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

In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IEI returned −1.0% and VGSH returned +1.8%, so VGSH returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, IEI or VGSH?

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

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

iShares 3-7 Year Treasury Bond ETF and Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index Fund.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, IEI and VGSH 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 VGSH
United States of America 2.93%	United States Treasury Note/Bond 2.26%
United States of America 2.31%	United States Treasury Note/Bond 1.41%
United States of America 2.28%	United States Treasury Note/Bond 1.36%
United States of America 2.26%	United States Treasury Note/Bond 1.32%
United States of America 2.14%	United States Treasury Note/Bond 1.31%
United States of America 2.11%	United States Treasury Note/Bond 1.30%
United States of America 2.11%	United States Treasury Note/Bond 1.27%
United States of America 2.11%	United States Treasury Note/Bond 1.27%

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 VGSH on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	IEI iShares 3-7 Year Treasury Bond ETF	VGSH Vanguard Short-Term Treasury Index Fund
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	iShares	Vanguard
What it is	3-7 Year Treasury Bond	Short-Term Treasury
Total return, 1 year	−1.0%	+1.8%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	−18.5 pts	−15.7 pts
Expense ratio	0.15%	0.03%
Holdings	83	91

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.

VGSH in plain words

VGSH is a bond fund tracking the Short-Term Treasury. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +1.8% 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 VGSH?: In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IEI returned −1.0% and VGSH returned +1.8%, so VGSH returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, IEI or VGSH?: IEI charges 0.15% a year and VGSH charges 0.03%, so VGSH is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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