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

In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IEF returned −3.2% and IWB +13.1%.

Which is cheaper, IEF or IWB?

Neither: IEF and IWB both charge 0.15% a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

Data as of Oct 28, 2026.

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IEF vs IWB: Differences, Returns & Fees

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Over the year to Oct 28, 2026, IEF returned −3.2% to IWB's +13.1%; 0% of their weight is in the same names.

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Net assets: $43.5bn on Oct 27, 2026 for iShares 7-10 Year Treasury Bond ETF, and $49.1bn on Oct 28, 2026 for iShares Russell 1000 ETF.

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At a glance

−3.2%

IEF total return, 1 year

+13.1%

IWB total return, 1 year

0.15%

IEF expense ratio

0.15%

IWB expense ratio

Pair scorecard

Both cost 0.15% a year; their one-year returns differ by 16.3 points; IWB is 1.1 times larger.

Points (pts) are percentage points.

IEF vs IWB: Differences, Returns & Fees
Measure	IEF	IWB
Return
Measure	IEF	IWB
Total return, 1 year	−3.2%	+13.1%
Drawdown
Measure	IEF	IWB
Below its high	13.1%, high on Aug 4, 2020
Benchmark
Measure	IEF	IWB
What it tracks	ICE U.S. Treasury 7-10 Year Bond Index	Russell 1000 Index
Cost and size
Measure	IEF	IWB
Expense ratio	0.15%	0.15%
Net assets, as of Oct 26, 2026	$43.4bn	$48.7bn
Holdings
Measure	IEF	IWB
Holdings in common	0%
In the S&P 500, by weight		92%
Top ten holdings, share of the fund		35.3%

Holdings in common uses holdings dated Oct 27, 2026. Method

What they share

By the books each fund has filed, IEF and IWB hold 0% of their money in the same securities at the same weight. Holdings dated Oct 27, 2026.

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0% in common

Positions both hold · largest shared weight first IEF IWB

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Only in IEF

TREASURY NOTE 8.82%

TREASURY NOTE 8.80%

TREASURY NOTE 8.74%

TREASURY NOTE 8.68%

TREASURY NOTE (OLD) 8.68%

TREASURY NOTE (2OLD) 8.65%

TREASURY NOTE 8.48%

TREASURY NOTE 8.40%

Only in IWB

NVIDIA 7.15%

APPLE 7.06%

MICROSOFT 5.56%

AMAZON.COM INC 3.46%

ALPHABET CLASS A 2.63%

BROADCOM INC 2.24%

ALPHABET CLASS C 2.12%

META PLATFORMS CLASS A 1.92%

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Side by side

IEF iShares 7-10 Year Treasury Bond ETF IWB iShares Russell 1000 ETF

Where it sits Bond ETF Stock ETF

Issuer iShares iShares

What it is Tracks an index of 7-10 Year Treasury Bond Tracks the Russell 1000

Total return, 1 year −3.2% +13.1%

Its benchmark over the same days not measured +13.2% (VONE)

Gap to its benchmark not measured −0.1 pts vs VONE

Expense ratio 0.15% 0.15%

Holdings 17 1025

Net assets, IEF as of Oct 27, 2026 and IWB as of Oct 28, 2026 $43.5bn $49.1bn

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

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About each fund

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.

IWB

IWB tracks the Russell 1000. Over the year to Oct 28, 2026 it returned +13.1% with distributions reinvested, against +13.2% for its benchmark, the Russell 1000 Index. By its holdings published by its issuer for Oct 27, 2026, 92% of the fund by weight is stocks the S&P 500 also holds, across 1,025 positions, with the top ten at 35.3%.

Questions people ask

Which returned more over the last year, IEF or IWB?: In the year to Oct 28, 2026, with distributions reinvested, IEF returned −3.2% and IWB +13.1%.
Which is cheaper, IEF or IWB?: Neither: IEF and IWB both charge 0.15% a year. Fees come from each fund's prospectus.

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Where to next

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

Sources and dates

IEF and IWB filings on SEC EDGAR ↗

IEF prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

iShares page for IEF ↗

IWB prospectus with the expense ratio (SEC) ↗

iShares page for IWB ↗

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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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