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

In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IEI returned −1.0% and SCHG returned +12.7%, so SCHG returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, IEI or SCHG?

IEI charges 0.15% a year and SCHG charges 0.04%, so SCHG 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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IEI vs SCHG: how they differ

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

iShares 3-7 Year Treasury Bond ETF and Schwab U.S. Large-Cap Growth ETF.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, IEI and SCHG 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 IEI	Only in SCHG
United States of America 2.93%	NVIDIA Corp 11.02%
United States of America 2.31%	Apple Inc 9.84%
United States of America 2.28%	Microsoft Corp 7.18%
United States of America 2.26%	Amazon.com Inc 5.68%
United States of America 2.14%	Alphabet Inc 4.76%
United States of America 2.11%	Broadcom Inc 4.55%
United States of America 2.11%	Tesla Inc 3.92%
United States of America 2.11%	Alphabet Inc 3.78%

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.

IEI and SCHG on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	IEI iShares 3-7 Year Treasury Bond ETF	SCHG Schwab U.S. Large-Cap Growth ETF
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	iShares	Schwab
What it is	3-7 Year Treasury Bond	U.S. Large-Cap Growth
Total return, 1 year	−1.0%	+12.7%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	−18.5 pts	−4.8 pts
Expense ratio	0.15%	0.04%
Holdings	83	193

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.

SCHG in plain words

SCHG is an index equity fund tracking the U.S. Large-Cap Growth. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +12.7% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.04% a year. By its holdings filed for May 31, 2026, 95% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 193 positions, with the top ten at 57.2%.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, IEI or SCHG?: In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IEI returned −1.0% and SCHG returned +12.7%, so SCHG returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, IEI or SCHG?: IEI charges 0.15% a year and SCHG charges 0.04%, so SCHG is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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