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Data as of Sep 12, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.

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IEF vs USHY: how they differ

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

iShares 7-10 Year Treasury Bond ETF and iShares Broad USD High Yield Corporate Bond ETF.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, IEF and USHY 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 IEFOnly in USHY
United States of America 9.71%1261229 BC LTD 0.48%
United States of America 8.94%ECHOSTAR CORP 0.42%
United States of America 8.91%QUIKRETE HOLDINGS INC 0.29%
United States of America 8.89%SV RNO PROPERTY OWNER 1 0.28%
United States of America 8.87%CLOUD SOFTWARE GRP INC 0.27%
United States of America 8.79%WULF COMPUTE LLC 0.26%
United States of America 8.69%ASURION LLC/ASURION CO 0.26%
United States of America 8.46%HUB INTERNATIONAL LTD 0.26%

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 USHY on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
IEF
iShares 7-10 Year Treasury Bond ETF
USHY
iShares Broad USD High Yield Corporate Bond ETF
Where it sitsCore index fundCore index fund
IssueriSharesiShares
What it is7-10 Year Treasury BondBroad USD High Yield Corporate Bond
Total return, 1 year−2.7%+3.3%
S&P 500 over the same days+17.5%+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500−20.2 pts−14.2 pts
Expense ratio0.15%0.08%
Holdings151894

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.

USHY in plain words

USHY is a bond fund tracking the Broad USD High Yield Corporate Bond. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +3.3% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.08% a year.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, IEF or USHY?
In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IEF returned −2.7% and USHY returned +3.3%, so USHY returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, IEF or USHY?
IEF charges 0.15% a year and USHY charges 0.08%, so USHY is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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IEF against USHY, 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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