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

In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IEF returned −2.7% and SCHD returned +27.6%, so SCHD returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, IEF or SCHD?

IEF charges 0.15% a year and SCHD charges 0.06%, so SCHD 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 SCHD: how they differ

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

iShares 7-10 Year Treasury Bond ETF and Schwab U.S. Dividend Equity ETF.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, IEF and SCHD 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 SCHD
United States of America 9.71%	QUALCOMM Inc 6.75%
United States of America 8.94%	Texas Instruments Inc 5.92%
United States of America 8.91%	UnitedHealth Group Inc 5.10%
United States of America 8.89%	Coca-Cola Co/The 3.96%
United States of America 8.87%	Merck & Co Inc 3.87%
United States of America 8.79%	Chevron Corp 3.84%
United States of America 8.69%	Verizon Communications Inc 3.66%
United States of America 8.46%	Procter & Gamble Co/The 3.55%

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 SCHD on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	IEF iShares 7-10 Year Treasury Bond ETF	SCHD Schwab U.S. Dividend Equity ETF
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	iShares	Schwab
What it is	7-10 Year Treasury Bond	US dividend
Total return, 1 year	−2.7%	+27.6%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	−20.2 pts	+10.1 pts
Expense ratio	0.15%	0.06%
Holdings	15	99

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.

SCHD in plain words

SCHD is an index equity fund tracking the US dividend. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +27.6% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.06% a year. By its holdings filed for May 31, 2026, 95% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 99 positions, with the top ten at 43.7%. It sat 3.1% below its high of Aug 24, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, IEF or SCHD?: In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IEF returned −2.7% and SCHD returned +27.6%, so SCHD returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, IEF or SCHD?: IEF charges 0.15% a year and SCHD charges 0.06%, so SCHD is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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