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

In the year to Sep 13, 2026, with distributions reinvested, HYG returned +2.9% and IEF returned −2.7%, so HYG returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.

Which is cheaper, HYG or IEF?

HYG charges 0.49% a year and IEF charges 0.15%, so IEF is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Sep 13, 2026. Both funds on the fields they both publish, from the same sources.

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HYG vs IEF: how they differ

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

iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF and iShares 7-10 Year Treasury Bond ETF.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, HYG and IEF 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 HYG	Only in IEF
BLK CSH FND TREASURY SL AGENCY 0.68%	TREASURY NOTE (2OLD) 9.35%
1261229 BC LTD 144A 0.56%	TREASURY NOTE (OLD) 8.64%
MERIDIAN ARC HOLDCO LLC 144A 0.47%	TREASURY NOTE (OTR) 3.84%
PR RNO PROPERTY OWNER 1 LLC 144A 0.35%	TREASURY BOND 0.77%
WULF COMPUTE LLC 144A 0.29%	TREASURY NOTE 0.52%
GALAXY HELIOS DATA CENTERS II LLC 144A 0.28%
PANTHER ESCROW ISSUER LLC 144A 0.28%
SV RNO PROPERTY OWNER 1 LLC 144A 0.28%

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 Sep 10, 2026.

HYG and IEF on the fields both publish, as of Sep 13, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	HYG iShares iBoxx $ High Yield Corporate Bond ETF	IEF iShares 7-10 Year Treasury Bond ETF
Where it sits	Core index fund	Core index fund
Issuer	iShares	iShares
What it is	US high yield bonds	7-10 Year Treasury Bond
Total return, 1 year	+2.9%	−2.7%
S&P 500 over the same days	+17.5%	+17.5%
Gap to the S&P 500	−14.6 pts	−20.2 pts
Expense ratio	0.49%	0.15%
Holdings	1326	15

HYG in plain words

HYG is a bond fund tracking the US high yield bonds. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned +2.9% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.49% a year.

IEF in plain words

IEF is a bond fund tracking the 7-10 Year Treasury Bond. Over the year to Sep 11, 2026 it returned −2.7% with distributions reinvested, against +17.5% for the S&P 500 and +23.0% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.15% a year. It sat 13.3% below its high of Aug 4, 2020 on Sep 11, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, HYG or IEF?: In the year to Sep 13, 2026, with distributions reinvested, HYG returned +2.9% and IEF returned −2.7%, so HYG returned more. One year is one year; the longer windows are in the table.
Which is cheaper, HYG or IEF?: HYG charges 0.49% a year and IEF charges 0.15%, so IEF is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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