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

In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IEI returned −1.0% and SCHP returned −0.8%, so SCHP returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, IEI or SCHP?

IEI charges 0.15% a year and SCHP charges 0.03%, so SCHP 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 SCHP: how they differ

IEI and SCHP hold 0% of their weight in the same names.

iShares 3-7 Year Treasury Bond ETF and Schwab U.S. TIPS ETF.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, IEI and SCHP 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 SCHP
United States of America 2.93%	United States Treasury 4.09%
United States of America 2.31%	United States Treasury 4.03%
United States of America 2.28%	United States Treasury 4.02%
United States of America 2.26%	United States Treasury 3.79%
United States of America 2.14%	United States Treasury 3.62%
United States of America 2.11%	United States Treasury 3.42%
United States of America 2.11%	United States Treasury 3.39%
United States of America 2.11%	United States Treasury 3.38%

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 Jun 30, 2026 and May 31, 2026.

IEI and SCHP on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	IEI iShares 3-7 Year Treasury Bond ETF	SCHP Schwab U.S. TIPS ETF
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	iShares	Schwab
What it is	3-7 Year Treasury Bond	US TIPS
Total return, 1 year	−1.0%	−0.8%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	−18.5 pts	−18.4 pts
Expense ratio	0.15%	0.03%
Holdings	83	48

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.

SCHP in plain words

SCHP is a bond fund tracking the US TIPS. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned −0.8% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.03% a year.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, IEI or SCHP?: In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IEI returned −1.0% and SCHP returned −0.8%, so SCHP returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, IEI or SCHP?: IEI charges 0.15% a year and SCHP charges 0.03%, so SCHP is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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