Data as of Sep 12, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.
IEF vs VOOG: how they differ
IEF and VOOG hold 0% of their weight in the same names, and VOOG returned more over the year.
iShares 7-10 Year Treasury Bond ETF and Vanguard S&P 500 Growth Index Fund.
What they hold in common
By the books each fund has filed, IEF and VOOG hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.
| Only in IEF | Only in VOOG |
|---|---|
| United States of America 9.71% | NVIDIA Corp 14.29% |
| United States of America 8.94% | Microsoft Corp 9.31% |
| United States of America 8.91% | Apple Inc 6.38% |
| United States of America 8.89% | Alphabet Inc 6.17% |
| United States of America 8.87% | Broadcom Inc 5.90% |
| United States of America 8.79% | Alphabet Inc 4.90% |
| United States of America 8.69% | Amazon.com Inc 3.90% |
| United States of America 8.46% | Meta Platforms Inc 3.85% |
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 iShares 7-10 Year Treasury Bond ETF | VOOG Vanguard S&P 500 Growth Index Fund | |
|---|---|---|
| Where it sits | Core index fund | Core index fund |
| Issuer | iShares | Vanguard |
| What it is | 7-10 Year Treasury Bond | S&P 500 Growth |
| Total return, 1 year | −2.7% | +17.8% |
| S&P 500 over the same days | +17.5% | +17.5% |
| Gap to the S&P 500 | −20.2 pts | +0.3 pts |
| Expense ratio | 0.15% | 0.05% |
| Holdings | 15 | 146 |
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.
VOOG in plain words
VOOG is an index equity fund tracking the S&P 500 Growth. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +17.8% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.05% 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 146 positions, with the top ten at 60.2%.
Questions people ask
- Which returned more over the last year, IEF or VOOG?
- In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IEF returned −2.7% and VOOG returned +17.8%, so VOOG returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
- Which is cheaper, IEF or VOOG?
- IEF charges 0.15% a year and VOOG charges 0.05%, so VOOG is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.
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