Which returned more over the last year, FLGV or IEF?

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, FLGV returned −1.4% and IEF −3.2%.

Which is cheaper, FLGV or IEF?

FLGV is cheaper, by 0.06 percentage points a year. That is about $6 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

Across categories

FLGV vs IEF: Differences, Returns & Fees

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FLGV's duration was 5.7 years on Jun 30, 2026 and IEF's 7.0 on Aug 31, 2026; FLGV charges 0.09% to IEF's 0.15%.

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Net assets: $1.2bn on Oct 28, 2026 for Franklin U.S. Treasury Bond ETF, and $43.5bn on Oct 27, 2026 for iShares 7-10 Year Treasury Bond ETF.

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At a glance

−1.4%

FLGV total return, 1 year

−3.2%

IEF total return, 1 year

0.09%

FLGV expense ratio

0.15%

IEF expense ratio

Pair scorecard

FLGV costs 0.06 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 1.8 points; IEF is far larger, $43.4bn against $1.2bn.

FLGV vs IEF: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	FLGV	IEF
Return
Measure	FLGV	IEF
Total return, 1 year	−1.4%	−3.2%
Drawdown
Measure	FLGV	IEF
Below its high	6.5%, high on Aug 4, 2020	13.1%, high on Aug 4, 2020
Benchmark
Measure	FLGV	IEF
What it tracks	No index, actively managed	ICE U.S. Treasury 7-10 Year Bond Index
Cost and size
Measure	FLGV	IEF
Expense ratio	0.09%	0.15%
Net assets, as of Oct 26, 2026	$1.2bn	$43.4bn
Holdings
Measure	FLGV	IEF
Holdings in common	7%

Holdings in common uses holdings dated Jun 30, 2026 and Aug 31, 2026. Method

Risk and return

Jun 19, 2020 to Oct 23, 2026 · 331 weekly returns

FLGV IEF

Return

Total return edge FLGV −4.5% −11.7%

Annualized edge FLGV −0.7% −1.9%

Price return edge FLGV −21.5% −25.1%

Risk

Volatility edge FLGV 4.8% 6.8%

Max drawdown edge FLGV −17.2% −23.3%

Risk-adjusted

Sharpe edge IEF (slight) −0.78 −0.72

Sortino edge IEF (slight) −1.04 −0.96

Calmar edge FLGV −0.04 −0.08

Reading

FLGV returned more: −4.5% to −11.7%. FLGV swung less: 4.8% to 6.8%. FLGV fell less at its worst: −17.2% to −23.3%.

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Risk and return: FLGV vs IEF: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	FLGV	IEF	Edge	How it is measured
Return
Total return	−4.5%	−11.7%	FLGV	Price change plus distributions, reinvested.
Annualized	−0.7%	−1.9%	FLGV	Total return as a yearly rate.
Price return	−21.5%	−25.1%	FLGV	Price change alone, distributions left out.
Risk
Volatility	4.8%	6.8%	FLGV	Spread of weekly returns, annualized. Lower is steadier.
Downside deviation	3.6%	5.0%	FLGV	Like volatility, counting only weeks below the Treasury bill rate.
Max drawdown	−17.2%	−23.3%	FLGV	Deepest fall from a high to the low after it.
Risk-adjusted
Sharpe	−0.78	−0.72	IEF (slight)	Return above Treasury bills per unit of volatility.
Sortino	−1.04	−0.96	IEF (slight)	Return above Treasury bills per unit of downside deviation.
Calmar	−0.04	−0.08	FLGV	Annualized return divided by the max drawdown.

Computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices and ETFIQ's distribution records, 331 weekly returns. Cash rate: the 13-week Treasury bill.

What they share

By the books each fund has filed, FLGV and IEF hold 7% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Jun 30, 2026 and Aug 31, 2026.

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7% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first FLGV IEF

T 4 11/15/35, due Nov 15, 2035 3.42% 8.52%

T 4.25 05/15/35, due May 15, 2035 2.19% 8.21%

T 3.875 08/15/33, due Aug 15, 2033 1.60% 3.75%

T 4.125 02/15/36, due Feb 15, 2036 0.10% 9.31%

Only in one fund ↓

Only in FLGV

T 4.125 10/31/27, due Oct 31, 2027 11.53%

T 1.25 04/30/28, due Apr 30, 2028 7.53%

T 3.875 04/15/29, due Apr 15, 2029 6.83%

T 3.125 02/15/42, due Feb 15, 2042 5.48%

T 3.75 12/31/30, due Dec 31, 2030 5.44%

T 4.125 04/30/33, due Apr 30, 2033 4.94%

S 0 02/15/31, due Feb 15, 2031 4.54%

T 3.125 05/15/48, due May 15, 2048 4.27%

Only in IEF

U.S. Treasury Notes, due Feb 15, 2035 8.74%

U.S. Treasury Notes, due Nov 15, 2034 8.63%

U.S. Treasury Notes, due May 15, 2034 8.31%

U.S. Treasury Notes, due Aug 15, 2035 8.25%

U.S. Treasury Notes, due Feb 15, 2034 8.12%

U.S. Treasury Notes, due May 15, 2036 7.93%

U.S. Treasury Notes, due Nov 15, 2033 7.87%

U.S. Treasury Notes, due Aug 15, 2034 6.73%

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Side by side

FLGV Franklin U.S. Treasury Bond ETF IEF iShares 7-10 Year Treasury Bond ETF

Where it sits Bond ETF Bond ETF

Issuer Franklin iShares

What it is Actively managed Tracks an index of 7-10 Year Treasury Bond

Total return, 1 year −1.4% −3.2%

Its benchmark over the same days −1.5% (SPTB) not measured

Gap to its benchmark +0.1 pts vs SPTB not measured

Expense ratio 0.09% 0.15%

Holdings 48 17

Net assets, FLGV as of Oct 28, 2026 and IEF as of Oct 27, 2026 $1.2bn $43.5bn

FLGV and IEF on the fields both publish, as of Oct 28, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.

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FLGV and IEF are built for the same job. How do they differ in cost, holdings and results?

What each follows. FLGV follows No index, actively managed and IEF follows ICE U.S. Treasury 7-10 Year Bond Index.
Holdings in common. 7% of the weight is in the same securities (holdings dated Jun 30, 2026 and Aug 31, 2026).
Size. FLGV has $1.2bn in net assets and IEF $43.4bn (net assets, as of Oct 26, 2026); IEF is 36.2 times larger.

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

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About each fund

FLGV

FLGV is actively managed and tracks no index. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned −1.4% with distributions reinvested, against −1.5% for its benchmark, the Bloomberg U.S. Treasury Index. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.09% a year. It sat 6.5% below its high of Aug 4, 2020 on Oct 28, 2026.

IEF

IEF tracks an index of 7-10 Year Treasury Bond. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned −3.2% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.15% a year. It sat 13.1% below its high of Aug 4, 2020 on Oct 28, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, FLGV or IEF?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, FLGV returned −1.4% and IEF −3.2%.
Which is cheaper, FLGV or IEF?: FLGV is cheaper, by 0.06 percentage points a year. That is about $6 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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FLGV on its own →IEF on its own →Hold both: look the portfolio through →Rankings →FLGV dividend history →FLGV holdings →IEF dividend history →IEF holdings →Standards and sources →

Sources and dates

FLGV filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

FLGV prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

Franklin website ↗

IEF filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

IEF prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

iShares page for IEF ↗

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How this is computed

Overlap adds up the smaller of the two weights for each security both funds hold.

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