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

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IBTK returned −0.6% and IEI −1.1%.

Which is cheaper, IBTK or IEI?

IBTK is cheaper, by 0.08 percentage points a year. That is about $8 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

Across categories

IBTK vs IEI: Differences, Returns & Fees

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IBTK's duration was 3.6 years on Jul 31, 2026 and IEI's 4.3 on Aug 31, 2026; IBTK charges 0.07% to IEI's 0.15%.

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Net assets on Oct 27, 2026: $1.2bn for iShares iBonds Dec 2030 Term Treasury ETF and $17.0bn for iShares 3-7 Year Treasury Bond ETF.

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At a glance

−0.6%

IBTK total return, 1 year

−1.1%

IEI total return, 1 year

0.07%

IBTK expense ratio

0.15%

IEI expense ratio

Pair scorecard

IBTK costs 0.08 points a year less; their one-year returns differ by 0.5 points; IEI is 14.2 times larger.

IBTK vs IEI: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	IBTK	IEI
Return
Measure	IBTK	IEI
Total return, 1 year	−0.6%	−1.1%
Drawdown
Measure	IBTK	IEI
Below its high	10.4%, high on Jul 30, 2020
Benchmark
Measure	IBTK	IEI
What it tracks	ICE 2030 Maturity US Treasury Index	ICE U.S. Treasury 3-7 Year Bond Index
Cost and size
Measure	IBTK	IEI
Expense ratio	0.07%	0.15%
Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026	$1.2bn	$17.0bn
Holdings
Measure	IBTK	IEI
Holdings in common	30%

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

Risk and return

Jul 31, 2020 to Oct 23, 2026 · 325 weekly returns

IBTK IEI

Return

Total return edge IEI −10.3% −1.3%

Annualized edge IEI −1.7% −0.2%

Price return edge IEI −24.2% −14.5%

Risk

Volatility edge IEI 6.1% 4.2%

Max drawdown edge IEI −22.5% −14.1%

Risk-adjusted

Sharpe edge Tie −0.78 −0.78

Sortino edge IBTK (slight) −1.03 −1.06

Calmar edge IEI −0.08 −0.01

Reading

IEI returned more: −1.3% to −10.3%. IEI swung less: 4.2% to 6.1%. IEI fell less at its worst: −14.1% to −22.5%.

Full scorecard

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Risk and return: IBTK vs IEI: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	IBTK	IEI	Edge	How it is measured
Return
Total return	−10.3%	−1.3%	IEI	Price change plus distributions, reinvested.
Annualized	−1.7%	−0.2%	IEI	Total return as a yearly rate.
Price return	−24.2%	−14.5%	IEI	Price change alone, distributions left out.
Risk
Volatility	6.1%	4.2%	IEI	Spread of weekly returns, annualized. Lower is steadier.
Downside deviation	4.6%	3.1%	IEI	Like volatility, counting only weeks below the Treasury bill rate.
Max drawdown	−22.5%	−14.1%	IEI	Deepest fall from a high to the low after it.
Risk-adjusted
Sharpe	−0.78	−0.78	Tie	Return above Treasury bills per unit of volatility.
Sortino	−1.03	−1.06	IBTK (slight)	Return above Treasury bills per unit of downside deviation.
Calmar	−0.08	−0.01	IEI	Annualized return divided by the max drawdown.

Computed by ETFIQ from Tiingo daily prices and ETFIQ's distribution records, 325 weekly returns. Cash rate: the 13-week Treasury bill.

What they share

30%

By the books each fund has filed, IBTK and IEI hold 30% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Jul 31, 2026 and Aug 31, 2026.

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30% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first IBTK IEI

U.S. Treasury Notes, due Nov 30, 2030 2.66% 2.90%

U.S. Treasury Notes, due Feb 28, 2030 7.01% 2.29%

U.S. Treasury Notes, due Aug 31, 2030 2.45% 2.24%

U.S. Treasury Notes, due Aug 15, 2030 6.08% 1.83%

U.S. Treasury Notes, due May 15, 2030 4.70% 1.66%

U.S. Treasury Notes, due May 31, 2030 2.29% 1.62%

U.S. Treasury Notes, due Jan 31, 2030 2.26% 1.54%

U.S. Treasury Notes, due Sep 30, 2030 4.60% 1.41%

U.S. Treasury Notes, due Jan 31, 2030 4.72% 1.39%

U.S. Treasury Notes, due Mar 31, 2030 4.72% 1.26%

U.S. Treasury Notes, due Mar 31, 2030 2.25% 1.26%

U.S. Treasury Notes, due Jul 31, 2030 2.27% 1.17%

Only in one fund ↓

Only in IBTK

U.S. Treasury Notes, due May 31, 2030 4.73%

U.S. Treasury Notes, due Feb 15, 2030 3.54%

U.S. Treasury Bonds, due May 15, 2030 0.49%

Only in IEI

U.S. Treasury Notes, due Feb 15, 2032 2.30%

U.S. Treasury Notes, due Nov 15, 2031 2.26%

U.S. Treasury Notes, due May 15, 2033 2.17%

U.S. Treasury Notes, due Aug 15, 2031 2.11%

U.S. Treasury Notes, due Feb 15, 2033 2.10%

U.S. Treasury Notes, due May 15, 2031 2.10%

U.S. Treasury Notes, due May 15, 2032 2.09%

U.S. Treasury Notes, due Aug 15, 2032 2.08%

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Side by side

IBTK iShares iBonds Dec 2030 Term Treasury ETF IEI iShares 3-7 Year Treasury Bond ETF

Where it sits Bond ETF Bond ETF

Issuer iShares iShares

What it is Tracks an index Tracks an index of 3-7 Year Treasury Bond

Total return, 1 year −0.6% −1.1%

Expense ratio 0.07% 0.15%

Holdings 26 82

Net assets, as of Oct 27, 2026 $1.2bn $17.0bn

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

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

What each follows. IBTK follows ICE 2030 Maturity US Treasury Index and IEI follows ICE U.S. Treasury 3-7 Year Bond Index.
Holdings in common. 30% of the weight is in the same securities (holdings dated Jul 31, 2026 and Aug 31, 2026).
Number of holdings. IBTK holds 26 positions and IEI holds 82.

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

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About each fund

IBTK

IBTK tracks an index. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned −0.6% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.07% a year. It sat 10.4% below its high of Jul 30, 2020 on Oct 28, 2026.

IEI

IEI tracks an index of 3-7 Year Treasury Bond. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned −1.1% with distributions reinvested. The prospectus expense ratio is 0.15% a year.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, IBTK or IEI?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IBTK returned −0.6% and IEI −1.1%.
Which is cheaper, IBTK or IEI?: IBTK is cheaper, by 0.08 percentage points a year. That is about $8 on $10,000 held for a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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

Sources and dates

IBTK and IEI filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

IBTK prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

iShares page for IBTK ↗

IEI prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

iShares page for IEI ↗

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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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