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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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IEI vs PDBC: how they differ

IEI is a bond index fund and PDBC an equity index fund, and over the year PDBC returned more, +55.2% against −1.0%.

iShares 3-7 Year Treasury Bond ETF and Invesco Optimum Yield Diversified Commodity Strategy No K-1 ETF.

IEI and PDBC on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
IEI
iShares 3-7 Year Treasury Bond ETF
PDBC
Invesco Optimum Yield Diversified Commodity Strategy No K-1 ETF
Where it sitsCore index fundCore index fund
IssueriSharesInvesco
What it is3-7 Year Treasury BondOptimum Yield Diversified Commodity Strategy
Total return, 1 year−1.0%+55.2%
S&P 500 over the same days+17.5%+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500−18.5 pts+37.7 pts
Expense ratio0.15%0.59%
Holdings83not filed

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.

PDBC in plain words

PDBC is an index equity fund tracking the Optimum Yield Diversified Commodity Strategy. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +55.2% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.59% a year.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, IEI or PDBC?
In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IEI returned −1.0% and PDBC returned +55.2%, so PDBC returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, IEI or PDBC?
IEI charges 0.15% a year and PDBC charges 0.59%, so IEI is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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IEI against PDBC, 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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