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

In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IEF returned −2.7% and NOBL returned +9.4%, so NOBL returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, IEF or NOBL?

IEF charges 0.15% a year and NOBL charges 0.35%, 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 NOBL: how they differ

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

iShares 7-10 Year Treasury Bond ETF and ProShares S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats ETF.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, IEF and NOBL 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 NOBL
United States of America 9.71%	Nucor Corp. 1.77%
United States of America 8.94%	West Pharmaceutical Services, Inc. 1.73%
United States of America 8.91%	International Business Machines Corp. 1.71%
United States of America 8.89%	Archer-Daniels-Midland Co. 1.68%
United States of America 8.87%	Franklin Resources, Inc. 1.67%
United States of America 8.79%	Colgate-Palmolive Co. 1.62%
United States of America 8.69%	Caterpillar, Inc. 1.61%
United States of America 8.46%	Automatic Data Processing, Inc. 1.61%

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 NOBL on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	IEF iShares 7-10 Year Treasury Bond ETF	NOBL ProShares S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats ETF
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	iShares	ProShares
What it is	7-10 Year Treasury Bond	S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats
Total return, 1 year	−2.7%	+9.4%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	−20.2 pts	−8.1 pts
Expense ratio	0.15%	0.35%
Holdings	15	69

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.

NOBL in plain words

NOBL is an index equity fund tracking the S&P 500 Dividend Aristocrats. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +9.4% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.35% a year. By its holdings filed for May 31, 2026, 100% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 69 positions, with the top ten at 16.6%. It sat 4.8% below its high of Aug 24, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, IEF or NOBL?: In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IEF returned −2.7% and NOBL returned +9.4%, so NOBL returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, IEF or NOBL?: IEF charges 0.15% a year and NOBL charges 0.35%, so IEF is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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IEF against NOBL, 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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