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

In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IEF returned −2.7% and SCHH returned +9.8%, so SCHH returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, IEF or SCHH?

IEF charges 0.15% a year and SCHH charges 0.07%, so SCHH 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 SCHH: how they differ

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

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

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, IEF and SCHH 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 SCHH
United States of America 9.71%	Welltower Inc 9.64%
United States of America 8.94%	Prologis Inc 8.97%
United States of America 8.91%	Equinix Inc 4.89%
United States of America 8.89%	Simon Property Group Inc 4.48%
United States of America 8.87%	Digital Realty Trust Inc 4.36%
United States of America 8.79%	American Tower Corp 4.35%
United States of America 8.69%	Realty Income Corp 4.00%
United States of America 8.46%	Public Storage 3.41%

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 SCHH on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	IEF iShares 7-10 Year Treasury Bond ETF	SCHH Schwab U.S. REIT ETF
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	iShares	Schwab
What it is	7-10 Year Treasury Bond	US REIT
Total return, 1 year	−2.7%	+9.8%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	−20.2 pts	−7.7 pts
Expense ratio	0.15%	0.07%
Holdings	15	117

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.

SCHH in plain words

SCHH is an index equity fund tracking the US REIT. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +9.8% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.07% a year. By its holdings filed for May 31, 2026, 74% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 117 positions, with the top ten at 49.8%. It sat 6.7% below its high of Jul 24, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, IEF or SCHH?: In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IEF returned −2.7% and SCHH returned +9.8%, so SCHH returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, IEF or SCHH?: IEF charges 0.15% a year and SCHH charges 0.07%, so SCHH is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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