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

In the year to Sep 21, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IBIT returned −31.1% and IEI returned −1.0%, so IEI returned more.

Which is cheaper, IBIT or IEI?

IBIT charges 0.25% a year and IEI charges 0.15%, so IEI is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Sep 21, 2026.

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IBIT vs IEI: how they differ

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

iShares Bitcoin Trust ETF and iShares 3-7 Year Treasury Bond ETF.

What they hold in common

By the books each fund has filed, IBIT and IEI hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight.

Positions IBIT and IEI both hold, largest shared weight first
Holding	IBIT	IEI
USD CASH	0.00%	-0.01%

Only in each
Only in IBIT	Only in IEI
BITCOIN 100.00%	TREASURY NOTE 2.94%
	TREASURY NOTE 2.31%
	TREASURY NOTE 2.30%
	TREASURY NOTE 2.28%
	TREASURY NOTE 2.26%
	TREASURY NOTE 2.25%
	TREASURY NOTE 2.19%
	TREASURY NOTE 2.11%

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 18, 2026.

IBIT and IEI on the fields both publish, as of Sep 21, 2026. Source: ETFIQ.
	IBIT iShares Bitcoin Trust ETF	IEI iShares 3-7 Year Treasury Bond ETF
Where it sits	Core fund	Core fund
Issuer	iShares	iShares
What it is	Holds bitcoin	Tracks an index of 3-7 Year Treasury Bond
Total return, 1 year	−31.1%	−1.0%
S&P 500 over the same days	+16.6%	+16.6%
Gap to the S&P 500	−47.6 pts	−17.6 pts
Expense ratio	0.25%	0.15%
Holdings	2	85
Net assets	$63.7bn	$17.1bn

IBIT in plain words

IBIT holds bitcoin. Over the year to Sep 18, 2026 it returned −31.1% with distributions reinvested, against +16.6% for the S&P 500 and +21.8% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.25% a year. It sat 35.5% below its high of Oct 6, 2025 on Sep 18, 2026.

IEI in plain words

IEI tracks an index of 3-7 Year Treasury Bond. Over the year to Sep 18, 2026 it returned −1.0% with distributions reinvested, against +16.6% for the S&P 500 and +21.8% for the Nasdaq-100. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.15% a year. It sat 3.3% below its high of Feb 27, 2026 on Sep 18, 2026.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, IBIT or IEI?: In the year to Sep 21, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IBIT returned −31.1% and IEI returned −1.0%, so IEI returned more.
Which is cheaper, IBIT or IEI?: IBIT charges 0.25% a year and IEI charges 0.15%, so IEI is cheaper. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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