCap 400. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +13.4% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.05% a year. By its holdings filed for Jun 30, 2026, 0% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 400 positions, with the top ten at 7.7%. It sat 5.4% below its high of Aug 14, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, IEF or IJH?: In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IEF returned −2.7% and IJH returned +13.4%, so IJH returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, IEF or IJH?: IEF charges 0.15% a year and IJH charges 0.05%, so IJH is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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