Which returned more over the last year, IEFA or IEI?

In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IEFA returned +18.0% and IEI returned −1.0%, so IEFA returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, IEFA or IEI?

IEFA charges 0.07% a year and IEI charges 0.15%, so IEFA 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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IEFA vs IEI: how they differ

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

iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF and iShares 3-7 Year Treasury Bond ETF.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, IEFA and IEI 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 IEFA	Only in IEI
ASML Holding N.V. 2.23%	United States of America 2.93%
HSBC HOLDINGS PLC 1.25%	United States of America 2.31%
ASTRAZENECA PLC 1.17%	United States of America 2.28%
Novartis AG 1.11%	United States of America 2.26%
Nestle S.A. 1.03%	United States of America 2.14%
SHELL PLC 1.03%	United States of America 2.11%
Siemens Aktiengesellschaft 0.90%	United States of America 2.11%
COMMONWEALTH BANK OF AUSTRALIA 0.84%	United States of America 2.11%

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.

IEFA and IEI on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	IEFA iShares Core MSCI EAFE ETF	IEI iShares 3-7 Year Treasury Bond ETF
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	iShares	iShares
What it is	Core MSCI EAFE	3-7 Year Treasury Bond
Total return, 1 year	+18.0%	−1.0%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	+0.5 pts	−18.5 pts
Expense ratio	0.07%	0.15%
Holdings	2632	83

IEFA in plain words

IEFA is an index equity fund tracking the Core MSCI EAFE. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +18.0% 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 Apr 30, 2026, 0% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 2632 positions, with the top ten at 11.5%.

IEI in plain words

IEI is a bond fund tracking the 3-7 Year Treasury Bond. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned −1.0% 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 3.0% below its high of Feb 27, 2026 on Sep 11, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, IEFA or IEI?: In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IEFA returned +18.0% and IEI returned −1.0%, so IEFA returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, IEFA or IEI?: IEFA charges 0.07% a year and IEI charges 0.15%, so IEFA is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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