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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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INDA vs TLT: how they differ

INDA is an equity index fund and TLT a bond index fund, and over the year TLT returned more, −6.4% against −8.8%.

iShares MSCI India ETF and iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF.

INDA and TLT on the fields both publish, as of Sep 12, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
INDA
iShares MSCI India ETF
TLT
iShares 20+ Year Treasury Bond ETF
Where it sitsCore index fundCore index fund
IssueriSharesiShares
What it isMSCI India20+ year Treasuries
Total return, 1 year−8.8%−6.4%
S&P 500 over the same days+17.5%+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500−26.3 pts−23.9 pts
Expense ratio0.61%0.15%
Holdings169not filed

INDA in plain words

INDA is an index equity fund tracking the MSCI India. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned −8.8% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.61% a year. By its holdings filed for May 31, 2026, 0% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 169 positions, with the top ten at 33.7%. It sat 17.4% below its high of Sep 26, 2024 on Sep 11, 2026.

TLT in plain words

TLT is a bond fund tracking the 20+ year Treasuries. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned −6.4% 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 42.9% below its high of Aug 4, 2020 on Sep 11, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, INDA or TLT?
In the year to Sep 12, 2026, with distributions reinvested, INDA returned −8.8% and TLT returned −6.4%, so TLT returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, INDA or TLT?
INDA charges 0.61% a year and TLT charges 0.15%, so TLT is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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INDA against TLT, 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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