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

In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IEF returned −2.7% and JAAA returned +4.9%, so JAAA returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, IEF or JAAA?

IEF charges 0.15% a year and JAAA charges 0.20%, 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 JAAA: how they differ

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

iShares 7-10 Year Treasury Bond ETF and Janus Henderson AAA CLO ETF.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, IEF and JAAA 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 JAAA
United States of America 9.71%	KKR CLO 35 Ltd. 0.96%
United States of America 8.94%	AB BSL CLO 1 Ltd. 0.88%
United States of America 8.91%	Anchorage Capital CLO 16 Ltd. 0.82%
United States of America 8.89%	Anchorage Capital CLO 17 Ltd. 0.80%
United States of America 8.87%	Carlyle US CLO Ltd. 0.70%
United States of America 8.79%	Carlyle US CLO Ltd. 0.67%
United States of America 8.69%	Regatta XIX Funding Ltd. 0.67%
United States of America 8.46%	Magnetite XXXII Ltd. 0.67%

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.

IEF and JAAA on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	IEF iShares 7-10 Year Treasury Bond ETF	JAAA Janus Henderson AAA CLO ETF
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	iShares	Janus
What it is	7-10 Year Treasury Bond	Henderson AAA CLO
Total return, 1 year	−2.7%	+4.9%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	−20.2 pts	−12.6 pts
Expense ratio	0.15%	0.20%
Holdings	15	600

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.

JAAA in plain words

JAAA is an index equity fund tracking the Henderson AAA CLO. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +4.9% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.20% a year. By its holdings filed for Apr 30, 2026, 0% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 600 positions, with the top ten at 7.5%.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, IEF or JAAA?: In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IEF returned −2.7% and JAAA returned +4.9%, so JAAA returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, IEF or JAAA?: IEF charges 0.15% a year and JAAA charges 0.20%, so IEF is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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